Auctions: comic books in 'Alien', graded by CGC

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A comic-book artist's tale of invading aliens comes eerily to life, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. (Ditko inserts art of Charlton characters Captain Atom and the Mysterious Traveler in the background of the artist's studio.) A Martian tyrant tries to convince his advisors to invade the next planet over, Earth. Professor Barnes creates the ultimate weapon, and is then captured by Jupiterians who want to use it to conquer Earth. Planet of Violence; The Implosion Bomb; NRL Rockets; The Monstrous Deception; The Blue Men of Bantro. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Quarantined after exposure to radiation, an astronaut encounters alien outcasts, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Investigating when the stars start going out, Space Brigadier Garner discovers an alien race that is using them as a power source. A Space Ranger investigates a distress call on Titan and discovers holdouts from an intergalactic war. The Man Who Relighted the Stars; The Terrible Plant Earth; The Sixth Moon of Saturn; Doubles, Inc.; The Contaminated Space Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Adrift in space after his ship is destroyed, Captain Kearney is rescued by an alien race... but what do they want with him? The alien world Lasta declares war on Earth and launches a "space dreadnaught." Astronauts are attacked by the Catmen of Galaxy 9, but are they tame or feral? Space Explosion; Space Dreadnaught; The Mission to Save the World; Showdown on Saturn; The Catmen of Galaxy 9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Four men are sent away from Earth's colonized worlds to escape an interplanetary war and begin humanity anew. Exiled for insubordination, Space Ranger Varney returns from deep space a changed man, but he seems to desire exile again. 100 years into the Cold War, American intelligence debates just how advanced robot spycraft has become. The Awakening!; The Exile; Martian Mistake; Earths Secret Weapon; Invasion from Outer Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A space veteran recalls the terrible Venusian War. Handsome astronauts find a planet populated by witchlike old women. Space explorers fleeing the plant people of Mirius inadvertently bring plant-people seeds back to Earth with them. Retired; Nothing Here; Results - Negative!; The Face in Space; The Seeds From Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Dick Giordano. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Rip Barker of the US Space Service rescues a stranded Soviet space pilot... but can he trust him? Henpecked accountant Henry stumbles on plans for a space-ark, and becomes determined to start a new life in space. Humanity cringes at the appearance of a space-snake so large, it can devour small planets. Rescue in Space; The Greatest Adventure; Fatal Fatigue; The Friendly Creatures; The Space Serpent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A long-missing space negotiator returns with a distress call... or is he merely a decoy for an alien plot? A scientist builds a giant space bubble to keep Earth safe from alien invasion. Earth goes to war with a planet whose temperature is so hot, the surface is literally on fire. The Decoy!; The Invisible Wall; The Fire Planet; Situation in Space; The World Where Man Has Wings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A spacefleet returning to Earth discovers that the planet has vanished, and been replaced by "The Imitators," for reasons of their own. When a test spaceflight goes 40,000 miles off course, Commander Long realizes there's another spacecraft in the vicinity, and it's not from Earth. A test pilot accidentally discovers Atlantis, but the Atlanteans want to stay secret. The Long Orbit!; Strange World; Race for Space; The Imitators; Lest We Forget: John Paul Jones. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Mind-controlling blobs from space threaten to take over the Earth. Ensign Ahern explores an uncharted planet, in comic that reads like the inspiration for "Spaceman Spiff." Luther and his dog Tigue witness a tiger-man from outer space arriving in a tiger-striped spaceship, resulting in a battle like none other in comics. An Ugly World; Easy Victory; Double Danger; The Odd One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Maurice Whitman, Owen McCarron, Dick Giordano and Bill Molno. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. In the 2040s, space traders try to reclaim a space station taken over by alien forces. Space explorers find a planet that's just like Earth when it was ruled by Greek gods. The beautiful and dangerous Dagla is captured by Earth forces - but can they keep her? - in a story with art by Canadian comics legend Owen McCarron. Action at Station 4!; Darken the Sun; This Better World; Princess of Chaos; Make Mine the Moon; Monster From Oxy-3. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Captured by the aliens of a mysterious planet, Captain Marle and his crew become models for duplicates that will be sent back to Earth as alien spies. The secret of Regan's extraordinary intellect is that he's been possessed by a telepathic alien from the Grexi race. Joe falls for "Jane Doe," who seems to be a beautiful human woman, but has a strange affinity for water. The Facsimiles; Last of the Grexi; Sgrotius 1; Capture; The Primitives. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Alfredo De Elias. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A spoiled 26th-century adventurer finds new direction when he discovers a damsel in distress on an exotic planet, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, the crew of Spaceship 90 finds a strange object in deep space. The Underground War; The Enchanted Planet; The Deadly Cargo of Spaceship 90; The Space Master. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Pat Boyette. Story and art by Denny O'Neil and Pat Boyette. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Space War departs from its usual format this issue, to present an issue-length tale by legendary comics scribe Denny O'Neil (credited as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy." Time travelers seek to prevent a world-ending catastrophe. Was the Doomsday Machine, designed by scientists to save Earth from nuclear war, truly the way to prevent disaster...or was it the cause? Children of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Pat Boyette and Ernie Hart. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Spacefaring heroes encounter a planet that literally eats other planets, in an offbeat story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story that reflects its Cold War origins, deadly machines produce the weapons of war in a future world that no longer needs them. A general finds the way to travel faster than light, but what happens when he gets back? Mystery Planet; Worthless World; Automata Ultima; The Water Stealers; An Old Man. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

