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Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) 25G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Bagley Variant Cover.

Label #4732430015

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Mark Bagley UNRELENTING TORMENT… DEATH SPIRAL PART FIVE! …for Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage leads to the most unexpected team-up in Spidey History! But even if Spidey wins, he may still lose…because Torment learns not one, but two shocking truths about his foes! 32 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) 25I CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Bermejo "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4736247019

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Lee Bermejo UNRELENTING TORMENT… DEATH SPIRAL PART FIVE! …for Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage leads to the most unexpected team-up in Spidey History! But even if Spidey wins, he may still lose…because Torment learns not one, but two shocking truths about his foes! Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) 25K CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Besch "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4736247016

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Rose Besch UNRELENTING TORMENT… DEATH SPIRAL PART FIVE! …for Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage leads to the most unexpected team-up in Spidey History! But even if Spidey wins, he may still lose…because Torment learns not one, but two shocking truths about his foes! Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) 26H CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Nakayama "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4738826012

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) David Nakayama DEATH SPIRAL PART SEVEN! SPIDER-MAN is the LAST hero standing against TORMENT'S onslaught! MJ, Eddie and Dylan are in Torment's sights. Peter can't save them all! And Torment's newest ALLY just tipped the scales in the serial killer's favor! 32 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) 30G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Minaya "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4754916010

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Joe Kelly (A) Pete Woods (CA) Eli Minaya SPIDEY VS. SPORE! SPORE is spreading, and it's all SPIDER-MAN's fault! But should Peter even BE fighting in a tragedy of his own making?! And DON'T MISS the answers to an earth-shattering riddle from the battle with Torment in ASM/VENOM "Death Spiral"! 32 pages, T, full color Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 8th Series) Annual 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Dell'Otto Variant Cover.

Label #4726564009

(W) Saladin Ahmed; Joe Kelly; Marvel Various (A) Federico Vicentini (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto RAPID RESPONDERS! SPIDER-MAN shows new speedster RAPID around the friendly neighborhood! Rapid has A LOT to learn about the super-hero game! But the training wheels come off when SCREWBALL live streams death and destruction across NYC! 32 pages, rated T, full color Cover price $4.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (Italian 2014 Panini) 8JONES CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Amazing Spider-Man #8. Italian Edition/Variant Cover.

Label #4715503022

Italian Reprint Series. Embossed Foil Virgin Cover by J.G. Jones. Reprints Cover from Superior Spider-Man (2013 Marvel NOW) #17 Variant Cover. Reprints Material from Superior Spider-Man (2013 Marvel NOW) #32, Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 Marvel) #1, and Spider-Man 2099 (2014 2nd Series) #1. Italian Language.

Amazing Spider-Man Friends and Enemies (1995) 1 CGC 9.4 SS

Paper: White

Signed by Barry Grossman on 4/20/23.

Label #4210500003

Cover pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mark McKenna. Power Meetings starring Spider-Man and the New Warriors, script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mark McKenna; A group of kids and a couple of con men find crystals Darkhawk brought back from space which give them super powers. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows (2016) 2B CGC 9.8 Campbell 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #4308488010

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Gerry Conway. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by J. Scott Campbell. The Mole Man attacks NYC and only the Spider-Family can stop him! Mary Jane Watson Parker gets her first real test as a full-fledged super hero! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man Torn (2025 Marvel) 5A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4732429024

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Pere Perez (CA) Mark Bagley ALL EXISTENCE TREMBLES, THE SPIDER STANDS ALONE! Spidey is in WAY over his head in this evergreen classic set during Spidey's college years! Reality itself is Spidey's neighborhood and the neighborhood is in big trouble as other-dimensional forces threaten to tear it apart. •Can Spider-Man somehow save the day and will it be in time to keep his life together? 32 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man Torn (2025 Marvel) 5C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Tao Variant Cover.

