Auctions: comic books April 1984

Alien Legion (1984 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4371204006

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"Survival of the Fittest!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Cirocco. Footsloggers and soldiers of fortune, priests and poets, killers and cads - they fight for a future Galarchy, for cash, a cause, for the thrill of adventure. Legionnaires live rough and they die hard, tough as tungsten and loyal to the dirty end. Includes bios for Montroc, Sarigar, Grimrod, Durge, Meico and Dun. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 251N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4609483019

Newsstand Edition. "Endings!" Part 3 of 3. Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Klaus Janson. After a pumpkin bomb sets his hideout ablaze, the furious Hobgoblin drives away in his battle van! But unbeknownst to the goblin, the web-slinger is holding on for dear life underneath! When Spider-Man crawls inside...the ferocious fight begins! As the Hobgoblin and the wall-crawler trade blows, the battle van careens into the Hudson River! Is the Hobgoblin going to sleep with the fishes? Only time will tell. Several hours later Spider-Man is drawn towards a mammoth citadel in Central Park...and then suddenly disappears! Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn, J. Jonah Jameson and Joe Robertson. (Notes: The Hobgoblin returns briefly in Amazing Spiderman 255. Tom DeFalco begins his 3-year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title. Likewise, Ron Frenz begins his 3-year run as the primary penciler. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series (where the web-slinger appears next). This three-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 259, 260, and 261.) 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60.

Atari Force (1984) 4 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4514839010

Dart returns home, Martin Champion shares his thoughts with Morphea, Babe gets a new guardian and Pakrat finds a loophole in "Families". Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Garcia-Lopez cover. Cover price $0.75.

Batman Special (1984) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4361171024

Origin and first appearance of the Wrath in "The Player on the Other Side!" Script by Mike Barr, pencils by Michael Golden, inks by Golden and Mike DeCarlo. Batman origin retold. Golden cover. NOTE: Threads of this story carry over into Batman Confidential (2006) #13-16. Cover price $1.25.

Hercules (1984 2nd Series Marvel) 2N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #3890014006

Newsstand Edition. "Red Wolf Stalks the Stars!" Story and art by Bob Layton. Continuing his travels through outer space Hercules and his friend Recorder have been joined by a Skrull named Skyppi. Things go bad when a super-powered assassin who hunts Skrulls shows up. Meanwhile, back on Mount Olympus, Zeus continues to slaughter his immortal children. The Sun god Apollo makes a desperate escape to find a way to stop his father's insanity. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Phoenix The Untold Story (1984 Marvel) 1N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4070371018

Newsstand Edition. Reprints Uncanny X-Men 137, but with five new pages containing the original ending in which Phoenix lives. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin. This issue also contains a 13-page interview with Claremont, Byrne, Austin, Jim Shooter, Jim Salicrup, and Louise Jones discussing the story and why the changes were mad for issue 137. New Byrne/Austin pin-up (originally the splash page to issue 138) and wraparound cover. Cover price $2.00.

Warlord (1976 1st Series DC) 80 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4490111007

Morgan, Krystovar and Shakira struggle to return home from the time stream that has trapped them in "Future Trek." Script by Cary Burkett and art by Dan Jurgens and Dan Adkins. Issue also has backup story, The Barren Earth in "Pursuit." Script by Gary Cohn and art by Ron Randall. Issue also has full page ad for Sgt. Rock, Arak , Warlord, and Hercules action figure toys from Remco. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation states the average number copies the comic book sold each month during the preceding 12 months is 111,922. Cover price $0.75.