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Comic books April 1969, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59299849
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    "The Speedster and the Spider!" Guest-starring Quicksilver. Plot by John Romita. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. A downtrodden web-slinger returns to his apartment after losing his temper with J. Jonah Jameson last issue. However Peter Parker's fortunes change the next day when he sells several photographs to the Daily Bugle's stand-in chief (Joe Robertson); and gives the troublesome clay tablet to Captain Stacy. Meanwhile, Quicksilver is back in New York and looking for a way to redeem himself. The mutant speedster decides that bringing Spider-Man to justice would be the best way. So Pietro launches a surprise attack against the wall-crawler! Quicksilver vs. Spider-Man! May the fastest man win! First appearance of Martha Robertson. Cameo appearances by Jarvis, Harry Osborn, John Jameson, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, and Randy Robertson. Flashback cameos by the Scarlet Witch and the Toad. (Notes: Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) #53. This issue includes a statement of ownership: average print run 556,000; average paid circulation 373,303.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #59251131
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AE1106-022
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    "And in This Corner...Goliath!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Gene Colan and George Klein. Clint Barton takes center stage as he changes identities after receiving a distress call from the Black Widow! Exit Hawkeye...and enter Goliath! A new super-villain triumvirate has taken the widow prisoner and crafted a plan to conquer the United States! With his fellow avengers away on a phony mission, Clint storms into Coney Island to rescue Natasha all by himself! But the Mad Thinker's massive android stands in his way! Will the new Goliath be cut down to size on his very first adventure? Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Hawkeye/Goliath, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: Elements of the plot continue from Captain Marvel (1st series) 12 and continue in Sub-Mariner (1st series) 14. Egghead previously appeared in Tales to Astonish 61. The Puppet Master and Mad Thinker appear next in Sub-Mariner 14.) 32 pages. 12 cent cover price. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #61107169
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    • Label #22-0907786-005
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    "Within this Tortured Land" Part 2 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. At the request of SHIELD last issue, the Fantastic Four agreed to invade Latveria and locate a high-tech army of robots! Well, the FF did successfully locate that robot army, but unfortunately also its creator…Doctor Doom! And now Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Crystal are powerless prisoners of the Latverian monarch! Does SHIELD need any more favors?! Let's hope not! However, this isn't Mr. Fantastic's first rodeo in Latveria! Reed has a plan to get out of this mess...doesn't he? Let's hope so, because time is running out for the citizens of Latveria! Cameo appearance by the Invisible Girl. (Notes: This issue includes a full-page ad for Captain America 112. The back page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 531,325; average paid circulation 344,865.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #61709332
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    • Label #21-40B8A7A-017

    "Within this Tortured Land" Part 2 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. At the request of SHIELD last issue, the Fantastic Four agreed to invade Latveria and locate a high-tech army of robots! Well, the FF did successfully locate that robot army, but unfortunately also its creator…Doctor Doom! And now Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Crystal are powerless prisoners of the Latverian monarch! Does SHIELD need any more favors?! Let's hope not! However, this isn't Mr. Fantastic's first rodeo in Latveria! Reed has a plan to get out of this mess...doesn't he? Let's hope so, because time is running out for the citizens of Latveria! Cameo appearance by the Invisible Girl. (Notes: This issue includes a full-page ad for Captain America 112. The back page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 531,325; average paid circulation 344,865.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

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    "The Coming of the Controller" Part 1 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. A new twisted mastermind, Basil Sandhurst, has found a way to harness the power of the human brain! By using control discs, the evil villain has subjugated every person in a New England town. Tony Stark and Janice Cord are driving through that same town, and after they stop at a local restaurant...the Controller strikes! Meanwhile in the Everglades, Jasper Sitwell finds the wreck of Whitney Frost's escape ship from four issues ago. First appearance of the Controller. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #58399066
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    Published Apr 1969 by Marvel.
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  • Item #61235078
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    "...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?!" Cameos by the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema. The Silver Surfer encounters a being of unimaginable cosmic power. Can even the Sentinel of the Spaceways hope to defeat the enigmatic Stranger? Meanwhile, for the fate of many innocent lives, one man will make the ultimate sacrifice. Includes the Watcher back-up "Run, Roco, Run!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Howard Purcell and John Tartaglione. 68-page giant. Letter to the editor from Wendy Pini (Fletcher) of Elfquest fame.

    1st appearance of Al Harper. He makes a return in Silver Surfer: Ghost Light (2023 Marvel) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

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  • Item #55480373
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #21-4350F61-001
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    Written by Roy Thomas. Prince Namor finds himself fighting for his life against bizarre creatures in an arena of death! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #61708621
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    Cover art by Neal Adams. Love is Blind! [Part I], pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; When Lois is blinded trying to save Superman from a deadly ray, Superman marries her to repay her. House ad for Bat Lash #4. House ad for The Brave and the Bold #83. Part II - The Blind Beauty and the Beast!; Lois meets a kind man but does not know that he is deformed. House ad for Metal Men #37. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #58949342
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Mutates in "Where Dwell the Demons!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; When Sif goes missing during a mission on Earth, Thor investigates; What the Thunder God uncovers disturbs him greatly; an atomic research site has been infiltrated by mutated beings; Is Lady Sifs disappearance connected to this strange event?; Enter Pluto, the Roman god of Death! Appearances by Sif and Odin. Cameo by Adam Warlock (in a cocoon; story continued from the Fantastic Four 67). 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #57955194
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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Vince Colletta. The Living Pharaoh!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck (layouts) and Werner Roth, inks by Vince Colletta; to try and discover the location of his brother Alex, Cyclops battles the Living Pharaoh; the X-Men look for Cyclops; Alex battles the Living Pharaoh. Where Angels Dare To Tread!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Sam Grainger; Angel becomes The Avenging Angel, with the red-and-black costume. 36 pgs.

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