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Comic books December 1984, graded by CBCS

  • Item #54895885
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    $159.00
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
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    • Label #19-330A431-016
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    "All My Pasts Remembered!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. After Mary Jane's bombshell revelation to Peter two issues ago, the pair of long-time friends takes a walk together through Central Park. MJ shares her family history with Peter...to make him comfortable with her knowing his secret identity. Where will their relationship go from here? Meanwhile, the Hobgoblin is back in business! And attempting to cut into the Kingpin's action (with help from his new ally: the Rose)! Origin of Mary Jane Watson. Cameo appearances by Mr. Fantastic, She-Hulk, and the alien symbiote. Flashback cameos by Aunt May and Anna Watson. (Notes. The Amazing Spider-Man returns to his original red and blue costume. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 273.) Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #61448323
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Direct Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Al Milgrom on 9/10/2023, Chris Claremont & Jim Shooter on 10/15/2023 & Ann Nocenti on 12/2/2023.
    • Label #24-06C5551-012
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    "Terror!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Al Milgrom. Kitty Pryde has followed her father to Japan thinking that he may need her help, but what she finds will shake her to very core. Now, she's on the run, all alone, and in way over her head. And things go from bad to worse when the demon ninja sorcerer Ogun takes a liking to her. Meanwhile, after receiving Kitty's frantic phone call (see last issue), Wolverine arrives in the Land of the Rising Sun to find his missing teammate. But will he be too late to save her from a fate worse than death? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Ogun (as a ninja). Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56169029
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    Published Dec 1984 by Comico.
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    • Label #21-17F4422-025
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    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.

  • Item #58676095
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    Published Dec 1984 by Comico.
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    • Label #22-0B3765E-015
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    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.

  • Item #61360643
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    Published Dec 1984 by Comico.
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    • Label #21-342363F-016

    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.

  • Item #59053152
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    • Label #23-15781A3-017
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    Conan the Destroyer. The official comic book adaptation of the second Conan movie, which was plotted by comics writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. This version is written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Destroyer #1-2. Includes movie stills and behind-the-scenes material, as well as some spot art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover price $2.50.

  • Item #59053036
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • Label #23-15781A3-009
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    Conan the Destroyer. The official comic book adaptation of the second Conan movie, which was plotted by comics writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. This version is written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Destroyer #1-2. Includes movie stills and behind-the-scenes material, as well as some spot art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover price $2.50.

  • Item #58979617
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    • Witnessed Sigs: Michael Zeck and John Beatty on 4/29/2017 and Jim Shooter on 2/7/2018.
    • Label #18-079C7D4-052
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    Direct Edition. "Invasion!" Part 8 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Jack Abel, and Mike Esposito. Tired of being the villains' punching bags, the heroes take the fight to their deadly foes' own doorstep. What follows is one of the most titanic super hero/villain tussles of all time. Plus, Spidey gets a new costume. 1st in continuity appearance of Spider-Man's black costume. See Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #252, Marvel Team-Up #141, & Spectacular Spider-Man #90 for the first appearances from 7 months earlier. NOTE: This costume turns out to be an alien symbiote that will later bond with Eddie Brock and become the tenacious Spidey villain known as Venom. See Amazing Spider-Man #300. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #58979652
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    • Witnessed Sigs: Michael Zeck and John Beatty on 4/29/2017 and Jim Shooter on 2/7/2018
    • Label #18-079C7D4-054
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    Direct Edition. "Invasion!" Part 8 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Jack Abel, and Mike Esposito. Tired of being the villains' punching bags, the heroes take the fight to their deadly foes' own doorstep. What follows is one of the most titanic super hero/villain tussles of all time. Plus, Spidey gets a new costume. 1st in continuity appearance of Spider-Man's black costume. See Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #252, Marvel Team-Up #141, & Spectacular Spider-Man #90 for the first appearances from 7 months earlier. NOTE: This costume turns out to be an alien symbiote that will later bond with Eddie Brock and become the tenacious Spidey villain known as Venom. See Amazing Spider-Man #300. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #54011453
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Signed by Jim Shooter on 1st page.
    • Label #16-1D1A918-003
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    Newsstand Edition. "Invasion!" Part 8 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Jack Abel, and Mike Esposito. Tired of being the villains' punching bags, the heroes take the fight to their deadly foes' own doorstep. What follows is one of the most titanic super hero/villain tussles of all time. Plus, Spidey gets a new costume. 1st in continuity appearance of Spider-Man's black costume. See Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #252, Marvel Team-Up #141, & Spectacular Spider-Man #90 for the first appearances from 7 months earlier. NOTE: This costume turns out to be an alien symbiote that will later bond with Eddie Brock and become the tenacious Spidey villain known as Venom. See Amazing Spider-Man #300. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61228194
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    "And A Child Shall Lead Them" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Thor. Script by Cary Burkett. Pencils by Greg LaRocque. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Al Milgrom. The web-slinger visits Metropolitan Hospital to hopefully learn the whereabouts of his missing friend, Steve Hopkins. But while the wall-crawler questions an accomplice of the Black Abbott, the super-villain's airships attack the hospital! Fortunately, Sigurd Jarlson is working at a construction site nearby...and in mere moments the thunder god enters the fray! But the Black Abbott is powerful indeed, and when he knocks out Thor (at his upper west side hideaway) only the Amazing Spider-Man remains standing! Does the spectacular one stand a chance vs. the Abbott? Cameo appearances by Alicia Masters, the Human Torch, Jarvis, and the alien symbiote/black costume. (Note: The cover of MTU 148 with Spider-Man holding onto Thor's hammer resembles the cover of MTU 116 featuring Spider-Man holding onto Valkyrie's sword.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #59204728
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    Published Dec 1984 by Marvel.
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Bill Sienkiewicz & Chris Claremont on 10/8/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-012
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    Direct Edition. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Shadow Within, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Sunspot starts acting funny while training with Colossus; Professor X and Moira study Warlock; Selene makes a connection with the Hellfire Club; Wolfsbane writes a fairy tale, in which her beloved is consumed by shadow, and she kills the one responsible. Brief Colossus appearance. Wolfsbane, Mirage, and Magma pin-ups, art by Bill Sienkiewicz. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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    Published Dec 1984 by Marvel.
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Bill Sienkiewicz and Chris Claremont on 10/15/2023 Newsstand Edition
    • Label #24-06C5551-057
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    Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Shadow Within, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Sunspot starts acting funny while training with Colossus; Professor X and Moira study Warlock; Selene makes a connection with the Hellfire Club; Wolfsbane writes a fairy tale, in which her beloved is consumed by shadow, and she kills the one responsible. Brief Colossus appearance. Wolfsbane, Mirage, and Magma pin-ups, art by Bill Sienkiewicz. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #58507150
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    Published Dec 1984 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Eduardo Barreto. How Do You Hide a Superman?, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Justin Moore sees a bearded, bedraggled Superman in an alley and tries to restore his memory. Jor-El: Superman!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Pablo Marcos. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61390943
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter, and John Romita Jr. on 10/15/2023 and Ann Nocenti on 12/2/2023 Newsstand Edition
    • Label #24-0777427-078
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    Direct Edition. "Legacy of the Lost!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. The X-Men and Forge fight for their lives against the Dire Wraith's dark magic. Lee makes a starling discovery in the Bermuda Triangle. And, Rachel reveals the terrible fate that awaits the X-Men in her future (a future that can been seen in the classic "Days of Future Past" storyline from Uncanny X-Men #141-142). Cover price $0.60.