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Add to cart CGC 2.5 $3,850.00 Paper: Off white Label #4271169014

Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled story, art by Walter Frehm; The Green Mask, alarmed at the Tong wars erupting in Chinatown, seemingly joins forces with the nefarious San Sin in order to find a way to rescue Fong Lee's daughter from his evil clutches. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; A mysterious plague threatens to destroy all life on Earth, and the only cure is radium: but the Earth doesn't have sufficient quantities in order to deal with the disease. Untitled story, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson); River pirate Chang orders his thugs to capture Kendall and take him to the mysterious River Lily aboard the "Dragon Heart." "Famed Statue Missing," art by George Tuska; Zanzibar investigates the theft of the famed statue: the Venus de Milo. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Schwab; Hemlock and the good doctor visit Spookington Castle in order to try and collect a $10 reward for the return of the kidnapped Mrs. Spookington. "The Long Arm of Vengeance" text story by Will Eisner. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; As the Waco Kid rides along, he spots a wanted poster: on himself, for bank robbery and murder! Untitled story, art by Charles Nicholas; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process. Untitled D-13, Secret Agent story, script and art by Bob Powell. Untitled Captain Denny Scott of the Bengal Lancers story, art by John Lindermayer (as L. Mayer); Captain Scott and James enter the town of Gulam, unaware that a sinister figure named Kahn and his men are out to kidnap the boy. Untitled Lt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4635852012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout.

"Vengeance from Vietnam!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. Flash Thompson learns the hard way that a man cannot outrun his past. During his tour in Vietnam, Flash discovered a sacred hidden temple in the jungle. And despite his best efforts to save the temple, it was destroyed by artillery fire. Now several months later followers from the temple are in New York for revenge. Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, and the Military Police try their best to protect Flash, but the death squad from Vietnam grabs him! And next issue the wall-crawler will go for broke to save his long-time rival: Flash Thompson! First appearance of Sha Shan Nguyen. Cameo appearances by Aunt May and Harry Osborn. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer David Michelinie -- who would eventually write the ASM title years later. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #87. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 520,862; average paid circulation 307,550.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $3,800.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4527085007

Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Coming of Captain Nazi, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Mac Raboy; Hitler introduces a new foe for the super heroes in America: Captain Nazi, who is sent to the United States specifically to destroy its weakling "heroes." The Black Dragon Society, art by Charles Sultan; Minute Man [Jack Weston] vs. the Black Dragon Society. The Curse of the Balandrachu starring El Carim, art by George Tuska. The Goat People and the Dragon, script by Otto Binder, art by Rafael Astarita; Captain Venture vs. King Leon. The Peacemakers starring the Companions Three. The Landers-Benson Range War, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mike run smack into a range war, and have to make peace. Black Giant, the Man From the Grave starring Zoro, The Mystery Man. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,800.00 Paper: White Hong Kong Edition Label #4342949002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout.

Hong Kong Edition. Reprints Conan the Barbarian #111. Story by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema and Al Milgrom. Cimmerian Against a City! - Hidden dwarven city withing grass sea of Buryat; Tossa & Erfu plot against Conan; Conan takes a priest's magic ears and tries to kill King Aosoka; He escapes the city with the aid of Thanamund (Tossa's husband); adapated from the novel Sons of the Bear God" by Norvell W. Page. Spider-Man stars in the one-page Hostess ad The Trap. Chinese Language.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #1230280003

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Nazi Super Spy starring Human Torch, inks by Allen Simon. The Cult of Cannibals starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Black Widow starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Hunch Drunk text story. Miss Liberty Takes a Hand starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. Wanted: The Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $3,800.00 Paper: Off white Label #4342625002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story. Pyroman story. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Captain Future story. Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,800.00 Paper: Slightly britle Label #4246981006