Label #4727171008

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Pere Perez (CA) Ivan Tao ALL EXISTENCE TREMBLES, THE SPIDER STANDS ALONE! Spidey is in WAY over his head in this evergreen classic set during Spidey's college years! Reality itself is Spidey's neighborhood and the neighborhood is in big trouble as other-dimensional forces threaten to tear it apart. •Can Spider-Man somehow save the day and will it be in time to keep his life together? 32 pages, full color, rated T. Cover price $3.99.

America (2017 Marvel) 5B CGC 9.8 Wada 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition.

Label #3892804002

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Gabby Rivera and Kelly Thompson. Art by Ramon Villalobos. Cover by Kevin Wada. ALL THEY WANNA GET IS... A LITTLE BIT CLOSER! Reunited at last! Former Young Avengers Hawkeye and America team up to take on a new threat! When a case spins out of control, semi-legal 100% legit private investigator Kate Bishop calls the one person she knows will have her back. But is this one too big to punch her way out of? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

American Flagg (1983 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4741571013

It's Chicago in the year 2031 and when Reuben Flagg, former star of the "Mark Thrust" TV series, arrives as the new rookie Ranger, he tries to find out what is causing gangs to commit violence in "Hard Times." Script and art by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $1.00.

American Flagg (1983 1st Series) 24 CGC 8.5 SS Chaykin

Paper: White

Signed by Howard Chaykin on 07/18/2022.

Label #4058686001

While there seems to be more to the peace mediation attempts between England and Ireland, Reuben Flagg tries to hook up with an old girl friend in "Mad Dogs & Englishmen – Part 2." Script and art by Howard Chaykin. Issue also has "Jules 'Deathwith' Folquet and Zen and the Art of Motormater Maintenance" with script by Alan Moore and art by Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

Amethyst (2020 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 Reeder

Paper: White

Label #2110794014

Story by Amy Reeder. Following her triumphant reintroduction in the pages of Young Justice, the new Amethyst miniseries follows teenager Amy Winston-a.k.a. Princess Amethyst-as she returns to her magical kingdom to celebrate her 16th birthday in style. The only problem? Her kingdom is missing, her subjects have vanished, and none in the realm of Gemworld-even her best friend, Lady Turquoise-remain loyal to her house! Alone and dejected, Amy's forced to find new allies and confront dark secrets on an all-new quest to the farthest reaches of Gemworld. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Anthro (1968) 2 CGC 4.5

Paper: White

Label #4715514010

Written by Howie Post. Art and cover by Howie Post. Narrowly escaping from a marriage to Chief Tugg's older daughter Ita (instead of younger daughter Embra, whom he really wants), Anthro returns home where he finds his family in need of food. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #86, art by Neal Adams and Al Plastino. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Anthro (1968) 3 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715514011

Written by Howie Post. Art and cover by Howie Post. After a particularly long and cold winter, Anthro and his family move farther south to be better prepared for the next year. Embra gives Anthro her horse to help them along the journey. Ad for Tiger Paws bicycle tires from Uniroyal, art by Jack Davis. Ad for Wonder Woman #179, art by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. Ad for Justice League of America #67, art by Neal Adams. Ad for World's Finest Comics #180, and Superman #211, art by Neal Adams, Curt Swan, and Jack Abel. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Anthro (1968) 4 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4715514012

Written by Howie Post. Art and cover by Howie Post. Anthro's family arrives in the City of Flame, where the people recognize Lart as the fulfillment of a prophecy. The boy is crowned king, and the deposed queen tries to manipulate Anthro in order to influence his brother. Ad for DC Special #2, art by Bob Oksner. Ad for Superboy #153, art by Neal Adams. Ad for the Super City Skyport Building Set from Ideal Toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for Batman #208, art by Nick Cardy. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Anthro (1968) 5 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715514013

Written by Howie Post. Art and cover by Howie Post. After escaping from the City of Flame, Anthro is separated from his family and lost when their raft overturns. He finds a tribe of Bear People which turns out to be the tribe of his father, who was cast out many years ago. Ad for Strange Adventures #217, art by Neal Adams. Ad for Zeroids from Ideal Toys, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Article on the history of the Golden Age hero, Vigilante. Ad for Action Comics #373 featuring Supergirl, art by Curt Swan and Neal Adams. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Anton's Drekbook (1991 Eros Comix) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4715508015

Issue 1. March 1991. Adult humor with stories and single panel cartoons. 6.5" x 10". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $2.50.

