Comic books September 1972, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $145.00 Paper: White Label #0911419002

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Superman, You Scare Me to Death!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman encounters a crippled girl named Christy whom he terrifies, but who likes Clark Kents company; As a child, she formed a psychic link with a doll, and when the dolls legs were broken in a fire from which Superboy once rescued her, she psychically lost mobility in her own legs and developed a phobia of Superman. "Oh Pity, Where Is Thy Sting?", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Unable to convince Sapphire to marry him due to an astrological forecast, Metamorpho runs off to join the circus, and helps them keep from folding by putting on an act for the president and the premier of China. Letter to the editor from comics writer David (Dave) Michelinie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $224.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4217042004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout.

"Spidey Cops Out!" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. Peter Parker is desperately searching for his dear Aunt May! She has been missing for several days now, and her web-slinging nephew is worried sick. In fact Spider-Man passes on a few crime-busting activities in order to find her. Unfortunately, the Daily Bugle gets wind of the wall-crawler's newfound indifference, and JJJ pounces! But Peter doesn't care as he continues his search. On the Lower East Side, the web-slinger's spider-sense goes off! Has Spider-Man found his aunt? Not unless May Parker has suddenly added four mechanical arms! Cameo appearances by the Gibbon, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Flash Thompson, Gwen Stacy, and Dr. Octopus. (Notes: John Romita is credited as a co-plotter of the story. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #91.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $160.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4308594007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.80) will be charged at checkout.

"Spidey Cops Out!" Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by John Romita. Inks by John Romita and Tony Mortellaro (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita. Peter Parker is desperately searching for his dear Aunt May! She has been missing for several days now, and her web-slinging nephew is worried sick. In fact Spider-Man passes on a few crime-busting activities in order to find her. Unfortunately, the Daily Bugle gets wind of the wall-crawler's newfound indifference, and JJJ pounces! But Peter doesn't care as he continues his search. On the Lower East Side, the web-slinger's spider-sense goes off! Has Spider-Man found his aunt? Not unless May Parker has suddenly added four mechanical arms! Cameo appearances by the Gibbon, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Flash Thompson, Gwen Stacy, and Dr. Octopus. (Notes: John Romita is credited as a co-plotter of the story. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales #91.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $449.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4454700005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.47) will be charged at checkout.

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $390.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4042974012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.70) will be charged at checkout.

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4237981006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $144.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4419806011

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $123.00 Paper: White Label #4436776009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.69) will be charged at checkout.

# on cover is 90277-209. Painted cover art by George Wilson. The Labyrinths of Aba-Zulu, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Santos; Dan-El, Natongo, Tavane and Zulena go on an outing; Nagopa the witch doctor plans to attack them, as Chief Lugongo shows up to recap the origin of the Brothers of the Spear. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $82.00 Paper: White Label #4388388002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout.

Behold the Beast, script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Tommy, a freakish boy with four arms, is kept chained up in his parents' attic; When he escapes, an angry mob pursues him into the swamp, where he meets and falls in love with a blind girl who isn't afraid of him. The Boy Who Cried Vampire, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Sabrina tells another terrifying tale: at a party, a boy named Stanley meets his uncle Bruce, who grows fangs, hypnotizes him and leaves him with two marks on his neck. Assignment in Fear, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Curiosity Kills, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $150.00 Paper: White Label #4473914016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Written by George Alec Effinger. Art by Gil Kane, Wayne Boring, and Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. New story: The Long Road to Nowhere featuring Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Creature from Krangro; An alien commander is sent to Earth to prove his courage by capturing three humans, but he accidentally takes statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. Art by Paul Reinman. Going Down!; A greedy elevator operator fakes an accident to get a rich customer to give him a big tip, but the elevator falls forever as the suddenly sinister passenger promises hell get his reward. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $70.00 Paper: White Label #4122662001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. Fear Is the Key!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Black Widow tracks down Danny French believing he and his access to the power of Project Four is the cause of her recent panic attacks but finds that she is wrong; DD discovers that Mr. Fear is behind the recent bouts of terror and that the villain is actually fellow lawyer Larry Cranston bent on revenge. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $39.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4325408005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.20) will be charged at checkout.

"The Way It Began!" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. A new era begins for the World's Greatest Comic Magazine! But before the new era starts, the fabulous foursome takes a walk down memory lane. Re-telling of the origin of the Fantastic Four, and also the FF's first encounter with the Mole Man. Cameo appearance by Alicia Masters. (Notes: Roy Thomas begins scripting the Fantastic Four series. The cover pays homage to the cover of Fantastic Four 1. The letters page contains a reduced-size reprint of the FF 1 cover.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $134.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1131811026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.02) will be charged at checkout.

