Auctions: comic books April 1970

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 124 FN- 5.5

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Mission: Stop the Cyborg!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott; Two AIM assassins attack Captain America; one of the assassins becomes part of Modoks cyborg project; Cap demands that Nick Fury take Sharon Carter off of active duty so he can pursue a romantic relationship with her; The cyborg robs a bank and battles Sharon; Cap defeats the cyborg and tells Sharon he doesnt want to see her anymore. The letters page has a statement of ownership - average print run, 421,644; average paid circulation, 243,798. Letter from comics writer Alan Brennert. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 63 VF+ 8.5

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Girl--Or the Gladiator?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Syd Shores; Gladiator, feigning innocence, lures Matt and Foggy to prison and tries to make a break for it; DD has to face down his old foe instead of trying to stop Karen from leaving for California. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 126 VG/FN 5.0

Part 3 of 3 - Story continues from Sub-Mariner 22. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Where Stalks the Night-Crawler!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe; Exhausted after his battle with the Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner is taken to a mysterious mansion where he becomes the target of an evil cult who desires to bring the Undying Ones to earth; Banner is sent to another dimension where he turns into the Hulk and faces the Night-Crawler; Destroying the Night-Crawler's realm, Hulk and his foe are teleported to the realm of the Undying Ones where Night-Crawler fights his ancient foes while Hulk rescues a trapped Dr. Strange and the two return to earth. 36 pgs. $0.15. NOTE: This is the three-part tale that saw the beginnings of the partnership that would lead Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and the Hulk to becoming Marvel's Defenders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.15.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 24 FN 6.0

"My Son...The Minotaur!" Story by Archie Goodwin. Art by Johnny Craig and George Tuska. Cover by Marie Severin. Following the events of Iron Man 19, Madame Masque (aka Whitney Frost) washed up in a grotto on an Aegean Sea island. Now she is the unsuspecting prisoner of the twisted Dr. Vryolak and the Minotaur! The duo of Iron Man and Jasper Sitwell is on the way to free her, but can they rescue Madame Masque before Dr. Vryolak turns her into a mate for his son? 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

National Lampoon (1970) Apr 1970 VG 4.0

April 1970. Sex. The premiere issue of the influential comedy magazine founded by three alumni of the Harvard Lampoon. This issue features a spoof of Playboy magazine, as well as Sex Through the Ages, illustrated by Arnold Roth. Stories and art by Doug Kenney, Michael O'Donoghue, David McClelland, Rick Meyerowitz, Peter Bramley and Henry Beard. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and more jokes for emotionally arrested adults. Mature readers. Cover price $0.75.

Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) 15 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Flame and the Fury!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Dan Adkins; The Silver Surfer tries to ask the Fantastic Four for help and ends up battling the Human Torch. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Overlord, the Stranger, Mephisto, and Galactus. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.