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Punisher (1986 1st Series) 5N FN/VF 7.0

Newsstand Edition. "Final Solution: Part 2!" Story by Steven Grant and Jo Duffy. Art by Mike Vos and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. The final chapter to the Punishers return to his war on crime concludes. Cover price $0.75.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.0 SS Bernthal

Paper: White

Signed by Jon Bernthal on 7/23/16.

Label #1424256010

Direct Edition. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Vietnam vet Frank Castle's wife and children were caught in the crossfire of warring crime families. Now, he's back and they're all going to pay. All of them. Those that visit harm on others will come to know him as the Punisher. Frank starts up his first ongoing series with guns blazing. His first target, a drug dealer who thinks he's above the law. Well, he's not above Punishment. Cover price $0.75.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 10D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4544118017

Direct Edition. Crossover with Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #257. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Whilce Portacio. Daredevil and the Punisher are like fire and ice. They just don't play well together. A known criminal is on the loose and Daredevil wants him to stand trial for his crimes but Frank intends to see that he never makes it to court. Sit back and enjoy a Daredevil/Punisher brawl the likes of which you've never seen before. It's a story told from two points of view. This is the Punisher's point of view. Read Daredevil #257 for 'ole Hornhead's. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 10N CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4643367011

Newsstand Edition. Crossover with Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #257. Story by Mike Baron. Art by Whilce Portacio. Daredevil and the Punisher are like fire and ice. They just don't play well together. A known criminal is on the loose and Daredevil wants him to stand trial for his crimes but Frank intends to see that he never makes it to court. Sit back and enjoy a Daredevil/Punisher brawl the likes of which you've never seen before. It's a story told from two points of view. This is the Punisher's point of view. Read Daredevil #257 for 'ole Hornhead's. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 46 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4643367012

Direct Edition. Cover art by Hugh Haynes and Bud La Rosa. Cold Cache, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Hugh Haynes, inks by Bob Wiacek, Bud La Rosa, Jimmy Palmiotti, Vince Evans, Rodney Ramos, Santiago Oliveras, Kevin Kobasic, Ariane Lenshoek, and Ed Lazellari; Punisher tries to procure a particle beam created by Microchip's dad during WWII before a group of neo Nazis can get it. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 66 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4643367013

Eurohit: Part 3 of 7 – "Black Forest, Black Bear!" Story by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Al Williamson. The Punisher is captured by a new player, a German crook named Bear. The Kingpins European rival sets Frank loose in the wild and plans to hunt him, but hell soon learn that the Punisher is the most dangerous game… 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 70 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4643367014

Eurohit: Part 7 of 7 – "Tunnel Vision!" Story by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Al Williamson. As Batroc and Tarantula fight to the death, Punisher seeks to put an end to the Kingpin once and for all. But first hell have to deal with the assassin Snakebite. Dont miss the explosive conclusion to Eurohit! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 71 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4643367015

"Loose Ends!" Story by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Jimmy Palmiotti. Frank's past comes back to haunt him, as a minor crook he once let live has come back, and now the Punisher has to clean house. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Punisher (2004 7th Series) Max 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4603101005

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils by LEWIS LAROSA Covers by TIM BRADSTREET "IN THE BEGINNING" pt. 1 of 6?Garth Ennis finally lets loose to take Punisher to the MAX ? literally ? as the hunter becomes the hunted! No more pulled punches, no more dialing it down. One of comics' most provocative writers takes one of comics' most provocative characters in a new direction ? ANY direction he wants! 32 PGS. PARENTAL ADVISORY $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Punisher (2011 9th Series) 1B FN Adams 1:25 Variant

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS Written by GREG RUCKA Penciled by MARCO CHECCHETTO TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK. For Frank Castle death comes easy...life is where things gets complicated. Fully loaded with the Eisner winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neo-superstar artist Marco Checchetto (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil), the BIGGEST GUN of all returns with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes. As New York City's body counts continue to rise, the city's streets are teeming with more methodical criminals than ever and a police force doing it's best to keep its head above water. The Punisher has returned to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got... but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal? Plus bonus pages exploring some of the new personalities in Frank's life...and how closely intertwined living is with dying. 40 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Punisher (2018 12th Series) 218A VF 8.0 Crain

