Auctions: comic books in 'Anthology / Collection', graded by CBCS

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #24-299E1A4-002

Direct Edition. Wolverine in Weapon X: Prologue - by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Shanna the She-Devil in "The Bush of Ghosts - Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah" by Gerard Jones (script) & Paul Gulacy (art); Daredevil in "Redemption Song - Part 4: A Momentary Taste of Being" by Sandy Plunkett (script & art) & Dwayne Turner (art); Red Wolf in "Flesh of My Flesh" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Javier Saltares (art); Bengal, Lobo (wolf partner of Red Wolf) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

Showcase (1956-1978) 39 CBCS 8.5 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover

Label #0004579-AA-001

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 3rd appearance of the Metal Men in "The Deathless Doom!", pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men are sent out into the field to take down Chemo; Mercury opts to go it alone, believing himself superior to his fellow Metal Men; After melting the tracks in front of a speeding train, Chemo encounters Mercury. The hot-headed Metal Man manages to dodge Chemo's first couple of volleys; The third expulsion, though, reduces Mercury to hundreds of inert globules, that Chemo tramples over; With Mercury's defeat, the other Metal Men move to engage the chemical monstrosity. Ad for Giant Batman Annual and Giant Lois Lane Annual. Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Metal Facts and Fancies, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ad for Giant Superman Annual. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales Dark Corners (1998) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-26FFB29-017

Painted art by John Estes. Cloak And Dagger in "Expressway To Hell," script by Mike Baron, pencils by Alexander Maleev, inks by Chris Ivy; Jason, a runaway teen, hops a freight train and meets a trio of gangbangers also riding the rails; Aided by Cloak and Dagger, Jason and the other runaways are set up at runaway shelters. Spider-Man comic book ad. Morbius in Desiring Martine, script by Don McGregor, art by Mike Dringenberg; Martine Bancroft, having found a new lease on life, works as an editor at 'Enitce' magazine; Outside her office window, Michael Morbius, who was her fiance before he became the Living Vampire, spies on her, torn between remaining in the shadows or revealing his presence to her; While she and her assistant deal with the demands of her publisher who has ordered the revival of a Betty Page-like character, Morbius waits outside reliving his origin. Gargoyle in "In Stone," script by Jean Marc DeMatteis, art by Mark Badger; For months, Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle, has sat like his stone namesake upon the corner of an abandoned rural Virginia church; One lightning-splashed night, he is roused from his stupor by the arrival of Seetah, a goddess-like entity; She transports him to another dimension which she calls the Land, and there, Isaac is attacked by demonic beings. Spider-Man comic book ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.99.