Auctions: comic books in 'Supervillain', graded by CGC

Absolute Power Task Force VII (2024 DC) 6B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Li Variant Cover.

Label #4534890001

Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Khary Randolph. Cover by Lesley Leirix Li. PARADISE INTERRUPTED! Amanda Waller comes for the Amazons after they assist the heroes in their battle for survival! Will her weapon with the powers of the beloved champion of the island of Themyscira be able unlock its secrets? Or will Queen Nubia and her sisters in arms send this robot straight to the Underworld? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Harley Quinn (2016) 75CA CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Celebrity Authentics Edition

Label #4541244014

Celebrity Authentics Exclusive Margot Robbie Photo Cover. The Joker War tie-in. Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Sami Basri, Nicola Scott, Emanuela Lupacchino & Ray McCarthy, Ramon Villalobos, Ngozi Ukazu, Joe Quinones and Riley Rossmo. A series finale! A roast! A Joker War tie-in! This comic has it all! ("Except for class," says Harley.) At last, it's the star-studded roast of Harley Quinn in "Happy Birthday, Harley Quinn!" Nothing is off-limits, no topic is out of bounds, and no one -- and we mean no one! -- will escape unscathed. Harley may be the funniest person in the DC Universe, but how well can she take a joke? Plus, in the backup story "After the Laughter" illustrated by superstar artist Riley Rossmo and tying into 'The Joker War,' Harley Quinn faces off against Punchline! 48 pages, full color. Ages 13+

Joker (2021 DC) 1COMICMINT.A CGC 9.8 SS Giang

Paper: White

Signed and sketch by John Giang on 04/20/2021. Comic Mint Edition. Includes COA.

Label #2552021035

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The Comic Mint exclusive cover by John Giang - limited to 1000 copies. Infinite Frontier Tie-In - Written by James Tynion IV & Sam Johns. Art by Guillem March & Mirka Andolfo. Following the events of Infinite Frontier #1, The Joker is the most wanted man in the world! But the Clown Prince of Crime is several steps ahead of law enforcement—and he's on the run overseas. James Gordon, facing retirement, realizes this is the manhunt of his life and the last piece of a storied career…but what mysterious and deadly forces are also in pursuit of The Joker? And in the backup story, following the events of the smash hit Punchline #1, DCs most controversial new villain navigates the infrastructure of Blackgate Penitentiary—while on the outside, Harper Row takes up the mantle of Bluebird to stop her brother from falling under Punchlines influence. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Joker Year of the Villain (2019 DC) 1PAPERASYLUM.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Paper Asylum Edition A

Label #3754145025

Paper Asylum Exclusive Variant Cover by Kendrick "Kunkka" Lim. Written by John Carpenter and Anthony Burch. Art by Philip Tan and Marc Deering. In the Year of the Villain, what's a Clown Prince of Crime to do when the world has started to accept doing bad as the only way to live? Out-bad everyone else, of course! The Joker is on a mission to get his mojo back and prove to the world that there is no greater villainy than the kind that leaves you laughing. This special one-shot is co-written by legendary film auteur John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and Anthony Burch (the Borderlands video games), making for a Joker comic that's twisted in ways you never imagined! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Joker Year of the Villain (2019 DC) 1SCORPION.C CGC 9.8 SS Crain/Cullen Crain Scorpion Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Signed by Clayton Crain and signed and "You Think This Is A Joke?" by Brett Cullen on 11/24/2019. Scorpion Comics Edition C.

Label #2549040001

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Scorpion Comics exclusive by Clayton Crain. Written by John Carpenter and Anthony Burch. Art by Philip Tan and Marc Deering. In the Year of the Villain, what's a Clown Prince of Crime to do when the world has started to accept doing bad as the only way to live? Out-bad everyone else, of course! The Joker is on a mission to get his mojo back and prove to the world that there is no greater villainy than the kind that leaves you laughing. This special one-shot is co-written by legendary film auteur John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and Anthony Burch (the Borderlands video games), making for a Joker comic that's twisted in ways you never imagined! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 6 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4535429004

"Prisoner!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four and the Shroud. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks by Jack Abel. Cover by Jim Starlin, John Romita (assists), and Alan Weiss. The Fantastic Four invade Latveria to free the Sub-Mariner! After working their way through an army of androids, the fabulous foursome are poised to bust into Doctor Doom's castle! But the Latverian monarch sends his final line of defense to stop the FF! The Avenging Son! Hold on, Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny are here to rescue Namor, not fight him! As the FF and the Sub-Mariner tangle one more time, a diplomat from the United States government meets with Victor Von Doom. The Fantastic Four knock out Namor and surge forward to attack Doctor Doom until they are stopped cold by…Henry Kissinger! What?! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4362484002

"Shall I Call the Master?" Part 1 of 2. Script by Peter Gillis. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Bruce Patterson. Cover by Al Milgrom and Frank Giacoia. A failed raid on the Isle of Exiles has left a group of Shin Bet commandos at the mercy of the Red Skull! And of course the top terror operative of the Third Reich has no mercy! But the star-spangled avenger's timeless foe isn't planning to execute his prisoners, he's planning to use them as "brain power" for a bizarre experiment to recreate the cosmic cube! Building a second cube…is that even possible? With help from the Hate Monger, it just might be! Flashback cameos by Captain America and Arnim Zola. Flashback cameo by Doctor Doom to reveal how the Red Skull survived their battle in Super-Villain Team-Up #12. (Notes: The Red Skull previously appeared in Captain America 227. Elements of the story continue years later in Captain America (1st series) 445-448 in which the second cosmic cube is the centerpiece of Operation Rebirth.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

Thanos (2017 Marvel) 13H CGC 9.8 Shaw Variant 4th Printing

Paper: White

Fourth Printing.

Label #4550991021

4th Printing. Thanos Wins: Part 1 - Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Geoff Shaw. Ask the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe how they fear the universe will end, and in their most honest moment, they will answer with two words… THANOS WINS. Now… see what happens when he does.PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Thunderbolts (1997 Marvel) 1A.D CGC 9.8 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4277138018

First Printing. Direct Edition. 1st appearance Hallie Takahama (becomes Jolt). Pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Vince Russell. Justice ... Like Lightning!, script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Vince Russell; Earth's newest heroic team, the Thunderbolts, bursts on the scene to widespread acclaim ... but all is not as it seems. 52 pgs.

NOTE: 1st appearance of Erik Josten as Atlas (formerly Power Man I, formerly the Smuggler, formerly Goliath). Cover price $2.99.