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Punchline Special (2021 DC) 1D CGC 9.8 Jimenez Design 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Jimenez Variant Cover

Label #3797839022

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by James Tynion TV and Sam Johns. Art by Mirka Andolfo. Cover by Jorge Jimenez. Spinning out of the pages of The Joker War comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in The Joker War, the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenagers radicalization to the ideology of a madman. Its a terrifying tale so big it demanded an oversize special issue! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Punchline Special (2021 DC) 1ILLUMINATI.E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Nakayama Variant Cover C

Label #4266805022

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) exclusive Minimal Trade Dress Cover by David Nakayama. Written by James Tynion TV and Sam Johns. Art by Mirka Andolfo. Spinning out of the pages of The Joker War comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in The Joker War, the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenagers radicalization to the ideology of a madman. Its a terrifying tale so big it demanded an oversize special issue! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+

Punchline the Gotham Game (2022 DC) 3E CGC 9.8 Chew Foil Virgin 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Chew Foil Edition

Label #4214530001

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tini Howard, Blake Howard. Art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover by Derrick Chew. PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE! Punchline crossed a dangerous line at ACE Chemicals, and crossed Batman in the process. Now every masked vigilante and officer of the law is after Punchline, but this is exactly what she wants. What's the point of being a public enemy if you're not going to be public enemy number one? But the scariest person in the Gotham world isn't the Bat...it's the Cat. Catwoman will hunt Punchline and make her pay. 32 pages, full color. Rated Teen Cover price $4.99.

Represent (2021 DC) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3918709018

Cover by Darran Robinson. CELEBRATING POWERFUL VOICES: COLLECTING ISSUES #1-7 OF THE REVOLUTIONARY DIGITAL-FIRST SERIES! New voices present relevant, topical visions of social change and personal histories, some true-to-life while others are semi-fictionalized accounts of real experiences. All have one thing in common—innovative styles and compelling stories which examine how our culture builds understanding, tracing societys arc toward justice as we evolve in pursuit of a more just and compassionate world. Includes talent spotlights. Jules, a Black teenager, is given a pair of old binoculars as he heads out for a morning of birdwatching in Central Park. He soon learns the binoculars show him a lot more than birds, and maybe they keep him safe, too. Jesse Hollands Mississippi farm has been in his family since their first ancestor was freed from slavery—tended by his grandfather and his father before him. But as Jesse grows into a man, hes unsure if a patch of land in the Piney Woods and a life of tilling soil is his true destiny. But destiny can mean so much more than dirt and a tractor…Lanices passion for cooking and desire for a career in the culinary arts are challenged by the source of her inspiration—her father—who is concerned about his only daughter working in a kitchen, like so many Black Americans before her. This and many more! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

Resistance (2008 DC/Wildstorm) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4327233012

Written by Mike Costa Art by Ramón Pérez Cover by CP Smith The best-selling Sony PlayStation 3 game comes to comics! Nathan Hale leads a desperate fight against the extraterrestrial Chimera as the invasion of America begins! Coinciding with the release of the highly-anticipated second game in the Resistance franchise, the miniseries, from writer Mike Costa (SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: HAWKSMOOR) is integral to the game story and helps further define this complex universe! 1 of 6 32 pg FC MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

Resistance (2008 DC/Wildstorm) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4327233013

Written by Mike Costa Art by Ramón Pérez Cover by CP Smith The best-selling Sony PlayStation 3 game comes to comics! Nathan Hale leads a desperate fight against the extraterrestrial Chimera as the invasion of America begins! Coinciding with the release of the highly-anticipated second game in the Resistance franchise, the miniseries, from writer Mike Costa (SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: HAWKSMOOR) is integral to the game story and helps further define this complex universe! 1 of 6 32 pg FC MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

