Lot # 1824: 1960s Marvel/DC Silver Age Super-Hero Comic Books (19) with Captain America #100

Front rank super-heroes save the day, with this 1960s collection of (19) Marvel and DC Silver Age comic books. The “Marvel Age” was blowing up the scene when these comics were published, and all but (2) of these books are from that glorious evolutionary era, when readers were really starting to relate to the enhanced, but troubled heroes. Creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby figure prominently in this bundle, and several of these books may benefit from pressing.

Featured are:

Marvel titles:

Captain America (2), both with Stan Lee stories and Jack Kirby art: #100 first Silver Age solo issue continues numbering from Tales of Suspense, with Black Panther and Avengers cover (VG-FN), #105 Batroc cover and story (VF-);

Amazing Spider-Man (1): #30 “The Claws of the Cat” with Stan Lee story and Steve Ditko art (FN+);

X-Men (4): #20 (GD-VG), #21 (VG-FN), #32 Juggernaut cover (FN-VF), #42 “The Death of Professor X” (FN-VF);

Fantastic Four (1): #32 (GD-VG);

Thor (1): #145 Stan Lee story and Jack Kirby art (FN);

Tales of Suspense featuring Captain America and Iron Man (4), all with Stan Lee stories: #90 (VG-) subscription crease, #93 (GD-), #94 first appearance of MODOK (VG-) subscription crease, #96 (GD-);

Tales to Astonish (1): #98 (FR);

Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics (3): #6 (GD-), #9 (GD-VG), #22 (VG).

DC Titles:

Action Comics (2): #354 (GD), #359 (VG-FN).