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Comic books September 1981, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59295663
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
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    • Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0AFB6AC-089
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    Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Elektra returns in The Assassination of Matt Murdock, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Kingpin secretly hires the Hand to take out Matt Murdock, but Elektra and Gladiator get in the way; When the Hand blows up his law office, DD loses his radar sense due to the blast; 1st appearance of The Hand (ninja assassins). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #52263460
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    Tags: X-Men
    Published Sep 1981 by Marvel.

    Dazzler (1981) 7D CBCS 9.6

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    Label #19-27C178C-021

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    Starts Jun 10

    Direct Edition. Cover art by Frank Springer. Fort Apache, The Hulk!, script by Tom DeFalco (plot) and Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Armando Gil (pages 1-7) and Frank McLaughlin (pages 8-30); The Enforcers are hired to kill Harry S. Osgood and the Techmaster is watching Dazzler's continued fight with the Hulk. 32 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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    Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 144 CBCS 8.5

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    Direct Edition.

    Label #22-066EAC8-023

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    Starts Jun 10

    "The Last Picture Show." Green Lantern, back in Coast City, meets the Tattooed Man, who has a criminal mastermind after him. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George PĂ©rez. Cover price $0.50.

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    $229.99
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #0011061-AB-003
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    "Knightmare" Part 2 of 2. Double-Sized 150th Anniversary Issue. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. One of the classic Iron Man issues of the bronze age! In a staggering change of events, Doctor Doom and the armored avenger are transported back in time to medieval Camelot! Wow! And while the golden avenger takes counsel with King Arthur, Victor Von Doom bargains for the soul of his mother with Morgana Le Fey! The powerful sorceress agrees to help the Fantastic Four's greatest foe! But first he must lead an army of the undead against the knights of the round table! So the battle lines are drawn! King Arthur and the Invincible Iron Man vs. Morgana Le Fey and Doctor Doom! Truly a battle for the (middle) ages! Will Camelot survive? And how will Shell-Head make it back to the 20th century? An outstanding issue! Flashback cameo by Cynthia Von Doom. (Notes: The golden avenger and Doctor Doom meet again in Iron Man 249-250. What if (1977 1st series) 33 explores an alternate reality in which Tony Stark is left behind in Camelot.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #59618489
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Witnessed Sig: Bob Layton on 2/23/2019. Direct Edition
    • Label #19-0C0732D-004
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    "Knightmare" Part 2 of 2. Double-Sized 150th Anniversary Issue. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. One of the classic Iron Man issues of the bronze age! In a staggering change of events, Doctor Doom and the armored avenger are transported back in time to medieval Camelot! Wow! And while the golden avenger takes counsel with King Arthur, Victor Von Doom bargains for the soul of his mother with Morgana Le Fey! The powerful sorceress agrees to help the Fantastic Four's greatest foe! But first he must lead an army of the undead against the knights of the round table! So the battle lines are drawn! King Arthur and the Invincible Iron Man vs. Morgana Le Fey and Doctor Doom! Truly a battle for the (middle) ages! Will Camelot survive? And how will Shell-Head make it back to the 20th century? An outstanding issue! Flashback cameo by Cynthia Von Doom. (Notes: The golden avenger and Doctor Doom meet again in Iron Man 249-250. What if (1977 1st series) 33 explores an alternate reality in which Tony Stark is left behind in Camelot.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #58569938
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    $75.00
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • Label #23-0C08C09-005
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    "Knightmare" Part 2 of 2. Double-Sized 150th Anniversary Issue. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. One of the classic Iron Man issues of the bronze age! In a staggering change of events, Doctor Doom and the armored avenger are transported back in time to medieval Camelot! Wow! And while the golden avenger takes counsel with King Arthur, Victor Von Doom bargains for the soul of his mother with Morgana Le Fey! The powerful sorceress agrees to help the Fantastic Four's greatest foe! But first he must lead an army of the undead against the knights of the round table! So the battle lines are drawn! King Arthur and the Invincible Iron Man vs. Morgana Le Fey and Doctor Doom! Truly a battle for the (middle) ages! Will Camelot survive? And how will Shell-Head make it back to the 20th century? An outstanding issue! Flashback cameo by Cynthia Von Doom. (Notes: The golden avenger and Doctor Doom meet again in Iron Man 249-250. What if (1977 1st series) 33 explores an alternate reality in which Tony Stark is left behind in Camelot.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #52256376
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    Ka-Zar the Savage (1981 Marvel) 6 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #19-27D449D-040

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    Cover art by Brent Anderson. "Brief Encounters," script by Brent Anderson (plot) and Bruce Jones (plot, script), pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Carlos Garzon; Shanna is having delusions due to the effects of the mind-switching device; Ka-Zar has been stung and poisoned by a giant scorpion, and Shanna starts seeing a ghostly figure; The apparition reveals that he is an ancient Atlantean, and that Pangea is actually an outpost of Atlantis; The ghostly figure reveals himself to be a scientist named Dherk, he predicted the city's eventual sinking, and due to this he is banished to Pangea; Dherk body was placed in suspended animation but is able to appear as a projection, but he can temporarily make himself tangible; Dherk first saw Shanna while she was in the mind transfer device and from their he has fallen in love with her. "The Human Torch in Hot-Tempered Triumph!" Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #59055387
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    Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 18 CBCS 9.4

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    Label #23-11CBD69-021

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    Starts Jun 10

    Raiders of the Lost Ark. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg classic, introducing Indiana Jones. Written by Walt Simonson, with art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Story later reprinted in Raiders of the Lost Ark #1-3 and Marvel Movie Spotlight #1. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.50.

  • Item #59723036
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    • Paper: White
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    • Label #23-2386FFA-008
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    Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #59723581
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    • Paper: White
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    • Label #23-238605B-001
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    Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Item #59723442
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #23-238605B-004

    Starts Jun 10

    Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

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    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 20 CBCS 9.2

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    Label #22-0FD3AC2-040

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    "To Stay the She-Hulk!" Story by David Anthony Kraft. Art by Mike Vosburg and Frank Springer. Feeling deserted by friends and family, She-Hulk decides that from this day forward the She-Hulk stands alone. So she hits the open road "Thelma and Louise" style. But what happens when her car is stolen? Well, that just brings out the Savage in She-Hulk. Cover price $0.50.

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    Published Sep 1981 by Marvel.

    Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 51N CBCS 9.6

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    Label #0010394-AA-028

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    Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Walt Simonson. "Resurrection of Evil," script by David Michelinie, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Tom Palmer (pages 1-25, 27-30) and Walt Simonson (page 26); The construction of a new Imperial superweapon may mean the end for the Rebellion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #57934656
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    Published Sep 1981 by DC.
    • Paper: White
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    • Label #21-273838A-023
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    Cover art by George Perez. The Secret Origins of the Superman-Batman Team starring Superman, Batman, and Robin, script by Roy Thomas; Jack C. Harris and E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank McLaughlin; a Kryptonite-radiating villain called Atoman tries to destroy Superman. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

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