(W) Hervé Bourhis (A) Rudy Spiessert Spaced Warped Strikes Back! Far away, in a land long ago, an unlikely band of travelers embarked on a hilarious journey through one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all time! In the tradition of Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Spaceballs, this loving, affectionate parody continues! The next chapter in this hilarious saga begins here, as the fan-pleasing romp that skewers one of the greatest adventure stories ever strikes back! Cover price $3.99.

Last Issue! The loving, affectionate parody of one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all time comes to its hilarious conclusion! Follow Lady Leica and Al Alone on the run from Lord Salvador's bumbling men as Jean-Luc Groundwalker faces his most harrowing task yet: daddy issues! Will Lady Leica ever find competent cohorts? Will Al Alone ever get over his namesake? Will Jean-Luc stop asking so many darn questions? Find out here, in the last chapter of the fan-pleasing romp that skewers one of the greatest adventure stories ever! Cover price $3.99.

Includes the following: Star Wars—The Complete Story, Star Wars—How Was it Made, The World's Greatest Science Fiction Movies (Metropolis, Things to Come, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, THX-1138, and 2001), Comic Books on Film The Comic Book Influence (Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Barbarella), and The Return of Star Trek 1978-?. 66 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Vol. 3 # 2. May 1979. Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, The Lord of the Rings (the Bakshi animated film), Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), "Cuss-Off Comix" comic story by Gene Day, Star Wars portfolio by Clifford Bird, and more. Black and white; 64 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Vol. 3 # 3, July 1979. Includes the following: The Secret of Star Wars' Success, Can Battlestar Galactica Be Saved?, Superman: The Movie vs. the Comic, Exclusive Interview with Chewbacca, Super Superman Quiz, Lord of the Rings: Pro and Con, Star Trek Returns, Superman The Movie, Body Snatcher Finales, The Many Faces of Tom Derman, and You Can Build Muffy: Battlestar Galactica's Robot Daggit. 66 pgs. Cover price $1.75.

Vol. 3 # 4, September 1979. Cover price $1.75.

Vol. 3 No. 5, November 1979. Includes the following: The Year of Alien, Star Wars and Sci-Fi: Will They Ever Make it on Television, The Hulk: Green Machine, What Have They Done to Ol' Greenskin?, Whom Will Princess Leia Marry?, Rocketship X-M Lives Again, John Williams: Space Music Superstar, Star Wars Quiz, Looking Back on Dr. Strangelove, and Galactica: The Readers React. 66 pgs. Cover price $1.95.

Space Wars (1977) #198003, The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader vs. The Alien, Secrets of the Jedi Knights revealed, Alien: The scenes that were cut

Cover art by John Belfi. "Migration to the Moon" one-page non-fiction story. "The Saucer Men," script by Walter Gibson, art by John Belfi; When an invasion of Flying Saucers land at the Bar-Z ranch, the owner Spurs Jackson, of the Arizona ranch and his two ranch hands, Strong Bow and Hank Roper, quickly learn the alien invaders are Martians, lead by one named Korok; Spurs and his ranch hands are taken in the saucers back to Mars. "The Outlaws of the Desert," art by John Belfi; Men are hijacking trucks bringing supplies to the New Pueblo dam; It's up to Hank Roper and Sheriff Townley to stop them. "Incident at Powder River," art by Lou Morales; Two men ride into town; One of them, named Frank, is shot by a man called Black Nick; The other man returns fire and kills the shooters. "The Moon Monsters" text story. "Death from U-235," script by Walter Gibson; When a man falls dead from radiation poisoning, Spurs Jackson is a prime suspect; Spurs had claimed a desire for revenge against the man for murdering father; When it is proven the man died of radiation poisoning, Spurs and Hank Roper investigate to discover a spaceship. "The Mystery of the Indian Hills"; When Jigg Larsen and his cattle rustlers raid the Arizona ranch owned by Laura Towne, the Rancho Oro, he has his men burn the ranch house with Stew Carey inside; Strong Bow, one of Spurs Jackson's Space Vigilantes, finds the burning ranch and rescues Stew Carey. "How a Visitor from Space Won the Great West for America" half-page story about Tecumsah. Indicia states "SPACE WESTERN COMICS." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

A bit about the movie plus 10 pull-out posters Cover price $3.50.

