American Comics Update: The Return Of The Big Panty Monsters: Amazing Adult Fantasy, Amazing Adventures, Strange Tales Annual
*Marvel: We term that period between the end of Atlas and the dawn of the Marvel Super-Heroes as the age of the Big Panty Monsters, where the Earth was constantly threatened by alien monsters with a line in Big Panties to hide their modesty. Kirby and Ditko reigned supreme throughout. Three low grade examples this week:
PICTURED: ALL SOLD
AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #8 GD- p £40 Pence stamped. Wall-to-wall Ditko of course. Multiple book shop stamps on cover. Solid enough with good staples, corner blunting, edge wear and a few colour-breaking creases.
AMAZING ADVENTURES #4 GD- £40 All Kirby and Ditko. Features Dr Droom story, regarded as the first Marvel super-hero. Two small book shop stamps. Structurally solid with good staples; heavy creasing breaking colour to right edge of title logo. Lesser creasing at edges, corner blunting.
STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #1 FA p £35 Giant 72 pages. All reprint. Multiple Kirby and Ditko plus others. Pence stamped. Taped and heavily creased spine, with cover coming loose. Book shop stamp. Colour-breaking creases across cover. Small graffiti. Corner blunting with heavy wear and a few tears, but complete apart from margin corner off bottom splash page.