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Item #65091519
Steampunk (2000) 4D CGC 9.8 Campbell Variant
One of only 3 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Campbell Variant Cover.
Label #4556462001
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Ends Jul 27 9:28 PM CST Bid History 6 bids Current Bid $36 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Scott Campbell cover. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #65157417
Steel Sketch by Prentis RollinsSteel Sketch by Prentis Rollins
Fantastic pencil work from Rollins here giving Steel an almost organic look. Signed by the artist. Pencil on art board. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4".
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Item #65224645
Published Jul 2020 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2015-2020A NM 9.4
Signed by Steve Rude. Certification not included.
Starts Aug 10 Batman Cover. 2015-2020 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Item #65224646
Published Jul 2020 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2015-2020B NM 9.4
Signed by Steve Rude. Certification not included.
Starts Aug 10 Wonder Woman Cover. 2015-2020 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Item #65224647
Published Jul 2020 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2015-2020C NM 9.4
Signed by Steve Rude. Certification not included.
Starts Aug 10 Blank Cover. 2015-2020 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Item #65224648
Published Jul 2021 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2021A VF 8.0
Starts Aug 10 Wonder Woman Cover. 2021 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 144 pages, full color.
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Item #65224649
Published Jul 2021 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2021B VF/NM 9.0
Starts Aug 10 Emma Frost Cover. 2021 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 144 pages, full color.
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Item #65224650
Published May 2022 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2022 NM 9.4
Signed by Steve Rude. Certification not included.
Starts Aug 10 2022 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover(Saddle-stitched), 8-1/2" x 11", 144 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Item #65224651
Published Jun 2023 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Sketchbook and Commissions (2021 Steve Rude) 2023A NM 9.4
Starts Aug 10 2023 Sketchbook and Commissions by Steve Rude. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 11", 96 pages, full color.
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Item #65224652
Tags: Spider-ManPublished Jul 2020 by Steve Rude.Steve Rude Spidey Booklet (2020 Steve Rude) 2020 NM- 9.2
Signed by Steve Rude. Certification not included.
Starts Aug 10 Kickstarter funded collection of Steve Rude's art featuring his work on Spider-Man. 8-1/2" x 11", 52 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Tags: X-Men
Storm (1996 1st Series) 1 NM- 9.2
Starts Aug 10 Storm blows into her own limited series! Trapped by her past...she faces her greatest challenge! Storm must rescue a young mutant from the clutches of a deadly villain. Written by Warren Ellis. Art and foil-stamped cover by Terry Dodson and Karl Story. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #64933648
Tags: StormStorm (2024 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.A CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Nakayama Variant Cover.
Label #4649724006
Starts Aug 17 Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comic Books, Comic Traders, and Sleeping Giant) Exclusive Variant Cover by David Nakayama. Written by Murewa Ayodele. Art by Lucas Werneck. EARTHS MIGHTIEST MUTANT, NOW HEADLINING HER OWN SOLO SERIES! Ororo Munroe has lived many lives. She's been a thief, a goddess, an X-Man, a queen and now an Avenger! She is the most prominent, most respected and most powerful mutant on the world stage – and in that role, she intends to be a force for positive change! First up: A major meltdown at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma City draws Storm from her Sanctuary in Atlanta – and into a moral conflict that will test her iron resolve! Guest-starring X-FACTORs FRENZY! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+
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Item #65231156
Published 2021 by TidalWave Productions.Stormy Daniels Space Force (2020 Tidalwave) 1CE.SHIKARII.K CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Clifford
Paper: White
Witnessed Signature: Stephanie Clifford (as Stormy Daniel) on 6/9/2024.
