Auctions: comic books December 1987

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 225 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4045122010

Armor Wars. Part 1 of 8. "Stark Wars!" Double-Sized issue. Guest-starring Ant-Man (aka Scott Lang). Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Mark Bright (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Mark Bright and Bob Layton. There is an abundance of technology-based villains in the Marvel Universe: The Beetle, Titanium Man, Controller, Crimson Dynamo, and many more! Each one uses super-advanced technology to make the weapons needed to commit their crimes! Tony Stark has just learned that his technology was stolen and could be the key component in the armor and battlesuits these villains wear! The Stark Enterprises CEO is furious! And the first bad guys on his list are Stilt-Man, the Mauler, and the Controller! "They stole his technology, and now it's Total War!" Retelling of Iron Man's origin. Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes, Marcy Pearson, Cassie Lang, Abe Zimmer, Clayton Wilson, and Mrs. Arbogast. (Notes: Shell-Head previously clashed with the Controller in Iron Man #91. This eight-part story was reprinted in 1990 in the trade paperback: Iron Man Armor Wars.) 48 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 8 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699263012

Frank Miller introduction and cover Cover price $1.95.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) 33 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4729838003

"What's the Matter with Mommy?" Part 1 of 3. Story by Ann Nocenti. Art by Cindy Martin and Steve Leialoha. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. One of the Kingpin's men is in trouble for shady business dealings, so he sends his wife to a psycho ward, nicknamed the Mad Dog Ward, in order to keep her quiet. Peter Parker runs into the woman's children who tell him that their mother has been abducted. Spider-Man goes to the Pleasant Valley ward to investigate, but things do not go as planned. Story continues in Amazing Spiderman 295. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.