Aphrodite IX (2000) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Silvestri Variant Cover.

Label #4699844013

Marc Silvestri Cover. (W) David Wohl (P) Dave Finch (I) Joe Weems V (C) Liquid! Who is Aphrodite IX? Where did she come from? Who created her and for what purpose? These questions and many others will be on HER lips as well as everyone else's as they catch a glimpse of Top Cow's sure-fire hit of the summer of 2000, APHRODITE IX, brought to you by Dave (BATMAN/DARKNESS, ASCENSION) Finch, David (WITCHBLADE) Wohl, and Joe (MAGDALENA) Weems!!! With alternate covers by Marc Silvestri and Joe Benitez. FC, 32pg$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 52 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4715514016

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Traders' Trap, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; a tribe of cave dwellers attack Aquaman and his female companion. Never Underestimate a Deadman, script and art by Neal Adams; Deadman possesses Ocean Master's body; Aquaman guest-stars. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Arak Son of Thunder (1981) 3N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3939570009

Newsstand Edition. Arak goes against magic and might in "Sword of the Iron Maiden." First appearance of Valda the Iron Maiden. Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ernie Colon and Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.60.

Archie and Friends Summer Lovin (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #4698310022

Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Tee Franklin, Various. Art by VARIOUS, Dan Parent. BRAND NEW STORY BY TEE FRANKLIN & DAN PARENT: 'Carnival Love!' It's time for some fun (and maybe even romance) at the Riverdale summer carnival! Looking to rekindle their relationship, Reggie is excited when he finds out Veronica's cousin, Harper Lodge, will be visiting a traveling carnival that arrived in Riverdale! Plus, a collection of fun-in-the-sun stories perfect for a beach read! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Archie Halloween Spectacular (2017 Archie) 2023COLLECTOR.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Collector's Edition B.

Label #4699505023

Collector's Edition "Orange" Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Tom DeFalco and various. Art by Steven Butler and VARIOUS. BRAND NEW STORY: 'Monster Mash-Up!' Trick and Treat return on Halloween night to harass Archie and Jughead with assorted monsters until Sabrina takes charge. All that plus more scary-fun stories! 32 pages, full color.

Archie Halloween Spectacular (2017 Archie) 2023COLLECTOR.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Collector's Edition B.

Label #4699338005

Collector's Edition "Orange" Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Tom DeFalco and various. Art by Steven Butler and VARIOUS. BRAND NEW STORY: 'Monster Mash-Up!' Trick and Treat return on Halloween night to harass Archie and Jughead with assorted monsters until Sabrina takes charge. All that plus more scary-fun stories! 32 pages, full color.

Archie X the Army of Darkness (2026 Dynamite) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4726565022

(W) Erik Burnham (A) Bill Galvan (CA) Robert Hack ITS A TEENAGE NIGHTMARE! Theres a certain man — names Ash, you may have heard of him — who is doomed to battle against the forces of evil, over and over again, whether he likes it or not. No matter where he goes, the cycle of violence always repeats itself — until the day that he arrives in the picturesque town of Riverdale. This supernaturally wholesome community seems to break the curse that has plagued Ash ever since he first encountered its otherworldly evil all those years ago. Or rather, the curse was broken — until an over-curious teenager named Archie finds a copy of the Necronomicon Ex Mortis and reads a portion of it aloud, summoning the horrifying Deadites once again! Now Ash and the good townsfolk of Riverdale must hold back the undead hordes long enough for Archie to undo what hes unwittingly done. Otherwise, an Army of Darkness will roll over Riverdale and destroy everything and everyone in its path — and thats just not going to happen on Ashley J. Williamss watch! Fresh-faced author ERIC BURNHAM (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost Busters) joins wide-eyed artist BILL GALVAN (Archie, Guardians of the Galaxy) for a long nights journey into mayhem with Archie X Army of Darkness #1! Featuring clean-cut covers from GALVAN, ROBERT HACK, LAURA BRAGA, CRAIG CERMAK, and STUART SAYGER, this premier issue also boasts a special PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG that contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this offering — including two original covers by GALVAN and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, as well as multiple line art variants and colored blanks. Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited, and allocations may occur. 32 pages, full color, rated teen+. Cover price $4.99.

