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Comic books November 1985, graded by CBCS

  • Item #58537970
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    Amethyst Princess of Gemworld (1985 2nd Series) 11 CBCS 9.8 SS Gary Cohn

    This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.

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    Witnessed Signature: Gary Cohn on 11/20/2021. Direct Edition.

    Label #21-4289F63-004

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    75¢ standard cover price. Carnelian gets Dark Opal's clasp and the worst is yet to come! Plus: The Amethyst-Topaz-Turquoise love triangle comes to a boil. Who will Prince Topaz choose? Gary Cohn's story is penciled by Ernie Colon and inked by Karl Kesel, with a spectacular cover by Paris Cullins and Romeo Tanghal. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61824375
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    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #20-2E951AF-039

    "A Flash of the Lightning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Ordway. Fresh off his set-back of last issue, the nefarious Anti-Monitor is reborn and he's more powerful and more determined than ever to destroy all life in the multiverse. As this sinister villain threatens to destroy all life in the positive universe, the only one left to stop him is the Flash, but at what cost. Don't miss one of the most heroic moments in the history of this medium as the Scarlet Speedster sacrifices all to preserve life in the DCU. Featuring the heroic death of the Flash (Barry Allen). NOTE: This was a character defining moment that can still be felt in the Post-Crisis DCU today. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

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    "The Bleeding Night" As the red skies of the Crisis grow worse, Batman must face Nocturna, Night-Slayer, the False Face Society and...Catwoman! Part 2 of 6, continued from Batman (1940) #389. Continues in Batman (1940) #390. Written by Doug Moench. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Bob Smith. Plus: "Zen And The Art Of Dying" Written by Joey Cavalieri. Pencils by Jerome Moore. Inks by Bruce Patterson! Green Arrow back-up tale. Cover by Colan and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60160084
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/13/2020. Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-197FA86-022
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    1st printing - "Strategic Diplomacy!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham and Keith Williams. Cover by Mike Zeck. It's all out war in the Gulf of Mexico! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61824346
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    • Paper: White
    • $1.00 Canadian Price Variant.
    • Label #21-40B8A7A-059

    Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price - Written by Ann Nocenti. Art by Arthur Adams, Whilce Portacio, and Scott Williams. Cover by Arthur Adams. Just Let Me Die; Tired of his mind numbing domestic life, middle-aged loser Theo leaps from a bridge to his death; Instead of dying, however, he instead lands on Longshot who was dumped in the river at the end of last issue; He begins to tell Longshot his everyday woes including the fact that Con Edison rips him off in charging excessive amounts for electrical power; The naive Longshot decides to break into Con Ed and steal a cache of diamonds to pay Theo his money back; The pair make it into the power plant and the wires and machinery spark a few of Longshot's memories about his home world; They get the diamonds but are attacked by Spiral, Gog and their allies who are after the same thing; During the ensuing battle, machinery gets destroyed and blacks out all of New York City. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

  • Item #57003038
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein. Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/2/2021 & Al Milgrom on 8/21/2021. Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-2F48AF8-013
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61444372
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 7/29/2023, Al Milgrom on 9/10/2023, Jim Shooter on 10/15/2023 & Bob Budiansky on 11/12/2023.
    • Label #24-06C5551-076
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #57003330
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein (twice). Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signature: Al Milgrom on 8/21/2021. Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-2F48AF8-016
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59210266
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Al Milgrom, Bob Budiansky & Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Joe Rubinstein on 10/8/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-063
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56992793
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein. Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/2/2021 & Al Milgrom on 8/21/2021.
    • Label #21-2F48AF8-012
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #57003616
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein. Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signature: Al Milgrom on 8/21/2021. Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-2F48AF8-017
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59210259
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Al Milgrom, Bob Budiansky & Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Joe Rubinstein on 10/8/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-062
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #57003035
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein (twice). Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/2/2021 & Al Milgrom on 8/21/2021. Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-2F48AF8-014
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    Part 5 of 9. "Despair!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. When depression threatens to overtake him, the One from Beyond finds himself at his most vulnerable. Will the heroes of Earth seize this moment and end the Beyonder's threat forever? Featuring the Avengers, West Coast Avengers, X-Men, and New Mutants.

    Story continues in Doctor Strange #74, Thing #30, and Fantastic Four #285.

    1st appearance of Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith (X-Force's Meltdown).

    Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #58382121
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    Published Nov 1985 by Marvel.
    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-3DEFB5B-024
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    His relationship with Leia is not all that is on the rocks for Han Solo. This time it looks like he is not only going to jump ship, he is going to take off for a whole different universe! "Far, Far Away" is written by Jo Duffy, with art by Cynthia Martin and Art Nichols. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #61485516
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Kevin Eastman on 10/8/2022.
    • Label #23-0B2DE5F-008
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    The original series that introduced the Turtles to the world. Teleported to another galaxy after their encounter with the Utroms, the Turtles meet the Fugitoid and cross swords with the Triceratons. Story, art and cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. First issue in comic-sized format. Black and white; 44 pages. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #61485496
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signature: Kevin Eastman on 10/8/2022.
    • Label #23-0B2DE5F-007
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    The original series that introduced the Turtles to the world. Teleported to another galaxy after their encounter with the Utroms, the Turtles meet the Fugitoid and cross swords with the Triceratons. Story, art and cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. First issue in comic-sized format. Black and white; 44 pages. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #59691479
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    $95.00
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #23-06FB980-013
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    The original series that introduced the Turtles to the world. Teleported to another galaxy after their encounter with the Utroms, the Turtles meet the Fugitoid and cross swords with the Triceratons. Story, art and cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. First issue in comic-sized format. Black and white; 44 pages. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #61483537
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signature: Kevin Eastman on 10/8/2022.
    • Label #23-0B2DE5F-006
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    The original series that introduced the Turtles to the world. Teleported to another galaxy after their encounter with the Utroms, the Turtles meet the Fugitoid and cross swords with the Triceratons. Story, art and cover by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird. First issue in comic-sized format. Black and white; 44 pages. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #61390115
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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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 Direct Edition
    • Label #24-0777427-092
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    Direct Edition. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. "The Spiral Path!" Rachel Summers embraces the legacy of the Phoenix. But is this a good thing, or bad thing? Plus, Mystique finally reveals herself to Valerie and makes the government liaisons an offer she can't refuse. NOTE: 1st appearance of Freedom Force. Cover price $0.65.