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  • Item #61143262
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    Ace Comics (1937) 5 CGC 2.5

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    Label #4427457003

    Starts Jul 22

    Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Ed Anthony, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. Comedy legends Laurel and Hardy are featured in celebrity strip Seein' Stars. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Pussycat Princess; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Ace Comics (1937) 80 CGC 8.0

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    Label #4368650007

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61174950
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 1D CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4440175009

    Starts Jul 22

    Direct Edition. Cover art by Walt Simonson. Save the Tiger Part 1: The Good Guy starring Wolverine, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Klaus Janson. Elements of Terror Part 1 starring Man-Thing, script by Steve Gerber, art by Tom Sutton. Crossing Lines Part 1: Ripples starring Master of Kung Fu, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Tom Grindberg, inks by Dave Cockrum. Fear Itself starring Silver Surfer, script and art by Al Milgrom. This story was reprinted in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men, Tuk the Cave Boy (2005). 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #4028342024

    Starts Jul 6

    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.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

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    Label #4400949018

    Starts Jul 22

    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.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

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    Label #4400949009

    Starts Jul 29

    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.

  • Item #60753769
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

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    Label #4400949024

    Starts Aug 5

    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.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #3853799014

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    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.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.6

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    Label #4400949017

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    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.

  • Item #60752771
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72D CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #4400949012

    Starts Jul 22

    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.

  • Item #60978879
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 72N CGC 9.8 Newsstand Variant

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    Paper: White

    Label #3853799012

    Starts Jul 6

    Newsstand 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.

  • Item #61027285
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 73 CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #4419324007

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 1), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Dance of the Forest (The Bush of Ghosts part 6), starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. Sands of Time starring The Black Knight, script by Russell Lyman, plot by Jason Balgobis, art by Dave Cockrum. The Sea Enemy! starring Namor the Sub-Mariner, script by Jack Morelli (as John Morelli), pencils by Jim Mooney. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 75 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4413004004

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 3), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Death and the King's Horsemen (The Bush of Ghosts part 8) starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. Charmed Lives! starring Meggan and Shadow Cat, script by Sue Flaxman, pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Chris Ivy. Triumph starring Doctor Doom, script and pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joseph Adiletta. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 77 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4413004006

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 5), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A Place In the Wilderness (The Bush of Ghosts part 10) starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. Rude Awakening (Rumanian Rumble part 1) starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein and Art Nichols. The Tides That Bind starring The Sub-Mariner, script and inks by Robert Campanella, pencils by Grant Miehm. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 78 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4413004007

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 6), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 2: Rude Awakening starring Nick Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Games starring Iron Man, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Ken Steacey. Not Interested starring Hulk and Selene, script by Dwight Zimmerman, pencils by Brian Stelfreeze, inks by Karl Story. Back cover art by Al Milgrom. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60649845
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 79 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4379386013

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 7), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 3: The Wages of Sin starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Tender and the Vulgar starring Sunspot, script by Daryl Edelman, pencils by John Byrne. A Nightmare on Bleecker Street starring Dr. Strange, script by Robert Campanella, pencils by Steve Geiger, inks by Mark McKenna. Back cover art by Mike Mignola. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #61027296
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 80 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4419324012

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 8), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Wargod Part 1 starring Captain America, script and pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Terry Austin. Child's Play starring Daughters of the Dragon, script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Chris Tsuda, inks by Joe Rosas. Fantastic's Foray starring Mr. Fantastic, script by Danny Fingeroth, art by Dennis Jensen. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 81 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4419324013

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 9), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Wargod Part 2: Final Blow starring Captain America, script and pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Terry Austin. Time Bomb starring Ant-Man, script by Dana Moreshead, pencils by James Fry, inks by Hilary Barta. The Call starring Daredevil, script by Robert Denatale, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Al Williamson. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60980590
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 83 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4413004012

