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  • Item #61029468
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    Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 88 CGC 9.2

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    Label #4418494015

    Starts May 27

    "No Deadly Drug!" Story by Denny O'Neil. Art by Denys Cowan. Villains from Danny and Luke's past resurface and unite. Can Power Man and Iron Fist stand against Black Miriah (last seen in #5) and the deadly man known as Scimitar (last seen in Iron Fist #5)? Cover price $0.60.

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    Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) Canadian Price Variant 87 CGC 8.5

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    Label #4418494014

    Starts May 27

    Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Heatwave." Guest-starring Moon Knight. Story by Denny O'Neil. Art by Denys Cowen and Carl Potts. Moon Knight lies injured and on the verge of death at the bottom of a water tower. As the heat rises his hopes of rescue sink and things go from bad to worse as the tower begins to fill with rainwater. With his injuries weighing him down can Moony stay afloat long enough for Power Man and Iron Fist to rescue him? 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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    Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) Canadian Price Variant 89 CGC 9.2

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    Label #4418494002

    Starts May 27

    Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "To Honor...To Die!" Story by Denny O'Neil. Art by Denys Cowan and Carl Potts. How can Power Man and Iron Fist hope to take down a group of rogue soldiers who are willing to die rather than be taken alive? Cover price $0.75.

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    Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) Canadian Price Variant 90 CGC 9.2

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    Label #4418494001

    Starts May 27

    Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 1st Kurt Busiek script for Marvel. "The Untouchable!" Story by Kurt Busiek. Art by Denys Cowan and Mel Candid. The mutant terrorist known as Unus the Untouchable is causing a disturbance in the neighborhood of the Heroes for Hire. How can Power Man and Iron Fist hope to take down an opponent they can't even lay a hand on? Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56893334
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    Power Pack (1984 1st Series) 19 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-29CED65-020

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Brent Anderson and Jackson Guice. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Brent Anderson and Scott Williams, inks by Terry Austin, Scott Williams, and Sam de la Rosa. Giant-sized issue featuring Cloak and Dagger, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine, Beta Ray Bill, and Thor. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #57062345
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    Published Sep 1989 by Dark Horse.

    Predator (1989) 1REP.2ND CBCS 9.6 2nd Printing

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    Starts Jun 10

    Second Printing. Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Chris Warner and Sam de la Rosa. The Predators are back, only this time their hunting ground isn't the tropical jungles of South America--it's the concrete and street jungles of New York City! It's the hottest summer on record, and Detective Schaefer suspects that his brother's disappearance is somehow tied to the wave of gruesome murders plaguing New York! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.25.

  • Item #60804324
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    Published 1982 by Comico.

    Primer (1982 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

    1st app. Grendel

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    Label #4402527014

    Starts Jul 6

    1st appearance of Grendel (Matt Wagner art). 1st appearance of Argent. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #60998888
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 1 CGC 8.0

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    Label #4392330005

    Starts May 27

    "Circle of Blood!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. After a drug-induced bloody rampage, Frank Castle finds himself behind bars. When he discovers his old enemy Jigsaw, a criminal with a severely scarred face, is responsible, the Punisher sets out to do what he does best. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60005383
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 1 VG 4.0

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    "Circle of Blood!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. After a drug-induced bloody rampage, Frank Castle finds himself behind bars. When he discovers his old enemy Jigsaw, a criminal with a severely scarred face, is responsible, the Punisher sets out to do what he does best. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60970738
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 2 VF+ 8.5

    Starts Jun 3

    "Back to War!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. NOTE: War Journal Entry: #1053. Out of jail, thanks to The Trust, the Punisher sets out to take out the biggest criminal of them all – the Kingpin. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59923412
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 2 FN/VF 7.0

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    "Back to War!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. NOTE: War Journal Entry: #1053. Out of jail, thanks to The Trust, the Punisher sets out to take out the biggest criminal of them all – the Kingpin. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60970713
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 2 FN/VF 7.0

    Starts May 27

    "Back to War!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. NOTE: War Journal Entry: #1053. Out of jail, thanks to The Trust, the Punisher sets out to take out the biggest criminal of them all – the Kingpin. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60786177
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.8

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    Label #4400745010

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    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60786181
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.8

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    Starts May 27

    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60786163
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.6

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    Label #4400745007

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    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60786166
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.6

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    Label #4400745011

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    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.4

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    Label #4132889016

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    Ends May 27 8:28 PM CST
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    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.4

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    Label #4132889012

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    Starts Jun 3

    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59205072
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.4

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    Label #4132889023

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    Starts May 27

    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56536718
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 5 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-289EB7E-020

    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Continued from last issue. Frank has found the tape that shows the Rev murdering a man in cold blood. Can Castle deal out his brand of punishment to a man of God? The Punisher's war on crime does not discriminate. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #57481539
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    Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

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    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-22F82E4-032

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    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Carl Potts and Scott Williams. An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; Punisher shoots some criminals and recalls his family's death in Central Park. Profiles of this issue's creators. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #60954873
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    Raphael (1985 Mirage Studio) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1REP CGC 9.0 Eastman Variant 2nd Printing

    Paper: White

    Second Printing.

