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  • Item #53767557
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    $900.00
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    • Label #7300693-AA-014
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    "The World Still needs the Champions!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Don Heck and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins. Courage made them heroes - Fate made them Champions! Can a former super-spy, two mutants, a demi-god, and a demon carry on in the tradition of the mighty Avengers and Fantastic Four? Black Widow, Ice Man, Angel, Hercules, and Ghost Rider must unite to defend the Olympic goddess, Venus, from the evil machinations of Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, Ares, God of War, and Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Item #55833862
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    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Label #16-2A03C27-043
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    Cover pencils by Sal Buscema. "Fear Is the Hunter!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); The Huntsman uses the Sirens' call to lure in Namor and sap his will; He then sets Namor after Hercules who the Huntsman has been ordered by Zeus to return to Olympus; Namor finds Hercules and attacks him; He comes to his senses when their battle threatens some villagers; The Huntsman then summons monsters from Greco-Roman mythology to defeat Hercules; Together Namor and Hercules defeat the monsters and the Huntsman; However, Zeus takes note of the battle and Namor's valor and brings his son back to Olympus to discuss Hercules' sojourn on Earth. Cont'd from Ka-Zar #1; Hercules appears next in Avengers #98. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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  • Item #59768548
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of Atlas in "The Grandeur and the Glory!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor learns of a "demon" terrorizing the jungles of Asia; Donald Blake reveals his secret to Jane, infuriating Odin; And, Zeus dispatches Hercules to Earth to deal with the native turned "Demon." Tale of Asgard: "Closer Comes the Swarm!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; While the Asgardians are licking their wounds after a battle with a dragon, Queen Ula sends out the Flying Trolls of Thryheim to finish them off. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of Atlas in "The Grandeur and the Glory!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor learns of a "demon" terrorizing the jungles of Asia; Donald Blake reveals his secret to Jane, infuriating Odin; And, Zeus dispatches Hercules to Earth to deal with the native turned "Demon." Tale of Asgard: "Closer Comes the Swarm!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; While the Asgardians are licking their wounds after a battle with a dragon, Queen Ula sends out the Flying Trolls of Thryheim to finish them off. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #61720157
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Pluto (from Red Raven Comics #1, August 1940) is reintroduced in "The Hammer and the Holocaust!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The weakened and defeated Thor returns to Asgard where he finds Seidring has taken over; He battles the 'odin power' and defeats Seidring only to collapse himself. Appearances by Odin, Hercules, Jane Foster, Balder, and Heimdall. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Meaning of... Ragnarok", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Asgardian gods have returned to Asgard where the prophetess Vollo relates the coming of Ragnarok! Odin and Balder appearances; Heimdall and Fandral cameos. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Pluto (from Red Raven Comics #1, August 1940) is reintroduced in "The Hammer and the Holocaust!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The weakened and defeated Thor returns to Asgard where he finds Seidring has taken over; He battles the 'odin power' and defeats Seidring only to collapse himself. Appearances by Odin, Hercules, Jane Foster, Balder, and Heimdall. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Meaning of... Ragnarok", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Asgardian gods have returned to Asgard where the prophetess Vollo relates the coming of Ragnarok! Odin and Balder appearances; Heimdall and Fandral cameos. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Thunder in the Netherworld!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor does so much damage to Hades that Pluto gives in and releases Hercules from the contract; Tana sends Jane away wandering. Appearance by Jane Foster. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Fateful Change!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor defeats Harokin and discovers they are nearly identical in appearance; The Warriors Three free Asgard's defenders from Harokin's dungeons. Ad for Thing Sweat Shirt and Hulk Sweat Shirt. Ad for Marvel Comics Group Official Swingin' Stationery, Thor T-Shirt, and Spider-Man Poster. The M.M.M.S. Still Wants You! ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #59302616
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Gerry Conway on 7/29/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022.
    • Label #23-0AF5128-042
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    Cover by John Romita. "No One Can Stop...The Destroyer!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito; Hercules and Thor have taken Krista to a hospital, and Thor changes to Don Blake; He then reveals to Hercules that he is Thor; On another street in Manhattan, Holmes reactivates the Destroyer, which he discovered in Peru, and begins to go on a rampage, to which Hercules responds; After the operation Thor flies to help Hercules; Thor manages to fight him off while Hercules goes to find the mortal body; After he is gone though, the Destroyer manages to wrench Mjolnir from Thor's grasp, so Thor only has sixty seconds to get it back. Letter to the editor from comics editor (and Thor scripter) Ralph Macchio. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #87 (J. Jonah Jameson). 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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    • Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 8/29/2019.
    • Label #21-1EAEE22-362
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    Cover by John Buscema. First appearance of Firelord in "The Coming of the Firelord!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott; Thor commands Mjolnir to return to him, and so it must; Hercules returns with the body of Holmes, and in drawing close, the spirit returns to his body; While Thor changes back to Blake to check on Krista, Firelord arrives on Earth, and at the selfsame hospital; Hercules and Firelord begin to battle, and Blake's cane is knocked out a window; Blake races to the ground and changes to Thor, and then he stops the battle, realizing who Firelord is - herald to Galactus; Firelord then summons Galactus, and Galactus plans to feast this day. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp #17 (Black Bolt by Jack Kirby). Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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    • Signed by Stan Lee.
    • Label #0011751-AA-001
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    Title becomes Thor; previously Journey Into Mystery. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and Hercules fight over Jane Foster; Odin, still angry because Thor revealed his identity to Jane, removes half Thor's powers by giving 'Odin Power' to Seidring. Hercules defeats Thor. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "The Summons!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Argonauts are called home to Asgard by Odin. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Odin. The letters page contains a statement of ownership, management and circulation: average print run 377,663; average paid circulation 232,644. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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