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Spawn (1992 Image) 284B CGC 9.4 Mattina B&W Variant

Paper: White

Mattina Sketch Cover

Label #2099379003

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Jason Shawn Alexander. Cover by Francesco Mattina. The re-creation of Spawn's arch villain THE VIOLATOR…A NEW LOOK! NEW POWERS! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 309B CGC 9.8 McFarlane Variant

Paper: White

Label #4060655006

Consequence of Sin: Part 2 - Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Ken Lashley. Cover by Todd McFarlane. New heroes! New villains! New war! The MYSTERIOUS and DANGEROUS army of Spawns continues to grow. First She-Spawn and Reaper! Then Medieval Spawn! Now Gunslinger Spawn has made his presence known. But who is a hero and who is a villain? And is Al Simmons strong enough to control them all? Maybe his new armor will help! TODD McFARLANE and KEN LASHLEY continue their epic tale! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 310E CGC 9.4 McFarlane Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4501652019

2nd Printing. Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Jim Muniz. Cover by Todd McFarlane. "The STORM... begins." SPAWN is on the hunt for someone, or something, insidious! Demons hiding among humans! Secret dealings with Big-Pharma! Dark plans are about to be exposed! There is a STORM coming, and SPAWN is at its center. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 312C CGC 9.8 Revolver Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case

Revolver Variant Cover.

Label #4039859021

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Carlo Barberi. Cover by Tonton Revolver. 'CULT OF OMEGA,' Part Two of Three-SPAWN raises some of the 'dead' as he storms a palace that has been concealing the secrets of a hidden society whose members can combine to become more powerful than any SPAWN throughout time! Lead by their new king...the OMEGA SPAWN! TODD McFARLANE and CARLO BARBERI launch an exciting and dangerous new chapter for SPAWN! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 346B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover B

Label #4364314012

Written by Rory McConville. Art by Carlo Barberi. Cover by Kael Ngu. The race for the Throne of Hell has begun. Forces and factions from all sides are starting to close in, and Spawn is starting to doubt who he can trust. But without his allies, there is no way he will survive! 24 pages, full color.  Cover price $2.99.

Spawn Kills Everyone Too (2018 Image) 4B CGC 9.8 McFarlane Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover B

Label #3738340025

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Will Robson. Cover by Todd McFarlane. MINISERIES FINALE! The big villain Clownos looks to take the mantle as the king of parody characters. But he collides with our baby Spawn and EVEN WORSE, the baby's baby Spawns. THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO MINISERIES!! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Spawn The Scorched (2022 Image) 1I CGC 9.8 SS McFarlane McFarlane Partial Sketch Signed 1:250 Variant

Paper: White

Signed and "483/838" by Todd McFarlane on 12/30/2021.

Label #4011342001

1:250 variant cover, signed by Todd McFarlane and limited to 838 copies. Written by Sean Lewis. Art by Stephen Segovia and Paulo Siqueira. Cover by Todd McFarlane. The first ALL-NEW issue of TODD McFARLANE's superhero team book! There's a threat so big that no single hero can stop it, and the formation of this new supergroup is the only thing standing in its way. Members will include SPAWN, REDEEMER, GUNSLINGER, MEDIEVAL SPAWN, and SHE-SPAWN, with many more heroes waiting in the wings! Join the battle in this FIRST ISSUE extravaganza as the forces of heaven, hell, and earth collide! REGISTER PITCH: An Avengers-esque ensemble of superheroes and the latest entry in SPAWN'S UNIVERSE. Hook readers of KING SPAWN and GUNSLINGER SPAWN, as well as longtime SPAWN fans. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Stellar (2018 Image) 1MEGABOX CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Skybound Megabox Edition.

Label #1289435006

Megabox Exclusive Variant. Written by Joseph Keatinge. Art and Cover by Bret Blevins. Stellar was taken as a child and transformed into the ultimate weapon, one that would end an intergalactic war. She succeeded…at everything except finding peace. Reduced to a bounty hunter, she scours the worlds she's broken, searching for redemption. But there are other weapons loose in the galaxy, who just can't leave the war behind them. JOSEPH KEATINGE (GLORY, SHUTTER) and legendary artist BRET BLEVINS (New Mutants, Sleepwalker) will transport you to another dimension, filled with crashed spaceships, fast-talking aliens, and ageless wonders. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Stray Dogs Dog Days (2021 Image) 1B CGC 9.8 Forstner Creepshow Homage Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4004624018

Written by Tony Fleecs. Art by Trish Forstner. Cover by Trish Forstner and Tony Fleecs. A series of vicious short stories howling straight out of the pages of STRAY DOGS, 2021's surprise cartoon/horror smash hit! In DOG DAYS, each stray will get their moment to shine-questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved, and old wounds will be torn open. Starting this December…every dog has its day. REGISTER PITCH: The Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs horror thriller that took the industry by storm is back in this standalone spinoff. 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Stray Dogs Dog Days (2021 Image) 1DF.B CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Dynamic Forces Edition B.