Rip Hunter Time Master (1961) 2 VG- 3.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Written by Jack Miller. Art and Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Bonnie Baxter and Corky Baxter must abandon the Time Sphere...or they'll be killed! But no...they've got to get it aloft...or they'll all be stranded in the past forever! Don't miss Rip Hunter in the 3-part tale by Jack Miller, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito: "The Alien Beasts from 500 B.C."; "Chapter 2: The Battle of the Alien Beasts"; and "Chapter 3: Rip Hunter's Last Stand"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Anti-Time Island"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Robins (2022 DC) 4B CGC 9.8 Bartel Variant

Paper: White

Label #4058762013

Written by Tim Seeley. Art and Cover by Jen Bartel. The Robins are splintered after the events in the graveyard. On their own and on the hunt for the distributor of the SKP Tech, the former sidekicks are on the warpath, tearing through Gotham and Blüdhaven following any and all leads. But while the Robins descend on the criminal underworld, where has Tim Drake disappeared to? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

RWBY Justice League (2021 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Di Meo Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3986539014

Written by Marguerite Bennett. Cover by Simone Di Meo. The DC Universe and the world of RWBY collide in this new miniseries! Discover the Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Diana Prince of Remnant as Team RWBY comes face to face with new versions of DCs paragons of justice. A new Grimm is running rampant around the island of Patch, and Ruby and Yang must team up with a young farm boy to stop it! Meanwhile, Blake meets a mysterious woman whos appeared on Menagerie, but what is her purpose? And why does she act like she hasnt been around modern society? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Sandman (1989 DC/Vertigo) 75REP.2ND CGC 9.4 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4070248015

Second Printing. The last grains trickle through the glass, a pen is set down, perhaps a soft sigh is heard. And with a strange sense of waking as if from some elusive, intangible dream, one of the most significant, closely followed and highly praised chapters in the history of comics draws to an all-too-soon but triumphant close. THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed and award-winning series, has consistently challenged and sparked the imagination of readers throughout the world. With compelling, multileveled storytelling and an unprecedented diversity of artistic styles, THE SANDMAN became the flagship title of DC's Vertigo imprint. Now Gaiman's poetic, personal exploration of the human condition and the lives touched by the eerie power of Dream concludes its 7-year run with #75, "The Tempest." Illustrated by Charles Vess (Gaiman's collaborator on the World Fantasy Award-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from #19), "The Tempest" tells the final tale of the Sandman as Morpheus collects the last part of the debt owed to him by William Shakespeare. With dramatic interludes on a mysterious island, along with monsters, sprites, gods, maidens, apparitions and certain observations on English weather, "The Tempest" brings long-promised closure to what Steve Erickson in the Los Angeles Times Magazine described as "the best monthly comic book in the world." THE SANDMAN #75 is an extra-sized issue with a special 4-color, bound-in gatefold poster featuring art from the original cover of THE DOLL'S HOUSE trade paperback by Dave McKean one one side, and a commemorative time-line on the other. The issue also includes 2 'farewell' text pages by Gaiman. Cover by Dave McKean. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Sandman Universe Nightmare Country (2022 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 Murakami

Paper: White

Label #22-16F016D-024

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Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Lisandro Estherren, Yanick Paquette. Cover by Reiko Murakami. Sometimes, nightmares walk the Earth. Every night when you sleep, the Lord of Dreams chooses the path youll follow…into a sylvan Elysium, or down the hallways of your darkest fears. And sometimes, if it is Dreams will, those nightmares escape those halls, and go out into the world. But it is not a choice he makes lightly. Today the Corinthian walks the Earth again. The most feared of all Dreams nightmares, his ravenous mouths have made him a legend among serial killers. Letting the Corinthian out among mortals is the most dangerous thing Dream could possibly do. But he has no choice—because there is another nightmare walking the Earth, one that must be hunted…and this monster is one that Dream, lord of all nightmares, did not make. Horror-comics superstar James Tynion IV has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today—and that time has come! Designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DCs library, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country is a terrify-ing travelogue through a nation recognizable and obscene, which will show you things seen in no Sandman series ever before—with spectacular art by Lisandro Estherren (Redneck, Strange Skies Over East Berlin) and "nightmare" sequences by comics art all-stars, starting with the incredible Yanick Paquette! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Sandman Universe Nightmare Country (2022 DC) 1TINYONION.A CBCS 9.8 Dell'Edera Tiny Onion Variant

Paper: White

Tiny Onion Exclusive Variant.

