Auctions: comic books 1979-1981

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 142D VF 8.0 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. Days of Future Past: Part 2 of 2. "Mind Out of Time!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover by Terry Austin. In order to prevent a dystopian future where all mutants and super-heroes are hunted and killed by the robotic Sentinels, the X-Men must prevent the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from assassinating Senator Kelly. Featuring one of the most shocking death scenes in the comic book history. NOTE: Uncanny X-Men #123 and #142 are rare commodities in the realm of comics as they are two of the very few covers where inker extraordinaire Terry Austin actually does the pencils as well. - Odinson Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 142D VF- 7.5 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. Days of Future Past: Part 2 of 2. "Mind Out of Time!" Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover by Terry Austin. In order to prevent a dystopian future where all mutants and super-heroes are hunted and killed by the robotic Sentinels, the X-Men must prevent the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from assassinating Senator Kelly. Featuring one of the most shocking death scenes in the comic book history. NOTE: Uncanny X-Men #123 and #142 are rare commodities in the realm of comics as they are two of the very few covers where inker extraordinaire Terry Austin actually does the pencils as well. - Odinson Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 146 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4397754016

"Murderworld!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Can the X-Men escape the diabolical death traps created by sadistic madman Arcade. Even if they can they still have to face the power of Doctor Doom! Meanwhile, Banshee, Havok, Polaris, and Iceman face death around every corner in Arcade's nefarious Murderworld. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 147 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4431690012

"Rogue Storm!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. It's the final showdown between the X-Men and the diabolical duo of Arcade and Doctor Doom. Witness the unbridled fury of Storm! Plus, Cyclops makes a startling discovery. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 151N CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4418494022

Newsstand Edition. "X-Men Minus One!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Sherman, Bob McLeod, and Joe Rubinstein. The X-Men loose one of their own when Kitty's parents take her out of Xavier's School for the Gifted and enroll at the Massachusetts Academy. To make matters worse, the headmistress of the Academy id non other than Emma Frost, the White Queen of the Hellfire Club! Plus, the X-Men are taken off guard when a squad of mutant hunting Sentinels show up. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 152N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4418494021

Newsstand Edition. "The Hellfire Gambit!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Bob McLeod and Joe Rubinstein. The Hellfire Club is at it again. The X-Men square off with the Hellfire Club's inner circle for Kitty Pryde's future. Cover price $0.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Annual 3 FN/VF 7.0

A Fire in the Sky! - Written by Chris Claremont. Art by George Pérez and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. The X-Men battle Arkon and are transported to his world where they are asked to help save it. Story takes place between Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #124 and 125. Characters in this issue: X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Banshee]; Edwin Jarvis; VILLAINS: Arkon; Imperions; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Unexpected (1956 DC) (Tales of ...) 212 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4025842003

Cover art by Mike W. Kaluta. The Adventure of the Angel's Smile! starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Brett Breeding. Hostess Twinkies ad with Plastic Man. Corpses In The Quicksand!, script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Jack Sparling, inks by Vince Colletta. Burial Rights, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Kim DeMulder. Quarantine, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Untold Legend of the Batman (1980 DC) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4438509007

"In the Beginning..." Published after Krypton Chronicles (which gave Superman's back story), Untold Legend of Batman fills in missing bits and pieces of the Caped Crusader's crime fighting career. This first issue recaps Batman's origin and finds the character puzzling over a package containing remnants of a bat costume worn by Thomas Wayne. Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Jim Aparo, cover by José Luis Garcia-Lopez. COMIC ONLY (this promotional comic was originally released alonmg with an audo tape) Cover price $0.40.

Untold Legend of the Batman (1980 DC) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4438509008

"In the Beginning..." Published after Krypton Chronicles (which gave Superman's back story), Untold Legend of Batman fills in missing bits and pieces of the Caped Crusader's crime fighting career. This first issue recaps Batman's origin and finds the character puzzling over a package containing remnants of a bat costume worn by Thomas Wayne. Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Jim Aparo, cover by José Luis Garcia-Lopez. COMIC ONLY (this promotional comic was originally released alonmg with an audo tape) Cover price $0.40.

Untold Legend of the Batman (1980 DC) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4438509004

"In the Beginning..." Published after Krypton Chronicles (which gave Superman's back story), Untold Legend of Batman fills in missing bits and pieces of the Caped Crusader's crime fighting career. This first issue recaps Batman's origin and finds the character puzzling over a package containing remnants of a bat costume worn by Thomas Wayne. Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Jim Aparo, cover by José Luis Garcia-Lopez. COMIC ONLY (this promotional comic was originally released alonmg with an audo tape) Cover price $0.40.

What If (1977 1st Series) 14 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4377862022

Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Joe Sinnott. What if Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos had Fought World War II in Outer Space, script by Gary Friedrich (plot) and Don Glut (script), pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Pablo Marcos; In a reality where technology was move advanced, Fury and his men fight a space war in 1941. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man. 48 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

What If (1977 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4386882002

"What If Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, Had Remained Loyal to Fu Manchu?" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Bill Wray and Dave Stevens. Hoberg cover. Cover price $0.60.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 286 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Be Wonder Woman... and Die!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman gives a wannabe actress who wishes to play her in a movie the chance to play her in real life, not knowing that the girl has only six months to live and that she will die accepted by the Amazons as one of their own. "Karnage is the Name," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; Huntress vs. Karnage; Batman flashback. The Penguin stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Penguins on Parade." 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.