*Marvel: By his 101st issue, Spider-Man had become temporarily encumbered with six arms, leaving him a true eight-limbed arachnoid hero; but more importantly, he met a foe who was destined to become one of the Marvel Universe’s prime anti-heroes. Following the 1971 relaxation of the Comics Code Authority (which had hitherto banned mention of vampires and werewolves in the wake of the 1950s horror comics scare), the floodgates were opened for all manner of supernatural beings; one of the first was Michael Morbius, tragic scientist who, while not a traditional vampire, gained many vampiric attributes after an experiment gone awry. Among said attributes: enhanced strength, speed, senses… and an uncontrollable craving for human blood. A big hit with the Spider-Man audience, Morbius the Living Vampire first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #101 and #102 revealed his tragic origin; he then made a rapid reappearance in Marvel Team-Up #3, graduating to his own series in Fear thereafter. There have been several Morbius series in the intervening decades, and the upcoming Morbius flick is leading to a heightened demand for his premier appearances. Our latest copy of #101 is very decent, pence printed, with a great unmarred cover image, good colour and gloss, tight and firmly-attached staples and nice page quality. There is minor wear/blunting at corners and spine and the odd unobtrusive handling mark; very small crease across the tiniest bit of the bottom right corner. #102 is a squarebound extra-length giant, also featuring the Lizard, pence printed, with great cover colour and gloss, minor corner blunting, totally intact spine and good tight staples; some puckering at the bottom spine, probably from the glue used on squarebounds and a tiny scuff on the back cover; a very nice copy.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#101 FN- p £290
#102 FN+ p £70 SOLD