Punisher: War Machine: Part 1 of 6 - Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Guiu Vilanova. Cover by Clayton Crain. - For years, Frank Castle has been fighting a one-man war against criminals who endanger the innocent, but when a certain one-eyed operative offers him the tools to take his fight global…how could he say no? Find out how Frank found his way into the WAR MACHINE Armor! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Rated T+ NOTE: Includes Marvel Value Stamp #21 of 53: Daredevil. 32 pages, full color, Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (1995 1st Printing) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4659541018

Garth Ennis (1st writing for Marvel). Cover by Nick Percival. Art by Dougie Braithwaite, Robin Riggs, Michael Halbleib, Sean Hardy, Martin Griffith, Don Hudson and John Livesay. Writer Garth Ennis (his first story for Marvel) lets the Punisher loose on the unsuspecting heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe! THE STORY: In this WHAT IF? style adventure, the wife and children of Frank Castle were killed not in a mob shoot-out, but were instead caught in the crossfire of a super hero slugfest. Contacted by a mysterious group who have also suffered great loss, Castle is given a mission: kill those responsible for the death of his loved ones -- the superhumans whose daily battles callously endanger the lives of innocents. Armed with an arsenal of advanced weaponry, the former soldier hunts down Spider-Man, Magneto, Captain America, the Kingpin, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, the Hulk, Venom, Wolverine and more. One by one, group by group, mutant or monster, the one-man army means to kill them all. Pity the heroes... and fear the Punisher! Cover price $5.95.

Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 1D CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Potts

Paper: White

Direct Edition. Witnessed Signature: Carl Potts on 6/22/2025.

Label #25-23D4F3A-056

Direct Edition. Cover art by Carl Potts and Scott Williams. An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; Punisher shoots some criminals and recalls his family's death in Central Park. Profiles of this issue's creators. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4057351018

Direct Edition. Cover art by Jim Lee. On the Track of Unknown Animals, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; at Microchip's behest, Punisher goes to Africa as part of a dinosaur hunting expedition; Punisher battles Wolverine in the African jungle. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Punisher War Zone (1992) 1D CGC 9.8 JSA Romita Jr.

Paper: White

John Romita JR. Authenticated Autograph.

Label #4644965005

Direct Edition. Die-Cut Wraparound Cover by John Romita Jr.. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher follows Microchip, who's seeing a psychiatrist; Punisher goes undercover and is introduced to the Carbone family as Johnny Tower. 40 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Punisher War Zone (1992) 1D CGC 9.8 JSA Romita Jr.

Paper: White

John Romita JR. Authenticated Autograph.

Label #4644965006

Direct Edition. Die-Cut Wraparound Cover by John Romita Jr.. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher follows Microchip, who's seeing a psychiatrist; Punisher goes undercover and is introduced to the Carbone family as Johnny Tower. 40 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Punisher War Zone (1992) 1D CGC 8.5 SS Romita Jr.

Paper: White

Signed by John Romita Jr. on 9/26/24

Label #4469408008

Direct Edition. Die-Cut Wraparound Cover by John Romita Jr.. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher follows Microchip, who's seeing a psychiatrist; Punisher goes undercover and is introduced to the Carbone family as Johnny Tower. 40 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Punisher War Zone (1992) 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

6" crack to front of slab.

Label #3951433019

Newsstand Edition. Die-Cut Wraparound Cover by John Romita Jr.. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher follows Microchip, who's seeing a psychiatrist; Punisher goes undercover and is introduced to the Carbone family as Johnny Tower. 40 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Punisher War Zone (2008) 1C VG Dillon B&W Variant

Limited Sketch Variant Cover by STEVE DILLON. The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci: Part 1 of 6 - Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils by STEVE DILLON. 'THE RESURRECTION OF MA GNUCCI,' PART 1 The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, 'Welcome Back, Frank.' It all starts when two mobsters take a trip to the zoo and piss off the wrong monkey. Limbs are lost (the kind you can't easily replace), vultures are fed (with said appendages), and then things get, like, really crazy. Like back-from-the-dead crazy. That's right -- she's back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless evil. 32 PGS.(each)/Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Radiant Black (2021 Image) 1A CGC 9.8 Cho

