Auctions: comic books 1990-1992, graded by CBCS

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 70 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-038

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Muir Island Saga! Epilogue. "Clash Reunion!" Nick Fury cameo. Story by Peter David. Art by Kirk Jarvinen and Joe Rubinstein. Story continued from Uncanny X-Men #280. It's a turning point in the lives of Charles Xavier and his X-Men. As the members of the X-Men and X-Factor pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Shadow King's assault, Professor X attempts to psychically revive his comatose son, Legion. Cover price $1.00.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 73 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-041

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"Crowd Control!" Story by Peter David. Cover and art by Larry Stroman and Al Milgrom. The All New, All Different X-Factor must solve one simple little problem...who is the real Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man? Cover price $1.00.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 76 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-044

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War and Peace tie-in. "X-Communication!" Story by Peter David. Art by Tom Raney, Kevin West, and Al Milgrom. Story continued from Incredible Hulk (1962-1998 1st Series) #390-392. X-Factor was sent by the US government to a foreign country to defend from the Hulk. Now, they must go toe-to-toe with the Green Goliath's buddies, the Pantheon. Cover price $1.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) 77 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-045

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"Great X-Pectations!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Cannonball. Story by Peter David. Cover and art by Larry Stroman and Al Milgrom. Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front make their move and only X-Factor can stop them. Cover price $1.25.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 1U CBCS 8.5 Unbagged No Card

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #24-0325811-008

Unbagged; no card included. 48-page giant. "A Force to be Reckoned With." Plot, art, and cover by Rob Liefeld, script by Fabian Nicieza. Featuring Cable, Shatterstar, Boom Boom, Warpath, Cannonball, Domino, Feral, Reaper, Forearm, Stryfe, Thumbelina, Wildside, Zero, Gideon, Sunspot, Commander G.W. Bridge, Tyler (in flashback), Arianna Jankos, Black Tom Cassidy, Nick Fury app; Cable Battle Files of Deadpool, Feral, Shatterstar, and G.W. Bridge. Cable Guide (character profiles) of Deadpool, Feral, Shatterstar, and G.W. Bridge. NOTE: There are at least 5 panels in the first few pages of this issue, including the 2-page splash, that are direct homages to panels taken directly from New Teen Titans (1980-1988) (Tales of ...) #39. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 8 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-083

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Cover art by Rob Liefeld. Flashed Before My Eyes, script by Rob Liefeld (Plot) and Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Mike Mignola (pgs 2-19) and Rob Liefeld (pgs 1, 20), inks by Bob Wiacek and Rob Liefeld (pgs 1, 20); 1st origin of Cable; 1st appearance of the Wild Pack. 2 Cable pin-ups by Liefeld. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) 14 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-068

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Cover pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Harry Candelario. Payback! starring Cable, Domino [Vanessa; Copycat], Cannonball, Shatterstar, Warpath, Boom Boom, Siryn, Feral, Rictor, Sunspot, Domino, G.W. Bridge, Weapon X [Kane], Crule, Gideon, Deadpool, Tolliver, and Pico, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Terry Shoemaker, inks by Al Milgrom; X-Force takes on Shield and Rictor ends up joining the team. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-Force (1991 1st Series) Annual 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-2A9668F-086

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Shattershot part 4, "The Mirror Liars." Script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Harry Candelario. Wiz Kid, Artie, and Leech in "The Crush." Script and pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Dan Panosian. "X-Force Villain's Gallery." Script by Dan Slott, pencils by Sandu Florea, inks by Brad Vancata. Pin-ups by Capullo/Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz, Adam Kubert, and Tom Raney. Cover price $2.25.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 4D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Verified Sig: Jim Lee Direct Edition

Label #19-239536C-025

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. The Resurrection and the Flesh, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. First appearance of Omega Red! The Hand brings Omega Red (formerly Arkady) back to life; The X-Men play basketball, mutant style; Moira agonizes over her part in the Magneto fiasco and leaves; Gambit and Rogue are on the way to a chaperoned date when Omega Red and the Hand interfere. Cover price $1.00.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 4D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-21920DF-035

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. The Resurrection and the Flesh, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. First appearance of Omega Red! The Hand brings Omega Red (formerly Arkady) back to life; The X-Men play basketball, mutant style; Moira agonizes over her part in the Magneto fiasco and leaves; Gambit and Rogue are on the way to a chaperoned date when Omega Red and the Hand interfere. Cover price $1.00.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 4D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #22-0C06C51-003

