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Love Tales (1949) 65 GD 2.0

Cover detached at one staple. 1" spine split from the top. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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Lovelorn (1950) 40 VG- 3.5

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A torch singer enters a pie-baking contest and finds love, but then loses it when he learns what she does for a living; The proverbial farmers daughter meets the man of her dreams; Advice for when Mr. Right has one wrong habit. The Cheat!; Drop the Handkerchief!; Mutual Trust; I Was the Farmer's Daughter; On the Boss's Time!; The Man Problem; I Love Him...But!; You Can't Buy Love! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lum (1989) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699262021

Lunatic Binge (1988 Triad) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699262022

M House Art Book (M House Publishing) 1CHICKS.B.FOIL CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Chicks Comics Foil Edition B. Label Error: Wrong cover artist identified by CGC.

Label #4403764009

"Chicks Comics" Topless Edition Foil Virgin Cover by Max Fed. Text Story by Melinda Young. Art by Fernando Cordeiro.

M House Art Book (M House Publishing) 1XPOSURE.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

ComicXposure Edition B.

Label #4332625008

ComicXposure Exclusive Topless "Raven" Edition Virgin Cover by Sidney Augusto. Text Story by Melinda Young. Art by Fernando Cordeiro.

M@S Log Type:Bahnschrift Regular (Japanese 2025 Raku Ni Ikuyo!) 1 VF 8.0

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Art by Hirosaji. IdolM@ster Fan Art Book. Japanese Language. 24 pages. Full color.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4698236004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Machine Man," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; While Machine Man is busy saving the life of a hiker in danger, he is unaware that Dr. Broadhurst is receiving a government agent who is informing him that Colonel Kragg has been assigned to terminate the last surviving X-51 unit; Machine Man walks deeper into the forest where he comes across Peter Spaulding, whose van is struck behind a fallen tree; After MM moves the tree out of the way, Peter offers Machine Man a lift; They make small talk in the van until Machine Man learns that Peter is a psychiatrist and becomes uncomfortable and exits the van in traffic; Using a skateboard built into his feet, Machine Man attracts the notice of the police, who in turn alert the troops of Col. Kragg. Mr. Machine renamed Machine Man; cont'd from 2001: A Space Odyssey #10. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 1 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Machine Man," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer; While Machine Man is busy saving the life of a hiker in danger, he is unaware that Dr. Broadhurst is receiving a government agent who is informing him that Colonel Kragg has been assigned to terminate the last surviving X-51 unit; Machine Man walks deeper into the forest where he comes across Peter Spaulding, whose van is struck behind a fallen tree; After MM moves the tree out of the way, Peter offers Machine Man a lift; They make small talk in the van until Machine Man learns that Peter is a psychiatrist and becomes uncomfortable and exits the van in traffic; Using a skateboard built into his feet, Machine Man attracts the notice of the police, who in turn alert the troops of Col. Kragg. Mr. Machine renamed Machine Man; cont'd from 2001: A Space Odyssey #10. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4698236005

Ten-For, the Mean Machine - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. From across the universe, comes the malevolent menace of...Ten-For, the Mean Machine! Starring Machine Man, Ten-For (an alien robot, introduction, villain), Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg and Harry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 9 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4698236006

In Final Battle! - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bob Layton. This is the big one! The most dramatic turning point in the Living Robot's career! Continues in Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #235. Starring Machine Man, the Corporation [Konik, Duke, Mungo (introduction)], Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg and Congressman Brickman. Concludes with an announcement that this is "the last issue of Machine Man...possibly" as Jack Kirby stops "to concentrate on the storyboards of the all-new Fantastic Four cartoon series." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3957556007

Direct Edition. Baron Brimstone and His Sinister Satan Squad - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko. Introducing...Baron Brimstone and the Satan Squad! And have you met Gears Garvin yet? Starring Machine Man, Baron Brimstone (introduction), Satan Squad [Hammer Harrison (introduction), Snake Marston (introduction)], Duke Dawson, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn and Eddie Harris. Plus: Letters page includes Ditko's unpublished cover to issue #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

Machine Man Lot of 10

Issues 1-10 of Machine Man (1978 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

Machine Man Lot of 7

Issues 1, 2, 10, 11, 15, 16, and 18 of Machine Man (1978 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

Macross (1984 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0

Signed by Carl Macek. No autograph certification is included.

