Auctions: comic books 1980-1989
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Item #59052301
Tags: MangaPublished May 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 13 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-018
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Starts Jun 10 Bill Sienkiewicz cover Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59052305
Published Jun 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 14 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-019
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Starts Jun 10 Bill Sienkiewicz cover Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59052310
Published Jul 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 15 CBCS 8.0
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-020
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Starts Jun 10 Bill Sienkiewicz cover Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59052314
Tags: MangaPublished Aug 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 16 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-021
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Item #59052320
Tags: MangaPublished Sep 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 17 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-022
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Item #59052396
Tags: MangaPublished Oct 1988 by First Publishing.Lone Wolf and Cub (1987 First) 18 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Label #21-1D3D0D2-023
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Starts Jun 10 Bill Sienkiewicz cover Cover price $2.50.
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Item #60517231
Tags: X-MenLongshot (1985 Limited Series) 1 CGC 7.0
1st app. Longshot
1st Art Adams pro work
Paper: Off white to white
Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
Label #4150348018
Starts May 13 1st Art Adams pro work. Arriving on Earth unsure of his own identity, Longshot tries to rescue a kidnapped baby in "A Man Without a Past." Script by Ann Nocenti. Pencils by Arthur Adams (his first pro work). Inks by Whilce Portacio & Anderson. Cover by Adams. 1st appearance of Longshot and Spiral. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60884282
Tags: X-MenLongshot (1985 Limited Series) 1 FN- 5.5
1st app. Longshot
1st Art Adams pro work
Starts May 20 1st Art Adams pro work. Arriving on Earth unsure of his own identity, Longshot tries to rescue a kidnapped baby in "A Man Without a Past." Script by Ann Nocenti. Pencils by Arthur Adams (his first pro work). Inks by Whilce Portacio & Anderson. Cover by Adams. 1st appearance of Longshot and Spiral. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60884436
Tags: X-MenLongshot (1985 Limited Series) 1 VG/FN 5.0
1st app. Longshot
1st Art Adams pro work
Staple rust.
Starts May 13 1st Art Adams pro work. Arriving on Earth unsure of his own identity, Longshot tries to rescue a kidnapped baby in "A Man Without a Past." Script by Ann Nocenti. Pencils by Arthur Adams (his first pro work). Inks by Whilce Portacio & Anderson. Cover by Adams. 1st appearance of Longshot and Spiral. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #54981626
Tags: X-MenLongshot (1985 Limited Series) 3D FN/VF 7.0
Residue.
Ends May 13 8:21 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $6 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Direct Edition. Written by Ann Nocenti. Art by Arthur Adams, Whilce Portacio, and Scott Williams. Cover by Arthur Adams. Just Let Me Die; Tired of his mind numbing domestic life, middle-aged loser Theo leaps from a bridge to his death; Instead of dying, however, he instead lands on Longshot who was dumped in the river at the end of last issue; He begins to tell Longshot his everyday woes including the fact that Con Edison rips him off in charging excessive amounts for electrical power; The naive Longshot decides to break into Con Ed and steal a cache of diamonds to pay Theo his money back; The pair make it into the power plant and the wires and machinery spark a few of Longshot's memories about his home world; They get the diamonds but are attacked by Spiral, Gog and their allies who are after the same thing; During the ensuing battle, machinery gets destroyed and blacks out all of New York City. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #52257832
Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 18 CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #19-27D449D-060
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Starts Jun 10 Alone Against Alpha Flight! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Rich Buckler and Dave Simons. Enter Sasquatch, Northstar and Aurora -- Alpha Flight! Ties into Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #140. Starring Machine Man, Alpha Flight [Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski], Aurora, Northstar], Agent K (introduction), Madame Menace (villain), Miles Brinkman (villain), Rollins (villain), Hulk (cameo), Gears Garvin, Peter Spaulding, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Eddie Harris and Santelli. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.
