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Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 37 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #21-279B3E2-022

"Chemistro is Back!" Part 1 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson and A. Bradford. Luke Cage returns to the offices of Hero for Hire to find everything has been turned to glass. Now we know this won't sit well with the volatile hero. One of Power Man's most dangerous foes has returned and he's deadlier than ever. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 39 CBCS 7.5

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Label #21-279BDC8-019

"Battle with the Baron!" Part 3 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Brown and Klaus Janson. Luke Cage finally confronts Big Brother, but is BB really the villain Power Man should be fighting? This one gets complicated. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 40 CBCS 8.5

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Label #21-279BDC8-020

"Rush Hour to Limbo!" Part 4 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias and Frank Giacoia. Luke Cage is tired of being played for a fool, and he's fightin' mad. This is the explosive conclusion to one of Power Man's most epic adventures yet. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 41 CBCS 7.5

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Label #21-279BDC8-021

"Thunderbolt and Goldbug!" Part 1 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias and Tom Palmer. Can even Power Man stand up to the double-pronged attack of Thunderbolt and Goldbug? Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 43 CBCS 8.5

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Label #21-279BDC8-022

"The Death of Luke Cage!" Part 3 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias and Alex Nino. It's the return of the man called Mace, and he's deadlier than ever. Plus, the death of Luke Cage, and a new beginning for Power Man. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 45 CBCS 8.0

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Label #21-279BDC8-023

"The Day Chicago Died!" Part 5 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Lee Elias. Bound by unbreakable titanium cables to a cobalt bomb, Luke Cage must find a way to escape and stop his mortal enemy, Mace, or this will truly be the day the city of Chicago dies. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 46 CBCS 8.0

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Label #21-279BDC8-024

"Countdown to Catastrophe!" Part 6 of 6. Story by Marv Wolfman and Roger Slifer. Art by Lee Elias. Luke Cage races against the clock to stop an assassin's bullet. Plus, somewhere there is a bomb that if it goes off, the entire city will go with it. Get ready for one of the most fast paced super hero stories ever. NOTE: This issue is much in the same vein as the television show 24, even though it came out 25 years earlier. Cover price $0.30.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 49 CBCS 7.0

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Label #21-279BDC8-025

"Seagate is a Lonely Place to Die!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Luke Cage returns to the prison where it all began, and comes face-to-face with the powerhouse known as Bushmaster. But, can even Power Man's diamond-hard fists and the power of the "Iron Fist" defeat the ultimate product of the experiments that gave Cage his powers? 32 pages. NOTE: This is last issue titled just Power Man. Cover price $0.35.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 58 CBCS 7.0

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Label #21-279BDC8-016

"El Aguila has Landed!" Guest-starring Misty Knight. Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Trevor Von Eeden and Dan Green. A modern-day Robin Hood is about to go down hard. That is unless Power Man and Iron Fist have anything to say about it. Cover price $0.40.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 66 CGC 9.2

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Label #4016842001

2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon and Bob Diamond (member of the Sons of the Tiger). Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Private Investigators Misty Knight and Colleen Wing have tracked down the stolen jeweled statue, the Jade Tiger, but come face to face with two of the deadliest men alive. Constrictor, the man with the adamantium coils, and Sabretooth, the feral mutant killing machine. Wounded and knowing they've bitten off more then they can chew, Colleen calls in the reinforcements, Luke Cage and Danny Rand, a.k.a. Power Man and Iron Fist. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Sabretooth. Cover price $0.50.

Power Man and Iron Fist (1972) Mark Jewelers 59MJ CBCS 8.0

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Label #21-279BDC8-017

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

Primer (1982 1st Series) 2 CGC 9.4

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Label #4402527014

1st appearance of Grendel (Matt Wagner art). 1st appearance of Argent. Cover price $1.50.

Psycho (1971-1975 Skywald) 1 FN- 5.5

Includes: cover art by Brendan Lynch; The Skin and Bones Syndrome!, art by Gray Morrow; The Glistening Death, pencils by Martin Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; I Only Painted Terror!; gallery art by Steve Hickman; The Thing in the Mirror, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; The Steps in the Cellar!, script by Art Stampler; And Then There's Cicero!, script by Gardner Fox, art by Paul Reinman; Anatomical Monster; Hands of Death; and The Gruesome Faces of Mr. Cliff! 68 pgs. Cover price: $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Psycho (1971-1975 Skywald) 5 VG+ 4.5

1" spine split from bottom. Cover and interior oxidation. Small lateral spine tear.

