Auctions: comic books in 'Celestial Madonna'

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 132 CBCS 7.0 SS Wilson/Thomas

Paper: Off white to white

Witnessed Signatures: Ron Wilson & Roy Thomas on 6/17/2023.

Label #23-211DCD8-008

"Kang War II" Plot by Steve Englehart. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Joe Staton (finishes). Cover by Ron Wilson and Frank Giacoia. In a malevolent manner, Kang the Conqueror has teleported Earth's Mightiest Heroes to the labyrinths of limbo! And now the Legion of the Unliving stalks the Avengers one by one through the endless maze of stone corridors! Frankenstein's Monster begins the action by ambushing the thunder god! Then Midnight blindsides Mantis! However, Hawkeye and Shell-Head accidentally bump into one another and a glimmer of hope emerges for the heroes! But seconds later Baron Zemo, Wonder Man, and the original Human Torch attack! The golden avenger is the first to fall to the unliving legion. And nearby in the maddening maze, the Vision goes down next. Two avengers mortally wounded. Three others wandering around completely lost and alone. In their glorious history, the Avengers have battled through 132 issues, but at this moment the chances of there even being an issue 133…do not look good. Story continues in Giant-Size Avengers 3. Cameo appearances by Immortus, Rama-Tut, Libra, and the Cotati. Avengers Lineup: Iron Man, Hawkeye, Mantis, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Giant-Size Avengers 3 is simply a must-read. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Mary Jo Duffy. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #78 The Owl by Gene Colan.) Cover price $0.25.

Avengers Celestial Madonna HC (2019 Marvel) Avengers Earth's Mightiest Box Set Edition 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #129-135 and Giant Size Avengers (1974) #2-4.

Written by Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas. Art by Sal Buscema, Dave Cockrum, George Tuska, Don Heck, Joe Staton, Joe Giella, Frank Chiaramonte, and John Tartaglione. Cover by Ron Wilson and Al Milgrom. Back Cover by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum.

The Avengers Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

A shining star heralds the ascendancy of the Cosmic Madonna and the birth of the Cosmic Messiah - and Kang the Conqueror wants to father him! Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes stop the time-traveling fiend before he gains complete power?

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

NOTE: This collection was originally available only in the Avengers Earth's Mightiest HC Box Set (2019 Marvel). When on the bookshelf alongside the rest of the set, the spines spell the word AVENGERS.