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Item #60848274
Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 19N CGC 9.4
Paper: White
Label #3921824004
Ends May 13 8:22 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $28 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Newsstand Edition. Jolted By Jack O'Lantern! - Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Frank Miller and Terry Austin. Complete-your-collection special! (Or, guess what mag won't have a 20th issue.) Featuring the first appearance of Jack O'Lantern! Starring Machine Man, Brock Jones [the Torpedo], Maggie Jones (Brock's sister), Geoff Peckman, Jack O'Lantern [Jason Macendale; Hobgoblin II] (introduction), Peter Spaulding, Gears Garvin, Maggie Jones, Pamela Quinn, Byron Benjamin and Eddie Harris. Note: Machine Man next appears in Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) #99. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.
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Item #56726467
Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 1 CGC 9.6
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4037849020
Starts May 20 1st appearance of Kevin Matchstick. Outrageous Slings and Arrows - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. In the eternal struggle, it is the fact that men need heroes more than heroes need men. Kevin Matchstick is needed. He doesn't know it. Thrust into a battle that he doesn't understand, and experiencing a power that he can't control, Kevin is the hero reborn. Alone in the world and lost in the confusion spawned by the dark power of the minions of the Umbra Sprite, Kevin discovers that there IS a comrade for him...Mirth, the enigmatic and evasive world-mage. Note: Part 1 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #56726480
Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 1 CGC 9.6
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4037849017
Ends May 13 8:23 PM CST Bid History 3 bids Current Bid $13 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st appearance of Kevin Matchstick. Outrageous Slings and Arrows - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. In the eternal struggle, it is the fact that men need heroes more than heroes need men. Kevin Matchstick is needed. He doesn't know it. Thrust into a battle that he doesn't understand, and experiencing a power that he can't control, Kevin is the hero reborn. Alone in the world and lost in the confusion spawned by the dark power of the minions of the Umbra Sprite, Kevin discovers that there IS a comrade for him...Mirth, the enigmatic and evasive world-mage. Note: Part 1 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #60633232
Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 6 CGC 7.5
Paper: White
Label #4389513015
Starts May 13 1st color appearance of Grendel in the back-up story. Cover by Matt Wagner. Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Matt Wagner, Sam Kieth and Rich Rankin. In the Mage story "Alas, Poor Ghost" by Matt Wagner and Sam Kieth (inks), Lazlo the Grackleflint sends a gang of Red Caps against Kevin Matchstick. Note: Part 6 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. Plus: The Grendel back-up by Matt Wagner and Rich Rankin (inks) begins. Note: Part 1 of 9 of the color Devil by the Deed story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #60940970
Tags: SupermanMan of Steel (1986) 5 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #0227267008
Starts May 20 Published just a few months after Crisis on Infinite Earths, John Byrne's The Man of Steel updated the saga of Superman for modern audiences, changing certain aspects of the character in the process. In issue #5, Lex Luthor scans Superman's cellular and molecular structure, enabling one of his scientists to create a being with strength and powers (and memories) almost equal to Superman. In pre-Crisis continuity, Luthor created Bizzaro with an imperfect duplicating ray. Written and drawn by John Byrne, with inks by Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #52257851
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 2 CBCS 9.4
Paper: Off white to white
Label #19-27D449D-063
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Starts Jun 10 "Himalayan Nightmare!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. The shambling creature known as the Man-Thing suddenly finds itself transported to the cold, harsh peaks of the Himalayas. There he must fight off hungry wolves, a savage bear and treacherous men with guns. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #52258415
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 4 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #19-27D449D-066
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Starts Jun 10 "Death-Knell!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The sinister warlock Baron Mordo has conceived a diabolical plan to have the burning touch of the Man-Thing destroy his hated enemy - Doctor Strange! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Story concludes in Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #41. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #52258886
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 5 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #19-27d449D-067
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Starts Jun 10 "Who Knows Fear!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The swamp monster known as the Man-Thing wants nothing more than to help the lost girl Barbie Bannister. But when she looks upon his macabre form, she becomes terrified and whatever knows fear BURNS at the touch of the Man-Thing. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.40.
