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Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4400745011

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) 1D CGC 9.4

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Label #4132889016

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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) 1D CGC 9.4

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Label #4132889012

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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) 1D CGC 9.4

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Label #4132889023

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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) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-289EB7E-020

Story by Mike Baron. Art by Klaus Janson. Continued from last issue. Frank has found the tape that shows the Rev murdering a man in cold blood. Can Castle deal out his brand of punishment to a man of God? The Punisher's war on crime does not discriminate. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 57A CGC 9.8 Lee

Paper: White

Label #3913968016

DOUBLE COVER: Punisher photo cover inside with "Wanted: Dead or Alive" brown cover on the outside - Cover art by Jim Lee. America's Most Hunted, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Hugh Haynes, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; his face damaged, Punisher runs from the law and battles Kingpin's gang members. Punisher illos by Ed Lazerrali and Bud LaRosa, and Mark Bagley and Don Hudson. 40 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Punisher (2000 5th Series) 1C CGC 9.2 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Variant Cover/ Second Printing.

Label #4258214024

2nd printing. NOTE: It very closely resembles the first printing variant cover of issue number one but has a differently colored title logo. Painted cover by Tim Bradstreet Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon/Jimmy palmiotti • THE SCOOP: Marvel Knights Year 2 starts off with a double-barreled bang as the classic Punisher returns! • THE STORY: Frank Castle has gone back to basics. Back in New York, back from the dead and back doing what he does best: exterminating bad guys and waging his personal war on crime. The Punisher is here to clean up the mean streets of New York City, and the gutters are overflowing with drug dealers, mob scum and law-breaking skels. And just wait until you check out Franks new bachelor pad—with his roommate Death! Its a gritty tale of bullet-ridden, gut-wrenching action as you like it! • THE CREATORS: Brought to you by those majesties of mayhem and murder, the Preacher team of writer Garth Ennis and penciler Steve Dillon! With inks by none other than DAREDEVILs Jimmy Palmiotti! • THE FORMAT: 12-issue monthly limited series. • THE WRITER SPEAKS: [The Punisher] is a cold-blooded guy who kills criminals because he hates the fact that theyre alive. Hes not out for redemption in any way, he just does what he does, said Ennis, He doesnt worry about the super hero code of ethics. Hes a massive thug who machine-guns people, then machine-guns some more, then hes got an hour free so he goes to find some drug dealers and machine-guns them. • THE BUZZ: Out of all the comic books coming out next year, Wizard chose PUNISHER as Book Of The Year and said: Trust us, PUNISHER wont be just another good book. Itll blow the competition away. Cover price $2.99.

Punisher (2001 6th Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-29D381B-012

Painted cover by Tim Bradstreet. Garth Ennis / Steve Dillon / Jimmy Palmiotti. THE SCOOP: Frank Castle is back - and so are Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti! THE STORY: Hot off of last year's smash-hit series, the one and only Punisher returns to blast the dirtbags and dealers off the mean streets of New York City! Look for old friends, strangely changed enemies and lots of trademark humor and ultraviolence! But with Castle's war reinvigorated, the hapless Detective Soap finds his loyalties torn ? and his manhood tested! Yes, it's more twisted laughs and gruesome mayhem, as only this creative team can deliver! THE CREATORS SPEAK: "It's a good, down to earth, straightforward, kill-as-many-people-as-possible-in-a-short-period-of-time sort of comic," Dillon said. "Which is sort of fun." "The first five-issue storyline is definitely the same kind of wild, over-the-top, crazy stuff that you've seen in the first series," Ennis added. "The difference is that it's more of a big, epic action-movie type of story, rather than a sort of low-key crime thriller like the 12-issue storyline was." ? THE BUZZ: "Ennis' dark wit and Dillon's no-nonsense visual style are a perfect match and make for a story that is pure blood, guts and mayhem, and, above all else, a damn fine read." -IGN THE FORMAT: The debut issue of this monthly series is 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.

Punisher 2099 (1993 Marvel) 1 CBCS 9.6

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Direct Edition

Label #21-0A2C7CD-016

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Foil stamped cover. Cover by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Deadly Genesis, script by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, art by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti; After his family is murdered by the serial killer Kron Stone, Jake Gallows is outraged when Kron is set free with little more then a slap on the wrist due to his social status; Jake is disillusioned by the legal system of his era and then uses the War Journal of Frank Castle as his inspiration, taking up the mantle of The Punisher. 36 pgs., full color. $1.75. See also Punisher War Journal #50. Cover price $1.75.

Punisher Presents Barracuda Max (2007) 1 CBCS 9.6 SS Ennis

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Witnessed Signature: Garth Ennis on 9/17/2022.

