Auctions: comic books in 'Martial Arts', graded by CGC

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (2014) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3935602004

Written by Mike Benson. Art by Tan Eng Huat. Cover by Dave Johnson. MURDER! MYSTERY! MARTIAL ARTS! A former lover of Shang-Chi's is murdered in cold blood while working deep undercover for MI-6. When Shang-Chi travels to England to pay his respects he learns all is not as it seems, and if he's not careful he may be next to die! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung fu collide in this riveting story! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (2014) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3935602003

Written by Mike Benson. Art by Tan Eng Huat. Cover by Dave Johnson. MURDER! MYSTERY! MARTIAL ARTS! A former lover of Shang-Chi's is murdered in cold blood while working deep undercover for MI-6. When Shang-Chi travels to England to pay his respects he learns all is not as it seems, and if he's not careful he may be next to die! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung fu collide in this riveting story! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Dragon Ball Part 2 (1999 Viz) 15 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699730001

Story and Art by Akira Toriyama. Goku vs. Jackie Chun: Round 4! When Goku turns into King Kong in the middle of the Tenkai-ichi Budokai, Jackie Chun (and the audience) is running scared! What can stop a 50-foot monkey? The final round! Kamehameha! Cover price $3.50.

Iron Fist (1975 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4165317002

"A Duel of Iron!" Guest-starring Iron Man and Misty Knight. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Al Williams. Story continued from Marvel Premiere #25. Daniel Rand was reborn in the fires of a dragon's heart in the mystical land of K'un Lun. Now, he is the living weapon known as Iron Fist, finally in his own series. Hot on the trail of Colleen Wing's kidnappers, Iron Fist has come to Stark International seeking answers. Wanted by the police for a murder he did not commit, Danny comes face-to-face with the Invincible Iron Man, and Shell Head is in no mood to give a wanted man the benefit of the doubt. It's the Golden Avenger vs. the Living Weapon. Marvel Value Stamp. Cover price $0.25.

Iron Fist (2022 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.6 Gunji 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Gunji Variant Cover.

Label #4041780002

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Alyssa Wong. Art by Michael Yg. Cover by Gunji. WHO IS THE NEW IRON FIST?! After giving up his power to save the world, DANNY RAND believes he's seen the last of the IRON FIST... ...But when DEMONS begin to attack cities around the world, a MYSTERIOUS NEWCOMER in a FAMILIAR MASK appears, hands blazing with the CHI OF SHOU-LAO THE UNDYING! Who is this NEW IRON FIST? And does his power really come from the DRAGON OF K'UN-LUN... Or from something far more sinister? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Marvel Premiere (1972) 15 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4401929006

First 25-cent cover price. Origin and first appearance of Iron Fist in The Fury of Iron Fist!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dick Giordano; Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the privilege of immortality if he so chooses; During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 94 (Electro by Steve Ditko). Text article explaining price hike to 25 cents for Marvel's 36-page comics, followed by short editorial by Roy Thomas detailing genesis of Iron Fist. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 31 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4732126003

"For A Few Fists More!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Iron Fist. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Iron Fist and Spider-Man battle Drom the Backwards Man! If Spider-Man and the Living Weapon can reverse time, they will straighten out the backwards man! (Notes: This issue features the first meeting between Iron Fist and Spider-Man, and was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #18. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio.) This issue 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 61 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #3939561011

"Glass Orchid!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Craig and John Tartag. Meet the savage Skull Crusher. He just might be the Master of Kung Fu's master. Cover price $0.35.

Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 110 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3939561017

"Perilous Reign!" Story by Doug Moench and Gene Day. Art by Gene Day and Jack Abel. As Shang Chi and Leiko train, Dark Angel tells Tarr, Reston, and Sir Denis the tale of the deadly man known as the Ghost Maker. Can even the Master of Kung Fu defeat the single most dangerous man in Russia? 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Master of Kung Fu (1974 Marvel) 118N CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #3927749019

Newsstand Edition. Special Giant-Sized Issue. "Flesh of my Flesh!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Gene Day. In order to create the Elixir Vitae, his serum for immortality, Fu Manchu must obtain the blood of his hated son, Shang Chi. The Master of Kung Fu has come to Honan for the final confrontation with his father. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Mortal Kombat Goro, Prince of Pain (1994) 1B CGC 9.2 Rolo Variant

Paper: White

Label #4085912005

Blue Variant - Goro--Mortal Kombat's nastiest player--busts loose in his very own 3-issue mini-series, following up on the launch of Malibu's Mortal Kombat: Blood and Thunder series. The Prince of Pain meets a new sorcerer who seems to be even more powerful than his master Shang Tsung. Plus, this issue introduces the new characters from the Mortal Kombat II arcade game. Written by Charles Marshall. Art by Roy Burdine and Jack Snider. Cover by Patrick Rolo and Bobby Rae. Cover price $2.95.

