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Grendel comic books issue 1 1985-1987

  • Issue #1A
    Grendel (1986 Comico) 1A
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    Current bid: $6.00
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4392597024
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4021375012
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    NOTE: This is a first printing. 2nd printing exist for issues 1 and 2. Script by Matt Wagner, Pencils by Arnold and Jacob Pander, Inks by Jay Geldhof Grendel is dead, long live Grendel! With Hunter Rose, the original Grendel, dead, killed by the Man-Wolf Argent, the Grendel Legacy must find others to carry on its name. Follow the heritage of Grendel as it transforms every day people into Machiavellian schemers and assassins. In this issue: Devil in Response! Christine Spar, author of Devil by the Deed and daughter of Stacy Olliver (Hunter Rose's adopted daughter) is forced to take up the mantle of Grendel when a macabre Kabuki performer kidnaps her son! Will Argent hunt this new Grendel as he did the old? Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #1B
    Grendel (1986 Comico) 1B
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    Current bid: $1.00
    Time left: 4d 10h 4m
    • Paper: White
    • Second Printing
    • Label #4392597023

    NOTE: This is a second printing. Script by Matt Wagner, Pencils by Arnold and Jacob Pander, Inks by Jay Geldhof Grendel is dead, long live Grendel! With Hunter Rose, the original Grendel, dead, killed by the Man-Wolf Argent, the Grendel Legacy must find others to carry on its name. Follow the heritage of Grendel as it transforms every day people into Machiavellian schemers and assassins. In this issue: Devil in Response! Christine Spar, author of Devil by the Deed and daughter of Stacy Olliver (Hunter Rose's adopted daughter) is forced to take up the mantle of Grendel when a macabre Kabuki performer kidnaps her son! Will Argent hunt this new Grendel as he did the old? Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Grendel Devil by the Deed TPB (1985 Comico) 1-1ST

    Comico Edition - 1st printing. Collects Grendel backup stories from Mage: The Hero Discovered (1985) #6-14. Story and art by Matt Wagner. When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what has become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Grendel Devil by the Deed TPB (1985 Comico) 1-REP

    Comico Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Grendel backup stories from Mage: The Hero Discovered (1985) #6-14. Story and art by Matt Wagner. When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what has become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Grendel Devil by the Deed HC (1986 Comico Signed) 1-1ST

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    Signed and numbered by Matt Wagner - Comico Edition - 1st printing. Collects Grendel backup stories from Mage: The Hero Discovered (1985) #6-14. Story and art by Matt Wagner. Introduction by Alan Moore. Hardcover, 81/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies. Cover price $29.95.