Auctions: comic books January 1991

Amazing Spider-Man Spirits of the Earth HC (1990 Marvel) 1-1ST NM- 9.2

1st printing.

Story and art by Charles Vess.

What in the world is the Amazing Spider-Man doing in Scotland?

Well, his wife, Mary Jane, has just inherited a castle, so the newlyweds decide to go on a second honeymoon to check out the new homestead. Things go bad when they discover the castle is haunted by a spectral knight who is hell-bent on getting rid of the new owners. Then, things go from bad to worse when Scotland's branch of the Hellfire Club gets involved.

Hardcover, 82 pages, full color.

Cover price $18.95.

Bucky O'Hare (1991) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Story by Larry Hama. Art by Michael Golden. Cover by Michael Golden. Anthropomorphic action-adventure with Bucky O'Hare and the crew of the Righteous Indignation. During a battle with the Toad Menace, rabbit space pilot Bucky O'Hare accidentally opens a dimensional gateway to Earth, drawing boy genius Willy Duwitt into their spacefaring adventures. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

Den TPB (1991-1992 Fantagor) 1-1ST VG/FN 5.0

Moisture damage.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Neverwhere!"

Story and art by Richard Corben.

Sci-Fi master Richard Corben spent five years creating this fantasy masterpiece. It's an illustrted epic journey into fantasy and magic.

Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: Do NOT confuse with other editions of this book - Neverwhere GN (1978 Richard Corben) or Den Neverwhere TPB (1984 Catalan).

NOTE: "In 1981 Neverwhere was adapted into an animated short for the first Heavy Metal movie, and the main character was voiced by the late, great John Candy." - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $14.95.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 377B CBCS 6.5 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #19-198411B-010

2nd printing. "Honey, I Shrunk the Hulk." Guest-starring Doc Samson. Story by Peter David. Art by Dale Keown and Bob McLeod. Ever wonder why the Hulk is so darn mad all the time? Super psychiatrist Doc Samson sits down with perhaps the most fractured psyche in the world and finds out what makes Bruce Banner tick. Samson, grey Hulk, green Hulk, and Banner delve deep into the scientist's sub-conscious and what they find will shock you. By story's end Bruce Banner and the Hulk will never be the same again. 40 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Rock N Roll Comics (1989 1st Printing) 21 FN 6.0 Double Cover

Double cover. Inner cover (6.0), outer cover (5.0).

Front Cover by Scott Jackson. Back Cover by Earl Ferguson. Prince by Todd Loren & Stuart Immonen. Dr, Seuss Drug Book: Crack is Wack by Todd Loren & Rick Brooks. George Clinton by Todd Loren & Lyndal Funkuson (Ferguson). Stan Back by Todd Loren & MIchael Friedman. Cover price $2.50.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 45N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4179400016

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Newsstand Edition. Infinity Gauntlet: Prelude - Guest-starring Drax the Destroyer. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Ron Lim and Tom Christopher. The Silver Surfer and his erstwhile ally Drax the Destroyer confront the mad Titan, Thanos. But, even though these two beings have enough power between the two of them to destroy a small planet, they are as nothing next to the power of Thanos and the Infinity Gems. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.