Comic books July 1972, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $55.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1206987001

Cover by John Romita. "Evil Is All In Your Mind!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mastermind, having gathered the Blob and Unus the Untouchable to form a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, has used his illusion casting powers to convince the Beast that he had killed Iron Man, hoping that the horrified mutant would join their group under the impression that he is a murderer; Confronting the Beast as he flees the Brant Corporation headquarters, they are attacked by their would-be recruit; The battle ends when Beast finds himself outmatched and learns that Mastermind only wishes to speak to him; Appealing to the Beast's status as an outcast, Mastermind asks Hank to join their group; The Beast, confused and unable to think straight thanks to a combination of his "murder" of Iron Man, and Mastermind's manipulations, agrees to join. 36 pgs, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $3,500.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4026864013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($105.00) will be charged at checkout.

First appearance of the Gibbon in "The Birth of the Gibbon!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. On a Manhattan rooftop, the wall-crawler has a chance meeting with a man named Martin Blank. And after he talks with Spider-Man; the tall, lanky, and athletic Martin decides to become a superhero! But when Martin (in his ape costume) meets the web-slinger again, Spider-Man laughs at his offer to become partners, and Martin is hurt. And now the Gibbon is vulnerable to becoming partners...with someone else! Origin of the Gibbon. Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, and Kraven the Hunter. (Notes: This story completes Stan Lee's extraordinary scripting run on the Amazing Spider-Man title -- which began with issue #1 in 1963. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer David Michelinie. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #89.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $365.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4061001009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.95) will be charged at checkout.

First appearance of the Gibbon in "The Birth of the Gibbon!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia. On a Manhattan rooftop, the wall-crawler has a chance meeting with a man named Martin Blank. And after he talks with Spider-Man; the tall, lanky, and athletic Martin decides to become a superhero! But when Martin (in his ape costume) meets the web-slinger again, Spider-Man laughs at his offer to become partners, and Martin is hurt. And now the Gibbon is vulnerable to becoming partners...with someone else! Origin of the Gibbon. Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, and Kraven the Hunter. (Notes: This story completes Stan Lee's extraordinary scripting run on the Amazing Spider-Man title -- which began with issue #1 in 1963. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer David Michelinie. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #89.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $135.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4146713016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

"Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow!" Plot by Harlan Ellison. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Rich Buckler. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. The first 100 issues of Earth's Mightiest Heroes are in the books! And the next one hundred begin with an original story from Harlan Ellison! The Avengers serve as honor guards for a special man vs. machine chess match! However, after the Eastern European grandmaster collapses during the match, chaos erupts and finger pointing starts! Did someone poison the European champion? It appears an unassuming man named Leonard Tippit did. Why? What exactly is going on? The Watcher knows! And that means the Avengers' adventure is only just beginning! Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Paul Kupperberg.) Cover price $0.20.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 101 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4457582003

"Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow!" Plot by Harlan Ellison. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Rich Buckler. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. The first 100 issues of Earth's Mightiest Heroes are in the books! And the next one hundred begin with an original story from Harlan Ellison! The Avengers serve as honor guards for a special man vs. machine chess match! However, after the Eastern European grandmaster collapses during the match, chaos erupts and finger pointing starts! Did someone poison the European champion? It appears an unassuming man named Leonard Tippit did. Why? What exactly is going on? The Watcher knows! And that means the Avengers' adventure is only just beginning! Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Paul Kupperberg.) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $495.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3788388016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.85) will be charged at checkout.

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $89.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2025741002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $225.00 Paper: White Label #0010356018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Wrigley's Comics

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Frost Giant's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her; Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan. This story originally appeared in Savage Tales 1, but for its publication here Windsor-Smith added another page (a new splash page), and some panels and dialogue were altered for Comics Code approval. Back-up reprint story: The Sword and the Sorcerers (from Chamber of Darkness 4), script by Roy Thomas, art by Windsor-Smith. Also in this issue: a full-page reprint of the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 16 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3953160014

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Frost Giant's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her; Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan. This story originally appeared in Savage Tales 1, but for its publication here Windsor-Smith added another page (a new splash page), and some panels and dialogue were altered for Comics Code approval. Back-up reprint story: The Sword and the Sorcerers (from Chamber of Darkness 4), script by Roy Thomas, art by Windsor-Smith. Also in this issue: a full-page reprint of the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $330.00 Paper: White Label #4447368001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoortan. Crisis!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; The Purple Man convinces Electro to take on Daredevil once again; guest starring the Black Widow and Killgrave. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $98.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #1074481014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"The Fury and the Inferno!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. The battle is still raging between Tony Stark and Simon Gilbert for control of Stark Industries! Tony fires the entire board of directors, but the chairman of the board, Simon Gilbert, is not going quietly. He arranges for an old enemy of Iron Man to attack the munitions plant. It's another great showdown: Iron Man vs. Firebrand! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 48 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4461664009

"The Fury and the Inferno!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. The battle is still raging between Tony Stark and Simon Gilbert for control of Stark Industries! Tony fires the entire board of directors, but the chairman of the board, Simon Gilbert, is not going quietly. He arranges for an old enemy of Iron Man to attack the munitions plant. It's another great showdown: Iron Man vs. Firebrand! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $39.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4316962013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.17) will be charged at checkout.

