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Comic books May 1981, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59276227
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Al Milgrom, Jim Shooter & John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0AFB6AC-010
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    "Marathon" Script by Denny O'Neil. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. It's time for the annual New York City marathon! And this year's race has a special guardian angel...the Amazing Spider-Man! After the web-slinger hears about a possible assassination attempt during the event, he decides to follow the race for the full 26 miles! But there are over 15,000 runners participating! How will Spidey know who is the intended target? Enter Madame Web! With help from his clairvoyant friend, the wall-crawler zeroes in on the sniper; while the runners zero in on the finish line! Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: Madame Web appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 229. This issue includes a full-page ad for the first issue of the Dazzler series.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #59295652
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0AFB6AC-087
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    Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. The Kingpin Must Die, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Kingpin, retired in Japan, sends his wife to New York to hire Nelson and Murdock so he can turn states evidence against the East Coast crime bosses; Vanessa is captured by the mob so they can lure Kingpin back to New York so they can kill him; Daredevil gets in the way and has a confrontation with Bullseye. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #55609582
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    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-2764AF6-003
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    "Firefrost And The Ebon Seeker" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. Thanks to the timely intervention of Firefrost, the Fantastic Four barely survive their offshore clash with the awesome Ebon Seeker! But while the FF regroup, the powerful being spawned from a black hole trudges back to Manhattan to do more damage. However, there is another group of heroes that calls Manhattan home...the Avengers! Will the FF let the Avengers battle the Ebon Seeker? Or could Earth's Mightiest Heroes actually ruin Reed's plan to use the Negative Zone to save the city? Avengers lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #59640813
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Sig: Bob Wiacek on 2/22/2019 Newsstand Edition
    • Label #19-0C0B15A-004
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    "The Menace of Moondark!" Guest-starring Night Rider. Story by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Budianski and Bob Wiacek. Johnny Blaze is attacked by the sinister magics of a malevolent sorcerer, but luckily help is on the way. The Night Rider is reborn! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Thing stars in Hostess ad "Earthly Delights!" Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #56966601
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    Micronauts (1979 1st Series) 29 CBCS 9.2

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    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-1D8DDAD.029

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    From the pages of Doctor Strange--the one foe no man can defeat--Nightmare! "To Sleep...Perchance to Dream!" is written by Bill Mantlo and Pat Broderick, with art by Pat Broderick and Danny Bulanadi. Plus: a guest appearance by Doc Samson. Cover by Pat Broderick. Cover price $0.50.

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    Tags: X-Men
    Published May 1981 by Marvel.
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    • Paper: White
    • Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #21-248D6B1-003
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    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.

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  • Item #59053143
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    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition
    • Label #22-0FD3AC2-036
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    "The Zapping of the She-Hulk!" Story by David Anthony Kraft. Art by Mike Vosburg and Frank Springer. What happens to She-Hulk and Zapper's relationship when Jennifer Walters and Richard begin a relationship?. Plus, can the savage She-hulk hope to extinguish the burning power of the Microwaves? 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #60532377
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    Published May 1981 by Marvel.

    Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 47 CBCS 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #0003600-AA-052

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    Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by James Sherman. "Droid World!", script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Carmine Infantino (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; A droid populated space station turns to anarchy as Rebel droids and Imperial droids fight for important schematics! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #58387897
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    Published May 1981 by Marvel.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #21-3B8717B-024
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    Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by James Sherman. "Droid World!", script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Carmine Infantino (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; A droid populated space station turns to anarchy as Rebel droids and Imperial droids fight for important schematics! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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