Comic books in grade VG or lower, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $25.27 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition Cover Detached. Label #21-1D90B3E-036 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.76) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

"Between the Devil and a Hard Place!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis and Tom DeFalco. Art by Tom Grummett, Cary Nord, and Matt Ryan. The battles between the former Herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer and the master of the stygian deep, Mephisto, are the stuff of legend. But now these two eternal adversaries must somehow find a way to work together if they are going to find a way back to the realm of the living. Or is this just another elaborate attempt by the demon to obtain the soul of Norrin Radd. Cover price $1.99.

Special Comics (1942) 1 CBCS 3.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Amateur Restoration includes: Small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to 1st wrap. Moderate amount of tape on cover and interior.

Label #23-2A5A447-003

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $98.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition. Witnessed Signatures: AL Milgrom on 10/9/2021, Jim Shooter on 10/24/2021 & Frank Miller on 4/9/2022. Label #22-1657F1A-067 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Ashes to Ashes!" Guest-starring Daredevil. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Frank Miller. Inks by Frank Springer. Cover by Keith Pollard and Al Milgrom. The situation is desperate indeed as the Masked Marauder's nuclear bombdroid is headed for the heart of New York City! Only one hero can stop the bomb...the Spectacular Spider-Man! But how is a blind wall-crawler going to do that? While Spidey tries to disarm the bombdroid, Daredevil battles the Masked Marauder one-on-one! Meanwhile, Carrion has trashed Peter Parker's apartment and is lying in wait for Peter at the Empire State University campus library! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Hector Ayala. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 1984 in Spider-Man and Daredevil 1, and again in 1994 in The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man,) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $58.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #23-0AF5128-031 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.74) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Written by Gardner Fox. Art and cover by Murphy Anderson. The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $98.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #23-0AF5128-034 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Russ Heath. The Million Dollar Medal! starring Suicide Squad, script by Howard Liss, art by Gene Colan. Cap's Hobby Corner hobby tips by Henry Boltinoff. Sniper's Nightmare!, script by Howard Liss, art by Jack Abel; WWII Infantry story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 0.1 $75.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Verified Signature: Neal Adams. Label #23-23B2CE4-052 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Nickel City Comic Con/Creator Universe variant. Written by Chuck Wendig. Art by Luke Ross. It's true-all of it! The biggest movie of the year jumps from the big screen to the comic book page! It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire...but now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in the Force. A young scavenger named Rey...a deserting stormtrooper named Finn...an ace pilot named Poe...and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren...Their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins. 44 pages, full color. Rated T

Add to cart CBCS 0.3 $595.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Cover is a color copy attached with 4 pieces of tape on interior. Label #20-09983F1-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Fighting Yank story, script by Richard Hughes, art by Jon Blummer. Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Ace Buckley story featuring President James Monroe and Simon Bolivar, art by Max Plaisted. Biff Powers Big Game Hunter story, art by August Froehlich. The Half Pint text story by Charles S. Strong. Detective Sgt. Burke story with Monty Soames. Lucy's Knitting text story by Kelvin McKay. G-Man Dalton story, art by Leo Morey. The Masked Rider story with Shep Hogan, art by John Daly. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,221.75 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #21-192385E-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.65) will be charged at checkout.

Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret. Three people are trapped overnight in a mountain cabin in freezing temperatures. Death Holds an Auction; Fate Has a Thousand Faces!; Fabulous Funeral; Chant of the Dead; The Frozen Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $162.90 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #19-36eebb8-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.89) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $162.90 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-2a310f7-027 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.89) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Dream of Doom!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Frank Atwell can't sleep because he has nightmares in which a monster tries to catch him; His doctor sedates him and he sleeps so heavily that the monster catches him before he can wake up. "The Universal Gadget" text story. "The Impossible Tunnel!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Robert Saunders wants to build a sub-oceanic tunnel from North America to Europe; He discovers a gentle underground civilization and he destroys the tunnel to protect them from the upper world. "Beware the Future Man!", art by Don Heck; A gangster tries to escape the police by forcing an old man to take him to another state; The old man turns out to be from the future and is looking for a male specimen to put on display. "The Clock-Maker!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Clock-Maker cannot stand anything that's not perfect; When his bookkeeper makes a mistake it sounds like he has killed him; The local police arrive to discover the bookkeeper was a clockwork man and the Clock-Maker was repairing him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $274.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0F55B12-034 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.22) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Doctor Strange makes his 2nd appearance, and Baron Mordo makes his 1st appearance, in "Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), art by Steve Ditko; In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One; Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. Human Torch is cover featured in "Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Ernie Hart [as H. Huntley] (script), art by Dick Ayers; A frustrated scientist invents a fireproof suit in order to impress underworld hoods and become their partner in crime; The Torch is at first unable to defeat him, but with the advice of his sister he calms down and outsmarts the Asbestos Man. "Masquerade" text story. "Beware--the Machine!!!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A super-intelligent computer is built by American scientists and attempts to conquer the world; It defends itself against humans. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $24.00 Paper: Off white Large piece missing from 3rd page, does not affect story. INCOMPLETE. Label #22-1657F1A-077 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.72) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Esposito. Nick Fury stars in "To Free a Brain Slave," script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Howard Purcell, inks by Mike Esposito (as M. Demeo); SHIELD HQ is taken over by Mentallo & The Fixer who hold Fury prisoner; Tony Stark takes command of the combat unit, preparing his Neutralizer while the ESP Division is unable to pick up Fury's thoughts; Meanwhile the villains attach a miniature H-Bomb to Fury's wrists and remove the mind-control mask; Fury is able to send a signal to the ESP team allowing SHIELD to retaliate and Stark's Neutralizer dissolves the H-Bomb. "With None Beside Me!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Roy Thomas (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Strange hides his bound body in a rooftop water tank, as The Demon & his men search for him; At their HQ, Strange retrieves his Cloak Of Levitation, and uses it to capture one of Mordo's men; But his body has been found by the witch; The complex cat-and-mouse game continues until Strange finally regains control of his body and Amulet, and he hypnotizes Mordo's minions into forgetting all they know of black magic. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation; Total copies printed (average in last 12 months): 380992. Total copies printed (issue nearest to filing date): 455625. Total paid circulation (average in last 12 months): 230285. Total paid circulation (issue nearest to filing date): 299425. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $110.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 6/24/2022. Label #23-0AE1106-093 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Dan Adkins. "Exile!", script by Dennis O'Neil and Dan Adkins (co-plot), art by Dan Adkins; Yandroth's shot sends Strange plunging into the abyss, but the Ancient One uses the Trans-Hypnotic Jewel to stop his fall; Strange uses his Cloak of Levitation to grab Yandroth, but sees the Viking women about to kill Victoria; To save her, he releases his grip on Yandroth, sending him plummeting through the Dimension of Dreams, where he will eventually become nothing more than a dream himself. The series continues in Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD 1 (1968). Nick Fury stars in "Today Earth Died!", script and pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Joe Sinnott; As Fury begins to doze off in his office he gets a call from Val about a UFO. Landing in mid-town Manhattan a news crew and crowds gather to observe the emergence of an alien named Vaengr; He offers them The Prism Of Miracles which will banish hatred, crime, war and violence; Fury, Val & Dugan search the spaceship and discover Vaengr is not what he seems. The series continues with Doctor Strange 169. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $39.00 Paper: White Label #22-0833E94-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.17) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Starlin. "Death Ship!", script and art by Jim Starlin; Warlock is captured by Autolycus of the Black Knights an brought aboard Magus' Flagship; His fellow prisoners tell Warlock, that survivors of the Wars of the Church are taken as slave laborers, those who refuse will be terminated and their remains will be chemically broken down and valuable elements that can be retrieved will be used to further the cause of the Church; They also tell him, that Non-Humanoids are not considered fashioned in the Magus' image and thus must be disposed of, this also holds true for some Humanoid types—such as Trolls; First appearance of Pip the Troll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $55.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Large piece missing from 15th page, does not affect story. INCOMPLETE. Label #23-0AE1106-099 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Gil Kane and John Romita (alterations), inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (alterations). "Rise, Thou Killer Whale," script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Don Perlin; Namor follows Virago the She-Beast back to this dimension to continue their battle; Namor and his Atlantean guard are able to drive her off; However, Virago inadvertently frees Orka and together they decide to mount a combined attack against Atlantis; Namor and Tamara find themselves overwhelmed and Orka's killer whales cause a lot of devastation in Atlantis. Tales of Atlantis back-up story, "The Sword in the Throne!", with Kamuu II (guest-star) and Zartra II (introduction), script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer Conserved Paper: Off white to white Amateur Conservation Includes: Cover reinforced with glue. Label #22-2A3689D-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fantasy of Hate starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. Franz Egarus, art by Allen Simon. Brontosaurus--They Lived Long Long Ago. The Ghost Ship starring Sub-Mariner and Allen Rosnim, art by Allen Simon. Ambush text story. The Water Front Phantom starring the Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, Jack Prentice, and Martha Prentice, art by Allen Simon. Shadow of the Noose starring Angel and The Noose, art by Al Bellman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $717.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0F55B12-045 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.51) will be charged at checkout.

