A pair of young hotshot super-heroes heated up the comic book scene back in 1963, with this Strange Tales Annual #2. This Marvel Comics Silver Age classic brought "The Amazing Spider-Man face-to-face with The Human Torch" in a new story, mingled with reprinted tales in this vintage issue. Recently launched in August, 1962 in the pages of Adult Fantasy #15, Spider-Man was and is red-hot and the Human Torch was literally on fire, making this clash of teenage titans a popular issue that remains in high demand. This "Annual" edition also marked the first crossover appearance of our favorite wall-crawling wonder, who had just kicked-off his own "Amazing Spider-Man" solo series in March, 1963. Granted a prestigious grade of (9.2) by CGC, this prime example enjoys a Census rank of "1/12" at this level with 11 higher, out of a Universal Grade population of 380. Label notations are "Off-White to White Pages, Stan Lee story, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko art, Jack Kirby cover, Early Spider-Man appearance and 1st crossover, Invisible Girl appearance".

In case you are wondering if there's more the answer is yes, our fortunate consignor maintained a sizeable collection of Silver Age comic books in careful storage since the 1960s. This amazing new to the market collection is being offered by H&S in our November, 2018 and February, 2019 auctions. All major key issues will be graded by CGC and offered on an individual basis, while the balance will be offered in groups of various size, from a few issues to a large "balance of collection" lot. Please review our Americana/Comics category for both auction dates noted above to view this truly impressive collection.