Auctions: comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Room Without a Door (from Strange Tales 5), script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Joe Maneely; A man seeks to discover the secret of traveling through time by the use of black magic. Do Not Feed (from Weird Worlds), art by Tony DiPreta; An aquarium director turns out to be an octopus in human form. Masquerade Party (from Strange Tales 83), art by Steve Ditko; A beautiful but vicious socialite spoils the plans of an old rival by throwing a masquerade party at which she is fascinated by a stranger in a devil costume. Hostess Fruit Pies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: The Thing in the Locked Room! (from Tales of Suspense 29) script by Larry Lieber (script, plot) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Don Heck; Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him. Mystery in Midville (from Uncanny Tales 54), art by John Forte; A petty thief comes across a city where every person is considerate and helpful. Once a Werewolf (from Astonishing 33), art by Sid Greene; A werewolf falls in love with a human girl and resolves to leave the pack. Good-Bye Forever (from Adventures into Mystery 3), art by Joe Maneely; Scientist Hugo Valgon discovers another dimension where greed and aggression are unknown until he inadvertently introduces those attributes. Captain Marvel Hostess Twinkies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

All reprints: I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp! (from Tales to Astonish 11), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A vacationing family finds a monster in a swamp. The Day Harrington Died! (from Astonishing 11), art by Bob Fujitani; A man plots to get the African natives to get rid of his unwanted business partner for him by framing him for stealing their stone god's sacred ruby. The Specimen! (from Mystery Tales 9), art by Joe Maneely; A scientist plots to use a captured mermaid from Atlantis to gain world renown, but she has a plan of her own. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ron Wilson. All reprints: Look Out!! Here Come the... Four-Armed Men! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. Dream World! (also from Tales to Astonish 26), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, but then cant tell if hes dreaming or not. My Brother Must Die (Men's Adventures #21), script by Stan Lee, art by Carmine Infantino; In the Communist nation of Murania, a search for a new police recruit leads to the deaths of three brothers. Bullpen page with Stan Lee's Soapbox about Slurpee cups at 7-11 featuring Marvel characters. Hostess Fruit Pies ad, art by John Romita. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Dan Adkins. All reprints: Killer at Large!; Detective Stanton tracks down the killer of his friend Steve. The Midnight Visitor! (Mystic #57), art by Mac Pakula; A writer is surprised when he is confronted by the villain from his best-selling novel. Madness in the Morgue! (from Men's Adventures #26), art by Dick Ayers; A criminal fleeing the scene of his crime hides in the city morgue, where he is driven mad by the fear of the corpses coming to life. Hostess Twinkies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: Put Another Nickel In!!! (from Chamber of Darkness 6), script by Mimi Gold, art by Dick Ayers; Petty crook Jimmy DeParis kills a scientist during a robbery, and is later caught by the scientist's invention, which can predict the future. Tidal Wave of Fear (from Venus 18), script and art by Bill Everett; Venus uncovers a scheme by Neptune's daughter to sell houses on the coast and then destroy them by summoning tidal waves. The Girl with the Evil Eyes! (from Astonishing 63), art by Fred Kida; A man finds a voodoo amulet that is said to allow one to see into the future. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Spider-Man, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: A Change of Mind! (from Chamber of Darkness 6), script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores; A scientist plans to obtain immortality by transferring his brain into a robot body. The Face in the Mirror (from Mystic 6), art by Bob Powell; A rich old man, Howard Mullins, gives, as a gift to his young wife Karen, an antique mirror that makes him think his wife hates him. He Walked Through Walls! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A stranger with fantastic powers promises people their heart's desire. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Al Milgrom. All reprints: Where Lurks the Ghost! (from Tales to Astonish 25), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. Bat's Tale (from Marvel Tales 113), script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers. The Men in the Morgue (from Adventures into Terror 28), art by Gene Colan; Two killers attempt to hide in the morgue, but the attendant locks them in the freezer. Gorilla Man (from Men's Adventures 26), art by Robert Q. Sale; Tormented by dreams of a strange gorilla man, Ken Hale is compelled to go to Africa to figure out what is happening. Hostess snack cakes ad, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

First 30-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Michael Netzer (as Michael Nasser). The Underground Gambit (from Creatures on the Loose 11), script by Len Wein, pencils by Herb Trimpe; Roger Krass has been drawing underground comics for a living but hating it all the while. The Man Who Isn't There (from Marvel Tales 113), art by Tony DiPreta; A thief comes into possession of an invisibility cloak and goes on a looting spree. A Monster Waits Outside!! (Tales to Astonish 12), art by Steve Ditko; An astronaut is sent into orbit in a tiny sphere without communication; he sees a monster trying to claw its way in and panics, signaling ground control to bring him back. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Final issue of the series. Cover by Don Perlin. All reprints: Moomba (from Tales to Astonish #23), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of an alien creature named Moomba. I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! (from Strange Tales #72), art by Don Heck; A cruel sea captain abandons his planned voyage to pursue a sighting of the Flying Dutchman, hoping to capture the famous ghost ship and make a fortune. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

30 cent cover variant with starburst price style. All reprints: "A Change of Mind!" with script by Len Wein and art by Sal Buscema/Syd Shores (from Chamber of Darkness 6); "A Face in the Mirror" (from Mystic 6); and "He Walked Through Walls!" with pencils by Jack Kirby (from Tales to Astonish 26). Tom Palmer cover inks. Cover price $0.30.

