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Bugs Bunny (1952-1984 Whitman) 222 CBCS 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #22-45F63AA-004

Whitman edition. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 2 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-039

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The whole world is witness to King Arthur's freeing of Excalibur from the stone, before he, Merlin and Tom Prentice search for the reincarnated Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot in "Many Are Called..." Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2-page text piece by Barr on "Sir Thomas Malory: The Knight of Newbold Revel." Pin-up by Bolland. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 3 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-040

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As Morgan Le Fay observes from afar, Percival, Kay, Galahad, Gawain and Tristan are recruited to join King Arthur's ranks in "Knight Quest!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2-page text piece by Barr: "Was There a Real King Arthur?" Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 4 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-041

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U.N. Security Director Jordan Matthew bids Sgt. Owen McAllister take out King Arthur and his Knights of the Table Round in "Assault on New Camelot!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2 pages of Bolland's Queen Guinevere character designs. 1-page text piece by Barr: "King Arthur in Print." Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 6 CBCS 9.6

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Label #19-2A91623-043

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The wedding of Arthur & Guinevere does not go off without a hitch, as an assassin makes his play and Tristan encounters two faces from her/his past in "Royal Funeral." Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland, Bruce D. Patterson & Dick Giordano. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 7 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-045

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Arthur and his Knights of the Table Round try to turn the tide of war against their alien foes, Tristan can't escape her self-loathing and a knight squanders his second chance in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Letters column includes a letter from Beau Smith. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 8 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-046

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As Arthur prepares to mete out the punishment for betrayal, and Merlin is nowhere to be found, Morgan Le Fay's forces attack in "Judas Knight." Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Letters column includes a letter from Beau Smith. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 9 CBCS 9.6

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Label #19-2A91623-047

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Morgan Le Fay's ally Jordan Matthew remembers who he was in his past life, while Lancelot, Acton, Percival and Tom search for the Holy Grail in "Grailquest 3000." Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Camelot 3000 (1982) 10 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-036

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As world leaders are slain, Arthur, Tristan, Galahad and Gawain travel off-world to find and free Merlin, and Lancelot asks a favor of Elaine in "Prelude to War!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 190 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4426146012

"Nightshade is Deadlier the Second Time Around!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Tony Isabella. Pencils by Frank Robbins. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. In a shock to everyone present, Nightshade is revealed as the architect of the craziness occurring at the SHIELD medical facility! She's not going to turn all the men into werewolves this time, but she has mind-controlled every male agent -- in order to take over the entire SHIELD organization! Thankfully, Sam Wilson regains his wits and remembers his heroic persona. So he helps Captain America knock out the "Wild Bill" robot! And then Cap, Falcon, Redwing, and Contessa Valentina Allegra make their final attempt to uproot Deadly Nightshade! Cameo appearance by Eric Koeing. Flashback cameo by Nick Fury to recap the events of Captain America 164. (Notes: Nightshade returns in Power Man and Iron Fist (1972) #51. The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Dean Mullaney.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 192 CBCS 1.8

Paper: Off white

Marvel Value Stamp Missing From 10th Page, Does Not Affect Story. Incomplete.

Label #23-14ED31C-005

First appearance of Dr. Karla Sofen in "Mad-Flight!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Frank Robbins. Inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by John Romita Sr. and Frank Giacoia. Steve Rogers is in a big hurry to get back to New York after the Falcon's trial. So he jumps on the first available flight departing from LAX. Unfortunately, the Living Legend doesn't bother to check the flight manifest before boarding the special charter jet! And as shown on the death-defying cover, that might be a fatal mistake! Cap is shocked when he sees Doctor Faustus and his cohorts on board! Hence he formulates a plan to commandeer the plane! Is a midflight takeover on the inflight menu? (Notes: Dr. Karla Sofen appears next in Incredible Hulk 228 where she makes her first appearance as the second Moonstone. Cap will encounter Moonstone in Captain America 230. Doctor Faustus appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 169 & 170. The final page announces and previews Jack Kirby's return to Marvel and the Captain America title. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A #56 The Rawhide Kid by Larry Lieber.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 199 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-2795A2A-007