Label #24-35160A2-010
Ends Jul 27 9:28 PM CST Bid History 11 bids Current Bid $57 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Comics Elite Exclusive Naughty Close-Up Edition Variant Cover by Shikarii - limited to 200 copies. Written by Stormy Daniels, Michael L. Frizell, Darren G. Davis, and Andrew Shayde. Art by Pablo Martinena. STORMY AND HER CREW CRASHED ON THRONEWORLD! Hunted by Captain Domina and Commander Resa, can the surviving members of the U.R.E. Helix avoid being captured and sent to the arena? Can anyone stop Dr. Zeon's doomsday weapon? And if they can stop the destruction of Earth, how can they escape the planet? It's a race against time as the Red Queen sets her sights on putting an end to OrDon's rule once and for all. 28 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
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Item #65224653
Published 2023 by Bill Willingham.Story Fragments (2023 Bill Willingham) 1 VF 8.0
Starts Aug 10 Signed and numbered by Bill Willingham - Limited to 2000 copies. Sketchbook by Bill Willingham. 8-1/2" x 11", 32 pages, B&W.
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Item #64751421
Storyteller (1996) Signed Three Piece Promotional PosterPublished 1996Storyteller (1996) Signed Three Piece Promotional Poster
Signed by Barry Windsor-Smith on the top section. No autograph certification is included. High quality print on poster stock. Individual sections measure 37" X 22" with the middle section measuring 37" X 22 1/2", all three together 37" X 66 1/2".
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Item #65145073
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 417), Doctor StrangeStrange (2022 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Manna Carnage Forever Variant
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Variant Edition.
Label #4093824018
Starts Jul 27 Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Marcelo Ferreira. Cover by Francesco Manna. A NEW SORCERER SUPREME RISES! Doctor Strange is dead! And a new Sorcerer Supreme has taken the title, or should we say Sorceress? Haunted by her recently returned memories, Clea longs to bring Stephen Strange back from the dead! But when a mysterious group attacks the magical realm, Clea must rise to the duties of Sorcerer Supreme. For she is now the sole protector of Earth against magical threats. Don't miss the twists and turns as Jed MacKay continues the story from DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE with artist Marcelo Ferreira (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
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Item #64928162
Published Jul 1978 by Editions Lug.Strange (French 1970-1988 Editions Lug) 1st Series 103 CGC 8.5
Only copy at the top CGC grade of 8.5.
Paper: White
France.
Label #4706717021
Starts Aug 3 French Reprint series. Cover by Jean Frisano. Reprints material from a variety of publications. This issue reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #118-120, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #107, and Iron Man (1968 1st Series) #101. Full Color, French Language.
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Item #65000733
Published Feb 1981 by Editions Lug.Strange (French 1970-1988 Editions Lug) 1st Series 134 CGC 8.0
Only copy at the top CGC grade of 8.0.
Paper: Off white to white
France.
Label #4706717022
Starts Aug 3 French Reprint Series. Reprints material from a variety of publications. This issue reprints material from Rom #2, Marvel Team-Up #58, Iron Man #131, and Daredevil #141. Cover by Jean Frisano. French Language.
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Item #62332440
Tags: Doctor StrangeStrange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Adams Variant
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Variant Edition
Label #4175392002
Starts Aug 10 Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. Cover by Arthur Adams. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
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Item #65218635
Tags: Doctor StrangeStrange Academy (2020 Marvel) 6ILLUMINATI.A CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Illuminati Exclusive Variant.
Label #22-01F8AC6-023
Starts Aug 10 Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) exclusive variant cover by David Nakayama. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. BATTLE IN THE BAYOU! What happens when the students of Strange Academy face the ancient evil order called THE HOLLOW in the swamps of New Orleans? Nothing good, that's for sure! The students have stepped too far out of their element - now what price must they pay? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+
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Item #65225338
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 52 VG 4.0
Cover oxidation.
Starts Jul 27 "Prisoner of the Parakeets," "Twinkle, Twinkle, Deadly Star!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "The Flying Saucer Boomerang!" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "Interplanetary Postcard!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #65225339
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 64 VG+ 4.5
Moisture damage.
Starts Jul 27 "Gorillas in Space," "The Maze of Mars," "The Man Who Discovered the West Pole," and "The Earth Drowners!" Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. Gil Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #63286366
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 72 FR/GD 1.5
Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.
