Auctions: comic books December 2015, graded by CGC

Avengers (2015) It All Begins Here 0A CGC 9.8 Rocafort

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

Chipping to upper back side corner bracket.

Label #4133050009

Written by James Robinson, Al Ewing, Mark Waid, G. Willow Wilson and Gerry Duggan. Art by Leonard Kirk, Gerardo Sandoval, Mahmud Asara, Victor Ibanez, Ryan Stegman and Kenneth Rocafort. Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. The kickoff to the All-New AVENGERS line begins here, with new stories of the ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS, SQUADRON SUPREME, A-FORCE, NEW AVENGERS, ULTIMATES and UNCANNY AVENGERS! Someone is carefully studying the movements of the Avengers and those in their orbit-but do they mean to harm, or help? Find out the first clues in this special launch issue! 60 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Contest of Champions (2015) 1A CGC 9.8 Medina

Paper: White

Label #4106066014

Written by Al Ewing. Art by Paco Medina and Thomas Labourot. Cover by Paco Medina. Welcome to the BATTLEREALM--a broken section of space-time where cosmic beings gamble for the ultimate power while their unwilling pawns fight for their lives and a chance to return back to Earth. Who will survive... THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS? 44 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Doctor Strange (2015 5th Series) 1A CGC 9.8 Bachalo

Paper: White

Label #3825649023

Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Chris Bachalo. Who do you call when things are coming out of your dreams and trying to kill you? Or when your daughter is cursing in Latin and walking like a spider? Or when your dog keeps screaming at you to strangle your neighbors? Doctor Strange, of course. He's the only person standing between us and the forces of darkness, but has he been paying his tab? Every act of magic has a cost and Jason Aaron (THOR, ORIGINAL SIN) and Chris Bachalo (UNCANNY X-MEN) are going to put Stephen Strange through hell to even the scales. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Doctor Strange (2015 5th Series) 1J CGC 9.4 Quesada 1:150 Variant

Paper: White

Quesada Sketch Cover.

Label #1402794038

Limited 1 for 150 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Chris Bachalo. Cover by Joe Quesada. Who do you call when things are coming out of your dreams and trying to kill you? Or when your daughter is cursing in Latin and walking like a spider? Or when your dog keeps screaming at you to strangle your neighbors? Doctor Strange, of course. He's the only person standing between us and the forces of darkness, but has he been paying his tab? Every act of magic has a cost and Jason Aaron (THOR, ORIGINAL SIN) and Chris Bachalo (UNCANNY X-MEN) are going to put Stephen Strange through hell to even the scales. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Groot (2015) 5A CGC 9.8 Shalvey

Paper: White

Label #1227259021

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Written by Jeff Loveness. Art by Brian Kesinger. Cover by Declan Shalvey. You didn't think we were going to tell the story of one of Groot's adventures without bringing BABY GROOT into the fray, did you? With his goal of reuniting with his best friend (and interpreter) Rocket Raccoon within reach, Groot's only got a ship full of mercenaries to contend with. Should be a piece of cake, right? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Groot (2015) 5B CGC 9.8 Ward 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition

Label #1227260002

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeff Loveness. Art by Brian Kesinger. Cover by Christian Ward. You didn't think we were going to tell the story of one of Groot's adventures without bringing BABY GROOT into the fray, did you? With his goal of reuniting with his best friend (and interpreter) Rocket Raccoon within reach, Groot's only got a ship full of mercenaries to contend with. Should be a piece of cake, right? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.