Label #22-3680002-040

Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by GORAN PARLOV Cover by SHAWN MARTINBOROUGH What? You didn't actually think that a load of buckshot to the chest in shark-infested waters was gonna put him down for good, did you? The Punisher's wildest foe is back -- give or take a few boy parts -- this time he's embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the son of a dangerous mob boss. Should be a breeze for a guy who went toe-to-toe with Frank Castle and lived to tell about it, right? Guess again. Junior is a hemophiliac -- and every crime syndicate in the country can't wait to take a shot at him as payback to his dad. To survive, Barracuda will have to navigate hitmen, corrupt cops, black ops, a Central American strongman, and rescue a damsel in distress. No kidding. 32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Direct Edition.

Label #21-22F82E4-032

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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.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #23-238605B-004

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. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Movie 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4349156002

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. Script by Walt Simonson and art by John Buscema & Klaus Janson. Cover price $0.50.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 60 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD4DC5-042

Cover by Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. Stories by Gary Friedrich, Denny O'Neil and Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. The greatest action epic of them all! Now it can be told! The six-gun saga you demanded as the Rawhide Kid thunders into a deadly Indian war in "Massacre at Medicine Bend!" by Gary Friedrich, Denny O'Neil, Dick Ayers and Herb Trimpe. Also in this issue: Back-up story "The Bronc Buster!" by Stan Lee and Ayers, reprinted from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #63. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 90 CGC 5.5

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Label #2117504014

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber. Stories by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee. Art by Larry Lieber, Dick Ayers and John Tartaglione. The Rawhide Kid and Kid Colt are ambushed in "Guns Below the Border" by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. El Tirano appearance. Plus: Back-up story "And Not a Word Was Spoken" by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers, reprinted from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #61. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Rawhide Kid (1955) 104 CGC 5.0

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Label #2117504016

Reprints. Cover by Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta. Stories by Ron Whyte, Larry Lieber and Stan Lee. Art by Larry Lieber, Bob Forgione, Vince Colletta and Jack Abel. Blazing Western action as you like it! Get set for excitement when the Rawhide Kid is challenged to a..."Shoot-Out at Mesa City!" by Ron Whyte, Larry Lieber (pencils) and Vince Colletta, reprinted from issue #63. Plus a second six-gun saga you'll never forget when the Rawhide Kid faces..."The Gun That Couldn't Lose!" by Lieber (script/pencils) and Colletta, also reprinted from issue #63. And: Back-up story "War in Chicamaw County" by Stan Lee, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel, reprinted from Frontier Western (1956) #1. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.6

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Label #4401223003

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.4

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Label #4389079020

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 9.2

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Label #4389079001

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 CGC 7.5

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Label #4389079012

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Frank Thorne. The Blood of the Unicorn, script by Ed Summer, Roy Thomas, and Clara Noto, art by Frank Thorne; While wandering the forests of Argos, Red Sonja witnesses a warlord named Andar of Bezfarda attacking a unicorn; He cuts off the unicorn's horn in the hopes of obtaining its mystical properties; Red Sonja leaps down and liberates the unicorn from its attackers; She rides off with it, and both rider and mount develop a close bond. The Hulk stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Green Thumb." 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 4 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-342363F-023

"The Lake of the Unknown." Script by Roy Thomas and Clara Noto, art and cover by Frank Thorne. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Madam Web!" Cover price $0.30.

Red Sonja (1977 1st Marvel Series) 15 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #22-0FD4FF7-037

Final issue of the series. 40-cent cover price. "The Tomb of Three Dead Kings!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Iron Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Brains Over Brawn!" Dave Cockcum cover. Cover price $0.40.

Red Sonja the Movie (1985) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-29CED65-022

Cover by Mary Wilshire. Into the Realm of Darkness! (part 1), script by Louise Simonson and Mary Wilshire, art by Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta; Based on the 1985 feature film. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Ren and Stimpy Show (1992) 1U CGC 9.4 Kazaleh Variant Unbagged

Paper: White

Label #4248628006

Cover art by Mike Kazaleh. Ren & Stimpy "Go Bad!" Powdered Toast Man Vs. The Kings Of Crime! Alien Attack starring Commander Hoek & Cadet Stimpy. Scripts by Dan Slott, art by Mike Kazaleh. 32 pgs. $2.25. UNBAGGED COPY. Issue #1 originally came polybagged with a scratch & sniff Ren or Stimpy air fowler. Cover price $2.25.

