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  • Item #60347900
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    Published Apr 1985 by Marvel.

    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 26D FN/VF 7.0

    1st full app. Legion
    Starts Jul 22

    Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

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    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 26D FN+ 6.5

    1st full app. Legion
    Starts Jul 29

    Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

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    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 26D FN+ 6.5

    1st full app. Legion
    Starts Aug 5

    Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #60347901
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    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 26D FN+ 6.5

    1st full app. Legion
    Starts Jun 24

    Direct Edition. First 65-cent cover price issue. 1st full appearance of Legion. Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Gabrielle Haller's autistic son begins exhibiting telepathic, telekinetic, and pyrotic powers; Prof. X and the New Mutants come to help; Wolfsbane encounters Rev. Craig again; Emma Frost gives Empath an ultimatum; Magneto and Aleytys begin a relationship. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #60653550
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    Published Jun 1985 by Marvel.

    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 28 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-42810A3-015

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Soulwar, script by Chris Claremont, art by Bill Sienkiewicz; Empath arranges to kidnap Magma and Sunspot; Professor X and company mount an assault on Jemail Karami, David's third personality, only to learn that Jemail is the key that holds David together; David begins his recovery and meets his father. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #61045170
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    Published Jan 1988 by Marvel.

    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 59 CBCS 9.2

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    Direct Edition

    Label #22-0CB9D3E-007

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover pencils by Bret Blevins. Fang and Claw!, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Bret Blevins, inks by Terry Austin; The New Mutants are watched by the Animator, who created a host of mutated animals, and who works with Cameron Hodge and the Right; Sunspot and Warlock return to the mansion; the Ani-Mator captures the New Mutants, and confronts Bird Brain, his creation. Fall of the Mutants crossover with Uncanny X-Men #225-#227 and X-Factor #24-#26. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59624650
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    New Mutants (1983 1st Series) Annual 2D FN 6.0

    1st US app. Psylocke
    Starts Jun 24

    Direct Edition. First U.S. appearances of Psylocke and Meggan in "Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!" Mojo captures Betsy (giving her new eyes and the name Psylocke), then Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Karma's siblings and the Bratpack; the New Mutants meet Captain Britain; Cypher merges with Warlock. Characters: Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock, Wolfsbane; GS: Captain Britain, Psylocke (Betsy Braddock; O; first U.S. appearance), Bratpack; V: Mojo, Spiral; GA: Meggan (first U.S. appearance); OC: Leong and Nga Xui Manh. Script by Chris Claremont, with art and cover by Alan Davis. Notes: This story occurs between New Mutants (1983 1st Series) #44 & #45; Spiral, Mojo and the Bratpack (Butch, Darla and Alfie) appear here following the Longshot limited series; a sequel to this story appears in Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual #10. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #51660371
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    Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983-1984 Marvel) 1 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Direct Edition

    Label #19-27E95DC-073

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    Starts Jun 10

    1 - Character/artist listing: Abomination by Ron Wilson; Absorbing Man by Ron Wilson; El Aguila by Dave Cockrum; A.I.M. by Luke McDonnell; Ajak by Ron Wilson; Alpha Flight by John Byrne; Alpha Primitives by Ron Wilson; American Eagle by Ron Wilson; Anaconda by Mark Gruenwald; Angar the Screamer by Brian Postman; Angel by Brian Postman; Annihilus by Luke McDonnell; Ant-Man by Brian Postman; Aquarian by Mark Gruenwald; Arabian Knight by Mark Gruenwald; Arcade by Bob Budiansky; Ares, God of War by Paul Smith; Ariel by Paul Smith; Arkon by Bob Budiansky; Arnim Zola by Jack Kirby; Asgard by Peter B. Gillis; Asgardians by Ron Wilson; Atlantis by Peter B. Gillis; Atlanteans by Paty Cockrum; Attilan by Peter B. Gillis; Attuma by Walt Simonson; Aurora by John Byrne; Avengers by John Byrne; Avengers Mansion by Eliot Brown; Avengers Quinjet by Eliot Brown; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.00.

