Auctions: comic books August 1966

Action Comics (1938 DC) 340 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Origin and 1st appearance of Parasite in "Power of the Parasite!", script by Jim Shooter, art by Al Plastino; Exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Jensen becomes the Parasite, who has the ability to absorb energy from all living beings, including Superman. Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen ad. "The Supergirl Identity Hunt!", art by Jim Mooney; The Fact Finder, a professional blackmailer, has deduced that Supergirl was once associated with the Midvale Orphanago, and he uses the opportunity of a reunion there to try and figure out her secret identity. Superman centerspread pin-up by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Dynamo (1966 Tower Comics) 1 VF 8.0

Cover art by Wally Wood. "Menace from the Moon," art by Wally Wood; Observatories on Earth are being mysteriously destroyed; The President of the United States calls Noman and Dynamo in for a mission to investigate the suspected source of the destruction, a military base on the moon; Noman discovers a civilization living on the dark side of the moon. "A Day in the Life of Dynamo," script by Wally Wood and Tim Battersby, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; Len Brown plans on asking the Chief for a raise, but before he can get to it, adventure whisks him away; First to Hong Kong, where he is at the mercy of the Red Dragon, then to the subterranean world, where he must stop the Overlord's ambition of creating nuclear Armageddon on the surface world. "Back to the Stone Age," script by Tim Battersby, Wally Wood, and Dan Adkins, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Wally Wood; THUNDER makes the mistake of putting Demo in the same prison cell as Dr. Sparta; The two pool their resources, and are sprung from prison by Dr. Sparta's minion, Wilbur. "Dynamo Meets the Amazing Andor," pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Wally Wood; The subterranean scientist Lord Uru reports on his latest project to overthrow the surface dwellers to the Overlord; His project involved raising an abandoned surface baby, and subjecting the child to treatments to control its mind and give it super-human strength. "Wonder Weed, Super Hero", art by John Giunta; Weed is an ordinary THUNDER agent with no special suit or powers, and he envies the others; Doctor Oom, a villainous master of telepathy and hypnotism, exploits Weed's envy by planting the hypnotic suggestion that he really has super-powers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 53 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Second appearance of the Black Panther in The Way It Began..!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Black Panther tells the story of Klaw's first attack on Wakanda; Klaw attacks the Black Panther and the FF. First appearance of Klaw, T'Chaka, and vibranium. Letter to the editor from comics writer Dennis O'Neil. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.