Ronin (1983) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4732279014

Cover by Frank Miller. Ronin: Book One, script and art by Frank Miller; When Lord Ozaki is killed, a young samurai becomes Ronin to protect the Lord's magic sword; Ronin and the demon Agat battle thru time to a post-apocalyptic New York. Back cover testimonials by Will Eisner, Walter Simonson, and Klaus Janson, art by Frank Miller. 52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4715501020

Mortal Spirit - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. It's bone-breaking kung fu action and sexy spy action in this new MAX series! And who better to bring the martial arts special agent into the present than Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy, the creative team that made him great?! In this issue: Clive Reston finds Shang-Chi in a peaceful paradise and tries to persuade him to help bring down a mysterious figure by the name of Saint Germain -- a powerful figure with the means to destroy the world and who now holds the woman that Shang-Chi once loved captive. Characters: Leiko Wu; Shang-Chi; Moving Shadow; Saint Germain; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4715501021

Immortal Blood - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. The martial arts spy action continues in this new MAX series! In this issue: Reston and Tarr fill Shang-Chi in on the details of Saint Germain's master plan, and it's not good. In the end, the three of them set off to stop him: Reston and Tarr will stop the ship of supplies and Shang-Chi will find Leiko. When Shang-Chi arrives to save Leiko, the identity of Saint Germain is revealed. Characters: Clive Reston; Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Saint Germain; Moving Shadow; Spetz and the Omega Team. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4715501022

Ghost in Paradise - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. After rescuing Leiko and finding out the true identity of Saint Germain, Shang and Leiko fight their way through zombies and guns to catch up with "the Ghost." Meanwhile, Reston and Tarr wait for the ship of electronics, along with some uninvited guests. Finally, is there still love between Leiko and Shang? Characters in this issue: Leiko Wu; Saint Germain; Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr; Spetz and the Omega Team. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4715501023

Hellfire - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. While Shang-Chi and Leiko make their way to rendezvous with Reston and Tarr, Spetz and his gang bail Reston and Tarr from an ambush. Also, the Hellfire is tested and a new member of Shang-Chi's family is revealed. Characters in this issue: Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Saint Germain; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr; Spetz and the Omega Team; Moving Shadow. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 5 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4715501024

Shadow Moves - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. The countdown is on. All of the players are on the Ghost's island. The Ghost is moments away from destroying London. Both Spetz's and Tarr's teams are on their way to stop it. And Shang-Chi is searching for his father and Moving Shadow to put a stop to them for good. Characters in this issue: Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Saint Germain; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr; Spetz and the Omega Team; Moving Shadow. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 6 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4715501025

The Devil's Son - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. Who lives? Who dies? All of these questions and more are answered in the butt-kicking conclusion to the mini-series. Characters in this issue: Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Saint Germain [Fu Manchu]; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr; Spetz; Moving Shadow. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Street Fighter and Friends Swimsuit Special (2025 Udon) 1DIAZ.A CGC 9.8

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Carnivore Comics Edition A.

Label #4711609003

Carnivore Comics Exclusive "Chun-Li Pool" Edition Virgin Cover by Ariel Diaz. Written by Various. Art by Various. UDONs annual Street Fighter Swimsuit Special returns with some extra fighting friends! This time the lovely ladies of Street Fighter are joined by the casts of Darkstalkers, Power Stone, Star Gladiator, Captain Commando, Rival Schools, and more classic Capcom fighting games & beat-em-ups! Hit the beaches with this amazing pin-up special! 32 pages, full color, not rated.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011 IDW) 95BLANK CGC 9.8 SS Eastman

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Signed and Sketch by Kevin Eastman on 10/5/19. Sketch Edition.

Label #2540614006

Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman. Art by Dave Wachter. City at War Part 3. The Turtles race against time to save one of their own, but beset by obstacles on all sides-including the Earth Protection Force and the tide of approaching battle between two warring ninja clans-will they be too late? An ally's life hangs in the balance! The countdown to issue #100 continues! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) Reprints 1B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4727207001

3rd or later printing. Newsstand "Salute to Victor Gorelick" Edition. Cover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Return of the Shredder (Part 1), art by Dave Garcia; a pair of bad guys rob the grocery store where Leo and Mikey are shopping in disguise; April reports on the robbery once Leo and Mikey have vanished. The Teen-agers of Tomorrow Need Quality Child Care Today public service announcement with Archie, art by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo. Advertisement for TMNT action figures and accessories from Playmates Toys, Inc. 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.00.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Armageddon Game Opening Moves (2022 IDW) 1RI CGC 9.8 Eastman 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Retailer Incentive Edition.

Label #4129334002

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom Waltz. Art by Fero Peniche. Cover by Kevin Eastman. The Rat King is scheming behind the scenes, and it will be up to the Shredder to find a way to stop the trickster god and his new trio of terror-Madame Null, Baxter Stockman, and LeatherKrang! Will the former master of the Foot Clan be able to locate the necessary counter-pieces to foil the Rat King's latest deadly gambit-or will chaos rule the day in NYC and Mutant Town? One thing's for certain: the answers won't be found in only one dimension. Longtime TMNT scribe Tom Waltz returns to the pages of IDWs ongoing canon in this official prequel to the massive TMNT event of 2022, The Armageddon Game! 44 pages, full color.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Special (2009 Mirage) 1A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Error Edition.

