Auctions: comic books 1997, graded by CBCS

Batman The Long Halloween (1997) 8 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #20-26442BF-012

"Mother's Day." The Scarecrow escapes from Arkham Asylum and douses Batman with fear gas. Bruce, under the influence, runs from Captain Gordon. The death of Bruce Wayne's parents is revisited, further illuminating Batman's motivations for fighting crime. A contest for readers to guess the identity of Holiday is announced. Script by Jeph Loeb, art and cover by Tim Sale. Cover price $2.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) -1 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #23-18DCEC4-005

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Abduction - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Cover by Ron Garney & Bob Wiacek. Flashback! Presenting for the first time ever: the Silver Surfer's first contact with the human race! In this flashback episode, the Surfer, still Galactus' herald, encounters an alien race called "The Other," a race who've just abducted a woman from Earth! How will this encounter eventually lead to Norrin Radd's fateful decision to defy his master? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 124 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-024

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"A Place Called Home!" Guest-starring Namorita. Story by Glenn Greenberg. Art by Ed Benes, Adriana Melo, and Edde Wagner. The Surfer's homeworld of Zenn-La is no more. Now the former Herald of Galactus has returned to Earth in search of a place to call home. Thus his travels have brought him to the undersea Kingdom of Atlantis where he seeks council with his friend and former teammate, Prince Namor. But he is greeted with unsettling news of the Savage Sub-Mariner's demise. So it is no surprise that he is in a foul mood when attacked by the cybernetic hulk known as Bounty. Cover price $1.50.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 128 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-028

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"Beneath the Silver Skin!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney, Rick Leonardi and Bob Wiacek. Cover by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer duplicate - created by the Puppet Master and given life by the true Silver Surfer in an attempt to recover his lost emotions - threatens to tear the city apart to unburden his weary soul. Street level heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil do all they can to curb the destruction, but the only one who may have a chance of stopping this abomination is a man named Norrin Radd. Cover price $1.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 129 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #23-0F1235F-022

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"Of Time and Truth!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. In the aftermath of last issue's explosive conclusion, Norrin Radd and Alicia Masters find themselves flung into the past. How will the Silver Surfer be received in the year 1947? Meanwhile in the present, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the former Puppet Master are besieged by a cadre of bio-cybernetic life forms. Cover price $1.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 129 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-029

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"Of Time and Truth!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Daredevil. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. In the aftermath of last issue's explosive conclusion, Norrin Radd and Alicia Masters find themselves flung into the past. How will the Silver Surfer be received in the year 1947? Meanwhile in the present, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the former Puppet Master are besieged by a cadre of bio-cybernetic life forms. Cover price $1.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 130 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-030

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"End of a World!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Cary Nord and Ralph Cabrera. Future Conan artist Cary Nord pencils this tale of the Surfer's return to Zenn-La seeking answers. For months now his lost memories have plagued him. Now, he'll find the answers he seeks even if it kills him. And when Galactus discovers him eavesdropping on the forbidding events of the past, it just may. Cover price $1.99.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 131 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-031

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"Farewell to the Dream!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. The Silver Surfer has learned the truth that Zenn-La was in fact destroyed in the past and his memories of his homeworld all these years were in fact an elaborate illusion created by Galactus himself. But when the Devourer of Worlds discovers the Surfer from the future eavesdropping on these forbidding past events, what will be the Sky Rider's fate? Cover price $1.99.

Silver Surfer (1998) Wizard 1/2 1SILVER CBCS 8.5 Olivetti Silver foil edition Variant

Paper: White

Silver Foil Edition. COA included.

Label #21-24DD14A-019

Wizard 1/2 Silver foil edition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1997) Wizard 1/2 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-3247374-007

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Regular mail offer Wizard 1/2 Edition. Certificate of Authenticity. Yellow Title.

Superman Adventures (1996) 5 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-43A4845-026

Cover pencils by Rick Burchett, inks by Terry Austin. Balance of Power, script by Scott McCloud, pencils by Bret Blevins, inks by Terry Austin; Live Wire (1st appearance) revives and decides to make up for years of male domination of women by preventing the work of any men from appearing in any mass communications medium; After an initial defeat at the hands of Live Wire, Superman challenges her to another match, where, with the help of Luthor's technology, the Man of Steel contains the villainess. Based on the WB cartoon series. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-25C97A8-021

Concluding Venom's war with Wolverine! Venom and Wolverine must prevent Chimera from unleashing the Cyber Wraiths on the universe, if they can tear themselves away from each other's throats long enough to do it! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.