Auctions: comic books May 1964

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle; Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it is just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spidey; Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 149. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 5 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman and Marie Severin (Angel alterations). Trapped: One X-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students. First Appearance of Magneto's Asteroid M; Prof's loss of powers just a test. Letter column begins in this issue. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.