*Marvel: When the misjudged appeal of the Human Torch’s solo strip in Strange Tales started to falter, the series needed a new star to come along, and fortunately Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, already the creators of hugely popular twist-ending tales in a plethora of Big-Panty Monster comics, turned their talents to an eldritch hero, and Doctor Strange was born! Unheralded on the cover – Does Paste-Pot Pete’s Invincible Paste-Gun finish the Torch off? Would anyone care? – the stylish back-up story introduced the Sorceror Supreme to the Marvel Universe, commencing a lengthy career which has crossed over into the blockbuster film starring Bandersnatch Chamberpot. Now that the good Doctor is a multi-media phenom, his earliest appearances are spiralling up in price – but if you’re going to get one, this is the one to get! This copy is VG+ p, on sale at £1200. An attractive copy with unbroken cover image, good colour, very minor wear at top cover edge. This concludes our Mighty Marvel Firsts event, but there’ll be plenty more of the same in the future. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD