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Add to cart CGC 9.8 $60.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Japan. Label #4735875020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Icomochi. Fan art book featuring the Hololive characters, Fuwamoco. Japanese Language.

Ghosts (1971-1982 DC) 32 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover by Nick Cardy. Stories by Leo Dorfman, Murray Boltinoff (text story) and unknown. Art by E.R. Cruz, John Calnan, Luis Dominguez and Fred Carrillo. If you don't believe in ghosts...we challenge you to read true tales of the weird and supernatural! In this issue: "The Hellfire Club" with art by E.R. Cruz; 2-page story "The Ghost Goes Home" with art by John Calnan; "The Fruit of the Hanging Tree" with art by Luis Dominguez; "The Phantom Laughed Last" by Leo Dorfman and Fred Carrillo; and 1-page text story "The Phantom's Last Fight" written by Murray Boltinoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 34 VG 4.0

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1st code. Cover price $0.10.

Girls' Love Stories (1949) 37 GD/VG 3.0

Staple rust. Cover loose at bottom staple. Water damage.

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She was losing Vic forever -- what could she do to make him hear the desperate cry in her heart? "Love, Don't Leave Me!" is the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 7 page story "Letter from an Unknown Love"; 7 page story "Brooding Heart"; 2 page text story "What Price Beauty?"; 7 page story "Friend of the Bride." Cover price $0.10.

Glas (2025 Codex Comics) 2G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #4743881019

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"Ivory Coven" Edition Variant Cover by Adriano Oliveira. Story by Luis Torres. Art by Hakan Aydin.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $65.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4743880010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

3rd Printing. Written by Matteo Pizzolo. Art by Anna Muckracker. Cover by Karen S. Darboe. Halfpipe begins to master her newfound sorcery just as her relationship with Soledad becomes even more complicated. Meanwhile, Tommy struggles to break free of the vivisection table as the spider eggs in his blood are ready to hatch... for better or worse, we'll finally reach the end of the The Metarachnoid Larvae story arc! 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Golden Age Lot of 4

Issues 1, 2, 3, 4 of Golden Age (1993 DC). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Iron Slab (Tetsu buta). GoHellGo Fanbook. Japanese Language. Slab consignment recording only.

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Japanese Doujinshi/ Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Momoko. Granblue Fantasy Fan Art Book. Japanese Language.

Gratify by Melon Books Girls Collection 2024 (Japanese 2024 Melon Books) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4700621024

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Japanese Art Book. Cover by Rice Flour. 2024 GW Royal. Japanese Language.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $80.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Dust Jacket: 9.8. Japan. Label #4700621021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

Japanese Art Book. Gridman Art Book. Softcover with dust jacket. Japanese Language.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 or Best Offer Paper: White MacDonald Showcase Edition B. Label #4725871005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

2024 Showcase Edition Foil Cover by Ian MacDonald. Written by Dave Franchini. The world is full of many terrifying mysteries that lie within the deepest, darkest depths of human knowledge, and not so luckily for Skye Mathers, Guardian of the Nexus, she's just disturbed some of the worst horrors to escape from there. Teaming up with Anabelle 'Belle' DiMarco, they must embark on a mission to not only save the lives of those they love but potentially all innocent life on the planet. Don't miss this ferocious next chapter of Grimm Fairy Tales! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

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2024 Secret Stash #4 Collectible Cover by Sonia Matas - limited to 150 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Beaten, bloodied and hunted-Skye Mathers and Anabelle 'Belle' DiMarco are racing against time before all is lost! With the weight of a dark curse anchoring our heroes as they sink deeper into a prophesied oblivion, there may be only one way this adventure ends-to save many, one must be lost forever! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

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Written by Noah Mitchell. Cover by Josh Burns. Just in time for the happiest time of the year comes the Grimm Fairy Tales 2023 Holiday Pinup Special! Get ready to check out all of your favorite Grimm Universe heroines and villainesses, spreading some holiday cheer in their sultry winter outfits! Some of the industry's top artists contribute gorgeous pin-ups of the Grimm Universe's most popular female characters in this stunning collection. Also includes a never before published Grimm Fairy Tales short story! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

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2025 San Diego Comic Con Collectible Cover by Mike Krome - limited to 199 copies. Written by David Wohl. With summer upon us, here comes the Grimm Fairy Tales 2025 Swimsuit Special! It's time to check out all your favorite Grimm Universe heroines and villainesses, soaking up the sun while wearing the season's hottest swimsuit fashions! Many of the industry's top artists contribute gorgeous pin-ups of the Grimm Universe's most popular female characters in this stunning collection. Also includes a never-before published Grimm Fairy Tales short story! 40 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Tales of Terror (2017 Zenescope) Volume 3 4C CGC 9.8 Ortiz Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4705230011

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Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Vincenzo Riccardi and Renzo Rodriguez. Cover by Richard Ortiz. CLOWN SIGHTINGS A rash of horrifying clown appearances has a small community terrified. Are these appearances just a high school prank, or something far more sinister? 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $70.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Variant Cover E. Typo on Label - Diego misspelled as Deigo. Label #4724781014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

2025 San Diego Comic Con Collectible Cover by Dravacus - limited to 199 copies. Story by Ralph Tedesco. Art by Julius Abrera. The Slit-Mouthed Woman She is known throughout the world by many names, in countless legends-always whispered in fear and dread. She is the Slit-Mouthed woman, and when you see her, with the grotesque smile and bloody scissors in hand, you can only pray she doesn't choose you to hear her fateful questions. And if she does…RUN!

Guardians of the Galaxy Lot of 12

Issues 1D, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10D, 11, 12 of Guardians of the Galaxy (1990 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG/FN to FN/VF range.

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Haunted Love (1973 Charlton) 4 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

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Cover by Joe Staton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, and Joe Gill. Charlton's combination of romance and ghost comics featured art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton and other reliable talents. An unattractive woman makes a deal with a witch to win the man she desires, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A woman is lost at sea - or is she? - in a story with art (and cover) by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead!; Reunion; Ghostly Gallery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 121 VG/FN 5.0

Water damage.

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First 15c cover priced issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. Stories by Barbara Friedlander. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Tony Abruzzo and unknown. Featuring Episode 20 of "3 Girls--Their Lives--Their Loves"! Also featuring "Second Choice"! Plus: Letters page Telling It the Way It Is...to Lynn Farrell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 140 GD/VG 3.0

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Win Mortimer, Vince Colletta and unknown. Cathy falls in love with Brad but his prejudice toward black people nearly destroys their relationship in "A World Apart"! Plus: Phoebe works at an answering service and agrees to go on a date with a man she has only spoken with on the telephone in "Voice of Love"! Also: Jane wins a vacation at a dude ranch and takes her friend Ava along, but Ava attracts all the available men on the trip in the retitled reprint story "Bad Trip"! And: After dating for a year, Jim admits to Wendy that he doesn't want to get married, but it turns out that he hates being separated from her even more in the reprint story "Un-Happy Anniversary"! Plus: When Joy's boyfriend Steve takes a job in South America, she eventually falls out of love with him as she grows closer to Paul in the retitled reprint story "2 Men in My Life!" Also: Test Yourself page "Is He Too Old for You?"; 1-page text story "Love on the Sly"; and letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977) 307B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4739250014

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By Various. Cover by Keron Grant. In Ryan K. Lindsay and Sebastian Piriz's "Black Beacon: Chapter 2," we learn that everything has a cost, even in places like the Dyson Sphere once thought to be a heaven for intergalactic refugees. Matthew Medney, Bruce Edwards and Geraldo Borges bring us "The Adventures of Adrienne James: Chapter 1," a fast-paced story set in another far, far away galaxy. Plus: "Swamp God: Chapter 3" by Ron Marz and Armitano; "Maiden: Chapter 5" by Michelle Sears and Bart Sears; "Vasator and Crunch" by David Erwin and Raymund Bermudez; "Bertold's Bubble" by Diego Agrimbau and Gabriel Ippoliti; and more! Plot twists abound! 144 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977) 313A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4739250025

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Cover by Ivan Smirnov. Heavy Metal kicks off a new year of publishing the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! David Arquette (Scream 5), Cliff Dorfman and Bernard Chang introduce their new historical fiction tale "Valentine"! Plus: "Valhalla" by Brendan Columbus, Phillip Silvera and Diego Yapur; "The Demon Princes: Part 2" and "Part 2.2" by JD Morvan and Paolo Traisci; "Dark Wing: Chapter 8" by Matthew Medney and German Ponce; "Preview: Death Defied" by Joe Harris and Federico Pietrobon; "The Rise: Chapter 6" by George C. Romero and Diego Yapur; "Digital Lure" by Isaac Escorza; and "Swamp God: Chapter 9" by Ron Marz and Armitano. 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

Heavy Metal Magazine (2025 Heavy Metal) 3A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4739250018

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(W) Enki Bilal, Tim Vigil, David Quinn, Frank Forte, Michael Conrad, Ilias Kyriazis, Leah Moore, John Re (A) Enki Bilal, Tim Vigil, Frank Forte, Ilias Kyriazis, Anna Morozova, John Stanisci, Jonathan Wayshak, (CA) Luis Royo As autumn settles in and Halloween looms on the horizon, Heavy Metal magazine unleashes a new wave of visionary storytelling in Issue 3. Enki Bilal returns with another chapter of his acclaimed BUG saga, where the boundaries of reality are twisted by a visionary mind. Sergio Gerasis take on Valentina invites readers deeper into a world where surrealism and desire collide. PRIMEVAL by Tim Vigil and David Quinn dives headlong into the darkest corners of fantasy, where primal forces reign. Leah Moore, John Reppion, and Anna Morozova continue their epic run on TAARNA, chronicling the legendary cosmic warrior in battles that shape worlds. Michael Conrad and Ilias Kyriazis pick up the thread of MILLSTONE, a series where myth and fate intertwine in unpredictable ways. Charley and Vlas Parlapánides with Marco Failla continue the saga of INK, a gritty blend of urban fantasy and crime drama exploring legacy, vengeance, and supernatural forces. John Stanisci brings back GLADIATRIX for a fierce new installment, where honor and brutality collide in the arena. Frank Forte delivers ZEKE AND EDSEL, an offbeat genre-bending adventure of chaos and dark humor. The incomparable Jonathan Wayshak returns with a brand-new story, delivering his signature blend of darkness and raw intensity. And ColdDead War returns, as Craig Wilson leads the charge in this haunting tale of the undead and the battlefield. All this, plus several haunting horror stories perfectly suited for the season, awaits an unmissable new issue as Heavy Metal unites the worlds boldest creators and artists just in time for Spooky Season. Full Color, 232 pages, Not Rated. Cover price $14.99.

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(W) Tate Brombal; Sam Humphries (A) Piotr Kowalski; Eleonora Carlini (CA) Jenny Frison Stop and smell the corpses! The horrors of winter are behind us, but a sinister new season awaits… HELLO DARKNESS returns this spring with a fresh bouquet of horror! In “Freshly Maid,” a mousy young housekeeper comes face to face with a deathless evil. Vibrant visionary Paulina Ganucheau (Lemon Bird: Can Help!, She-Ra: Legend of the Fire Princess) delivers a chilling tale of innocence undone where the mess lurking in the shadows isn’t something you can simply sweep away. In “Imposter Syndrome,” a hapless suburbanite cascading into paranoia and mutilation. Innovative creators Tate Brombal (Black Hammer, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos) and Piotr Kowalski (Deadbox) team up for a 9-panel grid of terror! In “Cassie, Part II,” an all-girls softball team heads to the second inning with the forces of hell...and the bases are loaded! From the minds of Sam Humphries (The Legendary Star-Lord, Our Love Is Real) and Eleonora Carlini, every pitch turns into a plot twist. Join today’s top horror storytellers as they dive into the darkest corners of humanity! 40 pages, rated M, full color Cover price $5.99.

