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Alias (2001 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4030134001

Painted cover by David Mack. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Michael Gaydos. 1st MAX title. Jessica Jones is a former unremarkable, cut-rate costumed super hero turned self-destructive, alcoholic private investigator, who specializes in super-human cases. Adult oriented, character driven crime drama in the vein of Bendis' "Jinx" and "Powers." Luke Cage appearance. Contains explicit content. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.99.

Alias (2001 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4392869021

Painted cover by David Mack. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Michael Gaydos. 1st MAX title. Jessica Jones is a former unremarkable, cut-rate costumed super hero turned self-destructive, alcoholic private investigator, who specializes in super-human cases. Adult oriented, character driven crime drama in the vein of Bendis' "Jinx" and "Powers." Luke Cage appearance. Contains explicit content. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.99.

Alias (2001 Marvel) 1 FN 6.0

Painted cover by David Mack. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Michael Gaydos. 1st MAX title. Jessica Jones is a former unremarkable, cut-rate costumed super hero turned self-destructive, alcoholic private investigator, who specializes in super-human cases. Adult oriented, character driven crime drama in the vein of Bendis' "Jinx" and "Powers." Luke Cage appearance. Contains explicit content. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 25A CGC 9.8 Glitter

Paper: White

Speckle Foil Edition

Label #4013576009

Glitter cover; 3.99 cover price Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 25A CGC 9.8 Glitter

Paper: White

Speckle Foil Edition

Label #4385875013

Glitter cover; 3.99 cover price Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 30 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3973503002

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Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Story by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr. THE SCOOP: A new era unfolds as acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski takes the reins of Marvel's flagship character! THE STORY: As Peter Parker gets back into the swing of his life, a sudden encounter with an enigmatic stranger will forever change the way he will look at himself?and his alter ego, the ever amazing Spider-Man. THE CREATORS: He's launched two hits with Rising Stars and Midnight Nation, and now Straczynski teams up with penciler John Romita Jr. to form the Spidey dream team supreme! And can you believe we have none other than J. Scott Campbell on covers? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, full color, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 30 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4241744007

Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Story by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr. THE SCOOP: A new era unfolds as acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski takes the reins of Marvel's flagship character! THE STORY: As Peter Parker gets back into the swing of his life, a sudden encounter with an enigmatic stranger will forever change the way he will look at himself?and his alter ego, the ever amazing Spider-Man. THE CREATORS: He's launched two hits with Rising Stars and Midnight Nation, and now Straczynski teams up with penciler John Romita Jr. to form the Spidey dream team supreme! And can you believe we have none other than J. Scott Campbell on covers? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, full color, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 30 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4336410020

Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Story by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr. THE SCOOP: A new era unfolds as acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski takes the reins of Marvel's flagship character! THE STORY: As Peter Parker gets back into the swing of his life, a sudden encounter with an enigmatic stranger will forever change the way he will look at himself?and his alter ego, the ever amazing Spider-Man. THE CREATORS: He's launched two hits with Rising Stars and Midnight Nation, and now Straczynski teams up with penciler John Romita Jr. to form the Spidey dream team supreme! And can you believe we have none other than J. Scott Campbell on covers? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, full color, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 30 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4390252002

Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Story by J. Michael Straczynski, art by John Romita Jr. THE SCOOP: A new era unfolds as acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski takes the reins of Marvel's flagship character! THE STORY: As Peter Parker gets back into the swing of his life, a sudden encounter with an enigmatic stranger will forever change the way he will look at himself?and his alter ego, the ever amazing Spider-Man. THE CREATORS: He's launched two hits with Rising Stars and Midnight Nation, and now Straczynski teams up with penciler John Romita Jr. to form the Spidey dream team supreme! And can you believe we have none other than J. Scott Campbell on covers? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, full color, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 36D CGC 9.2 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #0116993025

Direct Edition. Black Cover Sept. 11th issue. Michael Straczynski/John Romita Jr./Scott Hanna. (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Batman Beyond Return of the Joker (2001) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4345086006

We've all learned that in the future Gotham City of BATMAN BEYOND, young Terry McGinnis has assumed the mantle of the bat. As the new Batman and protector of Gotham, he's had to face many strange new villains and even more bizare challenges ? gathering a Rogues Gallery of his very own. But nothing could have prepared him for the return of original Batman Bruce Wayne's greatest archenemy ? the psychopathic Joker! And what happens when the Clown Prince of Crime lets loose in a future that seems all new and ready for the taking? Cover price $2.95.