    Starts Jul 6

    Weapon X (Chapter 11). Wolverine by Barry Windsor-Smith (script, cover, and art); Firestar in "Life During War Time - Part 2: Things Fall Apart" by Marie Javins & Marcus McLaurin (script) & Dwayne Turner (art); Hawkeye in "The Distance" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & John Stanisci (art); Human Torch (Fantastic Four) in "The atchstick and the Moth" by Erik Larsen (script & inks) & Steve Ditko (plot & art); Cross, Fitch, Freedom Force (Mystique, Spiral, Avalanche) appearance. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60980769
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 84 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4413004013

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 12), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Life During War Time Part 3: Triangle starring Firestar, script by Marie Javins and Marcus McLaurin, pencils by Dwayne Turner, inks by Jose Marzan. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #61002450
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    Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 95N CGC 9.6

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    Label #4308933004

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    Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Sam Kieth. Wild Frontier Part 3: Tribal Instinct starring Wolverine, script by Timothy Truman, pencils by Todd Foxx, inks by Gary Kwapisz. And Ye Shall Remember This Day Part 3: When Darkness Summons starring Nova, script by Susan Kennedy, pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Ian Akin and Tim Tuohy. Servants of the Dead Part 6: Shadows starring Ghost Rider and Cable, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Guang Yap, inks by Bud LaRosa. Heroes starring Hulk, script by Danny Fingeroth, art by Vince Evans. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

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    Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 36 CGC 9.6

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    Label #4125957007

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    Cover art by Charles Vess. "Fandral's Follies," script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; Loki tricks Una's father with one more false goat, leading him to commission Fandral to take the goat to the Isle of Love and get help from the priestess of Freya; The Isle of Love is populated only by maidens tending to the Temple of Freya, all of whom are sworn to vows forbidding them to love until their apprenticeship is over; Fandral nonetheless relentlessly flirts with every maiden he meets; He convinces the boat girl that even though she breaks her vows with him, he'll take her with him and marry her; When she notices him wooing other women immediately afterwards, she runs off heartbroken and prepares to leap from a cliff; Cameos by Thor, Volstagg, Hogun, and Loki. "Touch of Fire... Dawn of Fear!" starring Man-Thing, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Tom Sutton; Man-Thing deals with kidnappers. Man-Thing pin-up by Sutton. Back cover art by Charles Vess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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    Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 39 CGC 9.6

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    Label #4125957009

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    First $1.95 issue. Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder. Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 71,595. "The Cat's Tale," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder; Hawkeye encounters Black Crow, a Native American superhero. "#*@%&¢!", script by Michael Carlin, pencils by Bill Reinhold, inks by Jim Fern; Jake Lockley takes a man in Arabic clothing to the UN building; On the way, the man comments on the bright lights bothering him; Later, Jake is eating at Gena's when he hears on the TV that the same man is holding the UN building hostage with a bomb; Taking off, he changes into Moon Knight and enters the building; The man threatens to blow the bomb but Moon Knight flicks the lights off and on, causing the man to have an epileptic seizure. Bob Layton portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Black Knight, Doctro Doom, Galactus, Iron Man, and the Silver Surfer. Back cover pinup of Moon Knight by Bill Reinhold. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

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    Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 57 CGC 9.8

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    Label #0939194009

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    Shanna stars in "Murder by Friend" (part 2). Script by Steve Gerber, art by Bret Blevins (as "A. Novice"). Back-up story: the female Captain Marvel stars in "Power & Duty." Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Freeman, inks by Al Milgrom. Norm Breyfogle portfolio: full-page illustrations of Captain Marvel, Spider-Man & Elektro, the Hulk, and the Wasp. Joe Chiodo painted front cover; Freeman back cover. Cover price $2.25.

