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Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4375387015

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4375387017

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4375387025

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4375388001

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4399790021

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4403190010

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 10N CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #3803937004

Newsstand Edition. "Hours!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. On his birthday, Logan reflects on the murder of Silver Fox, the woman he loved, and Sabretooth, the man that murdered her! Featuring one of the earliest and most brutal battles between these two hated arch enemies. Kent Williams art on back cover (last back cover pin-up). Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 17 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2010486022

Part 1 of 7 - "Basics!" Daredevil cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. There's a new crime boss in town, the cyborg Geist. This mysterious new villain has brought with him a lethal new kind of cocaine and he has captured Wolverine's erstwhile sparring partner Roughhouse in order to test it. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 18 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2760E21-015

Part 2 of 7 - "All at Sea!" Cameos by Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Geist reveals that he plans to turn Roughhouse into a drug-fueled super-warrior, like the misguided Nuke (from the classic tale in Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #232-233). Can Wolverine rescue his erstwhile sparring partner before Roughhouse rips him to pieces in a drug induced rage? Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 19D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A2A13-018

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance tie-in - Part 3 of 7 - "Heroes and Villains!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine makes his way to war torn Tierra Verde only to find himself caught in the middle of a battle between the revolutionary La Bondera and the dangerous aquatic villain Tiger Shark. Meanwhile, more of Geist's villainous plan is revealed. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 21 CBCS 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A45B2-002

Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 5 of 7 - "Battlegrounds!" X-Men cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Hopped up on tainted cocaine, Wolverine's healing factor is pushed to its limits figting the drug's hallucination inducing side effects. He soon discovers the true horror behind Geist's new drug, it's actually Spore, a living disease! 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 21 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4367978012

Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 5 of 7 - "Battlegrounds!" X-Men cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Hopped up on tainted cocaine, Wolverine's healing factor is pushed to its limits figting the drug's hallucination inducing side effects. He soon discovers the true horror behind Geist's new drug, it's actually Spore, a living disease! 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 22 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-021

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Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 6 of 7 - "Outburst!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine races against the clock in order to stop the cyborg Geist's living disease known as Spore from being released upon the world. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 23 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A45B2-006

Acts of Vengeance Aftermath (Uncredited) - Part 7 of 7 - "Endings!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and Cover by John Byrne. If Wolverine is going to stop the rampage of the living disease known as Spore he may need a little help from the healing power of Sister Salvation. 32 pages, FC NOTE: In a truly ironic twist, at the end of this tale, Geist, a former Nazi, gets a surprise visit from a World War II Holocaust survivor, a certain Master of Magnetism. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A45B2-011

"Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-025

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"Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 35 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #1017554001

"Blood, Sand and Claws!" Part 1 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. In his latest caper, Logan and the diminutive hero Puck, from Alpha Flight, get sucked through a time vortex as they pursue the mystic villainess Spiral back to the Spanish Civil War and run into none other than Ernest Hemingway. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 35 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

3" crack on top left.

Label #1093702025

"Blood, Sand and Claws!" Part 1 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. In his latest caper, Logan and the diminutive hero Puck, from Alpha Flight, get sucked through a time vortex as they pursue the mystic villainess Spiral back to the Spanish Civil War and run into none other than Ernest Hemingway. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 36 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A4BCE-007

Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 2 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "...It Tolls for Thee!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. As Wolverine, Puck, and Ernest Hemingway fight the Spanish Civil War, Lady Deathstrike strikes a deal with the Nazis. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 37 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2738DCA-004

Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 3 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "Fall Back and Spring Forward!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine and Puck settle the score with Lady Deathstrike back in the present. Meanwhile, the cyborg villain Donald Pierce puts the finishing touches on his latest weapon against his hated enemy, Wolverine. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 39 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2738DCA-005

"Deconstruction!" Guest-starring Storm. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Elsie Dee may look like an innocent little girl but it turns out that she's actually a killer android built to lure Wolverine to his doom. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 41D CBCS 9.6 SS Larry Hama

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 03/23/2021. Direct Edition.

Label #21-21F0204-017

1st printing. Direct Edition. "Down in the Bottoms!" Guest-starring Cable, Jubilee, and Forge. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Art Thibert. Down in the Morlock Tunnels the mutant freedom fighter from the future Cable is hunting the most dangerous prey, but what he finds is Albert, the Wolverine replicant, and Elsie Dee, the little girl android. Meanwhile, Wolverine throws down with Sabretooth, but this time Logan's savage enemy drops a bombshell of a revelation too insane to be true. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 41D CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-029

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1st printing. Direct Edition. "Down in the Bottoms!" Guest-starring Cable, Jubilee, and Forge. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Art Thibert. Down in the Morlock Tunnels the mutant freedom fighter from the future Cable is hunting the most dangerous prey, but what he finds is Albert, the Wolverine replicant, and Elsie Dee, the little girl android. Meanwhile, Wolverine throws down with Sabretooth, but this time Logan's savage enemy drops a bombshell of a revelation too insane to be true. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 41REP CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #2013180014

2nd printing, "A Secret Revealed" appears in gold Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 46 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A4BCE-022

Part 2 of 2 - "Home is the Hunter...!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Hilary Barta. It's a four-way free for all as Wolverine, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, and the Hunter in the Darkness tear into each other through the streets of New York. But who is the mysterious gunman taking potshots at them? 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 48 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3849332010

Shiva Scenario: Phase 1 of 3 - "Dreams of Gore!" Guest-starring Jubilee. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine and Jubilee head to Canada in search for clues that will unlock the secrets to Logan's mysterious past. NOTE: The astounding sequel to Weapon X from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #72-84. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine TPB (1987 Marvel) By Chris Claremont and Frank Miller 1st Edition 1-1ST FN 6.0

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1-4.

Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein.

This is it, Wolverine's first solo adventure. When Logan can not get into contact with his one true love, Lady Mariko, the feral mutant heads to Japan to investigate. What he finds startles him to his very core. Mariko has been married to an abusive man at the behest of her father, Lord Shingen, Head of Clan Yashida, a powerful Japanese family with ties to the Yakuza. When Shingen attempts to murder Wolverine, Logan decides it's time to do what he does best, and what he does best isn't very pretty. Wolverine intends to bring down the crime lord but first, he'll have to get through an army of ninja. Plus, meet Yukio, the wild child of the night, but is she friend, foe, or maybe more for the Canadian X-Man.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

NOTE: This is the story that took Wolverine from breakout character in the pages of X-Men and made him a bonafide Marvel Legend. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archvist

Cover price $4.95.

Wolverine TPB (1987 Marvel) By Chris Claremont and Frank Miller 1st Edition 1-REP FN/VF 7.0

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1-4.

Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein.

This is it, Wolverine's first solo adventure. When Logan can not get into contact with his one true love, Lady Mariko, the feral mutant heads to Japan to investigate. What he finds startles him to his very core. Mariko has been married to an abusive man at the behest of her father, Lord Shingen, Head of Clan Yashida, a powerful Japanese family with ties to the Yakuza. When Shingen attempts to murder Wolverine, Logan decides it's time to do what he does best, and what he does best isn't very pretty. Wolverine intends to bring down the crime lord but first, he'll have to get through an army of ninja. Plus, meet Yukio, the wild child of the night, but is she friend, foe, or maybe more for the Canadian X-Man.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

NOTE: This is the story that took Wolverine from breakout character in the pages of X-Men and made him a bonafide Marvel Legend. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archvist

Cover price $5.95.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 1A CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4258397025

In this post-Crisis On Infinite Earths re-imagining of the Wonder Woman mythos, Diana is born of clay, growing on Paradise Island to become the champion of the Amazons. "The Princess And The Power!" Part 1 of 6, continued next issue. Script by Greg Potter, co-plot and pencils by George Perez, inks by Bruce Patterson. Perez inks first 2 pages and the final page. Wrap-around cover. No ads. 32-page story. Perez cover. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4380754009

Direct Edition. Return of Jean Grey: Part 3 of 3 - "Third Genesis!" Mr. Fantastic cameo. Avengers flashback cameo. Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice, Bob Layton, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Walt Simonson. Story continued from Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #263 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286. Charles Xavier is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi'Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Cover price $1.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4391391009

Direct Edition. Return of Jean Grey: Part 3 of 3 - "Third Genesis!" Mr. Fantastic cameo. Avengers flashback cameo. Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice, Bob Layton, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Walt Simonson. Story continued from Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #263 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286. Charles Xavier is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi'Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Cover price $1.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4380754011

Direct Edition. Return of Jean Grey: Part 3 of 3 - "Third Genesis!" Mr. Fantastic cameo. Avengers flashback cameo. Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice, Bob Layton, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Walt Simonson. Story continued from Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #263 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286. Charles Xavier is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi'Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Cover price $1.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 1N CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4380754008

Newsstand Edition. Return of Jean Grey: Part 3 of 3 - "Third Genesis!" Mr. Fantastic cameo. Avengers flashback cameo. Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice, Bob Layton, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Walt Simonson. Story continued from Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #263 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286. Charles Xavier is gone, whisked away to the far side of the universe by the Shi'Ar Empire (see Uncanny X-Men #200), but his dream is not dead. His original X-Men, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and the recently resurrected Jean Grey, have reunited as the super-group called X-Factor to see his dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace realized and brought to fruition. Cover price $1.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4354346014

"Tapped Out!" Part 1 of 2. 1st appearance of Apocalypse (shadowed cameo). Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. It's a classic super-hero/super-villain throw-down when X-Factor must battle the Alliance of Evil (Frenzy, Tower, Stinger, and Timeshadow) for the life of a mutant. Featuring a new menace by the name of Apocalypse, an evil mutant who will become a major thorn in the sides of the X-Men and X-Factor. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4401223006

Direct Edition. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4377365016

Direct Edition. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #0167469002

Direct Edition. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 6D VG 4.0

Direct Edition. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 7 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-037

