Auctions: comic books February 2011

Avengers (2010 4th Series) 8 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4715503013

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. The return of the Illuminati! Marvel's super-secret brain trust has reunited because someone is trying to put the Infinity Gauntlet back together. Who is it and will the Avengers be able to stop them in time? And what does any of this have to do with the Red Hulk? Plus, is there a little romance brewing? Another blistering blockbuster chapter from Marvel's premiere super hero team Bendis and Romita Jr. Plus: another illustrated chapter of the oral history of the Avengers! 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $3.99.

Lady Death (2010 Boundless) 3A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4737551022

Cover by Garrie Gastonny. (W) Brian Pulido, Mike Wolfer (A) Marcelo Mueller. The shocking all-new Lady Death on-going series continues as she begins her return to power! After successfully capturing one of five fragments of her stolen powers, forces beyond Illadra's understanding lure her to the darkest jungles of Asia in her quest to recover the lost heritage she once possessed as Lady Death! But horror awaits her on the open seas as the evil resonating from her recovered power crystal infects the crew of the ship she travels upon, an evil that twists them all into murderous, undead beasts with a taste for human flesh. But should she survive the voyage, can she possibly stand alone against the vile, supernaturally-twisted Fung Wei and his castle of torture, or the demonic Black Ghost Guards who defend their master? Co-written by Mike (Gravel, Wolfskin) Wolfer and original creator Brian Pulido, this series promises to be the most powerful Lady Death tale ever! Amazing new talent Marcelo Mueller provides the luscious art and Digikore brings the dramatic colors wrapped in a stunning new cover by Garrie (Supergod) Gastonny! Also available with a Wraparound cover by Juan Jose Ryp and a special Art Deco Retailer Order Incentive by painter Michael Dipascale! MATURE THEMES Cover price $3.99.

What If Iron Man Demon in an Armor (2010 Marvel) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Story by Bob Layton & David MichelinIe Written by DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by GRAHAM NOLAN Cover by BOB LAYTON Back-Up Story By RICK REMENDER & SHAWN MOLL Would Tony Stark still be Iron Man...if he wasn't Tony Stark? Twenty years ago, in a college experiment gone bad, the young Stark's mind is transferred to the body of impoverished but brilliant fellow student, Victor von Doom! Blamed for the unsanctioned research, his memory wiped clean, Tony is deported and forced to face life as a disgraced Latverian commoner. Meanwhile, von Doom grows and flourishes in the wealth and privilege of being sole heir to Stark Industries. Thus, in separate cauldrons on different sides of the world, both Iron Man and Dr. Doom are forged anew. But who are the men inside the armors...really? Find out in 'WHAT IF TONY STARK HAD BECOME DR. DOOM?', co-plotted and written by David Michelinie ('IRON MAN: THE END'), pencilled by Graham Nolan ('X-MEN FOREVER') and co-plotted and inked by Bob Layton ('HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD'). PLUS, What If: The Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool - Part 3! 40 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Widowmaker (2010 Marvel) with Black Widow & Hawkeye 1A FN LEE

Cover by JAE LEE Written by Jim McCann & duane swierczynski Penciled by David Lopez & Manuel Garcia. Who is hunting Marvel's super spies? Espionage agents around the world are being assassinated, their covers blown, and governments' intelligence & security capabilities devastated! The person behind it: an all-new Ronin! The next two super-spies targeted for death: Black Widow and Mockingbird! The wildcard determined to unmask the killer: Hawkeye! Let the game begin as Marvel's spy community collides with it's superhuman agents! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Widowmaker (2010 Marvel) with Black Widow & Hawkeye 2A VG LEE

Cover by JAE LEE Written by Jim McCann & duane swierczynski Penciled by David Lopez & Manuel Garcia Who is hunting Marvel's super spies? Espionage agents around the world are being assassinated, their covers blown, and governments' intelligence & security capabilities devastated! The person behind it: an all-new Ronin! The next two super-spies targeted for death: Black Widow and Mockingbird! The wildcard determined to unmask the killer: Hawkeye! Let the game begin as Marvel's spy community collides with it's superhuman agents! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Wolverine (2010 3rd Series) 4B CGC 9.8 Peterson 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4484628013

Limited 1 for 10 Tron Variant by Brandon Peterson. Wolverine Goes to Hell: Part 4 of 5 - Written by JASON AARON Penciled by RENATO GUEDES Demonically-possessed Wolverine vs. Colossus. What more do you need? How about Mystique and the Ghost Riders and Sabretooth and the devil wielding a really big sword, not to mention a shocking appearance by a figure from Logan's past that no one's expecting, least of all Logan himself. All of this as Wolverine's epic descent into hell rolls on. 40 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.