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Amazing Starman, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley (signed) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman is called in to battle the "Secret Brotherhood of the Electron", which is sabotaging America's communication and light system. Lishak the Gladiator starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Ghost Plane starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Treachery Off Singapore starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Runaway Dinosaurs starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Too Many Suspects starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. Defender of Barlunda starring Cotton Carver, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Menace of the Metal Gun starring The Sandman, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $3,800.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4637176002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Cut-Throat Justice text story, art by Andrew McWhiney, art by Harry Ramsey. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; A subway builder loses both of his sons to cave-ins while constructing the tunnels, causing him to lose his mind and seek revenge, wanting to wreck trains so they wouldn't disturb his sons' graves within the tunnels' walls; But he is confined by those whom he hires to help him accomplish the task and the Torch must stop them or else! Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor and Dorma, outfitted in new suits designed to ward off poison gasses, and on their way to Europe to aide in the war efforts, stop off at an island for rest. But they find themselves not only under arrest, but under attack from the Nazis as well. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; A professor, believing that ghosts and spirits actually inhabit worlds and universes that co-exist with our universe, is set upon by "Brains" Borelli's men during an experiment to prove his theory; The result is a being called Aarkus, Destoyer of Evil, drawn to the laboratory, which helps to save the professor and his daughter from harm. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry's discovery of fresh paint on a supposedly vintage oil painting sparks the interest of Terry and his investigation nearly costs him his life. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The Professor and the Cranes leave Earth for the Moon, but when they send out Electro to investigate the environment, he is attacked and captured by moon robots; Zog and the Cranes land and initiate their own attack on the moon people and save the day. . The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The death of a former gang member of the Savoy mob who had chosen to go straight angers the Angel, and he swears to hunt down the men responsible for this death. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Now in America, Ka-Zar is taken in by the police and escapes, but through the efforts of the Wilson's, is put into their custody. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $3,800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4144003001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A hobo keeps a deal, even after death. Explorers face being sacrificed to a sun god, unless they can somehow use an approaching eclipse in their favor. Paranormal investigator Dr. Trimm realizes that Ellen's uncle Caleb is not a ghost, or even dead at all. A Coffin Waits...; Ghost Gloves; Ghost of R'wana; Skeletons Have Secrets!; The Witch's Curse!; The Ghoul and the Guest; Death Claws; Nightmare Message!; The Captain Who Wouldn't Die!; Primitive Peril!; The Shelf of Skulls; The Golden Ghouls; Jungle Magic; The Werewolf; Voodoo Fact or Fancy?; The Haunted One. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,799.99 CGC Signature Series Paper: Off white to white Signed by Stan Lee "8/31/14" Label #1232398002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout.

"The Vulture's Prey" Part 2 of 2. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils). Inks by Mike Esposito (aka Mickey Demeo). Cover by John Romita. The Amazing Spider-Man and the Vulture fight from cover to cover in the skies over the Daily Bugle Building! And consequently, Joe Robertson and J. Jonah Jameson have front row seats to the terrific action! However the wall-crawler has an injured shoulder -- and it's giving Adrian Toomes the upper hand! How can Spider-Man turn the tide in mid-air? And score a desperate victory over the Vulture? Cameoappearances by Captain Stacy, Gwen Stacy, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Aunt May, Anna Watson, and Mary Jane Watson. (Notes: The Vulture (aka Adrian Toomes) returns several years later in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #4. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #47.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $3,799.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4411225001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Zombie in the Streets, art by John Buscema. Dorothy's Doll, art by Gene Colan; A man buys a lifelike doll for his ill child unintentionally fooling Death into taking the doll and leaving the girl. The Honeymooners, art by Tony Mortellaro; A man strangles his new bride, and when confronted by a neighbor, is told to mind his own business because that is what she wanted; He is a ghost and now his wife is a ghost, too. Isle of no Escape text story. Homicide; Jim Lane kills a bothersome tramp, then tries to frame his neighbor, an inadvertent witness, for the murder. The Ghost Comes Back!, pencils by Dick Ayers; A woman fools a criminal into thinking that her returning husband is a member of the undead. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $3,799.95 or Best Offer Paper: Brittle INCOMPLETE. One third of front cover missing. Piece out of page 1, affects story. Cover, 1st wrap and page 2-7 detached. Label #1615573005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($114.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of the Riddler. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the police and Batman...as the Riddler! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Riddler" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman's Double Trouble!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Dog for a Day!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Dictator from Alcatraz!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "To the Moon and Back." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,799.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4355039001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout.

