Auctions: comic books September 1993

Aliens Predator Deadliest of Species (1993) 2 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-014

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"The Hunt." A surprisingly formidable Caryn Delacroix, caught in a virtual reality game, battles with and against a Predator. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Eduardo Barreto. Cover by John Bolton. Cover price $2.50.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 381 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EDE368-017

"Samson Unleashed!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-Starring Doc Samson and the Hulk. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin and Al Milgrom. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. Peter Parker and Leonard Samson attend the unveiling of an experimental psychiatric treatment based upon gamma radiation! The new "gamma virus" will help mentally ill people release their repressed hatred and anger! Hold on, is mixing hatred and anger with gamma radiation a good idea? One thing leads to another... and the new virus infects Doc Samson! And later in Washington Square Park, it infects the Hulk too! And that leaves the Amazing Spider-Man stuck between a rock and a hard place.. .and then some! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker, and Mary Parker. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Brigade (1993 2nd Series) 3 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2AFFC92-005

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Blood Brothers pt. 5. Story by Rob Liefeld and Eric Stephenson. Art by Marat Mychaels and Norm Rapmund. Cover by Mychaels and George Perez. Continued from Bloodstrike #3. This is it, the conclusion to one of the bloodiest super hero battles of all time. Brigade and Bloodstrike come at each other in full force and the two teams will never be the same again. Guest-starring Bloodstrike. 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Chromium Man (1994) 2 CBCS 9.8

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Label #19-2A98398-022

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Dark Horse Comics (1992) 13 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA1FC5-013

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Cover by Kilian Plunkett. Okay, what are the odds here? A small group of Colonial Marines, deep underground, with no usable transport and minimal firepower. Forty bazillion ill-tempered Aliens. Could be bad. Find out for sure in part 2 of "Aliens: Backsplash"! It's just a paintball game, right? Nothing to cry over. In "Predator: Bad Blood," part 2, Chris discovers that not all the players are obnoxious city slickers. Nor are they all human. Also in this issue... There's nothing wrong with doing a little research... unless your research involves the deadliest organism on Earth. Catch "The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research," part 1 of a new 4-part "Thing" series. Forget the skies -- watch your back! FC. Cover price $2.50.

Deadpool The Circle Chase (1993) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4296426003

The Circle Chase Round 2: Rabbit Season, Duck Season - Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art and Cover by Joe Madureira and Mark Farmer. This issue is chock full of excitement and baddies! Witness a spectacular aerial dogfight between Deadpool, Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy! Also in this issue, Slayback goes after Kane, and we learn more about Vanessa and her childhood. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

Deathmate Black (1993) 1A CBCS 9.8 Silvestri

Paper: White

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Label #19-2A9BC1C-090

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Written by Brandon Choi and Eric Silvestri. Art by Brandon Peterson, Brett Booth, Marc Silvestri, Jeffery Scott, Scott Clark, Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Scott Williams, Sal Regla, Alex Garner and Trevor Scott. Cover by Marc Silvestri & Jim Lee. It's the first appearance of Gen 13! Featuring WildC.A.T.s/H.A.R.D. Corps. All is not as it should be. The Earth has become a colder and darker place. Jacob Marlowe is no longer a successful financier but one of the most powerful rulers of the Western hemisphere with Wildcore as his enforcers. Yet, it is Jacob who realizes that things are awry, and he must decide if Earth's greatest heroes will be sent to stop the Deathmate before the universe ceases to exist! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Deathmate Prologue (1993) 1A CBCS 9.8 Lee Silver Foil

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Label #19-2A9BC1C-081

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Silver Foil Enhanced Cover by Jim Lee & Bob Layton; Chapter 1 "A Love to End All Time" by Bob Layton (script), Barry Windsor-Smith (art), & Jim Lee (inks); Solar, Man of the Atom, Void (WildC.A.T.S.) app; Chapter II "Universal Truth" by Bob Layton (script & inks) & Rob Liefeld (art); Bloodshot, Youngblood (Shaft, Die-Hard), Shadowman, WildC.A.T.S. (Zealot, Grifter, Voodoo), H.A.R.D. Corps, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Ripclaw, Spartan, Badrock, X-O Manowar, Prophet, Geoff the Geomancer, Berzerkers app; Cover price $2.95.

Deathmate Yellow (1993) 1A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2A9BC1C-121

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Mike Leeke cover art. Story 1: "Jerked Through Time" featuring characters from Archer & Armstrong and WildCATS. Mike Baron writer. Bernard Chang art. Rodney Ramos inker. Story 2: "Cat and Mouse" featuring characters from Ninjak and WildCATS. Jorge Gonzales writer. Don Perlin art. Mike Manley inks. Story 3: "The Dying Game" featuring characters from HardCORPS and WildCATS. David Michelinie and Bob Layton plot. Mike Leeke pencils. Tom Ryder inks. Story 4: "Revelations and Recruitments" featuring characters from Shadowman and WildCATS. Bob Hall writer. Mark Moretti art. John Dixon inker. Cover price $4.95.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 666 CBCS 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Verified Signatures: Scott Hanna, Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan. (#1225/500) Direct Edition

Label #23-105C26A-004

Knightfall: Chapter 18. "The Devil You Know!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Graham Nolan and Scott Hanna. Cover by Kelley Jones. The mantle of the Bat has passed to another, and his first order of business...find Bane and put him out of commission for good. It's the new Batman vs. Bane and Gotham City is at stake. But, we all know what happened to the last Batman that faced Bane. Story continues in Batman #500. Cover price $1.25.

