Americana, Antiques, and Collectibles
Lot 427:
Description
An assortment of approximately 16 vintage comic books primarily focused on war and military themes, with several superhero titles included. The collection contains issues from major publishers including DC, Marvel, Dell, Charlton, Gold Key, and Nemesis Group, spanning from the early 1960s to the mid-1990s. Featured Marvel titles include Marvel Tales starring Spider-Man number 134 (December 1981) featuring Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus and a reprint of the first appearance of Doctor Strange; The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man number 5 (March 1995) featuring the origin of Iron Man; and Semper Fi number 1 (December 1988), the premier issue of the Marine Corps series. DC Comics represented include Our Army At War presents Sgt. Rock?s 6 Battle Stars number 164 (February 1966), an 80-page Giant-size issue; Our Fighting Forces featuring The Losers number 146 (January 1974) with Capt. Storm, Johnny Cloud, Gunner, and Sarge; and Sgt. Rock Special number 1 (1988) containing reprints of Joe Kubert stories. Dell Comics include Combat number 5 (April 1963) and Movie Classic: The Dirty Dozen number 1 (October 1967). Charlton Comics issues include Army War Heroes numbers 29 and 30 featuring The Iron Corporal with art by Gentile; Attack number 14; Attack At Sea number 5; D-Day number 5; and Fightin’ Army number 85 featuring Willy Schultz with art by Sam Glanzman. Additional titles include Gold Key Ripley?s Believe It or Not! True War Stories number 27 and Nemesis Group Ultraman number 1. Visible markings include various publisher logos, price points ranging from 12 cents to 50 cents, and artist signatures as noted.
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