60 pages. Book-length untitled story by Tarpe Mills. Hitler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $3,799.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4433221014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout.

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Carreno, and Gerald McCann. Ziff-Davis's pre-Code horror comic only lasted one issue before Avon took exception to their use of the title "Eerie." This comic was mentioned in the text (pp. 317-318) of Dr. Fredric Wertham's anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Two brothers rescue a stranded space traveler, who repays them by planting blood-sucking vines in their cellar. A criminal on the run kills a scientist and tries to escape into "the fourth dimension." A chess tournament becomes a game with Death. Plus one-pagers about various ghosts. Painted cover with bondage elements by Allen Anderson. Famous American Ghosts; The Vampires from Venus!; The Grim Reaper; The Fountain of Youth!; The Perfect Hideout!; Deadline for Death!; Preview of Death; From Beyond the Grave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $3,799.00 Paper: Cream to off white Coverless. Label #3991626002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Origin and 1st appearance of Clayface in the Batman story, plus the Spy, Red Logan, the Crimson Avenger, Speed Saunders Ace Investigator (art by Fred Guardineer), Steve Malone, Cliff Crosby, and Slam Bradley (script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman). One-page text story, "Theft at the Fair" by Gardner F. Fox. Full-page ad for Batman # 1. Half-page ad for the Superman radio show. 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $3,799.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0916888008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Lady Dorma asks the FF for their help in protecting Atlantis from Attuma, a rogue Atlantian Warrior who is trying to usurp Namor's rule. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,799.00 Paper: White Limited Edition Label #4362459020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Limited Edition Embossed Cover by Patrick Rolo - limited to 50,000 copies. The official comic of the hottest fighting arcade game on the market today! Virtua Fighter is the flagship release for Sega's newest home game platform, Sega Saturn, and Virtua Fighter #1 is the game's companion comic book! Learn what brings eight fighters from different corners of the world to a bizarre metropolis known as Virtua City, the center of a brooding and dark secret of world domination. Are the Virtua Fighters the saviors against a secret society's evil plans, or are they mere pawns in their malicious schemes? Written by Mark Paniccia. Art by Patrick Rolo, Moose Baumann, Scott Reed, Abraham Madison, Vinton Heuck and John Miller. Cover by Patrick Rolo and Abraham Madison. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,799.00 or Best Offer Restored: C4 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced. Label #0262376001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Cut-Throat Justice text story, art by Andrew McWhiney, art by Harry Ramsey. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; A subway builder loses both of his sons to cave-ins while constructing the tunnels, causing him to lose his mind and seek revenge, wanting to wreck trains so they wouldn't disturb his sons' graves within the tunnels' walls; But he is confined by those whom he hires to help him accomplish the task and the Torch must stop them or else! Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor and Dorma, outfitted in new suits designed to ward off poison gasses, and on their way to Europe to aide in the war efforts, stop off at an island for rest. But they find themselves not only under arrest, but under attack from the Nazis as well. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; A professor, believing that ghosts and spirits actually inhabit worlds and universes that co-exist with our universe, is set upon by "Brains" Borelli's men during an experiment to prove his theory; The result is a being called Aarkus, Destoyer of Evil, drawn to the laboratory, which helps to save the professor and his daughter from harm. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry's discovery of fresh paint on a supposedly vintage oil painting sparks the interest of Terry and his investigation nearly costs him his life. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The Professor and the Cranes leave Earth for the Moon, but when they send out Electro to investigate the environment, he is attacked and captured by moon robots; Zog and the Cranes land and initiate their own attack on the moon people and save the day. . The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The death of a former gang member of the Savoy mob who had chosen to go straight angers the Angel, and he swears to hunt down the men responsible for this death. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Now in America, Ka-Zar is taken in by the police and escapes, but through the efforts of the Wilson's, is put into their custody. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,795.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1139693001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Calling Dr. Batman!", art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Dr. King tries out his new radiotherapy machine on patient Jerry Marshall, and, while it is successful, its ray negatively affects a hospital worker, Lou Darrell, but not for the better. 1-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Hollywood Hoax!", art by Jerry Robinson; A group of criminals plan to steal an unreleased as yet film "Heart's Desire" from the movie set of "Crime Doesn't Pay", where Batman and Robin are in attendance to film a sequence. "Killing Doesn't Pay" text story by Al Singer. "The Joker Follows Suit!", art by Jerry Robinson; The Joker institutes a mad scheme to use the very symbols of Batman: the Bat-Signal, Batmobile and Batplane, against the Dark Knight detective that he calls "Make Crime Pay the Joker Way!" 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $3,775.00 Paper: White Label #1618528003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($113.25) will be charged at checkout.