Archie's Joke Book (1953) 52 CGC 4.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4585539002

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Archie's Joke Book (1953) 109 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4687375002

Archie's Valentine's Spectacular (2023 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.B CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Collector's Edition B.

Label #4699505014

"Black" Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Jamie L Rotante. Art by Holly G and various. Love is in the air with a BRAND-NEW story to kick off this collection of romance tales! In 'More Than Meets the Eye,' a new student has arrived at Riverdale High! Cassie Cloud is tall, confident, funny, and catching all the guys' attention-much to the chagrin of the girls. But she doesn't seem interested in the most popular guys in school-instead she's been hanging with the likes of Randolph, Dilton, Toño, Raj and even Prankenstein. What can Archie and Reggie do to get her attention, without catching the ire of Betty and Veronica? The short kings rise in this new Valentine's tale! Plus, a collection of sweet stories perfect for that special someone! 32 pages, full color.

Art of Undressing (Japanese 2024 Kuwaiya) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4714746011

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Japanese Doujinshi/Art Book. Cover and Art by Machulanko. Japanese Language. Slab consignment recording only.

Ascencia (2021 Wake Entertainment) 32B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4734436011

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) John Dolmayan (A) Artecida, Blond (CA) Carla Cohen Tyler and his friends need to save his dad and the world! But can a group of kids save the world from total annihilation? Crazier things have happened! Right?! Actually, the craziest thing would be to miss the epic conclusion to this three-part arc! 32 pages, full color, rated mature. Cover price $4.99.

Ash (1994) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4604653015

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Joe Quesada art Cover price $2.50.

Assorted Crisis Events (2025 Image) 1A CGC 9.6 Zawadzki

Paper: White

Label #4735000015

Written by Deniz Camp. Art and Cover by Eric Zawadzki. Series Premiere. Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn… into the neolithic era. Rising stars Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki and Eisner-winners Jordie Bellaire and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are proud to present Assorted Crisis Events, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks-full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptive, surreal and somehow all too familiar. 44 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Assorted Crisis Events (2025 Image) 1A CGC 7.0 Zawadzki

Paper: White

Label #4718017011

Written by Deniz Camp. Art and Cover by Eric Zawadzki. Series Premiere. Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn… into the neolithic era. Rising stars Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki and Eisner-winners Jordie Bellaire and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are proud to present Assorted Crisis Events, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks-full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptive, surreal and somehow all too familiar. 44 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Assorted Crisis Events (2025 Image) 8C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4735000012

2nd Printing. (W) Deniz Camp (A) Eric Zawadzki (CA) Eric Zawadzki LIFE IN THE GUTTER! A homeless comic book artist falls into the gutters – literally! Can Wally find his way back to life and reality, or is he lost in the blank white space between panels forever? 32 pages, rated Mature, full color Cover price $4.99.

Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 16 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4013698008

Cover by Bill Everett. "I Prowl at Night!", art by Syd Shores; An American stationed at the American embassy in Hungary hits a werewolf who had just changed back into human form with his car and crashes; The ambulance takes the both of them to the hospital and gives him a transfusion with the dying man's blood since it is the same type; He begins to feel the effects of the werewolf blood, so he flees his wife so as not to transfer the curse to her. "The Flying Saucers" text story. "Terror In Jimmy's House," pencils by Edwin Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. "The Miser," art by Bernie Krigstein. "Don't Make a Ghoul of Yourself!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Astonishing Tales (1970) 3 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4714805004

