American Update: Divide and Conquer: Marvel first issues and #1’s from 1968
*Marvel: In the watershed year of 1968, Marvel had become successful enough to overcome distributor’s restrictions on how many of its titles could be carried, and the double-feature titles fissioned, with each feature gaining its own solo series – one half of each pair continuing the numbering of the parent title, and the other half commencing with a new #1. Thus Tales of Suspense begat Captain America #100 and Iron Man #1, Tales to Astonish begat Hulk #102 and Sub-Mariner #1, and Strange Tales begat Doctor Strange #169 and Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #1. We have all six sensational debut issues new this week, as well as the oddball hybrid Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1, which used up prepared half-helpings before Subby and Shell-Head moved on to their own series. By the cream of Marvel talent at the time – Kirby, Colan, Buscema, Adkins, Severin and Steranko – the grades on these range from a very affordable FA+ on Iron Man #1 to a stunning VF/NM on Captain America #100. This is where the second wave of Marvel began, and here’s a chance to grab them all! SORRY, THESE HAVE ALL NOW SOLD
And here’s the details on these:
Captain America #100 VF/NM cents £325
Iron Man #1 FA+ pence £35
Hulk #102 VG/FN pence £40
Sub-Mariner #1 VG/FN pence £35
Nick Fury, Agent Of Shield #1 VG/FN pence £25
Doctor Strange #1 VF+ pence £90
Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1 FN+ cents £40