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  • Issue #1
    Question (1987 1st Series) 1

    Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. The Bad News, script by Dennis O'Neil, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Rick Magyar; Countdown to the death of Vic Sage (The Question) as he is beaten and shot for investigating the corrupt mayor of Hub city; 1st revealed that Victor Sage's real name is Charles Victor Szasz and he is an orphan. Mike Gold talks about the history of the Question and the beginnings of this new series. Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe format. See also Showcase '95 # 3. This character was originally created by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    $10 The Question, Vol. 1 #1 (1987) O'Neil Cowan Vic Sage VG/VF
    $200 The Question 1 - CGC 9.8 - DC Comics 1987
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  • Issue #1
    Question (2004 2nd Series) 1

    Written by Rick Veitch Art and cover by Tommy Lee Edwards. Vic Sage ? a.k.a. The Question ? battles back in a mind-bending 6-issue miniseries written by Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING) with art by Tommy Lee Edwards (BATMAN: GOLDEN STREETS OF GOTHAM)! Vic Sage is a TV journalist with an uncanny ability to break difficult stories, thanks in large part to his relentless crime-fighting campaign as the Question! But has the faceless vigilante's particular brand of harsh justice finally sent him off the deep end? Prowling the meanest streets of his native Chicago, the trench-coated Question thinks he also walks in another world ? a strange shamanic space full of shadowy dangers. When Sage hears the voice of Superman's home city of Metropolis, he answers the call. Is he crazy? That's the question. On sale Nov 3 ? 1 of 6 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1
    Question Quarterly (1990) 1

    What is the answer? Vic Sage doesn't know for sure but he's going to continue asking tough questions as the Question returns in THE QUESTION QUARTERLY. One of the most critically acclaimed series of the late 1980s, THE QUESTION spent 36 issues probing the darker side of human nature in strifetorn Hub City. Now the faceless hero of the masses is back in a quarterly series that finds Vic living in the Amazon rain forest, continuing the ongoing drama of his fight for humanity. #1 picks up with Sage pondering the value of human life as he's forced to decide if he can take a life in order to save another. Written by Dennis O'Neil, with art by Denys Cowan. Painted cover by Cowan. New Format. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1A
    Question the Deaths of Vic Sage (2019 DC) 1A

    Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Dennis Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Chris Sotomator. Cover by Dennis Cowan. For years, Vic Sage has worn the faceless mask of the Question to clean up the streets of Hub City by sheer force of will. He knows right from wrong. He knows black from white. But what happens when he is drawn into a conspiracy that reaches from the heights of Hub City power to the depths of its underground tunnels? What happens when things stop being black-and-white and start getting a little gray? And what happens when, in a secret chamber deep beneath the city, Vic Sage meets his own end...and his new beginning? Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire joins forces with the legendary art team of Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz to resurrect Vic Sage, only to destroy him all over again...and again... 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $6.99.

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  • Issue #1A
    Convergence Question (2015 DC) 1A

    Written by Greg Rucka. Art and Cover by Cully Hamner. STARRING HEROES FROM THE PRE-FLASHPOINT DCU! Two-Face is fighting another world's Harvey Dent, and it's up to Renee Montoya as The Question to help him beat the odds. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1B
    Convergence Question (2015 DC) 1B

    Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Cully Hamner. Cover by Chip Kidd. STARRING HEROES FROM THE PRE-FLASHPOINT DCU! Two-Face is fighting another world's Harvey Dent, and it's up to Renee Montoya as The Question to help him beat the odds. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1
    Question (1988) Annual 1
    Tags: Fables (part 3)
    Published 1988 by DC.

    Fables Part III, continued from Detective Comics Annual (1988) #1 and Green Arrow (1987 1st Series) Annual #1. The startling conclusion of the Detective Comics/Green Arrow/Question crossover. The Batman and Green Arrow guest star with the Question as he discovers the truth behind Lady Shiva's mission. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar. Cover by Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe format. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Question Omnibus HC (2022 DC) 1-REP


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    Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects The Question (1987-1990 1st Series) #1-27, Green Arrow (1987-1998 1st Series) Annual #1, The Question (1987-1990 1st Series) Annual #1, and Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) Annual #1.

    Written by Dennis O'Neil. Art by Denys Cowan, Bill Wray, Tom Artis, Klaus Janson, Rick Magyar, Dick Giordano, Rick Stasi, Malcolm Jones III, Terry Beatty, Timothy Dzon, and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Back Cover by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz.

    In the corrupt, crime-ridden Hub City, investigative reporter Vic Sage strives to tell his viewers the truth—and faceless philosophical hero the Question uncovers what Sage cannot. But with deadly assassins and political intrigue to contend with, can one man make a difference?

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 916 pages, full color.

    Cover price $99.99.

