Auctions: comic books in 'Graphic Novel'

Alien The Illustrated Story GN (1979 Futura/Heavy Metal Edition) 1A-1ST FN- 5.5

Futura Edition - 1st printing. Based on the classic sci/fi horror film "Alien" by Ridley Scott. Adapted by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

Batman Gotham by Gaslight (1989 DC) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Written by Brian Augustyn. Art by Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell. Introduction by Robert Bloch.

In an age of mystery and superstition, how would the people of Gotham react to a weird creature of the night, a bat-garbed vigilante feared by the guilty and the innocent alike? Some would live in terror. Others would rest easier. Only one man would take no notice at all, a man with other matters to attend to. His name? No one knows for sure. Most people know him only as Jack. Jack the Ripper.

Squarebound, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

Black Angel GN (1996 Verotik) 1-1ST FN/VF 7.0

1st printing. Written by David Williams. Art by J. Cassone. Cover by Dave Stevens. Black Angel GN (1996) contains eight complete stories from the Golden Age of Comics. The Black Angel is an ebony clad heroine of brass and cunning who fights the tyranny of Nazi Germany. Softcover, 64 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Carl Barks Library HC and Slipcase Collection (1984-1990 Another Rainbow) SET#04 VF- 7.5

Set 04 - Includes 3 Volumes - Printings May Vary. By Carl Barks. These beautifully illustrated sets are the most comprehensive collection of the works of a true artistic genius. Featuring material from Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) #21-43 and Uncle Scrooge the Lemonade King (1960). Hardcover (3 volumes with slipcase), 9-in. x 13-in., 744 pages (Total), B&W. All Ages.

Danger Girl/GI Joe HC (2013 IDW) 1BLACK-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing. Black Label Edition - Limited to 50 hand-numbered copies. The Black Label Edition also includes a one of a kind art print by John Royle. Collects Danger Girl GI Joe (2012 IDW) #1-5. Written by Andy Hartnell. Art by John Royle. Cover by J. Scott Campbell. The two most incredible covert action teams the world has ever known-so covert, in fact, that neither knows the other exists-are meeting for the first time ever! Repeat: Danger Girl and G.I. JOE, together. Spies! Girls! Ninjas! COBRA! This Black Label edition of Danger Girl/G.I. Joe is signed by co-creators J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell and series artist, John Royle. Hardcover (Slipcase), 124 pages, full color. Cover price $350.00.

Doctor Strange Into Shamballa GN (1986 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Marvel Graphic Novel Volume 23 - 1st printing. Written by J.M. DeMatteis and Dan Green. Art by Dan Green. Softcover, 64 pages, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

Hip Hop Family Tree TPB (2013-2016 FB) Treasury Edition SET#1 NM 9.4

Includes Volume 1-2 (with Slipcase) - NOTE: Printings may vary.

Story and art by Ed Piskor.

To celebrate the resounding success of the first two volumes of Ed Piskor's history of Hip Hop, we are offering the two books along with an exclusive 24-page comic book specifically created for this boxed set inside a mind-blowingly colorful slipcase, drawn and designed by the artist. Piskor tells this story as a perfect parody/pastiche/homage to '90s Image comics.

Softcover (2 Volumes with slipcase), 9-in. x 12-in., 224 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $59.95.

Hip Hop Family Tree TPB (2013-2016 FB) Treasury Edition SET#2 NM 9.4

Includes Volume 3-4 (with Slipcase) - NOTE: Printings may vary.

Story and art by Ed Piskor.

We are also releasing our gift box set of Books 3 and 4 in time for the holidays. Exclusive with this box set is Understanding Hip Hop and Comics, Ed Piskor's examination of how the two media have intersected over the years.

Softcover (2 Volumes with slipcase), 9-in. x 12-in., 224 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk HC (1989-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 13-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #210-222 and ANNUAL #6.

Written by Len Wein, Roger Stern, David Kraft, and Jim Starlin. Art by Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan, Tom Palmer, Keith Pollard, George Tuska, Alfredo Alcala, Herb Trimpe, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, and Jim Starlin. Cover by Ernie Chan.

