Auctions: comic books October 2019, graded by CBCS

Absolute Carnage (2019 Marvel) 1FANEXPO.A CBCS 9.8 SS InHyuk Lee/Donny Cates Lee Fan Expo Variant

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Witnessed Sigs: InHyuk Lee on 08/15/2019 and Donny Cates on 08/17/2019. InHyuk Lee Exclusive Variant.

Label #19-3F5B7D4-011

Fanexpo Boston exclusive variant by Inhyuk Lee. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. After turning Venom's world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who's ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He's skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $7.99.

Absolute Carnage (2019 Marvel) 1FANEXPO.B CBCS 9.8 SS InHyuk Lee/ Cates/ Stegman Lee Fan Expo Virgin Variant

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Witnessed Signatures: InHyuk Lee (with sketch) on 8/26/2022 and Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman on 10/8/2022 InHyuk Lee Virgin Exclusive

Label #23-0B3A8B6-003

Fanexpo Boston exclusive variant by Inhyuk Lee. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. After turning Venom's world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who's ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He's skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $7.99.

Absolute Carnage (2019 Marvel) 1M CBCS 9.6 SS Cates/Stegman/Kuder Kuder Variant

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Witnessed Sigs: Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman on 08/08/2019 and Aaron Kuder on 10/03/2019. Young Guns Variant.

Label #19-3F5B7D4-024

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Aaron Kuder. After turning Venom's world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who's ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He's skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red! 72 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $7.99.

Absolute Carnage (2019 Marvel) 2D CBCS 9.8 SS Cates/Stegman Martin 1:25 Variant

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Codex Variant. Witnessed Signature: Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman on 3/1/2020.

Label #21-1EAEE22-010

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Marcos Martin. After the terrifying conclusion of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1, a new player is on the board, and it's NOT who you'd expect! Barely able to escape with their lives, SPIDER-MAN and VENOM have no choice but to drag a slew of other heroes into Carnage's crosshairs. Worse yet, Carnage's rampage through New York City claims an unexpected piece of collateral damage… and there's NOTHING Venom or anyone can do to stop it! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Absolute Carnage Scream (2019 Marvel) 1A CBCS 9.9 SS Bunn Sandoval

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Witnessed Signature: Cullen Bunn on 3/1/2020.

Label #21-1EAEE22-015

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art and Cover by Gerardo Sandoval. THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE… AND IT'LL BE A SCREAM! Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she's been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she's also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand - and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage Scream (2019 Marvel) 1B CBCS 9.8 SS Bunn Allred 1:25 Variant

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Codex Variant. Witnessed Signature: Cullen Bunn on 3/1/2020.

Label #21-1EAEE22-013

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Mike Allred. THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE… AND IT'LL BE A SCREAM! Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she's been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she's also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand - and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage Scream (2019 Marvel) 1C CBCS 9.8 SS Cebulski/ Dell/ Bagley/ Bunn Bagley Variant

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Witnessed Signatures: C.B. Cebulski, John Dell and Mark Bagley on 7/29/2022 and Cullen Bunn on 10/8/2022 Mark Bagley Variant

Label #23-0B3A8B6-004

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Mark Bagley. THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE… AND IT'LL BE A SCREAM! Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she's been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she's also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand - and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage Scream (2019 Marvel) 1D CBCS 9.8 SS Bunn Brown 1:50 Variant

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Ryan Brown Retailer Incentive. Witnessed Signature: Cullen Bunn on 3/1/2020.

Label #21-1EAEE22-018

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Ryan Brown. THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE… AND IT'LL BE A SCREAM! Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she's been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she's also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand - and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage Scream (2019 Marvel) 1F CBCS 9.8 SS Bunn Dauterman Design Variant

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Young Guns Variant. Witnessed Signature: Cullen Bunn on 3/1/2020.

