Black Kiss (1988 Vortex) comic books
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Issue #1A
Published Jun 1988 by Vortex Comics.$9.00
1st printing. Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book One, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Dean Motter (production design); this series is set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and opens with Dagmar Laine, a transsexual prostitute and lover to former 1950s film star Beverly Grove, searching for a reel of film taken from The Vatican's collection of pornography; The reel has been sent to Father Frank Murtaugh by his brother who is a Cardinal in The Vatican; Laine tries to grab the reel from Father Murtaugh but it's stolen by a nun. Adults only. See also--Big Black Kiss. 10 pgs. of story. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #2A
Published Jul 1988 by Vortex Comics.$4.80
$4.80
1st printing. Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Two, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Alice Furey (production design); Laine and Grove get Cass Pollack, a jazz musician and ex-heroin addict who is on the run from the Mafia, to steal the Vatican's pornographic reel in return for them providing Pollack with an alibi. This is due to the Mafia killing Pollack's wife and daughter and Pollack being the only suspect, so he also has the police trying to find him. Adults only.$1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #3A
Published Aug 1988 by Vortex Comics.$5.60
$5.20
$4.80
$4.80
1st printing. Howard Chaykin art & script. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #3B
Published Aug 1988 by Vortex Comics.$3.00
$3.00
2nd printing or later. Howard Chaykin art & script. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.25.
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Published Sep 1988 by Vortex Comics.$4.80
$4.80
Howard Chaykin art & script. NOTE: Originally came in a factory polybag and may or may not be bagged when purchased. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #5
Published Oct 1988 by Vortex Comics.$5.60
$5.60
$5.20
$5.20
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Five, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); Laine and Grove (who look virtually identical) provide Pollack with a lead as to where the reel is after the death of Father Murtaugh. This takes Pollack first of all to an occult bookshop called "The Oath of Incannabulata" where he steals a copy of a book about the mysterious "Order of Bonniface." Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #6
Published Nov 1988 by Vortex Comics.$6.40
$6.00
$5.20
$4.80
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Six, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); Laine and Grove (who look virtually identical) provide Pollack with a lead as to where the reel is after the death of Father Murtaugh; This takes Pollack first of all to an occult bookshop called "The Oath of Incannabulata" where he steals a copy of a book about the mysterious "Order of Bonniface"; After the bookshop he ends up in a funeral home called "Tanas" where he finds a number of celebrities indulging in bizarre rituals. Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #7
Published Dec 1988 by Vortex Comics.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Seven, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); Going through Murtaugh's possessions, Pollack finds an invitation to the next meeting of the "Order of Bonniface"; He attends this and discovers the Order was formed at the beginning of Hollywood's movie era and that they worship Charles 'Bubba' Kenton, a 1920s film star who was also married to Beverly Grove. Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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$12 Black Kiss #7 (1988) Howard Chaykin - Vortex Comics -VF- Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #8
Published Jan 1989 by Vortex Comics.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Eight, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); Pollack discovers that Kenton forced Grove to give their daughter Sophie up shortly before Kenton became a vampire; After becoming a vampire Kenton forms The Order of Bonniface and turns many of his followers into vampires, including Bevely Grove; This gives Grove the chance of revenge over the loss of her daughter and she switches Kenton's alarm clock so that he wakes during the day and dies in the sunlight. Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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$175 BLACK KISS # 8 (1989) CGC 9.8 "SIGNED by HOWARD CHAYKIN" HIGHEST GRADE !!! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #9
Published Feb 1989 by Vortex Comics.$6.00
$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Nine, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); The Order want the reel of film as it shows Beverly Grove and Bubbau Kenton together in a pornographic film which shows that Grove is much older than she claims to be to the world; They hope she can turn them into vampires and therefore give them eternal youth. Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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$14 Black Kiss #9 (1988) Howard Chaykin - Vortex Comics -VF- Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #10
Published Mar 1989 by Vortex Comics.$6.40
$6.40
$6.00
$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book Ten, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Ella Vine (graphic design); One of The Order, a young woman called Magda, wants Grove to only make her a vampire; This is because she is Grove's granddaughter, she was also the nun who stole the reel from Father Murtaugh earlier in the story; Pollack becomes caught in the middle as everyone around him attempts to win, leaving Pollack in a position where he seems unable to survive. Adults only. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.50.
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$16 Black Kiss #10 (1988) Howard Chaykin - Vortex Comics -VF- Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #11
Published May 1989 by Vortex Comics.$5.60
$5.60
$4.80
$4.40
$3.20
Howard Chaykin art & script. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #12
Published Jul 1989 by Vortex Comics.$6.40
$5.20
$4.40
$3.20
$3.20
Howard Chaykin art & script. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.50.
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$13 BLACK KISS #12 VF (8.0 OR BETTER) VORTEX COMICS JULY 1989 $21 Black Kiss #12 Vortex Comics July 1989 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
