Comic books August 1971, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $150.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0220956006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Controversial parody discontinued due to Disney lawsuit. The Air Pirates were a group of cartoonists who created two issues of an underground comic called Air Pirates Funnies in 1971, leading to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company. Founded by Dan O'Neill, the group also included Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, and Ted Richards. The collective shared a common interest in the styles of past masters of the comic strip: Flenniken emulated George McManus's Bringing Up Father in her Trots and Bonnie comics, London's strip Dirty Duck paid homage to the styles of E.C. Segar's Thimble Theater and George Herriman's Krazy Kat, and Richards' Dopin' Dan was similar to Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey. The original Air Pirates were a gang of Mickey Mouse antagonists of the 1930s; O'Neill regarded Mickey Mouse as a symbol of conformist hypocrisy in American culture, and therefore a ripe target for satire. The first issue of Air Pirates Funnies was dated July 1971, and the second issue dated August. Both were published under the Hell Comics imprint, and were distributed through Ron Turner's Last Gasp publishing company. The lead stories in both issues, created by O'Neill and Hallgren, focused on Walt Disney characters, most notably from Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse newspaper strip, with the Disney characters engaging in adult behaviors such as sex and drug consumption. O'Neill insisted it would dilute the parody to change the names of the characters, so his adventurous mouse character was called "Mickey" Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $245.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4735136004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.35) will be charged at checkout.

"A Day in the Life Of" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The wondrous wall-crawler is on cloud nine after Gwen Stacy's return from London. Gwen wants to resume their life together...and so does Peter in a very big way! But the amazing one needs to boost his bank account first. So the Daily Bugle sends him on an assignment to cover a prison riot at the city jail. Once the web-slinger quells the riot (and takes pictures), he surprisingly bumps into the host of the Tonight Show! Is Spider-Man primed for late night? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Johnny Carson, and Ed McMahon. (Note: This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #80.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 140 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715512025

"In the Grip of Gargoyle!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita Sr. Inks by George Roussos. Cover by John Romita Sr. Inside a stonecutter's storage yard, the Sentinel of Liberty and the Falcon battle the Grey Gargoyle! The heroes know they cannot let the gargoyle touch them...or they will turn to stone! The best Cap and his partner can do is fight the super-strong villain to a standstill -- and then free the missing policemen. Afterwards, while the shield-slinger meets with the policecommissioner, Redwing tracks the Grey Gargoyle's movements. And the Falcon decides to challenge the gargoyle on his own! Will Sam Wilson be the next person turned to stone? Retelling of the Grey Gargoyle's origin. Cameo appearances by Commissioner Feingold, Brian Muldoon, Leila Taylor, NickFury, Dum Dum Dugan, and Sharon Carter. 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4387775006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Romita (re-touches). The Keepers of the Crypt, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Tom Sutton and Tom Palmer; setting: Lost city of Lanjau; Conan battles a giant lizard & Undead creatures; Jenna & Conan flee village on horse at end of story; adapted from a synopsis by Robert E. Howard. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 79 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1335618004

Cover art by Sal Buscema. Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull!, script by Gerry Conway (plot) and Gary Friedrich, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; While Daredevil battles the Man-Bull, Foggy reunites with Karen and tries to deal with being blackmailed by the mysterious Mr. Kline; Stan Lee appears in a street scene in the story and mentions going home to write "Spider-Man" before DD notices him and refers to him as "fearless leader." 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $195.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4523979008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

52-page giants begin. Cover by Neal Adams. "Legend of the Key Hook Lighthouse!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman tangles with a mob of gun-runners for a dictator and receives help from two low-level crooks and a ghost. "Invitation to Murder!", script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the night of their first anniversary, Jason Bard is taking Barbara Gordon to go see the play "Invitation to Murder"; The two are shocked to find that they are the only two people in audience; When spotting a rifle setting to shoot one of the actors, Jason stops the gunman but is knocked out. Reprints: "The Australian Code Mystery" (script by David Vern, art by Alex Toth; from World's Finest # 66) and "Private Eye of Venus" (script by Gardner Fox, art by Carmine Infantino; from Strange Adventures # 83). Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $888.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3792205001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($26.64) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; The Hulk is the focus of a social event as the Parringtons bring him to a party but their women's lib daughter is given the powers of the Valkyrie by the Enchantress and battles the jade giant. House ad for Conan the Barbarian #8, pencils by Barry Smith. Cameo by author Tom Wolfe. (This story is inspired in part by Wolfe's novel "Radical Chic.") 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $119.00 Paper: White Label #4715043019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.57) will be charged at checkout.