This issue has an article which features the All-New, All-Different X-Men that predates their first official appearance in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Illustrations by Jack Kirby (original design for the Sentinels), Dave Cockrum (Storm sketch), Don Maitz (centerspread pin-up of the original and new X-Men), Val Mayerik, and Bob Budainsky. Good quality photos of Stan Lee, Neal Adams, Herb Trimpe, Doug Moench, Marie Severin, Howard Chaykin, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, Joe Sinnott, Len Wein, and Scott Edelman. Cockrum cover.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $3,750.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4400460010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($112.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone; Kang creates a robotic Spider-Man and sends him back in time to battle the Avengers. Roster: Captain America, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, and Rick Jones. Guest stars the Amazing Spider-Man. Villain: Kang. Cameo appearances by Zemo, the Executioner, Wonder Man, Dr. Doom, Magneto, Mysterio, the Unicorn, and Kraven the Hunter (all in Kang's files). Kang pin-up. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,750.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3935179014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($112.50) will be charged at checkout.

"The Earth Is in Danger!" Venus goes to Mardi Gras to cover the event for Beauty Magazine. Whitney is stunned when she abandons her task. Loki guest-stars. Also includes: "Face to Face with the King of Evil!"; "The Wrath of a Goddess!"; "Stolen Love!"; and "The House Love Built." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,750.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0015022004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($112.50) will be charged at checkout.

