Auctions: comic books 1938 or later, graded by CGC

Aliens vs. Predator (1990) 0 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3827280011

Collecst the Aliens vs. Predator Prequel story from Dark Horse Presents #34-#36 - Written by Randy Stradley. Art by Phill Norwood and Karl Story. Cover by Mike Mignola Originally published in three installments in Dark Horse Presents, this edition collects the blockbuster "prequel" tale written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Phillip Norwood. This storyline takes place prior to events contained in the Aliens vs. Predator four-issue, full-color series. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.

Aliens vs. Predator (1990) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0130281014

Written by Randy Stradley. Art by Chris Warner and Robert Campanella. Cover by Dave Dorman. Action is the key word for this final issue of comicdom's best-selling direct-sale comic book series! Machiko's only allies against the ever-increasing Alien horde are a lone Predator and a man on the brink of death! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

All New Wolverine (2016) 1C CGC 9.8 Grant Hip Hop Variant

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Grant Variant Cover

Label #4402527005

Hip Hop Variant Cover by Keron Grant. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by David Lopez and David Navarrot. LAURA KINNEY EMBRACES HER DESTINY. HERE! COMES! WOLVERINE! X-23 was created to be a weapon and for a time, that's all she was. But with the help of her mentor, LOGAN-the original WOLVERINE-she escaped that dark past. Tragically, Logan has fallen, but Laura will continue in his footsteps as a hero. Recent events have her doing everything in her power to keep those around her alive, as violent forces are hell-bent on mutual destruction. If anyone can stop them, it's Laura. She is the best there is at what she does. She is THE ALL-NEW WOLVERINE. 44 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

All New Wolverine (2016) 1E CGC 9.6 Marquez 1:15 Variant

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Marquez Variant Cover

Label #4402527004

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by David Lopez and David Navarrot. Cover by David Marquez. LAURA KINNEY EMBRACES HER DESTINY. HERE! COMES! WOLVERINE! X-23 was created to be a weapon and for a time, that's all she was. But with the help of her mentor, LOGAN-the original WOLVERINE-she escaped that dark past. Tragically, Logan has fallen, but Laura will continue in his footsteps as a hero. Recent events have her doing everything in her power to keep those around her alive, as violent forces are hell-bent on mutual destruction. If anyone can stop them, it's Laura. She is the best there is at what she does. She is THE ALL-NEW WOLVERINE. 44 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

All New X-Men (2013) 6C CGC 9.8 Bachalo 50th Anniversary Variant

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Variant Edition.

Label #0207399033

X-Men 50th Anniversary Variant Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by David Marquez. David Marquez (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man) takes the artistic reins for 3 issues! Brian Bendis further defines the future of the X-Men! Cover price $3.99.

All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder (2005) 10B CGC 9.4 Quitely Variant

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Variant Cover.

Label #4389513001

Limited Variant Cover by Frank Quitely. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Jim Lee & Scott Williams. Batgirl, Catwoman, Black Canary, and even Detective Gordon's better half give Gotham a headache so big it'll split the city in two! ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

All Star Comics (1940-1978) 58 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #3938851001

1st appearance of Power Girl. Cover art by Mike Grell. The Super Squad! starring the All Star Super Squad, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Wally Wood; Power Girl describes the Super Squad as a strike force composed of the JSA and the three younger heroes--Robin, Power Girl, and Star-Spangled Kid. Letters from Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails. The Captive Commissioner Hostess ad starring Batman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

All True Romance (1948) 1 CGC 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4018522008

All-Star Comics Facsimile Edition (2023 DC) 3A CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4402137001

Cover by Ee Hibbard. Written by Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel, Ken Fitch, Sheldon Mayer, and others Art by E.E. Hibbard, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, and others All-Star Comics presents the inaugural meeting of America's first superhero team: the Justice Society of America! Within the Justice Society clubrooms, the Atom, the Flash, the Sandman, the Spectre, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Green Lantern, and Hourman assemble and recount some of the greatest tales that made them the mightiest champions of right and justice in the world. With guest appearances from Johnny Thunder and the Red Tornado, this facsimile comic is a must-have for fans of DC's preeminent Golden Age team. 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4350648002

"Tundra!" Story and art by John Byrne. Exploding from the pages of the X-Men comes Canada's premier super-team - Alpha Flight! The monstrous Sasquatch, the mystical Shaman, the twins, Aurora and Northstar, the divine Snowbird, the tumbling Puck (1st appearance), the aquatic beauty, Marrina (1st appearance), and their leader, Vindicator, must reunite to stop the destructive elemental force known as Tundra. NOTE: Also 1st appearance of Omega Flight (Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback,& Smart Alec). Cover price $1.00.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4039685022

