Lot 28
Tales to Astonish #39 CGC 3.5 1st Appearance of Scarlet Beetle (Marvel Comics, 1963) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Tales to Astonish #39 CGC 3.5 1st Appearance of Scarlet Beetle (Marvel Comics, 1963).
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. “The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!”, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. “The Remedy Oil” text story, art by Marie Severin. “Ozamm the Terrible!”, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck. A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. “The Toy Soldiers”, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. A boy who enjoys toy soldiers buys a new civil war figure to place in his prisoner of war stockade. 36 pgs., full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730408021.
Grader Notes: multiple stain top of back cover, multiple crease cover breaks color, and off-white to white pages.
