Auctions: comic books June 1993
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Item #52042174
Avengers (1963 1st Series) 363 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Direct Edition
Label #19-279A9AA-129
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Starts Jun 10 The Gatherers Saga: Part 13 of 18 - "A Gathering of Hate!" Double-size issue. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Silver foil embossed cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. It's all-out action in the Andes Mountains as Earth's Mightiest Heroes have at long last located Proctor's secluded citadel! The Black Knight leads the charge inside and in mere seconds the epic battle erupts! Seven fighting-mad avengers vs. Cassandra, Sloth, Magdalene, Tabula Rasa, and Proctor! The rage and fury of Dane Whitman and the Prince of Power push the Gatherers back on their heels, but the awesome power of Proctor stalls the Avengers' march to victory! During the furious fight, new details emerge about the relationship between Sersi and Proctor; and the Black Knight's connection to both of them! Could Sersi somehow be a greater threat to the Avengers than Proctor? First appearance of Deathcry. Cameo appearances by the Watcher, Empress Lilandra, Henry Pym, Bill Foster, and the Swordsman. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Hercules, Sersi, and the Vision. Second feature: One-page pin-up of the Vision vs. Proctor by Art Nichols and Hector Collazo. Third feature: One-page pin-up of the Blood Wraith. Fourth feature: One-page pin-up of Captain America vs. the Gatherers. Fifth feature: One-page pin-up of Sersi by Brian Pelletier and Tom Palmer. Sixth feature: One-page pin-up of the Anachronauts by Dan Panosian. Seventh feature: Two-page pin-up of the Avengers vs. the Gatherers by Art Nichols, Hector Collazo, and Harry Candelario. (Note: The letters page previews George Perez's 30th anniversary Avengers poster in the typeset background.) 48 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #58308938
Published Jun 1993 by DC/Dark Horse.Batman Grendel (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8 SS Matt Wagner
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Verified Signature: Matt Wagner.
Label #22-0668043-006
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Starts Jun 10 BATMAN/GRENDEL pits the relentless determination of the Dark Knight Detective against the diabolic methodology of Hunter Rose, the first incarnation of Matt Wagner's now-classic creation, Grendel. While Bruce Wayne and Hunter Rose play power games in Gotham's high society, Batman finds himself up against a new and vicious foe of uncanny intellect and evil intent, one more than capable of testing the Dark Knight's formidable skills to their limits. Written and illustrated by Grendel creator Matt Wagner. Painted cover by Wagner. Prestige Format. Co-published by DC and Comico, the Comic Company. Cover price $4.95.
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Item #60889990
Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 5 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #1289662022
Starts Jul 6 Bloodshot's war with the mob forces him into an impossible situation. In the year 4002, Rai faces a similar dilemma and only 'The Blood of Heroes' can save him from certain doom. "Blood On the Sands of Time" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Don Perlin and John Dixon. Characters: Benito Carboni; Bloodshot; Eternal Warriors (of 1993 and of 4002); Gino Canelli; Malev Emperor; Maria; Rai [Takao Konishi]; Rentaro Nakadai; Tony Barucci. Cover by Don Perlin and Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.25.
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Item #51686355
Published Jun 1993 by Kitchen Sink.Captain Sternn Advance Comics Issue (1993) 0 CBCS 9.6
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-2A98398-013
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Starts Jun 10 9-page preview of Captain Sternn Running Out of Time by Bernie Wrightson (script/pencils) & Shepherd Hendrix (inks). Plus: 3 pages of Wrightson's original Captain Sternn story featured in Heavy Metal in 1980. Cover by Wrightson.
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Item #60932548
Comic Art (Italian 1984 Comic Art) 104 VG 4.0
Starts May 27 Italian series. Reprints Comics from Italy and around the world. Cover by Dave Stevens. This issue features work by François Boucq, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Leo Malet, J. Tardi, Jacques Ferrandez, Katsuhiro Otomo, Vittorio Giardino, and more. Softcover, 8-1/2" x 10-3/4", 132 pages, color and B&W, Italian language, L. 7.000 cover price.
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Item #52303240
Published Jun 1993 by Comic Shop News.Comics Debut (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 9.6.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-47D43C8-001
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Item #52192188
Tags: ArcadiaPublished Jun 1993 by Dark Horse.Comics Greatest World Pit Bulls (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Label #19-3478A78-002
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Starts Jun 10 #2 of Arcadia. Comics Greatest World ARCADIA WEEK 1: #1-X #2-Pit Bulls #3-Ghost #4-Monster Cover price $1.00.
