TagsTagsTonight’s cover image from the Lizard Collection is one of my favorites — a classic John Romita action scene, bursting with kinetic teenage angst. That’s Peter Parker’s unrequited love Mary Jane Watson onstage in the go-go boots, shakin’ her thang while Spider-Man secretly protects her from thugs behind the curtain ...
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Tonight’s cover image from the Lizard Collection: the very first issue of Conan the Barbarian, created by the greats of the late Silver Age — writer Roy Thomas, artist Barry Smith, and inker/embellisher John Verpoorten. This comic book was published in October 1970, and was the inspiration for a special ...
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Today’s cover image from the Lizard Collection is another rare comic book in near-mint condition; The Silver Surfer #4, published in May 1969. The first seven issues of this series were published as 72-page 25-cent “giants.” Number 4 was one of the best issues, with a great Stan Lee story line ...
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Tonight’s cover from the Lizard Collection is The Amazing Spider-Man #45, published in February 1967, featuring Spider-Man fighting the evil Lizard (yes!) with one arm in a sling. A classic John Romita Sr. illustration. Condition: some spine stresses but otherwise excellent, with the LC’s characteristic bright inks and white paper. Click to ...
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Tonight’s Silver Age classic from the Lizard Collection is Spider-Man #5, published in April 1966, written by Stan Lee, drawn by Steve Ditko, and lettered by Artie Simek. This is round two of the arachnoid superhero’s battle with Molten Man. (Here’s their first encounter.) Again we see the bright unfaded inks ...
Comic Books, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Collectibles, Lizard Collection, Rare
This is another rare item from the Lizard Collection, slightly rough around the edges but completely intact and otherwise unblemished: Spider-Man #28, published in September 1965 with a dramatic black cover for the first appearance of one of Spidey’s most famous villains, Molten Man. One of my favorite covers in ...
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Tonight’s photo from the Lizard Collection is a Marvel Silver Age classic: the first appearance of the revived Captain America in his own magazine, published in April 1968. Captain America was originally conceived during World War II, as a sickly wimp who took an experimental drug and gained super powers. He ...
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