Story & art: Tom Stazer and John Williams. The popular humor adventure series entering its third year now becomes an Eclipse comic. A summary of the first 9 issues is included for new readers. Come meet Lip, Orson and Barbara, three adventurers on a stranded Earth ship that's been turned into a bar! There's a conspiracy a-brewin', and they aim to find out what it's all about! B&W. Cover price $1.50.

1st (only) printing. Cover by Thomas Byrd. Stories by Thomas Byrd, Ed Verreaux, Jim Pinkoski, and Ronald Roach. Science fiction adventure with that underground comix twist. 40 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

b&w. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

b&w. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

b&w. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

by Doug Curtis All-New! You've begged! You've pleaded! Now the beloved SpaceHack strips you've seen in the Knights of the Dinner Table become a story of their own! Join the ongoing mission of Captain Queeze and his intrepid (and more than a little insane) crew in this amazingly funny three-issue mini-series! b&w, 24pg (1 of 3) $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

by Doug Curtis All-new! You've begged! You've pleaded! Now the beloved SpaceHack strips you've seen in the Knights of the Dinner Table comic magazine become a story of their own! Join the three-issue mission of Captain Queeze and his intrepid (and more than a little insane) crew in this amazingly funny mini-series! b&w, 24pg (2 of 3) $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Story and art by Basil Wolverton. Basil Wolverton's star-faring superhero returns in adventures unseen for decades as Dark Horse begins a series of chronological reprints of this landmark work! This debut features Wolverton's first two Spacehawk adventures, plus the first new Spacehawk story in more than 20 years--"Spacehawk VS the Brain-Bats of Venus"--a tribute to the master writer Jerry Prosser and illustrator Gary Davis! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Story and art by Basil Wolverton. More classic science fiction/adventure from the all-time master, Basil Wolverton! In addition to the two Basil Wolverton stories from the 40s, there's another new tribute story by Jerry Prosser and Gary Davis! Spacehawk revisits the planet where the brain of his friend Captain Dakk was transplanted into the body of a gigantic hornosaur in one of the original Spacehawk stories. It seems the hornosaur's "auxiliary brain" is usurping the good Captain's mind and sending him on a rampage! Cover by Basil Wolverton. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Story and art by Basil Wolverton. This issue reprints two classic Spacehawk adventures by famed artist of the "odd," Basil Wolverton. Also is this issue is part one of a two-part "homage" by Roachmill writer/artists Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeny and a Spacehawk text story by Wolverton. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Story and art by Basil Wolverton. Basil Wolverton's enigmatic, mysterious man from outer space is back! Can even Spacehawk survive the machinations of Queen Haba of Neptune? Join the scourge of the spaceways as he fights the forces of evil! Story, interior art, and painted cover all by Basil Wolverton. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.

Story and art by Basil Wolverton. Join our fierce avenger as he protects the innocent and punishes the guilty! Basil Wolverton's mysterious stranger uses super-science and powerful abilities to make the spaceways safe for all! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

(W/A/CA) Basil Wolverton Blast off into outer space with Basil Wolverton's weird and otherworldly SPACEHAWK! Two tense and terrific tales of terrible adventure and tumult from comics' Golden Age! You ain't seen nothing like this!

by Mike Allred & Lawrence Marvit Rocketing out of the pages of The Atomics ... it's Spaceman! The latest creation from the fevered pen of Mike (X-Force) Allred is a space-faring adventurer out to save the universe, or at least his portion of it. Extra-dimensional animation! Expect all the regular thrills, spills, and goofball chills, as Mike has thunk up a tale of weird aliens, cosmic castles, and swashbuckling fun. Joining Mike (X-Force) Allred is Sparks creator Lawrence Marvit (Monsters Inc.), who pencils ancillary characters, lays out the book, paints the backgrounds, and designs the aliens! Mike inks and draws Spaceman, with Laura Allred adding the finishing colors. FC, 24pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.