Auctions: comic books June 1986

Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 4-1ST CGC 9.8 Miller Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4718090004

1st printing. NOTE: 2nd printings are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Falls," script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Russia launches a nuclear warhead called Coldbringer in response to Superman's presence in Corto Maltese; Superman diverts the missile to an uninhabited desert area; The warhead was designed to disrupt electronics and communications and throw dust and debris into the atmosphere; Deprived of sunlight, Superman nearly dies; Gotham descends into chaos; Some citizens, including Jim Gordon, pull together to fight the fires and retain some semblance of civilization until the power is restored; Batman battles the Joker and the police; The U.S. government sends Superman to take the Dark Knight down; Oliver Queen, the former Green Arrow, prepares Batman for his ultimate battle. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.

Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 4-1ST FN 6.0 Miller Variant 1st Printing

1st printing. NOTE: 2nd printings are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Falls," script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Russia launches a nuclear warhead called Coldbringer in response to Superman's presence in Corto Maltese; Superman diverts the missile to an uninhabited desert area; The warhead was designed to disrupt electronics and communications and throw dust and debris into the atmosphere; Deprived of sunlight, Superman nearly dies; Gotham descends into chaos; Some citizens, including Jim Gordon, pull together to fight the fires and retain some semblance of civilization until the power is restored; Batman battles the Joker and the police; The U.S. government sends Superman to take the Dark Knight down; Oliver Queen, the former Green Arrow, prepares Batman for his ultimate battle. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.

Critters (1986) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4356735001

The debut issue of Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Usagi Yojimbo in Bounty Hunter, story and art by Stan Sakai; Cutey Bunny in The Day After Forever, story and art by Joshua Quagmire; Chapter One of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Quagmire. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 231N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4618474015

Newsstand Edition. "Saved" Written by Frank Miller. Art by David Mazzucchelli. Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Ben begins his expose on the Kingpin and his wife is almost killed for his efforts. Matt fights the Kingpin's goon in a Daredevil costume and takes the costume after the battle. Matt and Karen are re-united. Part 5 of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. Cover price $0.75.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 115 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4681240008

Direct Edition. "Things Fall Apart" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Peter David. Pencils by Mark Beachum. Inks by Bob McLeod. Peter Parker has been having an unusual amount of bad luck lately, so he decides to visit the Master of the Mystic Arts to see if something odd is going on. Indeed, the wall-crawler is surrounded by a bad luck aura, but Doctor Strange can remove it from both Spider-Man and the original source, Felicia Hardy. But how is this going to affect the Black Cat, who happens to be in the middle of a caper? Cameo appearance by the Foreigner. 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 206D CGC 6.5 SS Claremont

Paper: White

Signed Chris Claremont on 4/11/23

Label #4233893006

Direct Edition. "Freedom is a Four Letter Word!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. It's mutant mayhem at its finest when Freedom Force (formerly the brotherhood of Evil Mutants, now a government sponsored mutant task force) along with their new member Spider-Woman, attack the X-Men in their very home. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.