Script by Mike Baron, Art By Jeffrey Butler, cover by Steve Rude and Jeffrey Butler. You are about to enter a world where logic and rationale are abstract concepts and the search for "Larry" is neverending! Join Norbert Sykes, aka the Badger, Ham, a displaced 5th century weather wizard, and Daisy Fields, a perfectly normal therapist, as they right the wrongs of society and try to figure out just who it is that's insane. In this issue: Precipitation! An origin story like no other. We are first introduced to Ham as he slays a young boy to further his domination of the countrysided in 5th century England. Flash forward 15 centuries to a mental health facility where the Badger has been confined for beating up a group of teenage boys who were brutally murdering ducks. Here is where our protagonists meet. After Ham arranges for Norbert to be released, he himself escapes and they both move in with Daisy to use her house as their headquarters. Will Norbert discover Ham's sordid, evil past and attempt to stop his evil schemes or will the Badger simply go "loopy" and terrorize the city? Find out! Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,750.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4387117006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($112.50) will be charged at checkout.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - Aug 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders. Science Fiction stories by Arthur J. Burks, Henry Kuttner "Avengers of Space", Robert O. Kenyon, James Hall, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Leon Byrne. Illustrations by Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $3,700.00 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Stan Lee on 11/30/12, John Romita on 12/13/12, Brett Breeding, Tom Defalco, Ron Frenz on 9/7/13, Danny Fingeroth on 2/7/14, Klaus Janson on 10/9/14, Jim Shooter on 6/27/15, and Roger Stern on 8/17/18 Label #2504944015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($111.00) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. First appearance of Spider-Man's new black (alien symbiote) costume in "Homecoming!" Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Brett Breeding (finishes). Cover by Ron Frenz and Klaus Janson. One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man! With a brilliant flash of light in Central Park, the wondrous wall-crawler is back! And he looks a whole lot different! Wow, a new costume! What happened during the Secret Wars on the Beyonder's world? The ominous truth will be revealed to both the readers and the web-slinger in the days and weeks ahead! Cameo appearances by the Black Cat, Dr. Curt Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson , Aunt May, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: Marvel Age 12 contained sketches of the new costume two months prior to the publication of this issue. Spidey's new costume was also unveiled in Marvel Team-Up 141 and Spectacular Spider-Man 90. The first issue of the (1984) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series was published the same month as Amazing Spider-Man 252. The web-slinger discovers his new costume in issue 8 of the limited series. The Frenz-Janson cover is a tribute to the iconic cover of Amazing Fantasy 15. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 266. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 470,527; average paid circulation: 241,762. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $3,699.00 Paper: White Label #4537978004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($110.97) will be charged at checkout.

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,695.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #2138894009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($110.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Claws of the Panther!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Captain America and Black Panther join forces to combat the henchmen of Baron Zemo. "The Warrior and the Whip!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Iron Man creates holograms of himself to confuse Whiplash during their battle; Jasper Sitwell has searches for Tony Stark at Stark Industries; He discovers that Morgan Stark took Iron Man away. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $3,650.00 Paper: Off white Label #4637091015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($109.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The Neat Job!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; An abused housewife married to a neat freak snaps one day and neatly dices the sections of her husband's body into small jars. Yellow!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; A Colonel's son faces the firing squad for cowardice under fire, and is court-martialed and found guilty, sentenced to die by firing squad. Alibi! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Monsters!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Joe Orlando; Aliens deposit their mutant births on Earth which, to them, appear as horrible monsters, but appear as regular human beings to the Earth men. The Rug!, script by Ball Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Conrad and his friend Reggie head up to the big woods for some relaxation, as well as going hunting for a grizzly bear. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $3,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4257640002

