American Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: Werewolf By Night – 1st three ‘tryout’ issues in Marvel Spotlight #2-4
*Marvel: From 1971, the debut and early adventures of Werewolf By Night in Marvel Spotlight #2, #3 & #4. Created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog, the story of a young man named Jack Russell (no, really; stop laughing at the back there) who contracted a lycanthropic curse hit a high note with the readership and spun off into his own series after these three issues. As a bonus, the extra-thick #2, 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. Issue #2, the premier WBN, is VG/FN, light wear at top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean and tight copy, on sale at £65, with #3 FN £15, and #4 FN/VF £25. None of these were distributed in the UK, so here’s an uncommon chance to grab the ‘pilots’ for the popular and long-running series! SORRY, THESE HAVE NOW SOLD