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Star Wars The Rise of Kylo Ren (2019 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.4 Crain

Paper: White

Label #4413985019

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Will Sliney. Cover by Clayton Crain. WITH BEN SOLO'S FALL… COMES KYLO REN'S RISE! Young Ben Solo is legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker's most promising pupil. As the son of Rebel Alliance heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, as well as Luke's own nephew, Ben has the potential to be a great force for light in the galaxy. But the Skywalker legacy casts a long shadow, the currents of the dark side run deep, and Darth Vader's blood runs in Ben's veins. Voices call from both his past and his future, telling him who he must be. He will shatter, he will be reforged, his destiny will be revealed. Snoke awaits. The Knights of Ren await. Ben Solo's path to his true self begins here. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The Rise of Kylo Ren (2019 Marvel) 4B CBCS 9.4 Camuncoli 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Camuncoli Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-11A3106-034

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Will Sliney. Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli. BEN SOLO, KNIGHT OF REN? Soon, BEN SOLO'S path will end in a place of fire and blood, and a shadow will rise to take his place. He is with the KNIGHTS OF REN now, and they will welcome him, if he can pay their price. But before that destiny is fulfilled, a battle must be fought at an ancient JEDI Outpost on the planet ELPHRODA - between Ben and those who know what he could have been... and fear what he might become. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Everyone here is afraid - Ben Solo most of all! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Thrawn (2018 Marvel) 6A CBCS 9.2 Renaud

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Label #22-11A3106-035

Written by Jody Houser. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by Paul Renaud. THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL REACHES ITS CLIMAX! THRAWN at last meets his greatest enemy face-to-face! Will PRYCE's final gambit to save her family succeed? And what role will ELI VANTO play in Thrawn's ultimate plan? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 McNiven

Paper: White

Label #3879692016

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by Steve McNiven. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8 Tarr Pride Variant

Paper: White

Tarr Variant Cover.

Label #3901422010

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by Babs Tarr. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1F CGC 9.8 Larraz 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case

Larraz Variant Cover.

Label #3901422006

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by Pepe Larraz. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.B CGC 9.8 DiMasi Shattered Partial B&W Variant

Paper: White

Shattered Comics Edition B

Label #3855518009

Shattered Comics B&W variant cover by Matthew DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8 SS Christopher Christopher Action Figure Variant

Paper: White

Signed by John Tyler Christopher on 1/23/22 Action Figure Variant Cover

Label #2574719024

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steve McNiven. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. THE STAR WARS COMIC EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has finally landed his greatest prize - HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to TATOOINE to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo's head by the fearsome crime lord JABBA THE HUTT. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8 SS Christopher Christopher Action Figure Variant

Paper: White

Signed by John Tyler Christopher on 1/23/22 Action Figure Variant Cover

Label #2574719022

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steve McNiven. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. THE STAR WARS COMIC EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has finally landed his greatest prize - HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to TATOOINE to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo's head by the fearsome crime lord JABBA THE HUTT. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Ig-88 (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8 Asrar Variant

Paper: White

Sketch Cover.

Label #4150402025

Written by Wu Chul Lee. Art by Guiu Vilanova. Cover by Mahmud A. Asrar. NO ONE CAN DEFEAT IG-88! WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TIE-IN! IG-88 is an advanced assassin droid designed for death, destruction, and mayhem. Its weapons systems are unparalleled, its design flawless. Yet the galaxy's most sinister droid bounty hunter can still fail. What motivates IG-88's resurrection time and time again? Is it programming or something… more? And can IG-88 find a strategy to overcome its old foe, Boba Fett?! Rodney Barnes' and Guiu Vilanova's one-shot is the fourth of four action-packed 'War of the Bounty Hunters' tie-ins about the criminal underworld's most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best STAR WARS writers and illustrators in the galaxy. 36 pages, full color. RATED T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Jabba the Hutt (2021 Marvel) 1C CBCS 8.5 Coello 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Iban Coello Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-11A3106-036

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (NOTE: front cover black saturation varies from copy to copy; some appear darker, others more washed out.) Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Luca Pizzari & More. Cover by Iban Coello. JABBA NEVER FORGIVES! JABBA NEVER FORGETS! JABBA THE HUTT is one of the most powerful and ruthless gangsters in the galaxy-and BOBA FETT, his most trusted bounty hunter, has failed him. How will Jabba deal with betrayal? VIOLENTLY. And what does this have to do with a bounty hunter with ties to the HIGH REPUBLIC? Justina Ireland and Luca Pizzari's hutt-sized spectacular is the first of four action-packed 'War of the Bounty Hunters' tie-ins about the criminal underworld's most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best Star Wars writers and illustrators in the galaxy. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special (1995) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Damaged/broken/not intact. Major front/back crack(s), over 1".

