Auctions: comic books September 2006

Batman (1940) 655A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4465998003

Direct Edition. Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Andy Kubert. Variant cover by Adam Kubert. Comic legends Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, 1602) come together for Part 1 of "Batman and Son." After a harrowing battle with the Joker high atop Police Headquarters, Batman decides to let Bruce Wayne step into the light. But just who is watching billionaire Bruce Wayne? And what does their plan have to do with Man-Bat? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.

Batman (1940) 655B CGC 9.8 Brown 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #0282587014

1 in 10 Incentive variant cover by Adam Kubert. Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Andy Kubert. Variant cover by Adam Kubert. Comic legends Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, 1602) come together for Part 1 of "Batman and Son." After a harrowing battle with the Joker high atop Police Headquarters, Batman decides to let Bruce Wayne step into the light. But just who is watching billionaire Bruce Wayne? And what does their plan have to do with Man-Bat? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.

Lady Death (2006) Annual 1D CGC 9.8 Ryp Variant

Paper: White

Ryp Variant Cover.

Label #4657833009

Ryp cover. By Brian Pulido & Richard Ortiz Celebrating 15 years of Lady Death in print, we unleash the first ever Lady Death Annual! This super-sized tome is one giant self-contained story by creator Brian Pulido and super-star artist Richard Ortiz! Atop an isolated, monolithic castle, Lady Death, Wargoth, and Satasha, celebrate the Blackland's holiday, Tombsmass. Unknown to them, The Infernal, an unimaginable evil intent on killing them, invades their rare solace. Can Lady Death and her cohorts survive against an unstoppable, supernatural murdering machine? And why is The Infernal here? Could one of them have called it? The answers will melt your mind! Slasher horror on an epic, medieval scale! Featuring a whole host of super-star covers including the regular, wraparound and premium by Richard Ortiz, the painted by Carlos Valenzuela, the Martin and Nemesis covers by Matt Martin, a cover by Juan Jose Ryp, and a special leather cover by Gabriel Rearte limited to just 600 copies! Cover price $4.99.