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Marvel Collectors' Item Classics#16
Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers

Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #16

Aug 1968 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
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Contains 4 stories
The Return of the Mole Man!
22 pp · Superhero
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Thing [Ben Grimm]]Mole Man [Harvey Elder]

In "The Return of the Mole Man!", the reclusive Mole Man, long thought vanished, orchestrates a clever scheme to lure the Fantastic Four to a remote island by turning their neighbors against them. With Mister Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and Thing now drawn to the mysterious property, they’re met with a familiar foe beneath the surface—where the Mole Man’s underground lair and old grudges await.

The Black Knight!
13 pp · Superhero
Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]Giant-Man [Hank Pym]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Thor [Donald Blake]]Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]Pepper PottsHappy Hogan

In "The Black Knight!", the Avengers face off against the cunning and dangerous Black Knight, who strikes with precision and menace. While Iron Man holds his ground in the fray, Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan, convinced Tony Stark is in distress, break into his locked office—only to find Iron Man recovering from the fight. When he insists Tony has gone away and left him in charge, their trust wavers, setting off a quiet storm of suspicion beneath the surface of their loyalty.

Mordo Must Not Catch Me!
10 pp
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]Ancient One [Yao]

In a pulse-pounding chase across realms, Doctor Strange flees Baron Mordo’s relentless pursuit after Mordo captures the Ancient One. With the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet as his only allies, Strange battles Mordo through swirling dimensions and distant lands—until he tracks the Ancient One to a hidden jungle in Tibet. The fate of the mystical world hangs in the balance as their clash of powers reaches its peak.

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!
5 pp · Superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]Rick JonesBetty RossThunderbolt RossIgorGargoyle [Yuri Topolov] (death)

In "[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!", the Hulk and Rick Jones are taken captive by the Gargoyle, a man driven by a desperate desire to be normal. Trapped behind the Iron Curtain, Banner sees a chance to end the Gargoyle’s suffering—and perhaps find a way home. As the two form an uneasy alliance, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $4
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $637*
CGC 9.6 · 7 in census $199
CGC 9.4 · 8 in census $102*
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $59*
CGC 9.0 · 10 in census $40*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $27*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
inker Geo. Bell
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Art Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962), Fantastic Four #22 (1964), Strange Tales #125 (1964), Tales of Suspense #59 (1964)

Reprinted in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 (2008), The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #1 (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #1 (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #1 [Third Edition] (2015), Doctor Strange Omnibus #1 (2016), Biblioteca Marvel #2 (2022), Marvel Origins #44 (2025)

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