Bruce Banner's in the big city - and New Yorkers are earning their reputation for not being the friendliest bunch!

The Quintronic Man, the Constrictor and Jack of Hearts all have it out for Banner, and that means the Hulk's gonna take a gamma-green bite out of the Big Apple! Then, Hulk heads upstate - straight up, to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier - to battle the Bi-Beast! Both brutes are presumed dead in the aftermath of this cataclysmic clash, but will this mean some rare peace for the Hulk? Sadly no, because no man is an island - and when Hulk washes ashore, trouble comes to him in writer Roger Stern's dazzling debut!

Also featuring monster and mystic team-ups with Doctor Strange and Doctor Druid and a classic Hulk tale by Jim Starlin!

Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks X-Men HC (1987-2010 Marvel) 1st Edition 5-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #43-53, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #53, and material from Ka-Zar (1970 1st Series) #2-3 and Marvel Tales (1964-1994 Marvel) #30.

Written by ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, ARNOLD DRAKE & JERRY SIEGEL. Art by JIM STERANKO, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, DON HECK, JOHN BUSCEMA, WERNER ROTH & GEORGE TUSKA. Cover by JIM STERANKO.

Buckle down your mortarboards, students of Marvel's merry mutants, 'cause we've got a summer crash course in X-Men classics coming your way! Lesson #1: It ain't easy being an X-Man. No sooner has their mentor, Professor X, died than who shows up but Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Only a study in teamwork with Earth's Mightiest Heroes can help our grieving heroes make the grade! Lesson #2: Think twice before inviting family over. A friendly house call from the Juggernaut or Polaris, the daughter of Magneto himself, isn't the summertime bliss the brochure may have described! Lesson #3: Battling a bevy of baddies including Mesmero, Blastaar, the Red Raven, Warlock and Computo may cause cramps. Be sure to stretch before jumping into this pool! And for extra credit you can pull an all-nighter with the origins of Iceman and Beast, along with a rare solo story featuring the Angel!

Consult guest instructors Jim Steranko, Barry Smith and John Buscema this July or risk failure at the end of the term. Dismissed!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

NOTE: Vol. 5-Up have the Silver Dust Jackets.

Cover price $49.99.

Moebius GN (1987-1994 Marvel/Epic) 1-1ST FN/VF 7.0

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Upon a Star!" Story and art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Moebius GN (1987-1994 Marvel/Epic) 2-1ST VF- 7.5

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Arzach!" Story and art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Moebius GN (1987-1994 Marvel/Epic) 3-1ST VG+ 4.5

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Airtight Garage!" Story and art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

New Mutants GN (1982 Marvel Graphic Novel) 1-1ST FN/VF 7.0 1st Printing

Marvel Graphic Novel Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Chris Claremont. Art and cover by Bob McLeod.

Featuring the Origin and 1st appearance of New Mutants.

Thinking that the X-Men are dead (they are actually only off in space facing the Brood), Moira convinces Professor Xavier to gather the next generation of mutants after she rescues a local girl who can turn into a wolf; Professor X begins contacting the kids only to find that the young mutants are being attacked by Hellfire Soldiers sent by Donald Pierce to kill them. Arriving in Kentucky, Xavier and Rahne are attacked by the rocket blasting Sam Guthrie who has been duped into working for Pierce and Professor X is captured. The young mutants band together to save Xavier before Pierce can suck his mind dry.

Returning to the mansion after the conflict, Professor X gives his new young charges uniforms and, once the penitent Sam comes calling and is accepted into their ranks, the roster is filled and the New Mutants are born.

Softcover, 48 pages, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., full color.

NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Cannonball, and Danielle Moonstar; Karma first appeared in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #100.

Cover price $4.95.

Valkyrie TPB (2004 Verotik) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

1st printing. Story and Art by Fred Kida. Cover Art by Joe Chiodo. Continuing Verotik's Golden Age reprint series, Valkyrie presents the Nazi Femme Fatale from the '40s. These stories would cost collectors a fortune on the back-issue market - if you could even find them! Now, all of her appearances are collected here in one volume, in their full un-PC glory! Softcover, full color. Cover price $14.95.