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Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 275D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #0776084001

Direct Edition. This final issue is a 68-page Conan spectacular! After being cast out by Isparana and the Free Companions, Conan may find a new career as head of the Hyrkanian outlaws...if he survives. This is Conan as he was meant to be, taking everything that comes his way and hitting back with blood in his eye! Characters: Conan; GS: Isparana, Turgohl; V: Milo, Zorka, Drago, Yezdigerd; I: Tania. "Cry Kozak!" is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Mike Docherty, Ricardo Villagran, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan. Cover by Colin MacNeil. 68 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 72 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4728829018

Final 52-page giant. Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. From Whence Comes... Dominus?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; the X-Men battle Lucifer, The Supreme One; reprinted from issue 20. The Plague of... the Locust!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers; reprinted from issue 24. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 234 CGC 4.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4580659002

Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 199 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4635794003

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48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "Tribunal of Fear," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana encounters Jonny Double, a private detective who prods her into a fight (which she wins) to test her prowess, and then offers her a job; Double is currently employed by nightclub magnate Fellows Dill, the "dean of beautiful women"; A fanatic religious/moralist organization called The Tribunal is out to murder him for his embodiment of values with which they disagree. Editorial by O'Neil discussing the character of Wonder Woman. "Battle of the Mermen!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Girl and Renno battle sea-centaurs who have attacked the Mer-man world. Statement of ownership - average print run 302,500; average paid circulation 159,263. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 98 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0105591018

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Mansion of the Misbegotten!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman goes to visit his old friend Roger Birnam, who is dying, he promises to watch over Birnam's wife Clorinda and his son Enoch; After the funeral, when a man who posed as Birnam's doctor and as a religious articles salesman turns out at the Gotham morgue, victim of a ritual murder, Batman rushes to Birnam Towers to check on Birnam's family; Batman soon finds himself caught in a Satanic cults rituals, which involve little Enoch. Reprint back-up story (from Phantom Stranger 1, September 1952): "The Killer Shadow!" starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. Reprint back-up story: "One Challenger Must Die" starring the Challengers of the Unknown, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. Article in which Jim Aparo talks about his career. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 102 CGC 9.8 Don Rosa Collection

Paper: White

Don Rosa Collection.

Label #0706490006

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.