This is actually Robotech The Macross Saga #1. Fully repaired and ready for a test flight, the Macross ignores its own crew and fires its guns at unsuspecting Zentraedis scout vessels in the 28-page "Booby Trap." Continued in Robotech The Macross Saga (1985) #2. Script & editing by Carl Macek. Pencils by Svea Stauch. Inks, colors & production by Phil Lasorda & Gerry Giovinco, with Vince Argondezzi & Dotty Linberg. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.50.

Mad Love Gallery (2024 Mad Love) 2TALAVERA.B.METAL CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more; Plastic debris between case and inner well

Manufactured with "1/5" printed on cover. Second Printing/Full Metal Jacket Ed. E

Label #4421470004

Second Printing. Topless "Spider-Gwen" B&W Metal Edition Virgin Cover by Ivan Talavera - limited to 5 copies.

Madman 20th Anniversary Monster HC (2012 Image) 1-1ST FN- 5.5

1st printing. By Mike Allred. FRAZETTA! KIRBY! TOTH! MOEBIUS! KUBERT! MILLER! STEVENS! The BIG one! Literally: This gigantic 11 x 17 hardcover is the coffee table book of the Millennium! Nearly every great artist to ever work in comics is in this book which includes new stories from PETER BAGGE, KYLE BAKER, PHILIP BOND & PETER MILLIGAN, DARWYN COOKE, DAVE COOPER, DEAN HASPIEL, LOS BROS HERNANDEZ, ERIK LARSEN, DAVID MACK, PAT McKEOWN, BERNIE MIREAULT, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, PAUL POPE, ERIC POWELL, FRANK QUITELY, STEVEN T. SEAGLE & TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, JEFF SMITH, JAY STEPHENS, CRAIG THOMPSON, MATT WAGNER, JOE QUINONES & MARIS WICKS. Also MICHAEL ALLRED's latest - and most epic ever - MADMAN story! PLUS almost every Madman illustration collected over the past 20 years from all the greats. Surprises galore! Hardcover, 11-in. x 17-in., 264 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Ruan Variant Cover.

Label #4679014016

Foil Cover Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by Dike Ruan. THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that's Magik's territory now! Written by rising star Ashley Allen (X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT - MAGIK, MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD) and illustrated by the incomparable Germán Peralta (LOKI, BLACK PANTHER), this is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 1H CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Lee "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4645835005

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by Jeehyung Lee. THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that's Magik's territory now! Written by rising star Ashley Allen (X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT - MAGIK, MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD) and illustrated by the incomparable Germán Peralta (LOKI, BLACK PANTHER), this is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 1J CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Nakayama "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4559830001

Limited 1 for 200 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by David Nakayama. THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that's Magik's territory now! Written by rising star Ashley Allen (X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT - MAGIK, MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD) and illustrated by the incomparable Germán Peralta (LOKI, BLACK PANTHER), this is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 1LI.B CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Li "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4645835006

Joint Retailer (Knight of Comics, Comic Kingdom, ComicXposure, Fury Comix, and Nerdy Girl) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Leirix Li. Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that's Magik's territory now! Written by rising star Ashley Allen (X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT - MAGIK, MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD) and illustrated by the incomparable Germán Peralta (LOKI, BLACK PANTHER), this is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 2A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4572793006

Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by J Scott Campbell. Magik's hunt for the Liminal Seals takes her and Cal deep into the Tokyo underground. But who is watching Illyana from backstage? And has Cal teamed up with Earth's best chance against the demon invasion or its prophesized leader? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 3A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4589318012

Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by J Scott Campbell. Demons have been hunting mutants abroad. Magik finally meets leader of the demons. Who or what is LIMINAL? And will Magik be able to suppress her darker impulses? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 3B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4575274002

Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by Jenny Frison. Demons have been hunting mutants abroad. Magik finally meets leader of the demons. Who or what is LIMINAL? And will Magik be able to suppress her darker impulses? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 5C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Leirix Variant Cover.

