Marvel's Greatest Comics #23 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1969

About Marvel's Greatest Comics #23

First issue of the title formerly know as Marvel Collector's Item Classics. Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Black Widow pin-ups. Fantastic Four and Mole Man appearances.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: none

Characters: The Mole Man; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; Moloids

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Chic Stone

Letters: Sam Rosen

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man!

Characters: The Mole Man (villain); Dr. Franklin Storm (introduction); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Moloids; the Avengers [Thor; Giant Man; Wasp; Captain America; Iron Man]

Pages: 21.000

Script: Stan Lee

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Chic Stone

Letters: Sam Rosen

Title: Hawkeye and the New Black Widow Strike Again!

Characters: Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Brushnev (communist scientist, in flashback); Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan

Synopsis: Iron Man tackles Hawkeye and the new Black Widow, who is now a costumed villainess.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Stan Lee

Pencils: Don Heck

Inks: Chic Stone

Letters: Sam Rosen

Title: A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up: Hawkeye

Characters: Hawkeye

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Don Heck

Inks: Frank Giacoia

Notes: Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 30, 2006). Hawkeye image taken from Avengers # 30, July 1966, with backgrounds added by an unknown artist.

Title: A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up: The Black Widow

Characters: Black Widow

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Don Heck

Inks: Frank Giacoia

Notes: Sequence information from Michel Faber (June 30, 2006). Black Widow image taken from Avengers # 32, September 1966, with backgrounds added by an unknown artist.

Title: The Watcher's Power!

Characters: Watcher [Uatu]

Synopsis: Space Pirates plan to attack a rich planet, thinking the Watcher will not interfere. They are destroyed, because they unknowingly targeted the Watcher's home world, the one planet that he can interfere with.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils: Larry Lieber

Inks: George Roussos [as George Bell]

Letters: Artie Simek

Title: Face-to-Face at Last With Baron Mordo!

Characters: Dr. Strange; The Demon; The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed); Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Clea's father (unnamed)

Pages: 10.000

Script: Stan Lee

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Artie Simek

Notes: Part 3 of 17. Though not indicated in the dialogue, The Demon is the same villain last seen in STRANGE TALES #128 (January 1965).

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	6	2	8	2	2	0	0	27
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	6	2	9	2	2	0	0	29

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