*Marvel: Issue #41 of the Amazing Spider-Man saw the first new villain of Jazzy Johnny Romita’s artistic tenure, as he and Swingin’ Stan Lee brought us the curiously endearing Rhino, a virtually unstoppable behemoth whose sheer power and tormented soul made him an instant hit, and a popular recurring villain, showing up everywhere from the Defenders to the Unstoppable Squirrel Girl! (No, really…). Not only do we have his first appearance, but also his rapid return in #43 just two issues later, in one of those issues that came out during the UK dock strike of 1966, which made all Marvels for a two month period the very devil to get hold of here in the UK.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#41 GD+ p £170 1st Rhino. Unusual 1 shilling stamp. Quite a bit of cover creasing, both colour-breaking and non. Tight, firm staples and nice white to off-white pages. A solid enough copy. SOLD
#43 VG+ £165 2nd Rhino. Nice copy; minor reading creases at spine and one very small colour-breaking crease across the very edge of the bottom right corner. Faint stamped arrival date by Spidey’s head. Good colour, firm, tight staples and white to off-white pages.