Comic books April 1985, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $288.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #21-19DABF8-002 Discounted from $320.00.

2nd appearance of Usagi Yojimbo. Front cover art by Steven A. Gallacci/back cover by Stan Sakai. "Erma Felna" (W/A) Gallacci. "Lone Rabbit and Child!" (W/A) Stan Sakai; Usagi Yojimbo meets Tomoe and Lord Noriyuki. Sergio Argonès art on letters page. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $45.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #18-23BB09E-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.35) will be charged at checkout.

"The Spectacular Spider-Kid!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Brett Breeding and John Beatty. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Ollie Osnick is back! And this time with a brand new moniker: the Spectacular Spider-Kid! In his own red and blue costume with mechanical arms, the Spider-Kid patrols the dangerous streets of New York City to fight crime! But once the novice superhero runs afoul of a local street gang, he needs help from his favorite web-slinger! Will the real wall-crawler pull Ollie's fat out of the fire one more time? Meanwhile at the hospital, Harry Osborn anxiously awaits the birth of his son. First appearance of Normie Osborn. Cameo appearances by Liz (Allan) Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat. First 65¢ issue. (Notes: Ollie Osnick previously appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man 72. Spider-Man dons his black (non-symbiote) costume in this issue. The first issue of the Web of Spider-Man (1st) series was also published this month. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 276.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $90.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Howard Chaykin on 10/28/2022. Label #23-0AFB6AC-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Back home in Chicago, Reuben Flagg finds out quickly how the city's mayoral election will go in "Bullets and Ballots." Script and art by Howard Chaykin. Issue also has "Mark Thrust – Sexus Ranger" in "Birthday Bullets" with script by Elliot S. Maggin and art by Judith Hunt & Larry Stroman. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $149.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition Label #19-1B540EF-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

"The Summoning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Dick Giordano. This is it, the biggest, and arguably most important, event in the history of the DCU. A wave of unstoppable destructive force is sweeping across the multiverse and indiscriminately destroying everything in its path. Nothing seems able to stop it. The Crime Syndicate of Amerika (evil versions of the JLA) of Earth-3 die trying, along with their world. Batman receives an ominous warning from the Flash. Weather and natural disasters are out of control. An eclectic group of heroes and villains from around the multiverse are assembled to halt the death and destruction, and the being known as the Monitor may be the only one who can help them. 1st appearance of Alexander Luthor. Featuring the deaths of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and Lex Luthor of Earth-3. NOTE: What can I say about "Crisis" accept that it's epic, meaningful, engrossing, and grand in scope. As an eleven year old comic fan, I remember being absolutely blown away by this story. Marv Wolfman and George Perez are truly masters of their craft. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $45.00 Paper: White Direct Edition Label #21-4189128-008 Discounted from $50.00.

Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special 36. Comic adaptation of the 1984 David Lynch movie starring Kyle MacLachlan. In this issue, it's the year 10,191 and the most precious substance is the spice which is vital for almost everything and exists on only one planet in the universe: a desolate and dry world of deserts, the planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. And on the planet, Paul Atreides is undergoing training and tests as he learns about the planet and the people. Script by Ralph Maccho and art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $144.39 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Label #21-19F6BD9-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.33) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing - "Shakedown!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham and Andy Mushynsky. Cover by Mike Zeck. It's a duel in the sky, as Ace and Wild Weasel go head-to-head! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $126.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Direct Edition. Label #20-3B15A66-009 Discounted from $140.00.

Direct Edition. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Plus: Mike Mignola and Art Adams (some inks). This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $63.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-4189128-034 Discounted from $70.00.

Direct Edition. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Plus: Mike Mignola and Art Adams (some inks). This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $55.00 Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition Label #22-1B615CA-058 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Plus: Mike Mignola and Art Adams (some inks). This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $43.20 Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #21-4189128-043 Discounted from $48.00.

Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $36.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Direct Edition. Label #21-4189128-044 Discounted from $40.00.

Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $21.00 Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #22-45CD581-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.63) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

"Arbor of Enchantments Lost." Kalista reminisces about her childhood on Euphorix and realizes that Alonzo Dulak loves her. Meanwhile, Harry Hokum plots her assassination. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Shawn McManus, inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $600.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #24-1A602D2-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. "Echoes" Script by Cary Burkett. Pencils by Juan Alacantara. Inks by Jack Abel. Cover by John Byrne. A new era begins for the Spectacular Spider-Man as the Black Cat has departed his life. However, the breakup with Felicia has left the web-slinger in a melancholy mood, so he visits the site of his greatest heartbreak...the Brooklyn Bridge. The events of Amazing Spider-Man 121 still haunt the wall-crawler, but life goes on...and so does crime in the big city. When Blacklash takes a hostage after bungling a burglary attempt, the spectacular one swings into action! Flashback cameos of Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin. First 65¢ issue. (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 337,108; average paid circulation 180,498.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $239.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #20-2A7AF4A-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.17) will be charged at checkout.

Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie and Blueberry Muffin decide to enter a pie-baking contest but are unaware the contest is a scheme by the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak in a two-part story, "The Great Pie-Baking Contest" and "Secret Land." Script by Stan Kay and art by Howie Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.9 $355.50 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE2D90-023 Discounted from $395.00.

Direct Edition. "Fun 'N' Games!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. Warlock's, the techno-organic creature that has befriended the New Mutants, past comes back to haunt his new friends. Colossus , Nightcrawler, and Rogue find themselves in the fight of their lives when Warlock's malevolent father Magus comes calling. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $110.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #20-2A7AF4A-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout.

Wally, the apprentice to the wizard Marlin -- and that's Marlin NOT Merlin – is introduced. Wally tries to do all of his duties as an apprentice and also live his life with his friends, Jay and Conrad, figure out who and what Gorg (the scary looking critter that appeared) is and make friends with Princess Penelope. And while doing all of that, Wally has to do a favor for a dragon and save the kingdom from a deadly gigantic mechanical locust created by those villains, Vastar the Vile, Sybilious the Bilious and the wicked wizard Erasmo. All of this and more takes place in "A Plague of Locust." Script and art by Bill Bolling. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $419.00 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Verified Signature: Charles Vess. Label #20-40537F8-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.57) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $315.87 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2D6013C-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.48) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $162.44 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #21-293AF23-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.87) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $121.00 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Verified Signature: Charles Vess. Newsstand Edition Label #23-19BB97E-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.63) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.