Bidspirit auction | Two Silver Age Comic Books
Two Silver Age Comic Books Including Aquaman #7 and Amazing Adventures #6 - This lot features two original Silver Age comic books from the early 1960s, representing both DC Comics and Marvel Comics (Atlas). The first comic is Aquaman #7, published by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics) with a cover date of February 1963. The cover, attributed to Nick Cardy, features Aquaman and Aqualad battling a spiked sea monster in the story titled The Sea Beasts from Atlantis! The indicia confirms the issue as Vol. 1, No. 7, Jan.-Feb. 1963. The price is listed as 12 cents. The back cover features a full-page color advertisement for Daisy Spittin Image B.B. guns. The second comic is Amazing Adventures #6, published by Atlas Magazines, Inc. (Marvel Comics) in November 1961. This is the final issue before the title was renamed Amazing Adult Fantasy. The cover art is attributed to Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, featuring the monster Sserpo. The issue includes the story The Fourth Man! written by Stan Lee with art by Steve Ditko. The price is listed as 10 cents. The back cover features a Famous Artists Schools advertisement. Aquaman #7 is in mid-grade condition with visible surface wear, moderate creasing at the corners and edges, and minor stress lines along the spine. The interior pages show age-related tanning but remain intact. Amazing Adventures #6 is in low-grade condition, exhibiting heavy creasing, significant spine wear with splitting, and general soiling. Notably, there are two circular punch holes near the spine edge from previous binder storage. The interior pages show tanning and edge wear.