Label #4004064440

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Cover by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner. ("Evil Dead II" movie poster cover homage") Written by Tony Fleecs. Art by Trish Forstner. A series of vicious short stories howling straight out of the pages of STRAY DOGS, 2021's surprise cartoon/horror smash hit! In DOG DAYS, each stray will get their moment to shine-questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved, and old wounds will be torn open. Starting this December…every dog has its day. REGISTER PITCH: The Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs horror thriller that took the industry by storm is back in this standalone spinoff. 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1996 Image) 22 FN+ 6.5

The fight for control of the Foot Clan is over and Raphael has lost! Introducing Raph's replacement, Lady Shredder, who wants all four Turtles dead because they know too many of the Clan's secrets! Leo, Mike and Donny are unaware of this turn of events, so Raphael finds himself alone against the very Foot Clan he saved from extinction and rebuilt! Written by Gary Carlson. Art by Frank Fosco and Mark Heike. Cover by Frank Fosco and Erik Larsen. B/W 24 pg. Cover price $2.95.

Transformers (2023 Image) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Johnson Variant Cover A

Label #4482262015

Written by Daniel Warren Johnson. Art by Mike Spicer, Daniel Warren Johnson. Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer. SERIES PREMIERE THE ALL NEW TRANSFORMERS ERA STARTS HERE! Superstar creator DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON (DO A POWERBOMB, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth), alongside ENERGON UNIVERSE showrunner ROBERT KIRKMAN (VOID RIVALS, INVINCIBLE), reimagines Hasbro's robots in disguise for a brand-new generation. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies-the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity's only hope of survival is Optimus Prime. Discover THE TRANSFORMERS like you've never seen them before! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Transformers (2023 Image) 8CBNS CGC 9.8

Paper: White

CBNS Edition

Label #4438933006

CBNS Exclusive Variant Cover by Alex Milne. Written by Daniel Warren Johnson. Art by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer. WELCOME TO CYBERTRONAs the Autobots and Decepticons make some tough choices to survive on Earth, the return of SPOILER will change the war on Cybertron forever. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Twig (2022 Image) 1SOC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Baldari Variant Cover.

Label #4063511017

State of Comics and Warp Zone Comics Exclusive Cover by Nicoletta Baldari. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Kyle Strahm. SERIES PREMIERE Eisner Award-winning I HATE FAIRYLAND and MIDDLEWEST writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) come together for an all-new epic fantasy/adventure miniseries! It's the first day of Twig's new job as a journeyer on a JEFF SMITH's Bone-esque quest to save a The Dark Crystal/Labyrinth-style world. Join our hesitant hero for an inspiring and imaginative tale of hope, heartache, and determination to overcome insurmountable odds! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Walking Dead (2003 Image) 1WW.CHICAGO.D CGC 9.8 Portacio WW Chicago 2015 B&W Variant

Paper: White

WW Chicago Sketch Edition

Label #0275477011

Wizard World Chicago 2015 B&W Exclusive Reprint of issue #1 with new alternate cover by Whilce Portacio! Story by Robert Kirkman. Art by Tony Moore. 28 pages, B&W.

Walking Dead (2003 Image) 150A CGC 9.8 Adlard

Paper: White

Label #4442233002

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano and Cliff Rathburn. Cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart. SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! In our 150th issue, Rick Grimes finds himself... BETRAYED. 36 pages, B&W. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

Walking Dead (2003 Image) 150A CGC 9.8 Adlard

Paper: White

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s)

Label #4442233001

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano and Cliff Rathburn. Cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart. SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! In our 150th issue, Rick Grimes finds himself... BETRAYED. 36 pages, B&W. Rated M Cover price $2.99.

