Auctions: comic books February 1992

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 361 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4681577005

Christmas Issue. "Miracle on Yancy Street!" Story by Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan. Art and cover by Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi. In this special Holiday issue, when Ben Grimm returns to his old stomping grounds he is startled when he comes face-to-face with none other than Doctor Doom! Why has this arch villain come to Yancy Street, and does the Thing possess the strength to stop him? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Little Mermaid (1992 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4698017004

Direct Edition. "The Little Mermaid" written by Peter David with art by Chuck Austen. Full color, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $1.50.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 6 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4645032025

Solar's discovery of a hidden alien invasion of Earth leads him to deep space where he finds the aliens' hive-like ships that have human hostages and that causes Solar to do something in "First Strike Part Two -- Massacre." Script by Jim Shooter and art by D. David Perlin Stan Drake. Issue also has part six of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 5D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698526012

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. Blowback, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, and Joe Rubinstein; Wolverine is captured by Omega Red and Fenris so they can probe his memories to find a Carbonadium Synthesizer that has been lost for 30 years; Wolvie escapes with the help of an old friend; The X-Men come after him as well; story takes place before and leads into Uncanny X-Men #281. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0065929004

Clothes make the man...dangerous. He was born as a barbarian, raised as an animal and trained as a killer. Now armed with the deadliest weapon of mass destruction ever created, he intends to defend his new home...Earth. "Retribution Part One - Into the Fire" is written by Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, with art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton and Jon Holdredge. Cover by Bob Layton. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.