Label #3868508012

This Apple Jacks special edition was available only through mail order.

Starman (1988 1st Series) 43 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-102

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Part 2 of the 4-part 'Star Shadows': Hoping to find a cure for his wildly fluctuating powers, Starman heads into outer space with Dr. Bruce Gordon...where they meet up with Lobo, who's been hired to kill Gordon's alter ego, Eclipso! Written by Len Strazewski, with art by Vince Giarrano. Cover by Mike Mignola. Cover price $1.00.

Starslayer (1994 Acclaim) The Director's Cut 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #19-2AFC9B0-109

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Torin and Tamara are on the run, squeezing their way off the planet at the last possible minute. Unfortunately, each and every person on the planet Earth wants to kill the Starslayer, giving credence to the adage, "When you have nothing else to live for, there's still revenge." This entire issue contains all-new story and art, as Mike Grell returns to Starslayer after twelve years! This eight-issue series will completely retell and revise the seminal Starslayer saga. Written by Mike Grell, with art by Mike Grell, S. Clarke Hawbaker, Jeff Albrecht and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Starslayer (1994 Acclaim) The Director's Cut 2 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2AFC9B0-110

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Torin is slaughtered on the field of battle, only to be whisked away at the moment of his death, transported to an incomprehensible far-flung society. His mission: to become the new Starslayer, savior of a brave new world. His goal: to return to the Earth he knew and avoid his seemingly destined death! Twenty-five pages of story and art by Mike Grell. Rewritten with new art by the man himself, relettered, and expansively recolored. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Starstruck Lot of 6

Issues 1-6 of Starstruck (1985). Most will grade in the FN to FN+ range.

Startling Comics (1940) 30 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4199677001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story. The Fighting Yank story, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Everett Raymond Kinstler; The Fighting Yank fights Nazis dressed up as vultures in America. Snow Signal text story by Jackson Cole. Captain Future story. Outlaw Tracks text story by Tex Mumford. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Merit Badge text story by Henry Hale. The Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 VG 4.0

Sept 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by William Morrison, Louis Tucker, Owen Fox Jerome, and Frank Johnson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD 2.0

2" cumulative spine split.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

STAT (1993 Majestic) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2B0472B-034

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Sting of the Green Hornet (1992) 1A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2B0472B-043

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Collector's Edition (indicated by cover price of $2.75). Out of the Shadows. Story by Jeff Butler and Ron Fortier. Art and cover by Jeff Butler. An alternate-history series that has the Green Hornet and Kato battling spies during World War II and meeting some familiar faces of the era. The Green Hornet faces the villain known as The Baroness and a German plot to replace an American gangster with a German spy. Featuring cameos by Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and The Shadow. Originally came polybagged with a poster and trading card and may or may not be polybagged when purchased. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.75.

Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated Lot of 2

Issues 4 and 9 of Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated (1949). Most will grade in the VG range.

Storm (2023 Marvel) 1F CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Clarke Variant Cover

Label #4271158001

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ann Nocenti. Art by Sid Kotian. Cover Art by Taurin Clarke. STORM FACES THE BLOWBACK OF HER POWERS! ORORO MUNROE, A.K.A. STORM, has been a thief, a goddess and a leader of the X-MEN - and she's just getting started! With her mutant ability to control the weather bolstered by her top-notch fighting skills, she's a formidable opponent like no other (as CALLISTO of the MORLOCKS can attest)! But when an elemental power emerges near the XAVIER MANSION, it'll take Storm to the limit of her powers and beyond! Get ready for an electrifying all-new series showcasing Storm's days of rocking her mohawk and leading the X-Men, as she faces an ALL-NEW VILLAIN that will threaten to tear her apart from her team…and what she thought she knew about herself! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Stormwatch (1993 1st Series) 0P VF+ 8.5 Clark Variant

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell (on polybag). No certification is included.

Polybagged with card. Cover price $2.50.