Rise of the Black Panther (2018) 2A CBCS 9.8 Stelfreeze

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Label #22-11A3106-014

SECRET ORIGIN OF THE BLACK PANTHER Part 2 - Written by Evan Narcisse and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art by Javier Pina. Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. T'Challa has finally taken up his crown! But the new king will find old wounds festering. When Wakandans go missing, the Black Panther goes on the prowl - and his path will lead far beyond the borders of his isolated country. Monarch meets monarch as Namor, the King of Atlantis, discovers Wakanda! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Rocket Raccoon (1985 Marvel) 1 FN/VF 7.0

Written by: Bill Mantlo Pencils by: Mike Mignola. Animal Crackers Readers are reintroduced to the world of Half-World, Rocket Raccoon, Wal-Rus, and Llyla from their first appearance in Incredible Hulk 271. Lord Mole has started a toy war by killing the chief toysmith of Lord Dyvyne. Rocket Raccoon and his crew, with the oath of protecting the loonies of Cuckoo's Nest, find themselves involved in the struggle to ensure that their subjects receive the toys they need. Lord Dyvyne sends the Black Bunny Brigade to capture Llyla to obtain her stake in her toy empire. Cover price $0.75.

Rocket Raccoon (2014 2nd Series) 1A CGC 9.4 Young

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Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back; Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #1264580006

Story and Art by Skottie Young. ALL-NEW, IN-CONTINUITY SERIES! As defenders of the cosmos go, Rocket Raccoon has faced his fair share of galactic battles. He's been a hero to the weak, a champion of good, a protector of the innocent, a heartthrob to the many intergalactic female species and now--a raccoon on the run?! ( I'm sorry, I'm sorry, a 'formidable-and-expert-Guardian' on the run. Rocket is NOT a raccoon, okay?) Rocket's high-flying life of adventure and heroism may soon be a thing of the past when he becomes a wanted man-and the authorities are not the only one on his TAIL! (We'll definitely be overusing that pun!) Superstar creator Skottie Young brings his A-game as writer and artist on the series we've been waiting decades for. Because let's be real, this is the only Guardian of the Galaxy you actually care about. Am I right? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 1 VF+ 8.5

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) 3 CBCS 9.8

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Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

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Label #19-27D449D-103

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. As Rom stands overlooking the countryside he contemplates his lost humanity and longs to return home. However, the threat posed by the Dire Wraiths demands his attention yet again. Also, Brandy Clark can't get Rom and his warning out of her head as she returns home to find visitors of another kind in her apartment. Meanwhile, disguised Dire Wraiths use one man's own xenophobia to twist his hate and fear of Rom to their own ends. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 17 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4385888019

Part 1 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Cerebro, the mutant detecting device of Professor Charles Xavier, has discovered a new mutant residing in Clairton, West Virginia. He immediately dispatches his students, the mutant heroes known as the X-Men, to find this new source of power. Rom, discovers that a disguised Dire Wraith has married and procreated with a human woman. Can even Rom stand against the psionic power and horrible evil of the Hybrid. 32 pages. NOTE: 1st appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 18 CBCS 8.5

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Label #21-248D6B1-003

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Part 2 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Born from the unnatural union of a Dire Wraith father and a human mother, the malevolent Hybrid has used his powerful psionic and shape-changing abilities to trick the X-Men into thinking that Rom is the evil one. Now, Rom must stave off the powerful mutants long enough to convince them of the true threat before it is too late. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 24 CBCS 9.4

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Label #21-248D6B1-004

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Hurtling through space on his way home, Rom crosses paths with Richard Ryder, a.k.a. Nova, the Human Rocket. Rom soon allies with the youthful hero and his super-powered friends to defend the planet Xandar from invading hordes of alien Skrulls. 32 pages.

NOTE: This story continues the struggle started in Fantastic Four #204-209 and completes the saga of Nova (Richard Rider), whose adventures began in his own short-lived series. Rider returns as Kid Nova in the pages of New Warriors (1990-1996 1st Series) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop Archivist Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 27 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4385888017

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador return to Wraithworld, the home planet of their most hated enemy. It was the setting for their greatest victory. And now they have returned with Galactus as an ally to finish what they started over two centuries ago. However, there reside things in the Dark Nebula that even the Devourer of Worlds may fear. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Dire Wraiths, taking full advantage of Rom's absence, have invaded the small West Virginia town of Clairton. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 35 CBCS 8.5

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-009

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Danny Bulanadi. Many fathoms below the sea, Rom, together with his new ally Prince Namor, the Savage Sub- Mariner, confront a horrible product of Dire Wraith black magic. A threat that could spell the end for the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and the surface world as well. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 42 CBCS 7.5

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Label #22-3F879FE-012

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom strikes an unholy bargain with Quasimodo the Living Computer (last seen in Incredible Hulk #259). In exchange for his humanity Rom shall give up his Spaceknight armor to the sentient machine. There's no way this ends well. Special cameo appearance by Doctor Strange. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 47 CBCS 9.6

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-010

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. A young couple soon learn what lurks in the dark as a pare of Dire Wraiths reveal their terrible nature to them. Plus, Rom and Starshine arrive to a mysterious island and are accosted by creatures of fantasy and fairy-tale in "One Man's Toys...are another Man's Terror!" 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 52 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-011

