Lot 82
Iron Man #12 CGC 9.0 Origin and 1st Appearance of the Controller (Marvel Comics, 1969) Off White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Iron Man #12 CGC 9.0 Origin and 1st Appearance of the Controller (Marvel Comics, 1969).
"The Coming of the Controller" Part 1 of 2. Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. A new twisted mastermind, Basil Sandhurst, has found a way to harness the power of the human brain! By using control discs, the evil villain has subjugated every person in a New England town. Tony Stark and Janice Cord are driving through that same town, and after they stop at a local restaurant...the Controller strikes! Meanwhile in the Everglades, Jasper Sitwell finds the wreck of Whitney Frost's escape ship from four issues ago. First appearance of the Controller. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson.) 32 pages Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4721924015.
Grader Notes: spine stress lines breaks colour, multiple crease bottom of front cover breaks color, and off-white to white pages.
