Auctions: comic books May 2022

Archies Anniversary Spectacular (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.A CBCS 9.6 SS Parent

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 07/31/2022. Collector's Edition.

Label #22-2B979C7-006

Collector's Edition Variant Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Homage to "Rio" Album Cover by Duran Duran. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Jeff Shultz, Glenn Whitmore. We're celebrating THE ARCHIES 55th anniversary with this special issue honoring their musical mayhem-featuring a BRAND NEW STORY! In 'Sound Off!' The Archies are looking for a place to practice after their loud music forced Mr. Andrews to kick them out of his garage. Where will they go next to rehearse? PLUS a sampling of some of the best classic and modern classic stories featuring the musical supergroup! 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

Archies Anniversary Spectacular (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.B CBCS 9.6 SS Parent

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 07/31/2022. Collector's Virgin Edition.

Label #22-2B979C7-007

Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Homage to "Rio" Album Cover by Duran Duran. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Jeff Shultz, Glenn Whitmore. We're celebrating THE ARCHIES 55th anniversary with this special issue honoring their musical mayhem-featuring a BRAND NEW STORY! In 'Sound Off!' The Archies are looking for a place to practice after their loud music forced Mr. Andrews to kick them out of his garage. Where will they go next to rehearse? PLUS a sampling of some of the best classic and modern classic stories featuring the musical supergroup! 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

Betty and Veronica Friends Forever Power Ups (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.A CGC 9.8 Parent Variant

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Collector's Edition A.

Label #4231442008

Collector's Edition cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Betty & Veronica level-up in this collection of video game stories! In the BRAND NEW LEAD STORY, Betty is hanging out with Veronica when she gets a distressed call from Jughead in the multiplayer online game 'Riververse'! He's in trouble somewhere and needs backup, ASAP! Betty and Veronica log in, determined to save the day. Do they have what it takes to battle monsters and recruit some help to save Jughead? 32 pages, full color.

Catwoman (2018 DC) 41E CBCS 9.8 Sozomaika 1:25 Variant

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Sozomaika Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-12224D0-006

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tini Howard. Art by Nico Leon. Cover by Sozomaika. With Batman out of the picture, Catwoman would be wise to remember that there are more than bats in Gothams belfries. Speaking of bats, Onyx returns to her home city to bat cleanup and make sure Catwomans not letting any strays into her city...and with no big Bat in the shadows, those pesky no-killing rules are off the table. Lets see if Catwoman and Onyx can agree on a target… 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Demon Days Blood Feud (2022 Marvel) 1I CGC 9.8 Young Variant

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Young Variant Cover.

Label #4036162003

Story and Art by Peach Momoko. Cover by Skottie Young. THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE DEMON DAYS SAGA! At the end of the road, Mariko Yashida finally meets the one who's been hunting her: a silver-clad swordswoman named Ogin, who's also Mariko's sister! Will Mariko have to cross blades with her own flesh and blood, or will Ogin's giant, green bodyguard smash Mariko to pieces first? The stakes are high and the emotions are higher in this epic conclusion to the DEMON DAYS SAGA by STORMBREAKER PEACH MOMOKO! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 18TINYONION.GOLD CBCS 9.8 Robles Tiny Onion Variant

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Onion Club Foil Exclusive.

Label #22-1ECEEA5-010

Tiny Onion Exclusive Gold Foil cover by Nick Robles. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Martin Simmonds. NEW STORY ARC Co-creator MARTIN SIMMONDS returns for the explosive new arc of the Eisner-nominated hit! For decades, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart, THE MINISTRY OF LIES. Now Cole Turner will have to face the consequences of his predecessors as the dark actions of the past unfurl before him… 28 pages, full color. Rated M

Devil's Reign Moon Knight (2022 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Yu Variant

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Variant Edition

Label #4050139019

Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Federico Sabbatini. Cover by Leinil Yu. After being arrested by the Thunderbolts as part of WILSON FISK'S crackdown on costumed heroes, MOON KNIGHT is now a prisoner in the high-tech Myrmidon. Surrounded by hostile guards and many of the very criminals he helped put away, MARC SPECTOR must fight for his survival. But Moon Knight's quest for justice doesn't end just because of a little light incarceration… 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Hulk (2022 Marvel) 5D CGC 9.8 Larraz 1:25 Variant

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Larraz Variant Cover

Label #4062695009

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Ottley. Cover by Pepe Larraz. "SMASHSTRONAUT" PART 5 OF 6! As President Thunderbolt Ross rains down gamma-irradiated hell, Bruce Banner's Starship Hulk experiment faces its toughest field test yet - this time, it might crack under the pressure. Bruce Banner thinks his control over the Hulk is now absolute…but what if he's wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Land Variant

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Variant Edition

Label #4058761020

Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. Cover by Greg Land. NOT ENOUGH GWENS! When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or…you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.A CGC 9.8

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Comic Mint Edition A.

Label #4374773002

The Comic Mint exclusive cover by Felipe Massafera. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. NOT ENOUGH GWENS! When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or…you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 1COMICMINT.B CGC 9.8

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Comic Mint "Virgin" Edition A.

Label #4374773003

The Comic Mint exclusive Virgin cover by Felipe Massafera. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. NOT ENOUGH GWENS! When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or…you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.C CGC 9.6 SS Greg Land

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Signed By Greg Land on 7/30/23. Second Printing/"Virgin" Edition.

