Aurora Comic Scenes

    (Aurora Plastics, 1974)
™ and © Aurora Plastics Corp.

During the 1960s and 70s, Aurora Plastics was the premier dealer in plastic model kits, making kits for everything such as the Universal Monsters to Lost in Space. In 1974, both Marvel and DC licensed many of their most popular super-hero characters, and along with other licensed characters such as The Lone Ranger and Tonto, issued these model kits depicting various action scenes with an accompanying comic book enclosed in the box. The cover of each comic was a pen and ink version of the same scene the kit featured in plastic, and also had a comic story unique to the book. Though originally unsuccessful, the comic books are now highly sought after today.

— Mark Arnold
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  • 181
    #181
    W: Mark Hanerfeld  ·  A: Neal Adams
    Really 181-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Tarzan); ca. 1974
    4 copies from $29.95
  • 182
    #182
    W: Len Wein  ·  A: John Romita Sr.
    Really 182-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Amazing Spider-Man)
    3 copies from $40.00
  • 183
    #183
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    Really 183-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Tonto)
    1 copy for $20.00
  • 184
    #184
    W: Len Wein  ·  A: Herb Trimpe
    Really 184-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Incredible Hulk)
    3 copies from $68.00
  • 185
    #185
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Curt Swan
    Really 185-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Superman)
    3 copies from $22.00
  • 186
    #186
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Dave Cockrum
    Really 186-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Superboy)
    3 copies from $10.00
  • 187
    #187
    W: Len Wein  ·  A: Dick Giordano
    Really 187-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Batman)
    2 copies from $33.00
  • 188
    #188
    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Gil Kane
    Really 188-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Lone Ranger); ca. 1974
    1 copy for $31.00
  • 192
    #192
    W: Len Wein  ·  A: John Romita Sr.
    Really 192-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Captain America)
    3 copies from $10.00
  • 193
    #193
    W: Marv Wolfman, Felton Marcus  ·  A: Dick Giordano
    Really 193-140; Small comic included in Aurora model kits (Robin); ca. 1974
    3 copies from $27.50