Label #21-1EAEE22-012

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Russell Dauterman. THE RETURN OF A CLASSIC SYMBIOTE… AND IT'LL BE A SCREAM! Years ago, Patricia Robertson was unwillingly bonded to the clone of Venom that eventually became Mania, and she's been living in fear of symbiotes ever since. But she's also been living with a secret, and with the coming of Carnage, Patricia must take a stand - and will have no choice but to confront her demons head-on! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool (2019 Marvel) 1KRS.A CBCS 9.8 SS Kirkham

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Witnessed Sig: Tyler Kirkhan on 2/29/2020. KRS COMICS EXCLUSIVE VARIANT

Label #20-0E0F837-001

KRS Comics Exclusive Cover by Tyler Kirkham. Written by Frank Tieri. Art by Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, and Rachelle Rosenberg. At long last, Deadpool is ready to get his head straight and checks himself into Ravencroft Institute. Unfortunately, there's another new arrival: CARNAGE! But I don't think he's here for a group therapy session… Madness and mayhem abound in the can't-miss showdown of the year! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Hellmouth (2019 Boom) A Buffy and Angel Event 1A CBCS 9.8 Frison

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Label #23-0F10ECE-005

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Hellmouth: Part 1 of 12 - Written by Jordie Bellaire and Jeremy Lambert. Art by Eleonora Carlini. Cover by Jenny Frison. THE FIRST EVENT OF THE ALL-NEW BUFFY UNIVERSE STARTS HERE! * Buffy Summers, the Slayer, has one job... keep the forces of hell from coming to Earth through, uh, Hellmouth. Here's the bad news.she might have failed. * The Mistress Drusilla and her ally, Spike, have found a weapon to open the Hellmouth and unleash unspeakable evil across the town and the world. * With time running out, Buffy must team up with a new ally that she doesn't fully trust.the vampire vigilante known as Angel! Can these two find a way to work together before the Hellmouth opens - or these two decide they might be each other's greatest enemy? * From Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire and rising star Jeremy Lambert ( Doom Patrol ) and Eleonora Carlini ( Saban's Go Go Power Rangers ) comes the first massive event of the Buffyverse.one that threatens to shake the entire fabric of reality. This is an absolute must read from the mind of creator Joss Whedon! 32 pages, full color.

NOTE: Story continues in Angel (2019 Boom) #6.

Cover price $3.99.

Immortal Hulk (2018 Marvel) 22A CBCS 9.8 Ross

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Label #21-241339F-016

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Written by Al Ewing. Art by Joe Bennett. Cover by Alex Ross. Shadow Base has one goal: to stop the monsters, the forces of chaos - And give their power to men of order. But the monsters have goals of their own. And now they're working together. RICK JONES remembers everything… and you wouldn't like him when he's angry. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Miles Morales Spider-Man (2019 Marvel) 7B CBCS 7.5 Garron Variant 2nd Printing

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Second Printing.

Label #22-11A3106-011

2nd Printing cover by Javier Garron. Written by Saladin Ahmed. Art by Ron Ackins, Dexter Vines, Alitha E. Martinez, Vanesa Del Rey, and Javier Garron. After the dramatic conclusion of the first arc, Miles has to take stock in his life. What do his parents think of all of this? How do his friends, particularly Bombshell, react to what's happened? All this, a surprise return and a cover by the art director of SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, Patrick O'Keefe! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Something Is Killing the Children (2019 Boom) 2A CBCS 9.6 SS Dell'Edera/ Tynion IV Dell'Edera

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Witnessed Signatures: Werther Dell'Edera on 12/19/2020 and James Tynion IV on 1/17/2021.

Label #20-38CC762-003

Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Werther Dell'Edera. Children are dying in the town of Archer's Peak and the ones who survive bring back terrible stories. A strange woman named Erica Slaughter has appeared and says she fights these monsters behind the murders, but that can't possibly be true. Monsters aren't real… are they? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Sword Master (2019 Marvel) 1E CBCS 9.4 Remenar Variant 2nd Printing

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Second Printing.

Label #22-0833E94-008

2nd Printing. Written by Shuizhu and Greg Pak. Art by Gunji and Ario Anindito. Cover by Valentina Remenar. MIGHTY MARVEL MARTIAL ARTS DOUBLE TROUBLE! ALL NEW ONGOING SERIES! You saw him tear through Fire Goblins in WAR OF THE REALMS with his big, damn magic sword! Now learn the mysterious origins of LIN LIE, A.K.A. SWORD MASTER, Marvel's newest Chinese superhero, in the English language debut of the original series written by Shuizhu and drawn by Gunji! Haunted by dreams of demons, Lin Lie hunts for his missing archeologist father - and for the secret of the black sword he left behind. And in a brand new story written by Greg Pak (NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS), Sword Master teams up with SHANG-CHI! What happens when an undisciplined, untrained kid with a magic sword tangles with the one and only, undisputed MASTER OF KUNG FU? (Spoiler alert: they will indeed drive each other crazy, with huge ramifications for the Marvel Universe!) 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.