"The Man Who Sold the United States" Part 7 of 8. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. With help from SHIELD, the Sentinel of Liberty and the Falcon storm the Harding mansion! However Mason Harding -- the creator of the Madbomb -- is not inside! The most wanted man in America is a captive of the Royalist Forces of America. But thanks to a miniature madbomb, Harding escapes from William Taurey's estate and returns home. The Falcon and Cap plead with him to reveal the location of the "Big Daddy" Madbomb. Will Harding comply? Or will the U.S.A. go boom on its bicentennial? Cameo appearances by Carol Harding and William Taurey. (Notes: The Madbomb saga was reprinted in 2011 in the hardcover: Captain America Omnibus by Jack Kirby. The edition collects issues 193 thru 214. There exists a 30-cent cover price variant for this issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 204 VG+ 4.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch.

"The Unburied One!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. After returning from the Mad Dimension in Marvel Team-Up #52, the Sentinel of Liberty takes Sam Wilson and Leila Taylor to the SHIELD psychiatric ward -- in hopes that the doctors can reverse the effects of the Night People's shock treatment. While Cap is touring the facility, he passes the isolation cell of a very unusual inmate. It's a man that seems to be half-dead and half-alive at the same time! Eventually, Cap leaves the facility and goes to visit Sharon Carter. However back at the psychiatric ward, the strange inmate morphs into a powerful creature called Agron! And the only superhero around to stop him is the Falcon! Good luck to the shield-slinger's partner! Cameo appearances by Brother Wonderful and Brother Inquisitor. (Note: This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Spider-Man vs. the Fly.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 209 VG- 3.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Water damage.

"Arnim Zola -- the Bio-Fanatic!" Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia and John Verpoorten (uncredited). Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The Sentinel of Liberty's adventure in Central America takes another strange turn when he meets Armin Zola! The peculiar man or android or something is overjoyed to find the Living Legend from World War II. And he summons another weird creature -- called Doughboy -- to grab Cap and Donna Maria! Needless to say, the shield-slinger's head is spinning! The crazy situation doesn't get better after Zola commands Doughboy to fly everyone to Switzerland. Where Cap meets Zola's next creation: Primus! Meanwhile back in the United States, Sharon Carter rejoins SHIELD to find Steve Rogers and uncover the secrets behind File 116. Origin of Armin Zola. First appearances of Doughboy and Primus. Cameo appearance by Leila Taylor. 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 210 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-2791CE1-002

"Showdown Day!" Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. Inside Castle Zola, the star-spangled avenger and Donna Maria valiantly struggle against Doughboy and Primus, however they cannot escape. As a result Cap and his friend become the latest captives (or test subjects) for the twisted genius of Arnim Zola. In the meantime at SHIELD headquarters, Sharon Carter receives her first assignment regarding File 116. SHIELD doesn't know who is creating the strange monsters around the world, but it has a lead on who might be financing Zola's illicit activities. So the reinstated Agent 13 pays a visit to an elderly man named Cyrus Fenton. But be careful Sharon -- looks can be very deceiving! Cameo appearances by the Falcon and the Red Skull. (Notes: Primus and Doughboy return in Captain America 275. This issue was reprinted in 2006 in the trade paperback: Captain America and the Falcon Swine. The TPB collects issues 206 thru 214 plus Captain America Annuals #3 and #4. There exists a 35-cent cover price variant for this issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 222 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-2791CE1-021

"Monumental Menace!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Steve Gerber. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and John Tartaglione (finishes). Cover by Ernie Chan. The Living Legend begins his day under assault by a Volkswagen Beetle! Oh my! However auspiciously, the Corporation's remote-controlled car fails in its attempt to run over the star-spangled avenger. Undeterred by the rough start to his morning, Steve Rogers hops on a train to the Pentagon to research his origins. But the answers remain elusive. So Cap makes a late night visit to the Lincoln Memorial to meditate. Where (as dramatically shown on the cover) the statue of President Lincoln attacks him! Wow, what is happening in our nation's capital? First appearance of Animus. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Veda, Nick Fury, and Dum Dum Dugan. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 251 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427772001