"Night Walk!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Jim Mooney. The White Dragon has been mind-controlling Tony Stark for several days as a part of plan to destroy the United Nations building! Can Iron Man break free of the White Dragon's control and save the U.N.? Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $735.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4391285023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. O'Ryan Gang and the Deep Six, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Orion stops Inter-Gang and their "Jammer". This Is Lightray! illustration by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Adventure Comics No. 73 ad, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kalibak the Cruel! illustration by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Coast Guard Reconnaissance starring Fred Nirschel, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; war story reprinted from Boy Commandos #12. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $807.49 Paper: White Label #4572498004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.22) will be charged at checkout.

One book-length Scooby Doo story "Somebody's Mummy!" # on cover 10252-108 August #7 8/71 15c Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $60.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4122349015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by George Tuska and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). "Under the Name of Ritual," script by Roy Thomas (uncredited) and Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Sam Grainger and Marie Severin (uncredited); Lady Tuvia leads Namor and Spider-Man to the land of the Black Sea People where she's hoping that Namor will stand as her champion; Namor, duty bound, agrees to take on Turalla the Mad who is hoping to lead his people into battle against Atlantis; With a bit of Spider-Man's help, Namor defeats Turalla and restores order to the Black Sea People; Tuvia then uses her magic to return them both to New York City. Story continues from Daredevil #77. Letter from comics editor Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by George Tuska and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). "Under the Name of Ritual," script by Roy Thomas (uncredited) and Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Sam Grainger and Marie Severin (uncredited); Lady Tuvia leads Namor and Spider-Man to the land of the Black Sea People where she's hoping that Namor will stand as her champion; Namor, duty bound, agrees to take on Turalla the Mad who is hoping to lead his people into battle against Atlantis; With a bit of Spider-Man's help, Namor defeats Turalla and restores order to the Black Sea People; Tuvia then uses her magic to return them both to New York City. Story continues from Daredevil #77. Letter from comics editor Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $78.52 Paper: White Label #3831338021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.36) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover by Johnny Bruck. Stories and art by Larry Woromay, Cirilo Munoz, Ruben Marchionne and Antonio Reynoso. Legendary publisher Eerie presents gory tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. Explorers encounter fish-men in the Sargasso Sea. A thief meets the devil himself while seeking a hidden fortune. A couple abducted by monsters meets the mad scientist who created them, and he's looking for new test subjects. Cover painting by Johnny Bruck originally appeared in Germany's Perry Rhodan. The Sea Monsters; The Devil's Looking Glass; Wind Demon; Monster Town; Tombstone for a Ghoul; Demon; Night of Terror. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $575.00 Paper: White Label #4715062010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.25) will be charged at checkout.

15-cent regular-sized issue. Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. I, Lucifer..., script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; ; story of how Prof. X lost use of legs; reprinted from issue 20. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $95.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4714739014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

15-cent regular-sized issue. Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. I, Lucifer..., script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; ; story of how Prof. X lost use of legs; reprinted from issue 20. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $171.48 Paper: White Both Side Edges have gapping, inner well and book are unaffected. Label #3831338010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.14) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Bruck. Stories and art by Ralph Milne Farley¸ Eddy C. Bertin, Oscar Novelle, Oswal, Oscar Fraga, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. Fishermen encounter a Viking spirit. Scientists create a living blob in their lab that soon grows beyond their control. Room 1313 in the Rex Arms hotel drives guests to suicide. Plus a classic horror tale from the original Weird Tales by Ralph Milne Farley. Cover painting by Johnny Bruck originally appeared in Germany's Perry Rhodan. The Bloody Blob; Dark Horror; Sea Ghost; The Devil's Sword; Abductor Minimi Digit; Horror Comes to Room 1313; The Living Dead; Crack-Up. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.