Auctions: comic books October 2021

Ant (2021 3rd Series Image) 1THE616 VF+ 8.5

The 616 Comics Exclusive Virgin Cover by Hal Laren - limited to 500 copies. Story and Art by Erik Larsen. 'ANT: WHO SHE IS AND HOW SHE CAME TO BE!' Erik Larsen takes on a whole new wall-crawler! ANT's epic adventure kicks off with this all-new origin issue! A new ongoing title by ERIK LARSEN. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+

Batman '89 (2021 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Ordway Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #3929782005

Written by Sam Hamm. Art by Joe Quinones. Cover by Jerry Ordway. Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burtons seminal classic Batman movies! Batman 89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: BATMAN! And hell get Bruce Waynes help in taking down the Dark Knight! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Batman '89 (2021 DC) 1CKOC.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Comic Kingdom of Canada Edition A.

Label #3969165021

Comic Kingdom of Canada Exclusive Cover by Francesco Mattina. Written by Sam Hamm. Art by Joe Quinones. Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burtons seminal classic Batman movies! Batman 89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: BATMAN! And hell get Bruce Waynes help in taking down the Dark Knight! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Belle Headless Horseman (2021 Zenescope) 1J CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover J.

Label #4705261019

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2021 November Movie Club Collectible cover by Sun Khamunaki - limited to 100 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Julius Abrera. Be sure to hang onto your head, and hang on for the ride in this next pulse-pounding, monster-filled 32-page story! From stories that span centuries, the Headless Horseman has roamed woods and battlefields seeking the lives of those who have strayed from the fight taking that, which he no longer has, their heads. As some legends are made, others are born, and Anabelle 'Belle' DiMarco happens to be so lucky. Descendent from a bloodline of hunters of beasts and otherworldly creatures, she is destined to take on those that creep from the shadows, reaching into our world waiting for a hero to battle them back. So what happens when beast hunter meets horseman? Find out here when legends collide! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Belle Headless Horseman (2021 Zenescope) 1K CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover K.

Label #4682636023

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2021 November Movie Club Topless collectible cover by Sun Khamunaki - limited to 100 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Julius Abrera. Be sure to hang onto your head, and hang on for the ride in this next pulse-pounding, monster-filled 32-page story! From stories that span centuries, the Headless Horseman has roamed woods and battlefields seeking the lives of those who have strayed from the fight taking that, which he no longer has, their heads. As some legends are made, others are born, and Anabelle 'Belle' DiMarco happens to be so lucky. Descendent from a bloodline of hunters of beasts and otherworldly creatures, she is destined to take on those that creep from the shadows, reaching into our world waiting for a hero to battle them back. So what happens when beast hunter meets horseman? Find out here when legends collide! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Fetish X Costume (Japanese 2021 Propeller Prompt) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan/Second Printing.

Label #4713812016

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Second Printing. Japanese Doujinshi. Cover and Art by Matsuzaki Miyuki. Japanese Language.

House of Slaughter (2021 Boom) 1SANCTUM CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Sanctum Sanctorum Comics Edition

Label #3990497004

Sanctum Sanctorum Exclusive Variant Cover by Robert Hack. Written by James TynionIV, Tate Brombal. Art by Chris Shehan, Werther Dell'Edera. Discover the inner workings of the House of Slaughter in this new horror series exploring the secret history of the Order that forged Erica Slaughter into the monster hunter she is today. You know Aaron Slaughter as Erica's handler and rival. But before he donned the black mask, Aaron was a teenager training within the House of Slaughter. Surviving within the school is tough enough, but it gets even more complicated when Aaron falls for a mysterious boy destined to be his competition. Dive deeper into the world of Something is Killing the Children in this first story arc by co-creator James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake) and co-writer Tate Brombal (Barbalien), with art by rising star Chris Shehan (The Autumnal) and co-creator Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades). 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Joker Presents a Puzzlebox (2021 DC) 1CE.A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Comics Elite Con Exclusive A.

Label #21-2BC8B45-027

Comics Elite exclusive cover by Ryan Brown. Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Jesus Merino, Joshua Hixon. Its story time! The G.C.P.D. discover a mysterious corpse, a magical box, and a murderers row of the citys most dangerous villains sitting in a jail cell. Now all they need to figure out is what exactly happened. Fortunately, one suspect is willing to talk. Unfortunately, its The Joker. Now, superstar writer Matthew Rosenberg, magnificent artist Jesus Merino, and a multitude of rising-star artists invite you to spend a night in the Gotham Central interrogation room for a dozen tales of murder, mayhem, and mystery as told by the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Can you solve this puzzle before the sun comes up? 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Kang the Conqueror (2021 Marvel) 1K CGC 9.8 Young Variant

Paper: White

Young Variant Cover.

Label #4011082005

Written by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing. Art by Carlos Magno. Cover by Skottie Young. THE ORIGIN OF KANG! The man called Kang the Conqueror has been a pharaoh, a villain, a warlord of the space ways and even, on rare occasions, a hero. Across all timelines, one fact seemed absolute: Time means nothing to Kang the Conqueror. But the truth is more complex. Kang is caught in an endless cycle of creation and destruction dictated by time and previously unseen by any but the Conqueror himself. A cycle that could finally explain the enigma that is Kang. And a cycle that begins and ends with an old and broken Kang sending his younger self down a dark path… 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 3D CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Barends Barends Variant

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Bjorn Barends on 5/19/2022. Bjorn Barends Variant.

Written by Sean Lewis. Art by Javier Fernandez. Cover by Bjorn Barends. New fan-favorite creative team LEWIS & FERNANDEZ continue their dark trek into a world beginning to come undone at the seams. Enemies have begun to unite as the battle for the gates of Hell continues to escalate. And Kincaid is back, but what does he want, and what role does he need Spawn to play in his creation of a new world? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 3D CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Barends Barends Variant

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Bjorn Barends on 5/19/2022. Bjorn Barends Variant.

Written by Sean Lewis. Art by Javier Fernandez. Cover by Bjorn Barends. New fan-favorite creative team LEWIS & FERNANDEZ continue their dark trek into a world beginning to come undone at the seams. Enemies have begun to unite as the battle for the gates of Hell continues to escalate. And Kincaid is back, but what does he want, and what role does he need Spawn to play in his creation of a new world? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Miles Morales Spider-Man (2021 Marvel) Annual 1C CBCS 9.8 Fleecs 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Tony Fleecs Retailer Incentive.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Saladin Ahmed, Jed MacKay. Art by Luca Maresca, Juan Ferreyra. Cover by Tony Fleecs. FIGHT AT THE MUSEUM! Miles Morales is investigating a series of monster attacks in Brooklyn when he runs into Ms. Marvel's friend and ally AMULET! Together they connect the monsters to a series of cursed magical objects. But who activated them, and why? And can Spider-Man and Amulet find out before the monsters take them down too? ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 6 (of 8) of 'Infinite Fury'! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Something Is Killing the Children HC (2021 Boom Studios) Deluxe Edition 1ANTIHERO-1ST NM 9.4

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Anti-Hero Gallery Exclusive Cover by Werther Dell'Edera. Collects Something is Killing the Children (2019 Boom) #1-15.

Written by James TynionIV. Art by Werther Dell'Edera. Cover by Jenny Frison.

Children in a sleepy Wisconsin town begin to go missing with most never returning, and those that do have disturbing stories of horrific creatures that live in the shadows.

There is one person that believes the children and claims to be the only who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. This is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.

Experience the critically acclaimed series by GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Department of Truth, Batman) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Razorblades) like never before.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.