Auctions: comic books October 2019

Absolute Batman Arkham Asylum HC (2019 DC) 30th Anniversary Edition 1-1ST VF+ 8.5

30th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Dave McKean.

One of the greatest Batman stories ever told, BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM is celebrated in this new 30th anniversary slipcased edition featuring new cover art by Dave McKean!

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over and are demanding Batman in exchange for their hostages. Accepting their demented challenge, Batman is forced to endure the personal hells of The Joker, the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and many other sworn enemies in order to save the innocents and retake the prison.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 232 pages, full color. MATURE READERS

Cover price $75.00.

Absolute Carnage (2019 Marvel) 1SONNY.B CBCS 9.6 Witnessed Sig Bagley Bagley Sonny's Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Minor crack(s) front or back, under 1"

Witnessed Signature: Mark Bagley on 7/20/2021. From the Personal Collection of Mark Bagley. Sonny's Comics Virgin Exclusive.

Label #21-3D75104-005

Sonny's Comics exclusive virgin cover by Mark Bagley. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. After turning Venom's world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who's ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He's skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+

Absolute Carnage Lethal Protectors (2019 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2082877012

Written by Frank Tieri. Art by Flaviano Armentaro. Cover by Bengal. THE CULT OF CARNAGE COMES TO NEW YORK CITY! When he was last seen, John Jameson was being recovered from the scene of a massacre in Doverton, Colorado, by Misty Knight. Since then, they've both been MIA. So how, then, are they the only two people poised to prevent chaos as a mysterious foe of Spider-Man's is RESURRECTED in the basements of RAVENCROFT INSTITUTE FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool (2019 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8 SS Crain Crain 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Clayton Crain on 7/6/21 Crain Variant Cover

Label #3824718001

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Frank Tieri. Art by Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, and Rachelle Rosenberg. Cover by Clayton Crain. At long last, Deadpool is ready to get his head straight and checks himself into Ravencroft Institute. Unfortunately, there's another new arrival: CARNAGE! But I don't think he's here for a group therapy session… Madness and mayhem abound in the can't-miss showdown of the year! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

House of X (2019 Marvel) 2A CGC 9.8 Larraz

Paper: White

Label #2137152008

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art and Cover by Pepe Larraz. Learn the truth about one of the X-Men's closest allies…and then begin the fight for the future of mutantkind! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (AVENGERS, SECRET WARS, FANTASTIC FOUR) continues reshaping the X-Men's world with Marvel Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS)! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

House of X (2019 Marvel) 3C CGC 9.8 Pichelli Variant

Paper: White

Pichelli Variant Cover.

Label #2078984020

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Sara Pichelli. Learn the truth about one of the X-Men's closest allies…and then begin the fight for the future of mutantkind! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (AVENGERS, SECRET WARS, FANTASTIC FOUR) continues reshaping the X-Men's world with Marvel Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS)! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

House of X (2019 Marvel) 3E CGC 9.8 Asrar Variant

Paper: White

Asrar Variant Cover.

Label #2078984023

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Mahmud Asrar. Learn the truth about one of the X-Men's closest allies…and then begin the fight for the future of mutantkind! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (AVENGERS, SECRET WARS, FANTASTIC FOUR) continues reshaping the X-Men's world with Marvel Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS)! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Marvel Comics (2019 Marvel) 1000I CGC 9.8 Brooks Variant

Paper: White

Brooks Variant Cover.

