Auctions: comic books 1988-1990, graded by CBCS

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 4D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2FA3252-044

Direct Edition. "Bloodsport!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art and Cover by John Buscema and Al Williamson. Back Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Tyger Tiger, head of Mandripoor's crime scene, is being harassed by enemy assassins, Roughhouse and Bloodsport. Naturally Wolverine is there to save her. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-40F2430-095

"Roughhouse!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. At the royal palace, Wolverine takes on the behemoth Roughhouse and the deadly Bloodsport in an effort to save innocent lives. Just as things escalate to the point of no return, the Mandripoor Prince arrives in town. Todd McFarlane art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 9 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A2A13-024

"Promises to Keep!" Written by Peter David. Art and Cover by Gene Colan. Back Cover by Matt Wagner. In a tale from Logan's past, Wolverine remembers a promise he made to a nun and an act of retribution. This is a character defining story that fits a complicated character like Wolverine like a glove. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 15 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2760E21-012

The Gehenna Stone Affair: Part 5 of 6 - "Homecoming!" Written by Peter David. Art by John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Kevin Nowlan. The macabre power of the Gehenna Stone starts to turn everyone against each other. Only Wolverine remains immune. Meanwhile, the Prince of Mandripoor strikes up an unholy deal with the demon Ba'al. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 21 CBCS 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A45B2-002

Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 5 of 7 - "Battlegrounds!" X-Men cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Hopped up on tainted cocaine, Wolverine's healing factor is pushed to its limits figting the drug's hallucination inducing side effects. He soon discovers the true horror behind Geist's new drug, it's actually Spore, a living disease! 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 22 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-021

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Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 6 of 7 - "Outburst!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine races against the clock in order to stop the cyborg Geist's living disease known as Spore from being released upon the world. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 23 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-27A45B2-006

Acts of Vengeance Aftermath (Uncredited) - Part 7 of 7 - "Endings!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and Cover by John Byrne. If Wolverine is going to stop the rampage of the living disease known as Spore he may need a little help from the healing power of Sister Salvation. 32 pages, FC NOTE: In a truly ironic twist, at the end of this tale, Geist, a former Nazi, gets a surprise visit from a World War II Holocaust survivor, a certain Master of Magnetism. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-025

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"Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 28 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-347BA2F-027

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The Lazarus Project: Part 2 of 4 - "The Stranger!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Barry Kitson and Keith Williams. Cover by Mark Chiarello and Mike Mignola. Washing up on the shores of Rumika, Wolverine has no memory of who he is or how he got here. What he does know is that he doesn't take kindly to the cadre of mercenaries slaughtering the citizens of a local village as they search for the Master Form. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 24N CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #23-38F4EAA-008

Newsstand Edition. Fall of the Mutants! Part 1 of 3. "Masks!" 1st full appearance of Archangel. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Walter Simonson and Bob Wiacek. One of the biggest mutant events to ever hit the comic racks begins here. The powerful mutant known as Apocalypse finally makes his move and unleashes his Four Horseman on an unsuspecting world. The only thing standing between humanity and total annihilation is X-Factor. However when the fourth and final Horseman, Death, reveals his true identity, the group will be rocked to its very core. This is a pivotal chapter in the lives of the original X-Men. Cover price $0.75.

Young Blueberry GN (1989-1990) 1-1ST CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #23-1911F64-001

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Blueberry's Secret!" Written by Jean-Michel Charlier . Art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. This graphic novel tells the story of the early years of Mike Donovan a lieutenant in the US Calvary. Learn how he came to blow the Cattanooga Bridge sky high at the start of the Civil War, and how he cleared himself of murder charges. Plus, where did this western hero ever get the name "Blueberry?" Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Young Blueberry GN (1989-1990) 3-1ST CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Label #23-1911F64-003

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Blue Coats!" Stories by Jean-Michel Charlier, plus an introduction by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier. Art and cover by Jean Giraud, credited as Gir but better known as Moebius. Translation by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier. The early life of Western hero Lt. Blueberry, featuring art by legendary Heavy Metal artist Moebius. Blueberry finds himself in the thick of the American Civil War. The Blue Coats; Double Cross; Thunder on the Sierra; plus an early Western story from a teenage Moebius, Blanco, King of the Prairie. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95. Cover price $7.95.

Zero Tolerance (1990) 1 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-156

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