"The Mercenary and the Madman" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Rubinstein. The action begins with a prison break at Ryker's Island! As Batroc the Leaper springs Mister Hyde from jail! But why? And how does a Roxxon Oil LNG super-tanker fit into the sinister duo's plans? The star-spangled avenger has a major crisis on his hands...to save New York! (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Kurt Busiek.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920006

First 20-cent cover price. After a two-year hiatus (and Captain Marvel's appearances in the classic Kree-Skrull War issues of Avengers 89-97), the series returns with Cap facing Megaton, the Atomic Assassin in "To Live Again!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cameo by the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man) and the Sub-Mariner. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920009

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Death At the End Of the World!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Captain Marvel and Megaton begin to fight as Megaton radioactivity levels steadily increase; Marvel drops Megaton on a power station, which then explodes, weakening the pair; Megaton blacks out and Marvel's photon levels drop, causing him to turn back into Rick Jones; Rick makes to the club where Lou-Ann Savannah is performing, just before he passes out; Lou-Ann brings Rick back to her uncle, Benjamin Savannah, for another photon treatment; Megaton is arrested and put in jail, where he recovers and attacks his cellmate; Megaton thinks back to how he got his powers, from a machine in a Kree outpost in the Artic that subjected him to his worst fears; The other expedition members had saved him but then the base blew up, killing everyone but Megaton; Back in the present, Megaton drains his cellmate of his life force, killing the prisoner, before breaking out of prison. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 24 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419920010

Captain Marvel battles Dr. Mynde, the Android-Man in "Death in High Places!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 26 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4419920008

Cap battles the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dave Cockrum. Second appearance of Thanos (2 pages). 1st appearance of Death with Thanos. Super-Skrull appearance. Letter to the editor from writer Michael Uslan. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 30 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4419920007

Captain Marvel battles the Controller in "To Be Free From Control!" Script and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom. Brief Iron Man appearance. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 33 FN 6.0

Captain Marvel battles Thanos in "The God Himself!" Script by Steve Englehart, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Klaus Janson. Guest starring Drax the Destroyer. Brief appearance by the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, the Vision, the Swordsman, Captain America, the Black Panther, and the Scarlet Witch). The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 6 (Thor by John Buscema). Starlin cover. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 38 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4427246024

Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. "No Way Out!", script by Steve Englehart (co-plot, script) and Al Milgrom (co-plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson; The Lunatic Legion introduce themselves to the captive Mar-Vell, though in his delirious state he's barely aware of them; They are a group of blue-skinned Kree opposed to their race's intermixing with other species that produced the pink-skinned offshoot and to the Supreme Intelligence that fostered Kree culture away from their conservative ideals; They want to execute Mar-Vell, distrusting him as a pink Kree with mutated powers stationed near their Blue Area outpost; Before that happens, Mar-Vell recovers from Rick's drug-induced trip finding that the mind-expanding effects of the drug have combined with his Cosmic Awareness to make him even more fluid and alert; On top of that, Rick's and Mar-Vell's minds have merged more completely, which they find beneficial in doubling their mental power and allowing them to switch seamlessly even without the Nega-Bands; Together as Captain Marvel, they easily defeat the Lunatic Legion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 39 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4427246014

Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. "The Trial Of The Watcher," script by Steve Englehart (plot, script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson; Captain Marvel follows the Watchers' teleportation beam back to their home world; Mar-Vell insists on speaking in Uatu's defense at his trial, but the other Watchers refuse to acknowledge him and imprison him in a stasis field so he can't follow, then leave him in the jungle clearing where they arrived; Mar-Vell and Rick plan to switch in hopes of disrupting the field, but Mar-Vell can't even move his arms enough to clash the Nega-Bands. Instead, they put their minds together in an extension of their newfound ability to switch through will alone and ultimately free themselves from each other as well as the field; Their feat is witnessed from the shadows by a young Watcher named Aron as well as a jungle predator called a Rackcat; The Rackcat attacks as soon as Mar-Vell and Rick separate, forcing Mar-Vell to fend it off before they can search for the trial; The Rackcat pursues them persistently and Aron continues to observe out of fascination. Cameos by the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four, Galactus, the Molecule Man, Kang, the Super-Skrull, Electro, Thor, Him (Adam Warlock), Dormammu, Loki. Captain Marvel in The Big Bang!! Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 41 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4427246013

