Auctions: comic books in 'Flash', graded by CGC

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) 8 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4710487003

Direct Edition. "A Flash of the Lightning!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Ordway. Fresh off his set-back of last issue, the nefarious Anti-Monitor is reborn and he's more powerful and more determined than ever to destroy all life in the multiverse. As this sinister villain threatens to destroy all life in the positive universe, the only one left to stop him is the Flash, but at what cost. Don't miss one of the most heroic moments in the history of this medium as the Scarlet Speedster sacrifices all to preserve life in the DCU. Featuring the heroic death of the Flash (Barry Allen). NOTE: This was a character defining moment that can still be felt in the Post-Crisis DCU today. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4443268007

First 50c cover-priced issue. Race to the End of Time! - Written by Martin Pasko. Art and Cover by José Luis García-López and Dan Adkins. Continued from the previous issue. In the 25th century, Superman secretly helps Flash deal with Professor Zoom, before the two head off again across time after Iylar, who is trying to reach the past and end an alien civil war before it began. Flash wants to make sure Iylar makes it through time, so that the Zelkot do not destroy Earth. Superman wants to ensure the war begins so that the Volkir visit Earth in the past and seed life on it. After a number of stops across time, Superman and Flash catch up to Iylar, stop him from preventing the war, and neutralize the aliens' threat against the Earth in the present. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Wildfire; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne]; Iylar; a Zelkot; a Volkir. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 156 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0970600008

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Super-Hero Who Betrayed the World!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Aliens from the planet Gyr come to Earth to capture Flash to power their time machine. The Hip Way to Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Speed Kings of the Animal Kingdom filler page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolosi. 80 pg. Giant Justice League ad. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. Bob Hope subscription ad. Speed Kings of the Animal Kingdom fact page. G.I. Joe club ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 220 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4710924014

Cover art by Dick Giordano. The Slowest Man on Earth, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; Flash and Kid Flash, whose molecules merge, battle the Turtle. Duel for a Death-List!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; Hal Jordan heads for a job interview in Phoenix; Green Lantern battles a blue alien who kills another alien of his race. Secret Origins ad. Super-Hero Stick-Ons ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 223 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4630414017

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Make Way for the Speed-Demons!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Dr. Light impersonates three speed record holders to lure Flash into a trap to trigger a weapon against the Justice League, but Flash figures out the plot in time to defeat Dr. Light; Flash races a car, a boat, and a plane. Doomsday...Minus Ten Minutes!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; GH=DRO is stranded on Earth and requires emerald energy to power his transporter belt, so he engages Green Lantern to obtain the power. Full-page ad for The Shadow #1. Plop! ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Flash (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4713544002

Direct Edition. On his way to deliver a heart for transplant, Wally West comes across Vandal Savage. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Teen Titans cameo. Guice/Mahlstedt cover. Cover price $0.75.

Flash (1987 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4460958004

Newsstand Edition. On his way to deliver a heart for transplant, Wally West comes across Vandal Savage. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Teen Titans cameo. Guice/Mahlstedt cover. Cover price $0.75.

Flash Rebirth (2009 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 Van Sciver 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4430336014

Cover by Ethan Van Sciver. Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ethan Van Sciver Through the decades, many heroes have taken the mantle of The Flash, but they all ride the lightning that crackles in the wake of the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known, the man who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse: Barry Allen! Following the events of FINAL CRISIS, Barry has beaten death and returned to a fast-paced world that a man out of time wouldn't recognize. Or is it a world that is only just now catching up? All the running he's done before was just a warmup for the high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run, because even though one speedster might have beaten death, another has just turned up dead! From Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to the modern age the hero who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ethan Van Sciver), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ethan Van Sciver). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. 1 of 5 40 pg, FC. Cover price $3.99.

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 20 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4705500003

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Parasite Planet Peril, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Green Lantern and Flash must stop some villains from a subatomic world. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 199 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4701981009

1st Superman vs. Flash race. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Superman's Race With the Flash!, script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; a very close race by the two fastest super-heroes; brief Justice League appearance; the first Superman/Flash race. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.