Auctions: comic books March 1972, graded by CGC

Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0124484001

Giant-size issue. 2nd appearance of the Defenders. Cover pencils by John Buscema and John Romita (alterations), inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita (alterations). "Nightmare On Bald Mountain!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Sal Buscema; Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor travel to Rutland, VT to stop a cult from releasing Dormammu into our dimension. "The Hidden World" featuring Betty Dean, Namora, and Princess Fen, script and art by Bill Everett. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 14 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416321010

Cover art by John Severin. The Green Thing!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A botanist invents a serum to magnify the latent intelligence of plants; He tested it on a remote island, but the plant was evil and wanted to conquer the world. The Haunted Paper!, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal skips town and sets up a newspaper as a front; The paper's typesetter writes headlines that seem to predict the future but it's a scam to convince the criminal to turn himself in. The Coming of Maaboo!, art by Don Heck; A mercenary hears of a tribe that hoards gold while waiting for the return of a legendary alien; The mercenary poses as the alien and steals the gold, but he is abducted by the real alien. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.