"Tundra!" Story and art by John Byrne. Exploding from the pages of the X-Men comes Canada's premier super-team - Alpha Flight! The monstrous Sasquatch, the mystical Shaman, the twins, Aurora and Northstar, the divine Snowbird, the tumbling Puck (1st appearance), the aquatic beauty, Marrina (1st appearance), and their leader, Vindicator, must reunite to stop the destructive elemental force known as Tundra. NOTE: Also 1st appearance of Omega Flight (Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback,& Smart Alec). Cover price $1.00.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 6 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1560097003

"Snowblind!" Story and art by John Byrne. The beautiful Snowbird fights alone against an ancient evil from the past. Includes the back-up feature: The Origins of Alpha Flight. "The Old Ways!" Starring Shaman. Doctor Strange cameo. Story and art by John Byrne. Cover price $0.60.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 34 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0157698002

2nd appearance of Yuriko as Lady Deathstrike. "Honor!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Wolverine. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Cover by Mike Mignola. A woman by the name of Lady Deathstrike seeks out the feral X-Man, Wolverine, to avenge the honor of her father and the theft of his life's work. It was her father, Lord Dark Wind, who created the bonding process that gave Wolverine his unbreakable bones. Plus, what does the undersea tyrant known as Attuma want with the aquatic heroine Marrina? Cover price $0.75.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 51 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

Minor front/back scuff(s).

Label #4333836017

"Friends in High Places!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Jim Lee (1st Marvel work) and Whilce Portacio. The Canadian government tests the new Alpha Flight by sending in a full scale military attack force. They soon discover that Alpha Flight is more powerful and capable than ever. Get ready for a whole new direction for Canada's premier super team! Cover price $0.75.

Alpha Flight (1997 2nd Series) 17 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4401224015

Cover pencils by Duncan Rouleau. Tokyo Takedown, script by Steve Seagle and Duncan Rouleau (Assists), pencils by Duncan Roulea and Gus Vazquez (Assists), inks by Rob Hunter and Joe Rubinstein; Sunfire returns to Department H for answers about his "radiation poisoning" and is not happy. Big Hero 6 calls for help when X the Unknowable attacks an amusement park in Japan. Sunfire leaves to help and Alpha follows; Meanwhile, Northstar meets Sasquatch and Shaman outside the Dapartment H headquarters looking for his sister, but they warn him about going inside; Dr Huxley, having been treated unkindly by the new director, heads to the basement and his super-secret creation, the new Weapon X. Unfortunately, Weapon X has escaped. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Alpha Flight (1997 2nd Series) 17 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4261460019

Cover pencils by Duncan Rouleau. Tokyo Takedown, script by Steve Seagle and Duncan Rouleau (Assists), pencils by Duncan Roulea and Gus Vazquez (Assists), inks by Rob Hunter and Joe Rubinstein; Sunfire returns to Department H for answers about his "radiation poisoning" and is not happy. Big Hero 6 calls for help when X the Unknowable attacks an amusement park in Japan. Sunfire leaves to help and Alpha follows; Meanwhile, Northstar meets Sasquatch and Shaman outside the Dapartment H headquarters looking for his sister, but they warn him about going inside; Dr Huxley, having been treated unkindly by the new director, heads to the basement and his super-secret creation, the new Weapon X. Unfortunately, Weapon X has escaped. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 7 CGC 9.6

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Label #4365963018

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by JAMES JEAN The fans spoke and Marvel listened. The winner of the Marvel.com poll for characters fans wanted to see revamped makes her astonishing debut! Amazing Fantasy #7 is proud to present the all-new, all-different SCORPION! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network, A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true identity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother, with S.H.I.E.L.D. hot on her trail, hoping she'll lead them right to the terrorists' leadership! Part (1of 6) 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 7 CGC 9.6

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Label #4365963022

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by JAMES JEAN The fans spoke and Marvel listened. The winner of the Marvel.com poll for characters fans wanted to see revamped makes her astonishing debut! Amazing Fantasy #7 is proud to present the all-new, all-different SCORPION! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network, A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true identity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother, with S.H.I.E.L.D. hot on her trail, hoping she'll lead them right to the terrorists' leadership! Part (1of 6) 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 7 CGC 9.4

