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Detective Comics #27, facsimile / (2022) NM
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Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Owning a copy of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics (Hence, DC Comics) with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color.
House of Mystery #237 / (1976) VG
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Cover by Bill Draut. Featuring: 10 page story "The Night of the Chameleon" written by Russell Carley (script continuity) & Michael Fleisher and drawn by Frank Thorne; 8 page story "Double Exposure" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Ruben Yandoc.
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The Invaders/Liberty Legion Crossover: Part 4 of 4 - "Hey, Ma! They're Blitzin' the Bronx!" Guest-starring the Invaders. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Story continued from Invaders (1975-1979 Marvel 1st Series) #6. Can the greatest heroes of World War II shake the mind control of the diabolical Red Skull before New York City falls? The Invaders/Liberty Legion crossover comes to shocking conclusion. Featuring the Liberty Legion: The Patriot (Jeffrey Mace), Red Raven, the Thin Man, the Whizzer, Miss America, Jack Frost and the Blue Diamond. The Invaders: Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, Human Torch, Bucky and Toro.
Marvel Premiere #29, Liberty Legion / (1976) FN
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The Invaders/Liberty Legion Crossover: Part 2 of 4 - "Lo, the Liberty Legion!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Story continued from Invaders (1975-1979 Marvel 1st Series) #5. The worst case scenario has happened! The diabolical Red Skull has ceased control of the minds of the Invaders. Now Captain America, Prince Namor, and the Human Torch fight for him. Bucky must assemble a team of America's homefront heroes to save his friends and America from the villain's evil plans. Enter: The Liberty Legion! Featuring the Golden Age heroes The Patriot (Jeffrey Mace), Red Raven, the Thin Man, the Whizzer, Miss America, Jack Frost and the Blue Diamond. Story continues Invaders (1975-1979 Marvel 1st Series) #6.
Captain America #205 / (1976) FN
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Agron Walks the Earth!", script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten; Falcon recoils from Agron's stifling energy that emerges from his eye sockets; A surge of force flings Falcon away; Agron resists the security guards' weapons and breaks out of the psychiatric facility; Captain Dawson informs Hartman that SHIELD is preparing special equipment to contain Agron but are sending their SWAT team in first; SHIELD contacts Cap at his hotel, informing him of the crisis; Cap confronts Agron who throws him into heavy traffic; Falcon, his memory returned after Agron's energy discharge, rescues Cap; SHIELD SWAT members arrive with a metal tube and tell Cap and Falcon to lure Agron's energy form into it. Hostess snack cakes ad starring Hulk.
Captain America #204 / (1975) FN
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten. "The Unburied One!", script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; While trying to restore Falcon's memories, Cap crosses paths with a beastly humanoid known as Agron; How can Captain America take down a "man" who grows stronger and larger with each step? This story follows Captain America Annual #4.
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1st appearance of Gomora
Cover art by Jim Starlin. "The Judgment!", script by Jim Starlin (as Sam Jiltirn), pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Jim Starlin (as J.L. Minirats) and Alan Weiss; While battling a couple of the Black Knights the Soul Gem almost takes control again and Warlock decides, that he must destroy it, however as he takes it off Warlock collapses and realizes, that he can no longer exist without the Gem as it has been sucking out Warlock's Soul in the last three Years thus becoming his life force; The Matriarch wants to make a Slave out of Warlock now instead of killing him; After trying to remove the Gem Warlock is invited by the Matriarch to the Sacred Palace, an obvious trap, but since she claims, that she knew that the gem would become a danger even to Warlock himself, Warlock decides to accept the invitation and ditches; Pip First appearance of Gamora. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Trap."
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Thor #245 / (1976) 4.0
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Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Temple at the End of Time!", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott; The five Asgardians have survived the holocaust, along with Zarrko, Servitor, and Derek; All of them, except for Derek, travel forward in time to try and stop the Time Twisters before they begin; Jane tells he who remains what the Time Twisters really do, so he terminates their life support; They all go back to 50th Century Earth; There, First Citizen Derek tells Zarrko that the world is no longer his; And since the Time Twisters are gone, the Asgardians return home. Appearances by Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Jane Foster, and the Time-Twisters. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B (Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby).