Last issue, Namora crossover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $1,140.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Chip to bottom left corner. Label #24-2294170-001

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Conquest of a City, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger. The Heat Horror, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; When an astronomer discovers the existence of a strange meteorite, Superman correctly guesses that it has something to do with the terrible heat wave engulfing Metropolis. The Man With the Cane, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]. The Pen Is Mightier text story by Eric Carter. The Snake starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $34.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-1657F1A-088 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.02) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Man Who Destroyed Krypton!, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Superman meets Black Zero, an agent of an interstellar pirate empire, who is sent out to destroy planets as they begin to achieve space travel; after learning that Black Zero was ultimately responsible for the destruction of Krypton, Superman releases Jax-Ur from the Phantom Zone to help him protect Earth and defeat Black Zero.Statement of ownership--average print run 1,140,000; average paid circulation 649,300. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $149.00 Paper: Off white Label #18-45BA084-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Suzie and Angela the Angel," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie's niece, Angela, comes for a visit and gets into all sorts of destructive mischief and mayhem. "Ginger Has Just Met Tommy Turner"; Ginger gets into an ice skating competition with Brenda in order to win the affections of Tommy. "Suzie the Chorus Girl!", art by Al Fagaly; Suzie gets a job as a chorus girl, but the usual destructive mayhem occurs. "Suzie's Movie Diary" text story. Suzie reviews the movie, "It Happened in Springfield"; There are several screen stills/photos from the movie with a short synopsis about key plot points in the movie. "Little Miss Suzie," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie does not have the full adult fare for a train ride back to Riverdale, so she disguises herself as a child to get cheaper fare; Various incidents of destructive mayhem ensue on the train. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $249.00 Paper: White Extensive amount of tape on cover. Label #17-0F31A65-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; In order to earn money to buy an expensive bathing suit, Suzie takes a job at the Ladies Fashion Boutique, but proves to be of little help to the store. Suzie Puzzle Page. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Suzie assists an eccentric inventor trying to market his impractical inventions. Untitled story, art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie is hired to protect Mrs. Van Gelt's society party; Suzie tags along to make sure Ferdie doesn't make things worse, as Ferdie goes to the party disguised as a medieval knight. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; After winning a pinup contest at a local department store, Katy and Sis go to claim her prize. "The Carpenter"; Suzie and Ferdie are subcontracted to build a dog house for an ill-tempered bulldog. Untitled story; Ferdie gets into an altercation with a brute over a suit of clothes; When the brute, who is a local boxing champ, is accidentally knocked unconscious, everyone assumes Ferdie did it and fixes him up with a rematch against the champ in the boxing ring. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $1,899.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Centerfold detached. Label #0008486-AA-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($57.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.8 $999.95 or Best Offer Moderate amateur restoration Paper: Off white Amateur Restoration Includes: Piece added to cover. Cover reinforced with glue. Moderate amount of tape on interior cover. Label #22-161452B-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $6,499.00 Paper: Off white to white Cover detached. 2 staples added. Label #16-3C7F95F-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($194.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $257.20 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #16-432F18D-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.72) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. The first appearance of the Mandarin is in the Iron Man story, "The Hands of the Mandarin!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime; Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle. "Them!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters; He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber. "Journey's End!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; the cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $126.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #17-1A7EB23-339 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.78) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. First appearance of the Scarecrow in "The Sinister Scarecrow!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A contortionist becomes the Scarecrow and steals some plans from Tony Stark to sell them to Cuba; Iron Man follows the Scarecrow and steals back the plans. "The Recipe" text story. "The Green Thing!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A psychic alien plant lands on Earth and torments a human to prove its power, but it is eaten by a crow. "The Primitive!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A space explorer finally gives up his quest to find a more advanced species, not knowing that the primitives he found were more advanced, until they invented the cobalt bomb. