Auctions: comic books October 1989

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 321N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3782532003

Newsstand Edition. "Underwar!" The Assassin Nation Plot Part 2 of 6. Guest-starring Paladin and Silver Sable. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. Silver Sable joins the hunt for the Life Foundation's latest end-of-the-world endeavor! And the doomsday trail leads Sable, Spidey, and Paladin to a clandestine complex in Northern New Jersey! Once inside the trio runs into Carlton Drake and his grotesque mercenary monsters! Is this what the amazing one signed up for? It's too late to turn back now! The Life Foundation must be liquidated! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Liz Osborn, Normie Osborn, Flash Thompson, and Aunt May. 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 322N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3782532004

Newsstand Edition. "Ceremony" The Assassin Nation Plot Part 3 of 6. Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. Silver Sable and the web-slinger arrive in Eastern Europe...and something is definitely rotten in the state of Symkaria! Sable fears that someone is planning to assassinate King Stefan! The next day during the royal jubilee, her worst fears come true! As the international terrorist group known as Ultimatum strikes! And all of sudden, the wall-crawler's working vacation takes a serious turn...deadly serious! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, and Sabretooth. (Note: The letters page includes letters from Marvel publisher Stan Lee and Topps comics publisher Charles Novinskie.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Avengers West Coast (1985) 49 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #3926516011

"Baptism of Fire!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring the Great Lakes Avengers. Script by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne. The ancient force "That Which Endures" has taken control of Wanda Maximoff! The Sentinel of Liberty and She-Hulk tried to help her, but their valiant effort failed. Fortunately, more avengers are on the way to Texas! However, they are not from the east coast or west coast! It's the Great Lakes Avengers to the rescue with Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and the Vision by their side! Can they break the strange, supernatural hold on the Scarlet Witch? Cameo appearances by Hank Pym, Tigra, Wonder Man, and the Wasp. GLA Lineup: Big Bertha, Dinah Soar, Doorman, Flatman, and Mr. Immortal. (Note: Also this month the Vision reintroduces himself to the American public in Avengers Spotlight #23.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Eightball (1989 Fantagraphics) 1REP CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well

Seventh Printing. Top Edge has gapping.

Label #2140771001

2nd or later printing. Cover art by Daniel Clowes. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron; Clay sees a strange and compelling film titled 'Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron' and attempts to discover more about it. The Laffin' Spittin' Man; Lloyd's philandering has unforseen consequences. Young Dan Pussey; Satire about monthly mass-produced super-hero comics. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.95.

Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4521768015

"Dreamstalker." Script by Steve Gerber, breakdowns by Rich Buckler (pages 1-23) and Tony DeZuniga (pages 24-44), finished art by Alfredo Alcala. Story continues next issue. Joe Jusko cover. Cover price $2.25.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 57 VF- 7.5

Megatron, who blew himself up back in issue #25, is back and has Ratchet prisoner in the Ark while Optimus Prime realizes that the attack on the air base was a ruse. And how did Megatraon survive that explosion? Find out in The Resurrection Gambit. Script by Simon Furman and art by Jose Delbo & Dave Hunt. Cover by Jose Delbo and Danny Bulanadi. Issue also has profile pages on Overkill and Slugfest Decepticons and Cloudraker Autobot. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 249 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4634608015

"The Dane Curse!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont. Art and cover by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. In the shocking aftermath of last issue's events, Havok receives a desperate call for help from his former lover Lorna Dane, a.k.a. Polaris! 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 250D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4634608014

Direct Edition. "The Shattered Star!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Ka-Zar. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Marc Silvestri and Steve Leialoha. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Once again, the X-Men have traveled to the perilous land that time forgot, the Savage Land, to save the life of one of their own. Plus, a startling transformation comes over Polaris. One you'll have to see to believe. And what does Psylocke's prophetic nightmare mean for the future of the X-Men? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.