Comic books October 1968

Auction Item: VG+ 4.5 Auction opens December 15	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $43.00 View scan	Add to cart FN 6.0 $40.00 View scan	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $1,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4640965014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 9.6 $475.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #1497598016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 8.5 $110.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4476455009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $140.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 9/18/2021. Label #22-0692A42-517 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $150.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart CGC 8.0 $110.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4316287003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $44.22 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $120.00 View scan CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AE1106-098 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $75.00 or Best Offer View scan Tearing on back cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $45.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $12.50 View scan Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

2nd appearance of Tiger Shark. "...And to the Vanquished - Death!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins. It's a true clash of titans as the mighty Prince Namor battles the savage Tiger Shark for supremacy of the Seven Seas! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.80 View scan Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Neal Adams. D.O.A.--In Cold Blood, script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Jack Abel; Superboy claims to have accidentally killed Lana Lang. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $17.25 View scan	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.49	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.60	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.60
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.00 View scan	Add to cart Good $4.30	Add to cart GD 2.0 $4.30	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.40

Cover art by Neal Adams. Clark Kent's Last Rites starring Superman, Rabbit-foot" Willie (villain), Lana Lang, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, and Aquaman (cameo), script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; Superman escapes underwater after shedding Kent clothes to trick Jimmy and Lois into thinking he's drowned. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.70

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Al Plastino. Lois Lane's Wedding Day!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois goes undercover to expose a swindler running a lonely hearts' club scam, but he turns the tables on her by hiring a real minister so that her fake wedding to Clark Kent turns out to be real. The Wife of Superman!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois is jealous because Lana has taken her old job and also flirts constantly with Superman (because no one knows Superman and Lois are married). Lana Lang's Romance with Superman VI!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Lois marries Superman and Lana Lang is sent to the future where she marries Superman IV, Superman and Lois's great-grandson (imaginary story). Lois Lane's Secret Identity!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Lois goes undercover as Lorelei Larue to catch the Society Bandit. The Silver Coin of Fate!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman flips a coin to decide whether he will marry Lois or Lana; Lois wins, but during the ceremony, "Superman" is revealed to be a Bizarro-Superman. The Bride of Luthor! [The Wife of Superman's Foe! Part I], script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Luthor kidnaps Lois and takes her to another planet, but the inhabitants of that world use their powers to reform Luthor. Test Your Lois Lane I.Q. activity page. The Son of Luthor! [The Wife of Superman's Foe! Part II]; Lois and Lex have a son who grows up to be a juvenile delinquent (imaginary story). The Devil and Lois Lane!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When Superman overhears Lois tell her college boyfriend, Lance Jason, that she would sell her soul to the devil for a chance to marry Superman, he decides to teach her a lesson and masquerades as Satan, offering Lois her dream marriage in exchange for her soul. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.60

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Cover art by Neal Adams. Feud of the Super-Femmes, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; Lois gains super powers but is trapped in Kandor by Cor-Lar, who plans to pursue Superman now that Lois is unavailable. House ad for Superman #210. The Jealous Lois Lane!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois is wearing Professor Potter's new invention, a machine that rings when the user is jealous, but she goes to great lengths to keep the bell from ringing so that no one will know that she minds when Superman is nice to other women. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $9.99

Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.99

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.40

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover art by Neal Adams. Survival of the Fittest!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Pete Costanza; Jimmy gets Aquaman's powers in a contest arranged by Proteus and becomes the King of the Sea. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Kid Who Unmasked Superman!, script by Dave Wood, art by Pete Costanza; Duncan Brite has a plan to discover Superman's real identity. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.40