Cover art by Al Milgrom. "Havoc On Homeworld!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bernie Wrightson (page 3 figure; page 6 figures); P. Craig Russell (page 2 left tier; pages 7; 10-11; 15; 17; 27; top of 31 and face in panel 7); Bob McLeod (pages 14; 18); Terry Austin (backgrounds pages 2-6; bottom of 31); and Al Milgrom (pages 1; 16; 22-26); Captain Marvel, merged with Rick Jones, returns to Hala to report to the Supreme Intelligence about the Lunatic Legion; They're surprised and confused to find the Lunatic Legion waiting for them there to fight them at the Supreme Intelligence's behest; After Captain Marvel easily defeats them, the Supreme Intelligence praises him, revealing that everything Mar-Vell has experienced since first being assigned to Earth has been part of an elaborate plan to create a perfect opponent for himself in a battle that will either award him the mind of Rick Jones and its dormant ultimate power or else put the final nail in the coffin of the Kree's evolutionary dead-end; Mar-Vell isn't interested in playing the game, but the revelation that his leader might have orchestrated Una's death as part of his schemes sends him into a rage; The Supreme Intelligence counters the attack by separating Mar-Vell from Rick Jones in a way that leaves each of them with one of the Nega-Bands and summons Ronan the Accuser, the once traitor now under the Supreme Intelligence's control, to attack them. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 2 (Hulk). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 42 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4427246025

Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Alan Weiss. "Shoot-Out at the O.K. Space Station!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito; Rick and Captain Marvel are transported to a faraway asteroid by the Supreme Intelligence. They start to suffocate in the asteroid's poisonous atmosphere, but are helped by a nearby thyamite prospector named Shabby Allus, who gives them helmets to breathe. Seeing the star on Captain Marvel's costume, Allus assumes he's the Marshall he sent for, though Mar-Vell protests that his name isn't "Mar-Shall". Rick, using his Nega-Band, acts on an idea he had and transmutes the matter of his clothes into a red and blue costume more appropriate for the setting, joking that he might call himself "Marvel Boy". Mar-Vell is alarmed that Rick is finding more uses for the Nega-Bands than he ever did; Drax the Destroyer cameo. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 18 (the Fantastic Four). "Kidnap Caper" Hostess snack cakes ad starring Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 43 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4427246012

Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bernie Wrightson. "Destroy! Destroy!" script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), art by Al Milgrom; The Supreme Intelligence subtly guides Captain Marvel and Drax the Destroyer towards a meeting on a desolate moon; Mar-Vell and Rick Jones arrive first, their spacefaring robot mule having gone haywire due to the Supreme Intelligence's machinations; While Mar-Vell attempts to figure out what's wrong with the mule, Rick flies off to practice with his Nega-Band and sees the girl from the saloon, who beckons him to follow her; Drax finds Mar-Vell and attacks, blaming him for robbing him of the chance to destroy Thanos. Letter to the editor from comic writer Jo Duffy. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 60 (Conan by Barry Windsor-Smith). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 45 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427246010

Last 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom and John Romita (Cap and Rick Jones faces), inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (Cap and Rick Jones faces). "The Bi-Centennial!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), art by Al Milgrom; The Head of the Denebian underground convinces Mar-Vell that the solution to all their problems is for Rick Jones and Mar-Vell to enter the Soul Gem in his possession, a Gem that the Supreme Intelligence secretly manipulated the cyborgs into acquiring just as he sent the Null-Trons to invade, setting up the conflict to further his byzantine plan; Once inside the Gem, the two minds' struggle to keep from merging manifests as a direct battle between their mental avatars and the Gem in turn transmits the psychic echoes of their personal war onto the physical battlefield between the Null-Trons and the Denebian cyborgs; Rambu, the least mechanized of the cyborgs, remains underground with the Head by the Gem and questions the plan to use the aliens' conflict to fuel their own. A synopsis of Steve Englehart's intended plans for the following issue; Englehart left Marvel suddenly before that issue was published. Letter to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 46 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4427246009

