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Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-0160012-002

Bloodshot returns to England to work for Neville, the Eternal Warrior's solicitor. He soon learns several people on both sides of the law have scores to settle with him. "Death At 10,000 Feet!" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Don Perlin and John Dixon. Characters: Alicia Guerrero; Bloodshot; Cinder [Marco]; Colin King [a.k.a. Ninjak]; Glyder [Leigh Rosetti]; Jillian Alcott; Malcolm; Montblanc; Neville Alcott. Cover price $2.25.

Captain N the Game Master (1990) 1B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Price Variant.

Label #4165284014

Cover Price Variant. Story by George Caragonne. Art by Bob Layton, Ken Lopez, and Rod Ramos.

Captain N the Game Master (1990) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4165284015

Cover art by Bob Layton. Nervous Meltdown, script by Mark McClellan and Bill Vallely, pencils by James Brock, inks by Wanderlei Silva [as Wansi]; The N team have to save Mother Brain when she is infected with a computer virus. The Fabulous Powers of Captain N, script bhy George Caragonne, pencils by Dennis Woodyard, inks by Jacqueline Roettcher; Kevin talks about his powers. Magnus Robot Fighter ad, art by Russ Manning. A Dog's Life, script by Bryan D. Leys, art by Bob Layton; Captain N and Duke, his dog, get their brains reversed. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Deathmate Black (1993) 1A NM- 9.2 Silvestri

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell. No certification is included.

Written by Brandon Choi and Eric Silvestri. Art by Brandon Peterson, Brett Booth, Marc Silvestri, Jeffery Scott, Scott Clark, Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Scott Williams, Sal Regla, Alex Garner and Trevor Scott. Cover by Marc Silvestri & Jim Lee. It's the first appearance of Gen 13! Featuring WildC.A.T.s/H.A.R.D. Corps. All is not as it should be. The Earth has become a colder and darker place. Jacob Marlowe is no longer a successful financier but one of the most powerful rulers of the Western hemisphere with Wildcore as his enforcers. Yet, it is Jacob who realizes that things are awry, and he must decide if Earth's greatest heroes will be sent to stop the Deathmate before the universe ceases to exist! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Deathmate Blue (1993) 1A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A9BC1C-094

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Mike Leeke cover art. Story 1:"Battlestone vs. Magnus Robot Fighter" featuring characters from Magnus Robot Fighter and Brigade. Written by John Ostrander and drawn by Jim Calafiore. Story 2: "Secret Forces" featuring characters from Secret Weapons and CyberForce. Written by Joe St. Pierre and drawn by Sean Chen. Story 3: "Sacrifices" featuring characters from Harbinger, Brigade, & CyberForce. Written by Maurice Fontenot and drawn by Howard Simpson. Story 4: "Supremely Darque" featuring Characters from Solar Man of the Atom and Supreme. Written by Kevin Vanhook and drawn by Peter Grau. Cover price $4.95.

Gameboy (1990) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4165284016

HARD Corps (1992) 1B NM- 9.2 Lee Gold Variant

Gold Title Edition. No cover price. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Bob Layton. The H.A.R.D. Way, script by David Michelinie (plot, script) and Bob Layton (plot), pencils by David Lapham, inks by Bob Layton; Maniac, Hammerhead, Shakespeare, Superstar and Gunslinger--brought back to life from a comatose state by Omen Enterprises with bleeding-edge technology neural implants that allow them to mimic Harbinger abilities one at a time; Their mission: to oppose the machinations of Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation; Together they make up the elite of the Harbinger Active Resistance Division--the H.A.R.D. Corps! 36 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Legend of Zelda (1990 Valiant) 1B CGC 9.0 Barcode On Left No Cover Price Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

"No Price" Variant.

Label #4165284022

NO cover price edition. Cover price $1.95.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 1D CGC 9.2 Trading Card Included

Paper: White

Label #4380679006

Trading Card insert in centerfold. Coupon is on the back of the trading cards, not separate! Freewill robots learn that there are others like them and start communicating with each other and try to organize and Magnus wonders whether these freewill robots are truly alive and not merely machines in "Steel Nation Part One -- Protector." Story also includes the origin of 1-A. Script by Jim Shooter and art by Art Nichols & Bob Layton & Kathryn Bolinger. Cover price $1.75.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 5D CGC 9.4 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #0271230023

Coupon for Issue #0. Rai #1 flip book. Trading Card insert in centerfold. Coupon is on the back of the trading cards, not separate! Cover price $1.75.

Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) 5D CGC 9.4 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #1334067020

Coupon for Issue #0. Rai #1 flip book. Trading Card insert in centerfold. Coupon is on the back of the trading cards, not separate! Cover price $1.75.

Rai (1992) 0 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

"Matte" version.

Label #3946077025

Origin and 1st full app of new Rai (Rising Spirit). Partial Origin and 1st full app of Bloodshot (1st cameo appearance occurred in Eternal Warrior #4). This issue does not have a card (coupon). In a tale that spans over 2000 years, a Geomancer tells the story of the blood of heroes and how it changed the course of history in "The Blood of Heroes." Plot by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Bob Layton & Jon Hartz. Script by Layton, pencils by Lapham, inks by Tom Ryder. Cover price $2.25.

