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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus HC (2013 Marvel) 2nd Edition 4B-1ST NM 9.4

2nd Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #105-142, Giant Size Super Heroes: Featuring Spider-Man (1974) and Marvel Super Heroes (1967-1982 1st Series) #14. Written by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane, John Romita, Sr., Jim Starlin, Paul Reinman, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, Tony Mortellaro, Jim Mooney, Dave Hunt, Mike Esposito, and Bill Everett. Cover by John Romita Sr.. The adventures of comics' most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue! Brought to you by Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and Ross Andru, the saga ahead will captivate you unlike any Marvel comic has before. The Green Goblin is back! Gwen Stacy is missing! And it all leads to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge that will leave Peter Parker forever changed! It's the story that cemented the Green Goblin as the definition of evil - and lest you think that's the only milestone in these pages, this Omnibus also features the debut of the Punisher, the wedding of Aunt May and Doc Ock, Harry Osborn's descent into madness and a new role for Mary Jane Watson! Hardcover, 976 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 178 CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4690973016

Direct Edition. "Paper Chase" Written by Frank Miller. Pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson. Cover pencils by Frank Miller with inks by Klaus Janson. Foggy hires Power Man and Iron Fist to help protect the stooge who is going to help Nelson and Murdock link Mayoral candidate Cherryh to the Kingpin. Kingpin talks to Elektra about employment opportunities. Appearance by J. Jonah Jameson. Notes: Story continued in Power Man and Iron Fist #77. Promo Pin-Up for Power Man and Iron Fist #77 with art by Denys Cowan. First 60-cent issue. Cover price $0.60.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 178 VF 8.0 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. "Paper Chase" Written by Frank Miller. Pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson. Cover pencils by Frank Miller with inks by Klaus Janson. Foggy hires Power Man and Iron Fist to help protect the stooge who is going to help Nelson and Murdock link Mayoral candidate Cherryh to the Kingpin. Kingpin talks to Elektra about employment opportunities. Appearance by J. Jonah Jameson. Notes: Story continued in Power Man and Iron Fist #77. Promo Pin-Up for Power Man and Iron Fist #77 with art by Denys Cowan. First 60-cent issue. Cover price $0.60.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4679253002

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 1 VG 4.0

Water spotting.

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 5 VG/FN 5.0

"Don't Mess with Black Mariah!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. Martin Lawrence's "Big Momma" has got nothing on the newest crime boss Black Mariah. Luke Cage has his hands full with 800 lbs. of fighting mad woman. Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 10 VF- 7.5

"The Lucky and the Dead!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. "Muerte" means "Death" in Spanish. Luke Cage comes face-to-face with the man called Senor Muerte. This is a man who cannot be stopped, not even by the diamond-hard fists of Power Man. Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 11 FN 6.0

"Where there's Life...!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. Senor Suerte (Mr. Luck) has left Luke Cage in the flooding tunnels to die. Even though his skin maybe unbreakable, Cage still needs to breathe. Can he escape before he completely runs out of air or is this the end of the Hero for Hire? Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 12 FN- 5.5

"Chemistro!" Spider-Man cameo. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. Luke Cage battles Chemistro the Master of Alchemy. Can the Hero for Hire defeat a man who can alter the chemical make up of matter? Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 17 VG+ 4.5

"Rich Man: Iron Man, Power Man: Thief!" Guest-starring Iron Man. Story by Len Wein. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. A man in a suit and tie comes as a representative for Tony Stark to hire Luke Cage to test the security at Stark International. This puts Power Man in direct conflict with Stark's bodyguard, the Invincible Iron Man. Plus, what happens when Shell-Head reveals that nobody at Stark International hired Cage? Can these two iron-fisted heroes stop beating on each other long enough to catch the culprit behind it all? NOTE: 1st issue to be titled Power-Man. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 17 VG+ 4.5

"Rich Man: Iron Man, Power Man: Thief!" Guest-starring Iron Man. Story by Len Wein. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. A man in a suit and tie comes as a representative for Tony Stark to hire Luke Cage to test the security at Stark International. This puts Power Man in direct conflict with Stark's bodyguard, the Invincible Iron Man. Plus, what happens when Shell-Head reveals that nobody at Stark International hired Cage? Can these two iron-fisted heroes stop beating on each other long enough to catch the culprit behind it all? NOTE: 1st issue to be titled Power-Man. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 19 VG/FN 5.0

"Call Him...Cottonmouth!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Len Wein, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. Luke Cage arrives at the office of Hero for Hire to find a package waiting for him. When he opens it, deadly serpents spring out. Luckily for our hero, their fangs can't penetrate his diamond-hard skin. This little gift was a calling card of the new player in town. A man who is every bit as strong as Power Man and probably deadlier, the gangster known as Cottonmouth. Letter to the editor from Michael Gilbert (the comics artist?). The letters page also includes Marvel Value Stamp series A # 64 (Sif by Jack Kirby). Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 24 VG+ 4.5

"Among us Walks...Black Goliath!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Goliath (Bill Foster). Script by Tony Isabella, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. Luke Cage meets Claire's ex-husband, Dr. Bill Foster, former lab assistant to Hank Pym (Giant Man) and the super hero known as Goliath. And, the big man isn't too happy when he finds the woman he still loves in the arms of another man. Everyone knows what follows next...super-hero tussle in the mighty Marvel fashion. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A # 27 (the Black Widow). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 45 VG 4.0

Signed by Marv Wolfman (splash page). No autograph certification is included. Water damage.

"The Day Chicago Died!" Part 5 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias. Bound by unbreakable titanium cables to a cobalt bomb, Luke Cage must find a way to escape and stop his mortal enemy, Mace, or this will truly be the day the city of Chicago dies. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 48 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1461268015

"Fist of Iron-Heart of Stone!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage is not in control and he's here to kill Misty Knight. Well, he'll have to get past Iron Fist, the Living Weapon, first. It's the power of the Iron Fist against the power of diamond-hard skin! Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 48 VF- 7.5

"Fist of Iron-Heart of Stone!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage is not in control and he's here to kill Misty Knight. Well, he'll have to get past Iron Fist, the Living Weapon, first. It's the power of the Iron Fist against the power of diamond-hard skin! Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 49 FN/VF 7.0

"Seagate is a Lonely Place to Die!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage returns to the prison where it all began, and comes face-to-face with the powerhouse known as Bushmaster. But, can even Power Man's diamond-hard fists and the power of the "Iron Fist" defeat the ultimate product of the experiments that gave Cage his powers? 32 pages. NOTE: This is last issue titled just Power Man. Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 50 VG 4.0

"Freedom!" Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage has cleared his name of the bogus charges that landed him in jail to begin with, and now he is free to start his life anew as a free man. Plus, Power Man and Iron Fist officially become a team, as reflected in the title. But will their first adventure as partners be their last when the deadly assassins Stiletto and Discus attack? NOTE: First issue titled "Power Man and Iron Fist!" Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 66D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4695706011

Direct Edition. 2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon and Bob Diamond (member of the Sons of the Tiger). Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Private Investigators Misty Knight and Colleen Wing have tracked down the stolen jeweled statue, the Jade Tiger, but come face to face with two of the deadliest men alive. Constrictor, the man with the adamantium coils, and Sabretooth, the feral mutant killing machine. Wounded and knowing they've bitten off more then they can chew, Colleen calls in the reinforcements, Luke Cage and Danny Rand, a.k.a. Power Man and Iron Fist. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Cover price $0.50.