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Fear (1970 Marvel) comic books 1973

  • Issue #12
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 12
    Published Feb 1973 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4341495016
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Herb Trimpe. "No Choice of Colors!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Rich Buckler; Wallace Corlee the hateful, racist sheriff of Topequa, Florida, pursues a black man named Mark Jackson into the swamplands outside of town; Corlee shoots Jackson in the shoulder, but the refugee manages to evade capture until he finally collapses from exhaustion; When he revives he finds the Man-Thing standing in front of him; He tells the Man-Thing that the sheriff framed him for a burglary and is chasing him because Mark was romantically involved with a white woman. "The Face of Horror," script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Derck Winters is possibly the ugliest man in the world; Trapped within a sad existence, Derck's shame prevents him from forming any social bonds including friendships, romantic relationships or the ability to hold a job; He once consulted a plastic surgeon, but the doctor told him that there was only man in the world skillful enough to change his face. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    $13 Fear #12 Comic Book 1973 FN- Jim Starlin Marvel Man-Thing Comics
    $300 Fear #12 CGC 9.6 (NM+) Man-Thing High Grade WHITE Pages

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  • Issue #13
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 13
    Published Apr 1973 by Marvel.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4341495017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Where Worlds Collide!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Frank Bolle; When Jennifer Kale's grandfather and his cult prepare to defend the Earth with the help of the Tome of Zhared-Na and the Man-Thing, they discover the book is missing, leading the other cult members to believe that the elder Kale stole the book; Nobody is wise to the fact that Jennifer, in her previous encounter with the Man-Thing was forced to burn the book; When she relates to the story to her ex-boyfriend Jaxon, he scoffs at the story and decides to explore the swamp, in spite of her best warnings; Jaxon is then possessed by a demon that appears in the swamp. "Mister Black," art by Bob Forgione; A Japanese youth doesnt want to fight in the Second World War and so a mysterious figure named Mr. Black saves him by causing him to be found physically unfit; He is thrilled, but he was only saved so he will be where he was fated to be in 1945, in Hiroshima. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    $7 Marvel Comics Fear Fear #13 - Where Worlds Collide VG
    $35 Fear 13 VF+ 8.5 High Definition Scans*

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  • Issue #14
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 14
    Published Jun 1973 by Marvel.

    Cover art by Alan Weiss. "The Demon Plague," script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Chic Stone; Across the country, people begin committing wanton acts of violence; Children begin trying to kill one another; An underpaid secretary karate kicks her employer. A traveling salesman tries to run down an innocent couple; In the Florida Everglades, Joshua Kale and his children Jennifer and Andy watch news reports detailing the strange outbreaks of violence; Kale realizes that these seemingly unrelated incidents are in connection with the takeover of human minds and souls by demons of the underworld; He decides to assemble his cult; The cult meets in the swamp and Kale prepares a ritual that he hopes will block the demons' entry to the Earth realm. Jennifer and Andy sit nearby and watch the spectacle; The Man-Thing is likewise nearby and shambles close to them. "Listen, You Fool," art by Paul Reinman; Albert Rudley suspects that his wife Rita has been trying to murder him; Though he suffers from poor hearing, his hearing aid enables him to overhear his wife conspiring with their chauffeur Vincent; Albert learns that the recent string of "near accidents" that he has suffered were actually plots to end his life; Later, Rita asks her husband to go on a boating trip to Canada. Albert knows that she intends on capsizing the boat in the hopes that he will drown, so he takes measures to prevent this. He poisons her drink with a drug that will cause paralysis once she enters the water. Letter from comics writer Roger Slifer. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    $45 Fear 14 VF- 7.5 High Definition Scans*
    5 days left Auction Man-thing Marvel Comics Book 1973

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  • Issue #15
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 15
    Published Aug 1973 by Marvel.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Frank Brunner. "From Here to Infinity!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Frank McLaughlin; With the world still gone mad, the Kales are alerted by a member of Jennifer's grandfather's cult that the Man-Thing is running amok in the city; Travelling there, they witness the Man-Thing seemingly drop dead; Taking him back to the Kale home, Joshua Kale tells everyone the origins of the Tome of Zhered-Na, which has its origins stemming from Ancient Atlantis; Dahkim appears and takes Jennifer and Man-Thing to an extra-dimensional nexus to try and recover the Tome, battling various forces of the demons of Sominus in the process. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    6 days left Auction Brother Voodoo Marvel Comics Group 1973
    6 days left Auction The Man Thing Marvel Comics Group 1973

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  • Issue #16
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 16
    Published Sep 1973 by Marvel.

