Comic books 1970-1983, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $200.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022, Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022 & Bob McLeod & Walt Simonson on 10/28/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B0CC15-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Guest-starring the Comet. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Carmine Infantino and M. Hands. Plus, a special 2 page interlude by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer (Tomb of Dracula). Nova and the Comet get thrashed by the nigh unstoppable Diamondhead. This leaves the Human Rocket vulnerable and at the mercy of Dracula's old nemesis Dr. Sun. Plus, witness the return of the enigmatic Sphinx. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $67.60 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on back of case Direct Edition Label #19-27E95DC-073 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.03) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

1 - Character/artist listing: Abomination by Ron Wilson; Absorbing Man by Ron Wilson; El Aguila by Dave Cockrum; A.I.M. by Luke McDonnell; Ajak by Ron Wilson; Alpha Flight by John Byrne; Alpha Primitives by Ron Wilson; American Eagle by Ron Wilson; Anaconda by Mark Gruenwald; Angar the Screamer by Brian Postman; Angel by Brian Postman; Annihilus by Luke McDonnell; Ant-Man by Brian Postman; Aquarian by Mark Gruenwald; Arabian Knight by Mark Gruenwald; Arcade by Bob Budiansky; Ares, God of War by Paul Smith; Ariel by Paul Smith; Arkon by Bob Budiansky; Arnim Zola by Jack Kirby; Asgard by Peter B. Gillis; Asgardians by Ron Wilson; Atlantis by Peter B. Gillis; Atlanteans by Paty Cockrum; Attilan by Peter B. Gillis; Attuma by Walt Simonson; Aurora by John Byrne; Avengers by John Byrne; Avengers Mansion by Eliot Brown; Avengers Quinjet by Eliot Brown; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $650.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #21-155D344-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.50) will be charged at checkout.

1st appearance and origin of Omac by Jack Kirby in the story, "Brother Eye and Buddy Blank." A transmission from the orbiting Brother Eye turns factory worker Buddy Blank into Omac, the One Man Army Corps. Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $115.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 Label #22-0692A42-433 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st appearance and origin of Omac by Jack Kirby in the story, "Brother Eye and Buddy Blank." A transmission from the orbiting Brother Eye turns factory worker Buddy Blank into Omac, the One Man Army Corps. Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $68.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 Label #22-0692A42-434 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.04) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st appearance and origin of Omac by Jack Kirby in the story, "Brother Eye and Buddy Blank." A transmission from the orbiting Brother Eye turns factory worker Buddy Blank into Omac, the One Man Army Corps. Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $64.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Cream to off white Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 Label #22-0692A42-435 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.92) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Blood-Brother Eye." Mr. Big rents Electric City and hires a bunch of assassins for use in trapping Omac. Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $64.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 Label #22-0692A42-436 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.92) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Joe Kubert. Human Genius vs. Thinking Machine, script by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer; In his headquarters, Skuba's "children" show Buddy Omac Blank his Chamber of Monsters. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-101

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"Citadel War" chapter one. The Omega Men go to Broot's homeworld of Changralyn to try and convince the pacifist denizens to rise up against the Citadel. Story continued from Green Lantern 161. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $310.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Label #16-29872D1-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $359.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2BC5393-060 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.77) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2BC5393-062

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First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $593.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #16-1962AA8-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.79) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $175.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Keith Giffen & Marv Wolfman on 4/29/2017 & Mike DeCarlo on 8/19/2017. Direct Edition. Label #18-088C948-089 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

First appearance of Lobo. "Assault on Euphorix." Harry Hokum interrogates Kalista. The Omega Men try to keep the Citadel from taking over Euphorix. Chapter two of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 4 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #20-499E6DD-014

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"Breakdown." Primus vows to keep Tigorr from attacking the Citadel. Chapter three of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 5 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-22F82E4-016

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"Eye of the Tigorr." The Omega Men, led by Tigorr, attack the Citadel. Chapter four of the Citadel War. 2nd appearance of Lobo (cameo, two pages). Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-22F82E4-017

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"Victory." While battling the Citadel, Tigorr and his men learn more about the Citadel's secret master. Chapter five of the Citadel War. Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Giffen and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.00.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 7 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-22F82E4-018

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"The Way It Began." Auron learns the secret origins of X'hal, Nimbus, himself, and the Complex-Complex. The origin of the Citadel. Script by Tod Smith, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Cover price $1.25.