Label #22-16F016D-022

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Tiny Onion exclusive Variant cover by Werther Dell'Edera. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Lisandro Estherren, Yanick Paquette. Sometimes, nightmares walk the Earth. Every night when you sleep, the Lord of Dreams chooses the path youll follow…into a sylvan Elysium, or down the hallways of your darkest fears. And sometimes, if it is Dreams will, those nightmares escape those halls, and go out into the world. But it is not a choice he makes lightly. Today the Corinthian walks the Earth again. The most feared of all Dreams nightmares, his ravenous mouths have made him a legend among serial killers. Letting the Corinthian out among mortals is the most dangerous thing Dream could possibly do. But he has no choice—because there is another nightmare walking the Earth, one that must be hunted…and this monster is one that Dream, lord of all nightmares, did not make. Horror-comics superstar James Tynion IV has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today—and that time has come! Designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DCs library, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country is a terrify-ing travelogue through a nation recognizable and obscene, which will show you things seen in no Sandman series ever before—with spectacular art by Lisandro Estherren (Redneck, Strange Skies Over East Berlin) and "nightmare" sequences by comics art all-stars, starting with the incredible Yanick Paquette! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Secret Origins (1986 DC 2nd Series) 14 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4412913012

Cover pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Dave Hunt. The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad, script by John Ostrander, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Dave Hunt; a look at the history of the Suicide Squad and Task Force X. 52 pgs. $1.25. Legends chapter 22. Cover price $1.25.

Secret Origins Special (1989) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4350001019

A look at the secret origins of Penguin, the Riddler and Two-Face. Framing sequence is the making of a 'Steve Jones Investigates' special, taking a look at the costumed criminals of Gotham, in "Original Sins." Script by Neil Gaiman, art by Mike Hoffman & Kevin Nowlan. Origins: Penguin in "The Killing Peck." Script by Alan Grant, art by Sam Kieth; the Riddler in "When is a Door." Script by Neil Gaiman, art by Bernie Mireault & Matt Wagner; Two-Face in an untitled tale. Script by Mark Verheiden, art by Pat Broderick & Dick Giordano. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.00.

Secret Society of Super Villains (1976) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4368643022

"No Man Shall I Call Master." Captain Comet (a hero circa 1950s), mistaking Green Lantern for a bad guy, returns to Earth and helps Gorilla Grodd and Hi-Jack defeat GL. Includes appearance by Darkseid lackey Mantis. Script by Gerry Conway and David Anthony Craft, pencils by Pablo Marcos, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Dick Giordano and Terry Austin. Cover price $0.30.

Sensation Comics (1942) 49 CGC 5.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #0126423010

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery of Lake Iceberg starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter. Phooey to Love starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Tale of the Tattooed Eye starring Mr Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Declaration of Independence starring Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. Meet Piccolo Pete--Who's Who In Zooville. Tale of a Tomcat starring Wildcat; Stretch decides he can be a super-hero too and puts on a costume as the Tomcat, to no great avail. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensation Comics (1942) Reprints 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Special Convention Edition

Label #1243677013

Special Convention Edition variant by Phil Jimenez. Reprints Sensation Comics (1942) 1. Cover price $3.99.

Sgt. Rock (1977) 405 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4421040018

"Angels with Black Wings!" Book One. They were black soldiers fighting two wars - one in Europe and one back home. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Bob Kanigher, with art by Adrian Gonzales and a cover by Joe Kubert. Cover price $0.75.

Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales (1964) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4388597015

Joe Kubert and Russ Heath reprints; 80-page giant with 25c cover price. NOTE: In 2000 a replica edition was issued which has a $5.95 cover price. Cover price $0.25.

Shazam (1973) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4425713009

Cover by C. C. Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson. ...In the Beginning ..., script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth; Origin retold. The World's Wickedest Plan, script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years. Reprint back-up: "The Endless String" (from Captain Marvel Adventures 55 in 1946), written by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza. One-page text feature by E. Nelson Bridwell--a history of Captain Marvel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Shazam (1973) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4425713008

Cover by C. C. Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson. ...In the Beginning ..., script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth; Origin retold. The World's Wickedest Plan, script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years. Reprint back-up: "The Endless String" (from Captain Marvel Adventures 55 in 1946), written by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza. One-page text feature by E. Nelson Bridwell--a history of Captain Marvel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Shazam (1973) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4425713011

Cover by C. C. Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson. ...In the Beginning ..., script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth; Origin retold. The World's Wickedest Plan, script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years. Reprint back-up: "The Endless String" (from Captain Marvel Adventures 55 in 1946), written by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza. One-page text feature by E. Nelson Bridwell--a history of Captain Marvel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Shazam (1973) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4425713010

Cover by C. C. Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson. ...In the Beginning ..., script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; After missing for 20 years, Captain Marvel returns to Earth; Origin retold. The World's Wickedest Plan, script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; Captain Marvel escapes the trap that Dr. Sivana had created that caused the Marvel Family to be placed in suspended animation for the last 20 years. Reprint back-up: "The Endless String" (from Captain Marvel Adventures 55 in 1946), written by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza. One-page text feature by E. Nelson Bridwell--a history of Captain Marvel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Shazam (1973) 3 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4427457018

Cover by C. C. Beck. A Switch in Time, script by Denny O'Neil, art by C. C. Beck; Shagg Nasté wants Sterling Morris to give him a show on his station; When he doesn't get the show he threatens Morris and turns Freddy Freeman to stone before he is stopped by Shazam. The Wizard of Phonograph Hill, script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by C. C. Beck; When Dr. Kilowatt announces his new invention, he and Billy are captured by different sets of foreign spies. Reprint back-up: the Marvel Family in "The Witches' Tale!" from Marvel Family 4 in 1946, script by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Showcase (1956-1978) 14 CBCS 5.0 Restored

Slight amateur restoration

Paper: Off white to white

Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover.

Label #21-1D352A2-008

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. 4th appearance of the Flash in "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Flash, Fastest Man Alive, battles the strongest menace of all time, people who grow bigger every second. Origin of Dr. Alchemy in "The Man Who Changed the Earth!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; In the previous issue of Showcase, the Flash - after a hectic series of adventures - capture and sent to jail his most formidable foe, Mr. Element!; Now another criminal appears - more bold, more daring, and possessing even greater uncanny than Mr. Element - The Amazing Doctor Alchemy - who to Flash's astonishment turns out to be a two-in-one criminal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Showcase (1956-1978) 55 VG 4.0

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) 73 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4384477002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. 1st appearance of the Creeper in The Coming of the Creeper!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Don Segall (Dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Professor Yatz is kidnapped by "Reds"; Jack Ryder, mouthy TV host, is fired, then hired as a security investigator; He buys odds and ends for a bizarre costume for Devlin's society ball; He's stabbed and thrown in Yatz; Yatz hides his inventions: a molecular transmitter goes in the wound, and a healing serum in his veins. A Strange Tale Told by the Creeper filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. Ad for Action Comics #360, an 80-Page Giant featuring Supergirl, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Meet the Men Behind the Creeper; bios of Steve Ditko and Don Segall. Ad for the Enemy Ace, art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Ditko's Hawk and the Dove. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 79 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4076854011