  • Item #61028662
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    Showcase (1956-1978) 73 CGC 8.5

    1st app. Creeper

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4419899015

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 73 CGC 6.5

    1st app. Creeper

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    Label #4384477002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 6.0

    1st app. Dolphin

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    Label #4076854011

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 80 CGC 7.0

    1st SA app. Phantom Stranger

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    Label #4390841016

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Neal Adams. 1st Silver Age appearance of the Phantom Stranger in "Men Call Me the Phantom Stranger," script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bill Draut; Children huddle around a candle in a cave, talking about a "curse" that is about to hit the city; The Phantom Stranger appears, and hopes to puts the children at ease with a story. "The Three Signs of Evil...", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino; In Columbus Circle in New York City, a group of sorcerers gather to make use of the full moonlight, using symbols on a board; Artist Mark Davis comes passing by, and unknowingly sketches out the symbols as his newest work of art; When the Stranger takes a look at Davis painting, he realizes that the symbols represent Columbus Circle, Times Square, and Washington Square. "I Talked with the Dead!", pencils by Leonard Starr, inks by Leonard Starr and Wayne Howard (traced & re-inked original); Before his fathers death, Dr. Thirteen made a deal that they would meet up five years after his death; If ghosts were real, then this would prove it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Showcase (1956-1978) 96 CGC 9.6

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    Label #4381088002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Defection!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; The Doom Patrol returns home after their defeat of General Immortus to find a U.S. agent waiting for them in their headquarters; Lt. Matt Cable has been assigned by U.S. Intelligence to apprehend and arrest Russian ex-cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok, aka the new Negative Woman; The Doom Patrol defends their new teammate, and trap Lt. Cable in a locker; Robotman grills Negative Woman on her past, and she leaves; Her exit, though, is interrupted by the Cossack, a Russian agent assigned to bring her in. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    Special Marvel Edition (1971) 15 CGC 9.2

    1st app. Shang Chi

    Paper: White

    Label #2067567005

    Starts Jul 6

    Written by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. Art and cover by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom. Shang Chi, making his first appearance, is a master of martial arts and the son of Fu Manchu, a Chinese mandarin and scientist. Fu Manchu sends Shang Chi to England in order to assassinate the evil Dr. Petrie for the common good. Shang Chi reluctantly agrees, but after the deed is done he is confronted by Sir Denis Nayland Smith, a former British intelligence officer who tells him the truth about Fu Manchu; that he is a nearly immortal evil mastermind. Shang Chi travels back to his father's secret lair in New York and renounces him. Text articles by Roy Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi. Ad for Astonishing Tales #21. A brief obituary for Syd Shores. Ad for the Marvel fan club FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel). 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2021 DC) 1FRANKIES.B CGC 9.8 SS

    Paper: White

    Signed by Rose Besch on 10/9/21 Besch "Virgin" Edition

    Label #2680424005

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    Frankies Comics and The Comic Mint Exclusive Virgin Cover by Rose Besch. Written by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Jordie Bellaire, Amy Reeder, Mark Waid, Tom King, Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, Stephanie Phillips and G. Willow Wilson. Art by Jim Cheung, Paulina Ganucheau, Amy Reeder, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Evan "Doc" Shaner, Isaac Goodhart, Laura Braga, Marcio Takara, Meghan Hetrick and Joe Prado. Put on your tiaras and prepare your indestructible bracelets! DC is inviting you to join us for a one-of-a-kind special showcasing Wonder Woman's past, present, and future to celebrate the legacy she has created and those she will continue to inspire with her adventures for years to come. This oversize super spectacular features work from some of the very best in the comic industry along with bright young stars ready to share the spotlight with Diana. You won't want to miss these new stories that capture timeless messages of hope and empowerment presented together in this gorgeous keepsake issue! Featuring: "In Memoriam" by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan and Jim Cheung; "Dreamers" by Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau; "Fresh Catch" by Amy Reeder; "Dear Diana..." by Mark Waid, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Joe Prado; "Dated" by Tom King and Evan "Doc" Shaner; "Better Angels" by Vita Ayala and Isaac Goodhart; "Saturn Rising" by Steve Orlando and Laura Braga; "Immortal Mysteries" by Stephanie Phillips and Marcio Takara; and "Low Orbit" by G. Willow Wilson and Meghan Hetrick. Plus pin-ups by Nick Robles, Brittney Williams, David Marquez, Gabriel Picolo, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok, Daniel Warren Johnson, DaNi and Janaina Medeiros. 96 pages, full color. Ages 13+