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Auctions: comic books January 1989

  • Item #62158517
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    Published Jan 1989 by Caliber.

    Caliber Presents (1989) 1 CGC 9.4

    1st app. The Crow

    Paper: White

    Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)

    Label #4063972002

    Starts Apr 5

    NOTE: 1st appearance of The Crow - Cover by Tim Vigil. Stories and art by James OBarr, Mark Bloodworth, Tim Vigil, Mark Winfrey, Tim Tyler, and Kyle Garrett. Anthology featuring Caliber artists and characters, as well as stand-alone stories. The first-ever appearance of OBarrs The Crow in Inertia, plus another OBarr story, IO; the sword-and-sorcery strip Cuda; a preview of Bloodworths NightStreets series. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.95.

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    Sandman (1989 DC/Vertigo) 1 CGC 9.2

    1st app. Morpheus the Modern Age Sandman

    Paper: White

    Label #0241968003

    Starts Feb 3

    52-page giant. 1st app of Morpheus, the Modern Age Sandman. Sleep of the Just [Master of Dreams Part 1], script by Neil Gaiman, art by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg; Roderick Burgess, seeking to trap Death, snares her brother Dream instead; After many years of captivity, Morpheus is released and takes his revenge. Wesley Dodds (Golden Age Sandman) cameo appearance. (See also Books of Magic, Vertigo Jam, and Vertigo Preview)Catwoman ad, art by Michael Bair. 52 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.