Paper: White

Label #3942481005

Written by Kyle Higgins. Art by Marcello Costa. Cover by Michael Cho. For fans of INVINCIBLE and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comes a brand-new ONGOING SERIES from acclaimed writer KYLE HIGGINS (Ultraman, C.O.W.L.) and artist MARCELO COSTA that reinvents superheroes for a new generation! Nathan Burnett has just turned thirty, and things aren't great: He's working (and failing) at two jobs, his credit card debt is piling up, and his only move… is moving back home with his parents. But when Nathan discovers and unlocks the ethereal, cosmic RADIANT, he's given the power to radically change his fortunes! There's just one problem: The powers don't belong to him. And the COSMIC BEINGS who created them want them back... by any means necessary. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981 Marvel) 1N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4425282009

Newsstand Edition. Cover by James Sherman. Script by Walt Simonson. Art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In this issue, Indiana Jones' attempt to obtain a rare idol is foiled by his rival Belloq. And then Indy is contacted by the government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do in part one of this adaptation. Cover price $0.50.

Rampaging Hulk (1977 Magazine) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4589917019

Includes: cover art by cover art by Ken Barr; And Then...the X-Men (the original X-Men), Script by Doug Moench, Pencils by Walt Simonson, Inks by Alfredo Alcala; But Will It Thoom in Poughkeepsie...? article by John Warner; X-Men X-pose, article by Ralph Macchio, art by Dave Cockrum; Bloodstone art by Marshall Rogers; and Scream, the Shrike!, Script by John Warner, Pencils by Bob Brown, Inks by Rudy Nebres. 68 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Rampaging Hulk (1977 Magazine) 17 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4627238016

Featuring "The Biggest Game" Written by Doug Moench. Pencils by Ron Wilson. Inks by Alfredo Alcala; "Nights Born Ten Years Gone" Moon Knight Written by Doug Moench. Pencils by Bill Sienkiewicz. Inks by Klaus Janson. Cover art by Earl Norem. Cover price $1.50.

Rampaging Hulk (1977 Magazine) 21 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4589917018

Includes: cover art by Bob Larkin; one-page Hulk art, Pencils by Brent Anderson, Inks by Joe Rubinstein; Into the Myth-Realm, Script by Doug Moench, Art by Bob McLeod; Marvel's Changing Heroes article by Tom Rogers; The Movie Critics Don't See, article by Jeff Mundo; and All in Color for a Crime! with Dominic Fortune, Script by Denny O'Neil, Art by Howard Chaykin. 68 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Rangers Comics (1941) 12 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. TRIMMED and staples replaced. Heavy tape on interior.

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Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Art Saaf, Jean Levander, Graham Ingels, Saul Rosen and Lee Elias. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Professor Broussard and crew seek The Dungeon Dweller of Horror House; Early good-girl art as Glory goes undercover in a shipyard to find a saboteur; The Commando Rangers are aided by a saint from antiquity while taking refuge in an old church. Cover by Art Saaf hints at the good-girl art to come in future issues. U.S. Rangers; Glory Forbes Vigilante; The Werewolf Hunter; Commando Rangers; The Sea Devil; Two-Faced Traitor; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rangers Comics (1941) 41 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4418746002

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Charles Sultan, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair must stop tribal boys from betting the tribe's gold on a bear fight - but first, she fights a mountain lion while wearing nothing but a towel; Department store mannequins aid a cleaning woman who stumbles on would-be arsonists; Killers wracked by guilt reveal their stories to a radio-show host in "I Confess." Action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; I Confess; World Adventurers; Glory Forbes; The Werewolf Hunter; Sky Rangers; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Raphael (1985 Mirage Studio) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1REP CGC 8.5 Eastman Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4216735019

2nd printing (Full Color Cover) - New wraparound cover and 8 new pages of art. Cover price $1.50.

Red Hulk (2025 Marvel) 1K CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Miller "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4633997008

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Benjamin Percy. Art by Geoff Shaw. Cover by Frank Miller. RED HULK RAGES INTO ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! •THUNDERBOLT ROSS - in a cell deep below the ground - is a prisoner of DOCTOR DOOM And he is not alone. Brilliant military, criminal and political minds have been gathered against their will in a prison complex that serves as a "THINK TANK" to help carry out Doom's plan for global domination. But the RED HULK has other plans! Guest starring MACHINE MAN and DEATHLOK! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Red Hulk (2025 Marvel) 1K CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Miller "Virgin" Edition. Extreme side edge crack(s), 5" or more.