"The Doomsmith Scenario!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont and Len Wein. Art by Dave Cockrum. It is a changing of the guard at Xavier's School for the Gifted. Professor X's original students are replaced by an all new team of X-Men. The demonic acrobat Nightcrawler, the weather controlling Storm, the iron-skinned strongman - Colossus, the shrieking Banshee, the tribal warrior - Thunderbird, and the dangerous Wolverine have been gathered together from the four corners of the world to defend mankind from the forces of evil, and to vanguard Xavier's dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace and harmony. However, their first mission may be their last. The new X-Men must stop the sinister madman Count Nefaria who has seized control of the United States' strategic missile force. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $3,600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4479344002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($108.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. In this first landmark issue, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, and Ant Man form the Avengers in "The Coming of the Avengers!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Loki, having been previously captured by Thor, is being held prisoner at the Isle of Silence in Asgard; His physical form may be confined there, but by means of thought projection his disembodied self travels to Earth in search of revenge; He spots Thor in his human identity of Dr. Don Blake, but resists defeating him as it would be a hollow victory compared to defeating him as Thor; After hours of searching, Loki happens across the Hulk and devises a wicked plan to entice Blake to transform into Thor; Hours later, newspapers print articles about the Hulk being on the rampage again and a manhunt begins; The Hulk's friend, Rick Jones, reads the article with disbelief and meets with members of the Teen Brigade in order to find help to track Hulk down to find the truth; They attempt to contact the Fantastic Four but Loki interferes with the radio signal, diverting it to Don Blake; He decides to transform into Thor to help the Teen Brigade; Unknown to Loki, the radio signal is also picked up by Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Iron Man, who also travel to assist; Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp pursue the Hulk to an auto factory in Detroit; Thor appears with Loki to clear Hulk's name; Suddenly Loki makes himself radioactive forcing the heroes to retreat; Luckily, Loki stands over a trapdoor and Ant-Man's ants trigger a switch, dropping him into a lead-lined tank; Upon celebrating their victory, Ant-Man and the Wasp point out how well they could work as a team, and that they should work together in future; The Wasp decides they should call themselves the Avengers, and everybody agrees. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Superman, Pep Morgan, the Adventures of Marco Polo, Tex Thompson (art by Bernard Baily), Chuck Dawson, and Zatara (art by Fred Guardineer). Full-page ads for Superman # 2 and New York World's Fair Comics. Superman cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Dolls of Death starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Fountains of Flame starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. Triple Mysteries starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Cowboy text story. The Mystery of the Million Dollar Loot starring Patriot, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Vince Alascia. The Epicure of Crime starring Angle, art by Mort Lawrence. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Origin and first appearance of Doctor Doom in "Prisoners of Doctor Doom!" Part 1, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; Doctor Doom takes the Invisible Girl hostage to insure her teammates' obedience. Part 2 Back to the Past!; Doctor Doom brings the FF to his castle stronghold in the USA; There he sends the Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic back in time to retrieve the pirate Blackbeard's treasure. Part 3 On the Trail of Blackbeard; The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard. Part 4 Battle; The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the Pirate and wishes to remain in the past. Part 5 "The Vengeance of Doctor Doom!"; Doom tries to kill the FF when they return from the past, but Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack. Hulk cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer Roy Thomas. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $3,600.00 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Stan Lee on 5/3/18, Brett Breeding, Roger Stern on 8/18/18 and Klaus Janson on 4/10/21. Label #2504947011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($108.00) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. First appearance of Spider-Man's new black (alien symbiote) costume in "Homecoming!" Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Brett Breeding (finishes). Cover by Ron Frenz and Klaus Janson. One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man! With a brilliant flash of light in Central Park, the wondrous wall-crawler is back! And he looks a whole lot different! Wow, a new costume! What happened during the Secret Wars on the Beyonder's world? The ominous truth will be revealed to both the readers and the web-slinger in the days and weeks ahead! Cameo appearances by the Black Cat, Dr. Curt Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson , Aunt May, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: Marvel Age 12 contained sketches of the new costume two months prior to the publication of this issue. Spidey's new costume was also unveiled in Marvel Team-Up 141 and Spectacular Spider-Man 90. The first issue of the (1984) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series was published the same month as Amazing Spider-Man 252. The web-slinger discovers his new costume in issue 8 of the limited series. The Frenz-Janson cover is a tribute to the iconic cover of Amazing Fantasy 15. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 266. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 470,527; average paid circulation: 241,762. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

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Written by Bob Kanigher. Art by George Tuska, Carmine Infantino, and Nick Cardy. The Titans take a space flight to rescue Mal. Speedy, Hawk and Wonder Girl land on the Moon to investigate some mysterious lights that Mal saw as he passed and find aliens who have crashed on the moon. Out of this World cartoon page, art by John Costanza. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Sky Gal (1994) #2; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Hands of Greed" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Avison. "The Horror of the Seas," art by Avison; Cap and Bucky encounter a race of undersea people that have built a temple to their goddess Lai-Son beneath the reef where they sacrifice the townspeople under the command of a Nazi who plans to use them as the spearhead of an invasion. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. "The Imp and the Pirates," script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Percy humor page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein. "Pacific Voyage" text story. "Red Skull's Deadly Revenge," script by Lee, art by Avison; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News ad. Joker Comics ad, art by Lee King. "Murder in Cross Lane," script by Lee, art by Don Rico; When Roddy's reporter friend, Jerry Dash, is accused of murdering a fellow reporter, the Secret Stamp goes into action to save his life from an angry mob. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Thanos defeats Drax the Destroyer and obtains the Cosmic Cube--and that can't be a good thing! The Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch, the Vision, and the Black Panther) guest star in "When Titans Collide!" Plot, pencils, and script (chapter 2) by Jim Starlin, script (chapters 1 and 3) by Mike Friedrich, inks by Dan Green. (Splash page art retouches by John Romita Sr.). Captain Marvel battles the Controller. Drax the Destroyer appearance. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