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Item #52258887
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 6 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Label #19-27D449D-068
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Starts Jun 10 "Fraternity Rites!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The Man-Thing attempts to stop a frat boy prank from going horribly wrong. Cover price $0.50.
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Item #59066105
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Moon Knight (part 47)Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989) 3 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #22-2FA3252-013
Starts May 20 Butcher's Moon - Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Sal Velluto & Mark Farmer. Cover by Marcus McLaurin, Sal Velluto & Mark Farmer. Moon Knight's found Bushman. But the only way he's going to bring him to justice is by fighting through Bushman's army! Wait'll you see the shocking climax! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #51661834
Marvel Age (1983 Marvel) 6 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
Direct Edition
Label #19-27E95DC-002
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Starts Jun 10 Article by Bill Mantlo on the creation of Cloak and Dagger; article by Mark Gruenwald on the Hawkeye limited series; interview with Walt Simonson on Thor; a look at the Illyana and Storm limited series, with comments from Louise Jones. Cloak and Dagger cover by Rick Leonardi. Cover price $0.25.
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Item #60649837
Tags: X-MenMarvel Age (1983 Marvel) 33 CGC 9.8
Top CGC census grade for this issue.
Paper: White
Label #4379386010
Starts Jul 6 Spider-Man conference featuring comments from Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Peter David, Marc Silvestri, David Michelinie, Kyle Baker, Rich Buckler, Brett Breeding and Joe Rubinstein; Steven Grant and Mike Zeck discuss The Punisher limited series; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; interviews with Mike Carlin, Bob Layton, Jackson Guice, Roger Stern, John Byrne and Jim Shooter about X-Factor; 'It's Genetic' strip by Kyle Baker; X-Factor. Cover by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #60649840
Tags: X-MenMarvel Age (1983 Marvel) 33 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4379386012
Starts May 20 Spider-Man conference featuring comments from Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Peter David, Marc Silvestri, David Michelinie, Kyle Baker, Rich Buckler, Brett Breeding and Joe Rubinstein; Steven Grant and Mike Zeck discuss The Punisher limited series; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; interviews with Mike Carlin, Bob Layton, Jackson Guice, Roger Stern, John Byrne and Jim Shooter about X-Factor; 'It's Genetic' strip by Kyle Baker; X-Factor. Cover by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice. Cover price $0.35.
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Item #59055536
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 13 CBCS 8.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-014
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Starts Jun 10 Warriors of the Shadow Realm. Part III of a Weirdworld epic written by Doug Moench, with art by John Buscema, Rudy Nebres and Peter Ledger. Tyndall, Velanna and Mud-Butt encounter a lost race of elves and battle a fallen god. Includes bonus art and background info on Weirdworld. Full color. Painted cover by Buscema. 60 pages. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #59055523
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 14 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-016
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Starts Jun 10 Meteor. The official comic book adaptation of the all-star disaster-from-space film. Written by Ralph Macchio, with art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Includes an interview with special effects artist Bill Cruse and a look at past disasters, real and fictional. Full color; 52 pages. Painted cover by Frank Miller! Cover price $1.50.
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Item #59055891
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 15 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-018
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Starts Jun 10 Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The official comic book adaptation of the first Star Trek film. Written by Marv Wolfman, with art by Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson. Includes a look at the science, history and lore of Star Trek. The first Marvel Star Trek comic. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #59055513
Tags: Star WarsMarvel Comics Super Special (1977) 16 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-019
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Starts Jun 10 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas classic. Written by Archie Goodwin, with art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Lettered by Rick Veitch! Story later reprinted in Marvels Star Wars #39-44. Full color; 96 pages. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $2.00.
