Auctions: comic books in 'Giant-Sized Issue'

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 11 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4036059007

Giant-size issue. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Giant-size issue. Rogues in the House starring Thak [an ape] (villain, introduction), Nabonidus, Igon, Jenna, and Murilo (introduction), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; adapted from Rogues In the House by Robert E. Howard. Letter to the editor from cartoonist Fred Hembeck. Windsor-Smith cover. 52 pgs. Cover price: $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 275D FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. This final issue is a 68-page Conan spectacular! After being cast out by Isparana and the Free Companions, Conan may find a new career as head of the Hyrkanian outlaws...if he survives. This is Conan as he was meant to be, taking everything that comes his way and hitting back with blood in his eye! Characters: Conan; GS: Isparana, Turgohl; V: Milo, Zorka, Drago, Yezdigerd; I: Tania. "Cry Kozak!" is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Mike Docherty, Ricardo Villagran, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan. Cover by Colin MacNeil. 68 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Wolverine Giant-Size Old Man Logan (2009) 1C CBCS 9.4 Witnessed Sig McNiven Rivera 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: McNiven on 5/18/2019 Paolo Rivera Retailer Incentive

Label #19-20C19F2-009

Limited (1 for 25) Variant Cover Paolo Rivera. Old Man Logan: Part 8 of 8 - Written by MARK MILLAR Pencils by STEVE MCNIVEN NOTE: Story continued from Wolverine (2003-2009 2nd Series) #72. This is it! The moment you've been waiting for! Prepare yourselves for the most brutal battle in the history of comics as Wolverine returns - and unleashes a tidal wave of bloody revenge! It's Wolverine versus the Hulk Gang to the death! Don't miss the flesh-rending final chapter to the greatest Wolverine story ever told by the peerless Mark Millar and Steve McNiven! Plus-you won't be able to tear yourself away from the gallery of covers, background material, behind-the-scenes extras, and all-new pinups that fill out this GIANT-SIZE SPECTACULAR! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 200 FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. "The Spider and the Burglar...A Sequel" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita. It's the bicentennial issue of the Amazing Spider-Man! And the web-slinger is going back, all the way back, to the days of Amazing Fantasy 15 to once again confront the criminal that murdered his Uncle Ben! But this time Peter Parker will have to stop the killer without his spider powers! Given a second chance, can the wall-crawler right the wrongs from the past and save his beloved Aunt May? Emotions run at an all-time high for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Brief retelling of Spider-Man's origin. Cameo appearance by Anna Watson. Final appearance of the burglar. Flashback cameo by Ben Parker. (Note: Stan Lee scripts the final page of the story.)52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 345 FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. Special extra-sized issue. "Turning Point!" Story by Peter David. Art by Todd McFarlane, Jim Sanders III, and Chris Ivy. The last two years have been building to this issue. Welcome to Middletown, a quiet little hamlet. It's citizens are like any other small town with aspirations and problems of their own. Enter: the Hulk. The Hulk and his companions have tracked down the Leader and the only thing standing in the Grey Behemoth's way is Redeemer and Rock, the super-powered former Hulkbusters. Witness the ultimate confrontation between the Hulk and one of his oldest enemies, and Middletown is caught in the middle. The ending of this one will absolutely shock you. 52 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 345 VG+ 4.5

Direct Edition. Special extra-sized issue. "Turning Point!" Story by Peter David. Art by Todd McFarlane, Jim Sanders III, and Chris Ivy. The last two years have been building to this issue. Welcome to Middletown, a quiet little hamlet. It's citizens are like any other small town with aspirations and problems of their own. Enter: the Hulk. The Hulk and his companions have tracked down the Leader and the only thing standing in the Grey Behemoth's way is Redeemer and Rock, the super-powered former Hulkbusters. Witness the ultimate confrontation between the Hulk and one of his oldest enemies, and Middletown is caught in the middle. The ending of this one will absolutely shock you. 52 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 81 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4314519025

Giant-size issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. And Death Is a Woman Called Widow, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel; Black Widow saves DD from drowning and then the two of them take down the Owl; Mr. Kline is revealed to be the robot MK-9 who refers to himself by the code name "Assassin." Black Widow pin-up by Bill Everett. This issue also contains a Fantastic Four reprint from Strange Tales 132, The Sinister Space Trap!, script by Larry Ivie, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Mickey Demeo. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 234 GD- 1.8

1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and taped/glued in place.

Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 199 GD+ 2.5

48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "Tribunal of Fear," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana encounters Jonny Double, a private detective who prods her into a fight (which she wins) to test her prowess, and then offers her a job; Double is currently employed by nightclub magnate Fellows Dill, the "dean of beautiful women"; A fanatic religious/moralist organization called The Tribunal is out to murder him for his embodiment of values with which they disagree. Editorial by O'Neil discussing the character of Wonder Woman. "Battle of the Mermen!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Girl and Renno battle sea-centaurs who have attacked the Mer-man world. Statement of ownership - average print run 302,500; average paid circulation 159,263. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 200 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "The Beauty Hater," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; Diana knocks Fellows Dill down, and Jonny Double takes his gun; Wonder Woman vs. Dr. Cyber and Doctor Moon. "Mer-Boy vs Bird-Boy!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Diana Prince and I-Ching watch children playing a game of tug-of-war, and Diana remembers a time in which she played tug-of-war, with herself as the rope between Mer-Boy and Bird-Boy; The story is a non-canon Wonder Woman Family tale, reprinted from Wonder Woman #144. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 419 VG+ 4.5

48-page giant. Cover art by Bob Oksner. The Thief Who Loved Supergirl, script by John Albano, pencils by Tony DeZuniga, inks by Bob Oksner. Circle of Doom Part Two starring Black Canary, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Alex Toth; Black Canary battles The Catwoman. A Nightmare Called Gorgonus! starring Zatanna and Gorgonus, script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano. Dead Man's Hand! starring the Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Beauty vs. the Beast starring Enchantress, script by Bob Haney, art by Jay Scott Pike. Letters to the editor from comics writers Paul Kupperberg and David Michelinie. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Forever People (1971 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4693083011

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Monster in the Morgue!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; "Doc" Gideon steals one of Serafan's capsules to use it to re-animate a corpse made of assorted body parts; Deadman turns up at a séance and contacts the Forever People. Adventure Comics #74 with Sandman, pencils by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Knew All the Answers!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; Sandman and Sandy face the threat of a scientist who has invented a machine whose revitalizing vibrations allow a man to develop his unused brain cells, tripling his thinking power! 48 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 98 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0105591018

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Mansion of the Misbegotten!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman goes to visit his old friend Roger Birnam, who is dying, he promises to watch over Birnam's wife Clorinda and his son Enoch; After the funeral, when a man who posed as Birnam's doctor and as a religious articles salesman turns out at the Gotham morgue, victim of a ritual murder, Batman rushes to Birnam Towers to check on Birnam's family; Batman soon finds himself caught in a Satanic cults rituals, which involve little Enoch. Reprint back-up story (from Phantom Stranger 1, September 1952): "The Killer Shadow!" starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. Reprint back-up story: "One Challenger Must Die" starring the Challengers of the Unknown, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. Article in which Jim Aparo talks about his career. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 102 CGC 9.8 Don Rosa Collection

Paper: White

Don Rosa Collection.

Label #0706490006

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 250D CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-0165B0D-021

Direct Edition. Special giant-sized issue. Guest-starring Silver Surfer. A 250th celebration brought to you by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Earth trembles when titans clash. It's the nigh unstoppable Incredible Hulk vs. the former Herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer. Imprisoned on Earth by his former master, the Silver Surfer intends to add the immeasurable power of the Hulk to his own and break the barrier that keeps him from his home Zenn-La and his beloved. The only problem is, the Hulk has never been known for his generosity. 52 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 250D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. Special giant-sized issue. Guest-starring Silver Surfer. A 250th celebration brought to you by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Earth trembles when titans clash. It's the nigh unstoppable Incredible Hulk vs. the former Herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer. Imprisoned on Earth by his former master, the Silver Surfer intends to add the immeasurable power of the Hulk to his own and break the barrier that keeps him from his home Zenn-La and his beloved. The only problem is, the Hulk has never been known for his generosity. 52 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 300D FN 6.0

Direct Edition. Special double-size issue. "Days of Rage!" Guest-starring Power-Man and Iron Fist, S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, Daredevil, the Avengers, and Doctor Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Free of Banner's influence, the Hulk is more enraged and savage than ever before. As he gets his mad-on in the middle of New York City, the green goliath makes short work of the local authorities and S.H.I.E.L.D., even Power Man and Iron Fist can not stand against this monster gone wild. As Spider-Man and Daredevil do all they can to run damage control and protect the innocent bystanders, help arrives. The mighty Avengers are on the scene and what follows is one of the greatest super-hero battles of all time. As the Incredible Hulk and Thor the god of thunder clash the very Earth trembles. As the battle escalates and threatens to destroy the city, Doctor Strange arrives with a spell that could save them all and change the Hulk's life forever. 52 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 459 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4708127008

Change to dollar format. The Crimson Comets of Fallville High starring Flash, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank Mclaughlin. Murder Haunts the Midway starring Deadman, script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo. The Call of the Cosmos starring Green Lantern, script by Cary Burkett, art by Joe Staton. Climax of Chaos starring the New Gods, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Augie Scotto; Story continues from New Gods #19. The Case of the Fortune Cookie Fortune starring the Elongated Man, script by Len Wein, Paul Levitz, Mike Gold, Ann Delary-Gold, and Steve Mitchell, pencils by George Ruppert, inks by Bruce Patterson. The Shark's Dark Demand starring Wonder Woman, script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Jack Abel, inks by Frank Giacoia. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.