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Includes: cover art by Boris Vallejo; A Psycho Scene by Bill Everett; Let the Dreamer Beware, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ralph Reese; Power of the Pen, script by Doug Moench, art by Doug Wildey; letters page art by Vallejo; The Psycho-Analyst article by Jeff Rovin; The Cavern of Doom, script and pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Psycho Photo Special, written by Allan Asherman; The Unholy Satanists, script by Al Hewetson, art by Serg Moren; Out of Chaos...a New Beginning, part 2, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Rich Buckler; Frankenstein, Book II: The Sewer Tomb of Le Suub!, script and pencils by Tom Sutton (as Sean Todd), inks by Jack Abel; ad for Nightmare 6, art by Jeff Jones; and ad for Hell-Rider 3, art by Gray Morrow. 68 pgs. Cover price: $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Psycho (1971-1975 Skywald) 24 FN+ 6.5

No # on cover or in indicia; All-New 1975 Winter Special. Includes: cover art by Sebastia Boada; ... A Fragment In The Life Of Dracula... Within The Dungeons Of Castle Dracula!, script by Al Hewetson (as Howard Anderson), art by Jose Martin Sauri (as Robert Martin); onster, Monster, chapter 7: Visions Of Bloody Death, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Paul Puigagut; Daughter Of Darkness, script by Joan Cintron, art by Maelo Cintron; From Hell To Eternity!, Script by Ed Fedory, art by Jose Cardona (as Andy Crandon); The Cry Of The White Wolf, script by Dave Sim, art by Luis Collado (as Stan Connerty); ...If I Should Die Before I Wake..., script by Al Hewetson (as Victor Buckley), art by Jose Cardona (as Andy Crandon); The Fiend Of Changsha Chapter Two: Dead By Day -- Fiend By Night, script by Hewetson, art by Sanho Kim (as Chull Sanho Kim); and ads for The Werewolf and Psycho (Gene Day art). 68 pgs. Cover price: $1.00. Cover price $0.75.

Ragman (1976 1st Series) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4408082009

Origin and 1st appearance of Ragman. Cover by Joe Kubert. "Origin of the Tatterdemalion," script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Joe Kubert (layouts) and Redondo Studio, inks by Redondo Studio; A shadowy figure hands a little girl a ball, and asks her to toss it to the man pulling up in the red convertible; The ball bounces into the convertible and explodes; The driver, Dill Dixon, dies in the explosion; The little girl lies severely injured in the street; Fleeing the scene are two hoods, who go by the names Vorst and Anders; As they cut through an alley, Vorst is spooked by a rustling sound, and fires three shots from his revolver; The two men ascend a fire escape ladder to a nearby rooftop; Behind them, stepping out from the shadows, is the Ragman, who has taken a bullet to the shoulder; Despite his injury, the Ragman pursues the two killers. "A Rag and a Bone and a Bag of Gold" text story by E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

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Label #23-238605B-004

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.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 104 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2117504016

Reprints. Cover by Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta. Stories by Ron Whyte, Larry Lieber and Stan Lee. Art by Larry Lieber, Bob Forgione, Vince Colletta and Jack Abel. Blazing Western action as you like it! Get set for excitement when the Rawhide Kid is challenged to a..."Shoot-Out at Mesa City!" by Ron Whyte, Larry Lieber (pencils) and Vince Colletta, reprinted from issue #63. Plus a second six-gun saga you'll never forget when the Rawhide Kid faces..."The Gun That Couldn't Lose!" by Lieber (script/pencils) and Colletta, also reprinted from issue #63. And: Back-up story "War in Chicamaw County" by Stan Lee, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel, reprinted from Frontier Western (1956) #1. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.4

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Label #4389079014

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.4

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Label #4389079017

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.4

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Label #4389079018

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.4

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Label #4389079020

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.2

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Label #4389079001

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 FN+ 6.5

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 4 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

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Label #21-342363F-023

"The Lake of the Unknown." Script by Roy Thomas and Clara Noto, art and cover by Frank Thorne. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Madam Web!" Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4387918006

"The Lake of the Unknown." Script by Roy Thomas and Clara Noto, art and cover by Frank Thorne. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Madam Web!" Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 4 FN/VF 7.0

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"The Lake of the Unknown." Script by Roy Thomas and Clara Noto, art and cover by Frank Thorne. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Madam Web!" Cover price $0.30.

Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter (1975) 1 VF 8.0

Cover art by Dick Giordano. Coming of a Dragon! starring Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (1st appearance), O-Sensei, Benjamin Turner (intro, later becomes the Bronze Tiger), script by Jim Dennis, art by Leopoldo Duranona; martial arts action based on the novel, Dragon's Fists. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter (1975) 18 CGC 8.0

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Label #4366598019

Cover art by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel. The Secret of the Bronze Tiger starring Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter, O-Sensei, Benjamin Turner (1st appearance as Bronze Tiger), Lady Shiva, Ojo, and Luke Lewis, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Ric Estrada; Richard Dragon fights for his life and endeavors to learn the secret of the Bronze Tiger. 32 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Richie Rich Bank Books (1972) 53 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #23-0E505C0-008

Story and art credit: Unknown. Richie's dog Dollar has an odd adventure in "What Is a Dog?" After noticing how lonely Irona is, Richie and Gloria decide to find another robot for her to socialize with, but things go awry when they stumble upon a defective one in "The Robot Who Ran Away." Richie Rich in "No Place for Money!" Mayda Munny in "Mayda Munny's Money Plot." 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $0.50.

Richie Rich Millions (1961 Harvey) 105 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #23-150e668-014

36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Ringo Kid (1970 Marvel) 9 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #1974102008

All reprints. The Ringo Kid stars in "Black Sunset," plus two untitled stories (art on all by John Severin), plus "It Happened in Gunsmoke" back-up story (script by Stan Lee, art by Vic Carrabotta). Herb Trimpe cover? Cover price $0.15.

Rocket Raccoon (1985 Marvel) 4 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2007024008

Written by: Bill Mantlo Pencils by: Mike Mignola. The Age of Enlightenment With the toys designed with the knowledge of the Gideon Bible, Rocket and his crew set out to cure the loonies at Cuckoo's Nest. However know with the combined forces of Lord Dyvyne and Lord Mole, Rocket must survive the final confrontation to be at peace with Llyla again. Cover price $0.75.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

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Label #19-27D449D-103

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 17 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4384510022

Part 1 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. Cerebro, the mutant detecting device of Professor Charles Xavier, has discovered a new mutant residing in Clairton, West Virginia. He immediately dispatches his students, the mutant heroes known as the X-Men, to find this new source of power. Rom, discovers that a disguised Dire Wraith has married and procreated with a human woman. Can even Rom stand against the psionic power and horrible evil of the Hybrid. 32 pages. NOTE: 1st appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 18 CBCS 8.5

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Label #21-248D6B1-003

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 20 CGC 9.2

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Label #4385888016

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. After learning that his home world of Galador is in danger Rom confides in his allies, Steve and Brandy, that he plans to return home. However, what malevolent puppet master resides in the shadows pulling Rom's strings and why does he wear the visage of a Spaceknight? Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 21 CGC 9.4

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Label #4385888015

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom struggles with the decision to return home to Galador and his duty to protect Earth from the Dire Wraiths. Meanwhile, a new superhero moves to Clairton. Torpedo (last seen in Daredevil #126-127 ) the man with the rocket punch. But, as with so many of Rom's previous encounters, a misunderstanding leads to conflict. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 24 CBCS 9.4

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Label #21-248D6B1-004

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 35 CBCS 8.5

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-009

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 42 CBCS 7.5

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Label #22-3F879FE-012

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 47 CBCS 9.6

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-010

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 52 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-011

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 54 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

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Label #21-24971B9-025

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 61 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #22-069BD64-033

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 65 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

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Label #21-248D6B1-005

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 71 CBCS 9.0

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-022

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-004

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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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 3 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

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Label #22-069BD64-036

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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.