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Label #4365963024

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by JAMES JEAN The fans spoke and Marvel listened. The winner of the Marvel.com poll for characters fans wanted to see revamped makes her astonishing debut! Amazing Fantasy #7 is proud to present the all-new, all-different SCORPION! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network, A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true identity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother, with S.H.I.E.L.D. hot on her trail, hoping she'll lead them right to the terrorists' leadership! Part (1of 6) 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 12 CGC 9.6

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Label #4084142001

Written by Fred Van Lente & JEFF PARKER Penciled by Leonard Kirk & FEDERICA MANFREDI Cover by James Jean 'POISON TOMORROW' The new Scorpion's first mission reaches its nail-biting, action-packed climax! A.I.M.'s sleeper agents launch their terrifying attack! Carmilla confronts her diabolical mother at last! Will the Scorpion thwart her schemes ... or succumb to her dark birthright? Part 6 (of 6). PLUS: Another deadly 8-page bonus story featuring Marvel's newest horror sensation, Vampire by Night! Guest-Starring Werewolf by Night! Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 15 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2043901004

Planet Hulk/World War Hulk tie-in (1st appearance of Amadeus Cho) - Written by DANIEL WAY, DAN SLOTT, GREG PAK, ROBERT KIRKMAN, & ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled by PETE WOODS, NICK DRAGOTTA, JEFF PARKER, SAL BUSCEMA, KHARI RANDOLPH & TAKESHI MIYAZAWA Cover by PETE WOODS MILESTONE ISSUE: In the tradition of the original Marvel classic that debuted everyone's favorite wall crawler, we introduce a new generation of heroes in this 48-page special featuring five new stories by our hottest new writers. Will lightning strike twice? Is Marvel's next superstar in these very pages? A guaranteed blast of comic book fun! Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2022 Marvel) 1000SHATTERED CGC 9.8 Dimasi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #4233561013

Shattered Comics cover with mosaic by Matt Dimasi. Written by Anthony Falcone, Michael Cho, Dan Slott, Armando Iannucci, Rainbow Rowell, Ho Che Anderson, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman and Mike Pasciullo. Art by Michael Cho, Jim Cheung, Ryan Stegman, Olivier Coipel, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Terry Dodson, Marco Checchetto, Steve McNiven, Todd Nauck, JP Mayer, Klaus Janson and Rachel Dodson. The comic that brought you SPIDER-MAN hits issue #1000! We're going big to celebrate in this, our thousandth issue of AMAZING FANTASY! An ALL-STAR roster of creators are coming together to celebrate Peter Parker and Spider-Man's birthdays! Sixty years ago, Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, imbued with the creature's powers, used those powers for fame, lost his uncle to a robber he could have stopped, and learned the most important lesson of his life. Six decades later, millions of people have learned that same lesson and watched the wall-crawler spin his web as the greatest fictional character of all time. To celebrate, we asked eight of the best creative teams in the world to add to Spider-Man's web, so pull on your mask, grab your extra web-cartridges, and turn the page! Featuring: "Just Some Guy" by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho; "Spider-Man vs. His Sinister 60th" by Dan Slott and Jim Cheung; "Spider-Man vs. Conspiriton" by Armando Iannucci, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer; "The Kid's Got a Good Eye" by Rainbow Rowell and Olivier Coipel; "In the Flesh" by Ho Che Anderson, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Klaus Janson; "Slaves of the Witch-Queen!" by Kurt Busiek, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson; "You Get It" by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto; and "With Great Power..." by Neil Gaiman and Steve McNiven. Plus: Marvel remembers Mike Pasciullo with "Along Came a Rhino..." by Mike Pasciullo and Todd Nauck. 72 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $7.99.

Amazing Fantasy (2022 Marvel) 1000SHATTERED CGC 9.8 Dimasi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #4233561020

