Comic books 1996, graded by CBCS

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise! Jabba's legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet -- perhaps even the sector! And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A criminal warlord has stolen a vital bit of information, so vital, in fact, that Wedge and the Rogue Squadron were going to steal it themselves! Rather than simply steal it, they'll now have to fight for it! Through the heated deserts of Tatooine, in the midst of a gang war sparked by the death of Jabba the Hutt, the Rogue Squadron risk life and limb for the Rebel Alliance! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 3 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. Jabba the Hutt is dead, and in the ensuing scramble for power, a secret Imperial weapons cache could be the key to victory. But only one being alive knows the location of the hidden weapons cache -- Firith Olan. While that makes Firith a very powerful being, it also makes him a prime target. In a desperate race to uncover the missing weapons, as the criminals converge to fill the role of the dead Hutt, Wedge and Rogue Squadron find themselves smack in the middle of Battleground: Tatooine! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 4 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A handful of Tatooine outlaws and a mountain full of Imperial weaponry are a deadly combination -- deadly enough to make allies of X-wing Rogue Squadron and a troop of Imperial Special Forces! The hot desert sands really heat up in the explosive conclusion to Battleground: Tatooine, as Wedge and crew attempt to take back the galaxy, one planet at a time! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $30.00 Paper: White Collector's Edition. Label #20-20F3189-014

Collector's Edition. Clark Kent marries Lois Lane! By Superman writers and artists past and present! Batman appearance. Story by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson & Roger Stern. Art by John Byrne & Terry Austin, Kerry Gammill & Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane & Bob McLeod, Stuart Immonen & Jose Marzan, Jr., Paul Ryan & Brett Breeding, Jon Bogdanove & Dennis Janke, Kieron Dwyer & Doug Hazlewood, Tom Grummett & Denis Rodier, Dick Giordano & Art Thibert, Jim Mooney & George Perez, Curt Swan & Jackson Guice, Nick Cardy, Al Plastino, Barry Kitson & Ray McCarthy, Ron Frenz & Joe Rubinstein, Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $58.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-25FB61A-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.74) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Tom Grindberg. "In Mortal Guise," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Geof Isherwood; Thor and Amora decide to spend a night out on the town and wake up in Central Park as mortals, all their magic seemingly gone; Victor is awakened by a threatening phone call, saying they know he has it; Thor and Amora head back to her apartment to find it completely empty, and her servants gone; They are no longer under her spell and took everything for their years of enslavement; Thor is out for a walk, looking at construction sites for work when he comes across several men assaulting Annie; Thor manages to stop them even without his powers, and the Black Widow invites him to rejoin the Avengers. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Thor Must Die," script by William Messner-Loebs, pencils by Luke Ross, Oclair Albert, and Frank Toscano, inks by Rene Micheletti, Eddie Wagner, Grant Nelson, and Alex Jubran; Razorfist and Spiral challenge Thor in a nutty plan to become Avengers, thinking that hes still powerless; He easily stops them and flies them both to a crack sweep gone bad, to prove themselves if they are truly worthy; During the fight, they actually help Thor out; Meanwhile, Victor and his family are hit by a drive-by shooting and Victor decides that he needs to hire Thor to help them; After the fighting has settled, Thor sees a drunk bum in an alley that looks exactly like Odin, but when he gets over there, the bum is gone. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Ludwig's Children," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.; Thor and the others have been transported to a bizarre version of the world as interpreted by Richard Wagners Ring Cycle; Loki is kind and noble, while Balder, Wotan, and another Thor are all bloodthirsty and greedy of rhinegold; Victor frees himself from his bonds, and Loki just sits there staring, totally unresponsive; In New York State Prison, one of the prisoners asks the Mad Thinker about getting revenge on Thor long distance, but the Thinkers mind is apparently gone; Thor and the others manage to capture Balder, but while Thor is trying to tame his flying stallion, Balder escapes and captures the others bringing them to Wotan; They have killed all the dwarves, then kill Loki. Thor then kills Balder, but before he can kill the hostages, Thor hurls the sword, killing Wotan; Instantly, the world fades away, and Thor finds himself in his own Asgard, but it is burning and in ruins. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Giant-size issue; first Marvel Comic to reach 500th issue. Wraparound over by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Sunlight and Shadows," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.; Thor finds Asgard in ruins, overrun by Trolls and Ice Giants fighting for control of the city; Going on, he finds the human Aesir enslaved along with Doctor Strange; Thor frees them and tells Thor that the Loki he saw was really a robot controlled by the Mad Thinker, whose brain was fried when they were transported to Wagnerland; Elsewhere, the Enchantress has been captured by the Ice Giants and is helping them to try and take Asgard; Inside the city, Annie helps Silvia escape from the prison where she was being held, and Kim fights off some Ice Giants; They all make their separate ways to the palace, where Strange tells Thor that since Yggdrasil believes that there are no more gods, it cast them all down to Earth as mortals; At the palace, Thor finds the sword embedded in the wall; Thor grabs the sword, which turns to dust, and his full power is restored. Back-up features include a Thor quiz, a look at Thor's various costumes through the years, an Odin family tree, and information about Thor's hammer. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $94.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F7AAA-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.82) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe St. Pierre & Mark McKenna. Stories by Larry Hama and Evan Skolnick. Art by Joe St. Pierre, Randy Emberlin, Mark McKenna, Derec Aucoin and Greg Adams. The heart-stopping conclusion! Who will win the ultimate, all-out war between Venom and the new Spider-Man? When the webs clear, the new status quo between Venom and Spider-Man will be set in stone in "... And Frightened Miss Muffet Away"! Plus: "Hybrid, Phase Four: Revelations"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $84.99 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/11/2021 Direct Edition Label #21-469068F-019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Beginning a new saga starring Venom! Spidey's arch-foe is tracking a serial killer, not suspecting that the culprit is an alien...and a natural predator of his symbiote suit! The hunter becomes the hunted in this new arc! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Duncan Rouleau and John Stangeland. Cover by Duncan Rouleau. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $94.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition. Label #21-21F7AAA-021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.82) will be charged at checkout.