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Item #51629807
Death's Head II (1992 2nd Series) 7 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Direct Edition
Label #19-2AD1D20-033
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Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by Liam Sharp, inks by Andy Lanning. Borgs in the Hood Part the Third: Dark Ages, script by Dan Abnett, pencils by Simon Coleby, inks by Sean Hardy & Co.; Tuck saves Death's Head from being executed by Oak; Necker captures Kite. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
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Item #51630164
Tags: Bloodlines (part 10)Flash (1987 2nd Series) Annual 6 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Direct Edition
Label #19-2B047C8-050
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Starts Jun 10 The BLOODLINES Summer Annual crossover continues from Batman Shadow of the Bat Annual (1993) #1. When undercover agent Nick Kelly goes inside Central City's mob, the last thing he expects is to be attacked by hideous extraterrestrial parasites. And while the mob kingpin is horribly slaughtered, Nick miraculously survives the alien assault and discovers he now has the powers of a dark, mysterious predator himself, becoming the New Blood - Argus. Together with the Flash, Argus sets out to destroy the mob and the alien menace once and for all. BLOODLINES continues in New Teen Titans (1984) Annual #9. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Phil Hester and Aaron McClellan. Cover by Ed Hannigan, Sal Velluto and Jeff Albrecht. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #52195408
Published Jun 1993 by Dark Horse.Grendel War Child (1992) 10 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Label #19-2B978A3-071
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Starts Jun 10 Written & inked by MATT WAGNER. Pencils by PATRICK McEOWN. Wraparound cover by WAGNER. This is the big one: a story so powerful, Matt Wagner had to double the issue size just to tell it! In this special 52-page issue, we learn the final fate of Jupiter and Grendel-Prime, as Jupiter is reunited with his sister and together they take on the corrupt government headed by their mother. Cover price $3.50.
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Item #55913799
Hardcase (1993) 1A CBCS 9.2
Paper: White
Label #19-2AFB550-018
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Starts Jun 10 1A has coupon for Ultraverse Premiere # 0. Cover by Dave Gibbons. Winners Never Quit, script by James Hudnall, pencils by Jim Callahan, inks by Norm Breyfogle; Hardcase was a member of the Squad, the first four ultrahumans the world has ever known; In their last battle against an inhuman foe, two members of the Squad died while another remained in a coma and the only one to survive was Hardcase; The incident caused him to change careers and become an actor; While on the set of one of his movies, he is approached by a police officer that wants an autograph and inquires why Hardcase won't return to being a superhero; Before their conversation concludes, the police officer is summoned to a bank robbery; Hardcase declines to join him and the police officer rushes ahead; As Hardcase films his next scene, he can hear gunshots from the bank robbery and goes to investigate; There he meets Head Knocker, another super-powered ultra, who is trying to rob the bank and killed several people. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
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Item #56024706
Published Jun 1993 by Continuity.Hybrids Deathwatch 2000 (1993) 2 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-2BC24B4-034
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Starts Jun 10 May or may not be polybagged with trading card. Thermal cover by Aron Weisenfeld and Neal Adams. Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Aron Weisenfeld, Alberto Saichan and Andres Klacik. Part of the Deathwatch 2000 crossover saga from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. Genetically engineered heroes The Hybrids get their powers from alien DNA. FireBat returns, as a pawn of the Dragon's plans for the Deathwatch crisis. This series was produced with multiple variant covers and other promotional gimmicks of the time; this issue has a so-called thermal cover, printed with heat-sensitive ink which is supposed to reveal an image when handled or otherwise warmed up. Polybagged with trading card. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #56024346
Jurassic Park (1993) 1A CBCS 9.4 Kane
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on back of case
Label #19-2AC6C05-014
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Starts Jun 10 1st printing. Collector's Edition. Gil Kane art. George Perez inks. Walt Simonson script. NOTE: $2.95 cover price with black collectors edition box; originally came polybagged with trading cards and may or may not be polybagged with cards when purchased. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #56027574
Jurassic Park (1993) 2N CBCS 9.8 Kane Newsstand Variant
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on back of case
Dave Cockrum Variant.
Label #19-2A98398-067
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Starts Jun 10 Gil Kane art. George Perez inks. Walt Simonson script. NOTE: $2.50 cover price. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #57497200
Morbius the Living Vampire (1992) 10 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2761B6A-001
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Item #52992673
Satan's Six (1993) 3 CBCS 9.6
This item's CBCS grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 6.5.
Label #19-2A98398-108
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Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by John Cleary, inks by Armando Gil. Her Boyfriend's Back!, script by Tony Isabella and Bob Ingersoll (co-plot), pencils by John Cleary, inks by Armando Gil; Quasimodo--a former boyfriend of Dezira's--escapes from Limbo in order to find Desira; He ends up in Hollywood and becomes a mega superstar; Frightful and the others are ordered to get him back to Limbo before he blows their cover. Coffee, script and art by John MacLeod; Dishman is dumped by his girlfriend; Then he and Shirley--a friend of Betty's--have coffee together and he tells her about the troubles in his life. Item may be polybagged or unbagged. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #60873946
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: She-Hulk (part 77)Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 52 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #2082805017
Ends May 20 9:16 PM CST Bid History 7 bids Current Bid $44 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Cover art by Adam Hughes. To Die and Live in L.A.! Part 1 of 6: Visit L.A. and Die!, script by Michael Eury, pencils by Todd Britton, inks by Mike DeCarlo; She-Hulk battles the Rumbler, to the death! Mr. Fantastic and The Thing appear. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.