First 30-cent cover price. Cover art by Al Milgrom. "Only One Can Win!", script by Steve Englehart (co-plot); Al Milgrom (co-plot) and Chris Claremont (script), pencils by Al Milgrom (breakdowns) and Terry Austin (finished art), inks by Terry Austin; As Mar-Vell, Rick Jones, Fawn, and Rambu fly from Deneb IV to Hala, they're intercepted in orbit over Hala by the Kree dreadnought, the Star of Vengeance; The Supreme Intelligence teleports Rick onto the ship and Mar-Vell to his audience chamber on the planet, threatening each with Supremors, humanoid manifestations of the Supreme Intelligence itself; By forcing them apart, the Supreme Intelligence prevents either Rick or Captain Marvel from drawing the full power of the Nega Bands, ensuring his victory; Meanwhile, Fawn and Rambu sneak onboard the ship to help Rick; The Supremor can't see Fawn, but when she begins to attack him, he realizes that she is another subconscious manifestation of Rick's Destiny Force. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 47 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4427246008

The Human Torch makes a guest appearance in "Crisis!" Script by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin. Captain Marvel battles a Kree Sentry. Cameos by the Fantastic Four and the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America). Milgrom cover. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 48 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4427246007

Captain Marvel battles a Kree Sentry and the Cheetah in "Crucible!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 49 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427246006

Ronan the Accuser attacks in "Asylum Earth!" Script by Scott Edelman, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin. (Art assist by Jim Starlin.) Milgrom/Steve Leialoha cover. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 50 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4427246005

"To Begin Anew!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Scott Edelman. Pencils by Al Milgrom. Inks by Terry Austin. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Super-Adaptoid is back! And after being accidentally set free during the events of Iron Man 91, the alien A.I.M. construct prepares to return to business! That is…the business of destroying the Avengers! First, the Adaptoid ambushes the golden avenger at Stark Industries and then a short time later charges into Avengers Mansion! Earth's Mightiest Heroes bravely fight off the android's surprise attack, but eventually fall one by one to the Adaptoid's mimicking powers! Fortunately though, earlier in the evening Jarvis attended one of Rick Jones' concerts and invited him back to the mansion for a chat. Once Rick sees the battle in progress, he summons the Kree Warrior! And the dynamic donnybrook is set! The Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, and Captain Marvel vs. the Super-Adaptoid! Avengers (plus one) Assemble! Cameo appearances by Ronan and Minerva (first appearance). Flashback cameos by Chronos, Zeus, and Mentor. Avengers Lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. (Notes: The Super-Adaptoid previously appeared in Iron Man 51 and returns to battle the Avengers again in Marvel Two-in-One 75. This issue includes a full-page ad for Hostess Cupcakes featuring Captain America.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 51 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4427246004

Captain Marvel faces Mercurio the 4-D Man in "'Til Death Do Us Part!" SWcript by Scott Edelman, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin. Cameos by the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, and the Beast) and J. Jonah Jameson (from Spider-Man). Milgrom cover. Cover price $0.30.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 60 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4427246002

Drax the Destroyer guest stars in "Moon-Traps and Paradise." Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bruce Patterson. Brief Elysius appearance. Cover price $0.35.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 61 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4427246001

Last 35-cent issue. Drax the Destroyer and Elysius, Mistress of Paradise, guest star in "Chaos and the Pit!" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bruce Patterson. Cover price $0.35.

Care Bears (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-259A1AC-005

Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears try to find out why hail storms and blizzards are occurring during the summer and ruining everybody's fun and happiness. What is going on? It's all part of an evil plot by Glump. So the Care Bears have to do something about that in "The Plot to Steal Summer." Script by Howard Post and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Cat (1972 Marvel) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Water spotting.

"Beware the Claws of the Cat!" Script by Linda Fite, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Wally Wood. Wood cover (Severin pencils?). Cover price $0.20.

