*Marvel: Not a lot of people know this: Mar-Vell, agent of the Kree Empire, began his career as a copyright-saving device when another 1960s publisher put out a ‘Captain Marvel’ comic which appeared to threaten the entire Marvel trademark. A new character was rapidly created, and after test appearances in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 and #13, launched into his own magazine in 1968, the year of the great Marvel expansion. This is a low grade copy which, judging from the problems with it, has been tied in a string bundle at some point in its life. Apart from spine and right edge wear, the bottom edge had an indentation of binding, while the top edge has a 3 cm central tear which goes right through the comic. Nevertheless, good cover gloss maintained and decent tight staples. 
PICTURED: CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 GD- £25