Comic books October 1982, graded by CBCS

Action Comics (1938 DC) 536 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #23-0F1235F-001

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Battle Beneath the Earth!", script by Paul Kupperberg (script) and Marv Wolfman (plot), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Sal Trapani; The Omega Men, Lois Lane, and Cave Carson go in search of Superman , who lies bound to a post by the Mole before a large group of super-villains, one of whom will get the opportunity to kill him. "I Talk to the Seas, But They Don't Listen to Me!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Aquaman has a dream of Mera calling to him for help; After he awakens, he keeps an appointment to see Dr. Todd Carmel and Admiral Murphy at a S.T.A.R. sea station; They hope to learn how Aquaman telepathically "talks" to sea creatures, so that normal men will be able to do the same, by using a "brain-print" machine on Aquaman. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $320.00 Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition. Label #18-2630E34-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

American Edition (60¢ cover price). First appearance of Cheryl Blossom (cover and interior story). The controversial Cheryl also appeared in Jughead #325 (published the same month), but was not featured on the cover. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. Hold That Line, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jimmy DeCarlo; Veronica traces her lineage, much to the chagrin of the others. Betty and Veronica Fashion Short Cuts page, art by Dan DeCarlo. Dare To Be Bare, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Sexy redheaded bombshell Cheryl Blossom shocks Betty and Veronica by arriving on the beach in a bikini that barely covers anything. Cheryl Blossom's Fashion Frolic page, art by Dan DeCarlo. Driven to Distraction, script by Claire Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Rudy Lapick; Bikini clad Betty and Veronica would rather watch soap operas on the beach rather than keep on eye on frisky Archie Andrews. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $225.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Direct Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Klaus Janson on 10/9/2021, Jim Shooter on 10/24/2021 & Frank Miller on 4/9/2022. Label #22-1653D6D-083 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Overkill, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (layouts) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; DD's hyper senses continue to get worse and he seeks out Stick for help; in a fight with the Hand, the Black Widow is poisoned; appearances by the Black Widow (in a new costume), Nick Fury, and ninja assassins. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $130.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022. Direct Edition. Label #23-0B02941-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Overkill, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (layouts) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; DD's hyper senses continue to get worse and he seeks out Stick for help; in a fight with the Hand, the Black Widow is poisoned; appearances by the Black Widow (in a new costume), Nick Fury, and ninja assassins. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $88.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022. Direct Edition. Label #23-0B02941-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.64) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Overkill, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (layouts) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; DD's hyper senses continue to get worse and he seeks out Stick for help; in a fight with the Hand, the Black Widow is poisoned; appearances by the Black Widow (in a new costume), Nick Fury, and ninja assassins. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $154.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/13/2020. Newsstand Edition. Label #21-197E114-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.62) will be charged at checkout.

1st (only) printing - "Operation: Wingfield!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cover by Al Milgrom. Hawk, Grunt, and Snake-eyes infiltrate a survivalist military camp suspected of being funded by Cobras. What they find is far more than they bargained for! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $315.13 Paper: Off white to white 75 cent Canadian Price Variant. Label #19-3614841-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.45) will be charged at checkout.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. George Perez cover."Crisis on Earth-Prime" Book One of Five. Major cross-over event with Justice League of America (Earth-1), Justice Society (Earth-2), All-Star Sqadron (Earth-2), and Crime Syndicate (Evil doppelgangers from Earth-3) Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $186.00 Paper: White Mark Jewelers insert. Newsstand Edition. Label #21-276144B-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.58) will be charged at checkout.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. George Perez cover."Crisis on Earth-Prime" Book One of Five. Major cross-over event with Justice League of America (Earth-1), Justice Society (Earth-2), All-Star Sqadron (Earth-2), and Crime Syndicate (Evil doppelgangers from Earth-3) Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $71.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition Label #23-3F9BF9F-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.13) will be charged at checkout.

"Champion!" Guest-starring Thor, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Colossus, Sasquatch, Doc Samson, and Wonder Man. Cameos by the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men. Story by Tom DeFalco. Art by Ron Wilson, Camp Esposito, Giacoia, Dan Green, and Chic Stone. In arguably the best Thing story of all, a cosmic immortal known as the Champion, a being of nigh immeasurable strength whose existence is defined by physical contest, arrives on Earth and wishes to test his mettle against the mightiest heroes this planet has to offer. If they do not fight, this powerful being will destroy the Earth. After readily dispatching all contenders, the last man standing is Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew. But, can even the strongest member of the Fantastic Four hope to defeat an Elder of the Universe? 48 pages.

NOTE: "This issue was parodied on the cartoon "Dextor's Laboratory," in Dial M for Monkey. The Thing's role was filled by Dextor's Super Monkey and the Champion-like character was voiced by professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage." - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $1.00.