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (Dr. Doom alterations). Back To the Savage Land, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Sam Grainger; Ka-Zar and the Petrified Man return to the Savage Land where Zaladane, Queen Priestess of Garokk, the Sun-God has destroyed Tongah's village and killed his family. Advertisement for Marvel Super-Hero 3-D statues from Marvelmania. Doom Must Die!, script by Larry Lieber, art by Wally Wood; Doom fights agains The Faceless One and the Doomsman for control of Latveria. Letter from Mike W. Barr. 32 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Astonishing Tales (1970) 13 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4734893020

Cover art by Rich Buckler. Man-Thing!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler (pages 1-6) and John Buscema (pages 7-20), inks by Dan Adkins; Ka-Zar (with the help of AIM) manages to capture the Man-Thing and he is transported to the lab; He escapes and follows Ka-Zar and Barbara Morris when they go searching for the kidnapped Dr. Calvin; They find and save Dr. Calvin but the traitorous Paul Allen is killed by the Man-Thing. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Astonishing X-Men (2004 3rd Series) 4A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4680529007

Written by Joss Whedon Pencils & Cover by John Cassaday "GIFTED" Pt. 4 (of 6)?The X-Men storm the Benetech labs to confront Ord ? and find the shocking secret behind the new "Cure." 32 PGS./MARVEL Cover price $2.99.

Astonishing X-Men (2004 3rd Series) 4B CGC 9.8 Limited Colossus Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4618712006

Written by Joss Whedon Pencils & Cover by John Cassaday "GIFTED" Pt. 4 (of 6)?The X-Men storm the Benetech labs to confront Ord ? and find the shocking secret behind the new "Cure." 32 PGS./MARVEL Cover price $2.99.

Astro City (1995 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1620478038

There's very little rest in a day for Samaritan, who must juggle a secret identity, a day job and his duties as a hero in "In Dreams." Appearances by Quarrel, Cleopatra, Black Rapier, N-Forcer, M.P.H., Beautie, Living Nightmare. Script by Kurt Busiek, art by Brent Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. Centerspread of Ross' cover art. Back cover features Samaritan 'character gallery' by Ross. Cover price $2.25.

Astro City (1995 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3897954017

There's very little rest in a day for Samaritan, who must juggle a secret identity, a day job and his duties as a hero in "In Dreams." Appearances by Quarrel, Cleopatra, Black Rapier, N-Forcer, M.P.H., Beautie, Living Nightmare. Script by Kurt Busiek, art by Brent Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. Centerspread of Ross' cover art. Back cover features Samaritan 'character gallery' by Ross. Cover price $2.25.

Astro City (1995 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3762757013

There's very little rest in a day for Samaritan, who must juggle a secret identity, a day job and his duties as a hero in "In Dreams." Appearances by Quarrel, Cleopatra, Black Rapier, N-Forcer, M.P.H., Beautie, Living Nightmare. Script by Kurt Busiek, art by Brent Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. Centerspread of Ross' cover art. Back cover features Samaritan 'character gallery' by Ross. Cover price $2.25.

Astro City (1995 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2102026019

There's very little rest in a day for Samaritan, who must juggle a secret identity, a day job and his duties as a hero in "In Dreams." Appearances by Quarrel, Cleopatra, Black Rapier, N-Forcer, M.P.H., Beautie, Living Nightmare. Script by Kurt Busiek, art by Brent Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. Centerspread of Ross' cover art. Back cover features Samaritan 'character gallery' by Ross. Cover price $2.25.

