Lot 88
Strange Tales #128 CGC 6.0 1st Appearance of Demonicus & Doctor Strange Pin-Up (Marvel Comics, 1965) Off-White Pages
Northern Collection: Space, Science and Magic | CB26012
Auction: 11 September AT 15.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #128 CGC 6.0 1st Appearance of Demonicus & Doctor Strange Pin-Up (Marvel Comics, 1965).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Sol Brodsky. An early appearance of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver in "Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch". Story by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers, pencils by Dick Ayers, and inks by Frank Giacoia. Quicksilver wants to leave Magneto's group but his sister Wanda reminds him that she is in his debt. The Scarlet Witch takes her brother's lead and they seek out the Fantastic Four for advice. They encounter Ben and Johnny at FF headquarters where a misunderstanding turns into a brawl.
1st appearance of Demonicus in "The Demon's Disciple!". Story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, and art by Steve Ditko. Dr. Strange receives a desperate plea for help from a man who became a disciple of someone called The Demon, not realizing the seriousness of the situation. The Demon transports the man back to his lair and consigns him to a pit beneath the floor. Strange tracks the man's location and confronts the evil mystic in an epic battle. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730403010
Grader Notes: spine stress lines breaks colour, chip out right center of front cover, fingerprints left center of back cover, multiple crease top of back cover, and off-white pages. Includes the Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts illustration by Steve Ditko Pin-Up.
