Auctions: comic books March 1965

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) 22 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #16-3e13bbd-009

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) 22 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

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.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 14 GD+ 2.5

1.5" cumulative spine split, heavy cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Even Avengers Can Die!, script by Stan Lee (plot), Larry Ivie [as Paul Laiken] (script), and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils), inks by Chic Stone; In order to save the Wasp's life, the Avengers seek out the help of Dr. Svenson, only to find he's been replaced by an alien from the planet Kallu. Avengers Roll Call: Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Giant Man, Wasp, and Rick Jones. First and only appearance of the villainous Ogor and the Kallusians. Guest appearance by the Watcher. Reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #8. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Billy the Kid (1956 Charlton) 49 GD+ 2.5

Staple rust/migration.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. Billy pursues a stolen herd of cattle into Mexico and encounters Seguro and his band of Native rebels. A Texas Ranger goes undercover as a clerk to catch outlaws, but when they escape prison, they're looking for him. And a comics biography of Lakota warrior Crazy Horse. Death Rides the Southwind; Black Bart the Highwayman; A Bad Habit; The Marshal and the Prisoner; Crazy Horse; Marshal with a Mask. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 58 VG- 3.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris. 2nd appearance of Metamorpho in "The Junk Yard of Doom," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris; World War II-era traitor Maxwell Tremaine kidnaps Metamorpho with the aid of the Orb of Ra, tries to make him repair the broken super-weapons in his "junk yard of doom" for use in world conquest, and ends up battling the Element Man with them when he refuses. Don't Give Fire A Place to Start! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Human Chemical Plant article about Metamorpho. From the Inventor's Workbench filler page about a lunch box patent by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 36 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4310159001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Intro and first appearance of Madam Medusa (of the Inhumans) in The Frightful Four!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Reed and Sue announce their engagement. The Wizard forms the Frightful Four and attacks the Baxter Building. The Frightful Four include Medusa, the Wizard, the Sandman, and Paste-Pot Pete. Brief appearances by the Avengers, the X-Men, and Spider-Man. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 36 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple. Cover to cover edge tear. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Intro and first appearance of Madam Medusa (of the Inhumans) in The Frightful Four!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Reed and Sue announce their engagement. The Wizard forms the Frightful Four and attacks the Baxter Building. The Frightful Four include Medusa, the Wizard, the Sandman, and Paste-Pot Pete. Brief appearances by the Avengers, the X-Men, and Spider-Man. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 36 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple ad pages missing, does not interrupt art or story. Glue along spine.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Intro and first appearance of Madam Medusa (of the Inhumans) in The Frightful Four!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Reed and Sue announce their engagement. The Wizard forms the Frightful Four and attacks the Baxter Building. The Frightful Four include Medusa, the Wizard, the Sandman, and Paste-Pot Pete. Brief appearances by the Avengers, the X-Men, and Spider-Man. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 151 VG/FN 5.0

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Invader From the Dark Dimension, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Barry "Flash" Allen and Jay Garrick (the Flash of Earth 2) battle The Shade. GI Joe toy ad. 80 pg. Giant More Secret Origins ad. Astroforce Space Soldiers toy ad. What's the Difference Between Dumb and Mute public service announcement, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolosi. Ed Big Daddy Roth custom finishes ad. Letter from noted letter hack Guy H. Lillian III. Flash subscription ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 35 VG 4.0

1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

First appearance of the Aerialist. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Prisoner of the Golden Mask, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; he Aerialist uses a magnetic yellow mask to take control of Green Lantern. The Eagle Crusader of Earth, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; The radiation from a thinking machine causes Green Lantern to switch minds with an eagle. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 34 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4237308016

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. Deadly Dreams of Doctor Destiny!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Five JLAers see their own defeats in their dreams, but when the same scenarios occur to them while awake, they successfully overcome the challenges. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 65 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. The New Giant-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Powell and Don Heck; When Hank designs a new power to add to his Giant-Man repertoire (the ability to grow and shrink things other than himself at will), Jan decides it is high time to create a new costume for him as well. On the Rampage Against the Reds!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers; In a pitched battle with the Humanoids, the Hulk and his foes fall into the ocean where the jade giant transforms back into Banner and is promptly captured by a Russian sub; Bruce is told he will be forced to work for the commies but instead he turns back into the Hulk and escapes; The Russians chase him down with a proton gun. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 10 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Coming of Ka-Zar, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Even though he is not a mutant, Xavier allows the X-Men to travel to Antarctica and enter the Savage Land to investigate the noble savage, Ka-Zar; They end up having to save Jean and Warren from being sacrificed by the savage Swamp Men; 1st Silver Age Ka-Zar. (The original Ka-Zar appeared in Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics between 1939 andf 1942.) 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.