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Fall 1943. The Justice Society of America has its hand full when "Insects Turn to Crime!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Pierce Rice and Arthur Cazenueve), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Starman (art by Rice/Cazenueve), the Atom (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Full-page ad for the Junior Justice Society of America fan club. Combined full-page ad for Wonder Woman 6, Comic Cavalcade 4, All-Flash 12, and Green Lantern 9. Frank Harry cover. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. First appearance of Elektra in Elektra, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Matt is after an international criminal being protected by Eric Slaughter when he runs across his college sweetheart turned bounty hunter; this story, by the way, is a reworking of a couple of classic Spirit stories by Will Eisner, Sand Serif and Bring in Sand Serif (1950). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $3,500.00 Paper: White Golden Record Reprint. Label #0749478003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

COMIC ONLY, NO RECORD - Reprint from the Golden Record Comic set. Near exact replica of Avengers # 4, but there is no cover price or issue # and Golden Record ad on back cover. 4A does not include the record. "Captain America Joins the Avengers!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. Roster includes: Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, Iron Man and Captain America. Rick Jones and Sub-Mariner appearances. First modern appearances of Captain America and Bucky. First appearance (shadowed cameo of face) of the first Baron Zemo. Kirby/Roussos cover.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $3,500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Promise The Promise Collection. Label #1974641005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by StrandEstate