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Starts Aug 10 "the Skyscraper That Came to Life," "Puzzle From Planet X," "the Time-Wise Thief!" (art by John Giunta), and "The Man Who Lived Nine Lifetimes!" (pencils by Gil Kane). Ruben Moreira cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #65069991
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 187 GD+ 2.5
1st app. Enchantress
Ends Jul 27 9:28 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $21 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. First appearance of the Enchantress. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049465
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 208 CGC 7.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4715514005
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?" Script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "Gorillas in Space!" Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049455
Tags: Print Run StatisticsStrange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 209 CGC 5.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4715514004
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?" (continued from previous issue).Script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "The Man With Four Minds!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino?). The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 299,000; average paid circulation 146,000. Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049441
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 210 CGC 5.0
Paper: Off white
Label #4715514003
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "Hide and Seek." Art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "Designs for Disaster." 2-page "Just Imagine" reprint (Virgil Finlay art). Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049423
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 211 CGC 4.5
Paper: Off white
Label #4715514002
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "How Close To Me My Killer?" Script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "Earth Victory By a Hair!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049409
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 212 CGC 5.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4715514001
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "The Fatal Call of Vengeance." Script and art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "The Man With the Op Art Eyes" (art by Lee Elias). Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049420
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 213 CGC 7.0
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4715513025
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "The Call From Beyond!" Script and art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "Half-Man, Half-Alien!" Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049411
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 214 CGC 5.0
Paper: Off white
Label #4715513024
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "To Haunt a Killer." Art and cover by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65250477
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 215 FN- 5.5
Starts Aug 17 Deadman stars in "A New Lease on Death." Art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "The Incredible Mutated Man!" Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049385
Tags: Print Run StatisticsStrange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 217 CGC 5.5
Paper: Off white
Label #4715513021
Starts Aug 17 Adam Strange reprint: "Secret of the Eternal City" (from his first appearance in Showcase 17). Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia. Atomic Knights reprint: "The Rise of the Atomic Knights!" (from the first appearance in Strange Adventures 117). Script by John Broome, art by Murphy Anderson. Statement of ownership--average print run 312,000; average paid circulation 165,000. New Neal Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049377
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 218 CGC 5.5
Paper: White
Label #4715513020
Starts Aug 17 Adam Strange reprint: "The Planet and the Pendulum!" (from Showcase 17). Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Joe Giella. "The Atomic Knights" reprint (from Strange Adventures 117). Script by John Broome, art by Murphy Anderson. Reprint back-up story: "Interplanetary Insurance, Inc." Script by Sid Gerson, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. New Neal Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65049360
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 219 CGC 6.0
Paper: White
Label #4715513019
Starts Aug 17 Adam Strange reprint: "Menace of the Robot Raiders!" Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. Atomic Knights reprint: "The Cavemen of New York!" Script by John Broome, art by Murphy Anderson. Reprint back-up story: "Space-Flight to Danger!" Script by Otto Binder, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sachs. New Joe Kubert cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #65049343
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 224 CGC 6.0
Paper: White
Label #4715513017
Starts Aug 17 Adam Strange reprint: "The Weapon That Swallowed Men!" Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Atomic Knights reprint: "The Attack of the Giant Dogs!" Script by John Broome, art by Anderson. Reprint back-up story: "The Planet That Advanced Backward!" Script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sid Greene, inks by Bernard Sachs. Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #65049335
Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 225 CGC 7.0
Paper: White
Label #4715513016
Starts Aug 17 Last 15-cent issue. Adam Strange reprint: "The Radio-Active Peril!" Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Atomic Knights reprint: "Menace of the Metal-Looters!" Script by John Broome, art by Anderson. Reprint back-up story: "The Wooden World War!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Sid Greene, inks by Joe Giella. Letters to the editor from comic writers Denny O'Neil (as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy") and Marv Wolfman. New Joe Kubert cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Item #65096729
Strange Adventures Lot of 5Published by DC.Strange Adventures Lot of 5
Issues 208, 210, 211, 213, 214 of Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG to VG/FN range.
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Item #64888763
Strange Attractors Signed Lot of 4Published by UNKNOWN.Strange Attractors Signed Lot of 4
Issues 1, 2, 3, 4 of Strange Attractors (1993 RetroGraphix) with issues 1, 3, 4 signed by Mark Sherman and Michael Cohen, and issue 2 signed by Cohen. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.