Shattered Comics cover with mosaic by Matt Dimasi. Written by Anthony Falcone, Michael Cho, Dan Slott, Armando Iannucci, Rainbow Rowell, Ho Che Anderson, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman and Mike Pasciullo. Art by Michael Cho, Jim Cheung, Ryan Stegman, Olivier Coipel, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Terry Dodson, Marco Checchetto, Steve McNiven, Todd Nauck, JP Mayer, Klaus Janson and Rachel Dodson. The comic that brought you SPIDER-MAN hits issue #1000! We're going big to celebrate in this, our thousandth issue of AMAZING FANTASY! An ALL-STAR roster of creators are coming together to celebrate Peter Parker and Spider-Man's birthdays! Sixty years ago, Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, imbued with the creature's powers, used those powers for fame, lost his uncle to a robber he could have stopped, and learned the most important lesson of his life. Six decades later, millions of people have learned that same lesson and watched the wall-crawler spin his web as the greatest fictional character of all time. To celebrate, we asked eight of the best creative teams in the world to add to Spider-Man's web, so pull on your mask, grab your extra web-cartridges, and turn the page! Featuring: "Just Some Guy" by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho; "Spider-Man vs. His Sinister 60th" by Dan Slott and Jim Cheung; "Spider-Man vs. Conspiriton" by Armando Iannucci, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer; "The Kid's Got a Good Eye" by Rainbow Rowell and Olivier Coipel; "In the Flesh" by Ho Che Anderson, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Klaus Janson; "Slaves of the Witch-Queen!" by Kurt Busiek, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson; "You Get It" by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto; and "With Great Power..." by Neil Gaiman and Steve McNiven. Plus: Marvel remembers Mike Pasciullo with "Along Came a Rhino..." by Mike Pasciullo and Todd Nauck. 72 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $7.99.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 139 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4365962024

In this issue: Mark Verheiden and Mike Richardson discuss Aliens; Mike Richardson discusses Godzilla; Eric Shanower interview on Oz graphic novels; Celebrating Superman - suggestions for new writers. Plus: Editorial; Newsline; Coming Distractions; First Look - The Trouble with Girls; The New Small Press Watch - Eccentricities & Attitudes; Don Rosa's Information Center; Comics in Review - Godzilla, Liberty Project, Justice Machine, more; Amazing Readers. Aliens cover by Mark A. Nelson. Cover price $2.75.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 13 CGC 5.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4195542001

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mysterio in The Menace of... Mysterio!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mysterio first frames Spider-Man for a crime wave, then challenges him to a battle on top of the Brooklyn Bridge. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 8 and 151. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 13 CGC 0.5 SS

Paper: Off white

Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case

Signed by Stan Lee on 9/22/18. Back cover missing. Coupon out of page 9, affects story. Incomplete.

Label #1551844007

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mysterio in The Menace of... Mysterio!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mysterio first frames Spider-Man for a crime wave, then challenges him to a battle on top of the Brooklyn Bridge. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 8 and 151. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 14 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Slab: See item notes

Minor front/back scuff(s).

Label #1994581003

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) in The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Green Goblin hires the Enforcers to help him defeat Spider-Man; To further his plan he convinces B.J. Cosmos to film a movie of Spider-Man fighting Goblin and the Enforcers in the desert; While filming, Goblin and the Enforcers attack Spider-Man and accidentally awaken the Hulk. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 9 and 152. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 15 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #2105752001

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Kraven the Hunter in Kraven the Hunter!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Chameleon hires his old friend Kraven the Hunter to hunt down Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 10 and 153. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 17 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4115421002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Second appearance of the Green Goblin in The Return of the Green Goblin!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man attends a fan club meeting organized by Flash Thompson, but the Green Goblin crashes the meeting; Fortunately the Human Torch is in attendance to help Spider-Man; During the battle Spider-Man finds out that Aunt May is in the hospital and he leaves, causing everyone to believe that he is a coward. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 12 and 155. Letter to the editor by comics writer Doug Moench. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 18 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3805048004

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Third appearance of the Sandman in The End of Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; With the entire city thinking he is a coward, Spider-Man runs from Sandman; Peter's life is in shambles, and he contemplates giving up being Spider-Man to concentrate on his personal life; Cameos by the Avengers, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, the Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and the Vulture. First appearance of Ned Leeds (later Hobgoblin). Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 13 and 156. Letter to the editor from comics artist Frank Brunner. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 18 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #4264410003

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Third appearance of the Sandman in The End of Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; With the entire city thinking he is a coward, Spider-Man runs from Sandman; Peter's life is in shambles, and he contemplates giving up being Spider-Man to concentrate on his personal life; Cameos by the Avengers, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, the Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and the Vulture. First appearance of Ned Leeds (later Hobgoblin). Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 13 and 156. Letter to the editor from comics artist Frank Brunner. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 20 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4037721002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Scorpion in The Coming of the Scorpion!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; J. Jonah Jameson pays Dr. Stillwell to turn Mac Gargan into the Scorpion to try to capture Spider-Man. Stillwell's formula makes Gargan become more evil than he originally was and the Scorpion goes on a rampage and is finally stopped by Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 15 and 158. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 22 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4308108002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Princess Python (part of the Masters of Menace) in The Clown and His Masters of Menace!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man goes to Ringmaster and his criminal circus performers hotel room; the performers kick Ringmaster out of their group and steal some paintings; Spidey battles Ringmaster. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 17 and 160. 32 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 24 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388997001

