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Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 18D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-015

Direct Edition. Part 2 of 7 - "All at Sea!" Cameos by Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Geist reveals that he plans to turn Roughhouse into a drug-fueled super-warrior, like the misguided Nuke (from the classic tale in Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #232-233). Can Wolverine rescue his erstwhile sparring partner before Roughhouse rips him to pieces in a drug induced rage? Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 19D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-016

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance tie-in - Part 3 of 7 - "Heroes and Villains!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine makes his way to war torn Tierra Verde only to find himself caught in the middle of a battle between the revolutionary La Bondera and the dangerous aquatic villain Tiger Shark. Meanwhile, more of Geist's villainous plan is revealed. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 20D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-019

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance tie-in - Part 4 of 7 - "Miracles!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Not even Wolverine may be able to survive a confrontation with Tiger Shark, a villain whose aquatic strength rivals even the Savage Sub-Mariner! Meanwhile, Sister Salvation lays her healing hands on a suffering Roughhouse, thus completing another part in Geist's diabolical scheme. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 21D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-021

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 5 of 7 - "Battlegrounds!" X-Men cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Hopped up on tainted cocaine, Wolverine's healing factor is pushed to its limits figting the drug's hallucination inducing side effects. He soon discovers the true horror behind Geist's new drug, it's actually Spore, a living disease! 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 22D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-024

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 6 of 7 - "Outburst!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine races against the clock in order to stop the cyborg Geist's living disease known as Spore from being released upon the world. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 23D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-026

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance Aftermath (Uncredited) - Part 7 of 7 - "Endings!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and Cover by John Byrne. If Wolverine is going to stop the rampage of the living disease known as Spore he may need a little help from the healing power of Sister Salvation. 32 pages, FC NOTE: In a truly ironic twist, at the end of this tale, Geist, a former Nazi, gets a surprise visit from a World War II Holocaust survivor, a certain Master of Magnetism. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 25D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-27A45B2-010

Direct Edition. "Heir Aid!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by John Buscema. Cover by Jim Lee. Based on the classic story The Jungle Book, Wolverine tells a bedtime story to a crime boss' son. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26D CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2760E21-019

Direct Edition. "Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 31 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-037

"Killing Zone!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Industry stars, Larry Hama (GI Joe) and Marc Silvestri (X-Men, Cyberforce), start a brand new chapter in the life of Wolverine. It's just another night out for the boys as Wolverine and his pal Archie Corrigan are ambushed by the Yakuza. 32 pages, FC NOTE: This issue marks the beginning of Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri's epic and character defining run on Wolverine. One of the best stretches for one of the most popular characters in comics history. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 32 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2760E21-020

"Terminal Trauma!" Jean Grey Cameo. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Ambushed by two assassins, Wolverine finds himself impaled by a katana blade. If he survives that, can the feral X-Man solve the mystery behind the deadly new drug hitting the streets of Mandripoor. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 33 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2760E21-021

"Grave Undertakings!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Faking his death, Logan heads to Japan and infiltrates the manufacturing operation of the drug czar Dai-Komo. Plus, he runs into Goro, the assassin that stabbed him with the katana. Far be it from Logan to look a gift horse in the mouth. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 34 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-27A4BCE-003

"The Hunter in the Darkness!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Up in the Canadian wilderness, Wolverine helps a mountie track down a gun-wielding fugitive, but they all stumble upon the legendary Hunter in the Darkness. 32 pages, FC NOTE: This is a great issue. It is reminiscent of a Twilight Zone or X-Files episode. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 36 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2738DCA-002

Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 2 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "...It Tolls for Thee!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. As Wolverine, Puck, and Ernest Hemingway fight the Spanish Civil War, Lady Deathstrike strikes a deal with the Nazis. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 37 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-27A4BCE-008

Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 3 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "Fall Back and Spring Forward!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine and Puck settle the score with Lady Deathstrike back in the present. Meanwhile, the cyborg villain Donald Pierce puts the finishing touches on his latest weapon against his hated enemy, Wolverine. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 39 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-27A4BCE-011

"Deconstruction!" Guest-starring Storm. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Elsie Dee may look like an innocent little girl but it turns out that she's actually a killer android built to lure Wolverine to his doom. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 40 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-2738DCA-006

"Reconstruction!" X-Men cameo. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. The replicant Wolverine, Albert, has put himself back together and hijacked a stealth bomber. Now, Wolverine, Albert, and Elsie Dee are on a collision course with A squadron of Air Force fighter planes. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 53 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-057

The Crunch Conundrum: Part 3 of 3 - "The Chimercial Mystery Tour!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine, Mystique, and Spiral blaze a path through space and time on the back of a motorcycle. But they may not be in time to stop Mojo's master plan. Enter the android Albert, on the back of a cruise missile no less! Cameos by Mr. Fantastic (of the Fantastic Four), the Beast, and Nick Fury. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 66 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-070

Part 1 of 3 - "Prophecy!" X-Men cameo. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Mark Texiera. Wolverine takes some time to try and sort out his memories, real from implants. One name keeps popping into his head - Terry Adams. Who, or what, is Terry Adams? 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 74 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-40F076C-078

Part 3 of 3 - Jubilee's Revenge! Guest-starring Jubilee. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Jim Fern and Art Nichols. Cover by Jim Fern. Can even a mutant-killing machine learn sympathy? Plus, Jubilee finally gets revenge for the death of her parents. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 131B CBCS 9.2 Uncensored Variant

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Recalled Variant.