    Label #4043111010

    Ends May 27 8:29 PM CST
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    2nd printing (Full Color Cover) - New wraparound cover and 8 new pages of art. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #56892987
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    Published Nov 1985 by Marvel.

    Red Sonja the Movie (1985) 1 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-29CED65-022

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover by Mary Wilshire. Into the Realm of Darkness! (part 1), script by Louise Simonson and Mary Wilshire, art by Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta; Based on the 1985 feature film. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56020305
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    Revengers Featuring Megalith (1985 Continuity) 3 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #19-2AC2DFF-024

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    Starts Jun 10

    Wrath of Captain Law. Story by Neal Adams. Art by Nestor Redondo, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, and Neal Adams. Cover by Neal Adams and Rudy Nebres. Continuity Comics presents its own super-team, cleverly called the Revengers. Megalith, Armor and Silver Streak face off against the tough, uncompromising super-powered cop known as Captain Law. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Item #56020041
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    Revengers Featuring Megalith (1985 Continuity) 4 CBCS 6.5

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    Label #19-2AC2DFF-025

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    Starts Jun 10

    If The Nuclear Warlock Has His Way. Story by Neal Adams and Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Louis Williams, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, and Neal Adams. Cover by Neal Adams. Continuity Comics presents its own super-team, cleverly called the Revengers. The Revengers are building a new headquarters in a remote town, only to find themselves attacked by freakish mutations under the direction of the New Clear Warlock. Featuring a script assist from DC legend Elliot S! Maggin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Item #58979554
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    Richie Rich Bank Books (1972) 53 CBCS 9.6

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    Paper: White

    Label #23-0E505C0-008

    Starts Jun 10

    Story and art credit: Unknown. Richie's dog Dollar has an odd adventure in "What Is a Dog?" After noticing how lonely Irona is, Richie and Gloria decide to find another robot for her to socialize with, but things go awry when they stumble upon a defective one in "The Robot Who Ran Away." Richie Rich in "No Place for Money!" Mayda Munny in "Mayda Munny's Money Plot." 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #59174443
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    Richie Rich Millions (1961 Harvey) 105 CBCS 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #23-150e668-014

    Starts Jun 10

    36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #58320812
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    Rock N Roll Comics (1989 1st Printing) 3 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

    Label #22-2DD19F6-031

    Starts Jun 10

    This Book was never reprinted due to a restraining order. Bon Jovi by Todd Loren & Larry Nadolsky. Cover by Lyndal Ferguson. Cover price $1.95.

  • Item #52415825
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    Published Feb 1980 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

    Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

    Direct Edition.

    Label #19-27D449D-103

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. As Rom stands overlooking the countryside he contemplates his lost humanity and longs to return home. However, the threat posed by the Dire Wraiths demands his attention yet again. Also, Brandy Clark can't get Rom and his warning out of her head as she returns home to find visitors of another kind in her apartment. Meanwhile, disguised Dire Wraiths use one man's own xenophobia to twist his hate and fear of Rom to their own ends. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

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    Tags: X-Men
    Published May 1981 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 18 CBCS 8.5

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-248D6B1-003

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    Starts Jun 10

    Part 2 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Born from the unnatural union of a Dire Wraith father and a human mother, the malevolent Hybrid has used his powerful psionic and shape-changing abilities to trick the X-Men into thinking that Rom is the evil one. Now, Rom must stave off the powerful mutants long enough to convince them of the true threat before it is too late. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #57708989
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    Published Nov 1981 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 24 CBCS 9.4

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    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-248D6B1-004

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Hurtling through space on his way home, Rom crosses paths with Richard Ryder, a.k.a. Nova, the Human Rocket. Rom soon allies with the youthful hero and his super-powered friends to defend the planet Xandar from invading hordes of alien Skrulls. 32 pages.

    NOTE: This story continues the struggle started in Fantastic Four #204-209 and completes the saga of Nova (Richard Rider), whose adventures began in his own short-lived series. Rider returns as Kid Nova in the pages of New Warriors (1990-1996 1st Series) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop Archivist Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #58941617
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    Published Oct 1982 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 35 CBCS 8.5

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-009

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Danny Bulanadi. Many fathoms below the sea, Rom, together with his new ally Prince Namor, the Savage Sub- Mariner, confront a horrible product of Dire Wraith black magic. A threat that could spell the end for the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and the surface world as well. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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    Published May 1983 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 42 CBCS 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Direct Edition.

