*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. The Good Doctor#101 is not a great copy, pence printed and plagued by multiple long and deep colour-breaking cover creases, as well as edge and general wear and corner blunting; staples are firm and page quality quite decent though. The epic-length #102 is also pence printed with unspoilt cover image, minor creasing which barely breaks colour and a 2 cm split at the base of the squarebound spine. Staples and pages are good.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#101 FA+ p £125 SOLD
#102 VG p £50