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $150.00 Paper: Off white Label #18-0C0CD51-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Captain America) and Don Heck (Iron-Man), inks by Sol Brodsky (Captain America) and Dick Ayers (Iron-Man). "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Captain America's origin is told for the first time in the Silver Age in "The Origin of Captain America!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); While the Nazi war machine marches on, President Roosevelt institutes a top-secret program, "Project Rebirth"; In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman; But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery; Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom; Bucky Barnes appearance; Franklin D. Roosevelt cameo; This is a re-telling of "Meet Captain America" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-2F3E3D3-031 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Third appearance of Hawkeye, and the first appearance of Black Widow's costume in "Hawkeye and the New Black Widow Strike Again!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Iron Man tackles Hawkeye and the new Black Widow, who is now a costumed villainess. "Among Us, Wreckers Dwell!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); Sando, a Nazi agent posing as a stage act with the innocent Omar, lures Captain America and Bucky into a trap involving "mental projections" of sabotage against Allied forces; This is a re-telling of "Case No. 2" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $29.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-1657F1A-093 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.87) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Romita. "Here Lies Hidden… the Unspeakable Ultimo!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin), inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); While being arrested for the use of the Enervation Intensifier, Tony Stark is suddenly transported through time and space; But where will he end up?; The Freak turns back into Happy, but then the Mandarin attacks. "The Gladiator, the Girl, and the Glory!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; Batroc and Captain America duke it out over the vial of Inferno 42. Statement of Ownership: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 367,728. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $100.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-1657F1A-095 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Tragedy and the Triumph!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dan Adkins; Iron Man saves villagers while battling Titanium Man; Iron Man destroys Titanium Man control center; Titanium Man aims a disintegrator ray at Iron Man. First appearance of Modok in "If This Be... Modok!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Helpless from a paralyzing ray, Captain America is about to be shot by an agent of A.I.M; However, MODOK wants to destroy Cap himself. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Vince Colletta. Peril From the Long-Dead Past!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Powell and Vince Colletta; Realizing that the strain of growing and shrinking so much is doing damage to his body, Hank adjusts his helmet so he can only grow to one size--the 35 foot height of Giant-Man; With the Ant-Man side of his abilities out of his bag of tricks, he adjusts Jan's helmet so she can cybernetically communicate with wasps; Oh, and the Human Top attacks too. Back from the Dead!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Saving Talbot and himself from plunging to their deaths, the Hulk decides he is tired of world travel and leaps home; Waking up in gamma base, Bruce is once again jailed as a traitor and the President once again sets him free (Rick told the commander in chief the secret of the Hulk a few issues ago); Banner and Talbot are once again sent to Astra Island to continue a test of the absorbatron but the leader sends an army of Humanoids who finally succeed in capturing the Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, and Vince Colletta. A Prince There Was!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; Sub-Mariner continues his quest for The Trident of Neptune. Sub-Mariner escapes a seaweed menace only to succumb to the stupifying brilliance of the Diamonds of Doom; Back in Atlantis, Krang is fed up with Lady Dorma rebuffing his advances and has her teleported into exile to the land of the Faceless Ones. Within the Monster Dwells a Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito; The Hulk finally agrees to follow the Leader and the big brained one teleports him out just as Ross destroys Banner's old underground complex; The Leader and the Hulk get to know each other a little better but the jade giant struggles with trying not to change back to Banner as he is still plagued with a bullet in his head that would kill his alter ego. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Marie Severin. The Power of the Plunderer!, script by Roy Thomas and Raymond Marais, art by Bill Everett and Vince Colletta; As Namor and Dorma return to Atlantis from Dragorr's island, they come across an underwater city built by surface men; Namor bristles at the invaders and has words with the city's founder and creator, Dr. Walter Newell; As the two men parlay, the Plunderer shows up in a powerful sub and punches a hole in the dome that covers the city; Namor confronts the Plunderer but is forced to leave the villain as he sees that Dorma is in trouble. A World He Never Made!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe; While being transported to the planet of Wundagore II, the Hulk finds himself transforming once again into puny Banner; Arriving at the base of the High Evolutionary who needs the power of the Hulk to battle his bestial New Men, the Evolutionary is disappointed to find a normal human instead of a gamma spawned powerhouse but decides he can still use Banner as an ally by evolving him a thousand years into humanity's future. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. Let There Be Battle!