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and Brave & Bold 81. 1st appearance of Dolphin in The Fantasy at 14 Fathoms!, script and art by Jay Scott Pike; US Navy frogmen cut into a sunken WWII Navy ship to retrieve documents from a vault; And spot a white-haired girl(!) at the sea bottom; When she's brought aboard, she turns blue from suffocation--because she has gills; With regular dips in the ocean, she falls for Chris and learns some English. Ad for Ideal's Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for 80-Page Giant Superman #212. The Kid from Atlantis!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman helps Aqualad, a rejected child from Atlantis, to overcome his fear of fish; Aquaman adopts Aqualad as his sidekick. Article on "What's In a Fanzine." Ad for Captain Action #2, art by Gil Kane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Showcase (1956-1978) 96 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4381088002

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.

Showcase (1956-1978) 97 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Orlando. "Power Girl," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton inks by Joe Orlando; Power Girl breaks through the roof of Gotham Citys Central Electronics factory, interrupting a robbery in progress; The thieves boss is looking for the micro-transformers produced by Central, and claims that even Power Girl cant stop them; Power Girl goes about proving them wrong, by taking out three of the four high-tech thieves; A ricocheting bullet delays Power Girl from apprehending the fourth thief, who flees the scene; The thief uses a high-tech escape vehicle, and takes a detour through the Gotham City Rail Line; This barely slows Power Girl down, who catches up to the thief, and disarms his explosive suicide jacket; Power Girl relaxes outside the city, thinking back on her life; She remembers her life on Argo City, when Zor-L and Allura, her parents, put her in an escape pod to escape Argo Citys death; Her rocket sent her to Earth, to become Power Girl; After calming down from her trip down memory lane, she returns to Gotham. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Showcase 96 (1996) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4386896011

1st appearance Birds of Prey. Cover by Gary Frank & John Nyberg. Written by Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Jamie Delano and Scott Ciencin. Art by Jennifer Graves & Stan Woch, Wade Von Grawbadger and Alex Morrissey & Brian Garvey. Black Canary, Oracle and Lois Lane team up to shatter a slavery ring operating in Metropolis, run by a metahuman crimelord, in "Birds of a Feather"! (Note: Very early Birds of Prey story.) Plus, Deadman experiences the terrors of the life...on death row in "Mercy Killing"! And Lightray of the New Gods gets the shock of his immortal life when he finds a church devoted to him on the planet Earth in "Acts of God"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Sinestro Futures End (2014) 1A CBCS 9.8 Nowlan 3-D

Paper: White

Label #19-1B4E1AF-011

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Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Igor Lima and Ruy Jose. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Sinestro has been imprisoned by a powerful new intergalactic force with ideals based on a twisted version of his own code! Lost in a super-max prison on the far side of the universe, he orchestrates an escape…and his revenge! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Sinister House of Secret Love (1971) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4421226005

Cover art by Tony DeZuniga. Kiss of the Serpent, script by Mary DeZuniga (plot) and Mike Fleisher (dialogue), art by Tony DeZuniga; When Michelle Harlinson's parents die, her uncle sets her up with a job in India with a friend; She unknowingly enters a family feud and is nearly killed before things are settled in favor of the man she loves. Letter from Marvels Duffy Vohland. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Spectre (1967 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4312866001

Written by Gardner Fox. Art and cover by Murphy Anderson. The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Spirit (2006 DC) 7 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4213889006

Written by Kyle Baker, Jimmy Palmiotti and Walter Simonson Art by Kyle Baker, Jordi Bernet, Chris Sprouse & Karl Story Cover by Darwyn Cooke A Spirit Summer Special featuring a trio of tales! We start off with a supermodel gone bad, then follow a path of intrigue through an old tenement building, and finish off with an unjustly accused cabbie. Three stories with humor and heart, told in the best tradition of the Spirit. ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

Star Trek (1989 2nd Series DC) Annual 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4426808001

The crew of the Enterprise tries to save a colony world whose population has been stricken by a deadly plague. There, Mr. Sulu finds a lost love. Unfortunately, everyone else finds hostile colonists who don't want the Federation's help and are willing to go to great lengths to stop them. Written by Peter David and George Takei (Star Trek's Mr. Sulu), with art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $2.95.

Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1A.U CGC 9.0 Cowan Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4428711005

Direct Edition unbagged without extras. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1B.D CGC 9.6 Cowan Variant

Paper: White

Label #4428711006

Direct Edition. Blue cover, no barcode. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 1 GD+ 2.5

2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Written by Edmond Hamilton. Art by Howard Sherman. Photo cover from Destination Moon. Chris and the crew of the Pioneer encounter radioactive, crystalline men in the Green Nebula and foil a plot to steal the Nebula's radium. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Job Counselor. Written by David V. Reed. Art by Paul Norris and Bernard Sachs. Darwin meets a young actress who has accidentally bathed in the Fountain of Youth. Written by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. Art by Dick Sprang. A description of devices, events, and innovations predicated by Wells in his fiction. Written by Gardner Fox and Edmond Hamilton. Art by Jim Mooney and Sy Barry. A scientist uses a hydrogen bomb to cause rain, resulting in a world-wide flood. He uses a second bomb to save mankind. Article written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Science facts about the experiments of Otto von Ghericke and Isaac Newton. Text story, art by Raymond Perry. Written byGardner Fox and Robert Heinlein. Art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti. A story about a seat-of-the pants, first landing on the moon, adapted from the 1950 George Pal movie, Destination Moon. Text story by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Facts about the 1692 appearance of Halley's Comet and the 1919 solar eclipse. Ad for Strange Adventures #2. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 98 PR 0.5

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"Attack on Fort Satellite" (pencils by Gil Kane); "The World That Grew!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); and "The Spaceman Who Came to Dinner!" Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 205 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1216807008

1st appearance of Deadman in "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Back-up story: "War of the Mind Readers!" Infantino/George Roussos cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Love Adventures (2022 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Conner Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4058761022

Cover by Amanda Conner. Written by Stephanie Phillips, Rich Douek, Rex Ogle, Andrew Marino, Che Grayson, Devin Grayson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Ram V. Art by Jon Sommariva, Scot Eaton, Geraldo Borges, Pablo M. Collar, Jon Mikel, Roger Robinson, Christian Duce, Phil Hester, Wayne Faucher, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. Ahhhh! Can you smell that? Love is in the air again, and we're here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight ludicrous stories of like, love, and loss. We've got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c'mon, let your freak flag fly and get strange this Valentine's Day with us! In this issue: Harley Quinn in "Lightning in a Bottle" by Stephanie Phillips and Jon Sommariva; The Flash and Gorilla Grodd's ghastly group date in "The Grodd Couple" by Rich Douek, Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher; Peacemaker loves something more than peace(?!) in "Love of Country" by Rex Ogle and Geraldo Borges; Blue Beetle in "Ritual of Love" by Andrew Marino and Pablo M. Collar; Shazam and Superman in "In the Name of Love" by Che Grayson and Jon Mikel; Alfred in "Service" by Devin Grayson and Roger Robinson; Sgt. Rock is witness to prehistoric passion in "Romance on Dinosaur Island" by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christian Duce; and Batman in "Dinner for Two" by Ram V, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. 80 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $9.99.

