Auctions: comic books 1997
-
Item #52192134
Published Dec 1997 by Dark Horse.Aliens Kidnapped (1997) 1 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Label #19-2B978A3-033
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 Written by Jim Woodring and Justin Green. Art by Francisco Solano Lopez. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. In the dark reaches of the universe lies a remote planet that holds both forbidden pleasures and unspeakable horrors. For three naive smugglers, it's also a place to unload some deadly cargo: an Alien egg. But, something about this egg is scaring off the black marketers. And when it hatches, the nightmare's just begun. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
-
Item #57953650
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Avengers (part 407), AvengersAvengers (1996 2nd Series) 5B CBCS 9.8 Liefeld Variant
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1984276-018
Starts Jun 10 Liefeld Cover - Part 2 of 2 - "...Let No Man Tear Asunder!" Guest-starring the Hulk. Written by Rob Liefeld and Jeph Loeb. Art by Rob Liefeld, Ian Churchill, and Chap Yaep. Cover by Rob Liefeld. The Avengers have fallen, all save one - the mighty Thor! Be can even a thunder god stand before the unbridled fury of the Incredible Hulk. Hulk vs. Thor! 'Nuff Said! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #60970727
Tags: BatmanBatman The Long Halloween (1997) 1 VF 8.0
Starts May 27 Batman the Long Halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and Eisner award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's Rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face. In this first issue (called "Crime"), Batman and Harvey Dent team up to find evidence against Carmine Falcone. Catwoman and Batman crash Falcone's penthouse. Script by Loeb, art and cover by Sale. Cover price $4.95.
-
Item #60723594
Tags: BatmanBatman The Long Halloween (1997) 8 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #20-26442BF-012
Starts Jun 10 "Mother's Day." The Scarecrow escapes from Arkham Asylum and douses Batman with fear gas. Bruce, under the influence, runs from Captain Gordon. The death of Bruce Wayne's parents is revisited, further illuminating Batman's motivations for fighting crime. A contest for readers to guess the identity of Holiday is announced. Script by Jeph Loeb, art and cover by Tim Sale. Cover price $2.95.
-
Item #52999152
Chaos Gallery (1997) 1 CBCS 9.8
Label #19-2A98398-016
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 -
Item #60943379
Tags: X-MenDeadpool (1997 1st Series) -1 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4367283005
Ends May 27 7:06 PM CST Bid History 8 bids Current Bid $36 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Paradigm Lost - Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Aaron Lopresti & Rachel Dodson. Cover pencils by Aaron Lopresti. Flashback! Before he became Deadpool, psycho killer, he was just Wade Wilson, psycho! Want to know when Landau, Luckman & Lake first started observing Wade? Be there for the pivotal moments that led to the creation of the fruitcake we like to call Deadpool! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #60943381
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Deadpool (part 9), DeadpoolDeadpool (1997 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well
Label #4020645001
Ends May 27 7:06 PM CST Bid History 11 bids Current Bid $58 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. "Hey, It's Deadpool (or...Deadpool #1)" Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Nathan Massengill and Norman LeeCover. pencils by Ed McGuinness, and inks by Nathan Massengill. After assisting a revolution in Bolivia (and getting paid in revolutionary bucks), Deadpool heads back to merc central to have words with Patch; Pool's next mission takes him to Antarctica to tangle with Sasquatch and blow up a gamma research station in the process; Finding out that the melting gamma core will irradiate the entire southern hemisphere, Deadpool fixes the problem and saves the day; DP is approached by Zoe and Noah and offered a position with Landau, Luckman and Lake but he quickly turns them down as being a good guy isn't exactly his style. Behind the Scenes text article: A look at the making of the issue including script fragmants, rough pencils, cover process and character designs. Promo of Generation X material. Cover price $2.95.
-
Item #60934826
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Deadpool (part 9), DeadpoolDeadpool (1997 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #20-09A09C4-012
Starts Jun 10 "Hey, It's Deadpool (or...Deadpool #1)" Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Nathan Massengill and Norman LeeCover. pencils by Ed McGuinness, and inks by Nathan Massengill. After assisting a revolution in Bolivia (and getting paid in revolutionary bucks), Deadpool heads back to merc central to have words with Patch; Pool's next mission takes him to Antarctica to tangle with Sasquatch and blow up a gamma research station in the process; Finding out that the melting gamma core will irradiate the entire southern hemisphere, Deadpool fixes the problem and saves the day; DP is approached by Zoe and Noah and offered a position with Landau, Luckman and Lake but he quickly turns them down as being a good guy isn't exactly his style. Behind the Scenes text article: A look at the making of the issue including script fragmants, rough pencils, cover process and character designs. Promo of Generation X material. Cover price $2.95.
-
Item #52195473
Gross Point Preview (1997) 1 CBCS 9.8
Paper: Off white to white
Label #19-2B97DDE-002
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 Gross Point Preview (says "Special Sneak Preview!" across top of cover; no cover price).