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. The Resurrection and the Flesh, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. First appearance of Omega Red! The Hand brings Omega Red (formerly Arkady) back to life; The X-Men play basketball, mutant style; Moira agonizes over her part in the Magneto fiasco and leaves; Gambit and Rogue are on the way to a chaperoned date when Omega Red and the Hand interfere. Cover price $1.00.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 4D CBCS 9.6 SS Lee

Paper: White

Verified Sig: Jim Lee. Direct Edition

Label #19-239536C-013

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. The Resurrection and the Flesh, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. First appearance of Omega Red! The Hand brings Omega Red (formerly Arkady) back to life; The X-Men play basketball, mutant style; Moira agonizes over her part in the Magneto fiasco and leaves; Gambit and Rogue are on the way to a chaperoned date when Omega Red and the Hand interfere. Cover price $1.00.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 5D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-112

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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. Blowback, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, and Joe Rubinstein; Wolverine is captured by Omega Red and Fenris so they can probe his memories to find a Carbonadium Synthesizer that has been lost for 30 years; Wolvie escapes with the help of an old friend; The X-Men come after him as well; story takes place before and leads into Uncanny X-Men #281. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 5D CBCS 9.8 SS Lee

Paper: White

Verified Sig: Jim Lee. Direct Edition

Label #19-239536C-029

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. Blowback, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, and Joe Rubinstein; Wolverine is captured by Omega Red and Fenris so they can probe his memories to find a Carbonadium Synthesizer that has been lost for 30 years; Wolvie escapes with the help of an old friend; The X-Men come after him as well; story takes place before and leads into Uncanny X-Men #281. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 11A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-29c7a2c-009

Regular Edition-Orange background. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Bob Wiacek. The X-Men vs. The X-Men! (Again) with our special guests...the X-Men!, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and Scott Lobdell, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Bob Wiacek; The X-Men help Longshot overthrow Mojo to make way for his sequel. Over...Again starring Maverick, Dr. Ryking, and Warhawk, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Mark Texeira. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 12 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A9668F-099

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Cover art by Art Thibert. Broken Mirrors, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Art Thibert, inks by Art Thibert, Dan Panosian, and Trevor Scott; After his father dies (actually, is killed by Maverick in X-Men #11), Carter Ryking kidnaps his boyhood friend Professor X to try and figure out what their fathers were working on at a genetic research facility when the two were kids. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 3 CBCS 9.8 SS Layton/Shooter

Paper: White

Witnessed Signatures: Bob Layton on 9/13/2015 & Jim Shooter on 10/24/2015.

Label #00-7002239-AA-003

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"The Most Powerful Man In the World!" X-O is stalked by the deadliest assassin in the world -- X-Caliber. Who hired him? A man named Harada. Written by Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, with art by Sal Velluto, Tom Ryder and Ted Halsted. Cover by David Lapham and Bob Layton. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.

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.

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992 Hollywood) Collected Edition 1N CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA4D21-030

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Newsstand Edition. ollects issues 1 & 2 of the 1992 Dark Horse series. Cover price $2.50.

Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 0A CBCS 9.8 Liefeld Green Logo

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A68684-137

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Story by Rob Liefeld. Art by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga, and Danny Miki. Harken back to the early days of Youngblood. Long before Shaft and Badrock came on board, the team of Chapel, Die Hard, Boggs, Raines, Gamble, and Riptide was led into combat by the man called Battlestone. However, insubordination and casualties (Battlestone murders one of his own men in an act of rage), causes the government to take the Youngblood program in a whole new direction. New recruits Badrock, Vogue, and the mysterious Link join veterans Chapel and Die Hard to form the new Youngblood. The last ingredient is the take no lip and by the book leadership of Shaft. Includes Coupon #7 for Image # 0. 24 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 0B CBCS 9.8 Liefeld Beige Logo Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side edge crack

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2A68684-133

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Story by Rob Liefeld. Art by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga, and Danny Miki. Harken back to the early days of Youngblood. Long before Shaft and Badrock came on board the team of Chapel, Die Hard, Boggs, Raines, Gamble, and Riptide was led into combat by the man called Battlestone. However, insubordination and casualties (Battlestone murders one of his own men in an act of rage), causes the government to take the Youngblood program in a whole new direction. New recruits Badrock, Vogue, and the mysterious Link join veterans Chapel and Die Hard to form the new Youngblood. The last ingredient is the take no lip and by the book leadership of Shaft. Includes Coupon #7 for Image # 0. 24 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Zero Tolerance (1990) 1 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-156

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