  • Issue #1
    Question Returns (1997) 1

    Painted cover art by Dan Brereton. Untitled story, script by Dennis O'Neil, art by Eduardo Barreto; The Question is led by the River Spirit back to Hub City to rescue Myra. "The Question Returns" article by Ruben Diaz; Diaz explains the history of the character. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #1
    Usher of the Dead Great Question (2022 Blood Moon Comics) 1

    Written by Keith Rommel. Art and Cover by Klaus Schwandt. Sariel is the Angel of Death. One question that has been plaguing humanity since the beginning is what happens when we die? This is what transpires… 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Beg the Question GN (2005) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by Bob Fingerman. Introduction by Penn Jillette. A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York City. Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twenty-somethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Follow Rob & Sylvia's relationship through all of its ups-and-downs, from courtship to marriage, rentals to real estate salesmen, public sex to unwanted pregnancies, and everything in between. Performance art, extended families, the comic book industry and Screw magazine are just a few of the other topics subjected to Fingerman's satirical microscope. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 234 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $16.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    All the Wrong Questions HC (2012 LB&C) By Lemony Snicket 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Who Could That Be At This Hour?" Written by Lemony Snicket. Art and Cover by Seth. The eagerly awaited debut of an all-new four-book middle grade series from bestselling author Lemony Snicket, with illustrations by Seth! In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, Text (with PC Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $15.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Beg the Question HC (2002) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by Bob Fingerman. Introduction by Penn Jillette. A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York City. Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twenty-somethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Follow Rob & Sylvia's relationship through all of its ups-and-downs, from courtship to marriage, rentals to real estate salesmen, public sex to unwanted pregnancies, and everything in between. Performance art, extended families, the comic book industry and Screw magazine are just a few of the other topics subjected to Fingerman's satirical microscope. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 234 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Death's Head The Body in Question GN (1990 Marvel) 1-1ST
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    1st printing. Written by Simon Furman. Art by Geoff Senior. Cover by Walt Simonson and Geoff Senior. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Foolish Questions Yellowstone's Best SC (1922) 1-REP


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    Later Printing - Written and Illustrated by Jack Chaney - Softcover, 4.5" x 6.25", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Form of a Question HC (2018 Boom Studios) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Andrew Rostan. Art by Kate Kasenow.

    Andrew Rostan is excellent at remembering facts and recalling the memories he associates with those facts. Memories of deaths in the family and extraordinary people. At the age of twenty-two and suddenly a contestant on the very game show he associates with the happiest moments in his life, Rostan's about to realize that existence is like JEOPARDY! and that all the answers are staring you in the face if only you ask the right questions.

    Form of a Question is a moving memoir from writer Andrew Rostan (An Elegy for Amelia Johnson), along with artists Kate Kasenow (All Saint's Day) and Jenna Ayoub (Adventure Time Comics) , that revisits one of the most formative moments in his life and reveals how a chance opportunity to appear on a game show taught him much more about living than he knew he needed.

    Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.99.

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Frequently Asked Questions TPB (2008 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Features the sixth year of Unshelved, not-available-online Conference Tips, Unshelved Book Club comic strip book reviews, and the great Unshelved-Sheldon Plastic Coffee Cup Lid Comic Strip Challenge with all-new color commentary by comics journalist Gary Tyrell. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jop and Blip Wanna Know Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars? GN (2021 Harper Alley) And Other Excellent Questions 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Jim Benton.

    So, you want to know if you can hear a penguin fart on Mars? Great question! There may never have been a better question asked about a penguin!

    Robot scientists Jop and Blip set out to answer three seemingly odd yet totally valid questions-Could we hear a penguin fart on Mars?, Can you make a dragon sandwich?, and Why do we need two ears? Along the way, they'll learn other important facts about the atmosphere on Mars, the connection between dinosaurs and birds, the digestive system, the senses, sorting truth from fiction, the way herrings communicate with farts, and so much more!

    Softcover, 6-in.x 5-in., 96 pages, full color.

    Cover price $7.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jop and Blip Wanna Know Can You Hear a Penguin Fart on Mars? HC (2021 Harper Alley) And Other Excellent Questions 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Jim Benton.

    So, you want to know if you can hear a penguin fart on Mars? Great question! There may never have been a better question asked about a penguin!

    Robot scientists Jop and Blip set out to answer three seemingly odd yet totally valid questions-Could we hear a penguin fart on Mars?, Can you make a dragon sandwich?, and Why do we need two ears? Along the way, they'll learn other important facts about the atmosphere on Mars, the connection between dinosaurs and birds, the digestive system, the senses, sorting truth from fiction, the way herrings communicate with farts, and so much more!

    Hardcover, 6-in.x 6-in., 96 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Star Wars Question and Answer Book About Space SC (1979 Random House) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Dinah L. Moche. Art by David Kawami. Answers frequently asked questions about life on other planets, survival in outer space, astronomy, space, exploration and astronautics. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, Text, with Color Illustrations.