American Comics Update: The Good Doctor Collection/Spider-Mania: Amazing #21-24
*Marvel: Four consecutive Steve Ditko issues of Amazing Spider-Man from the Good Doctor Collection this week. In #21, Spidey and the Human Torch team-up against the Torch’s old foe the Beetle. #22 features a classic cover as Spidey takes on The Clown and His Masters of Menace (formerly the Circus of Crime), including the debut of Princess Python. In #23 there’s a rematch with the Green Goblin and Mysterio lurks in #24.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#21 VG- p £100 Pence stamped. Some handling wear and minor creasing, both colour and non-colour breaking. Slight raggedness to some page edges on the right where the fold of the comic is not quite central and the second half slightly overlaps the first. Bright colours, some gloss, good staples and nice pages.
#22 VG+ p £105 Pence stamped. Nice glossy copy with strong colour, pages and staples. A few spine ticks barely break colour, but there is a firm 13 cm crease across the top right corner which does break colour.
#23 App GD/VG p £45 Pence stamped. Solid copy with faint subscription crease. Apparent grade due to ad page missing; story complete. SOLD
#24 VG p £100 Pence stamped. Nice copy with gloss and strong colour. Supple off-white pages and tight, firm staples. 2-3 colour breaking creases across bottom right cover corner.