Label #4633997007

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Benjamin Percy. Art by Geoff Shaw. Cover by Frank Miller. RED HULK RAGES INTO ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! •THUNDERBOLT ROSS - in a cell deep below the ground - is a prisoner of DOCTOR DOOM And he is not alone. Brilliant military, criminal and political minds have been gathered against their will in a prison complex that serves as a "THINK TANK" to help carry out Doom's plan for global domination. But the RED HULK has other plans! Guest starring MACHINE MAN and DEATHLOK! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Red One HC (2015-2017 Image) 1-1ST NM 9.4

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Welcome to America!" Collects Red One (2015) #1-2. Written by Xavier Dorison. Art and cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson. What happens when America's Greatest Hero...is actually a Russian Spy? Includes bonus material in an oversized European-style hardcover. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Red She-Hulk (2012) 58A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4618713017

(W) Jeff Parker (A) Carlo Pagulayan, Wellington Alves (CA) Carlo Pagulayan ALL-NEW ONGOING! The Earth's strongest female set on a path of destruction!!! Her enemies? EVERY POWERED BEING IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!!! Cover price $2.99.

Red Tornado (1985 DC) 2N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4628214015

Newsstand Edition. Superman beats Reddy to pieces, and the Construct makes his big move in "Shattered!" Written by Kurt Busiek, with art and cover by Carmine Infantino and Frank McLaughlin. Cover price $0.75.

Return of Tarzan HC (1927 Grosset & Dunlap) 1-1ST VG 4.0

1st Grosset & Dunlap printing. Includes dust jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 26 illustrations. 365 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Return of Wolverine (2018 Marvel) 1V NM 9.4 McNiven Weapon X Virgin 1:600 Variant

Limited 1 for 600 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Steve McNiven. HE'S BACK, BUB. 40 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Rick and Morty (2015 Oni Press) 1BLANK CGC 9.8 Hill Blank Variant

Paper: White

Sketch Edition.

Label #4031897005

Sketch Variant Cover. Written by Zac Gorman. Art by CJ Cannon. Cover by Ryan Hill. Join degenerate superscientist Rick Sanchez as he embarks on all-new insane adventures with his awkward grandson Morty, his teenage granddaughter Summer, his veterinary surgeon daughter Beth, and his hapless son-in-law Jerry. In this issue: Part One of 'The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street'! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) 1949 NM- 9.2

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) is a promotional comic book. It is political giveaway comic sponsored by the United Labor League of Ohio and their candidate, Joe Ferguson. This promo was done in order to discredit Senator Taft in his 1950 Ohio re-election bid. The tone is distinctly pro-union. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 2A CGC 9.2 Young

Paper: White

Label #4660913009

Story and Art by Skottie Young. FRAMED. The most notorious Raccoon in the galaxy has been arrested and falsely accused of murder! The real killer? An imposter procyon that seems to be one step ahead of Rocket at every turn. Now, it's up to Rocket and a certain someone from Planet X to find the truth! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 3A CGC 9.6 Young

Paper: White

Label #4660913010

Story and Art by Skottie Young. Everyone's favorite pistol-packin' procyon* finally finds himself face-to-face with the intergalactic imposter. It's macho ado about everything as Macho Gomez guest-stars and the Ex-Terminators are hot on Rocket's tail! *Procyon is the scientific term for raccoon, obviously. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 4A CGC 9.6 Young

Paper: White

Label #4660913011

Story, Art and Cover by Skottie Young. THE FUR FLIES! Rocket and his dangerous doppelgänger face off! BETRAYED! Ensnared like some kind of terrestrial rodent, Rocket comes face-to-face-to-face-to-face-to-face with a few of the folks who want him dead! Can the everyone's favorite gunslingin' Guardian of the Galaxy make it out alive and clear his name? Cover price $3.99.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 5A CGC 9.2 Young