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin, Dan Adkins, and Roger Brand; Looking for an ally in his war with the surface world, Namor decids to try to recruit the Hulk to his cause; The only problem is that the Puppet Master has chosen this moment to mind control the Hulk and sends him to defeat his old aquatic enemy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Chu F. Hing. Santa Was No Thief starring Cadet, script by George Kapitan, art by John Jordan. Meets "Grem O' Lynn" starring Al T. Tude, script by Ray Gill, art by Fred Bell. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Ghost Train from the Volga--Stories of the United Nations, art by Harold De Lay. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Ed Ryan. Target and the Targeteers story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by by Alonzo Vincent. Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story. Targetoons, script and art by Ray Gill. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "This Battleground Earth!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor, Sif and Balder defeat Magnir and Brona while Odin faces Forsung. Appearances by Balder, Sif, and Odin. Tale of Asgard: "The Beginning of the End!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Volstagg saves the day with the Rod of Wizard Power he found. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Loki, Karnilla, the Wrecker, and the Destroyer gang up on Thor in "Even in Death," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Wrecker leaves Thor for dead; Thor, rebuffing Hela, returns to his body to face the enemy; Sif and Baldur face Karnilla and Loki; Sif is tricked into entering the Destroyer which takes out the Wrecker but now faces the weakened Thor. "Origins of the Inhumans" back-up: "Triton," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Triton allows himself to be captured by humans to learn more about the outside world; Origin of Triton. This issue also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 497,708; average paid circulation 298,219. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by John Romita. "No One Can Stop...The Destroyer!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito; Hercules and Thor have taken Krista to a hospital, and Thor changes to Don Blake; He then reveals to Hercules that he is Thor; On another street in Manhattan, Holmes reactivates the Destroyer, which he discovered in Peru, and begins to go on a rampage, to which Hercules responds; After the operation Thor flies to help Hercules; Thor manages to fight him off while Hercules goes to find the mortal body; After he is gone though, the Destroyer manages to wrench Mjolnir from Thor's grasp, so Thor only has sixty seconds to get it back. Letter to the editor from comics editor (and Thor scripter) Ralph Macchio. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #87 (J. Jonah Jameson). 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. X-Men, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go one their first assignment--stopping a mutant named Magneto from talking over an Air Force base. Full page house ads for Amazing Spider-Man #4 and Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3. This is it, the first issue of the Uncanny X-Men, and even in the beginning, there was Magneto, the Earth's most powerful super villain. Conceived by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this first issue will always remain one of the core books within the Marvel Comics mythos. This is Stan and Jack making history and legend, although no one knew it at the time. First appearances of Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, the Angel, the Beast, Marvel Girl, and Magneto. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman and Marie Severin (Angel alterations). Trapped: One X-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students. First Appearance of Magneto's Asteroid M; Prof's loss of powers just a test. Letter column begins in this issue. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Origin of Professor X!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Alex Toth (pencils), inks by Vince Colletta; Cerebro detects a powerful mutant and Xavier fears that he knows who it is; The X-Men prepare the mansion for an all out assault; As the mysterious villain batters his way through the mansion's defenses, Professor X tells his students his origin story and how his step-brother changed from tormenting bully to an unstoppable Juggernaut; 1st appearance of the Juggernaut. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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First full appearance of El Tigra. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Power and the Pendant!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; while taking Jean to Metro College, the X-Men stop to help an orphanage that is on fire; in Central America, El Tigra and co. look for Mayan gold of Kukulcan. Letter to the dditor from Carlos Pacheco (the comic artist?). 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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First appearance of Sunfire. Sal Buscema cover pencils, cover inks by Tom Palmer. The Coming of Sunfire!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Tom Palmer; Iceman, Beast, and Angel battle Sunfire, who destroys a monument in New York City; Sunfire, who talks to his uncle about Hiroshima, wants to destroy the Capitol in Washington, DC. The letters page also reveals that acclaimed author Daniel Keyes ("Flowers for Algernon") once did some editorial work for Marvel! 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Direct Edition. The Dark Phoenix Saga: Part 6 of 9 - "Too Late, The Heroes!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The X-Men finally turn the tables on their captors, but too late to help Jean Grey. For months the Master of Illusion, Mastermind, in the guise of Jason Wyngarde, has been psychically seducing Jean. However, his mental tampering has unleashed the most dangerous creature this universe has ever seen. Thus, the Dark Phoenix is born, and no force on earth may be able to stop her. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.40.