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"Fall Out!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Joe Rubinstein. X-Factor is perceived by the public to be humans who hunt down mutants for the good of humanity. The X-Terminators are believed by the public to be mutant terrorists who fight for mutant rights. The problem is both of these groups are the same people. X-Factor and the X-Terminators are actually the original X-Men - Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and Jean Grey - and they use this charade to secretly find and help mutants survive in a world where paranoia and fear of the unknown rules. This issue explores how they keep their secret identities safe from the public. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 8 CBCS 7.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-047

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"Lost and Found!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art and cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. Freedom Force, the former Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and now government backed mutant hunters, show up to arrest Rusty (the fire-starter X-Factor has been looking after since X-Factor #1), who is wanted by the law. 1st appearance of Skids, a mutant whose personal force field allows her to avoid harm. Plus, Jean finds out that Scott and his wife Madelyne have a baby together. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 9 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-052

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The Mutant Massacre! "Spots!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Terry Shoemaker and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. This issue begins one of the darkest chapters in mutant history. A mercenary force called the Marauders attempt to commit genocide on the outcast Morlocks, and the only thing standing in their way is the X-Men and X-Factor. This is a storyline that has repercussions on the X-titles for years to come. But first, X-Factor must battle the government sponsored Freedom Force for the future of a mutant who is under their protection. NOTE: Includes the Mutant Massacre Map, a key to following the events in this pivotal storyline. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 16 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-022

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"Playing with Fire!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by David Mazzucchelli and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Walt Simonson. As the adults deal with the tragic aftermath of last issue's events, the kids face a challenge of their own. The woman Rusty accidently burned when his mutant fire abilities emerged (see X-Factor (1st Series) #1) returns, and the remorseful young man tries to make amends. However, Rusty will soon learn that making a deal with the malevolent Morlock called Masque is not too different than making a pact with the devil himself. Cover price $0.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 20 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-026

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"Children's Crusade!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by June Brigman and Randy Emberlin. X-Factor returns from their battle with the Horsemen of Apocalypse a little worse for wear, and it's up to the kids to take care of business. Rusty, Skids, Rictor, Artie, and Leech take center stage on a mission of goodwill for the future of mutant/human relations. Cover price $0.75.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 1U CGC 9.8 Unbagged No Card

Paper: White

Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #3820761006

Unbagged; no card included. 48-page giant. "A Force to be Reckoned With." Plot, art, and cover by Rob Liefeld, script by Fabian Nicieza. Featuring Cable, Shatterstar, Boom Boom, Warpath, Cannonball, Domino, Feral, Reaper, Forearm, Stryfe, Thumbelina, Wildside, Zero, Gideon, Sunspot, Commander G.W. Bridge, Tyler (in flashback), Arianna Jankos, Black Tom Cassidy, Nick Fury app; Cable Battle Files of Deadpool, Feral, Shatterstar, and G.W. Bridge. Cable Guide (character profiles) of Deadpool, Feral, Shatterstar, and G.W. Bridge. NOTE: There are at least 5 panels in the first few pages of this issue, including the 2-page splash, that are direct homages to panels taken directly from New Teen Titans (1980-1988) (Tales of ...) #39. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 2D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #1308991019

Direct Edition. Cover art by Rob Liefeld. The Blood Hunters, script by Rob Liefeld (plot) and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld; Kane fights Deadpool; During a training exercise, Feral guts Sam; Juggernaut is revived; appearance by Weapon X [2nd Deadpool; 1st Garrison Kane]. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 2D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #1308991025

Direct Edition. Cover art by Rob Liefeld. The Blood Hunters, script by Rob Liefeld (plot) and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld; Kane fights Deadpool; During a training exercise, Feral guts Sam; Juggernaut is revived; appearance by Weapon X [2nd Deadpool; 1st Garrison Kane]. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 2D CGC 9.6 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #1221110051

Direct Edition. Cover art by Rob Liefeld. The Blood Hunters, script by Rob Liefeld (plot) and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld; Kane fights Deadpool; During a training exercise, Feral guts Sam; Juggernaut is revived; appearance by Weapon X [2nd Deadpool; 1st Garrison Kane]. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 2D CGC 7.5 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4252818004

Direct Edition. Cover art by Rob Liefeld. The Blood Hunters, script by Rob Liefeld (plot) and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld; Kane fights Deadpool; During a training exercise, Feral guts Sam; Juggernaut is revived; appearance by Weapon X [2nd Deadpool; 1st Garrison Kane]. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4392869013

48-page giant. Beast/Storm double cover. Cover pencils by Jim Lee (signed), inks by Scott Williams. Rubicon, script by Jim Lee (Co-Plot) and Chris Claremont, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams; Magneto forms the Acolytes and proclaims Asteroid M a haven for mutants everywhere; But the rest of the world doesn't see it that way; Nick Fury cameo. 2-page pin-up: gallery of X-Men villains. X-Men Sketchbook by Jim Lee. Cover price $1.50. NOTE: Cover A connects to covers 1B, 1C, and 1D to form a single giant image. Cover price $1.50.