Auctions: comic books March 1999

Batman Beyond (1999 1st Series) 1D VG+ 4.5

Direct Edition. Cover art by Bruce Timm. Not on My Watch, script by Hilary J. Bader, pencils by Rick Burchett, inks by Terry Beatty; Twenty years after Bruce Wayne retired as Batman, something shady is going on at his old company, now called Wayne-Powers and run by Derek Powers; While Warren McGinnis accepts a disc from his co-worker Harry Tully, Warren's son Terry runs into Jokerz, hoods who style themselves after the real Joker, who pursue Terry up to the gates of Wayne Manor, where Terry gets a hand from Bruce himself; Carrying him inside the mansion, Terry stumbles across the Batcave. Based on the cartoon. Bob Kane 1915-1998 tribute by Jenette Kahn. 32 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Goon (1999 Avatar) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3884278014

1st full appearance of the Goon. Painted cover art by Eric Powell. Scripts and art by Eric Powell. Untitled story; After the Zombie Priest raises the bounty on The Goon to $50,000, Goon becomes a target for redneck werewolves, a strange mobster named Joey the Ball, man-eating rats and a giant zombie chimp! Untitled The Goon story; reprints first published Goon story from Dreamwalker #0. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.00.

Matrix Comic Book Preview (1999) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4630917002

March 1999. This is the promotional comic originally intended to coincide with the release of the movie, however all copies were recalled due to objectionable content.