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Comic books January 1963, graded by CGC

  • Item #54119026
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    Published Jan 1963 by DC.
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    • Label #0004224007
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    Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Sea Beasts from Atlantis, art by Nick Cardy; Aquaman and Aqualad battle sea creatures; Captain Clay guest-stars. Our Underwater Friends fact page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superstitions of the Sea article. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #59845573
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    • Label #4137832014

    Featuring: 7 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "Blind Man's Bluff" drawn by George Evans; 10 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Dreamer" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 8 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Smiling Cavalier" drawn by Tom Gill and Herb Trimpe; 1 page text story "The Man from Nowhere" drawn by Jerry Robinson; 13 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Island" drawn by Dan Spiegle; 2 page text story "The Phantom Plane"; 8 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Devil's Armchair" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 10 page story "Find the Traitor" drawn by Bob Fujitani; 10 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Black Pit" drawn by Jack Sparling; 11 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "A Very Strange Burial" drawn by Alberto Giolitti; 1 page story "The Amazing Peter Hurkos" drawn by Tom Gill (on inside back cover); Thriller Pin-Up No. 2 (pin-up of the front cover without photograph, logo or lettering). NOTE: #30007-301 on cover Cover price $0.25.

  • Item #61629235
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    $1,624.50
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    • Label #1042637005
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Doctor Doom returns in the appropriately-named "The Return of Doctor Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four. The Invisible Girl pinup by Kirby and Ayers. Part 2 "Back from the Dead!"; Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr. Fantastic using Ovoid technology. Part 3 "The End of Mr. Fantastic?"; Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic. Part 4 "No Place to Turn!"; Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle. Part 5 "The Real Doctor Doom!" Cameos by the Mole Man, the Miracle Man, the Skrulls, the Sub-Mariner, the Ant-Man, the Hulk, and Thor. Letter to the editor from Rocket's Blast editor G.B. Love. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #57914166
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. World of Perilous Traps!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; In their last encounter, Sinestro implanted a telpathic command into Hal Jordan's mind, which causes him to release Sinestro from his imprisonment; Sinestro then transports Hal to Qward for a battle, where Hal tricks him into thinking he no longer has his Green Lantern Ring and then imprisons Sinestro again. Touchdown for Picasso! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Green Lantern Vs. Power Ring!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane (pencils pages 1-6; layouts pages 7-12) and Mike Sekowsky (pencils pages 7-12) inks by Joe Giella; During a series of distance control tests, Bill Baggett finds Hal Jordans ring and uses it for destruction before Hal overcomes him through willpower and regains the ring. 32 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #62196265
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers and unknown. What is going on here?! Can Kid Colt be turning coward? Don't miss the thrills and surprises awaiting you in "The Other Kid Colt!" with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Jack Keller. Also in this issue: "The Peddler!" by Lee and Paul Reinman; "Gamblin' Man!" by Lee and Dick Ayers; and 2-page text story "Mirage," reprinted from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #23. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #62200502
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Beauty and the Beast!," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Underground overlord Tyrannus kidnaps Betty and lures the Hulk into his subterranean kingdom, forcing the Hulk to do his bidding to keep Betty safe. "The Hordes of General Fang!," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Hulk thwarts a would-be Genghis Khan conqueror named General Fang from taking over the Asian province of Llhasa, and he only has to dress up as the Abominable Snowman once to do it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #62204425
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    Final issue. Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Al Hartley. All the drama, romance and suspense of life and love in a big city hospital! In this issue: Why does it have to be Steve? Why must he be the one who has to operate on his only rival for Linda's heart?! He must forget his own feelings -- he's a surgeon and Mike's fate is in his hands! Don't miss the stirring climax of "For the Love of Linda!" (Note: Mike Baker also appeared in the previous issue's "The Patient Who Couldn't Be Cured!") Linda Carter, Student Nurse also stars in: "Doctor Ken Kasey, In Person!!"; "The Will to Live!"; and "Goodbye to Gwen!" (Millie the Model crossover; Millie's face is drawn by Stan Goldberg). Plus: "Linda's Lovely Fashions" activity page; "Linda's Heavenly Hair Styles" illo; 2-page text story "Cookie to the Rescue" (writer unknown); and "Gwen Glitter's Gorgeous Clothes!" activity page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #62130908
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. The Remedy Oil text story, art by Marie Severin. Ozamm the Terrible!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. The Toy Soldiers, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A boy who enjoys toy soldiers buys a new civil war figure to place in his prisoner of war stockade. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #61137375
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. The Remedy Oil text story, art by Marie Severin. Ozamm the Terrible!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. The Toy Soldiers, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A boy who enjoys toy soldiers buys a new civil war figure to place in his prisoner of war stockade. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #58170791
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Loki returns in The Vengeance of Loki!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, inks by Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko; Loki discovers Thors secret identity and separates him from his hammer, forcing him to remain a human; Loki torments humanity, but Dr. Blake tricks him into allowing him to regain the hammer and become Thor, defeating Loki and returning him to Asgard. Masquerade" text story. Behind Locked Doors!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A Soviet spy attempts to get American factory workers to strike by acts of sabotage and by convincing them that working conditions are unsafe; He doesn't reckon with the machines, which are "Made in America," coming to life with a mind of their own and taking matters in their own hands in order to deal with him. Long Live the Queen!", art by Don Heck; An impatient successor in ancient Egypt attempts to poison the queen, but is caught and sentenced to death; She bribes a sorceror to cast a spell to reincarnate her as a queen, and she is reborn as a queen bee. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #60842857
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    Published Jan 1963 by ACG.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1052211019

    Herbie cameo in "1,000 Years Ago in 1962!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Ogden Whitney), "Recurrent Dream" (script by Thomas R. Drew, art by Paul Reinman), "Nobody Ever Gave Me a Chance!" (script by Hughes as "Pierre Alonzo"; art by Pete Costanza). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #61329184
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    $160.00
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    • Label #2090729004
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