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Next Men (1992) John Byrne's 2 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-3F88BF3-019

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Story and art by John Byrne. In this issue, titled "Worldview," the mutants have been separated for the first time. They're jailed, hospitalized, or...somewhere else. Jasmine is desperate for news of Jack. But how can she go to him if she's caged? Maybe her strange new abilities will help. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Next Men (1992) John Byrne's 11 CBCS 9.6

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Label #21-22F6136-085

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Story and art by John Byrne. Russia's Project Omega attacks the mutates on two levels: with straight-ahead superhero action and through the devastating truth. The Next Men learn more than they wanted to know about their origins and their tie to the out-of-control Russian mutates. Meanwhile, Danny learns what it means to live a "normal" human life. Then, in part four of "M4," Mark does a change of face... literally. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Next Men (1992) John Byrne's 30 CBCS 9.2

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Label #23-0F1235F-014

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Lies: Part 4 of 4 -Story and art by John Byrne. Cover by Gary Cody. Questions and answers are funny things; they play this never-ending game of leapfrog, so you never stop asking questions and you never have enough answers. John Byrne spills everything in this spectacular finale to the first era of the Next Men and leaves us with a whole new list of questions as we head into the year 2112. What does the future hold for everyone's favorite genetically altered lab specimens? Hang on for the next chapter in the lives of the Next Men! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-101

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"Citadel War" chapter one. The Omega Men go to Broot's homeworld of Changralyn to try and convince the pacifist denizens to rise up against the Citadel. Story continued from Green Lantern 161. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2BC5393-062

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First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4400745024

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2123843002

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416265022

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4416265021

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 FN- 5.5

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 4 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

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Label #20-499E6DD-014

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"Breakdown." Primus vows to keep Tigorr from attacking the Citadel. Chapter three of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 5 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

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Label #21-22F82E4-016

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"Eye of the Tigorr." The Omega Men, led by Tigorr, attack the Citadel. Chapter four of the Citadel War. 2nd appearance of Lobo (cameo, two pages). Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 6 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-22F82E4-017

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"Victory." While battling the Citadel, Tigorr and his men learn more about the Citadel's secret master. Chapter five of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 7 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-22F82E4-018

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"The Way It Began." Auron learns the secret origins of X'hal, Nimbus, himself, and the Complex-Complex. The origin of the Citadel. Script by Tod Smith, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 8 CBCS 9.4

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Label #21-22F82E4-019

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"Jubilation." Ex-Vegan ruler Alonzo Dulak attempts to get his crown back from Kalista. 3rd appearance of Lobo (3 page cameo). Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Contains "Star Raiders" Poster in centerfold. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 10 CBCS 8.0

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Label #21-22F82E4-021

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"Compromising Positions." The Omega Men and Lobo team up against the Supreme Ruler and Harry Hokum. 1st full Lobo story. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 11 CBCS 9.6

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Label #21-22F82E4-022

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"Of Vice and Virtue." The Omega Men and Mama Madame (in the brothel where Harpis once worked) form a fantasy that will reveal Mama's origin and restore her sanity. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 12 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A91623-105

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"Heartaches and Heartbreaks." Broot and Shlagen go to the planet where Broot's wife has been taken and learn that she is in charge of enslaved child laborers. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 13 CBCS 9.2

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Label #21-22F82E4-024

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"The Sacrifice of Security." Broot gets back together with his wife, but wonders why she rules over enslaved Changrylinian children who work in mines. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 14 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

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Label #21-22F82E4-025

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"Confessions." A bounty hunter named Bedlam pursues Primus and Tigorr on a jungle planet. Written by Todd Klein, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 15 CBCS 9.0

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Label #21-249B5DA-001

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"Under Siege." Motivated by the prospect of gaining his wife back, Primus leads the Omega Men in an attack on Euphorix's force shield. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Cover by Smith and Ricardo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 19 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

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Label #41-249B5DA-005

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"Beware of Sleeping Tigorr." Lobo attempts to save the Omega Men, who have fallen asleep on the giant Tigorr, who gives birth to a hundred Tigorr clones. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Cover by Smith and Dick Giordano. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 25 CBCS 8.0

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Label #22-45CD581-002

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"Arbor of Enchantments Lost." Kalista reminisces about her childhood on Euphorix and realizes that Alonzo Dulak loves her. Meanwhile, Harry Hokum plots her assassination. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Shawn McManus, inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 27 CBCS 9.2

