Auctions: comic books June 1974

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 110 VF- 7.5

Cover art by John Romita. Birthright!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; The Thing returns DD to New York after their failed attempt to defeat Black Spectre; Daredevil tangles with the evil organization once again and discovers that all of their soldiers are women with strange tattoos; The Widow is brainwashed into working for Black Spectre; DD discovers that the Spectre's leader is Mandrill and is told an origin story of violence and intolerance of a white boy who was black (Mandrill) and a black girl who was white (Nekra); The Black Widow and Shanna the She-Devil appear. Letter to the editor from comics writer Ralph Macchio. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #51 (Bucky Barnes by Jack Kirby). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Giant Size Chillers Featuring Dracula (1974) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3803598002

52-page giant. Origin and 1st appearance of Lilith (Dracula's daughter) in a new Dracula story, "Night of the She-Demon." Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Two-page text history of Dracula in Marvel Comics by Wolfman. Reprints: "Have You Ever Seen a Huge, Black Vampire" (script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr. from Mystic 25); "The Village Graveyard" (art by Russ Heath from Weird Worlds 4). Romita cover. Title becomes Giant-Size Dracula with # 2. Cover price $0.35.

Scooby Doo (1970 Gold Key) 25 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4069443006

Two Scooby Doo stories "The Ghost of Dracula!" and "The Gorgeous Ghost!" # on cover 90252-406 (No month listed on cover) #25 6/74 20c Cover price $0.20.