    Label #22-3F879FE-012

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom strikes an unholy bargain with Quasimodo the Living Computer (last seen in Incredible Hulk #259). In exchange for his humanity Rom shall give up his Spaceknight armor to the sentient machine. There's no way this ends well. Special cameo appearance by Doctor Strange. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #58941612
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    Published Oct 1983 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 47 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-010

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. A young couple soon learn what lurks in the dark as a pare of Dire Wraiths reveal their terrible nature to them. Plus, Rom and Starshine arrive to a mysterious island and are accosted by creatures of fantasy and fairy-tale in "One Man's Toys...are another Man's Terror!" 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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    Published Mar 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 52 CBCS 9.4

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-011

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. The Dire Wraiths step it up a notch in "Total War!" Rom bands together with the US Army to repel a Wraith attack and shows the military just how bad the Wraith infestation is on our planet. However, they soon learn that the Dire Wraiths are closer than they at first realized. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #57904519
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    Published May 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 54 CBCS 9.6

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    Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-24971B9-025

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring Rick Jones, Nick Fury, and Dr. Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Mel Candido, and Kelly Jones. As Rom educates the military on the horrors of the Dire Wraiths, professional sidekick Rick Jones takes up residence at a hospital to have tests done. However, this house of medicine has also drawn the evil of Wraithkind to its doorstep. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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    Tags: ROM The Final Battle (part 1)
    Published Dec 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 61 CBCS 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #22-069BD64-033

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Jackson Guice. Continued from Rom Annual #3. Rom confronts a vast flock of Wraiths in the form Deathwings in "The Beginning of the End of the World!" Plus, government Agent Henry Gyrich, oft nemesis of the Avengers and X-Men, arrives to tell the military and Rom that there is a man who has successfully duplicated Rom's most powerful weapon, the Neutralizer. That man's name is Forge. 32 Cover price $0.60.

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    Published Apr 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 65 CBCS 9.2

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    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-248D6B1-005

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring everybody. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. The end is near. Nay, true-believer...the end is here. This is it...the Final Conflict. Rom is defeated and victory is within the grasp of the evil Dire Wraiths. However, one last thing stands in their way and total victory, the united governments of the Earth and oh yeah, all those pesky super-heroes Rom has spent the last 64 issues recruiting to his cause. Rom is joined by the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Soviet Super-Soldiers and all of the heroes of the world in one last ultimate battle to rid the Earth of Wraithkind forever. It's all or nothing...there's no turning back now. The war and the fate of mankind is decided in this epic issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #58941337
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    Published Oct 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 71 CBCS 9.0

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-022

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. Rom's ranks grow as Unam the Unseen and Vola the Trapper join him, Scanner, and Seeker. They come across yet another planet under attack by the deadly Dire Wraiths but this time the evil aliens are being led into battle by a traitor, the Spaceknight known as Raak the Breaker. It's Spaceknight vs. Spaceknight and one Spaceknight will not make it to the end of this issue alive. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

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    Published 1982 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 9.8

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

    Paper: White

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-004

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Pat Broderick and Mike Gustovich. Introducing the sinister menace Stardust. Rom is accused by those he has sworn to protect of taking the life of children. He must find and stop this new menace from the stars who feeds on life-force. But how can even a Spaceknight defeat a foe who can strip away his armor and very being at will? And can Rom return and save the fading children in time before the spark of life leaves them forever? Plus, a bonus story from Rom's past. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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    Published 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 3 CBCS 9.4

    Paper: White

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    Label #22-069BD64-036

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring Professor X and the New Mutants (story continues in Rom #61). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by W.M. Johnson. As Rom and Starshine confront Dire Wraiths who threaten children, Rom soon realizes Brandy is losing her humanity within the cold steel of her Spaceknight armor. That's when Rom's old enemy the mutant known as Hybrid attacks. What sinister plans does this creature have for Starshine? One thing is for sure, she will never be the same again. Luckily Professor Xavier and his students arrive to lend a helping hand, or have they only arrived to meet their doom? Find out in "Prodigal Son!" 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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    Saga of Crystar (1983 Marvel) 5 CBCS 9.8

    This item's CBCS grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 9.6.

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-2761B6A-014

    Starts Jun 10

    "The Story They Said Couldn't Be Done!" Ika inadvertently drops the Caverns of Chaos next to the crystal palace in Galax. Script by Mary Jo Duffy, pencils by Ricardo Villamonte, inks by Dave Simmons. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.60.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 1 CGC 9.8

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Rich Buckler. A Legend A-Borning starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; retells the origin of the Sub-Mariner. Subby, Bill, and Me: A Personal View article on the various interpretations of Namor by Roy Thomas, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 2 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #0315708016

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Avenging Son starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; the story of Namor's youth and his first encounter with surface men. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 2 of a Personal View article about Bill Everett by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 3 CGC 9.8

    One of only 4 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422004

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. A Prince in New York starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; retells Namor's first visit to New York from Marvel Mystery #1-4. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 5 CGC 9.8

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422006

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Invaders starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Richardson & Company; retells Namor's teaming with Torch in Marvel Mystery #17 and Invaders. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 4 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 6 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0907402001

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Dark Denstiny starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; recaps events of the late 40s and 50s. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 5 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 7 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422008

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Rage and Remembrance starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; recaps Namor's return in Fantastic Four #4, 6. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 6 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 8 CGC 9.8

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422009

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Avengers starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike Gustovich; recaps Fantastic Four Annual #1, Avengers #3-4, etc. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 7 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 9 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422011

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Rendezvous with Destiny starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; Namor continues to tell his life story including his short stint with Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, his countering of the overthrow of Atlantis by both Attuma and Krang, his trial by the humans of the surface world with his subsequent battle with Daredevil, and his initial encounter with the villainous Destiny. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.