  • Item #57514258
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    Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 8 CBCS 9.4 SS Larry Hama

    Paper: White

    Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021. Direct Edition.

    Label #21-21F617C-024

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover by Joe Albelo. "Pigs Over Tokyo, or Kimono My House," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Tony Salmons, inks by Joe Albelo; Raymond Bear reports on Jacques Gooseteau's brush with terror, so Jonah calls Peter and the three interns into action, and they go to Japan, where they witness the emergence of Hog-zilla!; The monster goes on an eating binge, so the army sends in Mechano-Hog-Zilla, but the robot is defeated; Spider-Ham defeats the monster, but the director Cur-Asawa hires him, and our heroes head for home. "Silver Squirrel," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; The Watchdog introduces us to The Silver Squirrel, a reprehensible character who zaps everyone and everything by use of the Power Cosmic. After several zaps, The Watchdog gets fed up, and turns the Squirrel into a silver-plated water fountain. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #58363293
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    Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 12 CBCS 9.4 SS Hama

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    Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021 Direct Edition

    Label #21-21F6F8D-003

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover by Joe Albelo and John Romita (character border). "Edam and Weep, or The Gouda, The Bad, and The Ugly," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Jonah takes Peter and the interns to the Hockawottamie (Wisconsin) Cheese Queen Beauty Pageant; They get to see Hockawottamie Vice (Sonny Quacker and Ricardo Slug) catch a cheese thief; The interns interview the beauties, Spider-Ham and Vice catch a crook, a barn turns out to be the center of operations for The Kingpig, but Spider-Ham and Vice capture him and save the pageant. "Fantastic Fur," script and pencils by Michael Mellorm, inks by Vince Colletta; Galactypus transports the Fantastic Fur to a remote isle, where they confronted are by their evil twins. Just when things look bleakest, Galactypus decides he's too full to finish the planet, and leaves. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #58363276
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    Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 13 CBCS 9.2 SS Hama

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    Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 3/23/2021 Direct Edition

    Label #21-21F6F8D-007

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    Cover by Joe Albelo. "Old McDonald's House of Horrors!", script by Mike Carlin, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Spider-Ham captures The Pinhead of Crime. Jonah sends Peter and the interns to cover Quackula threatening citizens, and they stay at Old McDonald's Farm, which just happens to be where Dr. Chickenstein is creating a monster from vegetables; Spider-Ham arrives, and overcomes his fear to defeat Moooooooommy and the other horrors. "Nick Furry, Agent of S.H.E.E.P.", script and art by Mike Mellor; Nick and Dodo rush to capture the introspective and philosophical cyborg Deathsquawk, and Nick helps him discover his true destiny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #60901830
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    Published Apr 1984 by Marvel.

    Phoenix The Untold Story (1984 Marvel) 1 CBCS 8.0

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    Direct Edition.

    Label #23-2A9AEDB-003

    Starts Jun 10

    Reprints Uncanny X-Men 137, but with five new pages containing the original ending in which Phoenix lives. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin. This issue also contains a 13-page interview with Claremont, Byrne, Austin, Jim Shooter, Jim Salicrup, and Louise Jones discussing the story and why the changes were mad for issue 137. New Byrne/Austin pin-up (originally the splash page to issue 138) and wraparound cover. Cover price $2.00.

  • Item #56893334
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    Power Pack (1984 1st Series) 19 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-29CED65-020

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Brent Anderson and Jackson Guice. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Brent Anderson and Scott Williams, inks by Terry Austin, Scott Williams, and Sam de la Rosa. Giant-sized issue featuring Cloak and Dagger, Kitty Pryde, Wolverine, Beta Ray Bill, and Thor. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

  • Item #60970738
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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 2 VF+ 8.5

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    "Back to War!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. NOTE: War Journal Entry: #1053. Out of jail, thanks to The Trust, the Punisher sets out to take out the biggest criminal of them all – the Kingpin. Cover price $0.75.