30 cent cover price with starburst price style. All reprints: "Where Lurks the Ghost!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko (from Tales to Astonish 25); "Bat's Tale!" with script by Lee and art by Russ Heath (from Marvel Tales 113); "The Men in the Morgue" with art by Gene Colan (from Adventures into Terror 28); and "Gorilla Man" with art by Robert Q. Sale (from Men's Adventures 26) Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. New stories: "Moon of Madness, Moon of Fear!" Script by George Alec Effinger, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Adkins. "Delusion For a Dragon Slayer!" Script by Gerry Conway, art by Syd Shores (adapted from a story by Harlan Ellison). Reprint: "They Wait in Their Dungeon!" Script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Gil Kane/Tom Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. New stories: "The Devil's Dowry!" Script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by Chic Stone. "Haunt and Run!" Script by Tony Isabella, art by Paul Reinman. "A Tomb By Any Other Name!" Script by Don McGregor, art by Syd Shores. Reprint: "It Can't Miss." Tom Palmer cover inks. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. New story: "Prey For Keeps." Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Jack Abel. Reprints: "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!" Art by Gene Colan. "Death Notice." (No credits published.) Gil Kane cover pencils or layout? Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "I Wait in the Dungeon!" with art by Sam Kweskin; "Jerry's New Job" with art by Tony DiPreta; "Terror in the North!" with art by Don Perlin; and "She Wouldn't Stay Dead!" Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Ghoul!" with art by Vic Carrabotta (from Weird Worlds 10); "Back From the Dead!" with art by Jack Kirby (from Tales of Suspense 18); "Torture Room" with art by Don Rico (from Adventures in Terror 4); "Werewolf!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Bill Everett (from Menace 3). Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Ice Monster Cometh" with art by Gene Colan (from Unknown Worlds 17); "The Old Man's Secret!" with art by Jay Scott Pike (from Weird Worlds 6); "Beware the Bees!" (from Mystic 7); and "The Toy Train" with art by Robert Q. Sale (from Mystic 25). Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "When the Creature Escapes" with art by Al Williamson and Ralph Mayo (from World of Suspense 7, not--as listed in the reprint--Mystery Tale 18); "Missing Persons!" (from Adventures Into Mystery 18); "The Hex!" with art by Don Heck (from Astonishing Tales 4); "Trapped by the LIttle Men!" (from Astonishing Tales 60); and "Honest ABe" (from Mystery Tales 29). Larry Lieber cover. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "Men With Fangs!" with art by Joe Sinnott (from Tales of Suspense 25); "Emily" with art by Pete Tumlinson (from Marvel Tales 28); "Prophet of Doom!"; and "I Come From the Shadow World!" with art by Steve Ditko (from Tales of Suspense 7). Gil Kane/Al Milgrom cover. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Eyes!" (from Weird Worlds 2); "The Witch of Landor" (from Uncanny Tales 7); "Rodeo!" with script by Stan Lee and art by Russ Heath (from Menace 3); and "I Was Locked in a Haunted House!" with script by Lee and art by Joe Maneely (from Uncanny Tales 7). Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Room Without a Door" (from Strange Tales 5); "Do Not Feed" with art by Tony DiPreta (from Weird Worlds 9); and "Masquerade Party" with art by Steve Ditko (from Strange Tales 83). Gil Kane cover pencils (Klaus Janson inks?). Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: All reprints: "I Found Monstrom!" with art by Jack Kirby/Dick Ayers (from Tales to Astonish 11); "The Day Harrington Died!" with art by Bob Fuje (from Astonishing 11); and "The Specimen!" (from Mystery Tales 9). Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "Put Another Nickel In!!!" with script by Mimi Gold and art by Dick Ayers (from Chamber of Darkness 6); "Tidal Fear" with art by Bill Everett (from Venus 18); and "The Girl With the Evil Eyes!" (from Astonishing 63). Tom Palmer cover inks. Cover price $0.30.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Underground Gambit!" with script by Len Wein and art by Herb Trimpe (from Creatures on the Loose 11); "The Man Who Isn't There" with art by Tony DiPreta (from Marvel Tales 113); "A Monster Waits Outside!!" with art by Steve Ditko (Tales to Astonish 12). Al Milgrom/Mike Nasser cover. Cover price $0.30.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All new stories: "The Monster From the Mound!" Script by Gardner Fox, art by Frank Brunner (adapted from the Robert E. Howard story "The Horror From the Mound"). "Thirst!" Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Craig Russell, plot and inks by Dan Adkins. Brak the Barbarian stars in "Spell of the Dragon!" Script by John Jakes, plot and breakdowns by Dan Adkins, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Joe Sinnott. Gil Kane/Tom Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All new stories: "The Thing on the Roof!" Script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Brunner (adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard). "All the Shapes of Fear!" Script by George Effinger, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett. "The Girl Who Cast No Shadow." Script by Gardner Fox, art by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Cover price $0.20.

