Auctions: comic books August 2017, graded by CBCS

Edge of Venomverse (2017) 1A CBCS 9.8 SS Rosenberg/Mattina Mattina 1st Printing

Paper: White

Witnessed Sigs: Matthew Rosenberg on 8/8/2018 & Francesco Mattina on 8/31/2018.

Label #18-3311DA4-060

Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Roland Boschi. Cover by Francesco Mattina. EDGE of VENOM-VERSE starts here! The series that sets up the epic VENOM EVENT of 2017 STARTS HERE! Each issue introduces another major Venomized character that will feed into VENOMVERSE itself! THIS ISSUE, the young mutant clone designated X-23 collides with a cryogenic tube containing a strange alien symbiote during her frenzied escape from The Facility,. Bonding with the alien enhances her already considerable abilities, and aids in her escape, but it begins to alter her mind! On the run from the very people that made her, can X-23 hold it together or is she doomed to give in to Venom! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2017 Marvel 2nd Series) 1D CBCS 9.6 Noto 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Phil Noto Retailer Incentive.

Label #21-469957C-003

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. Cover by Phil Noto. The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an all-new series! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, the former chosen one must take his first steps into a darker world…as Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith! Join Vader as he learns a new way - the way of Darth Sidious and his newly formed Empire…the way of the dark side. 44 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Venom (2017 Marvel) 151B CBCS 9.8 SS Francesco Mattina Mattina Mary Jane Variant

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Francesco Mattina on 12/2/2018. Mary Jane Variant.

Label #18-40F3CC9-043

Written by Mike Costa. Art by Gerardo Sandoval. Cover by Francesco Mattina. 'THE LAND BEFORE CRIME' Starts Here! Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote have been reunited at last - and their hatred of Spider-Man is greater than ever! While hunting the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, Venom comes face-to-face with none other than STEGRON THE DINOSAUR MAN! Can Venom postpone feasting on Spider-Man's brain long enough to stop Stegron from turning everyone in New York into a bloodthirsty dinosaur?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Weapons of Mutant Destruction (2017 Marvel) 1D CBCS 9.6 Parrillo Variant

Paper: White

Lucio Parrillo Variant.

Label #17-388457B-404

Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Part 1 of 6 - Written by Greg Pak. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. Cover by Lucio Parrillo. THE WEAPON X PROGRAM IS BACK! For years, the Weapon X Program has engineered the deadliest mutant killers on planet Earth, until they mysteriously vanished. Now, the Weapon X program is back, and it's deadlier than ever, and it isn't to use mutants for their lethal ends. Under the leadership of its mysterious new director, Weapon X has a new mission - ERADICATE ALL MUTANTS! And they're starting their hunt with the most dangerous group of mutants on planet Earth - Old Man Logan, Sabretooth, Domino, Lady Deathstrike, Warpath and…the Hulk?! But with an army of genetic cyborgs at their disposal, this may just be the beginning… Rated T+ NOTE: Story continues in Totally Awesome Hulk #20. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.