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    Punisher (1986 1st Series) 2 VF- 7.5

    Starts Jun 24

    "Back to War!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. NOTE: War Journal Entry: #1053. Out of jail, thanks to The Trust, the Punisher sets out to take out the biggest criminal of them all – the Kingpin. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #59205016
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #4132889012

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    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #61065672
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CBCS 9.0

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    Label #24-181823E-031

    Starts Jun 10

    Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #56536718
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    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 5 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-289EB7E-020

    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Continued from last issue. Frank has found the tape that shows the Rev murdering a man in cold blood. Can Castle deal out his brand of punishment to a man of God? The Punisher's war on crime does not discriminate. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #57481539
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    Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

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    Label #21-22F82E4-032

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    Starts Jun 10

    Cover art by Carl Potts and Scott Williams. An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; Punisher shoots some criminals and recalls his family's death in Central Park. Profiles of this issue's creators. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #61075619
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    Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

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    Label #4420259006

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    Cover art by Carl Potts and Scott Williams. An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; Punisher shoots some criminals and recalls his family's death in Central Park. Profiles of this issue's creators. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #61052481
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    Published Oct 1989 by Marvel.

    Quasar (1989) 1 CGC 9.6

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    Label #4418460008

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    S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Wendell Vaughn puts on mysterious bracelets of power to repel an A.I.M. attack in the origin tale "The Price Of Power!" Script by Mark Gruenwald, breakdowns by Paul Ryan, finishes by Danny Bulanadi. Cameos by Nick Fury and Tony Stark. Ryan cover. Origin; formerly Marvel Boy & Marvel Man. See also Avengers # 302; Captain America # 217; Incredible Hulk # 234; Marvel Team-Up # 113; and Marvel Two-In-One # 53 Cover price $1.00.

  • Item #59723442
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #23-238605B-004

    Starts Jun 10

    Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #56892987
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    Published Nov 1985 by Marvel.

    Red Sonja the Movie (1985) 1 CBCS 9.8

    This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-29CED65-022

    Starts Jun 10

    Cover by Mary Wilshire. Into the Realm of Darkness! (part 1), script by Louise Simonson and Mary Wilshire, art by Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta; Based on the 1985 feature film. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Item #52415825
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    Published Feb 1980 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

    Direct Edition.

    Label #19-27D449D-103

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. As Rom stands overlooking the countryside he contemplates his lost humanity and longs to return home. However, the threat posed by the Dire Wraiths demands his attention yet again. Also, Brandy Clark can't get Rom and his warning out of her head as she returns home to find visitors of another kind in her apartment. Meanwhile, disguised Dire Wraiths use one man's own xenophobia to twist his hate and fear of Rom to their own ends. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

  • Item #57708986
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    Tags: X-Men
    Published May 1981 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 18 CBCS 8.5

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-248D6B1-003

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    Starts Jun 10

    Part 2 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Born from the unnatural union of a Dire Wraith father and a human mother, the malevolent Hybrid has used his powerful psionic and shape-changing abilities to trick the X-Men into thinking that Rom is the evil one. Now, Rom must stave off the powerful mutants long enough to convince them of the true threat before it is too late. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #57708989
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    Published Nov 1981 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 24 CBCS 9.4

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    Label #21-248D6B1-004

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Hurtling through space on his way home, Rom crosses paths with Richard Ryder, a.k.a. Nova, the Human Rocket. Rom soon allies with the youthful hero and his super-powered friends to defend the planet Xandar from invading hordes of alien Skrulls. 32 pages.