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Label #23-0F1235F-018

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"Transfiguration." The Psions conduct a dangerous test on the Omega Men. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Shawn McManus, inks by Bob Smith. "A Man's World." An alien biologist studies the Culacon race to learn how they have babies without the help of females. Script by Alan Moore, pencils by Paris Cullins, inks by Rick Magyar. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 34 CBCS 9.0

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"Brothers." The Omega Men, Nightwing, Starfire, and Jericho battle Auron and Blackfire. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Pablo Marcos. "Demon with the Healing Hand" part two. An android whose touch can heal learns of his real identity and the reason why he is hunted. Script and art by Steve Parkhouse. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 37 CBCS 9.4

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Label #21-249B5DA-023

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"I Alone Remain." The Psions plan to destroy the Omega Men's starship once it reaches Euphorix. Primus separates from Artin. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Martin King, inks by Greg Theakston. "Partners." Lobo is under contract against Bedlam, his former partner. 1st solo Lobo story. Script by Todd Klein, plot and art by Keith Giffen. Cover by Shawn McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 38 CBCS 7.5

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Label #21-249B5DA-024

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Final Issue. "Omega." The Omega Men's individual decisions whether or not to go to the new colony world is broadcast all over the universe. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Shawn McManus, inks by Steve Montano. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) Annual 2 CBCS 9.8

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Label #22-3F879FE-011

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"The Testimony of Primus." Primus/Artin and Kalista reveal their origins and other info to each other to try and restore their relationship. Script by Todd Klein, pencils by Shawn McManus, Ernie Colon, Tod Smith, Keith Giffen, and Kevin O'Neill, inks by McManus, Gary Martin, Ricardo Villagran, and O'Neill. Cover by McManus. Cover price $2.00.

Runaways (2008 3rd Series Marvel) 13B CGC 9.8

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Variant Edition

Label #0236209013

Limited (1 for 10) 70th Frame Variant Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA. "Homeschooling": Part 3 of 4 - Written by Kathryn Immonen. Art by Sara Pichelli. It's the end of the Runaways' California dreamin' as they attempt to make their escape from Klara's chlorophyll lockup...only to be denied by heavily armed outside forces who are about to foreclose on the property in a big way! Chase finally tells the truth about a violent event in his past. And when the kids have no choice but to turn to Hunter Stein to find a way out of this mess, he reveals a Malibu Beach House secret they never would have guessed. But it's not easy sailing because Chase is about to make a unilateral decision that looks a lot like...murder?! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Secret Avengers (2010 1st Series) 1C CGC 9.8 Djurdjevic 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4401224011

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Secret Histories: Part 1 - Written by ED BRUBAKER. Art by MIKE DEODATO. THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! Who are the Secret Avengers? Are they a covert team of heroes working the darkest corners of the globe to stop disaster? Are they part-spy, part-superhero? Are they Steve Rogers' newest idea to save the world...or all they all of the above? A new era begins as Marvel's hottest team takes a 21st century twist! Cover price $3.99.

Secret Avengers (2010 1st Series) 23B CBCS 9.8 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #17-0024E60-003

SECOND PRINTING The Descendants: Part 2 - Who are The Descendants? In this issue an Avenger will die to find out! JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH TO FIND THE ONE THEY CALL 'FATHER'! 32 PGS./Rated T+. (W) Rick Remender. (A) Gabriel Hardman. (CA) Arthur Adams. Cover price $3.99.

Secret War (2004) 1A CBCS 9.6 Dell'Otto

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Label #23-304B97F-002

Black Cover; 1st printing. SECRET WAR: BOOK ONE (of FIVE) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Painted art & cardstock foil cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO The most popular and acclaimed writer in comics reveals the darkest chapter in MARVEL UNIVERSE history in this quarterly limited series MEGA-EVENT! When Nick Fury finds a disturbing connection between many of Marvel's deadliest villains, he puts together a ragtag team of the MU's most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow, eventually leading to a super-powered blowout between a 'Who's Who' of NYC heroes and mutants! Featuring the American debut of the stunning, fully painted work of Italian artist Gabrielle Dell'otto. 48 pages (with ads) include special material detailing the events leading up to the war, who the major players are and what is the SECRET in this SECRET WAR? 48 PGS./MARVEL PSR. Cover price $3.99.

STAT (1993 Majestic) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2B0472B-034

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Strangers (1993 Malibu) 1A CBCS 9.6 SS Hoberg coupon inside

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Verified Signature: Rick Hoberg.

