Auctions: comic books July 1992

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 364 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-2EDDBAD-020

"The Pain of Fast Air" Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. The web-slinger's bloody ordeal with Carnage is over. And your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man looks forward to sparring with some of his not-so-savage foes...like the Shocker! What has the Shocker been up to since the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (1991) Limited Series? Just searching for ways to boost the power in his vibration gauntlets! But that quest will bring him into conflict with the wall-crawler and Aunt May! Meanwhile, a mysterious couple from overseas arrives at Kennedy airport. They sure look a lot like...but hold on, they died in a plane crash many years ago (as told in the classic Amazing Spider-Man Annual 5). So who are they? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Richard Parker, and Mary Parker. Flashback cameo by Scourge. 36 pages. $1.25 cover price. Cover price $1.25.

Ghost Rider (1990 2nd Series) 27D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609400020

Direct Edition. X-/Ghost Rider Crossover – Part 4 of 4 - "Vengeance. Pure and Simple!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner and Mike Witherby. Story continued from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #9. Ghost Rider in the X-Men search through the catacombs and find the Guild's children bound by the Brood. As the other X-Men free the children, Gambit, Wolverine, and Ghost Rider leave to hunt down the Brood Queen for her role in Bella Donna's death. Within the void, Dan's spirit recovers from Ghost Rider's possession by the Brood. Outside the city, Clara Menninger notifies Johnny Blaze of Ghost Rider's presence in New Orleans. Blaze tells Clara to inform his wife that he will catch up at their next stop in Providence, Rhode Island, then rides off. The black garb assassin and more Brood drones soon surround Ghost Rider, Gambit, and Wolverine, and even more drones attack the other X-Men. Ghost Rider's group dispatches their foes, but they are prevented from chasing the assassin by the arriving Brood Queen. The Queen speeds back to where the children were held, but Ghost Rider leashes her with his chain and tows her above ground. The Brood Queen is destroyed by the combined efforts of Ghost Rider, the X-Men, and the arriving Blaze. Gambit swears a debt of honor to Ghost Rider before he and Blaze ride off, but the assassin, watching overhead, swears vengeance on them all. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Malibu Sun (1991) 15 NM- 9.2

Cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Contents: This Month from Malibu - an introduction to this month's Malibu Sun; Image Comics Titles for July 1992 - Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s and Liefeld/Kanalz/Mychaels' Brigade debut; Malibu Comics Titles for July 1992; Adventure Comics Titles for July 1992 - featuring Rust Month and The Bat; Platinum Editions Titles for July 1992; Eternity Comics Titles for July 1992; Robert W. Gibson and Tim Eldred talk about the new Captain Harlock project and Robotech; Hank Kanalz and Marat Mychaels chat about their new Image Comics title, Brigade; WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams - Jim Lee's hot new Image Comics title; Image Comics: The Face of the Future by Jim Lee; The World at War; Ask...Doc Malibu.

Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989) 40 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609401006

Part 2 of 2. Endgame - Written by Terry Kavanagh & Ron Garney. Art and Cover by Gary Kwapisz & Tom Palmer. Moon Knight may have bitten off more than he can chew this time when he faces off against Doctor Doom himself! Can our hero's new armor save him? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) 24 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-33125D9-036

Direct Edition. Infinity War crossover - "Double Infinity" Script by Howard Mackie.Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Mark Bagley andAl Milgrom. Two men -- Peter Parker and Jason Macendale -- are having ahard time sleeping tonight. They are both haunted in their dreams bysomeone. The web-slinger doesn't know his tormentor, but the Hobgoblinknows his: the Demogoblin! Both men head to Times Square to face theirdemons...and wind up in a four-way free-for-all in the night skies!Spider-Man vs. his eight-limbed doppelganger vs. the Hobgoblin vs. theDemogoblin! Could the wall-crawler really team up with the Hobgoblin toachieve victory? Stranger things have happened! Cameo appearance by MaryJane Watson. First appearance of the Spider-Man Doppelganger. (Note: Thisstory overlaps with Infinity War (1992) #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) 24 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4657810001

Direct Edition. Infinity War crossover - "Double Infinity" Script by Howard Mackie.Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Mark Bagley andAl Milgrom. Two men -- Peter Parker and Jason Macendale -- are having ahard time sleeping tonight. They are both haunted in their dreams bysomeone. The web-slinger doesn't know his tormentor, but the Hobgoblinknows his: the Demogoblin! Both men head to Times Square to face theirdemons...and wind up in a four-way free-for-all in the night skies!Spider-Man vs. his eight-limbed doppelganger vs. the Hobgoblin vs. theDemogoblin! Could the wall-crawler really team up with the Hobgoblin toachieve victory? Stranger things have happened! Cameo appearance by MaryJane Watson. First appearance of the Spider-Man Doppelganger. (Note: Thisstory overlaps with Infinity War (1992) #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984 Mirage) 49 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4612341022

Shades Of Gray, Part 2. Casey decides to face the music for accidentally killing a hoodlum. Story by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird; art by Jim Lawson. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by A.C. Farley. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 2A CGC 9.8 Green Logo

Paper: White

Label #3972872010

Guest-starring Prophet Story and art by Rob Liefeld. The rebel faction known as the Berserkers make a daring escape from the Death Squad, but who is the ominous Darkthorn. Meanwhile, Youngblood team members Sentinel, Brahma, Riptide, Cougar, and Combat awaken a super-soldier who has been in cryogenic sleep since the days of WWII. When John Prophet awakens disorientated and in a world he does not recognize, he mistakes Youngblood for his mortal enemies the Disciples and attacks. Plus, a 6 page back-up story introducing a new hero who stalks the criminal element at night, Shadow Hawk. Created, written, and drawn by Jim Valentino. 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 2B CGC 9.8 Pink Logo Variant

Paper: White

Label #3972872009

Guest-starring Prophet Story and art by Rob Liefeld. The rebel faction known as the Berserkers make a daring escape from the Death Squad, but who is the ominous Darkthorn. Meanwhile, Youngblood team members Sentinel, Brahma, Riptide, Cougar, and Combat awaken a super-soldier who has been in cryogenic sleep since the days of WWII. When John Prophet awakens disorientated and in a world he does not recognize, he mistakes Youngblood for his mortal enemies the Disciples and attacks. Plus, a 6 page back-up story introducing the new hero who stalks the criminal element at night, Shadow Hawk. Created, written, and drawn by Jim Valentino. 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.