Ms. Mystic (1982 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #22-3985F7A-019

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Ms. Mystic," script by Neal Adams, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Neal Adams and Michael Netzer (as Mike Nasser); A small group of scientists, armed with an "act of Congress," are investigating the source of pollution in the Arizona desert; They find a factory in the middle of nowhere, and are attacked by automatons. Suddenly, an unknown female appears and eliminates the threat; She explains to Dr. Raas, who leads the investigation, that she was once a witch, a sensitive healer, 300 years ago. When she was burned at the stake in Salem, Massachusetts, she was able to remove her consciousness from her body and has been waiting to be freed from another dimension. "Rescue Rhapsody" Tales of Zed, script and art by Chris Miller. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $20.49 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #22-3985F7A-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.61) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Cover by Neal Adams. "Ms. Mystic," script by Neal Adams, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Neal Adams and Michael Netzer (as Mike Nasser); A small group of scientists, armed with an "act of Congress," are investigating the source of pollution in the Arizona desert; They find a factory in the middle of nowhere, and are attacked by automatons. Suddenly, an unknown female appears and eliminates the threat; She explains to Dr. Raas, who leads the investigation, that she was once a witch, a sensitive healer, 300 years ago. When she was burned at the stake in Salem, Massachusetts, she was able to remove her consciousness from her body and has been waiting to be freed from another dimension. "Rescue Rhapsody" Tales of Zed, script and art by Chris Miller. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $30.49 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #22-2D0A2F1-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.91) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Danny Bulanadi. Many fathoms below the sea, Rom, together with his new ally Prince Namor, the Savage Sub- Mariner, confront a horrible product of Dire Wraith black magic. A threat that could spell the end for the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and the surface world as well. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Spider-Woman (1978 Marvel 1st Series) 46 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-241339F-025

Cover art by Steve Leialoha. Yakuza, script by Chris Claremont, art by Steve Leialoha; Spider-Woman faces double jeopardy in the form of the Mandroids and the Kingpin. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $57.80 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-3B8717B-071 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.73) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Brent Anderson. "Serphidian Eyes," script by Michael Fleisher (plot) and David Michelinie (script), pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Vince Colletta; Can the rebels prevent the construction on an Imperial base on Serphidi? Star Wars British Cover Gallery, pencils by Carmine Infantino. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $189.99 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Bob Wiacek on 2/22/2019. Direct Edition Label #19-0C0B15A-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout.

"Beyond the Farthest Star!" Part 1 of 6. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Bob Wiacek. The X-Men were ambushed and are now at the mercy of the deadly Shi'ar renegade Deathbird and her sinister accomplices the alien Brood (see the last pages of Uncanny X-Men #161 to see how it happened). Now, the feral X-Man Wolverine fights the battle of his life within and without as a Brood embryo attempts to hatch inside his body, thus killing him and usurping his body and mind - forever! Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $170.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Bob Wiacek and Louise Simonson on 9/30/2018 and Chris Claremont on 10/7/2018. Direct Edition. Label #18-3BB3BB9-003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.10) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Beyond the Farthest Star!" Part 1 of 6. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Bob Wiacek. The X-Men were ambushed and are now at the mercy of the deadly Shi'ar renegade Deathbird and her sinister accomplices the alien Brood (see the last pages of Uncanny X-Men #161 to see how it happened). Now, the feral X-Man Wolverine fights the battle of his life within and without as a Brood embryo attempts to hatch inside his body, thus killing him and usurping his body and mind - forever! Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $110.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Witnessed Sigs: Bob Wiacek and Louise Simonson on 9/30/2018 and Chris Claremont on 10/7/2018. Direct Edition. Label #18-3BB3BB9-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.30) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Beyond the Farthest Star!" Part 1 of 6. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Bob Wiacek. The X-Men were ambushed and are now at the mercy of the deadly Shi'ar renegade Deathbird and her sinister accomplices the alien Brood (see the last pages of Uncanny X-Men #161 to see how it happened). Now, the feral X-Man Wolverine fights the battle of his life within and without as a Brood embryo attempts to hatch inside his body, thus killing him and usurping his body and mind - forever! Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $123.49 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Signed By Joe Rubenstein on 8/26/2016 at Colorado Springs Comic Con. Label #16-30D9052-081 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.70) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $455.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein. Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signatures: Shooter on 7/29/2022, Claremont & Miller on 10/8/2022 & Simonson on 10/28/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B31804-039 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.65) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Newsstand Edition. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $415.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Verified Signature: Joe Rubinstein. Sketch on cover. Witnessed Signatures: Shooter on 7/29/2022, Claremont & Miller on 10/8/2022 & Simonson on 10/28/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B31804-038 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.45) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Newsstand Edition. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.60.