    NOTE: This story continues the struggle started in Fantastic Four #204-209 and completes the saga of Nova (Richard Rider), whose adventures began in his own short-lived series. Rider returns as Kid Nova in the pages of New Warriors (1990-1996 1st Series) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop Archivist Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #58941617
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    Published Oct 1982 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 35 CBCS 8.5

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-009

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Danny Bulanadi. Many fathoms below the sea, Rom, together with his new ally Prince Namor, the Savage Sub- Mariner, confront a horrible product of Dire Wraith black magic. A threat that could spell the end for the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and the surface world as well. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #58539097
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    Published May 1983 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 42 CBCS 7.5

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    Label #22-3F879FE-012

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom strikes an unholy bargain with Quasimodo the Living Computer (last seen in Incredible Hulk #259). In exchange for his humanity Rom shall give up his Spaceknight armor to the sentient machine. There's no way this ends well. Special cameo appearance by Doctor Strange. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #58941612
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    Published Oct 1983 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 47 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-010

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. A young couple soon learn what lurks in the dark as a pare of Dire Wraiths reveal their terrible nature to them. Plus, Rom and Starshine arrive to a mysterious island and are accosted by creatures of fantasy and fairy-tale in "One Man's Toys...are another Man's Terror!" 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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    Published Mar 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 52 CBCS 9.4

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-011

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. The Dire Wraiths step it up a notch in "Total War!" Rom bands together with the US Army to repel a Wraith attack and shows the military just how bad the Wraith infestation is on our planet. However, they soon learn that the Dire Wraiths are closer than they at first realized. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #57904519
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    Published May 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 54 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #21-24971B9-025

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring Rick Jones, Nick Fury, and Dr. Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Mel Candido, and Kelly Jones. As Rom educates the military on the horrors of the Dire Wraiths, professional sidekick Rick Jones takes up residence at a hospital to have tests done. However, this house of medicine has also drawn the evil of Wraithkind to its doorstep. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #58940178
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    Tags: ROM The Final Battle (part 1)
    Published Dec 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 61 CBCS 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #22-069BD64-033

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Jackson Guice. Continued from Rom Annual #3. Rom confronts a vast flock of Wraiths in the form Deathwings in "The Beginning of the End of the World!" Plus, government Agent Henry Gyrich, oft nemesis of the Avengers and X-Men, arrives to tell the military and Rom that there is a man who has successfully duplicated Rom's most powerful weapon, the Neutralizer. That man's name is Forge. 32 Cover price $0.60.

  • Item #57708991
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    Published Apr 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 65 CBCS 9.2

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    Label #21-248D6B1-005

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring everybody. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. The end is near. Nay, true-believer...the end is here. This is it...the Final Conflict. Rom is defeated and victory is within the grasp of the evil Dire Wraiths. However, one last thing stands in their way and total victory, the united governments of the Earth and oh yeah, all those pesky super-heroes Rom has spent the last 64 issues recruiting to his cause. Rom is joined by the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Soviet Super-Soldiers and all of the heroes of the world in one last ultimate battle to rid the Earth of Wraithkind forever. It's all or nothing...there's no turning back now. The war and the fate of mankind is decided in this epic issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #58941337
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    Published Oct 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 71 CBCS 9.0

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-022

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. Rom's ranks grow as Unam the Unseen and Vola the Trapper join him, Scanner, and Seeker. They come across yet another planet under attack by the deadly Dire Wraiths but this time the evil aliens are being led into battle by a traitor, the Spaceknight known as Raak the Breaker. It's Spaceknight vs. Spaceknight and one Spaceknight will not make it to the end of this issue alive. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

  • Item #58941764
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    Published 1982 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 9.8

    This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition

    Label #22-2D0A2F1-004

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    Starts Jun 10

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Pat Broderick and Mike Gustovich. Introducing the sinister menace Stardust. Rom is accused by those he has sworn to protect of taking the life of children. He must find and stop this new menace from the stars who feeds on life-force. But how can even a Spaceknight defeat a foe who can strip away his armor and very being at will? And can Rom return and save the fading children in time before the spark of life leaves them forever? Plus, a bonus story from Rom's past. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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    Published 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 3 CBCS 9.4

