Auctions: comic books September 2021, graded by CBCS

Army of Darkness 1979 (2021 Dynamite) 1COMICMINT.NYCC.B CBCS 9.8 SS Javan Jordan

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NYCC 2021 Comic Mint Exclusive. Witnessed Signature: Javan Jordan on 10/10/2021.

Label #22-03DE241-002

The Comic Mint and NYCC exclusive B&W cover by Javan Jordan - Limited to 300 copies. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Tom Garcia. Dare we say it!?!? Yes! We Dare! ASH IS BACK, BABY! After his most recent appearance in Die!namite Lives, Ashley Williams is retired. Settled down. Haunted by the Deadites and the Necronomicon no more- wait, no, that ain't right… None of that is true! In fact, not only is Ash still haunted by Deadites and the Necronomicon, but he's haunted by the both of them in the 1970s (kids, ask your parents. Parents, ask yourselves!)! And what does he find in the South Bronx of the late 70s? Gangs! And what have those gangs found? The Necronomicon. So, what does that make the gangs? Bad-Ass Mxxxerfxxxers. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Bettie Page The Curse of the Banshee (2021 Dynamite) 4E CBCS 9.4 SS Chaykin Photo Variant

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Witnessed Signature: Howard Chaykin (With Sketch) on 9/27/2023 Photo Variant

Label #23-29F5464-001

Written by Stephen Mooney. Art by Jethro Morales. Photo cover. The pin-up queen… of adventure is back! Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents: Bettie Page in 'The Curse of the Banshee!' The penultimate issue! Danger lurks at every corner as the Curse of the Banshee seems to consume our hero! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Carnage Black, White and Blood (2021 Marvel) 4A CBCS 9.6 SS Ryan Stegman Stegman

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Witnessed Signature: Ryan Stegman on 10/8/2022.

Label #23-0B61354-056

Cover by Ryan Stegman. THE DEAD END! These past several months, a cavalcade of creators have lent the most sinister of their sensibilities to the symbiote corner of the Marvel Universe, and the final epic installment of CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD is no exception! THIS ISSUE sees the return of two superstars who are no strangers to symbiote business - DECLAN SHALVEY AND RYAN STEGMAN! 36 pages, PC/B&W. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 1J CBCS 9.8 Simmonds Variant 4th Printing

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Fourth Printing

Label #21-34E2D3D-029

4th Printing. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. SERIES PREMIERE! Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK assassination to flat Earth theory and reptilian shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth? 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 1J CBCS 8.5 SS Tynion IV/ Simmonds Simmonds Variant 4th Printing

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Witnessed Signatures: James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds on 5/20/2022.

Label #22-0EE255A-003

4th Printing. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. SERIES PREMIERE! Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK assassination to flat Earth theory and reptilian shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth? 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 1K CBCS 9.8 Simmonds Variant 5th Printing

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Fifth Printing

Label #21-34E2D3D-028

5th Printing. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. SERIES PREMIERE! Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK assassination to flat Earth theory and reptilian shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth? 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1D CBCS 9.8 Bueno Variant 2nd Printing

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Second Printing.

Label #22-0AAA81E-005

2nd Printing. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Runes (2021 Source Point Press) 3 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-413E832-019

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Written by Ivan Lacitignola. Art by Francesco Iaquinta. 850 CE, Scotland. The Northman is prisoner in the dungeons of Fearn and prepares to be questioned. Meanwhile, the Witch of the Coast prepares for an arcane ritual to rise a massive Horde and attack the Citadel. In Fearn, Iona Darroch is headed to the Council Hall to persuade the elders to carry out a very risky, if not downright reckless, plan. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Jabba the Hutt (2021 Marvel) 1C CBCS 8.5 Coello 1:25 Variant

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Iban Coello Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-11A3106-036

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (NOTE: front cover black saturation varies from copy to copy; some appear darker, others more washed out.) Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Luca Pizzari & More. Cover by Iban Coello. JABBA NEVER FORGIVES! JABBA NEVER FORGETS! JABBA THE HUTT is one of the most powerful and ruthless gangsters in the galaxy-and BOBA FETT, his most trusted bounty hunter, has failed him. How will Jabba deal with betrayal? VIOLENTLY. And what does this have to do with a bounty hunter with ties to the HIGH REPUBLIC? Justina Ireland and Luca Pizzari's hutt-sized spectacular is the first of four action-packed 'War of the Bounty Hunters' tie-ins about the criminal underworld's most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best Star Wars writers and illustrators in the galaxy. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Superman Son of Kal-El (2021 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 Timms

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Label #22-0BB4026-021

Written by Tom Taylor. Art and Cover by John Timms. Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. Hes traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legions history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. Its time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Superman Son of Kal-El (2021 DC) 1B CBCS 9.8 Lee Variant

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InHyuk Lee Variant.

Label #21-469957C-004

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by John Timms. Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. Hes traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legions history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. Its time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.