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Spot foil cover. Written by Brian Pulido, Mike MacLean. Art by Diego Bernard. Cover by Dawn McTeigue. Chapter 6 of Hellwitch's story. 48 pages of story & art! To save her lover Nikita, Hellwitch must journey back to Hell and fight alongside a mortal enemy - Angelvex, an angelic hybrid with extraordinary powers. Can Hellwitch defeat an army of ruthless Hellbourne assassins bent on revenge? Or will she fall prey to the traitorous machinations of a once trusted ally? This premium edition, limited to quantities ordered, features intricate, cutting edge foil enhancements! 48 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Joe Prado Pulse Edition. Label #4733406019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by vamp driver

Joe Prado Pulse Edition Variant Cover by Joe Prado - limited to 50 copies. Story by Brian Pulido, Mike MacLean. Art by Diego Bernard.

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1st printing. Collects Hero Squared X-tra Sized Special (2004), Hero Squared (2005 1st Series) #1-3, Hero Squared (2006 2nd Series) #1-6, and Hero Squared: Love and Death (2008 Boom Studios) #1-3. Written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis. Art by Joe Abraham. Cover by Kevin Maguire. Milo's just another slacker in our world, but on a parallel universe, he's legendary superhero Captain Valor. When Valor is accidentally transported to our world, he moves in with Milo... but he didn't travel alone. His arch-nemesis Calignous is the alternate reality version of Milo's girlfriend Stephie, and there's an army of mutated penguins behind her! Softcover, 464 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Hololive Fan Art Book (Japanese 2024 Fuji Tour) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4728416016

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Japanese Fan Art Book/Doujinshi. Art and Cover by TorJun. A Fan Art book centered around several "Hololive" characters. Originally released during Comic Market (Comiket) 104. Japanese Language. Slab consignment recording only.

Hololive Fan Art Book (Japanese 2024 Fuji Tour) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4728416017

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Japanese Fan Art Book/Doujinshi. Art and Cover by Toujun and Fujijun. A Fan Art book centered around several "Hololive" characters. Originally released during Comic Market (Comiket) 104. Japanese Language. Slab consignment recording only.

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Japanese Art Book. Cover by Yom and Doushima. Art by Yom, Natasha, Doushima, and others. 32 pages, full color. Japanese Language. Slab consignment recording only.

I Love Hayase Yuuka So Much!! (Japanese 2023 Seventh Engine) 3 CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4725612016

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Harenchi Tomeko. Fan Art book featuring characters from the "Blue Archive" franchise. Japanese language.

Infinity Gauntlet Lot of 6

Issues 1-6 of Infinity Gauntlet (1991). Most will grade in the FN range.

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Invincible (2003 Image) 60A VF 8.0 Ottley 1st Printing

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First Printing, Gatefold Wraparound Cover by Ryan Ottley & FCO Plascencia. by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley & FCO Plascencia. From Image Comics. The Crossover Event of the Decade! Invincible is drawn into a company-wide crossover event done in one oversized issue! Spawn! Savage dragon! Youngblood! Shadowhawk! Cyberforce! Pitt! Ultra! and many, many more all here for one issue - don't miss it! 40 pages, FC. Cover price $3.99.

Journal of Modok Studies (2003 Fanzine) 1 VG+ 4.5

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Written by George Tarleton. Fanzine Dedicated to M.O.D.O.K From Marvel Comics. 20 Pages, B&W.

Journal of Modok Studies (2003 Fanzine) 2 VG+ 4.5

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Written by George Tarleton. Fanzine Dedicated to M.O.D.O.K From Marvel Comics. 20 Pages, B&W.

Journal of Modok Studies (2003 Fanzine) 3 VG+ 4.5

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Written by George Tarleton. Fanzine Dedicated to M.O.D.O.K From Marvel Comics. 20 Pages, B&W.

Just Married (1958) 66 VG 4.0

Water damage.

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Cover by Nestor Olivera. Stories and art by Nestor Olivera, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Handsome Mr. Rexx wants Pamela to commit to an indecent proposal, even though she's already married. Newlywed Susan begins to feel lonely because her engineer husband Dan has to travel all the time. My Lonely Days; The Lucky Couple; The Most Beautiful Man in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Justice League Unlimited Lot of 10

Issues 29-38 of Justice League Unlimited (2004). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

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Ka-Zar the Savage Lot of 16

Issues 1D, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12REDPANEL, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Ka-Zar the Savage (1981 Marvel). Most will grade in the FN- to VF range.

