Auctions: comic books March 1969

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 70 VG+ 4.5

Cover by John Romita Sr. Spider-Man Wanted!, script by John Romita (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (pencils), inks by Jim Mooney; Still on the lam, Spidey hides the tablet in Peter's closet; The Kingpin breaks jail vowing to get Spider-Man and the tablet; Spidey obliges him and the two battle; In the middle of the battle, JJJ driven by Ned Leeds appears and calls for the police; A mysterious car with a woman(?) driver appears and the Kingpin gets away, unsatisfied; Faced with yet another rant from Jameson, Spider-Man turns and starts to rant right back causing JJJ to have an apparently fatal heart attack. Is Spider-Man a murderer!? Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 53. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 62 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4159605012

"The Monarch and the Man-Ape" First appearance of the Man-Ape. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by George Klein. Cover by John Buscema and George Klein. After their encounter with Ymir and Surtur, the Avengers travel to the Black Panther's homeland to recuperate! But unfortunately there is something rotten in the state of Wakanda! M'Baku, one of T'Challa's mightiest warriors, has usurped the throne and secretly taken on the identity of the Man-Ape! However the Avengers don't know that when they sit down for the evening feast! Once his teammates succumb to M'Baku's drugged wine, the Black Panther must face his royal challenger alone! In the heart of the jungle, T'Challa battles for his throne and his life vs. the ferocious Man-Ape! Appearance by the Black Knight. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Hawkeye, and the Vision. (Notes: The Man-Ape returns in Avengers 78. The cover logo changes to "The Mighty Avengers" thru issue 69. The letters page also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 428,600; average paid circulation 276,951. This story was reprinted in Jungle Action 5.) 32 pages. 12 cent cover price. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 50 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3740137001

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith and Gene Colan (Daredevil figure), inks by Johnny Craig. If In Battle I Fall, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Johnny Craig; The Plastoid and DD duke it out until the giant robot is hurt and returns to his master; In the heat of battle with Hornhead, Starr accidentally sends the robot off to kill the man who hired him, Biggie Benson. Letter to the editor from Carl Gafford. Statement of ownership--average print run 435,200; average paid circulation 292,423. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 50 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith and Gene Colan (Daredevil figure), inks by Johnny Craig. If In Battle I Fall, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Johnny Craig; The Plastoid and DD duke it out until the giant robot is hurt and returns to his master; In the heat of battle with Hornhead, Starr accidentally sends the robot off to kill the man who hired him, Biggie Benson. Letter to the editor from Carl Gafford. Statement of ownership--average print run 435,200; average paid circulation 292,423. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 178 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. With One Beside Him, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Strange enlists Black Knight, to enter realm of Tiboro to free imprisoned Sons of the Satannish, who may know how to reverse Spell of Fire and Ice spoken by Asmodeus; Continued in Avengers #61. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 11 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4387735001

"Unmasked!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska and Johnny Craig. With the help of a life model decoy, Tony tricks the Mandarin into believing that Iron Man and Tony Stark are actually different people. But that was the easy part! Now Shell-head must beat the Mandarin in close combat at Tony's retreat lodge in the Adirondack Mountains! After the Mandarin snatches Janice Cord, he appears to have gained the upper hand on the golden avenger, but that cowardly move may end up spelling defeat for the Asian mastermind. 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 11 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4022477005

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan. Prince Namor faces his greatest challenge yet as his very domain is threatened with war! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 11 FN 6.0

Cover oxidation.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan. Prince Namor faces his greatest challenge yet as his very domain is threatened with war! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 118 VF 8.0

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Touch of Life!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Pete Costanza; When Jimmy rescues an Indian medicine man he is given the ability to animate any picture or painting for an hour as a reward. Hippie Olsen's Hate-In!, script by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza; Jimmy goes undercover in a Hippie group and ends up stopping an evil guru. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Statement of ownership--average print run 748,000; average paid circulation 460,560. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 54 VG- 3.5

First appearances of Alex Summers (later Havok) and the Living Pharaoh. Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith] and John Romita (on Living Pharaoh figure), inks by Vince Colletta. Wanted: Dead Or Alive--Cyclops!, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Don Heck and Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta; the X-Men battle Ahmet "The Living Pharaoh" Abdol, who has captured Cyclops' younger brother, Alex; two cops try to arrest Cyclops for the murder of Abdol. The Million Dollar Angel--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta; Angel's origin. A letter from comics professional Bob Wiacek. This issue contains a statement of ownership--average print run 415,200; average paid circulation 273,360. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.