Auctions: comic books August 2023

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 122 CGC 9.8

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Label #4745381011

Written by Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane. Cover by John Romita Sr. The Goblin's last stand! Devastated by the tragic death of Gwen Stacy, a fighting-mad Spider-Man swears deadly revenge on his greatest enemy: Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! What follows is an action-packed showdown between two of the greatest adversaries in all of fiction. As a volatile Peter Parker tracks his hated foe to one of Osborn's warehouses, the stage is set for an unforgettable battle. Will Spider-Man give in to his rage and take the life of the man who killed the woman he loves? Or even at his most grief-stricken, can he hold himself back from becoming a murderer? And whatever Peter's choice, what difference will it make to the Green Goblin's fate? It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #122. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2022 7th Series) 27B CGC 9.8

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Variant Edition.

Label #4737550014

NOTE: This is a variant cover for Amazing Spider-Man #27, NOT Invincible Iron Man. Written by Zeb Wells. Art by Ed McGuinness. Cover by Claudio Sciarrone. Grief looms over Peter after last issue's shocking death! Spider-Man's villains are more than happy to keep him distracted… Your eyes don't deceive you, DOCTOR OCTOPUS IS BACK! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Betty and Veronica Friends Forever Beach Party (2023 Archie) 1GWOC.C CGC 9.8

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Great Wall of Comics Edition H.

Label #4729950002

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Great Wall of Comics Exclusive "Daytime" Homage Virgin Cover by Dan Parent. Homage to Planet Comics (1984 Pacific Comics) #1 Cover art. Written by Jamie L Rotante and VARIOUS. Art by Holly G, Jim Amash and VARIOUS. A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this SUMMER FUN issue! In 'Babbi's Riverdale Beach Party,' to celebrate the release of the new Babbi movie, Veronica decides to throw an over-the-top beach party, with everyone dressed as their favorite Babbi doll. The Lodge Beach House is turned into a lifelike version of Babbi's Beach House-complete with unicorn rides on the beach! There are even some hints that a surprise guest will make an appearance-so when a handsome, young stranger shows up, EVERYONE wants to know who he is! All that plus even more fun in the sun stories and fabulous summer fashions! 32 pages, full color.

Betty and Veronica Friends Forever Beach Party (2023 Archie) 1GWOC.C FN/VF 7.0

Great Wall of Comics Exclusive "Daytime" Homage Virgin Cover by Dan Parent. Homage to Planet Comics (1984 Pacific Comics) #1 Cover art. Written by Jamie L Rotante and VARIOUS. Art by Holly G, Jim Amash and VARIOUS. A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this SUMMER FUN issue! In 'Babbi's Riverdale Beach Party,' to celebrate the release of the new Babbi movie, Veronica decides to throw an over-the-top beach party, with everyone dressed as their favorite Babbi doll. The Lodge Beach House is turned into a lifelike version of Babbi's Beach House-complete with unicorn rides on the beach! There are even some hints that a surprise guest will make an appearance-so when a handsome, young stranger shows up, EVERYONE wants to know who he is! All that plus even more fun in the sun stories and fabulous summer fashions! 32 pages, full color.

Carnage Reigns Omega (2023 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.6

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Variant Edition.

Label #4750157011

Carnage Reigns: Part 7

Written by Cody Ziglar. Art by Julius Ohta. Cover by Taurin Clarke. "CARNAGE REIGNS" - Conclusion! Cletus Kasady finally gets what he's been after and unlocks new and terrifying possibilities with his Extrembiote armor - and sets the stage for the next VENOM epic! Miles Morales can call in all the backup he wants - but don't he and his super-hero pals get it yet?! CARNAGE RULES! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Deadpool Badder Blood (2023 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8

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Label #4750158003

Written by Rob Liefeld; Chad Bowers. Art by Rob Liefeld. Cover by Rob Liefeld. DEADPOOL, WOLVERINE, CABLE - IT DOESN'T GET BADDER THAN THIS! WADE WILSON is back, and he's brought some frenemies! As the villainous THUMPER returns to take out the man who created him, WOLVERINE and CABLE step in for a daring rescue mission. But as DEADPOOL becomes embroiled in nefarious criminal machinations in MADRIPOOR, will the trio be able to join forces…or will Thumper's agenda put an end to their efforts? Don't miss the highly anticipated follow-up to DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD, as Rob Liefeld returns to the Merc with a Mouth and introduces NEW characters into his wild world who are sure to become the next fan-faves, including the first appearance of SHATTERSTORM! 40 pages, full color. Rated: Parental Advisory. Cover price $4.99.

Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) 1073B CGC 9.8

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Variant Cover.