First 20-cent issue, with page count reduction. Cover art by Nick Cardy. Flash Times Five Is Fatal, script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Ira West's computer experiments inadvertently turn Flash into five Flashes. The Killing of an Archer! Chapter 1, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; During an attack, Green Arrow accidentally kills one of his assailants; After he calls Dinah to say good-bye forever, Dinah summons Green Lantern, who finds the same thugs who attacked GA have now planted a bomb in his building. Series continues from Green Lantern #89. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. Super-Hero Stick-Ons ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $50.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4365314002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. The Scavengers, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; The Forever People build Deadman a body so he can interact with the physical world; Deadman learns that he has not yet found his killer; Deadman and the Forever People track down the Scavengers. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $171.25 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3773417008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.14) will be charged at checkout.

"Death's Finger Points," "Touch Not My Tomb," "The Sweet Smile of Death." Michael Kaluta cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $470.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4350594005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Round-Trip Ticket," script by Lore Shoberg, art by Tom Palmer; A man learns astral projection and uses it to cheat on his wife, but she gets even with him by having his body buried since there are no detectable life signs. Cain & Abel cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "The Man Who Stopped Time!", script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Tony DeZuniga; A man escapes his execution and wanders onto the Alamogordo testing site in 1945; He believes in his own superiority to others so much that when he wishes for time to stop, and sees the unmoving dummies in the test ground houses, he mistakes them for real people and thinks that he has stopped time by the power of his mind. Abel's Fables cartoon page by Lore Shoberg. "Rest in Peace," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; A fat plantation owner in Haiti uses drugs to rob a chef of his will and force him to work for him; His obese master hates movement above all things so that when he finally dies of a heart attack, the chef gets his revenge by replacing the sands of an hourglass with his ashes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $325.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #4419159014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Round-Trip Ticket," script by Lore Shoberg, art by Tom Palmer; A man learns astral projection and uses it to cheat on his wife, but she gets even with him by having his body buried since there are no detectable life signs. Cain & Abel cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "The Man Who Stopped Time!", script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Tony DeZuniga; A man escapes his execution and wanders onto the Alamogordo testing site in 1945; He believes in his own superiority to others so much that when he wishes for time to stop, and sees the unmoving dummies in the test ground houses, he mistakes them for real people and thinks that he has stopped time by the power of his mind. Abel's Fables cartoon page by Lore Shoberg. "Rest in Peace," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; A fat plantation owner in Haiti uses drugs to rob a chef of his will and force him to work for him; His obese master hates movement above all things so that when he finally dies of a heart attack, the chef gets his revenge by replacing the sands of an hourglass with his ashes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $76.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4419159017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.28) will be charged at checkout.

"Deathplay!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. During a news media interview, Tony Stark is seized by Princess Python's pet snake! Tony breaks free and now Princess Python must face Iron Man! Shell-head and the pet python engage in a death duel over a vat of acid! Which one is going to take the fatal plunge? Meanwhile, Marianne is continuing to have terrifying visions of a being called the Cyborg-Sinister. 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $399.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4341495003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout.

"Fear's the Way He Dies!" Guest-starring Ant-Man. Script by Mike Friedrich. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Herb Trimpe. During the rescue mission last issue, Hank Pym was injected with a virus by the kidnappers! And now his body is stuck at three inches tall! After escaping a hungry hawk, the diminutive Ant-Man stumbles into a junkyard and into his long-time foe, Egghead! Why is Egghead chasing his niece, Trish Starr? Because the deranged genius has a devious plan to steal her mind! Once Egghead captures Trish and begins to siphon her intelligence, the situation looks grim. But the ant-like avenger fights on! Can the Astonishing Ant-Man snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? Or will Trish Starr meet a horrible fate? An excellent issue! First appearance of Trish Starr. Cameo appearance by the Wasp. (Notes: Egghead previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) 65. Hank Pym, Trish Starr, and Egghead cross paths again in Giant-Size Defenders 4 and then years later in the classic Avengers 217. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel Super-Heroes 32 and Where Monsters Dwell 17.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $366.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4470898008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.98) will be charged at checkout.