UK Edition. Cover by Ron Wilson. All reprints: Look Out!! Here Come the... Four-Armed Men! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. Dream World! (also from Tales to Astonish 26), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, but then cant tell if hes dreaming or not. My Brother Must Die (Men's Adventures #21), script by Stan Lee, art by Carmine Infantino; In the Communist nation of Murania, a search for a new police recruit leads to the deaths of three brothers

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Dan Adkins. All reprints: Killer at Large!; Detective Stanton tracks down the killer of his friend Steve. The Midnight Visitor! (Mystic #57), art by Mac Pakula; A writer is surprised when he is confronted by the villain from his best-selling novel. Madness in the Morgue! (from Men's Adventures #26), art by Dick Ayers; A criminal fleeing the scene of his crime hides in the city morgue, where he is driven mad by the fear of the corpses coming to life. Hostess Twinkies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: A Change of Mind! (from Chamber of Darkness 6), script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores; A scientist plans to obtain immortality by transferring his brain into a robot body. The Face in the Mirror (from Mystic 6), art by Bob Powell; A rich old man, Howard Mullins, gives, as a gift to his young wife Karen, an antique mirror that makes him think his wife hates him. He Walked Through Walls! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A stranger with fantastic powers promises people their heart's desire

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of american edition except for cover price ("10p").

Cover pencils by John Buscema. The Warlock Tree!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Syd Shores; Dave scoffs at the legend of a tree cursed by a dying warlock until the curse nearly kills his girlfriend. The Tell Tale Heart, script by Edgar Allan Poe (original story) and Denny O'Neil (adaptation), art by Tom Palmer; A man kills his miserly uncle but does not get away with the crime; Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Telltale Heart." Something Lurks on Shadow Mountain!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; After George Ashton is tricked by a mysterious woman into opening a box, he learns that she is really Pandora and he must figure out how to undo the damage he has caused. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Marie Severin (signed) [as 7EV], inks by Bill Everett (signed) [as 7EV]. The Monster, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten; A wealthy, ugly, and lonely man is believed to be a monster by the ignorant people of his village. The Man Who Owned the World, script by Denny O'Neil and Tom Sutton (plot), art by Tom Sutton; A greedy billionaire crashes the world economy to finance a scientist to send him into the future, where a horrible surprise awaits him. The Sword and the Sorcerers!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]; Novelist Len Carson plans to write one final story in his popular sword and sorcery series to kill off the protagonist, Starr the Slayer, but his creation comes to life and kills him in self-defense; This is a Conan-esque story Windsor-Smith did to prepare for his work on Conan the Barbarian. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bill Everett. ...And Fear Shall Follow!, script and pencilsby Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten; An American U-2 pilot crashes his plane in China; He escapes from the wreckage but a strange man pursues him relentlessly, even walking through walls; The pilot eventually realizes that he died in the crash and the man is going to escort him to the world beyond. The Music From Beyond!, script by Roy Thomas (adaptation) and H. P. Lovecraft (original story), art by Johnny Craig; Adapted from H. P. Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann." The Beast From the Bog!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Paul Reinman. Letter to the editor from comic artist Alan Kupperberg. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Bill Everett. A Change of Mind, script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores. I Dared To Defy Merlin's Black Magic!, art by Steve Ditko; An American businessman scoffs at a shop owner's claim that one of his books was a diary by Merlin until a terrifying vision of Merlin turns his hair white; As he runs from the shop, the shopkeeper thinks that he must remember not to leave his diary out. Put Another Nickel In, script by Mimi Gold, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

New stories: "Gargoyle Every Night." Script by Berni WRightson and Roy Thomas, art by Wrightson. "Mastermind." Script and art by Tom Sutton. Reprints: "I Wore the Mask of Drothor!" with art by Steve Ditko; and "I Found the Abominable Snowman!" with pencils by Jack Kirby. Wrightson cover. Cover price $0.15.

Final issue of the series. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. I Am The Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko. Believe It... Or Not!, script and inks by Bill Everett, pencils by Dan Adkins. A Thousand Years Later..., script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist's longevity serum gives him a lifespan of a thousand years, but he finds this a curse as he watches his friends grow old and die while he remains alone and Earth becomes overpopulated; When humanity begins to leave Earth he refuses to go, and is surprised when one other person, a young woman, also decides to stay allowing the two strangers, Adam and Eve, to restart humanity. The Beast That Walks Like a Man!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter; The Martian is beaten by the scientist, who turns out to be a Jovian agent setting a trap to capture a live Martian. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Bill Everett. A Change of Mind, script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores. I Dared To Defy Merlin's Black Magic!, art by Steve Ditko; An American businessman scoffs at a shop owner's claim that one of his books was a diary by Merlin until a terrifying vision of Merlin turns his hair white; As he runs from the shop, the shopkeeper thinks that he must remember not to leave his diary out. Put Another Nickel In, script by Mimi Gold, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pages, full color.