This issue has it all: Confused cops! Attack choppers! Female symbiotes! Skateboarders! Carnivorous aliens! The search for a serial killer leads Venom to Donna, the femme symbiote! But when they come claw-to-claw with the symbiote predator, will either get out alive? Written by Larry Hama. Art by Duncan Rouleau and John Stangeland. Cover by Duncan Rouleau. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $111.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition Label #21-21F8317-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.33) will be charged at checkout.

Venom throws down with Wolverine! When Venom's body is usurped by Dirt Nap, he's propelled against his will on a collision course with the crazed Canadian! Writer Larry Hama hurls his two lethal lead characters through the warp chamber of Landau, Luckman and Lake to parts unknown in this limited series! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $82.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021 Direct Edition Label #21-21F8317-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout.

Venom throws down with Wolverine! When Venom's body is usurped by Dirt Nap, he's propelled against his will on a collision course with the crazed Canadian! Writer Larry Hama hurls his two lethal lead characters through the warp chamber of Landau, Luckman and Lake to parts unknown in this limited series! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $65.99 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/11/2021 Newsstand Edition Label #21-469068F-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout.

Venom throws down with Wolverine! When Venom's body is usurped by Dirt Nap, he's propelled against his will on a collision course with the crazed Canadian! Writer Larry Hama hurls his two lethal lead characters through the warp chamber of Landau, Luckman and Lake to parts unknown in this limited series! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $77.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-25C97A8-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.31) will be charged at checkout.

Continuing Venom's war with Wolverine! Trapped in a bizarre dimension, Venom and Wolverine have to put aside their differences or Dirt Nap and Chimera will open a six-pack of butt-stomp. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Anthony Winn, inks by Dan Panosian. Faces in the Fire, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Chad Hunt, Vince Russell, and Harry Candelario; In the aftermath of Onslaught's attack, Wolvie saves a little boy from a burning building with a little help from Stick; cameo by the Human Torch. Onslaught Cross-Over; Continued in Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1. 44 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $37.47 or Best Offer Paper: White Black Variant. Label #21-1D90B3E-056 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.12) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

PINK TITLE Cover. Reprints X-Files Magazine #1,2. Black cover. "The Pit" and "The Silent Sword".

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $108.00 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Verified Signature: Claude St. Aubin. Black Logo Variant. Label #22-0668043-013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.24) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

GRAY TITLE Cover. Reprints X-Files Magazine #1,2. "The Pit" and "The Silent Sword".