Label #4608716014

Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by Lesley "Leirix" Li. THE FIFTH SEAL IS OPENED! With Liminal's release on the horizon and Darkchild's power growing, Magik is out of time to save the world. Can Cal and Dani Moonstar turn the tide? Or did Magik know exactly how things would end when she surrounded herself with Demon Slayers? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magik (2025 Marvel) 7A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4624148021

Written by Ashley Allen. Art by German Peralta. Cover by Pablo Villalobos. NEW MUTANTS REUNITE! To save their friend, Magik and Mirage have no choice but to seek help from the order his ancestors founded. But will Illyana's new power make her a perfect recruit or a natural hellraiser? And how will former leader Mirage respond when Magik starts to take charge? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019 Marvel) 13B CGC 9.8 Vazquez Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #3738637011

2nd Printing. Written by Saladin Ahmed. Art and Cover by Joey Vazquez. This town ain't big enough for the both of 'em. Or is it? There's a new hero in Jersey City! Introducing FADI FADLALAH, A.K.A. AMULET! What secrets is this gentle giant hiding? Is he friend or foe? And why's he showing up now, just when Kamala got her life back on track? Read and find out, True Believer! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 2D FN/VF 7.0 Nichols Direct Variant

Signed by Art Nichols. No autograph certification is included. Staple rust.

Trading Card insert in centerfold. Coupon is on the back of the trading cards, not separate! The freewill robots attack and wage war on North Am while Magnus discovers a telltale sign of how to tell if a robot has freewill or not and continues to question whether or not these robots are alive or just machines in "Steel Nation Part Two -- Soldier." Script by Jim Shooter and art by Art Nichols & Bob Layton & Kathryn Bolinger. Cover price $1.75.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 5D VG 4.0 Direct Variant

Signed by Art Nichols. Autograph certification from Vantage comics is included. Staple rust. Water damage.

Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Jim Shooter and Bob Layton. Cover by Art Nichols and Dave Lapham. Coupon for Issue #0. Rai #1 flip book. Trading Card insert in centerfold. Coupon is on the back of the trading cards, not separate! Cover price $1.75.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 12 VF/NM 9.0

Signed by Gonzalo Mayo. No autograph certification is included.

44-page giant; introduction of Turok to the Valiant Universe. Magnus visits the Lost Valley where he confronts Doctor Laslo Noel in "Stone and Steel!" Written by Faye Perozich and Jim Shooter, with art by Gonzalo Mayo. Characters: Andar; Doctor Laslo Noel; Elzy; Gork; Magnus; Turok; Willow Talltree. Plus: 1-A's failed experiments subject their creator to a mock trial, where we see parts of the robot's past, in the 8-page "Trial and Error." Written by Jim Shooter and Faye Perozich, with art by Mark Moretti and Charles Barnett III. Characters: 1-A (hologram); Cracker; Magnus (hologram). Cover by Gonzalo Mayo. Cover price $3.25.

Mai Shiranui Fan Art Collection (Japanese 2025 Matsuyoshien) 1 NM- 9.2

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Matsukitchi. Fan Art Book featuring Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury/King of Fighters. 20 pages. Full Color. Japanese Language.

Make Me a Princess, Sensei (Japanese 2024 Wano) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4667346018

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Story, Art, and Cover by Here. Fan art Book featuring characters from the game, Blue Archive. Japanese Language.

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.