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Kitty Pryde and Wolverine Lot of 6

Issues 1-6 of Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

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Legion of Super-Heroes Lot of 12

Issues 13-23 of Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 3rd Series); and 1 of Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) Annual. Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

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Legion of Super-Heroes Lot of 12

Issues 1-12 of Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 3rd Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.

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Life with Archie Lot of 12

Issues 20, 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A, 24B, 25A, 26A, 27A, 27B, 28A, 29A of Life with Archie (2010). Most will grade in the FN- to VF range.

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Mad (2018 E.C. Publications) 41 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4739250016

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Written by The Usual Gang Of Idiots. Art by The Usual Gang Of Idiots. Cover by Mark Fredrickson. Dont be alarmed! MAD #41 is here to save you! This smoking issue features MAD classic favorites like "A MAD Look at..." by Sergio Aragonés, Spy Vs. Spy, "The Lighter Side of..." by Dave Berg and much more. Plus, a hot new Fold-In by Johnny Sampson. Get out and immediately stop (at your local shop), drop (your wallet) and roll (on the ground with laughter) after you soak yourself in the silliness that fill the pages of MAD #41. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Major Bludd (G.I. Joe) Uncut Signed File Card

High quality print on card stock. Signed by Larry Hama. 5 1/4" X 3".

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Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 56 VF+ 8.5

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Shanna stars in "Crimes of Pride" (part 1). Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bret Blevins. Back-up story: "Toys Night Out!" Script by Bill Mantlo, art by Don Heck. Appearances by Wolverine, Thor, the Hulk, Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man, the Punisher, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, the Hobgoblin, the Destroyer, and Mephisto. June Brigman portfolio: full-page illustrations of Dagger & Howard the Duck, Wolverine & Sabertooth, the Punisher, Thor, and Captain America. Hulk illustration by Jon Bogdanove. Statement of ownership: average print run 52,038; average paid circulation 51,338. Joe Chiodo painted front cover; Heck back cover. Cover price $2.25.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 57 VF+ 8.5

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Shanna stars in "Murder by Friend" (part 2). Script by Steve Gerber, art by Bret Blevins (as "A. Novice"). Back-up story: the female Captain Marvel stars in "Power & Duty." Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Freeman, inks by Al Milgrom. Norm Breyfogle portfolio: full-page illustrations of Captain Marvel, Spider-Man & Elektro, the Hulk, and the Wasp. Joe Chiodo painted front cover; Freeman back cover. Cover price $2.25.

Marvel Graphic Novel Lot of 9

Issues Swords of the Swashbucklers GN (1984 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST; Starstruck GN (1984 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST; Heartburst GN (1984 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-REP; Void Indigo GN (1984 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST; Killraven Warrior of Worlds GN (1983 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST; Hercules Full Circle GN (1988 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST; Ka-zar Guns of the Savage Land GN (1990 Marvel) 1-1ST; Inhumans GN (1988 Marvel) 1-1ST; and Cloak and Dagger Predator and Prey GN (1988 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST. Most will grade in the VG to FN/VF range.

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Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 100 VF+ 8.5

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Direct Edition. Giant-size issue. "And Introducing Karma! She Possesses People!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Bob Wiacek (finishes). Cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. The Fantastic Four are attending an upscale reception in New York's financial district, when suddenly the Spectacular Spider-Man crashes the party! The web-slinger wants to rescue two Vietnamese children in attendance, but instead ends up battling the FF! What has possessed the wall-crawler to do this? After comparing notes, the fabulous foursome and Spider-Man realize that they are caught in the middle of a child custody battle between two high-powered telepaths! And on the East River waterfront, the life-and-death showdown takes place! First appearance of Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh). Cameo appearances by Colossus, Storm, Wolverine, and Professor Xavier. (Notes: Karma appears next in Marvel Graphic Novel 4. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 250 and also in The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man.) Second story: "Cry--Vengeance!" Guest-starring Storm and the Black Panther. Plot by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Script by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finishes). After surviving an assassination attempt, Storm learns that an old foe from days gone by has come back for revenge. Ororo visits the Wakanda embassy to tell T'challa that Andreas De Ruyter is in New York. And just as they did many years ago on the African continent, the Black Panther and Storm team up to fight the evil of De Ruyter! 52 pages. Cover price $0.75.