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $22.81 or Best Offer Paper: White Mulder Variant Label #21-24924FC-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.68) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Cover by John Van Fleet. Mulder variant cover. Matches with the Scully variant cover. Adaption of the pilot episode. "Pilot Episode," script by Chris Carter (original story) and Roy Thomas (script adaption), art by John Van Fleet; F.B.I. Agent Dana Scully is assigned to the X-Files to observe and report on the activities of Fox "Spooky" Mulder; Their first case takes them to Bellefleur, Oregon where they investigate the mysterious deaths of four teenagers from the same graduating class; Bizarre clues lead to three more classmates in danger and events that may not have rational explanations. The Making of the X-Files Comic Book Series article by Dwight Jon Zimmerman. 52 pgs., full color. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim (mixed media) and Ken Staniforth (photo). "One Player Only," script by Stefan Petrucha, art by Charles Adlard and Miran Kim; A gifted computer game programmer murders the other members of his project team and claims to have been controlled by an experimental computer program. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim (mixed media) and Jack Rowan (photo). "Falling," script by Stefan Petrucha, art by Charles Adlard; Mulder rushes to the woods to look for a crashed UFO, only to have a group of children mistake him for an alien. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $23.21 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Label #19-2ACB150-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Cover by Miran Kim. "Home of the Brave, Part 1 - The New World." Part 1 of 2. Story by Stefan Petrucha. Art by Charles Adlard. A supersonic UFO in Georgia brings Scully and Mulder there. Mulder is injured as they are ambushed by a group of survivalists. These people have been terrorized by the object and intend to take the FBI agents to find it. Until it finds them instead. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim. "Night Lights, Part One." Part 1 of 2. Story by John Rozum. Art by Charles Adlard. Mulder and Scully are called in when a group of scientists investigating the phenomenon of ball lightening disappear. While they investigate, another duo examining the groups data are attacked by a strange force. Arriving at the scene, the FBI agents are investigating when the strange energy comes searching for them as well. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim. "Night Lights, Part Two." Part 2 of 2. Story by John Rozum. Art by Charles Adlard. The strange atmospheric phenomenon in North Carolina continues to frustrate Scully and Mulder. They do have a plan though. Mulder theorizes that it might actually be a living being with thoughts and feelings. Now they just have to come up with a way to capture it. All the while frustrating those people that just want to kill it. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.95.

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An original story from New York Times Bestseller -- Kevin J. Anderson "Family Portraits" Part 1 of 2. Gordon Purcell, Josef Rubinstein, and Miran Kim art. Miran Kim cover. Cover price $2.95.

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X-Files Season 3 trading card insert. An original story from New York Times Bestseller -- Kevin J. Anderson "Family Portraits" Part 2 of 2. Gordon Purcell, Josef Rubinstein, and Miran Kim art. Miran Kim cover. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim. "Silver Lining." Story by John Rozum. Pencils by Gordon Purcell. Inks by Josef Rubenstein. A man disfigured in a car accident finds a coat with a special lining. It can drain the life from others and use it to repair his damaged face. Can Scully and Mulder find him and stop him before his transformation is complete and he disappears? 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Miran Kim. Oversized Digest. "Dead to the World" by Charles Petrucha & Charles Adlard. "The Black Ferris" by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Jack Davis. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics # 1. "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Al Williamson. EC Comics Classic Version. "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Howard Simpson. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics: Martian Chronicles. Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $107.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid on 09/24/2022. Direct Edition. Label #22-380CCF5-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.21) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Cam Smith. Collector's Item, script by Mark Waid, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Cam Smith; Mr. Sinister captures Bishop and begins delving into his past (or was that future); Dark Beast gets Gambit to interrupt the experiment before Sinister taps Bish's memory of the Age of Apocalypse and discovers that the Hank he has in custody isn't the real McCoy. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $128.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid on 09/24/2022. Direct Edition. Label #22-380CCF5-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.84) will be charged at checkout.

Twilight of the Gods Onslaught Phase 2. Plot by Scott Lobdell. Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Andy Kubert. Inks by Art Thibert. Cover by Andy Kubert and Art Thibert. Story continues from Avengers 402, Fantastic Four 416, and X-Man 19. With Manhattan under siege by the Sentinels, Rogue and Joseph attack one mutant-hunting robot after another! And to their surprise receive aid from the monarch of Latveria! Wow, the situation must be grave indeed if Doctor Doom is pitching in to help! Eventually though everyone must fall back to Four Freedoms Plaza to prepare for the final assault vs. Onslaught! However one man, Charles Xavier, will attempt to reason with Onslaught before the dreadful confrontation! It may be the last mistake hell ever make. Story continues in (the one-shot) Onslaught Marvel Universe. Cameo appearances by Captain America, Giant-Man, Franklin Richards, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman. X-men Lineup: Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Rogue. (Note: This issue features a 6-page preview of the upcoming relaunches of the Avengers title (2nd series) by Rob Liefeld and the Iron Man title (2nd series) by Whilce Portacio and Simon Williams.) 44 pages. Cover price $1.95.