    Cover art by Frank Brunner. "Cry of the Native!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; When industrialist F.A. Schist plans on tearing down part of the swamp to build a new airport, the local Native American's that live on the land try to sabotage the construction vehicles, and one of them is shot; Witnessing the spectacle, the Man-Thing brings the wounded Native to the home of a doctor who begins treating the wounded man; In the following days, opposition and protests over Schist's plans begin to mount, however nothing seems to sway Schist from stopping his development plans; However, when the workers begin to tear up the land, it brings about the Man-Thing which tries to stop them from continuing their construction; The workers try to kill the Man-Thing. Letters page features a scientific explanation of Man-Thing's burning ability. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    6 days left Auction The Man Thing Marvel Comics Group 1973
    4 days left Auction Adventure into Fear # 16 The Man-Thing Marvel 8/1973 Bronze-Age Horror in VG

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  • Issue #17
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 17
    Published Oct 1973 by Marvel.

    Cover art by Frank Brunner. "It Came Out of the Sky!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; The Man-Thing stumbles across an alien ship that has crashed in the swamp; Inside is Wundarr, an alien from another planet which was doomed to explode. Wundarr's parents, wanting their son to survive sent him into space in a rocket, hoping their boy would find a new home; That home turned out to be Earth, but when Wundarr crash landed, he was not found for many years and grew to adulthood without any sort of education; Freed by the Man-Thing, the now infantile adult of Wundarr begins to explore this strange new world, and his super-human abilities; Wundarr's curiosity and inability to understand his own actions prompts the Man-Thing to believe he is being attacked, and the two end up in a battle which takes them into the town of Citrusville, where the two combat each other; Wundarr, making his first appearance, is a take-off on Superman; His next appearance is in Marvel Two-In-One #2. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    6 days left Auction The Main Thing Marvel Comics 1973
    6 days left Auction Adventure Into Fear #17 MAN-THING Marvel Comics 1973 1st Appearance of Wundarr
    5 hours left Auction ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #17 VG+ 1ST APPEARANCE WUNDARR MARVEL HORROR MAN-THING

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  • Issue #18
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 18
    Published Nov 1973 by Marvel.
    • Interior complete.

    Cover art by John Romita. "A Question of Survival!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; Ralph Sorrell is on his way home after having a few too many drinks, causing him to get into a car crash with a passenger bus; Both vehicles crash into the nearby swamp; The entire accident is viewed by the Man-Thing, who silently watches the events unfold; Most people on the bus die, while Ralph survives; Among the few survivors from the bus are Mary Brown, soldier Jim Arsdale, student Holden Crane, and a young boy named Kevin Kennerman; When Kevin is pinned in the wreckage of the bus, Holden refuses to help; Holden claims being "against life," causing friction among the survivors; The Man-Thing arrives, lifts up the wreckage, and frees the boy to the shock and awe of the other survivors. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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    $13 FEAR #18 MAN-THING MARVEL BRONZE AGE HIGHER GRADE BLONDE GOOD GIRL COVER
    $385 Fear 18 CGC 9.8 Man-Thing OWW Only 13 on Census Marvel 11/73
    5 days left Auction ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #18 - NOVEMBER 1973 - UPPER GRADE BRONZE AGE MARVEL COMIC
    6 days left Auction Fear #18 VF+ 8.5 Man-Thing! Marvel 1973
    3 days left Auction Marvel ADVENTURE INTO FEAR WITH THE MAN THING #18 1973 Vintage Comic

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  • Issue #19
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 19
    Published Dec 1973 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0005747-AB-001
    • 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4341784024
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Slight staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1239168008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2136385002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4224217001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    1st appearance of Howard the Duck - Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. "The Enchanter's Apprentice!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; As an improbable battle rages on below the castle, Man-Thing is picked up by Jennifer Kale, with the savage Korrek following from behind; Korrek catches up with Kale and the Man-Thing and attacks the two of them; Jennifer suddenly awakens screaming, and as her brother and grandfather burst into the room to reassure her it's all a dream; However, Joshua Kale has his doubts that his granddaughters nightmares being just dreams; His suspicions are validated when Korrek is transported to Earth's dimension through a jar of peanut butter and resumes his attack on Jennifer; However, when Joshua and Andy burst into the room, Korrek believes himself surrounded and flees into the swamp; The Kales are soon visited by Dahkim the Mystic who has come to tell the Kales about the disruption in the Nexus of Realities caused by the construction being done in the swamp; Korrek is visited by Howard the Duck, who has also found himself transported to Earth's dimension as well. Man-Thing stories continue in Man-Thing #1. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.