Auctions: comic books December 1980, graded by CBCS

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 254 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #0008060-AB-021

1st appearance of the U-Foes. "Waiting for the U-Foes!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Meet the evil Fantastic Four. Wanting to duplicate the accident that transformed the FF into super-powerful beings, millionaire Simon Utecht along with his cohorts expose themselves to the same cosmic rays. His genetic structure altered, Utecht becomes Vector, able to repel objects with violent force. His colleagues become the gaseous villainous, Vapor, the radioactive threat, X-Ray, and the monstrous Ironclad. The U-Foes will go on to be some of the Hulks most enduring foes. Witness their first epic battle. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 18 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-27D449D-060

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Alone Against Alpha Flight! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dave Simons. Enter Sasquatch, Northstar and Aurora -- Alpha Flight! Ties into Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #140. Starring Machine Man, Alpha Flight [Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski], Aurora, Northstar], Agent K (introduction), Madame Menace (villain), Miles Brinkman (villain), Rollins (villain), Hulk (cameo), Gears Garvin, Peter Spaulding, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Eddie Harris and Santelli. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Micronauts (1979 1st Series) 24 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-1D8DDAD-024

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The Micronauts take on the computer intelligence "Computrex!" Written by Bill Mantlo and Pat Broderick, with art by Pat Broderick and Armando Gil. Plus: a "Tales of the Microverse" story, where Pharoid tries to rescue Slug, by Bill Mantlo, Pat Broderick and Armando Gil. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.40.

New Teen Titans (1980) (Tales of ...) 2D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #16-1EF5FFE-007

Direct Edition. First appearance of Deathstroke the Terminator in "Today...the Terminator!" Characters: Teen Titans [Robin; Kid Flash; Wonder Girl; Cyborg; Starfire; Raven; Changeling]; The Terminator [Slade Wilson] (1st; Later Deathstroke); The Ravager [Grant Wilson] (Intro; Death); Wintergreen (Intro); HIVE. Script by Marv Wolfman, with art by George Perez and Romeo Tanghal. Plus: an article by Marv Wolfman on the revival of the Teen Titans. Cover by George Perez. Cover price $0.50.

Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) 33 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #22-0311B7D-012

Cover art by Dave Cockrum. Yesterday's Villain!, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Steve Leialoha (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finished art), inks by Bruce Patterson; Spider-Woman battles Forever Man, who makes his first appearance. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 42N CBCS 8.5 Newsstand Variant

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-232FCA0-043

Newsstand Edition. The Empire Strikes Back: Part 4 of 6. And now...the bounty hunters! "To Be a Jedi!" Script by Archie Goodwin, art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Note: Part 4 of movie adaptation; based on the movie script; Williamson and Garzon both pencil and ink the art for this series. Plus: 5-page "Star Wars British Cover Gallery," featuring art by Carmine Infantino, Gene Day and Dan Green. Cover by Williamson and Garzon. Cover price $0.50.

Uncle Scrooge (1972 Whitman) 181 CBCS 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-069BFAB-009

Whitman edition. Reprints Four Color issue 495. Cover price $0.40.