Spider-Man goes to see a psychiatrist! But it's really Mysterio messing with Spidey's mind in "Spider-Man Goes Mad." Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by Steve Ditko. Cameos (actually part of Spider-Man's imagination) by Doctor Octopus, the Vulture, and the Sandman. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 19 and 162. Letters to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor and mycomicshop.com president Buddy Saunders! Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 25 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #2074482011

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mary Jane Watson (cameo; face not shown) in "Captured by J. Jonah Jameson," script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; As Peter goes to sell pictures of a crime to J. Jonah Jameson, an inventor named Smythe comes in with a robot guaranteeing the destruction of Spider-Man; Since Peter needs money bad, he eggs Jameson on to hear out the wacky inventor; Smythe shows how his robot instantly shoots out steel tentacles at the hint of a spider's presence and grabs a hold of Peter, much to his surprise; Jameson is given a remote control and they agree to a deal; Betty is furious with Peter for trying to trap Spider-Man, not understanding his true reasons; Peter shows up at school and has Flash Thompson waiting to fight him as he hangs around Liz Allan too much to his liking; As Peter exits school, he sees the robot and begins to run; Flash, thinking he's running away from a fight runs after Peter; First appearance of Spencer Smythe. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #20 and #163. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 29 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4375296004

Cover by Steve Ditko. Never Step on a Scorpion!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Steve Ditko; Scorpion breaks free from jail and plans on killing both Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson. The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page; Ads for Spider-Man T-Shirt and MMMS fan club. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 168. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 34 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4388997003

Cover by Steve Ditko. Fourth appearance of Kraven the Hunter in "The Thrill of the Hunt", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Kraven dresses up as Spider-Man and harasses J. Jonah Jameson to get Spider-Man to come out for a re-match of their last fight. Ad for Marvel T-Shirts and Mighty Marvel Marching Society items, art by Marie Severin. Letter to the editor from comics editor Richard Pini (Elfquest). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 37 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1295208018

Cover by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Norman Osborn (the original Green Goblin) in Once Upon A Time, There Was A Robot...!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; When Professor Stromm is released from prison he plans to take revenge on his old business partner, Norman Osborn. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 176. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 37 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4131466004

Cover by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Norman Osborn (the original Green Goblin) in Once Upon A Time, There Was A Robot...!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; When Professor Stromm is released from prison he plans to take revenge on his old business partner, Norman Osborn. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 176. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 37 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4375296001

Cover by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Norman Osborn (the original Green Goblin) in Once Upon A Time, There Was A Robot...!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; When Professor Stromm is released from prison he plans to take revenge on his old business partner, Norman Osborn. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 176. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 41 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0344897001

Cover pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (touch-ups). First appearance of the Rhino in The Horns of the Rhino!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito (as M. Demeo) and John Romita Sr. (touch-ups); The Rhino attempts to kidnap John Jameson to turn him over to foreign powers that want his secrets about the U.S. space program; Spider-Man manages to stop the Rhino. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 30 and 190. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 50 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #4017316001

Cover pencils by John Romita. First appearance of the Kingpin in Spider-Man No More!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito [as Mickey Dimeo]; Fearing for his aunt's health and tired of being hounded by Jameson, Peter gives up being Spider-Man and concentrates on being a simple college student; A kid finds the discarded Spidey suit in the trash can and brings it to the Daily Bugle where Jonah proudly puts it on display; Pete's personal life starts looking up but crime increases as the Kingpin gathers the mob under his leadership; Feeling guilty about the crime wave, Peter remembers the lessons taught to him by his uncle's death and decides to become Spider-Man once again. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon cameos. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #190. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 58 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3948499002

Cover by John Romita Sr. Ka-Zar appearance in To Kill a Spider-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr. (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils), inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Spencer Smythe has created a Spider-Slayer robot for J. Jonah Jameson to use against the Wallcrawler; But when Jameson fails to capture Spider-Man, Smythe takes over control with designs on killing the hero! Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 30. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 63 CGC 4.5

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Label #4330885010

Cover by John Romita Sr. Wings in the Night!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr. (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils), inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Spider-Man tries to break up a fight between the Vulture and the New Vulture; Spidey saves a kid who is about to fall to his death from a balcony. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 46. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 65 CGC 9.2