Label #24-2837535-025

131B: This is the original version with uncensored page 6. Gatefold Marvel Universe Guide front cover pencils by Cary Nord. It Fell To Earth, script by Todd DeZago (plot) and Brian Vaughan, pencils by Cary Nord, inks by Scott Hanna and Rob Hunter; Wolvie is sent to the top of a mountain by Viper to find a deadly virus that is killing her Hydra goons but Logan finds an alien spider instead. Brief Viper appearance. The letters page contains a statement of ownership--average print run 324,858; average paid circulation 184,335. 46 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Wolverine (2020 6th Series) 1MIDTOWN CBCS 9.8 SS Percy Dell'Otto Midtown Variant

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Verified Signature: Benjamin Percy. Midtown Comics Exclusive Variant

Label #21-3672DD8-015

Midtown Comics exclusive variant by Gabriele Dell'Otto. Written by Ben Percy. Art by Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovic. THE BEST IS BACK! Wolverine been through a lot. He's been a loner. He's been a killer. He's been a hero. He's been an Avenger. He's been to hell and back. Now, as the nation of Krakoa brings together all Mutantkind, he can finally be… happy? With his family all together and safe, Wolverine has everything he ever wanted… and everything to lose. Writer Benjamin Percy (X-FORCE, WOLVERINE: THE LONG NIGHT) and legendary artist Adam Kubert (X-MEN, AVENGERS) bring the best there is to his new home! PLUS: The return of OMEGA RED! 72 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Wolverine Bloody Choices GN (1991 Marvel) 1-1ST CBCS 9.6 SS Defalco

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Witnessed Signature: Tom Defalco on 9/30/2018.

Label #23-116371D-002

1st printing. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by John Buscema. Two long time friends, Wolverine and Colonel Nick Fury, find themselves on opposite sides. The feral X-Man will stop at nothing to protect a child from a sadistic child molester, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is obligated to grant immunity to that very same man to gain important cartel-busting testimony. You don't want to miss the righteous through down that follows when Wolverine and Nick Fury make "Bloody Choices!" Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 7 CBCS 9.6 SS Perez

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Verified Signature: George Perez (on 1st Page).

Label #21-145EFC7-011

Diana recovers on Paradise Island, Myndi Mayer courts Diana and Professor Kapatelis so she can be Wonder Woman's publicist, and the Cheetah covets a certain golden lasso in "Rebirth!" Script by Len Wein, plot and pencils by George Perez, inks by Bruce Patterson. Perez cover. Cover price $0.75.

Wonderworld Comics (1939) 15 CBCS 1.5 Conserved

Conserved

Paper: Off white

Amateur Conservation includes: Centerfold reinforced with glue. Cover and 2 center wraps detached. Front and back cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of tape on cover.

Label #23-3E84026-005

Cover pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Lou Fine. The Valley of Terror starring Flame, Dr. Belos, and Vulture Men. Rango the Witch Doctor starring Yarko. Shorty Shortcake story. Mutiny On Devil's Island starring Patty O'Day and The Nazis, art by Claire Moe. Clue of the Broken Buddha starring Dr. Fung. Guardian Angels Under Stormy Skies text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Castle of Professor Z starring Tex Maxon the Phantom Rider. Masquerade of Swing starring Don Quixote. Spark Stevens story. K-51 Spies At War story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 2D CBCS 9.8 Direct Variant

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Direct Edition

Label #24-299E1A4-009

Direct Edition. Cover art by Rob Liefeld. The Blood Hunters, script by Rob Liefeld (plot) and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld; Kane fights Deadpool; During a training exercise, Feral guts Sam; Juggernaut is revived; appearance by Weapon X [2nd Deadpool; 1st Garrison Kane]. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Printing Error Variant

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Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-020

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

Y the Last Man (2002) 1 CBCS 9.6

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Label #24-2837DAA-024

Suddenly - and without warning - a mysterious plague kills every living creature on the planet with a Y-chromosome. Planes fall from the sky, power plants stop operating, and lines of communication are severed as nearly every last male - half of the global population - simultaneously drops dead. Every male...except for one young man. Cover price $2.95.

Y the Last Man (2002) 2 CBCS 9.4

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Label #24-2837DAA-025

WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY PIA GUERRA AND JOSÉ MARZAN, JR.; PAINTED COVER BY J.G. JONES In stores August 21. VERTIGO's new ongoing sci-fi adventure continues! When a mysterious plague kills all male life on the planet, what do women do with the billions of corpses? Yorick Brown, the only man still alive, discovers the horrific answer to that question as he travels to Washington in search of his Congresswoman mother. Will Yorick survive this dangerous new "unmanned world" long enough to find out which unexpected female has just been named president of the United States... or will he become a corpse himself? MATURE READERS FC, 40 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.