Man Comics (1949) 18 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4697724006

Man from Atlantis Lot of 7

Issues 1-7 of Man from Atlantis (1978). Most will grade in the FN range.

Man from U.N.C.L.E. Lot of 6

Issues 7-9, 11, 12, 21 of Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965 Gold Key). Most will grade in the FR/GD to VG range.

Man of Steel Lot of 7

Issues 1A, 1B, and 2-6 of Man of Steel (1986). Most will grade in the VF range.

Man-Bat (1975 1st Series) 1 VF 8.0

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Beware the eyes of Baron Tyme". Story by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Steve Ditko. Inks by Al Milgrom. The evil Baron Tyme has taken control of Man-Bats wife Francine, forcing her to try to kill one of his colleagues. Even with the aid of Batman, Man-Bat will be hard pressed to contain his wife, and capture the evil baron. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.25.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 1 VF 8.0

"Battle for the Palace of the Gods!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Val Mayerik and Sal Tarpani. Cover by Frank Brunner. Now in its own magazine - the macabre Man-Thing, the most startling sawmp-creature of all! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Howard the Duck. Cover price $0.20.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4697724005

"Nowhere to Go But Down!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Val Mayerik and Sal Tarpani. The macabre Man-Thing faces off with THEY: the outlaw cultists known as the Skull-Crushers! 32 pages, FC Cover price $0.20.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 4 FN 6.0

"The Making of a Madman!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Val Mayerik and Jack Abel. The origin of the Foolkiller! Plus, a terrifying secret revealed! Includes Marvel Value Stamp. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 2nd appearance of the Foolkiller. Cover price $0.20.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 5 FN+ 6.5

"Night of the Laughing Dead!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Mike Ploog and Frank Chiaramonte. The Man-Thing and his companions face the sinister assault of a spectral fiend. Includes Marvel Value Stamp. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.25.

Man-Thing (1974 1st Series) 14 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4702112003

"Tower of the Satyr!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Alfredo Alcala. Who or what is Khordes? What is the secret of Maura Spinner? What will become of the Man-Thing when he hits Earth's atmosphere?! Includes Marvel Value Stamp. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.25.

Man-Thing Lot of 10

Issues 3 and 7-15 of Man-Thing (1974 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range with a couple grading VG.

Man-Thing Lot of 10

Issues 2 and 4-11 of Man-Thing (1974 1st Series); and 1 of Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN to VG range with #6 grading FR (missing Marvel Value Stamp).

Man-Thing Lot of 7

issues 7, 10, 16, 19, 22 of Man-Thing (1974 1st Series), and issues 2, 10 of Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series). Most will grade in the VG to FN range with #19 grading GD.

Man-Thing Lot of 8

Issues 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16 of Man-Thing (1974 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG+ to FN- range.

Man-Thing Lot of 9

Issues 9, 11, and 17-22 of Man-Thing (1974 1st Series); and 1N of Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN range with #9 grading VG.

Mandrake the Magician (1966 King) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Peppe. "Danger Drive to Xanadu" one-page story. "Menace of the City Jungle!", script by Dick Wood, pencils by Don Heck, inks by André LeBlanc. "SOS Phantom" starring The Phantom, art by Bill Lignante. "Meet the Man — Lee Falk" bio. "The Flying Phantom!", script by Dick Wood, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by André LeBlanc; Mandrakes hypnotic magic fights the weird devices of the Toymaker. "The House of Wonders" one-page story, art by Fred Fredericks. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Mandrake the Magician (1966 King) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Peppe. "Danger Drive to Xanadu" one-page story. "Menace of the City Jungle!", script by Dick Wood, pencils by Don Heck, inks by André LeBlanc. "SOS Phantom" starring The Phantom, art by Bill Lignante. "Meet the Man — Lee Falk" bio. "The Flying Phantom!", script by Dick Wood, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by André LeBlanc; Mandrakes hypnotic magic fights the weird devices of the Toymaker. "The House of Wonders" one-page story, art by Fred Fredericks. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.