Strange (2022 Marvel) 1UNKNOWN.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Rich "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4150401009

Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders exclusive Virgin cover by Sabine Rich. Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Marcelo Ferreira. A NEW SORCERER SUPREME RISES! Doctor Strange is dead! And a new Sorcerer Supreme has taken the title, or should we say Sorceress? Haunted by her recently returned memories, Clea longs to bring Stephen Strange back from the dead! But when a mysterious group attacks the magical realm, Clea must rise to the duties of Sorcerer Supreme. For she is now the sole protector of Earth against magical threats. Don't miss the twists and turns as Jed MacKay continues the story from DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE with artist Marcelo Ferreira (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1A CBCS 9.8 Ramos

Paper: White

Label #21-21EDC05-013

Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 SS Young/ Ramos Adams Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21 and Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 Variant Edition

Label #2574664002

Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. Cover by Arthur Adams. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.4 SS Young/ Ramos Adams Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21 and Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 Variant Edition

Label #2574664001

Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. Cover by Arthur Adams. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.A CGC 9.8 SS Momoko/ Young/ Ramos Momoko Comic Mint Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Peach Momoko on 10/11/20, Skottie Young on 3/27/21 and Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 Comic Mint Edition A

Label #2574664010

Comic Mint exclusive variant by Peach Momoko. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.A CBCS 8.5 SS Peach Momoko Momoko Comic Mint Variant

Paper: White

Comic Mint Momoko Exclusive. Verified Signature: Peach Momoko.

Label #23-1651B69-002

Comic Mint exclusive variant by Peach Momoko. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.C CGC 9.8 SS Young/ Ramos/ Campbell Campbell Comic Mint Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21, Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 and J. Scott Campbell on 7/20/23 Comic Mint Edition C

Label #4258904006

Comic Mint exclusive virgin variant by J. Scott Campbell. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.C CGC 9.6 SS Young/Ramos/Campbell Campbell Comic Mint Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21, Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 & J. Scott Campbell on 7/20/23. Comic Mint Edition C.

Label #4258904005

Comic Mint exclusive virgin variant by J. Scott Campbell. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8 SS Young/Ramos/Campbell Campbell Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21, Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 & J. Scott Campbell on 7/20/23. Campbell Variant Cover.

Label #4258904001

Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. Cover by J. Scott Campbell. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1G CGC 9.6 Opena 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Opena Variant Cover

Label #3859197009

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. Cover by Jerome Opena. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1REP.4TH.ILLUMINATI CGC 9.8 SS Young/ Ramos Ramos Unknown Virgin Variant 4th Printing

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21 and Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 Fourth Printing/ Unknown Comics Edition

Label #2574664014

4th Printing. Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) exclusive variant cover by Humberto Ramos. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1REP.4TH.ILLUMINATI CGC 9.6 SS Young/ Ramos Ramos Unknown Virgin Variant 4th Printing

Paper: White

Signed by Skottie Young on 3/27/21 and Humberto Ramos on 4/4/21 Fourth Printing/ Unknown Comics Edition

Label #2574664013

4th Printing. Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) exclusive variant cover by Humberto Ramos. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 2F CGC 9.8 Ramos Variant 4th Printing

Paper: White

Fourth Printing

Label #3765807020

4th Printing. Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. Go to class with the students at STRANGE ACADEMY! Your class schedule: 8:15-9:15 HISTORY OF MAGICAL OBJECTS with THE ANCIENT ONE, 9:25-10:25 ELEMENTS OF CHAOS MAGIC with SCARLET WITCH, 10:35-11:35 GYM with COACH TAYLOR, 11:40-12:10 LUNCH (cooked by MINDFULL ONE), 12:20-1:20 INTRODUCTION TO THE UNDEAD with BROTHER VOODOO, 1:30-2:30 INFERNO 101 with MAGIK, 2:40-3:20 (Pending survival) STUDY HALL, 3:30-4:30 MAGICAL PLANTS AND THE CARE THEREOF with PROFESSOR MAN-THING. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 157 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.

"Plight of the Human Cocoons!" (pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella); "The Immortality Seekers!" (art by Sid Greene); "Rescue By Moonlight!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta). Murphy Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 205 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1216807008

1st appearance of Deadman in "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Back-up story: "War of the Mind Readers!" Infantino/George Roussos cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #1261895014

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Gridiron Knightmare!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dick Giordano; an armored knight plays in a football game. "Man Who Leaped over the Earth!", script by Elliot Maggin, art by Dick Giordano; a man pole vaults over the Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 4 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1261895015

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Challenge of the Faceless Five!", script by Cary Bates, art by John Rosenberger; the fate of the world depends on a faceless basketball team winning a game. "Man with the Golden Gloves!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; a prize fighter has heavy weights on his hands. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Strange Stories (1939-1941 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 GD 2.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMED. 4.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).

Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) 75 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4419733018

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by William Anderson and Pat Masulli. "Introducing Captain Atom," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; When Captain Adam is trapped in an atomic rocket, Captain Atom is born; Captain Atom goes on to stop some enemy agents who had sabotaged a Jupiter Rocket. "The Magic Box" text story. "The Ghost of Amy Rector" one-page story, inks by Ernie Bache. "Captain Atom on Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom guards a new orbital satellite from enemy missiles. "The 2nd Man in Space," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom goes into space to check on the first Russian cosmonaut and finds himself helping save the Russian. "Out of this World," art by John Severin. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 76 CBCS 2.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #22-1A209AC-018

Prototype issue (Human Torch). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A flaming alien monster terrorizes Earth; A movie director fools him by using special effects to fake the arrival of police from Vulcan in pursuit of the monster, frightening him away. "The Pact" text story. "Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!!", art by Don Heck; A fugitive hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from another dimension appear to him; They cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an immaterial state and leave him there forever. "The Dummy and Me!", art by Paul Reinman; Some gangsters come for a ventriloquist who has unpaid gambling debts; They corner him in the alley and shoot him. "I Found the Mad Universe!", art by Steve Ditko; A scientist uses a powerful new microscope to discover an entire world existing at the sub-atomic level; He is horrified to find that this world, Earth, is just as barbaric and violent as his own. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 77 GD/VG 3.0

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of Taboo!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After his apparent destruction, Taboo reconstitutes himself and runs amok; He is eventually stopped by the arrival of others from his world. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Am the Beast-Man!", art by Don Heck; A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed; He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound. "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!", art by Steve Ditko; A pirate steals the ship of an Asian sorcerer; The ship's owner curses the thieves, shrinking the ship and imprisoning them in a glass bottle. "Am I the...Unhuman?", art by Paul Reinman; A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories; When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 98 CGC 1.0

Paper: White

Label #4398082009

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "No Human Can Beat Me!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; An alien lands on Earth and issues a challenge to best any man at any contest or the Earth will be invaded; The alien defeats all comers until one man challenges it to sleep longer than him, claiming to have slept for one million years. "The Party" text story. "They Vanished Forever!", art by Dick Ayers; Sailors find the "Flying Dutchman" and take the ship's gold, despite the pleas of the ghost crew; They are turned into ghosts to replace that crew, leaving the man who refused the gold unharmed. "The TV Fan!", art by Don Heck; A lazy cad tricks a rich girl into marrying him so that he can watch TV all day. "A Fortune in Beans!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A bean seller is chagrined to find that he has competition from the Giant, of Jack and Beanstalk fame, who has decided to go into business selling his giant beans. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 115 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #1362288007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Dr. Strange's 4th appearance finally provides his origin in "The Origin of Dr. Strange," script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Steve Ditko (co-plot, un-credited), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help; He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose; First mentions of Dormammu and the All-Seeing Agamotto (though no actual appearances). Baron Mordo appearance. Second appearance (and brief origin) of the Sandman in "The Sandman Strikes!", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), art by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Mans old enemy Sandman. "Zero of Time" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 136 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419733009

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko (bottom tier), inks by Mike Esposito and Steve Ditko (bottom tier). "Find Fury or Die!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin; HYDRA agents tail Fury intent on finding SHIELD's HQ, but Fury is aware he's being followed. HYDRA Section Leader B, a "Hydra-Hunter," runs the mission and hands over his hood to the Imperial Hydra so he will have no place to hide should he fail; When a few HYDRA agents show up at the barber shop which is the secret entrance to SHIELD's HQ, they're captured and hypnotized into believing the HQ is located in a warehouse blocks away. "What Lurks Beneath the Mask?", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Dormammu imprisons Clea, telling her she will witness Strange's defeat. Mordo tells Dormammu that Strange is searching for "Eternity" and is puzzled by the dark lord's violent reaction; Strange continues his search, going from one mystic to another with no results, until The Aged Genghis tells him only he and The Ancient One know the secret; He gives him a scroll, which leads Strange to a being imprisoned in another dimension; a trap he barely escapes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 138 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4064961007

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Severin. "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin; Aboard SHIELD's Intercontinental Ballistic Plane Fury uses the Televiewer Tube to locate the Betraton Bomb launch site; It is destroyed but the bomb was already launched; Agent G unsuccessfully implores her father, Imperial Hydra to come to his senses; He sends HYDRA's Fox Division to deliver his terms to every nation on Earth; Tony Stark prepares to show Fury the Braino-Saur,a new weapon when HYDRA agents capture him. "If Eternity Should Fail!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust; He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy; But after all Strange has been through, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs; First appearance of Eternity; Appearance by Clea. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.