Auctions: comic books August 1982

Action Comics (1938 DC) 534 CBCS 9.8 SS Rosa

Paper: Off white to white

Witnessed Signature: Sam De La Rosa on 9/19/2021

Label #21-462D29B-001

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Two for the Death of One!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman is snatched into the medieval past by Lord Satanis, who has been allowed to return to Earth in that time by making a bargain with the Devil; Both Satanis and Syrene try to use Supermans body as a filter through which they may gain the powers of the Runestone, but instead they pull him apart into two separate Supermen. "Air-Wave's Close Encounter!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Sam de la Rosa; Air Wave discovers an alien invader, whose partner turns out to be one of his teachers in disguise. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 21 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #23-11CBD69-028

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Conan the Barbarian. The official comic book adaptation of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Barbarian Movie Special #1-2 and the Marvel Illustrated paperback. Full color; 52 pages. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $2.50.

Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982) 3 CGC 9.6 SS Al Milgrom

Paper: White

Signed by Al Milgrom on 4/15/23.

Label #2743117013

"Chapter 4: Siege in the City of the Dead!" Story by Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, and Steven Grant. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Al Milgrom. The third battle of the contest of champions features Le Peregrine, Wolverine, and the Thing vs. the Angel, the Black Panther, and Vanguard. The Thing breaks up the fight between Wolverine and the Black Panther, and discovers the third piece of the globe! "Chapter 5: Struggle in the Jungle!" The fourth battle occurs in South America with Captain America, Sasquatch, and Blitzkrieg fighting Shamrock, Storm, and the Collective Man. Shamrock finds the globe right before Captain America does, and wins the final round for her team. "Chapter 6: Winner Takes None!" The heroes and all four pieces of the golden globe return to the giant arena; and it looks like the Grandmaster has won...or has he? (Notes: The story contains an apparent editorial error with respect to the actual final score of the contest. The last two pages conclude the index listing of each Marvel super hero.) NOTE: The story does not end here. The Grandmaster and Death's game continues in Avengers (Vol. 1) Annual #16 and West Coast Avengers Annual #2. 32 pages Cover price $0.60.