-
Item #54320275
Homicide Tears of the Dead (1997) 1A CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Label #19-2B0472B-033
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 Regular cover. By Hart D. Fisher. 32 pgs. Color. Cover price $2.95.
-
Item #59280137
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Hulk (part 449), HulkIncredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 449 CGC 9.6
1st app. Thunderbolts
Paper: White
Label #4188704015
Starts Jun 3 Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. It's the first appearance of the Thunderbolts in the aptly-titled "Introducing the Thunderbolts," script by Peter David, pencils by Mike Deodato Jr., inks by Tom Wegrzyn; Hulk and Janis are attacked by the Thunderbolts; Hulk is hurt during the fight, and breaks the wall of a dam to switch their attention onto saving citizen lives; At the end of the issue we see the Hulk falling on his knees, grabbing his chest. Characters: Hulk (Bruce Banner); Thunderbolts (Citizen V; Mach-1; Songbird; Techno; Atlas; Meteorite) ; Janis Jones. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
-
Item #60836456
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Hulk (part 449), HulkIncredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 449 VF- 7.5
1st app. Thunderbolts
Ends May 27 7:44 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $10 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. It's the first appearance of the Thunderbolts in the aptly-titled "Introducing the Thunderbolts," script by Peter David, pencils by Mike Deodato Jr., inks by Tom Wegrzyn; Hulk and Janis are attacked by the Thunderbolts; Hulk is hurt during the fight, and breaks the wall of a dam to switch their attention onto saving citizen lives; At the end of the issue we see the Hulk falling on his knees, grabbing his chest. Characters: Hulk (Bruce Banner); Thunderbolts (Citizen V; Mach-1; Songbird; Techno; Atlas; Meteorite) ; Janis Jones. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
-
Item #54324479
Lady Death The Crucible (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-2B0472B-016
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 -
Item #60649832
Man-Thing (1997 3rd Series Marvel) 1 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4379386008
Starts Jul 6 "Shame!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Liam Sharp. The macabre Man-Thing returns in its very own series and takes its rightful place as the world's most startling swamp monster. Featuring the sorcery of the Sorcerer Supreme! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.99.
-
Item #60954059
Maxx (1993) 34 CGC 9.6 SS Sam Keith
Paper: White
Signed by Sam Keith on 11/24/10.
Label #1025025004
Starts Jun 3 Written by Sam Kieth. Art by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair. Cover by Sam Kieth. Untitled story; Julie continues revealing things about Megan, who has a hard time growing up, she questions her sexual identity; Megans grandfather begins chemotherapy; as soon as the candle that Artie has lit burns down, everyone will supposedly disappear. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #59171162
Tags: Flashback Minus 1, Fantastic FourSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) -1 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #23-18DCEC4-005
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 Abduction - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Cover by Ron Garney & Bob Wiacek. Flashback! Presenting for the first time ever: the Silver Surfer's first contact with the human race! In this flashback episode, the Surfer, still Galactus' herald, encounters an alien race called "The Other," a race who've just abducted a woman from Earth! How will this encounter eventually lead to Norrin Radd's fateful decision to defy his master? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #58757679
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 124 CBCS 7.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition
Label #21-1D90B3E-024
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "A Place Called Home!" Guest-starring Namorita. Story by Glenn Greenberg. Art by Ed Benes, Adriana Melo, and Edde Wagner. The Surfer's homeworld of Zenn-La is no more. Now the former Herald of Galactus has returned to Earth in search of a place to call home. Thus his travels have brought him to the undersea Kingdom of Atlantis where he seeks council with his friend and former teammate, Prince Namor. But he is greeted with unsettling news of the Savage Sub-Mariner's demise. So it is no surprise that he is in a foul mood when attacked by the cybernetic hulk known as Bounty. Cover price $1.50.
-
Item #60974538
Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 125 CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1D90B3E-025
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 125th Issue Spectacular. "The Heart of the Beast!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Doctor Strange cameo. Story by Glenn Greenberg and J.M. DeMattis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer finds himself yet again in pitch battle with his one time ally, the Incredible Hulk. Plus, the Christmas themed back-up story "Home for the Holidays." Story by James Felder. Art by Bryan Hitch and Thibert. Cover price $2.95.