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Item #60872446
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 17 CGC 9.6
Paper: Off white to white
Label #1392163013
Starts May 13 Xanadu. The official comic book adaptation of the musical fantasy film. Marvel followed up adaptations of the hit films Star Trek and The Empire Strikes Back with this, a big-screen bomb. Written by J. M. DeMatteis, with art and color contributions by half the Marvel Bullpen, it seems: Rich Buckler, Jimmy Janes, Brent Eric Anderson, Joe Brozowski, Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz, Howard Chaykin, and Peter Kuper! Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.00.
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Item #59054955
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 17 CBCS 7.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-020
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Starts Jun 10 Xanadu. The official comic book adaptation of the musical fantasy film. Marvel followed up adaptations of the hit films Star Trek and The Empire Strikes Back with this, a big-screen bomb. Written by J. M. DeMatteis, with art and color contributions by half the Marvel Bullpen, it seems: Rich Buckler, Jimmy Janes, Brent Eric Anderson, Joe Brozowski, Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz, Howard Chaykin, and Peter Kuper! Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.00.
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Item #59055387
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 18 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-021
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Starts Jun 10 Raiders of the Lost Ark. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg classic, introducing Indiana Jones. Written by Walt Simonson, with art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Story later reprinted in Raiders of the Lost Ark #1-3 and Marvel Movie Spotlight #1. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #56535748
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 18 VF/NM 9.0
Starts Jul 6 Raiders of the Lost Ark. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg classic, introducing Indiana Jones. Written by Walt Simonson, with art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Story later reprinted in Raiders of the Lost Ark #1-3 and Marvel Movie Spotlight #1. Full color; 68 pages. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59056005
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 20 CBCS 9.2
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-024
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Starts Jun 10 Official adaptation of Dragonslayer, the movie. Also includes the creation of the Dragonslayer world and biographies of stars & directors. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054783
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 21 CBCS 8.5
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-028
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Starts Jun 10 Conan the Barbarian. The official comic book adaptation of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Barbarian Movie Special #1-2 and the Marvel Illustrated paperback. Full color; 52 pages. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59052399
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 22 CBCS 8.0
Paper: White
Label #23-14AAEF9-001
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Starts Jun 10 Blade Runner. The official comic book adaptation of the classic science fiction film. Written by Archie Goodwin, with art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Story later reprinted in Blade Runner #1-2. Includes movie stills and biographical material. Full color; 64 pages. Painted cover by Jim Steranko. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054782
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 23 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-029
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Starts Jun 10 Annie. The official comic book adaptation of the film based on the Broadway musical, which in turn was based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. Written by Tom DeFalco, with art by Win Mortimer and Vince Colletta. Story later reprinted in Annie #1-2. Includes movie stills and biographical material. An interview with Leonard Starr, who revived the comic strip, may be the biggest draw for Orphan Annie fans. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054780
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 24 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-031
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Starts Jun 10 The Dark Crystal. The official comic book adaptation of the Jim Henson fantasy film. Written by David Anthony Kraft, with art by Bret Blevins and Vince Colletta. Story later reprinted in The Dark Crystal #1-2. Includes numerous sketches by noted fantasy illustrator (and Dark Crystal concept designer) Brian Froud. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59052400
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 25 CBCS 9.6
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-14AAEF9-002
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Starts Jun 10 Rock & Rule. The official comic book adaptation of the animated fantasy film. Written by Bill Mantlo, with art provided by animation stills from the movie, in the style of the Fotonovel movie paperbacks. Includes detailed behind-the-scenes info of this future cult classic. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59055935
Tags: Star WarsMarvel Comics Super Special (1977) 27 CBCS 9.2
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-033
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Starts Jun 10 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas classic. Luke Skywalker confronts his destiny while the Rebellion launches a desperate strike against the Empire. Written by Archie Goodwin, with art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Story later reprinted in Return of the Jedi #1-4. Full color; 64 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054798
Tags: Star WarsMarvel Comics Super Special (1977) 27 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-032
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Starts May 13 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The official comic book adaptation of the George Lucas classic. Luke Skywalker confronts his destiny while the Rebellion launches a desperate strike against the Empire. Written by Archie Goodwin, with art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Story later reprinted in Return of the Jedi #1-4. Full color; 64 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59055501
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 29 CBCS 7.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-036
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Starts Jun 10 Tarzan of the Apes. The legend of the jungle hero raised by apes is retold. Despite the timing and the cover blurb, this is not based on the 1984 film Greystoke, but is a straight adaptation of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Written by Sharman DiVono and Mark Evanier, with art by Dan Spiegle. Story later reprinted in Marvels Tarzan of the Apes (1984) #1-2. Painted cover by Charles Ren. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.00.