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Beth thinks she has everything when she gets engaged to handsome young go-getter Brad, but a twist of fate leaves them with nothing. A pampered woman decides to strike out on her own for a day. Dude-ranch cowhand Tom has romanced many female visitors, but wonders if this one could represent something more permanent. Plus a vintage ad for weight-loss chewing gum "Vel-X." Nothing Left But Tears; Just Jeannette; The Princess Vanishes; Dude-Ranch Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest magazine featuring pictorials and articles. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.75.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $55.00 View scan 1/2" spine split from bottom.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $27.00 View scan	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scan	Add to cart Good $15.00
Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $80.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $59.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Giant-size issue. Tales of Asgard collects and reprints the back-up stories featured in Journey into Mystery. Stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Asgard is the home of the Aesir, the mighty Norse Gods. These stories are based on these immortal legends and include the creation of the gods and their enemies the evil frost giants. Learn the legend of Baldur the Brave and of Heimdall, Guardian of the fabled Rainbow Bridge. Also witness how the almighty Odin defeats the fire demon Surtur, and follow a young godling by the name of Thor, he who one day would become known as the God of Thunder, as he grows and finds his place in the realms. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.70	Add to cart Very Good $4.80	Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80	Add to cart Good $2.65
Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.65

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Tarzan at the Earth's Core, Part 2: Lost in Pellucidar," script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel) and Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation), art by Doug Wildey; Tarzan risks his life saving Ovan from a cave bear, but Ovan's tribe distrusts strangers and sentences Tarzan to death; Tarzan and the female captive Zoar escape with Ovan's help and descend deeper into Pellucidar; Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan at the Earth's Core. Gold Key Comics Club News. Airplanes fan art. "More Trouble with Dalu" text story starring Mabu, art by Nat Edson. "The Giant Wasp," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Massey; The sting of a giant wasp gives Meru superpowers including levitation, mind-reading, and an invisible power beam; With these she overcomes an ambush party attacking her friends as part of a coup. Plesiosaur fact page. Number on cover 10012-810 October. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.00 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60

Written by Bob Haney. Art and cover by Nick Cardy. The Titans recover Queen Elizabeth's stolen scepter. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $4.80

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. The Man Called Loco takes action when land baron Stuckey tries to run all the Mexicans out of the area. Ranger Tully shot an outlaw in self-defense, but that's not what the sole witness is saying. The Magic Medicine Man; Apache Getaway; The Man Called Loco; Time of Evil; Held for Hanging. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $26.50 View scan

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $35.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Behind Him...Ragnarok!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Balder and the Legion of the Lost escape Karnilla and join the battle against Mangog; Odin awakens in time to stop Mangog from drawing the Odinsword. Appearances by Sif, Karnilla, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Loki. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories by Steve Skeates and others. Charlton's Timmy reboot is more like the publisher's mischievous-kid comics, such as Li'l Genius. The ghosts throw a birthday party. Timmy and Maxie have an alien encounter after a flying saucer lands nearby. Then they get a ride in the saucer, in a story by legendary comics scribe Steve Skeates. Plus activity pages and a text piece about real-life ghost stories. Saucer Sorcery; Back to Earth!; Timmy's Game Page; Maxie Ghost; Tooth, Tooth Toothie Goodbye; The Mystery Drawings; Do You Believe in Ghosts?; Home Sweet Hide Out!; Maxie's Game Page; The Frog Farm; Wilma Witch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.25

Cover art by Neal Adams. Tomahawk: Guilty of Murder, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Orlando; Rangers charge Tomahawk with murder. The Ranger Who Wouldn't Fight starring Tomahawk, script by France Herron, art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $4.20

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.20

Add to cart Good $2.65

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.65

Art by Joe Sinnott, Fran Matera, Tony Tallarico, and Frank Borth. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 Writing on front cover.

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Art by Frank Borth, Frank Matera, Tony Tallarico, and Joe Sinnott Cover price $0.10.

