Auctions: comic books 1996

Batman and Robin Adventures (1995) Annual 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4684014016

It's the sensational comic-book sequel to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, the hit animated Batman motion picture, by Emmy-winning producer/writer Paul Dini. A contract to kill Bruce Wayne brings back Andrea Beaumont, the tortured vigilante known as Phantasm, who must stop a lethal Far Eastern assassin and join Batman in finding out who issued the contract--a revelation that will surprise fans of The Adventures of Batman and Robin! Written by Paul Dini. Art by Ty Templeton, Dev Madan, Mike Parobeck, Brandon Kruse, Terry Austin and Rick Burchett. Cover by Ty Templeton. FC, 48 pg. Cover price $2.95.

Carnage It's a Wonderful Life (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #3994693023

The symbiotic psycho cuts loose in a new one-shot! With Ravencroft shutting down, John Jameson attempts to imprison Carnage in his own twisted mind; but when the tables are turned, it's the inmate who takes control of the asylum! It's a V.I.P. tour through the psyche of the sicko who makes Hannibal Lecter look like Mr. Rogers! Written by David Quinn. Art and cover by Kyle Hotz. Cover price $1.95.

Cerebus (1977-2004 Aardvark-Vanaheim) 212 CGC 9.0

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Label #4556966020

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Cover art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds). Guys Part 12, script by Dave Sim, art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds); Gently Bent is restrained. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #19, 1st Printing FN- 5.5

1st Printing. 1996. Larry Welz cover, story, and art. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 36 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

DC Archive Editions Flash HC (1996-2012 DC) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by John Broome. Art by Carmine Infantino.

In the late 1950s, DC introduced a new version of the Flash, paving the way for a major super hero revival. These are the fast-paced adventures that introduced Barry Allen to a generation of readers. While working in his lab, police scientist Barry Allen was struck by lightning at the exact same time that he became doused in chemicals. But instead of scarring him or taking his life, this freak accident gave him a new one, as the Flash, the fastest man alive. Relive the scarlet speedster's earliest adventures and learn the origins of one of DC's classic heroes.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Elektra Lives Again GN (1996 Marvel) 1-1ST FN 6.0

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1st printing. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Guest-starring Matt Murdock (Daredevil). The blind lawyer Matt Murdock's heightened senses detect a familiar scent comes on the wind. Can it be? Has his murdered love Elektra returned from the dead? But what do the assassins known as the Hand want with her and what new evil now arises in her wake. For Mature Readers. Softcover, 76 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 413D CGC 8.5

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Label #4558280006

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Direct Edition. "Missions: Impossible!" Guest-starring Namor, Silver Surfer, the Inhumans, Ant Man (Scott Lang), and Doom 2099. Story by Tom DeFalco, and Paul Ryan. Art by Paul Ryan, John Lowe, and Bob Wiacek. What will happen when the Fantastic Four come face-to-face with the Doctor Doom of 2099? Plus, the startling return of the one person Reed and Sue hoped to see again. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 414 CGC 8.5

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Label #4558280003

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"Family Business!" Story by Tom DeFalco, and Paul Ryan. Art by Paul Ryan and John Lowe. Can it be true? Has Franklin returned to his parents as the child he once was (see Fantastic Four (1965-1996 1st Series) # 376 for when he was aged)? Plus, the ultimate showdown with the cosmically powered Hyperstorm. And what does the Devourer of Worlds have to do with all this? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Fantastic Four 2099 (1996) 7 CGC 9.0

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Label #4557510003

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An Old Score to Settle - Written by Ben Raab & Terry Kavanagh. Art by Pascual Ferry, Jaime Mendoza and Art Thibert. Cover by Pascual Ferry & Art Thibert. The resurrection of Namor! Is he humanity's savior...or the harbinger of its death? Plus, the Thing and the Invisible Woman must dive 20,000 leagues under the sea to save the Human Torch from a watery grave! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Iron Man (1996 2nd Series) 1A CBCS 9.6 Verified Sig Portacio Portacio

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Direct Edition. Verified Sig: Whilce Portacio.

Label #19-2286342-010

Heroes Reborn. "Heart of the Matter!" Guest-starring the Hulk. Story by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell. Art by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams. Witness the rebirth of the Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk! The greatest heroes of the Marvel Universe (The Avengers and the Fantastic Four) perished in battle with the mutant menace known as Onslaught. However, their story goes on. Told in the tradition of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, modern comics legend Jim Lee (X-Men and WildC.A.T.s) re-imagines the Golden Avenger and Green Goliath for the new millennium. Cover price $2.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 1 CGC 7.5 1st Printing

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Label #4512421001

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"Strange Visitor" kicks off what is arguably the greatest Elseworlds tale ever told. Kingdom Come, replete with grand storytelling and biblical prophecy, takes place in the near future when Superman has retired and a new, ruthlessly violent generation of "heroes" has corrupted the Earth, their questionable deeds culminating in the destruction of Kansas. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4728858006

