Auctions: comic books 1980-1989, graded by CBCS

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 359 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EE6117-010

Cover by Walt Simonson. "The Grand Alliance! Or Life With Loki!!!", script and art by Walter Simonson; Thor, still under Lorelei's spell, makes his bid to put Loki in power and strikes Sif at his lover's command; Lorelei, still enamored of Loki, returns to her true love; Thanks to the wiles of the Enchantress, Thor catches his half-brother and his girl in bed and Lorelei's hold over him is broken; The Asgardians return home from Midgard. Appearances by Heimdall, the Enchantress, Sif, Beta Ray Bill, and Lorelei. Cameos by Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, plus Walt and Louise Simonson (in the last panel). Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 361 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2597333-014

Cover by Walt Simonson. "The Quick and the Dead!", script and art by Walter Simonson; Thor and the Asgardians storm the gates of Hel; Thor wrestlles with Hela for the souls trapped in her realm, but before she is defeated, she disfigures the thunder gods face. Appearances by the Enchantress, the Executioner, Sif, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. Letter to the editor from comics artist Michael Davis. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 362 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EE6117-023

Cover by Walt Simonson. The war against Hela continues in "Like a Bat Out of Hel!", script and art by Walter Simonson; The Asgardians race to leave the realm of Hel with Hela's minions hot on their trail, but the Executioner ensures their escape with his life. Appearances by the Enchantress, the Executioner, and Balder. Continued in part in Balder the Brave #2. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 363 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2597333-023

Last 65-cent cover price. Cover by Walt Simonson. Thor battles Kurse in this Secret Wars II crossover, "This Kursed Earth...!", script and art by Walt Simonson; The Beyonder sets up a fight between Thor and Kurse for his own instruction and amusement. Appearances by Power Pack, the Beyonder, and Beta Ray Bill. Loki cameo. Oh, and on the last page, Thor turns into a frog! Cap'n Crunch Cereal ad with Spider-Man. Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #6 and Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #18. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 8D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-270228D-025

First Printing. Direct Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 12 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2CD884F-006

Now understanding his abilities a little better, Buster puts them to use and tries to help the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons. But those plans don't go as intended. Meanwhile, the Autobots have rescued Optimus Prime but they don't realize that they have fallen into a trap in "Prime Time." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Herb Trimpe & Al Gordon. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 13 CBCS 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition.

Label #21-270228D-010

This issue has a Transformers tale from a different viewpoint as loser and gambler Joey Slick stumbles across a very strange gun while running from some gangsters trying to collect on Slick's gambling debts. But the gun is actually Megatron in a transformed state and Joey uses Megatron to his advantage and fixes a few things in his miserable life in "Shooting Star." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Don Perlin & Al Gordon. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 14 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-2EE6791-029

Jetfire officially joins the Autobots as they go out and blend into the world. While that is going on, Shockwave has come with a plan for new energon cubes which will enable the Decepticons to refuel with any form of energy in "Rock and Roll-Out." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Don Perlin & Al Gordon. Cover by Bob Budiansky and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 15 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-2EE6791-042

An organization called Triple I has been asked to do something about the Transformers, which they consider to be a giant robot menace. Their solution: create a robot master for the public to blame for this menace in "I, Robot Master." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Don Perlin & Keith Williams. Cover by Herb Trimpe. Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 25D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-2EE6E3F-058

First Printing. Direct Edition. Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Don Perlin & Ian Akin & Brian Garvey. Cover by Herb Trimpe. Now in possession of the hydrothermocline, an energy generator, the Decepticons plan to use the generator to repair the dimensional bridge to Cybertron. Meanwhile, Megatron, obsessed over Optimus Prime's death in the last issue, goes on a rampage in "Gone But Not Forgotten." Cover price $0.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 35D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-273D6C9-014

Direct Edition. Four kids, playing one afternoon in the railroad yards, get caught between a battle of Transformers. Then things get really exciting when they stumble upon Blaster and free him from his mode lock in "Child's Play." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Don Perlin & Ian Akin & Brian Garvey. Cover by Frank Springer, Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Cover price $1.00.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 193 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2594852-007

Double Sized Issue - "Warhunt 2!" Guest-starring the New Mutants and Firestar. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. The warrior mutant Thunderbird comes seeking revenge on the X-Men for the death of his brother, the original Thunderbird (see Uncanny X-Men #95 for Thunderbird's death). His fellow Hellions (the Hellfire Club's version of the New Mutants) Roulette, Empath, and a duped Firestar are coming along for the ride. But when Thunderbird finally comes face-to-face with the man he blames for his brother's death, Charles Xavier, is he ready f to hear the truth? Plus, what is the mysterious Nimrod up to. NOTE: 1st appearance of Firestar. This issue celebrates the first 100 issues of the New X-Men. Cover price $1.25.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Annual 11 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EE8333-058

Captain Britain and the X-Men battle Horde in "Lost in the Funhouse." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Alan Davis, inks by Paul Neary. Davis/Neary cover. Cover price $1.25.

Vanguard Illustrated (1983) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #23-411D9CC-001

Edited by David Scroggy. Cover by Dave Stevens. Written by David Campiti, Mike Baron, Darren Auck and Peter Milligan. Art by Cynthy J. Wood and Bob McLeod, Steve Rude, Darren Auck and Brendan McCarthy. Otherworldly tales of science fiction, some with elements of fantasy and the supernatural! Featuring: "Legends of the Stargrazers"; "Sales Call" (part 2 of 4, continues next issue); "The Guest"; and "Freakwave! Part 2: With Ceaseless Turmoil Seething..." (part 2 of 3, continues next issue). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 12 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2760E21-009

The Gehenna Stone Affair: Part 2 of 6 - "Straits of San Francisco!" Written by Peter David. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Wolverine and friends may have bitten off more then they can chew as they take on a gang of vampires in San Francisco. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 13D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2760E21-010

Direct Edition. The Gehenna Stone Affair: Part 3 of 6 - "Blood Ties!" Written by Peter David. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Our heroes make their way to the airport as Burt, Archie Corrigan's eccentric brother, reveals the secret behind the Gehenna Stone. Just then the demon Ba'al ambushes them and makes off with Burt's shard of the stone. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 18D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-40F076C-015

Direct Edition. Part 2 of 7 - "All at Sea!" Cameos by Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Geist reveals that he plans to turn Roughhouse into a drug-fueled super-warrior, like the misguided Nuke (from the classic tale in Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #232-233). Can Wolverine rescue his erstwhile sparring partner before Roughhouse rips him to pieces in a drug induced rage? Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 19D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-40F076C-016

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance tie-in - Part 3 of 7 - "Heroes and Villains!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine makes his way to war torn Tierra Verde only to find himself caught in the middle of a battle between the revolutionary La Bondera and the dangerous aquatic villain Tiger Shark. Meanwhile, more of Geist's villainous plan is revealed. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.