Label #4750157012

Written by Ram V - Dan Watters. Art by Ivan Reis - Stefano Raffaele. Cover by Kelley Jones. Where there's a will, there's a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman...because myths don't bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen's three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush their way through Gotham to help Batman before it's too late and an Azmer demon is placed inside him... 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Edge of Spider-Verse (2023 Marvel) 3A CGC 9.8

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Label #4393636003

Written by Dan Slott; David Betancourt. Art by Julian Shaw; Humberto Ramos. Cover by Patrick Brown. SPIDER-SMASHER RETURNS! After her hit debut in MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN, Miles' sister Billie Morales's alter ego is still needed in the Empire of the Spider! Plus, the origin of the secret Spider-Character who debuted in SPIDER-MAN #7 is told here! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Flash (2016 5th Series) 800G CGC 9.8

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Meyers Variant Cover.

Label #4750158001

Art & Cover by Jonboy Meyers. Written by Jeremy Adams, Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Geoff Johns, and Simon Spurrier. Art by Fernando Pasarin & Oclair Albert, Todd Nauck, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Scott Kolins, and Mike Deodato Jr. An oversize anniversary issue concludes writer Jeremy Adams's acclaimed tenure, with special guests Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, and Geoff Johns joining the celebration! As the Adams run races to the finish line, get a prelude to the new Dawn of DC chapter of the Fastest Man Alive's adventures from the dream team of Simon Spurrier (Coda, Detective Comics) and Mike Deodato Jr. (Avengers)! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 74SHOWCASE.DEBALFO.A CGC 9.8

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Showcase Edition A.

Label #4346195012

2023 Philly VIP Showcase Edition Variant Cover by Mike DeBalfo. Written by Dave Franchini & Various. After being reunited with her allies, Skye 'Snow White' Mathers-Guardian of the Nexus-has discovered the truth of the evil that has been lurking beneath our world since before the birth of mankind. What comes next is the true test of the human race against horrors too ancient to fully comprehend-and humanity's fate lies in her hands! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 74SHOWCASE.KHAMUNAKI.B CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Showcase Edition E.

Label #4425635001

2023 Philly VIP Showcase Edition Variant Cover by Sun Khamunaki. Written by Dave Franchini & Various. After being reunited with her allies, Skye 'Snow White' Mathers-Guardian of the Nexus-has discovered the truth of the evil that has been lurking beneath our world since before the birth of mankind. What comes next is the true test of the human race against horrors too ancient to fully comprehend-and humanity's fate lies in her hands! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 74SHOWCASE.ROYLE.A CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Showcase Edition C.

Label #4425635003

2023 Philly VIP Showcase Edition Variant Cover by John Royle. Written by Dave Franchini & Various. After being reunited with her allies, Skye 'Snow White' Mathers-Guardian of the Nexus-has discovered the truth of the evil that has been lurking beneath our world since before the birth of mankind. What comes next is the true test of the human race against horrors too ancient to fully comprehend-and humanity's fate lies in her hands! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 74SHOWCASE.SPAY.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Showcase Edition B.

Label #4425635004

2023 Philly VIP Showcase Edition Variant Cover by Anthony Spay. Written by Dave Franchini & Various. After being reunited with her allies, Skye 'Snow White' Mathers-Guardian of the Nexus-has discovered the truth of the evil that has been lurking beneath our world since before the birth of mankind. What comes next is the true test of the human race against horrors too ancient to fully comprehend-and humanity's fate lies in her hands! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Harley Quinn (2021 DC) 31SYNDICATE.A CGC 9.8

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The Syndicate Edition C.

Label #4692154003

The Syndicate (The 616 Comics, Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, and Fandom Comic Shop) exclusive Cover by Nathan Szerdy. Written by Tini Howard and Heather Anne Campbell. Art by Sweeney Boo and Filya Bratukhin. Well, here I am trying to convince this talking rabbit not to kill...wait. What?! Ivy's home?! Aw crap--I gotta clean up the apartment and hide all the plants I ruined. Maybe I should hire a bunch of sexy apartment cleaners? Eh, Ivy would probably want to be here for that... Okay, it's up to you, Bud and Lou! Eat all the trash! Go, go, go, go, my babies! Plus, it's the anime event of the century as I dream about my life as the protagonist of a mecha story! Time ta get in the freakin' robot! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8

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Label #4737583011

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by Nic Klein. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4737583012

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by Jim Cheung. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8

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Bazaldua Variant Cover.

Label #4737583013

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by Jan Bazaldua. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8

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Marquez Variant Cover.

Label #4737583014

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by David Marquez. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8

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Young Variant Cover.

Label #4737583015

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by Skottie Young. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1F CGC 9.8

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Perez Variant Cover.

Label #4737583016

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by George Perez. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Incredible Hulk (2023 Marvel) 1G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Gleason Variant Cover.

