Auctions: comic books July 2018

Batgirl (2016) 23B CGC 9.8 Middleton Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4361278002

Written by Hope Larson. Art by Minkyu Jung and José Marzan. Cover by Joshua Middleton. 'STRANGE LOOP' finale! Trapped in a prison of her own mind's making, Batgirl must act out of character in order to reenter reality. Can she put her need to survive above the needs of those she's sworn to protect? Or is she doomed to wander the mazes of her mind for all of eternity?! 32 pages, full color. Rated T. Cover price $3.99.

Black Panther (2018 7th Series) 1A CGC 9.8 Acuna

Paper: White

Label #3747247008

Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art and Cover by Daniel Acuna. A NEW DIRECTION FROM TA-NEHISI COATES & DANIEL ACUñA! A bold new direction for the Black Panther! For years, T'Challa has fought off invaders from his homeland, protecting Wakanda from everything from meddling governments to long-lost gods. Now, he will discover that Wakanda is much bigger than he ever dreamed… Across the vast Multiverse lies an empire founded in T'Challa's name. Readers caught a glimpse of it in MARVEL LEGACY #1. Now find out the truth behind the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda! Ta-Nehisi Coates welcomes aboard fan-favorite artist Daniel Acuña for a Black Panther story unlike any other! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Mall (2018 Scout) 1NYCC CGC 9.8 SS James Haick III Loureiro NYCC Variant

Paper: White

Signed By James Haick lll on 4/2/20. New York Comic Con Edition.

Label #1963808024

New York Comic Con exclusive cover by Rafael Loureiro. Written by Don Handfield and James Haick III. Art by Rafael Loureiro. Fresh from the pages of Scout Presents: The Mall Free Comic Book Day, the MALL is set in everyone's favorite decade, the 1980's. This coming of age crime story takes place in a small Florida town at the height of the popularity of indoor malls. When the head of the Cardini Mob Family mysteriously dies, his three illegitimate children each inherit a store in the mall. While the stores front as legal businesses, the real money is in the illegal businesses. The kids are thrust into a world of crime, all the while just trying to survive normal high school life. It's a John Hughes movie set in the Godfather universe. Co-written by History Channel's Knightfall writer Don Handfield and Solar Flare's James Haick III. 28 pages, full color.

Robyn Hood The Curse (2017 Zenescope) 6SDCC.A CGC 9.8 Santacruz SDCC Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover F.

Label #3828426008

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive cover by Derlis Santacruz - Limited to 500 copies. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Julius Abrera. A darkness falls over the billionaire's mega-party and everyone who falls beneath its shadow will die! A nightmare god from the ancient past shows up in San Diego to judge every living soul. And the news is NOT good. Robyn and her bow may be the only thing that stands between civilization as we know and a world ruled by an angry deity with an appetite for human flesh. And Marian succeeds in freeing Sam from her curse. Or has she? 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Umbrella Academy Hotel Oblivion (2018 Dark Horse) Ashcan Edition 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2128133017

Story by Gerard Way. Art by Gabriel Ba. Comic Con Exclusive Ashcan-sized preview of Umbrella Academy Hotel Oblivion (2018) #1. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 16 pages. Full Color.

Venom (2018 Marvel) 1A CBCS 9.8 Signed Cates Stegman

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Donny Cates on 8/23/2019

Label #19-32AB12A-017

Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman. A NEW SERIES BY DONNY CATES & RYAN STEGMAN! In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York, and with it, something equally evil has awakened in that most Wicked of Webslingers - VENOM! Still a Lethal Protector of the innocents in New York, this never-before-seen threat could force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear - including Eddie Brock! Join two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, for a VENOM adventure a thousand years in the making! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom (2018 Marvel) 1CSA.B CGC 9.8 Quinones CSA Variant

Paper: White

Quinones Variant Cover B.

Label #4255359015

ComicSketchArt exclusive variant by Joe Quinones. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. A NEW SERIES BY DONNY CATES & RYAN STEGMAN! In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York, and with it, something equally evil has awakened in that most Wicked of Webslingers - VENOM! Still a Lethal Protector of the innocents in New York, this never-before-seen threat could force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear - including Eddie Brock! Join two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, for a VENOM adventure a thousand years in the making! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Venom (2018 Marvel) 1G CGC 9.8 Kuder Variant

Paper: White

Kuder Variant Cover

Label #0351936020

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Aaron Kuder. A NEW SERIES BY DONNY CATES & RYAN STEGMAN! In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York, and with it, something equally evil has awakened in that most Wicked of Webslingers - VENOM! Still a Lethal Protector of the innocents in New York, this never-before-seen threat could force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear - including Eddie Brock! Join two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, for a VENOM adventure a thousand years in the making! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Venom (2018 Marvel) 1I CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Cates/ Kirkham Stegman Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Donny Cates and Tyler Kirkham on 8/23/2019 Second Printing

Label #19-3233DB5-016

2nd Printing. Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman. A NEW SERIES BY DONNY CATES & RYAN STEGMAN! In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York, and with it, something equally evil has awakened in that most Wicked of Webslingers - VENOM! Still a Lethal Protector of the innocents in New York, this never-before-seen threat could force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear - including Eddie Brock! Join two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, for a VENOM adventure a thousand years in the making! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+