Auctions: comic books September 1990

Aliens Earth War (1990) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4368977003

Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Sam Keith. Cover by John Bolton. This issue we're in for lots of female trouble when Ripley and her crew travel to the Aliens' home planet in an effort to capture the Alien Queen mother. Her highness has other plans, however, as she sends her "babies" to take out Ripley's team, leaving the two species' feistiest females to battle it out one-on-one! Meanwhile, the armored personnel carrier, which has transported the crew to the Alien hive, is headed for a nuclear meltdown -- leaving our team stranded on the planet with no way to return to their ship! 32 pages, FC Cover price $2.50.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 339 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EDC278-013

"The Killing Cure" The Return of the Sinister Six Part 6 of 6. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Erik Larsen. Inks by Mike Machlan, Randy Emberlin, John Romita Sr., and Keith Williams. Cover by Erik Larsen and Hilary Barta. To Spider-Man's chagrin, Cordco's satellite launches into the stratosphere with Doc Ock's deadly poison onboard! Oh no, does this mean the Earth is doomed? Not exactly. Because the six-armed doctor's poison is actually just a cure for cocaine addiction! Otto Octavius' master plan is simply to extort rich addicts who have to keep using! But the poison has the side effect of destroying the ozone layer! And only Peter Parker and his labmates at ESU can save the planet now! Meanwhile at the TV studio across town, Mary Jane finds herself in a smaller scale life and death struggle vs. Jonathan Caesar! And only one of them will survive! Final appearance of Jonathan Caesar. Cameo appearances by the Sandman and Thor. (Note: This six-part storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man -- The Return of the Sinister Six; and reprinted again in 2009 in the hardcover: Spider-Man -- Sinister Six.) 32 pages. $1.00 cover price. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 267 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2761B6A-024

"Nanny!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams. Cover by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Bob Wiacek. Not only do Storm and Gambit have to deal with the murderous Hounds, but now Nanny and the Orphan Maker decide to get involved as well. Can these world class thieves manage to escape this two-pronged attack? Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 267 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4389475024

"Nanny!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams. Cover by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Bob Wiacek. Not only do Storm and Gambit have to deal with the murderous Hounds, but now Nanny and the Orphan Maker decide to get involved as well. Can these world class thieves manage to escape this two-pronged attack? Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 268D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4349607021

1st Printing. Direct Edition. "Madripoor Knights!" Guest-starring Captain America and Black Widow. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Cover by Jim Lee. In this classic flashback tale, during the second World War, a mysterious man by the name of Logan and a rookie Sentinel of Liberty must team up against the deadly Hand to save the life of a young girl. Meanwhile in the present, Wolverine, Jubilee, Psylocke, and Black Widow finish a caper that began nearly fifty years earlier. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with 30th Anniversary Spider-Man in UPC Box. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 268D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4349607023

1st Printing. Direct Edition. "Madripoor Knights!" Guest-starring Captain America and Black Widow. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Cover by Jim Lee. In this classic flashback tale, during the second World War, a mysterious man by the name of Logan and a rookie Sentinel of Liberty must team up against the deadly Hand to save the life of a young girl. Meanwhile in the present, Wolverine, Jubilee, Psylocke, and Black Widow finish a caper that began nearly fifty years earlier. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with 30th Anniversary Spider-Man in UPC Box. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 268D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4379386025

1st Printing. Direct Edition. "Madripoor Knights!" Guest-starring Captain America and Black Widow. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Cover by Jim Lee. In this classic flashback tale, during the second World War, a mysterious man by the name of Logan and a rookie Sentinel of Liberty must team up against the deadly Hand to save the life of a young girl. Meanwhile in the present, Wolverine, Jubilee, Psylocke, and Black Widow finish a caper that began nearly fifty years earlier. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with 30th Anniversary Spider-Man in UPC Box. Cover price $1.00.

Wild Cards (1990) 1 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #22-0FE7F62-022

Special origin issue! Written by Lewis Shiner, Melinda Snodgrass, Howard Waldrop and Walton Simons. Art by Barry Kitson, Jackson Guice, Marshall Rogers, Keith Williams, Fred Fredericks and Harry Candelario. Cover by Jackson Guice. Bookshelf Format. Cover price $4.50.