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Absolute Batman The Dark Knight Returns HC (2006 DC) 1st Edition 1-1ST FN+ 6.5

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4 and The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001) #1-3.

Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Cover by Frank Miller.

Hailed as a comics masterpiece, Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - and its equally provocative sequel THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN - get the oversized Absolute treatment in a giant one-volume, slipcased edition! This Absolute edition features an extended sketch section from THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN with commentary by Miller, a look at the plot and pencils from the legendary finale to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, a new introduction by Miller, striking new cover and slipcase art by Miller, and more!

Includes Extras.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 512 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Flashpoint Omnibus HC (2021 DC) 10th Anniversary 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

1st printing. Collects Flashpoint (2011 DC) #1-5, Booster Gold (2007-2011 DC 2nd Series) #44-47, The Flash (2010 3rd Series) #9-12, Flashpoint: The Reverse Flash (2011), Flashpoint: Abin Sur the Green Lantern (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Citizen Cold (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Deadman and The Flying Graysons (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The Outsider (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Secret Seven (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket (2011) #1, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Project Superman (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries (2011), Flashpoint: Grodd of War (2011), Flashpoint: Hal Jordan (2011) #1-3, and Flashpoint: Legion of Doom (2011) #1-3.

Cover by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope. Back Cover by Francis Manapul.

The event that reshaped the DC Universe, now collected in its entirety in one massive omnibus edition!

Barry Allen works for the Central City Police Department, where hes solved numerous criminal cases. As the Flash, he protects the innocent and battles evil. He is the Fastest Man Alive! Or he was... Barry Allen wakes up to a world that is not his own. A place where his mother was never killed...and the Flash never existed. This altered universe is on the brink of a cataclysmic war. No human has ever wielded the Green Lanterns light, and no one has ever heard of Superman. Batman has as much blood on his hands as his enemies do, and Americas last hope is Cyborg. Powerless and alone, Barry Allen desperately tries to hold on to his memories of the reality that once was.

If there is any hope of setting things right, he must convince this worlds strange, dangerous heroes to help him fix what was broken.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,504 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Scott Kolins, Adam Schlagman , Jimmy Palmiotti, Tony Bedard, Brian Azzarello, Rex Ogle, J.T. Krul, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, James Robinson, Peter Milligan, Mike Carlin, Sterling Gates, Scott Snyder, Lowell Francis, Jeff Lemire, Pornsak Pichetshote, Sean Ryan, Adam Schlagman, and Adam Glass.

Art By Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, Jesse Delperdang, Dan Jurgens, Ig Guara, Norm Rapmund, Ruy Jose, Francis Manapul, Scott Kolins, Joel Gomez, Robson Rocha, Felipe Massafera, Joe Bennett, John Dell, Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes, Diana Egea, Eduardo Risso, Eduardo Francisco, Paulo Siqueira, Roland Paris, Mikel Janin, Tony Shasteen, Alex Massacci, Eddy Nunez, Gianluca Gugliotta, Christian Duce, Walden Wong, Javi Fernandez, George Perez, Fernando Blanco, Rags Morales, David Beaty, Agustin Padilla, Jose Aviles, Oliver Nome, Trevor Scott, Gene Ha, Ibraim Roberson, Andy Smith, Keith Champagne, Marco Castiello, Vincenzo Acunzo, Ben Oliver, Rodney Buchemi, and Jose Marzan, Jr.

Cover price $150.00.

Spider-Man Spider's Shadow (2021 Marvel) What If...? 1BTC.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Suayan Variant Cover C.

Label #3934624009

Big Time Comics and Slab City Exclusive Virgin Sketch Cover by Mico Suayan. Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Pasqual Ferry. WHAT IF PETER PARKER BECAME VENOM? Peter Parker once put on an alien suit that nearly destroyed his life - but what if he'd never taken it off? Ignoring every warning, Spidey embraces the dark symbiote! Haunted by terrible nightmares and exhausted by an endless barrage of bad guys, Peter can't seem to catch a break these days. So when the Hobgoblin attacks, he finds a hero at the end of his rope…and vulnerable to new dark impulses. Spider-Man is about to change his rules - but is it truly Peter who is in charge? Creative powerhouses Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry and Matt Hollingsworth bring you a terrifying tale of a Peter Parker possessed and on the edge! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+

What If (1989 2nd Series) 49 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #1309417010

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"What If the Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet?" Script by Ron Marz, pencils by Scott Clark (with Kevin West), inks by Pamela Eklund. Guest starring Thanos and Adam Warlock. Appearances by Captain America, Mephisto, Doctor Strange, and Shalla-Bal. Cameos by Galactus, Wolverine, Cyclops, the Hulk, the Scarlet Witch, the Sub-Mariner, She-Hulk, Eros, the Vision, Cloak, Firelord, Drax the Destroyer, Thor, Nova, Quasar, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Nebula, Terraxia, and Captain Marvel. Cover price $1.25.

What If (1989 2nd Series) 105 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4331023008

Direct Edition. Legacy...., script by Tom Defalco (Plot and Script) and Ron Frenz (Plot), pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; In the future, the grown Normie Osborn becomes the Greeen Goblin and the daughter of Spider-Man must stop him; introduction and Origin of Spider-Girl. 38 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

What If (1989 2nd Series) 105 FN 6.0

Direct Edition. Legacy...., script by Tom Defalco (Plot and Script) and Ron Frenz (Plot), pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; In the future, the grown Normie Osborn becomes the Greeen Goblin and the daughter of Spider-Man must stop him; introduction and Origin of Spider-Girl. 38 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.