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Creepshow GN (1982 New American Library 1st Edition) Stephen King's 1-1ST CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4170464003

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Based on the Film Written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Art by Bernie Wrightson. Cover by Jack Kamen.

Featuring the chilling shorts - "Father's Day," "Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Crate," "Something to Tide you Over," and "They're Creeping up on You!"

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $6.95.

Dark Horse Presents (1986) 24 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1996422001

Cover by Mark A. Nelson. Writer Mark Verheiden and artist Mark A. Nelson present an all-new "side bar" story to Dark Horse's ongoing Aliens miniseries as they take us inside the mind of an Alien Queen! Plus-Just in time for Halloween, Kull writer John Arcudi and The American artist Grant Miehm team up on a tale of murder and...cannibalism in the wilds of New York. And Leopoldo Duranona continues his exciting five-part science fiction epic Race of Scorpions. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Dark Horse Presents (1986) 102 CGC 9.4 JSA Wrightson

Paper: White

Bernie Wrightson Authenticated Autograph.

Label #4713723002

Cover by Bernie Wrightson. In this conclusion to the "Aliens" story, the extraterrestrial scientists from last issue become fodder for the big bug, and their ship crashes into an earth jungle. Notables Bernie Wrightson and Ron Marz turn in a fast-moving, suspenseful, and beautifully rendered tale of everyone's favorite exoskeletal carnivores. "Mr. Painter" is the story of a disaffected artiste, Alan Bland -- a coffee addict and tuba aficionado -- who becomes obsessed with an old painting he finds in his parents' home. "The One Trick Rip-off" is a stylish, comics noir strip set in a near-future L.A. and focuses on a small group of thieves called the One Tricks. Paul Pope follows up on his Eisner-nominated THB with the second chapter of this twelve-part thriller. "Cal: Hairball" is a mystery featuring Cal McDonald, paranormal investigator, whose pursuit of some weird characters puts him on the trail of a murderer. And in "Sun Ra," Pekar and Sacco give a biographical profile on the band leader who first incorporated electric instruments with percussion and wind instruments to mix traditional African music with modern jazz. B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 1D CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4264919001

Direct Edition. Cover art by Walt Simonson. Save the Tiger Part 1: The Good Guy starring Wolverine, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Klaus Janson. Elements of Terror Part 1 starring Man-Thing, script by Steve Gerber, art by Tom Sutton. Crossing Lines Part 1: Ripples starring Master of Kung Fu, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Tom Grindberg, inks by Dave Cockrum. Fear Itself starring Silver Surfer, script and art by Al Milgrom. This story was reprinted in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men, Tuk the Cave Boy (2005). 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 74D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4522035001

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 2), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Bush of Ghosts part 7 starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. The "Freebie" starring The Constrictor, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Scott McDaniel (as Scott McDaniels), inks by Randy Emberlin. Absolute Zero starring The Human Torch and Iceman, script by Dan Mishkin, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dan Adkins. Back cover art by Sam Kieth. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 74D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4536686003

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 2), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Bush of Ghosts part 7 starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. The "Freebie" starring The Constrictor, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Scott McDaniel (as Scott McDaniels), inks by Randy Emberlin. Absolute Zero starring The Human Torch and Iceman, script by Dan Mishkin, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dan Adkins. Back cover art by Sam Kieth. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 77D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4522035023

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 5), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A Place In the Wilderness (The Bush of Ghosts part 10) starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. Rude Awakening (Rumanian Rumble part 1) starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein and Art Nichols. The Tides That Bind starring The Sub-Mariner, script and inks by Robert Campanella, pencils by Grant Miehm. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 77D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4522035016

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 5), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A Place In the Wilderness (The Bush of Ghosts part 10) starring Shanna the She-Devil, script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Gary Martin. Rude Awakening (Rumanian Rumble part 1) starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein and Art Nichols. The Tides That Bind starring The Sub-Mariner, script and inks by Robert Campanella, pencils by Grant Miehm. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 78D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4536686020

