Coming in June, we're hosting a CBCS 10th Anniversary Auction! Now accepting submissions of CBCS-graded comics for auction.

Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday May 27!

Due to a transportation delay, the new releases for this week will be delayed until the evening of Wednesday, May 22nd around 5PM CST.

Auctions: comic books October 1970

  • Item #60932894
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    Chilling Tales of Horror Vol. 1 (1969) 6 VG- 3.5

    Water spotting.

    Ends May 27 6:53 PM CST
    Bid History 3 bids
    Current Bid $3
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    Stories and art by Dick Beck, George Klein, Charles Sultan, King Ward, Lou Cameron, Pete Riss and Ogden Whitney. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. An executed killer is raised from the dead to become a werewolf, but first he must survive three nights on his own. A TV set bought from a strange little shop plays horrifying programs from the spirit world, even when it's not plugged in. A ventriloquist steals an ancient Egyptian puppet and unwisely uses it for his new dummy, not suspecting it is sentient. The Devil on Your TV Dial; King of the Vampires; Howl of the Hunter; Captain Crossbones; Death Is a Star Sapphire; The Demon Master. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W.

    NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues Vol. 1 #5 do not believe exist.

    Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #60884127
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    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 1 PR 0.5

    1st app. Conan

    Interior is complete. Ad pages glued together, Conan story unaffected. Near-complete spine split. Cover oxidation. Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Ends May 27 6:56 PM CST
    Bid History 6 bids
    Current Bid $35
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    Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by John Verpoorten. First comic book appearance and origin of Conan. The Coming of Conan!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins; Conan battles at Vanaheim and sees his future; Tara returns to her dimension 1st comic book appearance of Kull (cameo). The letters page contains a map of Conan's world of the Hyborian Age drawn by Windsor-Smith (based on Robert E. Howard's own version) and a short essay on The World of Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price: $0.15. Cover price $0.15.