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Label #4289555001

Cover by John Romita Sr. The Impossible Escape!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr. (layouts) and Jim Mooney (pencils), inks by Jim Mooney; After collapsing in the middle of the street last issue, Spider-Man is taken into police custody; inmates kidnap Captain Stacy for use as a hostage; Spidey deactivates the main generator in the jail. Green Goblin cameo. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 48. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 69 CGC 8.0

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Label #4136812001

Cover by John Romita Sr. Mission: Crush The Kingpin!, script by John Romita (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (pencils), inks by Jim Mooney; Spidey goes heads-up with the strength of the Kingpin, who is knocked out when his own cane-gun backfires; The police arrest the Kingpin for theft of the priceless tablet, but he claims that his ally Spider-Man has spirited it away; Meanwhile, Spidey manages to open the vault and retrieve the tablet, but when he tries to return it the police open fire on him. Letter to the editor from comics artist Kerry Gammill. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 52. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 71 CGC 6.0

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Label #3764150002

"The Speedster and the Spider!" Guest-starring Quicksilver. Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. A downtrodden web-slinger returns to his apartment after losing his temper with J. Jonah Jameson last issue. However Peter Parker's fortunes change the next day when he sells several photographs to the Daily Bugle's stand-in chief (Joe Robertson); and gives the troublesome clay tablet to Captain Stacy. Meanwhile, Quicksilver is back in New York and looking for a way to redeem himself. The mutant speedster decides that bringing Spider-Man to justice would be the best way. So Pietro launches a surprise attack against the wall-crawler! Quicksilver vs. Spider-Man! May the fastest man win! First appearance of Martha Robertson. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Harry Osborn, John Jameson, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, and Randy Robertson. Flashback cameos by the Scarlet Witch and the Toad. (Notes: Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) #53. This issue includes a statement of ownership: average print run 556,000; average paid circulation 373,303.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 71 CGC 4.5

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Label #4065468006

"The Speedster and the Spider!" Guest-starring Quicksilver. Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. A downtrodden web-slinger returns to his apartment after losing his temper with J. Jonah Jameson last issue. However Peter Parker's fortunes change the next day when he sells several photographs to the Daily Bugle's stand-in chief (Joe Robertson); and gives the troublesome clay tablet to Captain Stacy. Meanwhile, Quicksilver is back in New York and looking for a way to redeem himself. The mutant speedster decides that bringing Spider-Man to justice would be the best way. So Pietro launches a surprise attack against the wall-crawler! Quicksilver vs. Spider-Man! May the fastest man win! First appearance of Martha Robertson. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Harry Osborn, John Jameson, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, and Randy Robertson. Flashback cameos by the Scarlet Witch and the Toad. (Notes: Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) #53. This issue includes a statement of ownership: average print run 556,000; average paid circulation 373,303.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 73 CGC 5.5

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Label #4065468007

First appearances of Silvermane and Man-Mountain Marko in "The Web Closes!" Plot by John Buscema and John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. Spider-Man is in hot pursuit of the ancient clay tablet! And he receives a tip from Captain Stacy -- that the Shocker's girlfriend may have it. The wall-crawler rushes to her apartment, but a new super-villain is already there: Man-Mountain Marko! The Maggia sent Marko to get the petrified tablet...and nobody is going to stop him! The web-slinger tries his best, but the raging bull grabs the tablet and takes it to his boss: Silvermane. Why does Silvermane want the tablet? And why does he need Dr. Curt Connors' help? Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, Caesar Cicero, Joe Robertson, Randy Robertson, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: The letters page includes letters from comics historian Peter Sanderson and comics writer J.M. DeMatteis, respectively. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #54.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 75 CGC 5.5

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Label #4065468008

First 15¢ cover price. "Death Without Warning!" Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. At last it's the conclusion to the Petrified Tablet saga! In a stroke of scientific brilliance, Dr. Curt Connors deciphered the tablet...and created a special potion to reverse aging. And now after drinking it, Silvermane is young again! And nobody can believe it! But the special potion may come with a fateful twist. Once the wall-crawler crashes into the Maggia's headquarters, Silvermane's luck begins to change! The amazing one challenges Man-Mountain Marko and the rejuvenated Silvermane -- to free Martha Connors and Billy! Can Spider-Man knock out his opponents before Dr. Connors transforms into you-know-who? Cameo appearances by Caesar Cicero and the Lizard. (Notes: Silvermane returns in Daredevil (1st series) 120-123. The Petrified Tablet saga was reprinted in 2020 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Secret of the Petrified Tablet Epic Collection. The TPB collects issues #68 thru #85.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.