Auctions: comic books published by Valiant

Battlemania (1991) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4428320005

With free poster insert. Cover price $2.50.

Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1289683010

Chrome cover. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Blood of the Machine, script by Kevin VanHook, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Bob Wiacek; A man with no name on the run from the mafia and the sinister Japanese conglomerate, Iwatsu Industries, Bloodshot will stop at nothing to learn the secret of his nanite-fueled second life. Geoff the Geomancer app. Bloodshot pull-out poster by Barry Windsor-Smith. 36 pgs., full color. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

Bloodshot (1993 1st Series) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1289662022

Bloodshot's war with the mob forces him into an impossible situation. In the year 4002, Rai faces a similar dilemma and only 'The Blood of Heroes' can save him from certain doom. "Blood On the Sands of Time" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Don Perlin and John Dixon. Characters: Benito Carboni; Bloodshot; Eternal Warriors (of 1993 and of 4002); Gino Canelli; Malev Emperor; Maria; Rai [Takao Konishi]; Rentaro Nakadai; Tony Barucci. Cover by Don Perlin and Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.25.

Captain N the Game Master (1990) 1A CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4428074012

Captain N the Game Master (1990) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4428074013

Chaos Effect Omega (1994) 1B CGC 9.4 Gold title Variant

Paper: White

Gold Edition. Major front/back crack(s), over 1". Minor side/edge crack(s), less than 1".

Label #0142136011

Gold Edition (Chaos in gold letters, not red). Magnus arrives from the future with the disk meant to restore Solar long enough to end the chaos destroying the Earth in "From Chaos Comes...Order." Continued from Chaos Effect Alpha (1994) #1. Continues in Chaos Effect Epilogue (1994) #1. Script by Bob Layton. Art by Bernard Chang & Jerry Ordway. Appearances by Geomancer, Archer, Armstrong, Shadowman, Doctor Mirage and more. 5-page epilogue by Bob Hall, Don Perlin & Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway. Cover price $2.25.

Harbinger (1992) 1D CGC 9.8 Coupon Included

Paper: White

Label #4233005013

Coupon insert inside. The detachable coupon (Coupon #1) has a black and white mini-comic page printed on it - "The Story of Harada" - and was intended to be used for the redemption of a free issue of Harbinger #0.
Cover pencils by David Lapham, inks by Bob Layton. Children of the Eighth Day, script by Jim Shooter, pencils by David Lapham, inks by John Dixon; Sting and Kris recruit Zephyr, Flamingo and Torque to oppose Toyo Harada's Harbinger organization; Harada's henchmen attack them and injure Kris. 36 pgs. $1.95.

Psi-Lords (1994 Valiant 1st Series) 1B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Gold Edition.

Label #0142136019

Gold Chromium cover - Title Box is Gold - NO Cover Price. In the year 4020...The mysterious Psi-Lords have arrived from deep space, offering their incredible powers to safeguard Earth's solar system. The trouble is, no one trusts them to do the job...that is, until the citizens of Saturn's moon, Titan, fall victim to the return of the Spider-Aliens! This issue, along with Magnus Robot Fighter (1991 Valiant) #39 and Rai (1992) #24, begins the story of Earth in the year 4020 -- 17 years after the end of the war against the Malevs! This debut issue is completely rendered in Valiant Vision (3-D). "Postcard from Olympus" is written by Tony Bedard, with art and wraparound chromium cover by Mike Leeke and Dick Giordano.

Rai (1992) 0 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

"Glossy" Version

Label #2039666010

Origin and 1st full app of new Rai (Rising Spirit). Partial Origin and 1st full app of Bloodshot (1st cameo appearance occurred in Eternal Warrior #4). This issue does not have a card (coupon). In a tale that spans over 2000 years, a Geomancer tells the story of the blood of heroes and how it changed the course of history in "The Blood of Heroes." Plot by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Bob Layton & Jon Hartz. Script by Layton, pencils by Lapham, inks by Tom Ryder. Cover price $2.25.

Second Life of Doctor Mirage (1993) 1B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Gold Edition.

Label #0143290015

Gold logo background. "Darque Passage" is written by Bob Layton, pencilled by Bernard Chang, and inked by Ken Branch. The centerspread is a slick, color pull-out poster. The story itself combines humor, pathos, and romance with the adventures of a dead man! It ties in with the Shadowman saga. This has one of the lowest printings of any Valiant first issues. Cover price $2.50.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 11 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #21-249A44C-011

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When a team from the Harbinger Foundation arrives to capture Solar, the Eternal Warrior tries to help. Meanwhile, Doctor Erica Pierce's powers are unleashed in "Justifiable Homcides." Guest starring the Eternal Warrior and the Geomancer. Script by Jim Shooter and art by Steve Ditko & Ted Halsted & Gonzalo Mayo. Cover price $2.25.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 13 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFC9B0-078

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Trapped by Mothergod in a place that is beyond time, space and known reality, Solar has to escape and then try to stop her in "Dreams That You Dare," chapter 17 of the "Unity" saga which involved all of the comic titles published by Valiant at the time. Script by Jim Shooter & Don Perlin and art by Don Perlin & Stan Drake. Walt Simonson cover. Cover price $2.25.

Super Mario Bros (1990 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well

Label #4248627001

Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1993) 1A CGC 9.8 Sears

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #4045085023

Valiant box is in white, title in red, $3.50. How Turok came to be separated from his friend Andar and end up in a new time and new world with a technological-enhanced dinosaur named Mon-Ark in pursuit is told in "Cold Blood Blazing." Script by David Michelinie and art by Bart Sears & Randy Elliott. Cameos by Magnus Robot Fighter, X-O Manowar, Rai, Archer, Shadowman. Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-006

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Printing Error Variant

Paper: White

Ivory Production Variant.

Label #22-1BB786C-017

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Printing Error Edition. This is an unintentional variant of the regular chromium cover edition. Due to variations in the application density of the white inks printed on top of the chromium background, in this printing error variant some areas that should be white instead appear yellow, cream, or beige colored. This is particularly noticeable in the Valiant logo box in the upper left corner. Contrast this with the Gold Edition, which has a speckly gold background in the Valiant logo box. Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti art. Written by Bob Layton and Jorge Gonzales. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $3.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 3 CBCS 9.8 SS Layton/Shooter

Paper: White

Witnessed Signatures: Bob Layton on 9/13/2015 & Jim Shooter on 10/24/2015.

Label #00-7002239-AA-003

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"The Most Powerful Man In the World!" X-O is stalked by the deadliest assassin in the world -- X-Caliber. Who hired him? A man named Harada. Written by Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, with art by Sal Velluto, Tom Ryder and Ted Halsted. Cover by David Lapham and Bob Layton. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.