Label #4659988010

This is the CORRECTED Printing. The initial printing had a black dot pattern in the margins of some interior pages and a heavier font on the inside front cover, making the text harder to read. and Story and Art by Kevin Eastman, and Peter Laird. As the year winds down and Mirage's 25th anniversary comes to a close, we celebrate the momentous first issue by printing the comic in all-new full color for the first time ever! Long-time Mirage Studios colorist Steve Lavigne returns to add his blazing hues to this classic tale of love and revenge by Eastman and Laird! Cover price $3.25.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Special (2009 Mirage) 1RECALL CGC 9.8 SS Eastman Recall Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Kevin Eastman on 07/23/2011. Error Edition. NOTE: CGC label says "& SKETCH", but no sketch or other remark is present.

Label #4573581003

This is the RECALLED Printing. The initial printing (print run 1,000) had a black dot pattern in the margins of some interior pages and a heavier font on the inside front cover, making the text harder to read. Story and Art by Kevin Eastman, and Peter Laird. As the year winds down and Mirage's 25th anniversary comes to a close, we celebrate the momentous first issue by printing the comic in all-new full color for the first time ever! Long-time Mirage Studios colorist Steve Lavigne returns to add his blazing hues to this classic tale of love and revenge by Eastman and Laird! Cover price $3.25.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Last Ronin (2020 IDW) 1SHATTERED.A CGC 9.6 SS Eastman

Paper: White

Signed by Kevin Eastman on 8/10/25. Sixth Printing/Variant Cover B.

Label #4633806025

Sixth Printing. Shattered Comics Exclusive "Red" Edition Variant Cover by Matt DiMasi. Wish for Death - Written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz. Art by Kevin Eastman (layouts), Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop. It's the TMNT event of 2020! Springing from the minds of TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird comes an epic like you've never seen before! In a future NYC far different than the one we know today, a lone surviving Turtle goes on a seemingly hopeless mission to obtain justice for his fallen family and friends. Kinetic layouts from Eastman, and a thrilling script full of surprises from Eastman and longtime TMNT scribe Tom Waltz all combine to make this one of the most memorable TMNT stories you will ever read! Oversized in both format and page count, this is a perennial TMNT tale that can't be missed! 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $8.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Last Ronin (2020 IDW) 1SHATTERED.B CGC 9.8 SS Eastman

Paper: White

Signed by Kevin Eastman on 08/10/2025. Sixth Printing.

Label #4633806008

Sixth Printing. Shattered Comics Exclusive "Black" Edition Variant Cover by Matt DiMasi. Wish for Death - Written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz. Art by Kevin Eastman (layouts), Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop. It's the TMNT event of 2020! Springing from the minds of TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird comes an epic like you've never seen before! In a future NYC far different than the one we know today, a lone surviving Turtle goes on a seemingly hopeless mission to obtain justice for his fallen family and friends. Kinetic layouts from Eastman, and a thrilling script full of surprises from Eastman and longtime TMNT scribe Tom Waltz all combine to make this one of the most memorable TMNT stories you will ever read! Oversized in both format and page count, this is a perennial TMNT tale that can't be missed! 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $8.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Last Ronin the Lost Years (2022 IDW) 1A CGC 9.8 Gallant

Paper: White

Label #4210144017

Written by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz. Art by Ben Bishop. Cover by S. L. Gallant. RETURN TO THE RONIN-VERSE! In the smash-hit miniseries TMNT: The Last Ronin, readers were taken on a pulse-pounding trek through time—past, present, future—to witness the final gut-wrenching days of the Heroes in a Half Shell. For Michelangelo in particular, the march to his heartbreaking last battle was long and dangerous, taking him from New York City, to Japan, across Asia and Europe, and then back home again to administer final justice against those guilty of killing his family. But what happened during those fateful years when he had only the need for vengeance and Master Splinters journal to guide him? What battles did he fight? What hard lessons did he learn? The time has come to find out as original miniseries writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz join artist Ben Bishop (TMNT: The Last Ronin) to finally reveal what adventures the Last Ronin experienced during his vengeful journey. While in the present, a new master, Casey Marie Jones, prepares her young terrapin students to be the next generation of…Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Usagi Yojimbo Wherewhen (2023 IDW) 1AMAZING CGC 9.9 SS Eastman/Inhyuk Lee

Paper: White

Signed by Kevin Eastman & Inhyuk Lee on 4/29/23. Amazing! Comic Convention Edition.

Label #2738940015

Amazing! Comic Conventions Exclusive Virgin Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Written by Stan Sakai. Art by Stan Sakai. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pursue the evil cyborg genius Dr. WhereWhen through a time portal…and emerge in feudal Japan! There, they encounter Usagi Yojimbo, 20 years into the samurais future but decades after the arrival of Dr. WhereWhen…who has already carved himself a fiefdom using mechanized clockwork samurai robots…with the intention of conquering both the past and current timelines! 32 pages, full color.