Label #3777307002

Cover by Mark Brooks. THE GREATEST TALENT EVER ASSEMBLED FOR ONE STORY! THIS IS THE BIG ONE! In celebration of Marvel's 80th Anniversary, we have gathered together the greatest array of talent ever to be assembled between the covers of a single comic book! Names from the past, from the present, and even the future! Every page is filled with all-new work from this cavalcade of comic book luminaries! There is a mystery that threads throughout the Marvel Universe - one that has its origins in MARVEL COMICS #1 and which unites a disparate array of heroes and villains throughout the decades! What is the Eternity Mask, and who is responsible for the conspiracy to keep it hidden? And what new player will make their startling debut as these secrets are peeled away? Featuring the entirety of the Marvel Universe of characters! Written by Al Ewing, Jeremy Whitley, Mark Waid, Kathryn Immonen, Kurt Busiek, Joe Hill, Kieron Gillen, Jeph Loeb, Alex Ross, James M. Iglehart, Saladin Ahmed, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Walter Simonson, Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Lethem, Everett Lethem, Desmond Lethem, Priest, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ryan North, Ralph Macchio, Jimmy "Taboo" Gomez, Benjamin Jackendoff, Jim Zub, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Matthew Rosenberg, Charles Soule, Toby Whithouse, Rainbow Rowell, Donald Mustard, David Mandel, Eve L. Ewing, Brad Meltzer, Tom DeFalco, Glen David Gold, Ed Brisson, Adam F. Goldberg, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Jason Aaron, Donny Cates, Jonathan Hickman, Patrick Gleason, Gail Simone, Joe Quesada, Peter David, Chris Claremont, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, Kelly Thompson, Tini Howard, Tom Taylor, Allan Heinberg, David F. Walker, Greg Pak, Chip Zdarsky, J. Scott Campbell, Jason Reynolds, Dan Slott, Jeff Lemire, Neil Gaiman, Jason Latour, Derek Landy and J. Michael Straczynski. Art by Steve Epting, Patch Zircher, Leonardo Romero, Joshua Cassara, Irene Koh, John Cassaday, Stuart Immonen, Ron Garney, Leonard Kirk, Phil Noto, Cameron Stewart, Gabriel Hardman, Michael Allred, Doug Braithwaite, Tim Sale, Cory Smith, Chris Weston, Eduardo Risso, CAFU, Klaus Janson, Alex Ross, Oscar Martin, Steve Rude, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez, Walter Simonson, Chris Samnee, Paul Hornschemeier, Brian Stelfreeze, Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose, David Lopez, James Harren, Marco Checchetto, Jeffrey Veregge, Nick Bradshaw, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Rod Reis, Leinil Francis Yu, George Perez, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Fonteriz, Alan Davis, Kris Anka, Donald Mustard, Butch Guice, Jen Bartel, Julian Totino Tedesco, Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding, Chris Mooneyham, Mark Bright, Scott Hanna, Jorge Fornes, Adam Riches, Daniel Acuna, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Goran Parlov, Geoff Shaw, Dustin Weaver, Patrick Gleason, David Baldeon, Joe Quesada, Kevin Nowlan, Adam Kubert, Salvador Larroca, Mattia De Iulis, Pepe Larraz, Kia Asamiya, Juann Cabal, Jim Cheung, JJ Kirby, Takeshi Miyazawa, Chip Zdarsky, Jesus Saiz, J. Scott Campbell, Patrick O'Keefe, Marcos Martin, Jeff Lemire, Mark Buckingham, Jason Latour, Paco Medina, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Steve McNiven, Christian Ward, Mike Deodato, Jr. and Paul Azaceta. 96 pages. full color. Rated T Cover price $9.99.

Powers of X (2019 Marvel) 2A CGC 9.8 Silva

Paper: White

Label #2085078001

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art and Cover by R. B. Silva. As Xavier sows the seeds of the past, the X-Men's future blossoms into trouble for all mutantdom. Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (NEW AVENGERS, INFINITY, FF) continues reshaping the X-Men's past, present and future with breakout artist R.B. Silva (UNCANNY X-MEN)! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spider-Man Velocity (2019 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #2085328005

Written by Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum. Art by Emilio Laiso. Cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto. THE FIRST ALL-ORIGINAL STORY SET IN THE GAMERVERSE STARTS HERE! Dennis 'Hopeless' Hallum continues the saga of the spectacular SPIDER-MAN with an ALL-NEW story set in the Gamerverse! How and why did PETER PARKER build the armored VELOCITY SUIT seen in the Marvel's Spider-Man video game? Find out here! After the events of CITY AT WAR, SPIDER-MAN continues to balance his colliding worlds as he attempts to protect New York City against super villains like SWARM, while reporter MARY JANE WATSON delves deep into an investigation with legendary Daily Bugle journalist BEN URICH. Learn the never-before-told backstory behind the popular VELOCITY SUIT as unexplainable occurrences bedevil the city and our heroes come face-to-face with…a poltergeist?! Illustrated by Emilio Laiso (CHAMPIONS, STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA), with eye-popping covers by the inimitable SKAN, you won't want to miss a panel of the first all-original story following up the worldwide hit video game! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.