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Item #59054807
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 30 CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-039
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Starts Jun 10 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The official comic book adaptation of the second Indiana Jones film. Indy and his companions battle a death cult in India. Written by David Michelinie, with art by Jackson Guice and Bob Camp. Story later reprinted in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom #1-3. Cover by Guice. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054797
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 31 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-040
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Starts Jun 10 The Last Starfighter. The official comic book adaptation of the 1984 science fiction adventure film. A teenage video-gamer becomes the last hope for an alien race. Written by Bill Mantlo, with art by Bret Blevins and Tony Salmons. Story later reprinted in The Last Starfighter #1-3. Cover by Jackson Guice. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054796
Tags: MuppetsMarvel Comics Super Special (1977) 32 CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-042
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Starts Jun 10 The Muppets Take Manhattan. The official comic book adaptation of the third Muppet movie. The Muppets try to take their act to Broadway, but New York is a tough sell. Written by Stan Kay, with art by Dean Yeagle and Jacqueline Roettcher. Story later reprinted in The Muppets Take Manhattan #1-3. Cover by Jackson Guice. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054778
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 33 CBCS 7.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-043
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Starts Jun 10 Buckaroo Banzai. The official comic book adaptation of the all-star comedy adventure and future cult classic. Buckaroo battles alien invaders with the help of his ace team. Written by Bill Mantlo, with art by Mark Texeira and Armando Gil. Story later reprinted in Buckaroo Banzai #1-2. Includes an interview with the films director. Cover by Texeira. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59055527
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 34 CBCS 9.2
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-046
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Starts Jun 10 Sheena. The official comic book adaptation of the box-office bomb starring Tanya Roberts, itself based on a 1930s comic book and later TV series. The queen of the jungle battles mercenaries. Written by Cary Burkett, with art by Gray Morrow. Story later reprinted in Sheena #1-2. Includes movie stills and behind-the-scenes material. Painted cover by Morrow. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59053027
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 35 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-15781A3-016
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Starts Jun 10 Conan the Destroyer. The official comic book adaptation of the second Conan movie, which was plotted by comics writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. This version is written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Destroyer #1-2. Includes movie stills and behind-the-scenes material, as well as some spot art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59053146
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 35 CBCS 9.2
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-15781A3-013
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Starts May 13 Conan the Destroyer. The official comic book adaptation of the second Conan movie, which was plotted by comics writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. This version is written by Michael Fleisher, with art by regular Conan artist John Buscema. Story later reprinted in Conan the Destroyer #1-2. Includes movie stills and behind-the-scenes material, as well as some spot art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59053199
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 36 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-048
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Starts Jun 10 Dune. The official comic book adaptation of the David Lynch movie, based on Frank Herberts classic science fiction novel. In the far future, humanity adapts to life on a desert planet. Written by Ralph Macchio, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Story later reprinted in Dune #1-3. To date, the only comic book version of the Dune saga. Painted cover by Sienkiewicz. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #59054774
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 37 CBCS 8.5
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-049
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Starts Jun 10 2010. The official comic book adaptation of the sequel to Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nine years after the Discovery expedition was lost, the human race learns it is not alone in the universe. Written by J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Joe Barney, Larry Hama and Tom Palmer. Story later reprinted in 2010 #1-2. Painted cover by Palmer. Full color; 52 pages. Cover price $2.00.