Lot 67
Strange Tales #163 CGC 6.5 1st Full Appearance of Clay Quartermain (Marvel Comics, 1967) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection: Space, Science and Magic | CB26012
Auction: 11 September AT 15.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #163 CGC 6.5 1st Full Appearance of Clay Quartermain (Marvel Comics, 1967).
Cover art by Jim Steranko. 1st Full Appearance of Clay Quartermain in "And the Dragon Cried... Death!". Story and pencils by Jim Steranko, and inks by Frank Giacoia. As Fury escapes the monster octopus, The Yellow Claw spies on A.I.M.! Torn by her conscience, Suwan contacts Jimmy Woo who tells Fury of the Claw's plans to steal The Ultimate Annihilator from A.I.M. Fury meets Clay Quartermain who joins him on his mission to tackle an A.I.M. squad. They retrieve a dragon statue which the Claw steals, unaware it was only a duplicate. Doctor Strange stars in "Three Faces of Doom!". Story by Jim Lawrence and Dan Adkins (co-plot), and art by Adkins. The Living Tribunal learns that Nebulos' staff is a force of evil which he must destroy. As the Tribunal & Nebulos battle, Strange fears for the life of the missing Victoria. The Tribunal uses "Cosmic Lightning" to begin destroying Nebulos' home planet. As Nebulos refuses to hand over his staff to the Tribunal, Strange wrests it away as Nebulos is buried under an avalanche. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730404017
Grader Notes: tanning interior cover, crease left top of front cover breaks colour, crease right top of front cover breaks colour, crease right center of front cover breaks colour, crease left top of back cover, and off-white to white pages.