Rai (1992) 0 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

"Glossy" Version

Label #2039666010

Origin and 1st full app of new Rai (Rising Spirit). Partial Origin and 1st full app of Bloodshot (1st cameo appearance occurred in Eternal Warrior #4). This issue does not have a card (coupon). In a tale that spans over 2000 years, a Geomancer tells the story of the blood of heroes and how it changed the course of history in "The Blood of Heroes." Plot by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Bob Layton & Jon Hartz. Script by Layton, pencils by Lapham, inks by Tom Ryder. Cover price $2.25.

Rai (1992) 0 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

"Matte" Version

Label #0269331025

Origin and 1st full app of new Rai (Rising Spirit). Partial Origin and 1st full app of Bloodshot (1st cameo appearance occurred in Eternal Warrior #4). This issue does not have a card (coupon). In a tale that spans over 2000 years, a Geomancer tells the story of the blood of heroes and how it changed the course of history in "The Blood of Heroes." Plot by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Bob Layton & Jon Hartz. Script by Layton, pencils by Lapham, inks by Tom Ryder. Cover price $2.25.

Shadowman (1992 1st Series) 8 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #22-25A1829-079

The conclusion of the Shadow War. Shadowman's battle against the Laugher in the Dark. One of the most haunting sequences of the year. "Death and Resurrection" is written by Bob Hall, with art by Yvel Guichet and John Dixon. Cover pencils by Yvel Guichet. (Note: First appearance of Master Darque (mentioned only as the 'Man in Shadows' in this issue), considered the most powerful villain in the Valiant Universe, and a regular adversary of Shadowman; also appeared in The Second Life of Dr. Mirage.) Cover price $2.50.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4364656020

Phil Seleski wakes up and he doesn't know where he is; and when he goes to his home and his job, he discovers that he is already there. What is going on and how can he do all of the amazing things that he can do in "Second Death Part One – No Place Like Home." Script by Jim Shooter and art by D. Dave Perlin & Bob Layton. Issue also has part one of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. Cover by Barry Windsor Smith. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.75.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 3 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #21-249A44C-003

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Dr. Solar Man of the Atom tries to find a place in the world for someone like himself and goes to the Harbinger Foundation in "Second Death Part Three – Reality Check." Script by Jim Shooter and art by D. David Perlin & Bob Layton & Thomas Ryder. Issue also has part three of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. Cover by Barry Windsor Smith. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.75.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 7 CBCS 9.8 SS Layton/Shooter

Paper: White

Witnessed Signatures: Bob Layton on 9/13/2015 & Jim Shooter on 10/24/2015.

Label #00-7002239-AA-029

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The saga of the two millennia war continues. Solar versus the X-O armor in "First Strike Part Three - Single Combat." Script by Jim Shooter, with art by D. David Perlin and Stan Drake. Issue also has part seven of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 10A CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Significant scratch(es) front or back

Label #1418344004

Double-size issue in which a youngster named Geoffry goes off with a stranger and when he returns, he suddenly has extraordinary abilities and is the geomancer for the Eternal Warrior and his abilities lead him to Solar who he believes is "The Man Who Killed the World." Guest starring the Eternal Warrior and the Geomancer. Script by Jim Shooter and art by D. David Perlin & Stan Drake & John Dixon & Paul Autio. Issue also has the conclusion of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. 1st printing. Giant-size issue. Cover price $3.95.

Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1993) 1A CGC 9.8 Sears

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4045085023

Valiant box is in white, title in red, $3.50. How Turok came to be separated from his friend Andar and end up in a new time and new world with a technological-enhanced dinosaur named Mon-Ark in pursuit is told in "Cold Blood Blazing." Script by David Michelinie and art by Bart Sears & Randy Elliott. Cameos by Magnus Robot Fighter, X-O Manowar, Rai, Archer, Shadowman. Cover price $3.50.

Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1993) 1A CGC 9.6 Sears

Paper: White

Label #0252601007

Valiant box is in white, title in red, $3.50. How Turok came to be separated from his friend Andar and end up in a new time and new world with a technological-enhanced dinosaur named Mon-Ark in pursuit is told in "Cold Blood Blazing." Script by David Michelinie and art by Bart Sears & Randy Elliott. Cameos by Magnus Robot Fighter, X-O Manowar, Rai, Archer, Shadowman. Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0A CGC 9.4 Regular

Paper: White

Label #0131481017

Regular edition. Chromium cover. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. Chromium cover with SILVER title logo edition. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-006

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-017

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.6 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-015

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.4 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-005

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.2 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-010

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (2012 3rd Series Valiant) 49B CGC 8.0 Jimenez Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #4389567022

Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Joe Bennett and Roberto de la Torre. Cover by Phil Jimenez. Long live the king! The march to X-O MANOWAR #50 soldiers onward! Witness the last stand of Earth's greatest champion, X-O Manowar! With the world besieged by the Torment, Aric of Dacia has united his bravest allies and fiercest enemies for a last ditch effort to avert armageddon. But will even their combined strength be enough against the seemingly infinite powers of this unfathomable cosmic race? Plus: The X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY continues right here! Each issue of 'LONG LIVE THE KING' comes bagged with one of 50 micro-prints - featuring artwork from a who's who of comic superstars - or even one-of-a-kind original art! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.