A war is brewing in "Up in the Sky." The Gulag, which is a prison that houses super-powered villains, is on the verge of bursting open at the seams, and the heroes must act. An Elseworlds tale, written by Mark Waid with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 4 CGC 9.8

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Label #4699262002

In "Never-Ending Battle," a possessed (by Lex Luthor) Captain Marvel battles Superman, and the world is at war. Wonder Woman and the other classic heroes must reclaim the world from the new, ruthlessly violent generation of anti-heroes. Thus concludes Kingdom Come, arguably the greatest Elseworlds tale ever told. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Lady Death The Odyssey (1996) 1GOLD CGC 9.2

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Label #4573909005

Chromium Gold Foil Embossed cover. Lady Death is trapped in the void between worlds by Pagan, the insidious court jester of Hell. "Crossroads" written by Brian Pulido, art by Steven Hughes, colors by Jason Jenson. Cover price $3.50.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 22 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4069609012

Japanese Reprint Series. "X-Men 16 - Fatal Attractions II". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #24-25 and other X-Men related titles. Cover by Andy Kubert. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 23 CGC 9.6

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Japan. Due to this item's depth, it is encased in an older-style CGC slab; some gapping on the sides is normal for this model and is not considered a defect.

Label #4069609013

Japanese Reprint Series. "X-Men 17 - Fatal Attractions III". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from Wolverine (1988 1st Series) #75, Excalibur (1988 1st Series) #71, and other X-Men related titles. Cover by Andy Kubert. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 24 CGC 7.5

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Japan.

Label #4022797002

Japanese Reprint Series. "Marvel X No. 1". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #30, Silver Surfer (1988 Marvel/Epic - Limited Series) #2, and Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1. Also features an interview with Go Nagai. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 26 CGC 9.2

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Japan.

Label #4581000014

Japanese Reprint Series. "Marvel X No. 3". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #36, and Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3, and Captain America (1968 1st Series) #255. Cover by Jim Lee. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel vs. DC (1996) 1N CGC 8.5

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Newsstand Edition.

Label #4512496019

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1st printing. Newsstand Edition. "Round 1!" Part 1 of 4. Story by Ron Marz (with special thanks to Peter David). Art by Dan Jurgens, Claudio Castellini, Joe Rubenstein, and Paul Neary. When a young man stumbles upon a cosmic anomaly, the DC and Marvel Universes begin to merge with some most unexpected results. The Juggernaut is running amuck in Metropolis, the murderous Bullseye invades the Batcave, Robin the Boy Wonder pops up at Xavier's School for the Gifted, and J. Jonah Jameson is Editor-n-Chief of the Daily Planet. Then, things get worse when the very fabric of reality threatens to destroy itself. Now, the champions of two universes must combat each other for the fate of their own existence. Includes the back-up feature "Decision '96" with dossiers on Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Batman, Wonder Woman, Storm, Wolverine, Lobo, Superboy, and Spider-Man. Plus, the ballet for the readers to vote and decide the pivotal battles and thus the outcome of this epic event. Cover price $3.95.

Nexus Meets Madman (1996) 1 CGC 9.2

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Label #4554958011

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Written by Mike Baron and Mike Allred. Art and cover by Steve Rude. In his nightmares, Nexus has seen visions that would wake the dead. And in his role as interplanetary executioner, he's faced down the galaxy's most vicious mass murderers and sentenced them to the most horrible of punishments. But when a renegade robot overcomes Nexus with sickly sweet sensations of cotton candy, pink flowers, and circus music, he must look for help -- and he finds it in the form of Madman! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Santa the Barbarian (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698525007

Cover by Dan Fraga. Story by Robert Loren Fleming and Matt Hawkins. Art by Dan Fraga and Pop Mhan. One of the stranger things to come from Rob Liefeld's brain, Santa the Barbarian started life as a trading card before graduating to comics. When the naughty outnumber the nice, Santa decides to trade the toy-bag for a two-handed axe. Will the elves allow him to carry out his barbarian rage, or can they use their mechanical inventions to stop his reign of terror? The Big Red Slay; The Night Before X-Mas. 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.

Sin City That Yellow Bastard (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #4735711003

Story and art by Frank Miller. Just one hour to go. Hartigan's polishing his badge and working himself up to kissing it good-bye, it and the thirty-odd years of protecting and serving and tears and blood and triumph that it represents. He's thinking about his wife's slow smile, about the thick, fat steaks she's picked up at the butcher's, about the bottle of champagne she's got packed in ice, about sleeping in till ten in the morning and spending sunny afternoons flat on his back. Just one hour to go and he gets word from a stoolie about that one loose end he hasn't tied up, a young girl who's out there, helpless in the hands of a drooling lunatic. Just one hour to go ... and he's gonna go out with a bang. 32 pages, B&W (and Yellow). Cover price $2.95.

Space Usagi (1996 Dark Horse) 3 CGC 9.6

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Label #4753351014

Story and art by Stan Sakai. He's lost his clan's treasure to the kidnappers of Lord Kiyoshi, and he's mistakenly shot his friend Rhogen, thinking him involved in the rebel assault. Now Usagi has only two opportunities to save face -- he must free Kiyoshi from his captors and bring the criminals to justice. Or he must die trying. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Spawn Fan Edition (1996) 3A CGC 9.8 Lightening Bolt

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Label #3861114001

Overstreet Fan edition.

