Auctions: comic books in 'Doctor Strange'

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 109 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #0100804018

"Enter: Dr. Strange!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. The web-slinger frantically swings through the city trying to pick up a signal from his spider tracer! The amazing one tossed the tracer on the tall man who abducted Flash last issue. So find the tracer...find Flash! But instead Spider-Man picks up a message from the Master of the Mystic Arts! Somehow Dr. Strange knows were Flash has been taken. The duo rushes to the location, and the battle to rescue Flash begins! Cameo appearances by Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Aunt May, and Sha Shan. (Notes: Spider-Man and Dr. Strange meet again in Marvel Team-Up #21. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales #88.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Annual 2 VG 4.0

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Doctor Strange guest stars in an all-new 20-page story, "The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Xandu sends his two henchmen to retrieve half of the Wand of Watoomb from Dr. Strange; Spider-Man mistakes the henchmen for burglars and tries to stop them, leading to a team up between Spider-Man and Dr. Strange to stop Xandu's plan. Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man rescues John Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson's son, from his malfunctioning space capsule; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 1. The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When Peter Parker discovers some alien modifications to a professor's radio he tracks down a group of aliens with plans to take over the Earth; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man 2. Marked for Destruction by Dr. Doom!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Doom tries to trick Spider-Man into helping him defeat the Fantastic Four. Ditko also provides 5 pages of new pin-ups (Spider-Man's famous foes). Finally, there are three reprints from Amazing Spider-Man 1 ("Spider-Man"), 2 ("The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!"), and 5 ("Marked for Destruction by Dr. Doom!"). Giant 76-page special! Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 167. 76 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Doctor Strange (2015 5th Series) 1A CGC 9.8 Bachalo

Paper: White

Label #3825649023

Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Chris Bachalo. Who do you call when things are coming out of your dreams and trying to kill you? Or when your daughter is cursing in Latin and walking like a spider? Or when your dog keeps screaming at you to strangle your neighbors? Doctor Strange, of course. He's the only person standing between us and the forces of darkness, but has he been paying his tab? Every act of magic has a cost and Jason Aaron (THOR, ORIGINAL SIN) and Chris Bachalo (UNCANNY X-MEN) are going to put Stephen Strange through hell to even the scales. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 374 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4494523001

"Suddenly...The Secret Defenders!" Part 4 of 5. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Hulk, and Doctor Strange. Inhumans cameo. Story by Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan. Art and cover by Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi. Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and the Hulk once united to save the lives of the Fantastic Four (see Fantastic Four (1965-1996 1st Series) #347-349). Now they unite to battle them. It's the new FF vs. the old, and from the ashes shall rise Doctor Strange's Secret Defenders! Cover price $1.25.

Kull the Conqueror The Original Marvel Years Omnibus HC (2021 Marvel) 1B-1ST NM 9.4

John Bolton Cover

1st printing. Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #111-112, Kull the Conqueror (1982 2nd Series) #1-2, Kull the Conqueror (1983-1985 3rd Series) #1-10 and Kull: The Vale of Shadow GN (1989 Marvel).

Cover by John Bolton.

The last of three volumes collecting the complete original Marvel Kull comics kicks off with an early '80s Spider-Man/King Kull team-up against the threat of Ju-Lak and the Serpent Cult! Then, a new solo Kull series begins with a run of double-sized color comics by some of the best artists of the decade.

KULL THE CONQUEROR boasted a bruising dose of art from Big John Buscema - but it also featured takes on the warrior-monarch of Valusia from luminaries John Bolton, Charles Vess, Butch Guice and Bill Sienkiewicz. And the '80s era of Kull concludes with the stunning graphic novel KULL: THE VALE OF SHADOW by Alan Zelenetz and Tony DeZuniga.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 632 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Credits by:

Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Alan Zelenetz, Doug Moench, Bruce Jones, Fred Blosser, and April Campbell.

Art by Herb Trimpe, John Buscema, Jack Morelli, Bob Budiansky, John Bolton, Jackson "Butch" Guice, Sal Buscema, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ernie Chan, Michael Higgins, Dave Simons, Joe Rubinstein, John Beatty, Ian Akin, Charles Vess, Tony de Zuniga, Mike Esposito, Danny Bulanadi, Bob Wiacek, Dan Green, Joe Chiodo, Klaus Janson, Marie Severin, Brian Garvey, and Mel Candido.

Cover price $125.00.