Label #4315059021

Second Printing. Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Virgin cover by Greg Land. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. NOT ENOUGH GWENS! When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or…you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 1MAYHEW.B CGC 9.8

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Slab: See item notes

Top right peg is broke off inside slab.

Label #4104296018

KRS Comics and Mike Mayhew Studio Exclusive Virgin Cover by Mike Mayhew. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. NOT ENOUGH GWENS! When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or…you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Crimson Reign (2021 Marvel) 3F CGC 9.6 Lopez 1:25 Variant

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Lopez Variant Cover

Label #4057832024

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steven Cummings. Cover by David Lopez. ODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST! LADY QI'RA'S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives - the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST. Qi'ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist's search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE'S formation… …and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Crimson Reign (2021 Marvel) 3H CGC 9.6 Nakayama 1:50 Variant

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Nakayama Variant Cover

Label #4057832025

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steven Cummings. Cover by David Nakayama. ODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST! LADY QI'RA'S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives - the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST. Qi'ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist's search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE'S formation… …and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2020 Marvel) 20D CBCS 9.8 Sprouse Lucasfilm 50th Variant 2nd Printing

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Second Printing.

Label #22-1000F92-006

2nd Printing. Written by Greg Pak. Art by Raffaele Ienco. Cover by Chris Sprouse. THE QUEEN'S SHADOW RETURNS! Darth Vader continues his quest to destroy the agents of Crimson Dawn, abetted by an unlikely crew of heroes and assassins. But every twist in the tale gets thrown into question with the shocking return of SABÉ, handmaiden of Padmé Amidala! Who's the hero? Who's the villain? And will they choose chaos or order in the age of Crimson Reign? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Han Solo and Chewbacca (2022 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.6 Noto 1:25 Variant

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Noto Variant Cover

Label #4057832012

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Marc Guggenheim. Art by David Messina. Cover by Phil Noto. But wait! Isn't HAN still frozen in Carbonite? Yes. But you can't keep a good smuggler down. Set a few years before Episode IV: A New Hope, Han, his partner, CHEWBACCA and GREEDO, embark on a heist for JABBA THE HUTT. It's supposed to be an easy job. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, how about a reunion with the very last person Han expected to see? The last page is a jaw-dropper... 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Han Solo and Chewbacca (2022 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.4 Hughes 1:50 Variant

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Hughes Variant Cover

Label #4057832011

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Marc Guggenheim. Art by David Messina. Cover by Adam Hughes. But wait! Isn't HAN still frozen in Carbonite? Yes. But you can't keep a good smuggler down. Set a few years before Episode IV: A New Hope, Han, his partner, CHEWBACCA and GREEDO, embark on a heist for JABBA THE HUTT. It's supposed to be an easy job. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, how about a reunion with the very last person Han expected to see? The last page is a jaw-dropper... 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars the High Republic Eye of the Storm (2022 Marvel) 2A CGC 9.8 Brown

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Label #4053632006

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Guillermo Sanna. Cover by Ryan Brown. ACT TWO: Marchion. The Wreckage. The Hunt. The Storm. In which the Eye of the Nihil exults after a job well done. In which Marchion Ro reveals the source of the Jedi's greatest fear. In which the future of the Nihil is revealed. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Strange (2022 Marvel) 1UNKNOWN.B CGC 9.8

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Rich "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4150401009

Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders exclusive Virgin cover by Sabine Rich. Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Marcelo Ferreira. A NEW SORCERER SUPREME RISES! Doctor Strange is dead! And a new Sorcerer Supreme has taken the title, or should we say Sorceress? Haunted by her recently returned memories, Clea longs to bring Stephen Strange back from the dead! But when a mysterious group attacks the magical realm, Clea must rise to the duties of Sorcerer Supreme. For she is now the sole protector of Earth against magical threats. Don't miss the twists and turns as Jed MacKay continues the story from DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE with artist Marcelo Ferreira (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Twig (2022 Image) 1SOC CGC 9.8

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Baldari Variant Cover.

Label #4063511019

State of Comics and Warp Zone Comics Exclusive Cover by Nicoletta Baldari. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Kyle Strahm. SERIES PREMIERE Eisner Award-winning I HATE FAIRYLAND and MIDDLEWEST writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) come together for an all-new epic fantasy/adventure miniseries! It's the first day of Twig's new job as a journeyer on a JEFF SMITH's Bone-esque quest to save a The Dark Crystal/Labyrinth-style world. Join our hesitant hero for an inspiring and imaginative tale of hope, heartache, and determination to overcome insurmountable odds! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A NM 9.4

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A NM 9.4

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A NM- 9.2

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

What If Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

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Quah "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4376889013

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Alan Quah. Written by Cody Ziglar. Art by Paco Medina. FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD… CAPTAIN AMERICA! What if…Miles Morales had never been bitten by a genetically enhanced spider and became Spider-Man? What if instead…the U.S. government recruited, trained, and granted him incredible powers with the Super-Soldier Serum? What makes Miles a hero no matter the circumstances, no matter the reality?! And are there OTHER super heroes the many Miles of the multiverse might have become instead of Spidey?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.