Label #19-20638AB-005

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1A - Regular edition with coupon inside for Ultraverse Premiere #0. Jumpstart! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. It is a Thursday morning at a quarter to nine, on the Powell Street Hill, in San Francisco. 59 strangers are riding a cable car on their way to work when a bolt of mysterious energy surrounds the car and irrevocably changes each one of the passengers, giving each one ultrahuman abilities. Some die instantly, their bodies unable to handle the strain. Others feel completely unaffected, the changes too small to feel. Some will become heroes, some villains. Confronted by a mysterious sorceress from the clouds who holds the key to unlocking this jumpstart event, six strangers join together to solve the secret of their origin...even if it means a fight to the death! Issue #1 features first appearances of the following Ultraverse characters: Atom Bob, Electrocute, Grenade, Lady Killer, Spectral, Yrial, Zip-Zap and the secret origin of the Night Man! Not to mention the other 53 ultrahuman passengers who will be appearing throughout the Ultraverse! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 1A CBCS 9.6 Hoberg coupon inside

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-040

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1A - Regular edition with coupon inside for Ultraverse Premiere #0. Jumpstart! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. It is a Thursday morning at a quarter to nine, on the Powell Street Hill, in San Francisco. 59 strangers are riding a cable car on their way to work when a bolt of mysterious energy surrounds the car and irrevocably changes each one of the passengers, giving each one ultrahuman abilities. Some die instantly, their bodies unable to handle the strain. Others feel completely unaffected, the changes too small to feel. Some will become heroes, some villains. Confronted by a mysterious sorceress from the clouds who holds the key to unlocking this jumpstart event, six strangers join together to solve the secret of their origin...even if it means a fight to the death! Issue #1 features first appearances of the following Ultraverse characters: Atom Bob, Electrocute, Grenade, Lady Killer, Spectral, Yrial, Zip-Zap and the secret origin of the Night Man! Not to mention the other 53 ultrahuman passengers who will be appearing throughout the Ultraverse! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 2U CBCS 9.6

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-051

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Unbagged copy, no SkyBox Ultraverse trading card. Hey! Hugh! Get Off'a McCloud! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg, Tim Burgard and Larry Welch. Cover by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. After a bolt of mysterious energy transforms six strangers into ultrahuman powerhouses, they follow the sorceress Yrial to a hidden city in the clouds. Determined to learn more about the source of their powers, the Strangers battle the inhabitants of the city and earn as their reward Yrial's services as a regular member of the group. In the meantime, the ruthless business tycoon J.D. Hunt has sworn to get Candy back...or destroy her. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 3 CBCS 8.5

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-052

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TNTNT! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg, Larry Welch and Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. The Strangers have reached a critical point in their lives when they must decide a direction for the team. Unfortunately, their decision is delayed when J.D. Hunt's ultrahuman enforcers, TNTNT, attack! Their mission? To bring back Candy...at anyone's expense. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 4 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-053

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Between a Rock and a Hardcase - Written by Steve Englehart & James Hudnall. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Wraparound Cover by Rick Hoberg & Jerome Moore. It's part 2 of the Hardcase/Strangers crossover, continued from Hardcase (1993) #4! The Strangers, in search of advice on being super-heroes, turn to Hardcase for guidance. Together, they discover that the secret organization Aladdin could hold the answers to all their questions about the source of their powers. But will the Gripman allow them to live with such knowledge? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFCAF-054

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Includes Rune #0 flip-book by Barry Windsor-Smith. Covers by Rick Hoberg & Joe Rubinstein and Barry Windsor-Smith. Stories by Steve Englehart, Chris Ulm and Mark Evanier. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard, Barry Windsor-Smith & John Floyd and Sergio Aragones. There were 59 people on board that cable car in June when it was struck by the Jumpstart Effect. That's how the Strangers, all passengers on that cable car on that fateful day, received their powers. That's how Larry Bushnell, another passenger, an old man dying of cancer, became Deathwish. The Strangers must stop Deathwish before he gives the city its...deathwish...in "Dynamic Tension!" Plus: "The Hunger," Part G (of M) of Rune #0! And: The Mighty Magnor in the 1-page "Third Chapter" by Sergio Aragones. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 6 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-056

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The Tao of Physiques! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Dave Simons. Cover by Rick Hoberg & Joe Rubinstein. A menace from the Strangers' past returns, and Electrocute must stand alone against it! Meanwhile, Yrial decides to join the Strangers in more than just name -- she creates a magical being to prove her devotion to the team! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 7 CBCS 9.2