Spider-Man Team-Up (1995 Marvel) 3N CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4553107004

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Newsstand Edition. "The Wizards Fantastic" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Script by Dan Jurgens. Art by Bob McLeod. Cover by Dan Jurgens and Bob McLeod. What starts as a fun-filled visit to Four Freedoms Plaza by the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly)... turns into an interdimensional struggle in the mystical land of Perrinois! Two wizards' sibling rivalry spills across a porthole connecting Earth to Perrinois! And the FF and the wondrous wall-crawler are caught in the middle! Can the five heroes extricate themselves from this sticky situation and get the diminutive brothers back on speaking terms? An amusing issue! (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #4.) 48 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Street Sharks (05/1996 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.4

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Newsstand Edition.

Label #4197664009

Newsstand Edition. Story by Evan Skolnick. Art by Nelson Ortega and Manny Galan. Cover by Nelson Ortega and Jay Oliveras. Cover price $1.50.

Superboy (1994 3rd Series) 26N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4556429004

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Newsstand Edition. Losin' It: Part 2 of 6. "Strange Bedfellows!" Story by Karl Kesel and Steve Mattsson. Art by Staz Johnson, Doug Hazlewood, and Dan Davis. When a giant crab beast rises out of the sea, the only thing standing in its way is Hawaii's own dynamic duo - Superboy and Knockout. And, who is that plotting and scheming from the shadows? Cover price $1.95.

Supergirl (1996 3rd Series) 1B CGC 9.6 2nd Printing

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Label #2067875001

2nd Printing Cover price $1.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 334 CGC 9.4

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Label #4534266008

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Cover by Joe Madureira. Dark Horizon, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend; The X-Men are trying to uncover the mysteries of Onslaught but run across the Juggernaut instead. Promo for the Onslaught storyline. 44 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 336N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4734839009

Newsstand Edition. A Voice as Deep as Thunder Onslaught Phase 2. Guest-starring the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. Script by Scott Lobdell. Pencils by Joe Madureira. Inks by Tim Townsend, John Dell, Vince Russell, and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Story continues from X-Men 55. Inside his Central Park citadel, Onslaught consolidates the power of Charles Xavier and Franklin Richards! With the addition of these two potent minds, the evil psionic entity grows even stronger! However so does the determination of the super-heroes gathered in Manhattan! With an urgent fury; Cyclops Cable, Thor, Joseph, and the Invisible Woman attack Onslaught! But again to no avail! Is there anyone else left to help? How about the Green Goliath and Doctor Doom! Story continues in Cable 35, Incredible Hulk 445, and Fantastic Four 416. Appearances by Apocalypse and the Watcher. Cameo appearance by Ant-Man. X-men Lineup: Bishop, Cable, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Rogue, and Storm. Avengers Lineup: Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Iron Man (aka Teen Tony), Thor, and the Vision. (Note: This issue features a 6-page preview of Heroes Reborn with pin-ups of the Invisible Woman and Thing (by Jim Lee) and Captain America by Rob Liefeld.) 44 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine Special (1996 Marvel/Fleer) 102.5 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1207232001

Cover by Boris Vallejo. "Slay-Per-View" written by Dan Slott with art by Mark Buckingham. "Costume Re-Partee" written by Dan Slott with art by Mike Wieringo. Bonus pin-up by Julie Bell. Continuity-wise, the story in Wolverine #102.5 falls between Wolverine #102 and #103. Written by Mark Buckingham with art by Mike Wieringo, this was a mail-away comic for the Fleer trading cards produced for Marvel. The cover was used as art for the Fleer Ultra X-Men set and an interior pin-up was used for the Marvel Masterpiece 1996 set. Why is this such a strange read? Because each page is actually 9 trading cards with each sheet of 9 cards linking together to form a single comic book page--not a 9 panel comic book page--but rather a normal comic book page. Fleer had two requirements for the artist and writer doing the comic. Every card had to feature at least one character, and as many Marvel characters as possible had to appear in the 11 page story. Given these weird parameters, the final "comic" turned out pretty well. And, given the bizarre rules, Mark Buckingham did an excellent job!

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 51N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4734839003

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Cam Smith. Deathbound Train, script by Mark Waid, pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by John Dell, Mark Morales, and Vince Russell; A strong spike in Cerebro sends the X-Men to a commuter train filled with humans mutated into monsters by Mr. Sinister. Cover price $1.95.

X-Men 2099 (1993 Marvel) 32 CGC 9.4

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Label #4556910002

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Old Wounds - Written by John Francis Moore. Art by Jan Duursema & Scott Koblish. Cover by Humberto Ramos & Jimmy Palmiotti. The X-Men and the Lawless don't see eye-to-eye, but they better shake hands quick or they'll be put six feet under by the hundred foot tall Foolkiller! Plus, is the Mutant Messiah in the X-Men's midst? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.