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Newsstand Edition. "...Something Wicked this Way Comes!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Alpha Flight's Vindicator, Shaman, and Snowbird. Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Kitty Pryde joins the team and soon finds she live to regret her decision. Meanwhile, Wolverine and Nightcrawler head to Canada and come face-to-face with one of the deadliest killers in the Marvel Universe. Featuring a flashback cameo from Incredible Hulk (Vol. 1) #181 when Wolverine battled the Hulk and Wendigo. NOTE: 1st appearances of Stevie Hunter and Heather Hudson. First time Wolverine named Logan. First appearance of Wolverine tan/brown costume. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Ghost's Gaze of Death!", pencils by Al Avison and Syd Shores; A noted scientist explains the mysterious deaths of some workers as the re-appearance of the dreaded snake monster, Medusa, a monster from legend; When Cap and Bucky look into the matter, they discover the Medusa is all too real, but this one uses a compressed air gun loaded with poison-tipped needles to kill! "Origin of the Terror Squad"; Three ace pilots from America, Russia and England escape from a Nazi concentration camp, steal three British Spitfires on display in a local village, and use them to attack Nazi convoys and tanks. "The Den of Horror!", art by Bob Oksner; The Destroyer goes undercover to try and disrupt the Nazis plan to discover the location of the underground's "Freedom Press" so they can destroy it. "Death In the Coral Sea," pencils by Louis Ferstadt; The true story of a USN seaman on board the USS Neosho. "Jeep Joins the Army," art by Chic Stone; After the attack on Pearl Harbor, garage mechanic "Jeep" Jones decides to join the Army, and ends up as the General's driver. "Look Out For Spies!" text story. "Slow Motion Jones and the Last Chance Lightship," art by Louis Ferstadt; The Whizzer goes after a Nazi spy who has shot an FBI agent and is out to work with a Nazi sub to destroy a U.S. convoy at sea. "Sergeant Dix Calls the Plays!", script by Roy Garn, art by Frank Borth; The Nazis use some unwitting kids to attack a military fort by giving them slingshots and incendiary pebbles! "Johnson Invades Japan," script by Mickey Spillane, art by Dennis Neville; After seeing a fellow pilot gunned down by the Japanese air force, Lt. Johnson takes to the air after the perpetrator, shoots him down, then takes a Japanese plane up to see if he can locate and help destroy a secret Japanese base. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey has a midair battle with Pete on the wings of the experimental plane. In a story by Barks, Donald gets into a putty-slinging contest with Neighbor Jones. In a story that shares a title with a famous WWII song and Disney cartoon, Der Fuehrer's Face, Donald covers a picture of Hitler with US war bonds. Adorable cover by Walt Kelly. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; José Carioca; Mickey Mouse; Right in Der Feuhrer's Face!; Oink! Oink!; How to Play Football; An Un-helping Hand!; Music for the Masses!; Caught in the Stampede!; Mickey Mouse: On a Secret Mission; Lesson To Be Continued!; Hook, Line and Sinker! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Al Feldstein. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 13. The issue pictured here, dated July/Aug 1950, although numbered 13, is the actual #2 in the series. The one dated July/Aug 1952 is issue # 13 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist who's jealous of a rival's new job and bride uses a strange new invention to get even, in a Harvey Kurtzman story. A blind person is the only one immune to an invading alien's hypnotic powers, with art by Harry Harrison and Wally Wood. Feldstein and Gaines examine the real-life "flying saucer" phenomenon that swept America in the 1950s. Classic cover by Al Feldstein. The Flying Saucer Invasion; The Meteor Monster; Experiment; The Micro Race!; Sands of Time; The Man Who Raced Time. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Stories by Al Hartley, Sid Check, Ed Winiarski, and Basil Wolverton. Stories of fantasy, science fiction, and the supernatural—these are Weird Wonder Tales! All reprints. Cover price $0.20.