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C. L. Hartman, Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Robert Sale and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The origin of Mr. Common Sense, sometimes known as Officer Common Sense, a ghost cop who becomes an occasional story host like Mr. Crime. London is terrorized by The Ratcliff Highway murders in the early 1800s. Hoods terrorize a wealthy man with extortion threats against his children. Plus a vintage PSA for wartime tin-can recycling. Uncle Sam Needs Tin!; The Cocksure Counterfeiter; The Slippery Mr. Smith; The Smile of Death; The Saga of "Hungry Joe"; The Monster of Crime; The Meanest Crime; This'll Kill You!; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Last Battle!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Gerry Conway. Art by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. It's a wild shootout in Westchester as the gang war between Hammerhead and Dr. Octopus reaches its conclusion! And amidst the raging gun battle, Spider-Man finds Aunt May! But shockingly, Aunt May has thrown in with Doc Ock! So while dodging Doctor Octopus' arms and Hammerhead's bullets, the web-slinger has to make sure -- he doesn't get clipped by his dear aunt! In the meantime, the Daily Bugle learns about the firefight in Westchester; andJoe Robertson, Ned Leeds, and Gwen Stacy drive to the scene! Can your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man defeat two super-villains -- and save his Aunt May -- in one fell swoop? What a finish! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson and Betty Brant. (Notes: John Romita is credited as aco-plotter. Hammerhead and Dr. Octopus return in Amazing Spider-Man 130. This issue is reprinted in Marvel Tales #94.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton and others. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Space aliens abduct a pair of earthlings named Adam and Evelyn for a repopulation experiment. Space station workers learn their replacements have been captured by aliens, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. In the 25th century, the Earth is a paradise with all work done by robots, until.... Classic horror cover by Bernard Baily. In the Beginning; The Lost City; The Mind Movers; Rat-Trap; Serve and Obey; Jessup's Joker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Ruben Moreira, Jerry Devers, Donald Bayne Hobart, Gene Fawcette, Oliver Buchanan, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Newsstand Edition. 1st appearance of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in comics. Cover by Ross Andru and Frank Giacoia. Stories by Paul Kupperberg and Mike W. Barr. Art by Curt Swan, José Delbo, Mike DeCarlo and John Calnan. Skeletor attempts to force entry to Castle Grayskull. The energy discharge causes a storm that breaches dimensions, pulling Superman from Earth to Eternia. After a brief struggle with Skeletor, Superman teams up with He-Man to stop the villain in "From Eternia -- with Death!" by Paul Kupperberg, Curt Swan and Mike DeCarlo. Characters in this story: Battle Cat [Cringer] (introduction); Beastman (villain, introduction); Josh Coyle; The Goddess [Teela] (introduction); He-Man [Prince Adam] (introduction); Man-at-Arms (introduction); Skeletor (villain, introduction); Superman [Clark Kent]; Teela (introduction); Zoar (falcon, unnamed, introduction); Crusher (single appearance). Plus: Back-up story "Whatever Happened to Sandy, the Golden Boy?" by Mike W. Barr, José Delbo and John Calnan. Characters in this story: The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (also in flashback); Sandy the Golden Boy [Sandy Hawkins] (also in flashback); The Shatterer [Dr. Price] (villain, single appearance, death); Dr. Raymond Baxter (in flashback); Roger Phelps (security guard). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Fate of Tony Stark: Part 4 of 4 - "What Price Life?" Story by Archie Goodwin. Art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig. Story continues from Avengers 69. After surviving open heart surgery at Municipal Hospital, Tony Stark is abducted once again by Midas. However, this time the golden avenger has an ally in his attempt to escape from Midas' Aegean Island fortress: Madame Masque! Can Iron Man and Madame Masque (aka Whitney Frost) finally defeat the evil Midas? Cameo appearance by Captain America. 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "Hunt for Mr. 50," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Dynamic Duo trace a smuggling ring to Hawaii and travel there to confront them in order to locate the ring leader. Half-page Lefty Looie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Tiniest Villain in the World," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; When the Caped Crusader learns that Joe Burr has kidnapped a noted inventor of a shrinking machine, Batman deliberately shrinks himself to miniature size to capture the villain. Let Science Serve You! public service announcement. "The Son of the Joker," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane); In this imaginary story, penned by Alfred, trusted butler of Bruce Wayne, the Second Batman and Robin team run up against the Son of the Joker, who is using the tricks of the trade once used by his father! Full-page ads for Batman Annual 2 and Superman Annual 4. Statement of ownership; 485,000 average sales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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First appearances of the Punisher and the Jackal in "The Punisher Strikes Twice!" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt (backgrounds). Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. One of the landmark issues of the bronze age! The Punisher, the legendary gun-toting vigilante, makes his first appearance in the Marvel Universe! And his first target...is none other than your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! But before Frank Castle can locate the web-slinger, he needs directions from a mysterious new super-villain called the Jackal! Once the dastardly Jackal tells the sharpshooting anti-hero where to find the wall-crawler, the inaugural battle between the Punisher and the Amazing Spider-Man erupts! The first of many classic confrontations! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The Punisher appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 134 (cameo) and 135. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 106 and again in Marvel Tales 209.) 36 pages. 20 cent cover price. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Maurice Scott. Shock Gibson story, art by Maurice Scott. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. Catching a Crook text story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Dick Briefer (Rem Brant). Death Races the Fire Fiend starring Smoke Carter, script and art by Munson Paddock (Joe E. Martin). Landor, Maker of Monsters story, art by Gregory Torey. Liquid Gold On the Chase Ranch starring Texas Tyler, script and art by Harry Walters. Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.