Strange Love Adventures (2022 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Conner Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4058761023

Cover by Amanda Conner. Written by Stephanie Phillips, Rich Douek, Rex Ogle, Andrew Marino, Che Grayson, Devin Grayson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Ram V. Art by Jon Sommariva, Scot Eaton, Geraldo Borges, Pablo M. Collar, Jon Mikel, Roger Robinson, Christian Duce, Phil Hester, Wayne Faucher, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. Ahhhh! Can you smell that? Love is in the air again, and we're here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight ludicrous stories of like, love, and loss. We've got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c'mon, let your freak flag fly and get strange this Valentine's Day with us! In this issue: Harley Quinn in "Lightning in a Bottle" by Stephanie Phillips and Jon Sommariva; The Flash and Gorilla Grodd's ghastly group date in "The Grodd Couple" by Rich Douek, Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher; Peacemaker loves something more than peace(?!) in "Love of Country" by Rex Ogle and Geraldo Borges; Blue Beetle in "Ritual of Love" by Andrew Marino and Pablo M. Collar; Shazam and Superman in "In the Name of Love" by Che Grayson and Jon Mikel; Alfred in "Service" by Devin Grayson and Roger Robinson; Sgt. Rock is witness to prehistoric passion in "Romance on Dinosaur Island" by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christian Duce; and Batman in "Dinner for Two" by Ram V, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. 80 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $9.99.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 6 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1261895017

Final issue of the series. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Monster in Hole 18," script by Elliot Maggin, art by John Rosenberger; a monster resides in the 18th hole of a golf course. "The Great Cross-Country Cloud Race!", script by Martin Pasko, art by John Rosenberger; a cloud race through the skies on sail boats that float on the clouds. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Sugar and Spike (1956) 15 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4419899014

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Mommies Must Be Managed, The Tail of the Tick-Tock, Beatin' Eatin', Shirley the Sheep Dog Rides Again, and First Train Ride. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Secret of the Happy Pig! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4384741003

Direct Edition. Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Trial by Blood, script by John Ostrander, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Karl Kesel; Amanda Waller organizes a mission to take down the Jihad before they can attack the U.S. Bob Greenberger talks about how this series was developed. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) 48 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1226078020

Cover by Steve Lightle. In Control, script by John Ostrander and Kim Yale, art by Geof Isherwood; A new and improved Thinker is slowly making his way towards Oracle, and Amanda Waller is desperate to find her first and come to the rescue. Count Vertigo, Cliff Carmichael/Thinker app. 36 pgs, full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Suicide Squad Special Edition (2021 DC) FCBD 1A CBCS 9.8 Hairsine

Paper: White

Label #21-3247374-008

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Written by Tim Seeley and Brian Azzarello. Art by Scott Kolins and Alex Maleev. Cover by Trevor Hairsine. Get ready for The Suicide Squad written and directed by James Gunn, which releases in theaters and HBO Max on August 6th, with this incredible Special Edition that features the world's deadliest villains. Discover more about the breakout character from Task Force X in a SUICIDE SQUAD: KING SHARK story by Tim Seeley and Scott Kolins. This issue also includes a preview of the sensational SUICIDE SQUAD: GET JOKER! limited series by Brian Azzarello and Alex Maleev. An incarcerated and angry Red Hood receives a chance at freedom from Amanda Waller. All the former Boy Wonder needs to do to gain his release is lead the Suicide Squad on a mission to terminate The Joker. Paired up with Harley Quinn and Gotham City killers such as Firefly and Killer Croc, he doesn't care if any of them come back alive, as long as The Joker dies! 32 pages, full color. Ages 13+

Super Friends (1976 DC 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4425770010

"The Fury of the Super Foes." Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman and Wonder Woman attempt to prevent Penguin, Poison Ivy, Cheetah, and others from stealing the components of a super robot. The Super Friends, which are essentially a watered down version of the Justice League, appeared in the Saturday morning animated series of the same name. Script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ric Estrada and Joe Orlando, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Ernie Chua. Cover price $0.30.

Super Heroes Battle Super Gorillas (1976) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4360720003

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua), inks by Vince Colletta. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. "Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene; Gorilla Grodd speeds up the citizens of Central City and uses them to force Flash to free him from his prison in Gorilla City. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City," script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla; The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's bran put into the gorilla. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.