"The Fury and the Inferno!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. The battle is still raging between Tony Stark and Simon Gilbert for control of Stark Industries! Tony fires the entire board of directors, but the chairman of the board, Simon Gilbert, is not going quietly. He arranges for an old enemy of Iron Man to attack the munitions plant. It's another great showdown: Iron Man vs. Firebrand! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $113.94 Paper: White Label #4419035019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.42) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. While the World Spins Mad!, script by Barry Smith (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Barry Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck; He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified; Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated"; Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck--and has been in a hospital bed ever since!; On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..." 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $125.00 Paper: Off white Label #1571256017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. While the World Spins Mad!, script by Barry Smith (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Barry Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck; He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified; Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated"; Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck--and has been in a hospital bed ever since!; On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..." 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $125.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4036723023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. While the World Spins Mad!, script by Barry Smith (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Barry Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Sensing evil, Strange is so focused on seeking it out he's almost hit by a truck; He calls upon The Ancient One, who warns him of the nature of the evil, but is still mystified; Then he finds himself confronted by someone (or something) who takes his own form, and tells him he's "already defeated"; Only when he discovers his oldest enemy is at the bottom of it does he also realize he was hit by the truck--and has been in a hospital bed ever since!; On recovering, he erases the memory of the night's events from the doctor's mind, as "Many things there are that mankind must not know..." 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $1,499.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4448298012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($44.97) will be charged at checkout.

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4374111006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by NJ Comics

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $255.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0241789021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.65) will be charged at checkout.

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $100.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3827431019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

"The Power to Purge!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Human Torch. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta. The web-slinger and the Human Torch team up for the third issue in a row to take on Spider-Man's newest adversary! At the end of Amazing Spider-Man 102, Morbius the Living Vampire survived his plunge into the river. And now he's on the hunt again! Near the Empire State University campus, the torch and the wall-crawler catch up to Morbius! But under a full moon, no one is beating the Living Vampire. Stalemate is the best possible outcome against the bloodthirsty Morbius. Cameo appearances by Martine Bancroft, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, and the Thing. (Notes: This issue is the third appearance of Morbius. Parts of the story are reprinted in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #6. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $90.00 Paper: White Label #2104031004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. The Bug!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; Forager is given the task of searching out Orion and help him stop Mantis from mobilizing all the bugs into a large army. The Lady and the Tiger, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $125.00 Paper: White Label #4361614004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Gil Kane. Day of the Dynamite Doom, script by Gardner Fox and Roy Thomas, art by Syd Shores; Red Wolf tracks a hand of outlaws who plan to steal a shipment of dynamite, and along the way he tries to save a lost girl who resists his attempts to help her because of her prejudice against Indians. Ad for Western Gunfighters #10 and The Mighty Marvel Western #18. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $150.00 Paper: White Label #1464976007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "One Hundredth Anniversary," script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Mike Esposito; In an East Side Plaza, the Howlers are holding a reunion celebrating their 100th issue in Marvel Comics; Stan "the man Lee is Master of Ceremonies of a star-studded assembly; Unfortunately, the event is disrupted by mysterious assassins; Rebel, now a U.S. Congressman, is gravely wounded by the snipers; Once again, the Howler's jump into action to avenge the shooting of one of their own. Cameos by Captain America, Fantastic Four, and others. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $104.50 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0124285004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.13) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Cover by John Severin. Sgt. Fury and his Commandos are ordered to Italy where an army division is bottled up behind Massacre Mountain. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $45.00 Paper: White Label #2134853002

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Armageddon At Fifty Fathoms Full!", script by Bill Everett and Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Everett; Prince Byrrah catches up with Namor and Namorita and attacks them; Before Namor can lay his hands on Byrrah, Byrrah is whisked away by the Brother Royale of the Badoon; The Brother Royale is using Byrrah as his pawn to gain control of the south polar oil reserves; He sends Byrrah back into the battle followed by his Badoon soldiers; Realizing he's been betrayed, Byrrah helps Namor and Namorita drive back the Badoon and destroy the oil reserves; A defeated Byrrah is allowed to go on his way. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $90.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4120455007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics

"Who Stalks the Vampire?!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Gil Kane. Drake acquires new allies in his quest to destroy Dracula, but they will all soon learn that the Lord of vampires is no ordinary adversary. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Rachel Van Helsing. First letters column: letter to the editor from comics writer David Michelinie. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $95.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2020760002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

20-cent cover price begins. Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Fist of Flame," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; Diana and I-Ching visit Jonny Doubles office to find him gone, a smear of blood on the floor, and two Asian assassins inside; Diana fights cultists; Catwoman, wanting a gem, attacks Wonder Woman; Diana, Catwoman, and I-Ching phase out of their world, and re-materialize on the world of Nehwon, where they look up to see Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, making their first appearance (cameo), before them. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.