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition

    Label #22-069BD64-036

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    Starts Jun 10

    Guest-starring Professor X and the New Mutants (story continues in Rom #61). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by W.M. Johnson. As Rom and Starshine confront Dire Wraiths who threaten children, Rom soon realizes Brandy is losing her humanity within the cold steel of her Spaceknight armor. That's when Rom's old enemy the mutant known as Hybrid attacks. What sinister plans does this creature have for Starshine? One thing is for sure, she will never be the same again. Luckily Professor Xavier and his students arrive to lend a helping hand, or have they only arrived to meet their doom? Find out in "Prodigal Son!" 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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    Saga of Crystar (1983 Marvel) 5 CBCS 9.8

    This item's CBCS grade exceeds the top grade in the CGC census, 9.6.

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-2761B6A-014

    Starts Jun 10

    "The Story They Said Couldn't Be Done!" Ika inadvertently drops the Caverns of Chaos next to the crystal palace in Galax. Script by Mary Jo Duffy, pencils by Ricardo Villamonte, inks by Dave Simmons. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.60.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 1 CGC 9.8

    Top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422002

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover art by Rich Buckler. A Legend A-Borning starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; retells the origin of the Sub-Mariner. Subby, Bill, and Me: A Personal View article on the various interpretations of Namor by Roy Thomas, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 2 CGC 9.6

    Paper: White

    Label #0315708016

    Starts Jun 24

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Avenging Son starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; the story of Namor's youth and his first encounter with surface men. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 2 of a Personal View article about Bill Everett by Roy Thomas. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 3 CGC 9.8

    One of only 4 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422004

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. A Prince in New York starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; retells Namor's first visit to New York from Marvel Mystery #1-4. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 5 CGC 9.8

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422006

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Invaders starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Richardson & Company; retells Namor's teaming with Torch in Marvel Mystery #17 and Invaders. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 4 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 6 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0907402001

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Dark Denstiny starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; recaps events of the late 40s and 50s. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 5 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 7 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422008

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Rage and Remembrance starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; recaps Namor's return in Fantastic Four #4, 6. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 6 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 8 CGC 9.8

    One of only 2 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422009

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Avengers starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike Gustovich; recaps Fantastic Four Annual #1, Avengers #3-4, etc. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 7 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #59990565
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    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 9 CGC 9.8

    Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8.

    Paper: White

    Label #0942422011

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Rendezvous with Destiny starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; Namor continues to tell his life story including his short stint with Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, his countering of the overthrow of Atlantis by both Attuma and Krang, his trial by the humans of the surface world with his subsequent battle with Daredevil, and his initial encounter with the villainous Destiny. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    Published Feb 1980 by Marvel.

    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1D CBCS 9.8 Direct Variant

    1st app. She-Hulk

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-2B6CBFF-003

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    Starts Jun 10

    Direct Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

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    Published Feb 1980 by Marvel.

    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

    1st app. She-Hulk

    Paper: White

    Label #2133904015

    Starts Jul 6

    Direct Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

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    Published Feb 1980 by Marvel.

    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1D CGC 9.6 Direct Variant

    1st app. She-Hulk

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #0633493001

    Starts Jun 24

    Direct Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

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    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1N CBCS 7.5 Newsstand Variant

    1st app. and origin She Hulk

    Paper: White

    Newsstand Edition.

    Label #21-2735EC6-004

    Starts Jun 10

    Newsstand Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

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    Savage She-Hulk (1980) 14 CBCS 9.0

    Paper: White

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    Label #22-0FD3AC2-034

    Starts Jun 10

    "Life in the Bloodstream!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Hellcat (of the Defenders)and the Man-Wolf. Story by David Anthony Kraft. Art by Mike Vosburg and Frank Springer. Can the Savage She-Hulk and her feral comrades stop fighting each other long enough to find a way to save the sub-atomic universe from certain destruction? Cover price $0.50.