-
Item #60974546
Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 126 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1D90B3E-026
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk and Doctor Strange. Story by J.M. DeMattis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer and Doctor Strange set out to save the life of their oft misunderstood friend, the Incredible Hulk. 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
-
Item #60974549
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 127 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1D90B3E-027
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "Puppets!" Part 1 of 2. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Surfer seeks out Alicia Master's father, the former Fantastic Four villain known as the Puppet Master. With his help the Sky Rider of the Spaceways breathes life into a complete duplicate of himself. But have they instead unleashed the greatest threat mankind has ever faced, a Silver Surfer that plans to unleash the suffering of his soul upon an unsuspecting world? Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #58757677
Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 128 CBCS 9.2
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #21-1D90B3E-028
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "Beneath the Silver Skin!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney, Rick Leonardi and Bob Wiacek. Cover by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer duplicate - created by the Puppet Master and given life by the true Silver Surfer in an attempt to recover his lost emotions - threatens to tear the city apart to unburden his weary soul. Street level heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil do all they can to curb the destruction, but the only one who may have a chance of stopping this abomination is a man named Norrin Radd. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #59189770
Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 129 CBCS 9.2
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #23-0F1235F-022
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "Of Time and Truth!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. In the aftermath of last issue's explosive conclusion, Norrin Radd and Alicia Masters find themselves flung into the past. How will the Silver Surfer be received in the year 1947? Meanwhile in the present, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the former Puppet Master are besieged by a cadre of bio-cybernetic life forms. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #58757338
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 130 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #21-1D90B3E-030
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "End of a World!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Cary Nord and Ralph Cabrera. Future Conan artist Cary Nord pencils this tale of the Surfer's return to Zenn-La seeking answers. For months now his lost memories have plagued him. Now, he'll find the answers he seeks even if it kills him. And when Galactus discovers him eavesdropping on the forbidding events of the past, it just may. Cover price $1.99.
-
Item #58757490
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 131 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #21-1D90B3E-031
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "Farewell to the Dream!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer has learned the truth that Zenn-La was in fact destroyed in the past and his memories of his homeworld all these years were in fact an elaborate illusion created by Galactus himself. But when the Devourer of Worlds discovers the Surfer from the future eavesdropping on these forbidding past events, what will be the Sky Rider's fate? Cover price $1.99.
-
Item #60974553
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 134 CBCS 7.0
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1D90B3E-034
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 "Blind Eyes!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Tom Grummett and Matt Ryan. The Other - the alien race responsible for the destruction of Zenn-La - have arrived on Earth and they've come for the Silver Surfer. Meanwhile, the Surfer touches a family in a way they will be eternally grateful for. Cover price $1.99.
-
Item #59373488
Tags: Wizard 1/2, Fantastic FourSilver Surfer (1998) Wizard 1/2 1SILVER CBCS 8.5 Olivetti Silver foil edition Variant
Paper: White
Silver Foil Edition. COA included.
Label #21-24DD14A-019
Starts Jun 10 Wizard 1/2 Silver foil edition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
-
Item #57938225
Tags: Star WarsPublished Dec 1997 by Dark Horse.Star Wars Tales of the Jedi The Freedon Nadd Uprising TPB (1995 Dark Horse) 1-1ST CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Label #21-262F0EB-015
Ends May 27 8:55 PM CST Bid History 2 bids Current Bid $23 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st printing. "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising!" Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Freedon Nadd Uprising (1994) #1-2. Written by Tom Veitch. Art by Tony Atkins and Denis Rodier. Cover by Dave Dorman. Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider face a dark Jedi spirit from the past in this story which fills in the gaps between Knights of the Old Republic and Dark Lords of the Sith. Bringing together all the characters from the smash - hit Tales of the Jedi series, this collection of the two-issue miniseries is a must-have item for all Star Wars fans! Softcover, full color. Cover price $5.95.
-
Item #54323969
Suspira The Great Working (1997) 1A CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-2B9A632-035
View items consigned by SlabSmart: all items, auctions only
Starts Jun 10 -
Item #57499634
Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-25C97A8-019
Ends May 27 9:40 PM CST Bid History 3 bids Current Bid $10 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Concluding Venom's war with Wolverine! Venom and Wolverine must prevent Chimera from unleashing the Cyber Wraiths on the universe, if they can tear themselves away from each other's throats long enough to do it! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #57499811
Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-25C97A8-021
Starts Jun 10 Concluding Venom's war with Wolverine! Venom and Wolverine must prevent Chimera from unleashing the Cyber Wraiths on the universe, if they can tear themselves away from each other's throats long enough to do it! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.
-
Item #56646306
Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 115 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-279E891-002
Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by Leinil Francis Yu, inks by Edgar Tadeo. In the Face of It, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Leinil Francis Yu, inks by Edgar Tadeo; The X-Men are captured and brought into Bastion's complex at the old Hulkbuster base while Jubilee looks on helplessly; Thinking Wolverine is dead, the Zero Tolerance soldiers prepare to incinerate him but Wolvie gets better fast and rescues the rest of his teammates. Operation Zero Tolerance cross-over. 38 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.
-
Item #60781383
Tags: Wizard 1/2Wolverine (1997) Wizard 1/2 1AZ CGC 9.8
Paper: White
Label #4399790020
Starts Jul 6 Wizard 1/2 Edition. DOES NOT include Wizard Certificate of Authenticity. "Resolutions" by Ben Raab with art by Joe Phillips. Full color, 16 pages, slick paper stock.