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Item #64180797
Strange Fantasy (1952) 9 CGC 5.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #4476284001
Starts Oct 3 Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton and Steve Ditko. Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A man's long hair comes to life, in a truly bizarre escalating series of events partially illustrated by future Marvel legend Steve Ditko. An artist tries and fails to maintain the balance between madness and genius. Luther is cursed with the ability to know who is going to die. Dream of Horror; Hair Yee-eeee; Magic Formula; Portrait of Doom; Mirror of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: In addition to the regular issue, some copies of no. 9 were manufactured with different interiors from other comics. Please see title Strange Fantasy (1952) #9 Variant Interiors. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #63171946
Published May 1960 by Fawcett/Charlton.Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) 47 GD- 1.8
Cover and two center wraps detached at one staple.
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Starts Aug 10 Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. In a future when robots have taken over all jobs (including comedy writing), robots decide to reform humanity itself, in a hilarious story with art by comics legend Matt Baker. While two buddies are on a fishing trip, one of them is possessed by the spirit of a murder victim, who wants to reveal the truth about his killing. A man dreams of going back in time, but when he uses forbidden knowledge, his dream becomes a nightmare, in a story with early art (and an intricate cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Redemption by Robots; The Other Self; Smash-Up at Salamis; A Small Clear Voice; His Brother's Keeper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #63200009
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 49)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 49 FR/GD 1.5
Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.
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Starts Aug 10 "Inside the Black Bag" (art by Mac L. Pakula), "The Girl Who Saved the World!" (art by Joe Orlando), "Not Quite Human," "What Happened to Mr. Smith?" (art by Harry Lazarus), "The Animal," "The Man Who Cried" (art by John Forte), and a two-page text story, "The Weatherman." 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #63200111
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 59)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 59 GD+ 2.5
1" spine split from the top. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
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Starts Aug 10 "Help, Help!" with art by Gene Colan; "When the World Went Mad!" with art by Bernard Krigstein; "What Waits in the Dungeon?" with art by George Woodbridge; "Trapped in the Burning Sands"; "The Fearful Fate of Mr. Foster"; "The Death Mask!"; and "Magic Mist Foam." 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #63200172
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 67)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 67 GD+ 2.5
Cover oxidation. Water damage.
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Starts Aug 10 Prototype issue (Quicksilver). Cover art by Joe Sinnott. "Trapped Between Two Worlds!", art by Steve Ditko; A scientist working on a matter transporting device accidentally transports himself to a distant planet of warlike aliens; They read his mind in order to use his device for conquest. "I Seek the Sea Serpent," art by Don Heck; A scientist tracks down a sea serpent, but the crew of his ship panics and kills it. "I Was the Invisible Man!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A scientist uses a device that makes the particles of a living body move at the speed of light, rendering him invisible to the eye; He conducts a series of stunts in order to build up a name for himself so he can them go public and cash in. "Discovery" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Man Who Never Was!", art by Carl Burgos; A scientist's assistant uses a time machine to travel to the past in order to find a pirate's treasure and get rich; While in the past he is attacked by the pirates. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #65249551
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 88)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 88 CGC 5.5
Paper: Cream to off white
Label #3698657009
Starts Oct 3 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An American comic book artist is forced by an Aztec priest to make a monster with magic paints; The artist creates another monster to fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters. "Snowstorm" text story. "The Lifeless Man!", art by Steve Ditko; A young boy prefers an old wooden toy soldier to more modern toys; His friends make fun of the toy, but when they are threatened by a bear the soldier seems to drive it off with its rifle. "Punishment!", art by Don Heck; An advanced civilization sends a mugger to a prison planet; Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #65224748
Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 107 FR 1.0
6" Cumulative spine split due to oxidation. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.