Champions (1975-1978 Marvel 1st Series) 8 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

Severe front/back scuff(s).

Label #4268774011

"Divide and Conquer!" Part 2 of 4. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Hall and B. Patterson. Cover by Gil Kane. The Black Widow has been taken captive by the Soviets. The rest of the Champions set out to rescue their friend, but can even Hercules, Angel, Ice Man, and Ghost Rider stand against the power of the indomitable Titanium Man, the savage Griffin, the always dangerous Crimson Dynamo, and the mysterious Darkstar? Plus, what secret does the new Crimson Dynamo reveal, and what does it have to do with Natasha's partner, Ivan Petrovitch? Meanwhile, Ghost Rider races against the clock to save the life of...an enemy?! Cover price $0.30.

Chip N Dale (1967 Whitman) 67 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy

Label #23-058E27B-003

Whitman edition, reprints. Number/Month on cover: 90214-008, no month listed. Comic book adventures of Walt Disney's mischievous cartoon chipmunks, Chip ?N' Dale. Chip ?N' Dale in "Timber Trail," "The Bird Alarm," "Ghost Town Bound," and "The Acorn Caper." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.40.

Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 10 VG+ 4.5

1970. Convention reports. Bob Kline profile. Art by Jim Steranko, John Buscema/Joe Sinnott, Paul Neary, Mike Royer, Don Newton, and Rich Corben. Cover price $0.45.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 1 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3808855009

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by John Verpoorten. First comic book appearance and origin of Conan. The Coming of Conan!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension 1st comic book appearance of Kull (cameo). The letters page contains a map of Conan's world of the Hyborian Age drawn by Windsor-Smith (based on Robert E. Howard's own version) and a short essay on The World of Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 9 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #0012993-AD-004

Last 15-cent issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Last 15-cent issue. The Garden of Fear, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: primitive village & lost valley with Wooly Mammoths & man-eating flowers; Conan saves Jenna & kills sole survivor of ancient winged race; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 15 FN/VF 7.0

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Elric guest-stars in The Green Empress of Melnibone, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; Conan and Elric have an un-easy truce while they ride to the sunken city known as Yagala; Once there they have to face Xiombarg, Prince Gaynor the Damned, Kulan-Gath and Terhali; When their combined power is not enough to defeat them Arkyn must join the fight to help them. Letter to the editor from artist William Stout. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #3987451001

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 23 GD+ 2.5

Cover art by Gil Kane. First appearance of Red Sonja in The Shadow of the Vulture, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone; setting: Pah-Dishah, Makkalet; Conan delivers message from Makkalet to Pah-Disha; Red Sonja saves Conan's life twice; Conan kills Mikhal Oglu (vulture) and sends his head to Yezdigerd; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, Red Sonya. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 148 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

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Label #19-279A9AA-190

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The Plague of Forlek - Written by Bruce Jones. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema. A tribe fighting for survival in the wasteland; a forbidden fruit; a strange curse and a bizarre metamorphosis all add up to an exciting tale! Characters in this issue: Conan; Forlek (first appearance); Kalefan; Price Pelen; Princess Alitari; King Selt; Lamerak. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) 1 FN/VF 7.0

"The Summoning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. This is it, the biggest, and arguably most important, event in the history of the DCU. A wave of unstoppable destructive force is sweeping across the multiverse and indiscriminately destroying everything in its path. Nothing seems able to stop it. The Crime Syndicate of Amerika (evil versions of the JLA) of Earth-3 die trying, along with their world. Batman receives an ominous warning from the Flash. Weather and natural disasters are out of control. An eclectic group of heroes and villains from around the multiverse are assembled to halt the death and destruction, and the being known as the Monitor may be the only one who can help them. 1st appearance of Alexander Luthor. Featuring the deaths of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and Lex Luthor of Earth-3. NOTE: What can I say about "Crisis" accept that it's epic, meaningful, engrossing, and grand in scope. As an eleven year old comic fan, I remember being absolutely blown away by this story. Marv Wolfman and George Perez are truly masters of their craft. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.