Lot 70
Strange Tales #157 CGC 6.5 1st Cameo Appearance of the Living Tribunal (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 #157 CGC 6.5 1st Cameo Appearance of the Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics, 1967).
Cover art by Jim Steranko. Nick Fury stars in "Crisis!", script and art by Jim Steranko; Strucker announces that the impregnable dome over Hydra Island will keep them safe from the "Death Spore" plague, and plans to use Fury's body as the basis for an army of HYDRA androids to "police" the world, once he's dead from the Alpha Ray beam; But Fury escapes!; As SHIELD searches the Heli-Carrier for the bomb with no result, Fury, "playing it by ear", takes on one group of HYDRA thugs after another, until Strucker faces him one-on-one. 1st cameo appearance of The Living Tribunal (final panel) in "The End of the Ancient One!". Story by Stan Lee and Marie Severin, pencils by Marie Severin, and inks by Herb Trimpe. In order to pass his powers onto his disciple, The Ancient One allows Zom to defeat him. Before Strange's eyes, his mentor is fused with one of the giant rocks at Stonehenge, but not before he utters a warning. A battle ensues. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730404004
Grader Notes: tanning interior cover, multiple crease full right of front cover breaks colour, spine stress lines breaks colour, tanning cover, and off-white to white pages.