Maybe it's the derby hat, but Casper's cousin Spooky gives new meaning to the word "tuff." Gnorm Gnome's latest invention turns Spooky into a human. Then he is menaced by a bear, but even worse, Poil must rescue him. Casper tells Wendy the legend of Hercules and the Golden Apples. Plus a photo feature on the "Casper Awards" and awards won by Harvey Comics. Gone Human; Return to the Haunt-Hood; Kitchy-Boo; Caspers Myths: Hercules and the Apples; Wendy: The Mysterious Squirts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $8.80	Add to cart Very Good $8.00	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.80	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.80
Add to cart Fair $2.65

Drawn cover - one of the few issues of "Turok Son of Stone" that does not have a painted cover. Turok in "Honker Alive - Or Andar Dead!" in which Turok and Andar are forced to move a dinosaur back near a tribe that claims it as their own and "The Peak of Peril" in which Turok and Andar are led on a treacherous trail by a stranger in the desert. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - The Coming of the Reptiles," a one-page text feature "The Desert Conquerors," Gold Key Comics Club News features, and one- page strips. No art/story credits given. Cover price increases to 15 cents. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Issue features Tweety and Sylvester in "The Dutiful Deputy," "Curious Cat," "The Pat-A-Cake Cat," and "Picnic Panic." Issue also has one-page gag strips, "Picture Dictionary," and "Keys of Knowledge pages. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price increases to 15 cents. Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover. Stories by Leo Dorfman, Joe Certa, Luis Dominguez, Sal Trapani, and Alberto Giolitti. Tales of mystery and suspense related to the UFO phenomenon. What Is a UFO? article by Leo Dorfman. 68 pages, full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. Painted cover. Stories by Leo Dorfman, Joe Certa, Luis Dominguez, Sal Trapani, and Alberto Giolitti. Tales of mystery and suspense related to the UFO phenomenon. What Is a UFO? article by Leo Dorfman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 8.5 View scans Auction opens January 3 Paper: Off white Label #4615917025	Auction Item: FN- 5.5 View scans Auction opens December 8	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $150.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $120.00 View scans Moisture swipes.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $73.00 View scans Water damage.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $55.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart CGC 8.0 $684.95 View scans Paper: White Label #3904229007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 8.0 $699.99 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: Off white to white Signed by Jim Steranko on 09/29/2018. Label #2495195020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 7.0 $315.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Tape on Interior Cove. Label #4007068004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 6.5 $325.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4077685006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $750.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart CGC 4.0 $157.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4080180025 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka
Add to cart CGC 4.0 $175.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4065032002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $275.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $120.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $100.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart GD 2.0 $47.25 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $77.00 View scans Centerfold detached. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $120.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $29.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

First appearance of Lorna Dane (Polaris). Cover art by Jim Steranko. Who Dares Defy the Demi-Men?, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Don Heck and Werner Roth, inks by John Tartaglione; Angel warns Jean about Cerebro beeping loudly, and she tells the other X-Men; a group commanded by Mesmero uses a machine (along with his powers) to turn latent mutants into full-fledged mutants in order to form his army; 1st appearance of Mesmero. A Beast Is Born--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Arnold Drake, art by Werner Roth; how Beast got his powers. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition. First appearance of Lorna Dane (Polaris). Cover art by Jim Steranko. Who Dares Defy the Demi-Men?, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Don Heck and Werner Roth, inks by John Tartaglione; Angel warns Jean about Cerebro beeping loudly, and she tells the other X-Men; a group commanded by Mesmero uses a machine (along with his powers) to turn latent mutants into full-fledged mutants in order to form his army; 1st appearance of Mesmero. A Beast Is Born--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Arnold Drake, art by Werner Roth; how Beast got his powers. Letter to the editor from comic writer Tony Isabella. 36 pgs.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.20

Add to cart Good $4.20

Cover by Tony Strobl and Steve Steere. Stories and art by Vic Lockman, Phil De Lara, John Liggera, Rex Maxon, Tony Strobl, and Steve Steere. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. The Beagle Boys kidnap Scrooge's chauffeur Wadly, but Wadly is not what he seems. Gladstone accidentally blows up Gyro Gearloose's workshop. The Beagle Boys don't know what Scrooge keeps in his pocket, but they want it. Plus a page with fun facts about the Plesiosaur. The Jillion-Dollar Diamond; Gladstone Gander and Gyro Gearloose: Lucky in the Lab; Hero-Type Stuff; The Telltale Hand; Dinosauria: Plesiosaur. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.