Omega Men (1983 1st Series) 8 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #21-22F82E4-019

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"Jubilation." Ex-Vegan ruler Alonzo Dulak attempts to get his crown back from Kalista. 3rd appearance of Lobo (3 page cameo). Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Contains "Star Raiders" Poster in centerfold. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $305.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Gerry Conway on 7/29/2022. Label #23-0B0CC15-021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

With Marvel Value Stamp. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Joe Sinnott. Omega the Unknown, script by Mary Skrenes and Steve Gerber, art by Jim Mooney; Omega the Unknown, the last survivor of an alien world, battles a horde of steel assassins; a 12-year-old boy has a mysterious link with Omega. Marvel Value Stamp. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $100.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front of case 30¢ Price Variant. Label #19-34D70A0-068 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

30 cent variant edition with limited distribution. Hulk Appears. Cover price $0.30.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $72.00 Paper: White Label #22-0692A42-437 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.16) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

New story: "Railroaded" (script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Jack Abel). Reprint: "Gun-Fighter for Hire" (script by Stan lee, art by Joe Maneely). Gil Kane cover pencils, Vince Colletta cover inks. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $450.00 Paper: White Label #23-2386FFA-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Fit to Be Tied," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie keeps Reggie and Moose awake while they're trying to get some shut-eye. "Tact Act"; Reggie winks at Midge at the beach. Campfire Maze page with Archie. "Part of the Click," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; Archie schedules a date with both Veronica and Betty at the same time, so Archie tries to ditch Betty to keep his date with Veronica. "Stop the Presses," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx decides to start a kid's newspaper. Moose's Riddlers activity page. Archie Club News. "Muscle Beach," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; While waiting for Veronica at the beach, Archie gets accused of harassing another woman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $72.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7300528-AA-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.16) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

52-page giant. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Return to the Tomb of the Ice Giants!", script by Len Wein, art by Jim Aparo; An oil expedition in the arctic uncovers the hidden lair of the Ice Giants, who capture all involved and the Phantom Stranger who has returned to the area following the reopening of their lair; The Ice Giants take everyone prisoner because the continued work to find oil in the region has caused the sought after chemical to leak into their domain and pollute their world; The Phantom Stranger helps free them. "The Voice of Vengeance!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Tony DeZuniga; Terrence Thirteen and his wife are asked to help John Richards, who claims that since his fathers death he's been haunted by a voice blaming him said death. "Captive of the Cat Curse," script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark accidentally uses a mystical charm to transfer his consciousness into the body of a black cat, which helps him expose a sinister plot. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $60.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #21-1EAEE22-270 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Dr. Zorn: Soul-Master," script by Arnold Drake, art by Gerry Talaoc; When the Phantom Stranger is present when a famous musician goes mad during one of his performances, he follows him to his doctor: Matthew Zorn. Zorn has a very famous clientele including celebrities and military personnel; The Stranger feigns illness so that he can go and see the doctor, and is given one of his special "medicines" which creates a powerful hallucination in which Phantom Stranger is ruler of the world; Shaking off the effects of the drugs, Phantom Stranger decides to investigate further. "The Terror and the Compassion," script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; The Spawn of Frankenstein awakens from a dream to find a young woman about to be raped by her date; The Spawn scares the man and woman, and carries the fainted woman to safety; However, the man revives and tries to run down the Spawn, but the monsters strength and durability only ends up wrecking the car and not harming the monster; When the girl revives from her spell, she flees the monster and tries to get away, she ends up running into a cult who wishes to use her as a sacrifice in one of their black masses. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $62.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Label #22-0ADAB7F-005