Starts Aug 10 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. In this issue, the epic battle long demanded by comic fans! The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner square off in " "The Master of Flame vs. The Monarch of the Sea!!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch goes looking for Sub-Mariner in order to beat him and win more respect; He traps Sub-Mariner beneath the ocean floor and returns to the surface. "The Universal Gadget" text story. "Secret Weapon!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A Soviet spy steals a gas intended to make the US leadership invulnerable, and uses it on the Soviet leaders; They find that it is a trap and the gas shrinks them to the size of insects. Statement of ownership; Average circulation per issue published October 1961–September 1962: 136,637. "The Treasure of Planetoid 12!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2100 a criminal hijacks a spaceship to be the first man to claim the treasure of Planetoid 12; When he gets there, he finds nothing but water and mud. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #62413549
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 118), Fantastic FourStrange Tales (1951 1st Series) 118 FR/GD 1.5
1st app. Eye of Agamotto
Slight mold. Heavy water damage. Tearing in back cover.
Starts Aug 3 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko (inset), inks by Chic Stone and Steve Ditko (inset). "The Man Who Became the Torch!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), art by Dick Ayers; The Wizard breaks jail, and begins pulling crimes using a new anti-gravity flying device he's invented; Via trickery and disguise, he captures Johnny, then Sue, and begins impersonating Johnny, while planning bigger and bolder crimes with which to use his anti-gravity device. "The Weatherman" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Possessed!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), art by Steve Ditko; Using his "Earthly Scanner," in which is a small replica of the planet, Dr. Strange senses evil somewhere in Bavaria; In a remote village, he finds the townspeople the victims of some strange form of possession, and believes a supernatural force is at work; First appearance of the Eye of Agamotto. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #64995614
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 123), Fantastic FourStrange Tales (1951 1st Series) 123 GD- 1.8 (R)
Restored (see item notes)
RESTORATION: Spine split seal. Full length spine split. Cover detached from top staple. Cover affixed to spine of interior wraps with glue.
Starts Aug 10 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. First appearance of the Beetle in the Human Torch story, "The Birth of the Beetle!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Dick Ayers; Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle; While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle; Guest starring the Thing. "The Challenge of Loki!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); Dr. Strange practices the art of levitation; Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always; He contacts Doctor Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father; Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer (first cross-over with Thor). (Reprinted in Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action # 2.) "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65110464
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 135)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 135 VG 4.0
1st appearances of SHIELD and Hydra, 1st Nick Fury as Agent of SHIELD, 1st LMD
Starts Jul 27 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Man for the Job!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Nick Fury reports to the Pentagon, encountering Life Model Decoys: replicas of himself; He is driven in a gadget-filled car that converts to flying mode; Fury learns about SHIELD, an international organization whose job is to stop HYDRA, fanatics bent on world domination; Fury meets Tony Stark, in charge of SHIELD's weaponry, who tells Fury he was chosen to lead SHIELD. "Eternity Beckons!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; In London, seeking info on "Eternity," Dr. Strange goes to the secluded home of Sir Baskerville, a former disciple of Mordo's, who greets him as an old friend; Meanwhile, Dormammu discovers that Clea set the Mindless Ones free and swears she will pay for her betrayal; Baskerville contacts Mordo, who sends an emissary to trap Strange but it backfires, allowing Strange to discover that Dormammu is the one behind Mordo's attacks and increased power. Notes: 1st S.H.I.E.L.D., 1st Hydra, 1st Nick Fury as agent of shield, 1st appearance of LMD (Life Model Decoy). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Item #65043622
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Doctor Strange (part 142)Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 142 CGC 6.5
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4693083003
Starts Jul 27 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Esposito. "Who Strikes at --- SHIELD?", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mike Demeo); Fury checks out the Encephalogram-Inducer which, when hooked into the Brainwave Stimulator transforms the ESP Divisions' thoughts into images; Mentallo breaches The Fixer's underwater base, convincing him to join forces; They travel underground to SHIELD HQ in a Thru-The-Ground Tank which The Fixer mentions was supplied by THEM. "Those Who Would Destroy Me!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Realizing Mordo's presence has been erased from his sanctum Strange suspects fowl play, disposing of a hidden bomb just before it explodes; Stunned by the blast Mordo's minions imprison him so that he cannot use his magic; Strange attempts to telepathically contact The Ancient One, but fails because his spirit form is searching for the missing Clea. Ad for Fantasy Masterpieces #1. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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