Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) comic books 1970-1985

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920006

First 20-cent cover price. After a two-year hiatus (and Captain Marvel's appearances in the classic Kree-Skrull War issues of Avengers 89-97), the series returns with Cap facing Megaton, the Atomic Assassin in "To Live Again!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cameo by the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man) and the Sub-Mariner. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4419920009

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Death At the End Of the World!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Captain Marvel and Megaton begin to fight as Megaton radioactivity levels steadily increase; Marvel drops Megaton on a power station, which then explodes, weakening the pair; Megaton blacks out and Marvel's photon levels drop, causing him to turn back into Rick Jones; Rick makes to the club where Lou-Ann Savannah is performing, just before he passes out; Lou-Ann brings Rick back to her uncle, Benjamin Savannah, for another photon treatment; Megaton is arrested and put in jail, where he recovers and attacks his cellmate; Megaton thinks back to how he got his powers, from a machine in a Kree outpost in the Artic that subjected him to his worst fears; The other expedition members had saved him but then the base blew up, killing everyone but Megaton; Back in the present, Megaton drains his cellmate of his life force, killing the prisoner, before breaking out of prison. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 24 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419920010

Captain Marvel battles Dr. Mynde, the Android-Man in "Death in High Places!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 25 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419918002

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Joe Sinnott. Captain Marvel battles the Super-Skrull (in the guise of Ronan, Megaton, Yon-Rogg, the Hulk, and the Sub-Mariner) in "A Taste of Madness!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jim Starlin (first work on the series), inks by Chic Stone; In an elaborate scheme of the Skrulls and their mysterious Masterlord, Super-Skrull and Kl'rt, Rick Jones is framed for the murder of Dr. Benjamin Savannah and brought to a run-down police precinct; Using Super-Skrulls invisibility as well as other Skrull technology, Mar-Vell and Rick are led to believe that many of his long-time friends and foes have returned and are attacking him; Rick and Mar-Vell identify the ruse, and Mar-Vell attacks the Skrulls; The building collapses in the battle and the Skrulls escape. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 26 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4419920008

Cap battles the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dave Cockrum. Second appearance of Thanos (2 pages). 1st appearance of Death with Thanos. Super-Skrull appearance. Letter to the editor from writer Michael Uslan. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 27 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419918001

The Super-Skrull continues to pester Captain Marvel in "Trapped on Titan!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Pablo Marcos. Meanwhile, Thanos seeks out the Cosmic Cube. Cameos by the Thing (of the Fantastic Four), the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch, the Vision, and the Black Panther), and Drax the Destroyer. This issue also contains a map of Titan. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 30 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4419920007

Captain Marvel battles the Controller in "To Be Free From Control!" Script and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom. Brief Iron Man appearance. Starlin cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) 33 FN 6.0

Captain Marvel battles Thanos in "The God Himself!" Script by Steve Englehart, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Klaus Janson. Guest starring Drax the Destroyer. Brief appearance by the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, the Vision, the Swordsman, Captain America, the Black Panther, and the Scarlet Witch). The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 6 (Thor by John Buscema). Starlin cover. Cover price $0.25.