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Item #56634652
Tags: Silver SurferSilver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 82 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Direct Edition.
Label #21-1D8FD6C-082
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Starts Jun 10 "Long Live Tyrant!" Guest-starring Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill, Terrax, Morg, Jack of Hearts, and Galactus. Story by Ron Marz. Art by Ron Lim and Tom Christopher. The Silver Surfer, Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill, Jack of Hearts, Terrax, and Morg the Executioner are some of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe and they have all fallen before the unparalleled might of the fiend known as Tyrant. Now, Tyrant must face the Devourer of Worlds. 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
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Item #51659971
Tags: Ashcan Editions, Star TrekStar Trek Deep Space Nine (1993) Ashcan 1GOLD CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 9.6.
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Gold Foil Edition
Label #19-47C8A16-022
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Starts Jun 10 Hero Premiere Edition # 1. Limited Preview Edition Ashcan # 1. Gold Foil Edition. Star Trek Deep Space Preview (1993) is published by Malibu Comics. Get a behind the scenes sneak preview of the new Star Trek Deep Space Nine comic book. Also features interviews with the creative team of Mike W. Barr and Gordon Purcell. 5.45-in x 8.25-in.
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Item #60746045
Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1A.U CGC 9.8 Cowan Direct Variant
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Collector's Edition
Label #3714916013
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Ends May 20 9:41 PM CST Bid History 17 bids Current Bid $76 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Direct Edition unbagged without extras. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #52054573
Tags: Hero/Villain TeamsStrangers (1993 Malibu) 1A CBCS 9.6 SS Hoberg coupon inside
Paper: White
Verified Signature: Rick Hoberg.
Label #19-20638AB-005
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Starts Jun 10 1A - Regular edition with coupon inside for Ultraverse Premiere #0. Jumpstart! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. It is a Thursday morning at a quarter to nine, on the Powell Street Hill, in San Francisco. 59 strangers are riding a cable car on their way to work when a bolt of mysterious energy surrounds the car and irrevocably changes each one of the passengers, giving each one ultrahuman abilities. Some die instantly, their bodies unable to handle the strain. Others feel completely unaffected, the changes too small to feel. Some will become heroes, some villains. Confronted by a mysterious sorceress from the clouds who holds the key to unlocking this jumpstart event, six strangers join together to solve the secret of their origin...even if it means a fight to the death! Issue #1 features first appearances of the following Ultraverse characters: Atom Bob, Electrocute, Grenade, Lady Killer, Spectral, Yrial, Zip-Zap and the secret origin of the Night Man! Not to mention the other 53 ultrahuman passengers who will be appearing throughout the Ultraverse! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
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Item #56058663
Tags: Hero/Villain TeamsStrangers (1993 Malibu) 1A CBCS 9.6 Hoberg coupon inside
Paper: White
Label #19-2AFFCAF-040
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Starts Jun 10 1A - Regular edition with coupon inside for Ultraverse Premiere #0. Jumpstart! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. It is a Thursday morning at a quarter to nine, on the Powell Street Hill, in San Francisco. 59 strangers are riding a cable car on their way to work when a bolt of mysterious energy surrounds the car and irrevocably changes each one of the passengers, giving each one ultrahuman abilities. Some die instantly, their bodies unable to handle the strain. Others feel completely unaffected, the changes too small to feel. Some will become heroes, some villains. Confronted by a mysterious sorceress from the clouds who holds the key to unlocking this jumpstart event, six strangers join together to solve the secret of their origin...even if it means a fight to the death! Issue #1 features first appearances of the following Ultraverse characters: Atom Bob, Electrocute, Grenade, Lady Killer, Spectral, Yrial, Zip-Zap and the secret origin of the Night Man! Not to mention the other 53 ultrahuman passengers who will be appearing throughout the Ultraverse! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.
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Item #56066072
Ultra Monthly (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Label #19-2B0472B-047
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Starts Jun 10 Giveaway of "ULTRA-Monthly" a magazine from inside the Ultraverse Cover price $0.50.
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Item #57958194
Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 70 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-40F076C-074
Starts Jul 6 Part 2 of 3 - Tooth and Nail! Guest-starring Jubilee and Rogue. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Dwayne Turner and Richard Bennett. In the Savage Land, Wolverine Jubilee and Rogue, out numbered and overmatched, fight for their lives against Sauron and the Mutates. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.
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Item #52040571
Tags: X-MenX-Force (1991 1st Series) 23 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #19-2A9668F-075
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Starts Jun 10 "Compromising Positions" Cover art by Greg Capullo. Compromising Positions, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Harry Candelario; X-Force rescues teammates from the Externals; guest-starring Professor X, Deadpool, Domino, Gideon, and Weapon Prime (Tigerstryke, Double Trouble, Yeti, and Killjoy). Cover price $1.25.