Auctions: comic books February 1968

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 57 GD/VG 3.0

"The Coming of Ka-Zar!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Ka-Zar. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita and Don Heck. Inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Cover by John Romita. The news is good and bad for the Amazing Spider-Man. First the good...the web-slinger helped defeat Doc Oc at the end of last issue. Next the bad...he still has amnesia! So the wondrous wall-crawler is swinging around Manhattan not knowing who he is or where he lives. What a quandary! Meanwhile, Lord Kevin Plunder (akaKa-Zar) arrives in New York City with Zabu. And the first person he bumps into is J. Jonah Jameson! True to form JJJ convinces Ka-Zar that Spider-Man is a menace! And the Lord of the Jungle sets out to bring the web-slinger to justice! When Ka-Zar finds the web-spinner...the rhubarb begins! Atfirst Spider-Man has the advantage, but then the big cat enters the fray! Will Zabu send the wall-crawler to a watery grave? Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Anna Watson, John Jameson, Captain Stacy, Gwen Stacy, and Harry Osborn. (Notes: This issue is the first meeting between Spider-Man and Ka-Zar. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 37 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4646236001

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Don't Look Now, But It's Dr. Doom, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by John Tartaglione; Doom captures Daredevil and switches bodies with our hero; cameo flashback featuring Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and Galactus. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 81 FN 6.0

Cover art by Neal Adams. No Witnesses in Outer Space!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois Lane offers to help with an experiment at the local prison. Part II - Lois Lane's Extreme Space Peril!; After being exposed to an experimental gas, Lois discovers that she still loves Superman; When Superman is trapped in space, Lois stows away on Commander Kirby's mission to try to rescue him. How Lois Lane Got Her Job, script by Otto Binder, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois remembers three scoops she got before she met Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 41 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Miswrapped/miscut.

First appearance of Grotesk. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska. Now Strikes...the Sub-Human!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Grotesk, the last survivor of the Sub-Humans. The Living Diamond!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Jack O'Diamonds wants Scott Summers to help him battle Professor Xavier; Jack O'Diamonds turns himself into a Living Diamond. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 41 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple.

First appearance of Grotesk. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska. Now Strikes...the Sub-Human!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; the X-Men battle the Grotesk, the last survivor of the Sub-Humans. The Living Diamond!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Verpoorten; Jack O'Diamonds wants Scott Summers to help him battle Professor Xavier; Jack O'Diamonds turns himself into a Living Diamond. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.