Label #4737583017

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Nic Klein. Cover by Patrick Gleason. THE AGE OF MONSTERS HAS BEGUN! As an enraged Hulk tries to take control of Bruce Banner's body permanently, a mysterious immortal turns every monster in the Marvel Universe against Banner in an attempt to free their creator, the primordial Mother of Horrors. With the help of an unlikely new friend, Banner and Hulk must try to stop the world from getting plunged into darkness in this terrifying new series! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Joker Uncovered (2023 DC) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Foil Edition.

Label #4369804025

Foil Cover by Lee Bermejo. Written by Dave Wielgosz. Art by Jorge Corona, Frank Quitely, Gabriele Dell'Otto, Simone Bianchi, James Stokoe, Alan Quah, Lee Bermejo, Ben Oliver, Kelley Jones, Simone Di Meo, Francesco Mattina, Mark Brooks, J. Scott Campbell, Jonboy Meyers, Sean Phillips, Jim Cheung, Kim Jacinto, Belén Ortega, Ryan Brown, Brian Stelfreeze, Jorge Molina, Francesco Francavilla, James Harren, Dustin Nguyen, Clay Mann, Christian Ward, Neal Adams, Darryl Banks, Glenn Fabry and Brian Bolland. Lowlifes, creeps, and scoundrels, it's your Uncle Joker here. You know art can come from many places. And most great art is about truly despicable people, like me. In that spirit, you should buy The Joker: Uncovered to see a murderer's row of the world's greatest comic book artists commit my beautiful image to dozens of wonderful variant covers, all collected in one place for the very first time. Expand your mind a little bit, and take in some good art. Featuring a new 4-page framing sequence by Dave Wielgosz and Jorge Corona. 40 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $7.99.

Keys of Cthulhu (2023 Zenescope) 1J CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover J.

Label #4559815008

2023 Fairy Tale Topless "Gretel" Collectible Cover by John Royle - limited to 100 copies. Written by Joe Brusha. Cthulhu is close to waking from his long prison of sleep. The keys to his awakening have been found and all but two have been collected. Avril Williams knows her power as a witch makes her special but she never suspected they made her a key to waking the greatest evil the world has ever known. Now on a mysterious South American island teeming with evil, she must confront her destiny as the final key to unlocking hell on earth. 56 pages, full color. Rated T

Lady Death Cybernetic Desecration (2023 Coffin) 1HOMAGE CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Homage Edition.

Label #4733730018

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Homage Edition Variant Cover by Steven Butler. Story by Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean. Art by Diego Bernard. Lady Death is thrust into an alternative dystopian future earth where her evil persona Empress Death '' has nearly extinguished the human race. Now Empress Deaths mission is to murder the last 999 souls on earth and finally achieve megadeath, the death of all life on earth. Can Lady Death, weaponless and alone, navigate this nightmare and defeat the most-evil foe she has ever faced and return to her timeline unscathed? Lady Deaths reality will be upended! Are you ready for this? 32 pgs. Full Color.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (2023 Marvel) 4th Edition 4-1ST NM 9.4

NOTE: Limited to 480 copies.

4th Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 1" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #1-10. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, George Roussos, and Chic Stone. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. By popular demand! Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material! Welcome to Marvel's ReMasterworks! Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Earth's Mightiest Heroes - Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp and Thor - formed the core of the super-team called the Avengers. But it was three issues later when Captain America returned from the frozen depths of the northern Atlantic that the Avengers truly took form! Written by Stan "The Man" Lee, and illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, here you'll find the first appearances of Kang the Conqueror, Wonder Man, the Space Phantom and Baron Zemo; the debut of the Masters of Evil; and the Hulk's departure from the team and subsequent battle with the Avengers alongside the volatile Sub-Mariner! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Nurinuri Omnibus (Japanese 2023 Siberian Branch) 1 CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4700487012

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Zunofo and Pygmy. Japanese Language.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Last Ronin the Lost Years (2022 IDW) 5MOSTWANTED CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Nguyen

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: VO Nguyen (with sketch) on 12/18/2023. Most Wanted Comics Exclusive.

Label #23-4755D5A-001

Most Wanted Comics Exclusive Virgin Cover by Vo Nguyen. Written by Kevin Eastman; Tom Waltz. Art by Ben Bishop; SL Gallant. In the past: A wake of death and destruction stretches behind Michelangelo, trailing across years and continents, but at long last, fate has brought him face-to-face with the one who stands between him and vengeance: the one called DEATH WORM. Meanwhile, in the present (a.k.a. our future!): Chaos has taken hold of New York City, forcing Casey Marie Jones and her young Turtle pupils to make a choice: stand and fight or watch the world burn…Writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz, alongside artists Ben Bishop (TMNT: The Last Ronin) and SL Gallant (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), conclude this tantalizing tale of the beginnings of the Last Ronin. But this is just the beginning of an all-new adventure. Dont miss it! 32 pages, full color. Rated M

Tony Magazine Petit (Japanese 2016 T2 Art Works) 102 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4728251021

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Japanese Art Book. Cover and Art by Tony. Japanese Language.