Auctions: comic books March 1989

Phantom (1989 DC 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609513003

The Ghost Who Walks returns. As we pick up the adventures of the legendary protector of the jungle - who is believed to be immortal by those who fear and respect his authority and power - he is on the trail of a gang of gun runners looking to increase business by instigating a civil war that will tear a country apart. Can the Phantom stop them before war breaks out and a nation is destroyed...or will the hero of the downtrodden masses finally reach the end of his 400-year reign as the Ghost Who Walks? Only time, and the story beginning in THE PHANTOM #1, will tell the tale. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Mark Verheiden, with art by Luke McDonnell. Cover by McDonnell. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646301021

Direct Edition. First printing. Cover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Return of the Shredder (Part 1), art by Dave Garcia; a pair of bad guys rob the grocery store where Leo and Mikey are shopping in disguise; April reports on the robbery once Leo and Mikey have vanished. The Teen-agers of Tomorrow Need Quality Child Care Today public service announcement with Archie, art by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo. Advertisement for TMNT action figures and accessories from Playmates Toys, Inc. 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.00.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) Reprints 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Fifth Printing.

Label #4524143008

2nd printing. Direct Edition. Cover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Return of the Shredder (Part 1), art by Dave Garcia; a pair of bad guys rob the grocery store where Leo and Mikey are shopping in disguise; April reports on the robbery once Leo and Mikey have vanished. The Teen-agers of Tomorrow Need Quality Child Care Today public service announcement with Archie, art by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo. Advertisement for TMNT action figures and accessories from Playmates Toys, Inc. 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.00.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 5D CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4610954020

Direct Edition. "Hunter's Moon!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. With help from pilot Archie Corrigan, Wolverine takes out the Harriers in the Golden Triangle and puts the kibosh on General Coy's opium crop. John Bolton art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

World of Wood (1986) 5 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4611766009

Painted cover art by Wally Wood. The Flying Saucers Spawn of Terror, pencils by Wallace Wood, inks by Wallace Wood and Greg Theakston (art reconstruction). The Flying Saucers Part Two - First Contact. The Flying Saucers Part Two - Final Objective. Skull of the Sorcerer, script by Gerry Boudreau, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Williamson and Wallace Wood. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $2.00.