Auctions: comic books November 1995

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 445N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0980280030

Newsstand Edition. Operation Rebirth: Part 1 of 4. "Old Soldiers Never Die" Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Ron Garney. Inks by Scott Koblish. Cover by Ron Garney. Captain America is back among the living! And so is Sharon Carter! What? Didn't she die at the hands of the National Force many years ago? Apparently not! In fact, it was Sharon and a mysterious benefactor that kept Cap in cryogenic freeze for several weeks while the super-soldier serum was reintroduced into his bloodstream! Oh my, so what's next? Sharon tells the Sentinel of Liberty that she needs him for a special mission! And she's in no mood to argue! Welcome back Cap! Cameo appearances by the Black Widow, Ben Grimm, Cyclops, Quicksilver, Rick Jones, President Bill Clinton, and the Red Skull. (Notes: Sharon Carter was presumed dead in the classic Captain America 233. The four-part Operation Rebirth story was reprinted in 1996 in the trade paperback: Captain America Operation: Rebirth.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Dawn (1995) 3LTD.SIGNED VF 8.0 Linsner LTD Signed Variant

Limited Edition Variant cover Signed by Joseph Michael Linsner with certificate of authenticity and limited to 1,500 copies. Lucifer's Halo Part 3. Dawn reunites with Darrian, and proceeds to give him a key to his freedom from Heaven and Hell, an act which doesn't sit well with Mikal in "New York." Story, art & cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Back-up tale: "Safety-Belt Man Gets Def" by Joseph Michael Linsner, Robb Horan, Kevin J. Taylor & Dark One. Cover price $2.95.

Last Avengers Story (1995) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0052158002

"The Last Avengers Story" Part 1 of 2. Script by Peter David. Art by Ariel Olivetti. Painted cover by Ariel Olivetti. Time has marched on for Earth's Mightiest Heroes and many of the well-known avengers from the silver and bronze ages have moved into retirement or sadly fallen in battle. But many of the avengers' old villains are still around and in one fell swoop they destroy the current avengers with a nuclear weapon. After Ultron-59 threatens Hank Pym and the Wasp, Hank knows that he must try to round up the old avengers and any other available heroes for one final battle; even though most of them are no longer as powerful as they once were. Fortunately, Cannonball, the Human Torch, Bombshell, Hotshot, and She-Hulk's daughter answer Hank's call to muster; while Mockingbird declines, and Hawkeye and Mr. Fantastic cannot help due to permanent disabilities. However, before Hank is ready to engage Ultron, Kang, Oddball, and the Grim Reaper; he must add one more former avenger to his team...the Vision! Will a group of middle age heroes be able to recapture the magic and score a most improbable victory? (Notes: Two-issue miniseries. Squarebound binding with acetate cover over the painted cover. Marvel alterniverse logo in the upper left corner. No advertisements inside.) 48 pages Cover price $5.95.

Lobo Judge Dredd Psycho Biker (1995) 0 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699311021

Law and order meets chaos incarnate in this one-shot! Transported to Mega City One, Lobo teams up with Judge Dredd to crack skulls and beat down a wild uprising of the Undercity mutants. Written by Alan Grant and John Wagner. Art by Val Semeiks and John Dell. Prestige Format. FC, 48 pg. Cover price $4.95.

Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (1995 1st Printing) 1 VF 8.0

Garth Ennis (1st writing for Marvel). Cover by Nick Percival. Art by Dougie Braithwaite, Robin Riggs, Michael Halbleib, Sean Hardy, Martin Griffith, Don Hudson and John Livesay. Writer Garth Ennis (his first story for Marvel) lets the Punisher loose on the unsuspecting heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe! THE STORY: In this WHAT IF? style adventure, the wife and children of Frank Castle were killed not in a mob shoot-out, but were instead caught in the crossfire of a super hero slugfest. Contacted by a mysterious group who have also suffered great loss, Castle is given a mission: kill those responsible for the death of his loved ones -- the superhumans whose daily battles callously endanger the lives of innocents. Armed with an arsenal of advanced weaponry, the former soldier hunts down Spider-Man, Magneto, Captain America, the Kingpin, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, the Hulk, Venom, Wolverine and more. One by one, group by group, mutant or monster, the one-man army means to kill them all. Pity the heroes... and fear the Punisher! Cover price $5.95.

Spider-Man The Parker Years (1995) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698016012

"The Parker Years" Script by Evan Skolnick. Pencils by Joe St. Pierre. Inks by Al Milgrom. Wraparound cover by John Romita Jr. and Andrew Wildman. Following the astonishing events of Spectacular Spider-Man 229, Peter and Mary Jane begin packing their belongings to leave New York City. But before they go, the Amazing Spider-Man and his wife take a walk down memory lane. Remembering the highlights and lowlights of the wall-crawler's career since the end of the original clone saga in Amazing Spider-Man 149. Flashback cameos by the Hobgoblin, Venom, Carnage, Kingpin, Dr. Octopus, Punisher, Black Cat, Scarlet Spider, and many other heroes and villains. (Notes: Peter and Mary Jane appear next in the four-issue Spider-Man The Final Adventure (1995) limited series. The back inside cover lists the cross references for all the flashbacks. This issue is printed on glossy paper. There are not any advertisements inside. The Parker Years one-shot was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Witchblade (1995) 1A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4452282006

Wraparound cover art by Michael Turner. Untitled Witchblade story, script by David Wohl, Brian Haberlin (co-plot), and Michael Turner (co-plot), pencils by Michael Turner, inks by D-Tron. Police officer Sara Pezzini dresses to kill and engages in an unauthorized sting of a group of local drug dealers; she is chewed out by her boss for her antics and because she endangered her partner, Michael Yee, who was already undercover on the operation. During the interrogation of drug informant Drexler, Sara and Michael learn about something big going down at the old Rialto theatre on that very night, but on their way to the Rialto, Sara and Michael are called to a crime scene where the victim has literally been cooked from the inside out. Superstar businessman Kenneth Irons and his deadly bodyguard, Nottingham, begin their tournament by offering paying attendees a chance to try on a mystic gauntlet called the Witchblade. Sara has snuck in solo and watches in horror as mob boss, Cugliani, sticks his hand into the Witchblade and has it burned off; Irons' men catch Michael lurking about outside and prepare to execute him. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.