"The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill!" Written by Steve Gerber, with art by Gene Colan and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Giordano. Enter the world of Krypton's twilight dimension! A humane method of criminal confinement...or a dimension without hope? Characters: Jor-El; Lara; Gra-Mo; Jax-Ur; Va-Kox; Dr. Xadu; Faora Hu-Ul; General Zod; Az-Rel; Nadira; Kru-El; Quex-Ul [Charlie Kweskill] (all in Charlie Kweskill's dream and in the Phantom Zone); Mon-El; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Perry White. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $165.00 Paper: White Label #0011106-AA-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.95) will be charged at checkout.

The astronauts become caught up in a war between rival gangs, but soon they must join forces to battle the marauding vampires. Part of the short-lived Atlas science fiction line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. Written by John Albano, with art by Pat Broderick and Frank McLaughlin. 32 pages. Cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $303.00 Paper: White Label #18-3C0FFC4-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.09) will be charged at checkout.

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $356.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #17-0136BB3-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.68) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $360.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Sig: Roy Thomas on 6/18/2017. Label #17-4280950-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Out of Hell--a Hero!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. NOTE: Roy Thomas and John Romita are credited for their "considerable creative contributions." When Lucas, an innocent man, is sent to jail for a crime he did not commit, he decides he has nothing left to loose. Subjecting himself to unorthodox experiments, this inmate is endowed with great physical strength and nigh-unbreakable skin. No walls and bars on Earth can hold him. Now, as Luke Cage, he is known as the Hero for Hire, and he's here to clean up the "Mean Streets," one criminal at a time. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $110.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-270 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Vengeance is Mine!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. When Luke Cage's actions cause a decline in business for a local drug dealer, he is forced to pit his diamond-hard fists against the deadly assassin known as Diamondback. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $88.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 9/18/2021. Label #22-0692A42-269 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.64) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Vengeance is Mine!" Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. When Luke Cage's actions cause a decline in business for a local drug dealer, he is forced to pit his diamond-hard fists against the deadly assassin known as Diamondback. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $88.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Sig: Roy Thomas on 8/18/2018. Label #18-3311DA4-089 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.64) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Knights and White Satin!" Script by Steve Englehart and Gerry Conway, pencils by Billy Graham, inks by Paul Reinman. Two beautiful sisters come to hire Luke Cage to find out why someone is trying to murder their father. But why would anybody want to murder a man who will be dead in a week anyway? Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $210.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Exceptional White. Label #23-0AE1106-063 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Jingle Bombs!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. Can Luke Cage stop a madman from ruining Christmas in New York before it's too late? Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $190.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart on 8/18/2017. Label #17-4049963-053 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Crescendo!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. Robots disguised as humans are attacking Luke Cage from all sides. And, the culprit behind it all--Doctor Doom--will shock the Hero for Hire to his very core. Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $70.00 Paper: White Label #22-0692A42-268 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"The Lucky and the Dead!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. "Muerte" means "Death" in Spanish. Luke Cage comes face-to-face with the man called Senor Muerte. This is a man who cannot be stopped, not even by the diamond-hard fists of Power Man. Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $150.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AE1106-060 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"The Lucky and the Dead!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Billy Graham. "Muerte" means "Death" in Spanish. Luke Cage comes face-to-face with the man called Senor Muerte. This is a man who cannot be stopped, not even by the diamond-hard fists of Power Man. Graham cover. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $135.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AE1106-061 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Chemistro!" Spider-Man cameo. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. Luke Cage battles Chemistro the Master of Alchemy. Can the Hero for Hire defeat a man who can alter the chemical make up of matter? Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $120.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AE1106-062 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Retribution!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Billy Graham and Tony Isabella. Art by Billy Graham. A guard from Seagate Prison plans to blackmail Luke Cage, but when he winds up dead, Claire is wrongly accused of his murder. Can Cage clear her name and still remain a free man himself? Plus, the Sub-Mariner stars in the Golden Age adventure "Invasion!" By Bill Everett. Cover price $0.20.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 27 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-279EE8B-011