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Label #19-2AFFCAF-057

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A BREAK-THRU title. Prototype-A Behavior! - Written by Steve Englehart, Tom Mason & Len Strazewski. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Eldred. Cover by Rick Hoberg & Dave Simons. Part 2 of the Prototype/Strangers crossover, continued from Prototype (1994) #5! Question: How do the Strangers get to the Moon? Answer: Steal a rocket from J.D. Hunt. Needless to say, Hunt is not happy about this turn of events, and neither will the Strangers be when they learn he's sent Prototype after them! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Suicide Squad Special Edition (2021 DC) FCBD 1A CBCS 9.8 Hairsine

Paper: White

Label #21-3247374-008

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Written by Tim Seeley and Brian Azzarello. Art by Scott Kolins and Alex Maleev. Cover by Trevor Hairsine. Get ready for The Suicide Squad written and directed by James Gunn, which releases in theaters and HBO Max on August 6th, with this incredible Special Edition that features the world's deadliest villains. Discover more about the breakout character from Task Force X in a SUICIDE SQUAD: KING SHARK story by Tim Seeley and Scott Kolins. This issue also includes a preview of the sensational SUICIDE SQUAD: GET JOKER! limited series by Brian Azzarello and Alex Maleev. An incarcerated and angry Red Hood receives a chance at freedom from Amanda Waller. All the former Boy Wonder needs to do to gain his release is lead the Suicide Squad on a mission to terminate The Joker. Paired up with Harley Quinn and Gotham City killers such as Firefly and Killer Croc, he doesn't care if any of them come back alive, as long as The Joker dies! 32 pages, full color. Ages 13+

Super Heroes Battle Super Gorillas (1976) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4360720003

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Vince Colletta. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. "Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene; Gorilla Grodd speeds up the citizens of Central City and uses them to force Flash to free him from his prison in Gorilla City. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City," script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla; The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's bran put into the gorilla. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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

Paper: White

Label #2053835004

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This is the 1st printing (green background). 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.

Tiger Division (2022 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Lee

Paper: White

Label #4175558023

Written by Emily Kim. Art by Creees Lee. Cover by Creees Lee. FIERCE FIGHTERS! The defenders of South Korea take center stage! In their first ever solo series, you'll learn more about TAEGUKGI, a powerhouse with a heart of gold; LADY BRIGHT, a card-wielding sorceress; MR. ENIGMA, a street-brawling demigod; THE GENERAL, a living totem; and GUN-R II, an android with an attitude. They're joined by fan-favorites WHITE FOX and LUNA SNOW to form an unstoppable team. Created by our own unstoppable team, writer EMILY KIM (SILK) and artist CREEES LEE (MARVEL VOICES), this is one epic series you won't want to miss! 32 pages, full color. Rated teen Cover price $3.99.

Underworld Unleashed Apokolips Dark Uprising (1995) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2B047C8-111

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As UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED unfolds on Earth, events on Apokolips have attracted Neron's notice. Following the events in New Gods (1995 4th Series) #1 and #2, Darkseid's lieutenants have become locked in a power struggle with Apokolips itself as the ultimate prize. But with Neron pulling the strings, the ultimate prize also carries the ultimate price. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Stefano Raffaele and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Raffaele. 52 pages. Cover price $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2B9A632-041

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Lorca and a clone of his beloved Laygen bear witness to the abduction of ten thousand humans from Earth...of which only five survive the reengineering process in "The Sedition Agenda Part 1: Metamorphosis." Script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by Michael Witherby. Cover by Lapham. Cover price $2.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2B9A632-045

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Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby. "Epiphany" (The Sedition Agenda Part II), script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby; Five people are kidnapped, along with others from Earth via alien "bugs" which transport them to an alien world/entity called Plasm, which quite honestly resembles a portion of a female's anatomy; The humans are kidnapped and transported for genetic experimentation via alien symbiotes for purposes not yet revealed in the story but known to the alien humanoid character who'd kidnapped and experimented on the humans. Jim Shooter talks about his new Create Comics Seminar. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-048

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Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby. "Ordeal" (The Sedition Agenda Part III), script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby; The Warrior 5 Follow their attackers back to the org of plasm and find themselves in a world where everything is alive; Filled with plenty of battles and fighting and even a round of splatter ball, this issue is sure to entertain; Lorca's Lustmate starts to have doubts of Lorca's allegiance just as he starts to realize just how powerful the Warrior Five truly are. Jim Shooter talks about New York and the Marvel lawsuit against Defiant. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-049

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