Auctions: comic books June 1971

Astonishing Tales (1970) 6 FN+ 6.5

1st Appearance of Bobbi Morse (she later becomes Mockingbird) - Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. 'Ware the Winds of Death, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Bill Everett; Introduction of Damon the Man-God and his subsequent attack on the Savage Land; Also introduces Bobbi Morse and Tongah's sister and brother, Tatia and Emuel. Advertisement for posters of Fantastic Four, the Black Knight, Silver Surfer and Galactus, and Thor, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. The Tentacles of the Tyrant!, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Mike Esposito; Dr. Doom travels to Wakanda to steal Vibranium. Stan Lee's Soapbox. 32 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Batman (1940) 232 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #21-3A3F7FE-002

1st appearance of Ra's Al Ghul. Last 15-cent cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "Daughter of the Demon," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Origin of Batman and Robin retold; Robin returns home from a night of adventuring; Two gunmen armed with tranquilizer darts shoot the Boy Wonder and take him prisoner; Later, Bruce Wayne receives a photograph of his kidnapped partner and a challenge to find him; Ra's Al Ghul contacts deduce that Bruce Wayne and the Batman are one in the same; He calls upon the world's greatest detective to help him find his daughter Talia, who also has been kidnapped. Letter to the editor by Mike W. Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 412 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4257575024

Cover by Neal Adams. "Legacy of Hate!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Bruce Wayne is invited to the ancestral castle of the Waynes in England, where he meets several distant relatives and encounters a ghostly knight bent on centuries-old vengeance. "The Head-Splitters!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; When a recent socialite divorcee is mysteriously killed by something that literally crushed her head, Barbara Gordon decides to investigate; She soon becomes interested in a socialite wig maker named Vazly and soon goes to purchase a wig, little knowing that it was Vazly who was responsible, and that he implanted devices into the wigs that he made in order to extort money out of the rich. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 138 CBCS 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #7300889-AB-001

Partial photo cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Neal Adams. The Big Boom!!, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Murphy Anderson (some Superman, Jimmy Olsen, and Perry White heads), inks by Vince Colletta; The cast escapes from the clone from the previous story and prevents Simyan and Mokkari from unleashing more clones on The Project. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.