"Just a Guy Named X!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Perez, inks by Al McWilliams. When an overweight down-on-his-luck wrestler drinks a mysterious formula, he is endowed with super-human strength. Now, he's going to get back at everybody who laughed at him, starting with Luke Cage. Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 28 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #21-279EE8B-012

"The Man who Killed Jiminy Cricket!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Don McGregor, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. Beginning one of Luke Cage's most epic tales yet. Cockroach Hamilton is back and this time he's playing for keeps. As a result of deadline issues, this story continues in # 30 (issue 29 is a fill-in issue). The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Twins of Evil!" Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 29 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #21-279EE8B-013

Fill-in issue. "No One Laughs at Mr. Fish!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. Luke Cage face the amphibian menace of the man called Mr. Fish. And you better believe that no one laughs at his name twice. NOTE: As a result of deadline issues, the story that began in # 28 continues in # 30. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series B # 25 (Captain America by Jack Kirby). Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Kidnap Caper." Tom Palmer cover inks. Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 31 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #21-279B3E2-018

"Over the Years they Murdered the Stars!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Don McGregor. Art by Sal Buscema and the Crusty Bunkers (your guess is a s good as mine). This is it, the epic conclusion to Luke Cage's confrontation with Piranha Jones and Cockroach Hamilton. Will Power Man survive the experience? For that matter, will New York City survive the experience? Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 31 CBCS 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #21-279EE8B-015

"Over the Years they Murdered the Stars!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Don McGregor. Art by Sal Buscema and the Crusty Bunkers (your guess is a s good as mine). This is it, the epic conclusion to Luke Cage's confrontation with Piranha Jones and Cockroach Hamilton. Will Power Man survive the experience? For that matter, will New York City survive the experience? Cover price $0.25.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 36 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #21-279EE8B-020

Reprints #12. "Chemistro!" Spider-Man cameo. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by George Tuska and Billy Graham. Luke Cage battles Chemistro the Master of Alchemy. Can the Hero for Hire defeat a man who can alter the chemical make up of matter? Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 37 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #21-279B3E2-022

"Chemistro is Back!" Part 1 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson and A. Bradford. Luke Cage returns to the offices of Hero for Hire to find everything has been turned to glass. Now we know this won't sit well with the volatile hero. One of Power Man's most dangerous foes has returned and he's deadlier than ever. Cover price $0.30.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $85.00 Paper: White Label #21-279B3E2-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

"Big Brother wants you...Dead!" Part 2 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Brown and Jim Mooney. Luke Cage's deadly adversary, Chemistro, has trapped him in a clutches of a death trap. Can Power Man escape before he runs out of air and find out why "Big Brother" wants him dead before it's too late? Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 39 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-279BDC8-019

"Battle with the Baron!" Part 3 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Brown and Klaus Janson. Luke Cage finally confronts Big Brother, but is BB really the villain Power Man should be fighting? This one gets complicated. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 40 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-279BDC8-020

"Rush Hour to Limbo!" Part 4 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias and Frank Giacoia. Luke Cage is tired of being played for a fool, and he's fightin' mad. This is the explosive conclusion to one of Power Man's most epic adventures yet. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 43 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-279BDC8-022

"The Death of Luke Cage!" Part 3 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias and Alex Nino. It's the return of the man called Mace, and he's deadlier than ever. Plus, the death of Luke Cage, and a new beginning for Power Man. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 45 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #21-279BDC8-023

"The Day Chicago Died!" Part 5 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias. Bound by unbreakable titanium cables to a cobalt bomb, Luke Cage must find a way to escape and stop his mortal enemy, Mace, or this will truly be the day the city of Chicago dies. Cover price $0.30.