Astro City (1996) 1/2 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4738110007

Michael Tenicek's dreams of a woman he's never met brings him to the attention of the Hanged Man in the moving "The Nearness of You." Appearances by the All-American, Slugger, Time-Keeper, Eterneon. Script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Will Blyberg. Plus: the 8-page "Clash of Titans (a New York Romance)" by Busiek & Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. Back cover by Anderson & Blyberg. Cover price $2.50.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 59 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4733071008

First appearance of Yellowjacket (aka Henry Pym) in "The Name is Yellowjacket!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by George Klein. Cover by John Buscema and George Klein. A new crime-fighter bursts onto the scene in New York City! And the Daily Bugle loves him already! The brash Yellowjacket barges into Avengers Mansion and boasts about killing Goliath! Shocked by the news; Hawkeye, T'Challa, and the Vision charge forward! But the mysterious Yellowjacket fights them off and absconds with the Wasp! Fearing that Jan is in serious danger, the Avengers pursue Yellowjacket across town! But when Earth's Mightiest Heroes locate their new foe, the Wasp asks them to leave Yellowjacket alone! Wow, why would Jan do that? Because she wants to marry him that's why! Wedding bells ring next issue! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man, Jarvis, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and the Black Widow. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Hawkeye, Wasp, Yellowjacket, and the Vision. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from Elfquest co-creator Wendy Fletcher (Pini). This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Super Action 20 & 21.) 36 pages. 12 cent cover price. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 63 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #1204437018

"And in This Corner...Goliath!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by George Klein. Cover by Gene Colan and George Klein. Clint Barton takes center stage as he changes identities after receiving a distress call from the Black Widow! Exit Hawkeye...and enter Goliath! A new super-villain triumvirate has taken the Widow prisoner and crafted a plan to conquer the United States! With his fellow Avengers away on a phony mission, Clint storms into Coney Island to rescue Natasha all by himself! But the Mad Thinker's massive android stands in his way! Will the new Goliath be cut down to size on his very first adventure? Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Hawkeye/Goliath, Vision, Wasp, and Yellowjacket. (Notes: Elements of the plot continue from Captain Marvel (1st series) 12 and continue in Sub-Mariner (1st series) 14. Egghead previously appeared in Tales to Astonish 61. The Puppet Master and Mad Thinker appear next in Sub-Mariner 14.) 36 pages. 12 cent cover price. Cover price $0.12.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 76 CGC 7.5

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Label #4735129008

"The Blaze of Battle…the Flames of Love!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. Inside Avengers Mansion, T'Challa and Cap work feverishly to bridge the gap between Earth and Polemachus…the trans-dimensional world where Arkon has taken the Scarlet Witch and several of the world's greatest atomic scientists! The light-generating energy rings of Polemachus have burned out! And the only way to reignite them is via a nuclear explosion in New York City! Wanda tries to reason with Arkon but runs out of time once the Avengers attack! With an urgent fury, the Prince of Asgard and Iron Man cut into the Imperion's best guardsmen! But Arkon slips away with Wanda and teleports back to Earth! Pietro, Goliath, the Vision and the Panther soon follow in kind! And (as shown on the dramatic cover) on top of the Empire State Building, Earth's Mightiest Heroes battle Arkon the Magnificent…for the life of the world! A terrific issue! Cameo appearances by the Black Widow and Toad. Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The Avengers appear next in Incredible Hulk 128 for a showdown with the Green Goliath. Arkon returns in Avengers 84. This issue features the first meeting between the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. The letters page includes letters from comics artist Alan Kupperberg and comics historian Peter Sanderson respectively. This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Super Action 36 & 37.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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"More Than Inhuman!" Part 6 of 9. Guest-starring Captain Marvel. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Neal Adams and John Buscema. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer (with John Romita touch-ups). After capturing Captain Marvel, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch last issue; the victorious Super-Skrull pilots his spacecraft to the Himalayas to destroy the Inhumans! But the Vision's interference and the impenetrable dome over the Great Refuge thwart the evil skrull's plan! Frustrated by his failure, the Super-Skrull space warps to the Skrull Throneworld with his three super-powered captives in tow! Meanwhile at Avengers Mansion, Earth's Mightiest Heroes work feverishly to develop a counterpunch for the Kree and the Skrulls! But their most pressing problem turns out to be the Alien Activities Commission and the Mandroids! The Mighty Avengers are stuck...moving at the speed of government! First appearance of the Mandroids. Cameo appearances by Nick Fury, Triton, Mr. Fantastic, and the Thing. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. First 20¢ issue. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20.