Bloodstone (2001 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #3944606004

Blood Runs Thicker... - Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Michael Lopez and Scott Hanna. Cover by Michael Lopez. 1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone. Growing up was tough for Elsa. Her mom was a nerdy archaeologist, she was constantly moving from place to place searching for the next ancient wonder, and she never knew anything about her father...until today! What do you do when you discover that your dad was the legendary monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone...and that he died doing what he loved best? You take up the mantle and kick some major monster butt...without your mom finding out, of course! Fans of Indiana Jones, Lara Croft or Buffy will definitely dig the hot hero called Bloodstone! With Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning providing the never-rest-for-a-moment story, and beautiful artwork by Michael Lopez and Scott Hanna, this adventure will be a light-hearted romp through the world of horror and the supernatural! And character design help from Alex Ross never hurts! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Bloodstone (2001 Marvel) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4373669023

Blood Runs Thicker... - Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Michael Lopez and Scott Hanna. Cover by Michael Lopez. 1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone. Growing up was tough for Elsa. Her mom was a nerdy archaeologist, she was constantly moving from place to place searching for the next ancient wonder, and she never knew anything about her father...until today! What do you do when you discover that your dad was the legendary monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone...and that he died doing what he loved best? You take up the mantle and kick some major monster butt...without your mom finding out, of course! Fans of Indiana Jones, Lara Croft or Buffy will definitely dig the hot hero called Bloodstone! With Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning providing the never-rest-for-a-moment story, and beautiful artwork by Michael Lopez and Scott Hanna, this adventure will be a light-hearted romp through the world of horror and the supernatural! And character design help from Alex Ross never hurts! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Cavewoman Intervention (2001) 1C VF 8.0

Signed by Budd Root. No signature certification is included.

Variant gold foil special edition cover by Budd Root, limited to 500 copies. Story and art by Devon Massey, plus a pinup by Monte Moore. The sixth series featuring Budd Roots voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. Prehistoric Marshville is invaded by familiar-looking aliens and their nearly-naked commander. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

Cavewoman Pangaean Sea (2000) 0D VF+ 8.5

Signed by Budd Root. No signature certification is included.

Variant green foil cover by Budd Root, limited to 300 copies. Story and art by Budd Root, plus pinups by Monte Moore and Mark Texeira. New adventures of voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. A special issue featuring the origin of Cavewoman, to get new readers up to speed before the epic Pangaean Sea series. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 752 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #21-242B326-005

Cover art by Dave Johnson. A Walk in the Park (part 2) starring Batman and Poison Ivy, script by Greg Rucka, pencils by Shawn Martinbrough, inks by Steve Mitchell. The Jacobian chapter 7: Mindwhipped starring The Jacobian, script by Jordan Gorfinkel, pencils by Jeff Johnson, inks by Dan Panosian. 48 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 753 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-242B326-007

WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA AND JORDAN B. GORFINKEL; ART BY STEVE MANNION, BRAD RADER, JEFF JOHNSON, AND DAN PANOSIAN; COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON. "This Issue: Batman Dies!!!" During a psychiatric evaluation, it's revealed that, as therapy, Two-Face has written and drawn his own comic book adventures starring Harvey Dent and Detective Renee Montoya, in which he chronicles the many deaths of the Dark Knight. Plus, the back-up adventure "The Jacobian" continues. FC, 40 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 755 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #21-242B326-009

WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA AND JORDAN B. GORFINKEL;ART BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, JEFF JOHNSON, STEVE MITCHELL, AND DAN PANOSIAN;COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON. Following the events of "Officer Down," a party is held as cops and Gotham's elite ? including Two-Face ? turn out to say farewell to one of Gotham's finest! But how can Bruce Wayne slip away and become Batman in order to stop Two-Face, when he can't seem to ditch his ever-present bodyguard, Sasha Bordeaux? Plus, Chapter 10 of "The Jacobian." FC, 40 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 759 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-242B326-014

WRITTEN BY GREG RUCKA AND ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, DARWYN COOKE, STEVE MITCHELL, AND CAMERON STEWART; COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON. Beginning a new 4-part backup serial "The Search for Catwoman!" Batman must face having to take down Detectives Montoya and Allen after they commit a daring armed robbery. What is behind their sudden act of crime, and can Batman uncover the truth before more of Gotham PD fall prey to this criminal behavior? Plus, a special 4-part backup begins this issue, written by Ed Brubaker (BATMAN) and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke (BATMAN: EGO) & Cameron Stewart (DEADENDERS), as legendary DC character Slam Bradley investigates the missing Catwoman. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 40 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Eros Graphic Albums TPB (1991-2003 Eros Comix) 43-1ST VF+ 8.5

1st Printing - Book 43: Pleasure Bound. Softcover, 8" x 10", 114 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $14.95.

Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 406 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0501867009

Cover by James Bennett. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Mike Snider, Desmond Devlin, John Biederman, John Caldwell, Tom Cheney, Michael Gallagher, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Greg Leitman, Don (Duck) Edwing, Tom Richmond, Hermann Mejia, Patrick Merrell, Mort Drucker, Scott Bricher, Paul Coker, Jr., Ray Alma, Angelo Torres, Rick Tulka, Peter Kuper, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. A parody of the movie Hannibal, featuring art by Angelo Torres. A look at millionaire ball player A-Rod, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Mad has no quarrel with Hollywood liberals - just kidding, it mocks them savagely. Mad's "interview" with rapper Eminem. Mad's takes on backyard wrestling, teachers, and Dick Cheney. Monroe, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Cannibal; A Mad Look at Teachers; What Is a Hollywood Liberal?; Monroe &... The Art Teacher; Mad's Cable TV Viewing Odds; A Day in the Life of the Little AOL Man!; Mad Tips For Better Backyard Wrestling; Spy vs. Spy; How Alex Rodriguez Will Spend His $252 Million; What Else Is Physically Wrong With Vice-President Dick Cheney?; The Lighter Side of...; Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Britney Spears; Gulp Fiction; The Age...; The Do's and Don'ts of Running Dead People For Elective Office; A Special Mad Interview With Eminem; Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.99.

Punisher (2001 6th Series) 1DF.REMARK VF+ 8.5

Dynamic Forces edition signed by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and Jimmy Palmiotti with a remark by Palmiotti and limited to 299 copies. Includes Dynamic Forces certificate of authenticity. Painted cover by Tim Bradstreet. Garth Ennis / Steve Dillon / Jimmy Palmiotti. THE SCOOP: Frank Castle is back - and so are Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti! THE STORY: Hot off of last year's smash-hit series, the one and only Punisher returns to blast the dirtbags and dealers off the mean streets of New York City! Look for old friends, strangely changed enemies and lots of trademark humor and ultraviolence! But with Castle's war reinvigorated, the hapless Detective Soap finds his loyalties torn ? and his manhood tested! Yes, it's more twisted laughs and gruesome mayhem, as only this creative team can deliver! THE CREATORS SPEAK: "It's a good, down to earth, straightforward, kill-as-many-people-as-possible-in-a-short-period-of-time sort of comic," Dillon said. "Which is sort of fun." "The first five-issue storyline is definitely the same kind of wild, over-the-top, crazy stuff that you've seen in the first series," Ennis added. "The difference is that it's more of a big, epic action-movie type of story, rather than a sort of low-key crime thriller like the 12-issue storyline was."? THE BUZZ: "Ennis' dark wit and Dillon's no-nonsense visual style are a perfect match and make for a story that is pure blood, guts and mayhem, and, above all else, a damn fine read." -IGN THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this monthly series is 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 107N CGC 9.8 Capullo Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Label #4358057013

Newsstand Edition. (S) Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin (P) Angel Medina (I) Danny Miki (C) Brian Haberlin Cover by Greg Capullo. "What Are The Secrets Of The Kingdom?" On the trail of the most terrifying horror he has ever encountered, Spawn discovers an entity that promises to reveal the path to salvation and paradise, while leading followers into the darkest corners of evil. The more Spawn investigates, the more puzzling the clues become. The ultimate truth awaits him, and is even more terrifying than Spawn could ever have imagined. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

Spawn The Dark Ages (1999) 27 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #20-2DA60B8-009

Todd McFarlane Productions (W) Steve Niles (P) Nat Jones (I) Kevin Conrad (C) Todd Broeker (Cvr) Ashley Wood "Bubonic Nights" BIG ACTION ISSUE The worst thing that could possibly happen has, of course, happened. The Necroplasm has fallen into the wrong hands and only Covenant, Cog and the Druid can stop the horror before it spreads. A monster of hideous proportions threatens to destroy everything Spawn has worked to create. But it is not the Hellspawn who will lose his life in the ensuing battle. FC 32pp Cover price $2.50.

Star Wars Jedi vs. Sith (2001) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-27A6D76-027

by DARKO MACAN, RAMON F. BACHS, and RAUL FERNANDEZ;cover by ANDREW ROBINSON As the war between the Jedi Army of Light and the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness rages, Tomcat, Bug, and Rain ? three cousins drawn to the battle in search of adventure ? find that they are in for more than they expected. Far more. Brought to the planet Ruusan by a scout gathering troops for the war, the family desperately tries to stay together in the midst of an epic war between good and evil. But individual desires may prove greater than family ties as the three seek their fates among the battlefields of Ruusan and head toward a destiny controlled by the Sith Lord DARTH BANE! FC, 32pg (2 of 6) Cover price $2.99.

