*Marvel: From 1971, the debut of Werewolf By Night in Marvel Spotlight #2. Created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog, the story of a young man named Jack Russell (no, really) who contracted a lycanthropic curse hit a high note with the readership and spun off into his own series after three try-out issues in Marvel Spotlight. This extra-thick #2 is the Werewolf’s first appearance and as a bonus, issued during Marvel’s fleeting flirtation with a 25c standard price, has a gorgeous Venus back-up reprint strip drawn by the incomparable Bill Everett, plus a wonderful Venus pin-up by the man himself. Squarebound issues are notoriously problematic, but the spine here is solid and intact, with a miniscule amount of blunting top and bottom and at other corners. Colours are strong and there is a small amount of handling wear around the edges. Staples are tight and firm, pages are off-white to cream.
PICTURED: MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #2 FN £175