Walking Dead Compendium HC (2012 SDCC Exclusive) 1-REP VF+ 8.5

5th PRINTING.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Walking Dead (2003 Image) #1-48. Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Art by Charlie Adlard, and Tony Moore. Cover by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn. The first eight volumes of this fan-favorite series collected into one massive hardcover collection, sold exclusively at San Diego Comic Con in 2012. Get it while supplies last. Hardcover, 1,088 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS.

Walking Dead Weekly (2011 Image) Reprint Series 1AZ CGC 9.8 SS Bernthal/ Kirkham/ Yeun

Paper: White

Jon Bernthal, Robert Kirkham and Steven Yeun Authenticated Autographs Convention Edition

Label #4481666001

Arizona ComicCon variant edition within reprint series. Starting in this issue, Rick Grimes awakens to a world he's not prepared for. This small town cop must now fight the forces of the undead while he searches for his missing wife and son. This is the issue that started it all!

Wildcats Covert Action Teams (1992 Image) 1A CBCS 9.8 Direct

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A68684-059

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Regular cover edition. "Resurrection Day!" Part 1 of 4.

Story by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi. Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

WildC.A.T.s created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.

A diminutive homeless man wakes up one day and realizes he's actually an immortal alien warlord who has been at war for over a millennia. Jacob Marlowe forms the covert super-human squad known as WildC.A.T.s to battle the Daemonite hordes. As the story unfolds more and more players are drawn into the game and the stage is set for the final battle for the future of mankind.

1st appearance of Spartan, Grifter, Voodoo, Zealot, Void, Maul, Warblade, Lord Emp, Pike, and Helspont.

NOTE: "WildC.A.T.s is everything the X-Men should be. It's action-packed, character driven, and thoroughly enjoyable issue after issue. Jim Lee's contribution to the neophyte days of Image was certainly the cream of the crop." - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $1.95.

Witchblade (1995) 1A VF+ 8.5

Wraparound cover art by Michael Turner. Untitled Witchblade story, script by David Wohl, Brian Haberlin (co-plot), and Michael Turner (co-plot), pencils by Michael Turner, inks by D-Tron. Police officer Sara Pezzini dresses to kill and engages in an unauthorized sting of a group of local drug dealers; she is chewed out by her boss for her antics and because she endangered her partner, Michael Yee, who was already undercover on the operation. During the interrogation of drug informant Drexler, Sara and Michael learn about something big going down at the old Rialto theatre on that very night, but on their way to the Rialto, Sara and Michael are called to a crime scene where the victim has literally been cooked from the inside out. Superstar businessman Kenneth Irons and his deadly bodyguard, Nottingham, begin their tournament by offering paying attendees a chance to try on a mystic gauntlet called the Witchblade. Sara has snuck in solo and watches in horror as mob boss, Cugliani, sticks his hand into the Witchblade and has it burned off; Irons' men catch Michael lurking about outside and prepare to execute him. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Witchblade (1995) 1A FN/VF 7.0

Wraparound cover art by Michael Turner. Untitled Witchblade story, script by David Wohl, Brian Haberlin (co-plot), and Michael Turner (co-plot), pencils by Michael Turner, inks by D-Tron. Police officer Sara Pezzini dresses to kill and engages in an unauthorized sting of a group of local drug dealers; she is chewed out by her boss for her antics and because she endangered her partner, Michael Yee, who was already undercover on the operation. During the interrogation of drug informant Drexler, Sara and Michael learn about something big going down at the old Rialto theatre on that very night, but on their way to the Rialto, Sara and Michael are called to a crime scene where the victim has literally been cooked from the inside out. Superstar businessman Kenneth Irons and his deadly bodyguard, Nottingham, begin their tournament by offering paying attendees a chance to try on a mystic gauntlet called the Witchblade. Sara has snuck in solo and watches in horror as mob boss, Cugliani, sticks his hand into the Witchblade and has it burned off; Irons' men catch Michael lurking about outside and prepare to execute him. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Witchblade (1995) 10C CGC 9.8 Silvestri Gold Variant

Paper: White

Darkness #0 Gold Foil Variant

Label #2708166005

Special Gold Edition. 1st appearance of Darkness. Cover price $2.50.

Witchblade Tomb Raider (1998) 1B FN/VF 7.0 Turner Variant

Signed by Michael Turner. Certification not included.

Michael Turner cover. Cover price $2.95.