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. The Dire Wraiths step it up a notch in "Total War!" Rom bands together with the US Army to repel a Wraith attack and shows the military just how bad the Wraith infestation is on our planet. However, they soon learn that the Dire Wraiths are closer than they at first realized. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 54 CBCS 9.6

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Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

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Label #21-24971B9-025

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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) 61 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-069BD64-033

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Jackson Guice. Continued from Rom Annual #3. Rom confronts a vast flock of Wraiths in the form Deathwings in "The Beginning of the End of the World!" Plus, government Agent Henry Gyrich, oft nemesis of the Avengers and X-Men, arrives to tell the military and Rom that there is a man who has successfully duplicated Rom's most powerful weapon, the Neutralizer. That man's name is Forge. 32 Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 65 CBCS 9.2

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Label #21-248D6B1-005

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Guest-starring everybody. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. The end is near. Nay, true-believer...the end is here. This is it...the Final Conflict. Rom is defeated and victory is within the grasp of the evil Dire Wraiths. However, one last thing stands in their way and total victory, the united governments of the Earth and oh yeah, all those pesky super-heroes Rom has spent the last 64 issues recruiting to his cause. Rom is joined by the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Soviet Super-Soldiers and all of the heroes of the world in one last ultimate battle to rid the Earth of Wraithkind forever. It's all or nothing...there's no turning back now. The war and the fate of mankind is decided in this epic issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 71 CBCS 9.0

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-022

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. Rom's ranks grow as Unam the Unseen and Vola the Trapper join him, Scanner, and Seeker. They come across yet another planet under attack by the deadly Dire Wraiths but this time the evil aliens are being led into battle by a traitor, the Spaceknight known as Raak the Breaker. It's Spaceknight vs. Spaceknight and one Spaceknight will not make it to the end of this issue alive. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-004

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Pat Broderick and Mike Gustovich. Introducing the sinister menace Stardust. Rom is accused by those he has sworn to protect of taking the life of children. He must find and stop this new menace from the stars who feeds on life-force. But how can even a Spaceknight defeat a foe who can strip away his armor and very being at will? And can Rom return and save the fading children in time before the spark of life leaves them forever? Plus, a bonus story from Rom's past. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

ROM (1979 Marvel) Annual 3 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-069BD64-036

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Guest-starring Professor X and the New Mutants (story continues in Rom #61). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by W.M. Johnson. As Rom and Starshine confront Dire Wraiths who threaten children, Rom soon realizes Brandy is losing her humanity within the cold steel of her Spaceknight armor. That's when Rom's old enemy the mutant known as Hybrid attacks. What sinister plans does this creature have for Starshine? One thing is for sure, she will never be the same again. Luckily Professor Xavier and his students arrive to lend a helping hand, or have they only arrived to meet their doom? Find out in "Prodigal Son!" 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Runaways (2008 3rd Series Marvel) 13B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Edition

Label #0236209013

Limited (1 for 10) 70th Frame Variant Cover by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA. "Homeschooling": Part 3 of 4 - Written by Kathryn Immonen. Art by Sara Pichelli. It's the end of the Runaways' California dreamin' as they attempt to make their escape from Klara's chlorophyll lockup...only to be denied by heavily armed outside forces who are about to foreclose on the property in a big way! Chase finally tells the truth about a violent event in his past. And when the kids have no choice but to turn to Hunter Stein to find a way out of this mess, he reveals a Malibu Beach House secret they never would have guessed. But it's not easy sailing because Chase is about to make a unilateral decision that looks a lot like...murder?! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Saga of Crystar (1983 Marvel) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2761B6A-014

"The Story They Said Couldn't Be Done!" Ika inadvertently drops the Caverns of Chaos next to the crystal palace in Galax. Script by Mary Jo Duffy, pencils by Ricardo Villamonte, inks by Dave Simmons. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.60.

Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1D CBCS 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2B6CBFF-003

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Direct Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1D VF 8.0 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1N CBCS 7.5 Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-2735EC6-004

Newsstand Edition. 1st appearance and origin of the She Hulk. "The She-Hulk Lives!" Guest-starring Bruce Banner. Story by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Chic Stone. Jennifer Walters is on the verge of death after an attempted assassination, and the only thing that will save her life is a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner...AKA the Incredible Hulk! His gamma-irradiated blood sparks a startling transformation in his cousin, and she will forevermore be known as the Savage She-Hulk! Cover price $0.40.

Savage She-Hulk (1980) 8 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-0FD3AC2-049

"Among the Ogres!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Story by David Anthony Kraft. Art by Mike Vosburg and Chic Stone. Cover by Michael Golden. At the mercy of bizarre swamp dwellers, can She-Hulk escape before their mysterious liquid disfigures her making her as grotesque as they are? Plus, the macabre Man-Thing emerges from the murky swamp, but is he friend or foe? Cover price $0.50.