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 6), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 2: Rude Awakening starring Nick Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Games starring Iron Man, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Ken Steacey. Not Interested starring Hulk and Selene, script by Dwight Zimmerman, pencils by Brian Stelfreeze, inks by Karl Story. Back cover art by Al Milgrom. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 78D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4536686019

Direct Edition. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 6), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 2: Rude Awakening starring Nick Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Games starring Iron Man, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Ken Steacey. Not Interested starring Hulk and Selene, script by Dwight Zimmerman, pencils by Brian Stelfreeze, inks by Karl Story. Back cover art by Al Milgrom. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 13 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2102801016

"The Widow... Alone" Part 4 of 4. Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by Ralph Macchio. Pencils by George Perez. Inks by John Beatty (pp. 1-13) and Brett Breeding (pp. 14-18). Cover by Art Adams. Damon Dran stands revealed as the mastermind behind the plot to destroy SHIELD and the Black Widow! And victory appears close at hand for Dran since Natasha and Ivan Petrovich are prisoners on his remote island! But the widow has been in near impossible situations before! Can the beauteous ex-Russian spy find a way to defeat Damon Dran and Snapdragon... and keep SHIELD in business for another day? Cameo appearances by Nick Fury and Jimmy Woo. Second story: "Ballad of the Warriors Three" Script by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Charles Vess. The fair Idunn asks Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg to find her missing husband Bragi. Cameo appearances by Odin and Lady Sif. (Notes: The back cover features the Warriors Three with art by Charles Vess. Damon Dran previously appeared in Daredevil (1st series) 94. Snapdragon appears next in Captain America 388. Printed on glossy paper. The four-part Black Widow story was reprinted in the one-shot Black Widow Web of Intrigue (1999).) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 6D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3904844003

Direct Edition. Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord - "The Saga of Star-Lord!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein. The saga of Peter Quill, the invincible Star-Lord begins! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Here's your chance to get caught up on the cosmic adventures of the hero that currently leads the Guardians of the Galaxy. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.40.

Punch Comics (1941 Chesler/Dynamic) 9 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

1 piece of tape on interior cover.

Label #2064022004

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Bob McCay, Fred Schwab, and Al Plastino. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay (son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay) in which Nemo is a Buck Rogers-like teen helping Slumberland battle Mercurian invaders! Revived in modern times, ancient mystic Hale the Magician uses his powers and his magical spearhead to battle evil. Rocketman invents the helicopter a few years early, but gangster Killer Craci wants the invention for himself. Classic cover by Gus Ricca has the cartoonist being killed by his own spy cartoons. Master Key; Down the Trail; Calling All Cars; Johnny Rebel; Hale the Magician; Young Americans; Tenderfoot Mary; Nemo, In Slumberland; Victory Boys; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Punch Comics (Canadian 1947 Superior) 21 CGC 4.0 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

4th Wrap Missing. Universal grade 0.5.

Label #4742157011

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl, in their last Golden Age appearance, seek The Spider Master, who is abducting disabled people from the streets for nefarious purposes. The Master Key tracks the killer Ramoy, who looks like Sargon the Sorcerer but is just a con man and murderer. After Nazi agents kill his grandfather, a Confederate veteran, John Bailey becomes the Nazi-punching superhero Johnny Rebel. Rocketman: The Spider Master; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny Rebel; The Hamburger Mystery; Crime on the Run; Young Americans; Beating the Tinhorns; Laughing at Life; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 26 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4585539019

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Aliens from 2,000 B.C.", script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Kubert; An egyptology professor asks for Rip's help in solving mysterious hieroglyphs showing the ancient Egyptians worshipping unknown gods; With his fellow time masters tagging along, Rip takes the Time Sphere into the year 2000 B.C., landing in the ancient Egypt village of El Karnak., where two alien beings from another world have been portraying themselves as gods and demanding tribute from the poor villagers; Following the extraterrestrials to their island hideout, Rip finds that they are preparing for a global takeover using robot soldiers manufactured from a machine; He and Jeff destroy the robot-maker and rush back to the village to try and warn the people about the aliens and their remaining robots; The villagers at first don't believe them, but then a brilliant flash of light occurs and two more alien visitors appear; They explain that they are the law enforcement of their world, and that they came to recapture the two escaped criminals that made their way to Earth; It's at that time when the robots come into view! Continued in Rip Hunter, Time Master #1. Professor Eureka half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 37 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3785045001

