Auctions: comic books published by DC/Vertigo

Fairest (2012 DC Vertigo) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4421340009

(W) Bill Willingham (A) Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (CA) Adam Hughes We want this third issue to be really big, so let's have Briar Rose and Ali Baba captured by the Snow Queen! And let's throw in seven good fairy godmothers and one really, really bad one. Let's have dire curses and desperate fights and comic asides. Let's show the consequences of attempting a second uninvited kiss. Basically let's have everything in this but the kitchen sink. No, wait - let's throw the kitchen sink in too! Cover price $2.99.

Preacher (1995) 1A VF+ 8.5 Fabry

Signed by Garth Ennis (personalized), Steve Dillon, and Glenn Fabry. No certification is included.

Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. The Time Of The Preacher, script by Garth Ennis, pencils by Steve Dillon, inks by Steve Dillon; Genesis escapes Heaven and inhabits Reverend Custer. 1st appearance of Reverend Jesse Custer, a.k.a. the Preacher. 52 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Sandman (1989 DC/Vertigo) 75REP.2ND CGC 9.4 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4315150017

Second Printing. The last grains trickle through the glass, a pen is set down, perhaps a soft sigh is heard. And with a strange sense of waking as if from some elusive, intangible dream, one of the most significant, closely followed and highly praised chapters in the history of comics draws to an all-too-soon but triumphant close. THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed and award-winning series, has consistently challenged and sparked the imagination of readers throughout the world. With compelling, multileveled storytelling and an unprecedented diversity of artistic styles, THE SANDMAN became the flagship title of DC's Vertigo imprint. Now Gaiman's poetic, personal exploration of the human condition and the lives touched by the eerie power of Dream concludes its 7-year run with #75, "The Tempest." Illustrated by Charles Vess (Gaiman's collaborator on the World Fantasy Award-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from #19), "The Tempest" tells the final tale of the Sandman as Morpheus collects the last part of the debt owed to him by William Shakespeare. With dramatic interludes on a mysterious island, along with monsters, sprites, gods, maidens, apparitions and certain observations on English weather, "The Tempest" brings long-promised closure to what Steve Erickson in the Los Angeles Times Magazine described as "the best monthly comic book in the world." THE SANDMAN #75 is an extra-sized issue with a special 4-color, bound-in gatefold poster featuring art from the original cover of THE DOLL'S HOUSE trade paperback by Dave McKean one one side, and a commemorative time-line on the other. The issue also includes 2 'farewell' text pages by Gaiman. Cover by Dave McKean. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Tank Girl Movie Adaptation (1995) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4652746023

Mad Max moves over as the original Riot Grrrl finds the tank of her dreams and sets out for revenge across a post-apocalyptic desert. Tank Girl is storming through and the bad guys haven't got a prayer. Based on the major motion picture starring Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Andy Pritchett. Painted wraparound cover by John Bolton. 68 pages. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95. Cover price $5.95.