Swamp Thing (2000 3rd Series) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3976486002

SWAMP THING #16 WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN; ART BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND MARC HEMPEL; PAINTED COVER BY GREG STAPLES In stores June 13. Part 6 of the 7-part "Red Harvest." The penultimate chapter of this epic storyline has all of the players arriving in Los Angeles. Tefé and Heather plan to assassinate Senator Strand; Agent Romero has kidnapped the Conways; Kudzu is trying to assassinate Tefé; and Kilroy and Agent Orange are set on stopping him. When the smoke clears, more than one person's life may be over. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Threshold (1998 Avatar) 36PANDORA.B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Pandora Edition.

Label #4395731020

Nude Pandora Edition Cover by Nimbus. Pandora "The Curse of The Lycaon - Part 2" Written by Robert Lugibihl, art by Phil Xavier. Harpy "Death From Above - Part 1" by Dan Parsons, and Fuzzy Dice "One Last Dance" by Matthew Clark. 52 pages, B&W, Adults Only. Cover price $6.00.

Threshold (1998 Avatar) 37LOOKERS.B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Lookers Nude Edition

Label #4402131020

Tomb Raider (1999) 1AU CGC 9.4 Silvestri Another Universe Variant

Paper: White

Another Universe Edition.

Label #0012312012

Another Universe.Com Exclusive Variant Cover, no gold foil. Cover art by Mark Silvestri. The Medusa Mask, Part 1, script by Dan Jurgens, art by Andy Park and Jonathan Sibal; Join Lara Croft on her adventure as she seeks out the fabled Medusa Mask; Gaining possession of this ancient relic means she will finally get her hands on the only treasure she truly wants, her mother's music box; This will not be easy though, as it turns out she's not the only one looking for the mask; Nor is she the only one willing to go to any lengths to get it. 36 pgs., full color.

Ultimate Spider-Man (2000 Marvel) 10 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

Severe inner well scuff(s).

Label #0152125011

cover by mark bagley, brian michael bendis/mark bagley/art thibert ? THE SCOOP: Spider-Man... unmasked by the Kingpin? ? THE STORY: Things go from bad to worse for our spanking-new web-slinger! Not only does the Kingpin of Crime beat him to within an inch of his life, but he also learns his secret identity! And wait'll you see the savage slobberknocker between the corpulent criminal and the Big Man! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Wolverine The Origin (2001) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Misc debris in case

Label #0116993017

Cover by Joe Quesada.

Written by Paul Jenkins, art by Andy Kubert.

Almost thirty years after his first appearance, Wolverine - the most enigmatic and popular character in comics - will finally have the story of his origin told for the first time!

Who is the mysterious man known only as Logan? Where does he come from? How did his powers first appear?

This special six-issue series will finally answer the question: who is the man known as Wolverine?! Throw away your expectations and prepare to enter the unknown!

"He's spent all of these years wondering where he came from and who he is. This story will now give us insight as to why he became the person he is - where he comes from and how he was shaped as a person," writer Paul Jenkins explained. "So if you take Wolverine and boil him down to his essence - forget the events, forget the adamantium skeleton, forget about the healing factor and all that sort of stuff - and take him as a person only, he's the kind of person who like the rest of us questions himself, wonders what it was that shaped him. He's a metaphor for that sort of existential question that we all ask ourselves all the time. He is the comic book version of that question.

By the time we get to the end of this story, we'll answer enough parts of that question that he can go off in search of himself even more than before. It reclarifies and it actually reenergizes him as a character."

THE CREATORS: No one examines the psyche like Paul Jenkins (PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN, INHUMANS, SENTRY, etc.), so we're teaming him up with master X-Men artist Andy Kubert (ULTIMATE X-MEN)! We even got our own EIC, Joe Quesada, to draw the covers!

THE FORMAT: Each chapter of this six-issue series will be 32 pages, with ads - printed on glossy stock paper with a cardstock cover.

Cover price $3.50.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 114 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0033137013

"E is for eExtinction: Part 1 - Cover by Frank Quitely

Written by Grant Morrison. Art by Frank quitely and Tim Townsend.

THE SCOOP: The future is now as the X-Men are remade!

THE STORY: Humankind's time on Earth is nearly at its end. Within a half decade, they will be extinct, replaced by their genetically gifted cousins: mutants! With this discovery, the very fabric of society begins to fray. And as fear and paranoia grows by the day, it will soon tear! Charles Xavier has been forced to evolve his X-Men. But in the shadows, something beckons to him. A mutant more powerful - and more depraved - than he ever could have foreseen. And very soon, that mutant will threaten his people, his world and his every perception!

New creators, new characters, new costumes, a new logo, a new direction... this is the start of it all!

THE CREATORS: Grant Morrison remade the JLA. Frank Quitely made Authority a must-read. Just imagine what they'll do together to the X-Men!

THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.

Cover price $2.25.