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 1st appearance of the Metal Men in The Flaming Doom! (Part I), script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; In prehistoric times, a flying manta ray survives a "radioactive storm" and is encased in ice; Today, it breaks free and soars over the coast, zapping lighthouses, jets, and the Chrysler Building with laser-eyes. Ad for Justice League of America 10 and Aquaman 2. Part II The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men are going into battle, but Tina will stay "out of harm's way"; Oh, no, she won't, and spins Doc in a cocoon until he relents; Boarding a "rocket disc," they find the flying manta at the bridge. The Magic Metal article; Uses of cobalt throughout history. Metal Facts and Fancies article. Part III The Metal Men vs The Flaming Doom!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Lead forms a shield to block the creature's blasting eyebeams; Gold stretches and grabs while Iron anchors him, but they're pulled aloft to crash into the ocean; Col. Casper radios to call it off, they failed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 55 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #0962549003

Cover by Murphy Anderson. 1st solo Golden Age Green Lantern in Silver Age (pre-dates Green Lantern 40), Doctor Fate, and Hourman star in "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; When Solomon Grundy last fought Green Lantern Alan Scott, Green Lantern encased Solomon Grundy in an emerald sphere prison floating above Earth; Years later, the sphere has now crash landed back on Earth, and Solomon Grundy has emerged to get his revenge on Green Lantern; Solomon Grundy instinctually heads back to his home of Slaughter Swamp, which at this point is bordering the Tyler Chemical Company plant; At the Tower of Fate, Kent Nelson is warned that there is trouble by his crystal ball; Seeing the source of the trouble to be Slaughter Swamp, Nelson becomes Dr. Fate; Hourman comes across Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp; Hourman pops his Miraclo pill, then attacks Solomon Grundy. One-page text feature tells the origins of Dr. Fate and Hourman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 59 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4582778018

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3rd appearance of the Teen Titans. Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Return of the Teen Titans, script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy. The Teen Titans battle the rock 'n' roll robbers The Flips, who use a surfboard, a cheerleader's baton, and a trick motorcycle to steal from the public and confound the Titans. The series continues in Teen Titans #1 (1966). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 74 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4715514008

Cover by Howie Post. 1st appearance of Anthro in "It Could Be You!", script and art by Howie Post; Prehistoric teenager Anthro watches a beautiful woman swimming from behind a tree, when he is hit in the head by his father Ne-Ahn; Ne-Ahn, the neanderthal, reminds Anthro that their job is to hunt, not watch the "rounded beasts;" especially because she may be from a tribe that eats human flesh; Anthro, chastised, follows his father on the hunt; The two spearfish, as Ne-Ahn tells his son he has seen signs of the greatest prey: the serpent nose. Legion of Super-Heroes ad. A (satirical) biography of Howie Post and how he started Anthro. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 96 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4336124005

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Defection!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; The Doom Patrol returns home after their defeat of General Immortus to find a U.S. agent waiting for them in their headquarters; Lt. Matt Cable has been assigned by U.S. Intelligence to apprehend and arrest Russian ex-cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok, aka the new Negative Woman; The Doom Patrol defends their new teammate, and trap Lt. Cable in a locker; Robotman grills Negative Woman on her past, and she leaves; Her exit, though, is interrupted by the Cossack, a Russian agent assigned to bring her in. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Target Comics (1940) Vol. 6 #5 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735814019

Classic WWII Tojo cover by Tom Gill. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson; Kit Carter catches a murderous mink rancher. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Peg Leg Killer starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Walter Johnson. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Dan'l Flannel story. Friends At Last text story by Pam Robinson. Killer's Holiday starring Chameleon, script and art by Don Rico. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls candy, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.