Exiles (1993 1st Series Malibu) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AF890E-021

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"Fugitives" by Steve Gerber (script) & R. Phipps (art); Cover by Mike Gustovich; Catapult, Mustang, Bruut, Bloodbath, Mastadon app; Cover price $1.95.

Firearm (1993) 1AU CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2AFB550-002

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"American Pastimes - part one" by James Robinson (script) & Cully Hamner (art); Cover price $1.95.

Freex (1993 Malibu) 3 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2AFB550-013

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Cover pencils by Ben Herrera, inks by Mike Christian. Targets, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Ben Herrera, inks by Mike Christian and Jasen Rodriguez (assists); A speedster seems to provide a way out, a way to a better life for Pressure...until she realizes the newbie comes with dangers of his own. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Hardcase (1993) 4 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFB550-022

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Cover pencils by Rick Hoberg. Strangers In the Night, script by Steve Englehart (plot) and James Hudnall (plot, script), pencils by Roger Robinson, inks by Larry Welch; The Strangers visit Hardcase for advice on how to be an ultra-human and a crime fighter; Hardcase regales the Strangers with his tale of the Squad, his old super-team, and of their unfortunate demise; When telling the story, Hardcase makes a realization that the monster that killed the Squad, NM-E, attacked very soon after the Squad rejected the government agency known as Aladdin; Electrocute informs everyone that she learned where Aladdin's headquarters with her time with J.D. Hunt; Hardcase, Choice and the Strangers go to the headquarters but are stopped by Aladdin agents: Foxfire, Dirt Devil, War Eagle and a mysterious, unknown agent that some of the Strangers recognize. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Magneto (1993 Marvel) 0A CBCS 9.8 Bill Sienkiewicz

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-40CC5C8-007

Bill Sienkiewicz cover. A Fire in the Night!, script by Chris Claremont, art by John Bolton; story of the early life of Magneto. I, Magneto!, script by Chris Claremont, art by John Bolton; Magneto works for Control as a Nazi Hunter; Control turns on him, and he begins his life of crime. Magneto Seminar, script by Fabian Nicieza, art by Jan Duursema, Dan Panosian, and Mickey Ritter (as Micky Ritter); brief overview of the life of Magneto. Reprints Classic X-Men 12 & 19. Pin-ups by John Byrne/Terry Austin, Steve Epting/Tom Palmer, and Greg Capullo/Kevin Conrad. 36 pgs., full color.

Scavengers (1994 Triumphant) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

(#17,695/25,000).

Label #19-2B9A632-031

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Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 85 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D8FD6C-085

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Infinity Crusade Crossover. "Compassion!" Guest-starring Storm and Wonder Man. Story by Ron Marz. Art by Ernie Stiner, Tom Christopher, Maria Beccari, Howard Shum, and Scott Hoblish. Weak and on the verge of death after releasing all the cosmic energy stored in his body last issue, the Silver Surfer must now survive an encounter with the Goddess controlled mutant, Storm, and the Avenger powerhouse, Wonder Man. Story continues in Infinity Crusade #6. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Spawn (1992 Image) 14 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3944286020

"Myths!" Part 1 of 2. Story and art by Todd McFarlane. The demonic Violator returns to take on the Medieval Spawn from issue #9. Meanwhile, Detectives Sam and Twitch investigate a lead on the back-alley vigilante. Includes 2 Spawn pin-ups. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 3 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFCAF-052

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TNTNT! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg, Larry Welch and Tim Burgard. Cover by Rick Hoberg. The Strangers have reached a critical point in their lives when they must decide a direction for the team. Unfortunately, their decision is delayed when J.D. Hunt's ultrahuman enforcers, TNTNT, attack! Their mission? To bring back Candy...at anyone's expense. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFCAF-053

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Between a Rock and a Hardcase - Written by Steve Englehart & James Hudnall. Art by Rick Hoberg & Tim Burgard. Wraparound Cover by Rick Hoberg & Jerome Moore. It's part 2 of the Hardcase/Strangers crossover, continued from Hardcase (1993) #4! The Strangers, in search of advice on being super-heroes, turn to Hardcase for guidance. Together, they discover that the secret organization Aladdin could hold the answers to all their questions about the source of their powers. But will the Gripman allow them to live with such knowledge? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Ultra Monthly (1993) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #19-2B0472B-049

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Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 304 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1308992015

Magneto hologram cover. Magneto pulls the adamantium out of Wolverine's body in "For What I Have Done." Script by Scott Lobdell; pencils by John Romita Jr., Jae Lee (4 pages), Chris Sprouse (6 pages), Brandon Peterson (4 pages), and Paul Smith (5 pages?); inks by Dan Green, Dan Panosian, Terry Austin, Tom Palmer, and Keith Williams. The story continues in X-Men 25. Wraparound cover by Romita/Panosian. Cover price $3.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B9A632-045

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Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby. "Epiphany" (The Sedition Agenda Part II), script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by Mike Witherby; Five people are kidnapped, along with others from Earth via alien "bugs" which transport them to an alien world/entity called Plasm, which quite honestly resembles a portion of a female's anatomy; The humans are kidnapped and transported for genetic experimentation via alien symbiotes for purposes not yet revealed in the story but known to the alien humanoid character who'd kidnapped and experimented on the humans. Jim Shooter talks about his new Create Comics Seminar. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Wildcats Sourcebook (1993) 1A CBCS 9.6 Golden Silver

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFC92-019

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pin-ups by Jim Lee and Jae Lee; silver embossed cover Cover price $2.50.