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Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 5 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4598364008

As Airboy engages in a showdown with General Orista, Hirota, the Heap and others take on Misery in "Misery Takes a Holiday." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Willie Blyberg & Emily Novak. Cover by Dave Stevens Cover price $0.50.

Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 15 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273018

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Jerry DeFuccio and Jack Davis. Art by Wally Wood, George Evans, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and John Severin. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. A burned-out soldier lists the things wrong with the Korean War. An air mechanic becomes a flying ace. A soldier's-eye view of Custer's Last Stand. Plus information about the E.C. Fan-Addict Club from publisher Bill Gaines. Perimeter!; McCudden!; Captain Teach; Vengeful Sioux!; Belts n Celts! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hobbit (1989) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4727337019

Hobbit (1989) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4727337020

Mad (1952 EC) 1 CGC 1.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4751867004

Debut issue of the iconic publication Mad, which would change to magazine format with issue 24. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Hoohah!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Two youngsters run out of gas and enter a house they think is haunted. "Blobs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Alfred outlines a terrible thought he has about the end of humanity. "Enter Cosmo McMoon!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Crow Vadis?" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Ganefs!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; A perfect crime is hatched but Bumble fumbles. "Varmint!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by John Severin; Textron is hunting the killer of Melvin and kills every suspect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mad Star Trek Spectacular (1994) 1A CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4689399023

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Direct Edition. Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Don Martin, Dick DeBartolo, Henry Clark, Arnie Kogen, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Richard Williams, Paul Coker, Jr., George Woodbridge, Jack Rickard, Mort Drucker, and Sergio Aragones. A one-shot MAD special collecting all of its various Star Trek spoofs over the years. A previously unpublished parody of Star Trek Generations (movie 7) with art by Sergio Aragones. Reprints of the other Star Trek movie parodies, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Don Martin, among others. Mad's original Star Blecch TV spoof, parodies of Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and a Mad Star Trek musical. One-page "mini-posters" of past Mad Star Trek covers. Plus William Shakespeare as a movie reviewer. The Star Trek Saga / Generations; Star Trek - The Outtakes; Star Blecch Deep Space Swine; Star Blecch VI - The Uninspired Continuation; William Shakespeare...Movie Critic; Star Blecch - The Next Degradation; Star Blecch V - The Farcical Frontier; Star Blecch IV The Voyage Bombs; Star Trek - The Outtakes; Star Blecch III - The Search For Plot; Star Blech II - The Wreck of Korn; Star Blecch - The (GACCK!) Motion Picture; Star Trek - The Outtakes; Keep on Trekin'; Star Blecch; Off Saturn, Around Jupiter. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Miracleman (1985) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4044453025

Written by Alan Moore, with art by Gary Leach. Mickey Moran was just a regular bloke with a wife and a job, until one day he *remembered*...that he was Miracleman, a glistening new god with powers far beyond those of mortal ken. He also remembered that, years ago, he and his sidekicks -- Young Miracleman and Kid Miracleman -- were in a horrible accident that left Young Miracleman dead. When Moran goes to see Kid Miracleman to help him piece together his past, our hero finds that his youthful protege has changed...for the worse. Much worse. If you've never read this series, be assured it ranks right up there with Alan Moore's other classic, Watchmen. Cover price $0.75.

Orbit (1990) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4495795006

Painted cover by Dave Stevens. "Nothing For Nothing," script by Isaac Asimov (original story) and Fred Burke (adaptation), art by John Bolton; Aliens try to trade with Cro-Magnon humans. "GINNY SWEETHIPS' FLYING CIRCUS," script by Neal Barrett, Jr. (original story), Leslie Clague (adaptation), and Steve Niles (adaptation), art by Mark Pacella; A woman, an accountant droid, and an anthropomorphic opossum try to survive the collapse of civilization by selling sex, tacos, and dangerous drugs. "Fermi and Frost," script by Frederik Pohl (original story) and Brent Eric Anderson (adaptation), art by Brent Eric Anderson; Refugees from World War III try to survive a nuclear winter in Iceland. Back cover illustration by John Bolton. 52 pgs., full color. $4.95. Cover price $4.95.

True Love (1986 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698215010

Cover by Dave Stevens. Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Mike Peppe, Vince Colletta and Nick Cardy. Reprints. In this issue: "Stars in My Eyes" with art by Toth and Peppe from New Romances (1951 Standard) #17; "Wrong Way to Happiness" with art by Colletta from Thrilling Romances (1949) #24; "Heart Divided" with art by Toth and Peppe from Thrilling Romances (1949) #22; and "Chained to My Past" with art by Cardy from Intimate Love (1950) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Zot! (1984 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699769024

Zacchary T. Paleozog (Zot) arrives on Earth and immediately saves Jenny Weaver and explains that he is looking for the key to the doorway at the edge of the universe. And when Jenny finds the key, she and her brother Butch end up on Zot's world in "Zot." Script and art by Scott McCloud. Cover price $1.50.