Marvel (2020 Marvel) 6B CGC 9.8 Bermejo 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition

Label #3833545017

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Cover by Lee Bermejo. Written by Alex Ross, Steve Darnall, Kurt Busiek, Greg Smallwood and Lee Bermejo. Art by Alex Ross, Mitch O'Connell, Greg Smallwood and Lee Bermejo. The overarching story of Doctor Strange's battle with Nightmare concludes in spectacular fashion in "Overture" by Alex Ross, Steve Darnall, Kurt Busiek and Mitch O'Connell! And before that, Nick Fury battles a conspiracy to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. in "The One-Eyed Gambit" courtesy of Greg Smallwood, and the Silver Surfer returns to a dead Earth in "The Silver Glint of Space Reflections Gone" thanks to Lee Bermejo! It's the best-looking release you'll see all month! 40 pages, PC/PB&W. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Origins of Marvel Comics HC (1974 Fireside/Simon and Schuster) 1-1ST VG+ 4.5

Oxidation. Water damage.

Fireside Book Series - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1 and 55, Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #1 and 118, Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15, Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #72, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #83 (Journey into Mystery) and 143, and Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #115. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Herb Trimpe . This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Son of Origins TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, and Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus HC (2016 Marvel) 1-1ST VF- 7.5

1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #69-70, #85-86, #141-144 and #147-149; Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #280; Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #112-114; Squadron Supreme (1985 1st Series) #1-12; Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #314; Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe GN (1989); Quasar (1989-1994) #13-16 and #51-52; Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #5-6; Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) Annual #1; Squadron Supreme: New World Order (1998), Exiles (2001-2008 1st Series Marvel) #77-78 and Ultimate Power (2006) #7-9.

Written by Mark Gruenwald, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, J.M. DeMatteis, Kurt Busiek, Jeph Loeb and Various. Art by Sal Buscema, George Perez, Bob Hall, Paul Ryan, Greg Land and Various. Cover by George Perez.

Get the full story of Marvel's most superior super-team!

They're the mightiest heroes of their dimension, but what happens when the Squadron Supreme encounters the Serpent Crown - and the Avengers? Then, in one of the most celebrated limited series of all time, the Squadron expands its ranks - and takes control of their United States in a bid to create utopia! But when the team members find themselves stranded in the Marvel Universe, will their New World Order fall - and their dimension be destroyed?

Guest-starring the Defenders, the Exiles, the Ultimates...and the Squadron Sinister!

Hardcover, 1,240 pages, full color.

Cover price $125.00.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 2F CGC 9.8 Ramos Variant 4th Printing

Paper: White

Fourth Printing

Label #3765807020

4th Printing. Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. Go to class with the students at STRANGE ACADEMY! Your class schedule: 8:15-9:15 HISTORY OF MAGICAL OBJECTS with THE ANCIENT ONE, 9:25-10:25 ELEMENTS OF CHAOS MAGIC with SCARLET WITCH, 10:35-11:35 GYM with COACH TAYLOR, 11:40-12:10 LUNCH (cooked by MINDFULL ONE), 12:20-1:20 INTRODUCTION TO THE UNDEAD with BROTHER VOODOO, 1:30-2:30 INFERNO 101 with MAGIK, 2:40-3:20 (Pending survival) STUDY HALL, 3:30-4:30 MAGICAL PLANTS AND THE CARE THEREOF with PROFESSOR MAN-THING. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Thor (2020 Marvel 6th Series) 18A CGC 9.8 Coipel

Paper: White

Label #3955694022

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Pasqual Ferry. Cover by Olivier Coipel. MEET ASGARD'S NEW MASTER OF SPIES - THROG! After the events of 'Revelations,' Thor has a top secret mission that only one trusted ally can carry out: Throg, the Frog of Thunder! Guest artist Pasqual Ferry makes a return trip to Asgard for this unique tale of otherworldly espionage, one that will have a profound impact on the future of the Marvel Universe! 28 pages, full color. RATED T+ Cover price $3.99.

Thor (2020 Marvel 6th Series) 18C CGC 9.8 Jusko Variant

Paper: White

Jusko Variant Cover

Label #4010478012

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Pasqual Ferry. Cover by Joe Jusko. MEET ASGARD'S NEW MASTER OF SPIES - THROG! After the events of 'Revelations,' Thor has a top secret mission that only one trusted ally can carry out: Throg, the Frog of Thunder! Guest artist Pasqual Ferry makes a return trip to Asgard for this unique tale of otherworldly espionage, one that will have a profound impact on the future of the Marvel Universe! 28 pages, full color. RATED T+ Cover price $3.99.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Annual 4 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4407453022

Nightcrawler's Inferno - Written by Chris Claremont. Art and Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Bob McLeod. The X-Men and Doctor Strange try to rescue Kurt from his foster mother's hell. References to Dante's Inferno. Story depicts events leading directly to Nightcrawler's first appearance in Giant Size X-Men (1975) #1. Published between Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #138 and 139. Letters page with comments on Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #137. Characters in this issue: X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler (full origin); Kitty Pryde (joins)]; Doctor Strange; Stefan Szardos (first appearance and death in flashback); Jimaine Szardos [Amanda Sefton]; VILLAIN: Margali Szardos (first appearance); CAMEOS: Charon; Minos; Harpies; Cerberus. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.