"Fear's the Way He Dies!" Guest-starring Ant-Man. Script by Mike Friedrich. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Herb Trimpe. During the rescue mission last issue, Hank Pym was injected with a virus by the kidnappers! And now his body is stuck at three inches tall! After escaping a hungry hawk, the diminutive Ant-Man stumbles into a junkyard and into his long-time foe, Egghead! Why is Egghead chasing his niece, Trish Starr? Because the deranged genius has a devious plan to steal her mind! Once Egghead captures Trish and begins to siphon her intelligence, the situation looks grim. But the ant-like avenger fights on! Can the Astonishing Ant-Man snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? Or will Trish Starr meet a horrible fate? An excellent issue! First appearance of Trish Starr. Cameo appearance by the Wasp. (Notes: Egghead previously appeared in Avengers (1st series) 65. Hank Pym, Trish Starr, and Egghead cross paths again in Giant-Size Defenders 4 and then years later in the classic Avengers 217. This issue includes a full-page ad for Marvel Super-Heroes 32 and Where Monsters Dwell 17.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $175.00 Paper: White Label #4441088021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

"And Then the X-Men!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the original X-Men. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Steve Mitchell, John Romita (assists), Frank Giacoia (assists), and Mike Esposito (assists). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Peter Parker has been feeling very sick in recent days, and he doesn't know why. But he suspects his illness has something to do with Morbius -- who remains on the loose! Meanwhile in Westchester, Professor Xavier learns of the plight of Dr. Michael Morbius -- and sends the X-Men to capture Spider-Man to learn more! However after Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, and Marvel Girl capture the wall-crawler, they realize that Morbius is their true enemy! How will the children of the atom fare against the Living Vampire? And can Professor X cure the web-slinger of his ailment? Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn and Hank McCoy (aka the Beast). (Notes: This issue is one of the first appearances of the X-Men after the Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st series went into reprint in 1970. This story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #18 and again in Marvel Tales 234.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $54.00 Paper: White Label #4034498011

Cover pencils by Gil Kane (layouts) and Mike Sekowsky (pencils), inks by Bob Oksner. The Double-Edged Sword, script by E Nelson Bridwell and Steve Skeates, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bob Oksner; Jimmy Olsen tries to save the real Morgan Edge's life (as opposed to the clone); Darkseid appears. Letter to the editor from comics artist Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $275.00 Paper: Off white Label #4391799001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Buscema. "They Walk Like Gods!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta; Odin's plan comes to fruition, as the power of Ego-Prime is sacrificed to transform three people into Young Gods; But Thor is upset about being a piece in Odin's game, believing that he did not care if pieces were sacrificed. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Balder, Karnilla, Hildegarde, and Heimdall. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4473914001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Buscema. "They Walk Like Gods!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta; Odin's plan comes to fruition, as the power of Ego-Prime is sacrificed to transform three people into Young Gods; But Thor is upset about being a piece in Odin's game, believing that he did not care if pieces were sacrificed. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Balder, Karnilla, Hildegarde, and Heimdall. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $47.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #0341866006

Cover by John Buscema. "They Walk Like Gods!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta; Odin's plan comes to fruition, as the power of Ego-Prime is sacrificed to transform three people into Young Gods; But Thor is upset about being a piece in Odin's game, believing that he did not care if pieces were sacrificed. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Balder, Karnilla, Hildegarde, and Heimdall. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $162.00 Paper: White Label #4464192011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.86) will be charged at checkout.

"Through a Mirror Darkly!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams. Dracula takes a new bride. And, Taj will prove he's willing to do anything to stop the Count's evil rein of terror for ever. Even sacrifice his own life. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 4 CGC 6.5

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"Through a Mirror Darkly!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams. Dracula takes a new bride. And, Taj will prove he's willing to do anything to stop the Count's evil rein of terror for ever. Even sacrifice his own life. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $45.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1039549012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.35) will be charged at checkout.

Reprints. Cover by John Severin. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers and Joe Certa. One sip of the Indian potion, and the most dangerous outlaw of the West turns into Hurricane, the fastest draw of all time! How can the Two-Gun Kid beat a gunman who is unbeatable? Find out if he can in "The Amazing Mr. Hurricane!" by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers, reprinted from issue #70. Also in this issue: Back-up story "The Streets of Larrame" with art by Joe Certa, reprinted from Ringo Kid Western (1954 Atlas) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $320.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0282838013

Cover art by Mike Ploog. Eye Of The Beholder!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Jack and Buck escape the island with the Darkhold but are followed by Miles and Marlene Blackger who want the book back. House ad for Captain Marvel #22 and Marvel Premiere #4, pencils by Gil Kane and Barry Smith. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4373238015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics

Cover art by Mike Ploog. Eye Of The Beholder!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Jack and Buck escape the island with the Darkhold but are followed by Miles and Marlene Blackger who want the book back. House ad for Captain Marvel #22 and Marvel Premiere #4, pencils by Gil Kane and Barry Smith. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.