Paper: White

Label #4660913012

Story and Cover by Skottie Young. Art by Jake Parker and Skottie Young. As seen in the blockbuster Marvel Studios film, Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket and Groot are back! It's the breakout hit series of the summer! As their space adventures continue, find out why Rocket Raccoon and Groot are quickly becoming the hottest characters in the Marvel Universe. How does the most dangerously daring critter of the cosmos get the bad guys? With his two best friends: Guns and Groot! Cover price $3.99.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 11 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4660913013

Written by Skottie Young. Art by Jake Parker. Cover by Skottie Young. Does the book of Half-World actually exist? Or was it all just one big HOAX? And finally, is Rocket really alone in the world? You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish you were a raccoon! (I mean a gun-wielding, smack-talking tough guy who happens to be covered in fur!) 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Rocketeer Special Edition (1984 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4457084008

Cover, story and art by Dave Stevens. "Chapter 5" 20 pages. Part 5 of 8. Story continues from Pacific Presents #2. Cliff Secord teams up with the inventor of his jet pack to stop enemy agents from stealing "The Locust", an experimental plane. If he survives, he will still have to escape the inventor and his agents if he wants to prevent Betty from flying to Europe with slimy photographer Marco. Story continues in Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1. Issue includes pin ups by Gray Morrow, Doug Wildey, Murphy Anderson, George Freeman, William Stout, Russ Heath, Al Williamson, Bruce Jones and Mike Kaluta. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.50.

Rogue (1995 Marvel) 1st Series 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4660648013

Gold Foil cover, pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Terry Austin. An Affair To Remember, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Terry Austin; Rogue heads to New Orleans to visit the boy she put in a coma and Gambit follows. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 1N VF 8.0

Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Deep in space two centuries ago a decisive battle between the forces of good and evil was fought. The brave Spaceknights of Galador defeated the evil sorcery and super-science of the Dire Wraiths and scattered them to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Now in present day their eternal struggle has spilled over to Earth. Rom, greatest of the Spaceknights, has arrived in Clairton, a small West Virginia town. Frightened by the arrival of a 7' alien, the people of Clairton have called in the National Guard. Can Rom convince those he came to save that the true enemy resides in their very ranks? 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 13 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-005

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After his battle with Jack of Hearts, Rom washes up to shore battered and suffering from amnesia. After befriending the young girl, Talley, Rom and his new found friend soon discover that evil lurks within the sea cave in which they explore. Can Rom regain his memories in time to stop the Plunderer (last seen in Fantastic Four #191) and his pirates from fulfilling their malevolent plans? Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 30D CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-006

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Direct Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom bestows Torpedo with the ability to spot the shape-shifting Dire Wraiths. As Wraith activity escalates, a new threat arrives in the form of the Metal Master (last seen in Incredible Hulk #6) and his mechanical monstrosities. This encounter leaves Rom wondering if he will ever meat this Hulk he keeps hearing about. Flashback cameo appearance by the Incredible Hulk. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 32 CBCS 7.0

Paper: White

Label #22-2D0A2F1-007

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By Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom stands against the united might of Hybrid and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. But, when the mutant known as Rogue turns her ability absorbing powers on the gallant Spaceknight, his innate nobility awakens a goodness within her that she did not realize she had (perhaps leading her to seek out membership with the Uncanny X-Men). 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 34D CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-008

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Direct Edition. Guest starring Prince Namor, the mighty Sub-Mariner. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Rom and Sybil have each lost much in the conflict with the Dire Wraiths. He, his humanity and homeworld and she, her parents and childhood. While, in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean the Savage Sub-Mariner soon learns that there is no where safe from the influence of the evil Dire Wraiths. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 54 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-24971B9-025

Guest-starring Rick Jones, Nick Fury, and Dr. Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Mel Candido, and Kelly Jones. As Rom educates the military on the horrors of the Dire Wraiths, professional sidekick Rick Jones takes up residence at a hospital to have tests done. However, this house of medicine has also drawn the evil of Wraithkind to its doorstep. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 58 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #22-2D0A2F1-012

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Guest-starring Ant-Man and Alpha Flight. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. In the aftermath of last issue's devastating events the diminutive Avenger Ant-Man arrives to give our Spaceknights a helping hand. Using his Pym-Particles, Ant-Man, Rom, and Starshine shrink down and enter the bowels of the earth seeking answers. What they find would give pause to even the bravest of heroes. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.