Auctions: comic books published by Valiant, graded by CGC

Adventures of the Super Mario Brothers (1991) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4341767024

Archer and Armstrong (1992) 0A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1289684007

Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. "Revival Lifelines" Part 1, script by Jim Shooter (co-plot, script) and Bob Layton (co-plot), pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Barry Windsor-Smith (pages 1-13) and Ralph Reese (pages 14-25); Murdered by his sadistic parents, Obadiah Archer returns from the dead with uncanny physical abilities and a mission: to punish all evil-doers like his parents; Learning martial arts in the Orient, Archer soon becomes the world's greatest fighter!; He soon encounters Armstrong, a free-spirited immortal with the strength of ten men!; They have just met when they are attacked by Armstrong's foes, the Sect.; Can they survive their crazy friendship? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Archer and Armstrong (1992) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1289684008

Cover by Frank Miller. Unity Chapter 3 "Up Against the Wall, Mother," script by Jim Shooter (co-plot, script), Barry Windsor-Smith (co-plot), and Bob Layton (co-plot), pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Bob Layton; Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by Armstrong's brother, the Eternal Warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space!; But who and what they find there offers ominous clues about what the future may hold for Archer & Armstrong and the final fate of the Valiant Universe; Characters: Albert; Archer; Armstrong [Aram Anni-Padda]; Erica Pierce; Eternal Warriors (of 1992 and of 4001); Geoff McHenry; the Harbinger kids [Flamingo; Kris; Sting; Zepplin]; Magnus; Mahmud; Rai [Tohru Nakadai]; Solar; X-O Manowar [Aric]. Continued from Eternal Warrior (Acclaim / Valiant, 1992 series) #1 and in Magnus Robot Fighter (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #15. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1289683010

Chrome cover. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Blood of the Machine, script by Kevin VanHook, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Bob Wiacek; A man with no name on the run from the mafia and the sinister Japanese conglomerate, Iwatsu Industries, Bloodshot will stop at nothing to learn the secret of his nanite-fueled second life. Geoff the Geomancer app. Bloodshot pull-out poster by Barry Windsor-Smith. 36 pgs., full color. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1289662022

Bloodshot's war with the mob forces him into an impossible situation. In the year 4002, Rai faces a similar dilemma and only 'The Blood of Heroes' can save him from certain doom. "Blood On the Sands of Time" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Don Perlin and John Dixon. Characters: Benito Carboni; Bloodshot; Eternal Warriors (of 1993 and of 4002); Gino Canelli; Malev Emperor; Maria; Rai [Takao Konishi]; Rentaro Nakadai; Tony Barucci. Cover by Don Perlin and Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.25.

Bloodshot Reborn (2015 Valiant) 10I CGC 9.8 LaRosa B&W Variant

Paper: White

LaRosa Sketch Cover

Label #1418489007

Incentive Lewis LaRosa Black & White Cover. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Lewis LaRosa. ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! WHO OR WHAT IS… 'THE ANALOG MAN'? Many years from now, Los Angeles has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland and the once unstoppable killing machine known as BLOODSHOT has become THE ANALOG MAN. Hopelessly outdated, Bloodshot's taken on a new role as the protector of a small town, eking out a subsistence existence with the great love of his life - Magic - and protecting a group of stragglers who've weathered the storm. But when a gang of marauders arrives, the settlement's survival is threatened, and Bloodshot is forced to bring justice to the distorted and disjointed badlands of the Valiant Universe! 32 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Captain N the Game Master (1990) 1A CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4375738008

Eternal Warrior (1992) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0616307003

Guest-starring BloodshotCornered and in trouble, Gilad has some unexpected help in his battles when guest star Bloodshot appears in "The Blood is the Life." Script by Kevin Vanhook and art by John Dixon. Cover price $2.25.

Gameboy (1990) 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4404322005

Harbinger (1992) 1D CGC 9.6 Coupon Included

Paper: White

Label #4401224014

Coupon insert inside. The detachable coupon (Coupon #1) has a black and white mini-comic page printed on it - "The Story of Harada" - and was intended to be used for the redemption of a free issue of Harbinger #0.
Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Bob Layton. Children of the Eighth Day, script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by John Dixon; Sting and Kris recruit Zephyr, Flamingo and Torque to oppose Toyo Harada's Harbinger organization; Harada's henchmen attack them and injure Kris. 36 pgs. $1.95.

Legend of Zelda (1990 Valiant) 2 CGC 8.0 Barcode On Right Variant

Paper: White

Label #4404322003

1990 series with $1.95 cover price, barcode on the right side of the cover. Cover price $1.95.

Legend of Zelda (1991 Valiant) Reprint series 4 CGC 8.0 Barcode On Left Variant

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #4404322002

1991 series with $1.50 cover price, barcode on the left side of the cover. Cover price $1.50.

Legend of Zelda (1991 Valiant) Reprint series 5 CGC 8.5 Barcode On Left Variant

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #4404322004

1991 series with $1.50 cover price, barcode on the left side of the cover. Cover price $1.50.

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 #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.

Nintendo Comics System (1991) 3 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4404322006

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 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

"Matte" version. Severe inner well scuff(s).

Label #1360079010

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.

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.