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2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 1 CGC 9.6

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Label #4571093010

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Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, Woodrow Decker, is transported into a pastoral countryside by the monolith. Here he rapidly ages until he dies and is converted by the monolith into an embryo-type creature referred to as a 'new seed' to explore the galaxy. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. Comics ad for the Juicemobiles shoes from Spot-bilt, featuring O.J. Simpson, art by John Romita. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.30.

2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 10 CGC 9.8

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Label #4643156017

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Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Mister Hotline captures Mister Machine and turns him over to the Mind Monitor. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. Cover price $0.30.

300 25th Anniversary (2023 Dark Horse) 1KIRKHAM.A CGC 9.8 JSA Miller

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Frank Miller Authenticated Autograph. Kirkham Variant Cover A. Includes COA.

Label #4435994002

Variant Cover by Tyler Kirkham. 25th Anniversary edition of Frank Miller's "300". Story and art by Frank Miller. 36 pages, full color.

A-Force (2015) 1A CGC 9.8 Cheung

Paper: White

Label #4018399017

Secret Wars: Warzones - Written by C. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett. Art by Jorge Molina. Cover by Jim Cheung. Marvel's Mightiest Women finally get their own explosive series! In a secluded corner of the Battleworld, an island nation is fiercely protected by a team of Avengers the likes of which has only ever been glimpsed before… Fighting to protect the small sliver of their world that's left, the Amazing A-FORCE stands shoulder-to-shoulder, ready to take on the horde! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Absolute Batman (2024 DC) 1TOMMASO.B CGC 9.6

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Second Printing/De Tomasso Variant B.

Label #4650565011

2nd Printing. Virgin Cover by Fabrizio de Tommaso. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+

Absolute Batman (2024 DC) 8KRS.C CGC 9.6

Paper: White

KRS Comics Edition.

Label #4644495001

KRS Comics Convention Exclusive B&W Virgin Cover by Redcode. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Marcos Martin. GOTHAM IN THE GRASP OF MR. FREEZE! Batman is in the fight for his life against this icy new threat. But in the end, what terrifying truth will be unearthed about Ark M and...Joker? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Absolute Batman (2024 DC) 10FANEXPO CGC 9.6

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Fan Expo Edition.

Label #4644495017

Fan Expo Boston Exclusive Foil Variant Cover by Chris Burnham - limited to 1000 copies. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. BRUCE WAYNE TRAPPED IN ARK M! Bruce Wayne is trapped within the horrors of Ark M as his best friend Waylon Jones endures unimaginable tortures...but what awaits Batman is far more terrifying than anything either has faced...the true form of Bane is revealed. But it's how Bane plans to break Batman that will have you, our dear readers, bending over backward. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Absolute Batman (2024 DC) 13H CGC 9.8

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Dragotta Variant Cover A.

Label #4668203023

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Nick Dragotta. Cover by Nick Dragotta. ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN DEBUTS! Batmans final showdown with the monstrous Bane! Will he be able to overcome this unstoppable behemoth, or will he be trapped in Ark-M forever?! Cover price $5.99.

Absolute Superman (2024 DC) 1MIDTOWN CGC 9.6 JSA Panosian

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Dan Panosian Authenticated Autograph. Midtown Comics Edition.

Label #4644497011

Midtown Comics Exclusive Variant Cover by Dan Panosian. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Rafa Sandoval. SUPERSTARS JASON AARON AND RAFA SANDOVAL UNLEASH A SHOCKING NEW TAKE ON THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON! Without the fortress...without the family...without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+

Action Comics (1938 DC) 302 CGC 9.0

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Label #2573193019

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Amazing Confession of Perry White," art by Al Plastino; To protect Perry White from criminals who are trying to kill him, Superman pretends to be Perry, but things get complicated when Lois learns his "secret identity" and publishes the story, and when Perry gets impatient and starts to pretend that he's Superman. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Went Wild!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; After Supergirl and Comet save Lori Lemaris and Jerro from Vostar, an Atlantean criminal scientist, he plots revenge by telepathically commanding Comet to go on a destructive spree through time and space. 36 Pages, Full Color. $0.12 "This is Part 4 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist. Cover price $0.12.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 444 CGC 7.0

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Label #4641456001

First 25-cent cover price. "Beware the Hero-Killers!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Sinestro hires two alien assassins to kill Green Lantern, using Superman as their weapon. "The Black Canary is Dead!", script by Elliot S! Maggin (script) and Mike Grell (plot), art by Mike Grell; At the behest of the boys father, Green Arrow tries to talk Tommy Genetta out of hanging around with a crowd of juvenile delinquents and junkies, who have indirectly caused the death of Tommys big brother Frankie through an overdose; Black Canary guest-stars. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 466 CGC 8.5

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Label #4641456002

Cover art by Neal Adams. You Can Take the Man Out of the Super, But You Can't Take the Super Out of the Boy, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Lex Luthor turns Superman, Batman, and Flash into kids. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 684REP.3RD CGC 9.6

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Third Printing.

Label #4590648018

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This is a third printing of Action Comics 684. 36 pages, Full Color, $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 775A CGC 9.6 1st Printing

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Label #4630917011

1ST PRINTING! WRITTEN BY JOE KELLY;ART BY DOUG MAHNKE, LEE BERMEJO AND MARLO ALQUIZA; COVER BY TIM BRADSTREET Extra-sized issue! Has Superman become outdated in our modern world? A new aggressive team of metahumans called the Elite certainly thinks so, and they're about to wreck the Man of Steel's truth, justice and American way! And if a lot of innocent bystanders get killed in the process, so be it! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.75.

Action Comics (2016 3rd Series) 1024A CGC 9.8 Romita

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Label #3723315003

The House of Kent: Part 3 of 6 - Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and Cover by John Romita and Klaus Janson. The city of Metropolis has been rocked by Luthor's latest attack and the drama surrounding Superman's truth, and that gives the invisible mafia a new foothold to change the City of Tomorrow forever. Meanwhile, the Daily Planet is under siege! The fallout from Superman: Villains continues as Clark Kent steps out into the world as a reporter for the first time. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Action Comics (2016 3rd Series) 1029A CGC 9.8 Hester

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Label #3826732008

Infinite Frontier Tie-In - The Golden Age: Part 2 of 2 - "...a Son Rises!" Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad. Art by Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, and Michael Avon Oeming. Cover by Phil Hester and Eric Gapstur. The Golden Age reaches its conclusion in this issue that continues directly from Superman (2018 5th Series) #29! Following an almost-deadly attack by an alien foe, the new Superman realizes that any threat could be the one! Neither Superboy nor Superman know what's behind this latest attack. Two words: the Wall. Plus, in an all-new backup Tale of Metropolis, writers Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad continue the Midnighter story they started in DC Future State. But is the DC Universe ready for Trojan Solutions? 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Adventures of Rick Raygun and Quasi-Nodoze (1986) 1 CGC 8.0

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Label #4612340009

Adventures of Superman (1987) 500U CGC 9.0 Unbagged No Card

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #4657810002

Jerry Ordway script. This copy is not in original white polybag and does not include trading card. NOTE: Copies where the translucent sticker featuring Pa Kent's arm reaching out towards Superman have been removed will be graded in GD condition. Cover price $2.95.

Age of Ultron (2013 Marvel) 10A CGC 9.0 Peterson

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Label #4674602001

Originally polybagged but now unbagged for grading. Cover by Brandon Peterson. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Alex Maleev, Bryan Hitch, Butch Guice, Brandon Peterson, Carlos Pacheco, David Marquez, Joe Quesada, Paul Neary, Roger Bonet and Tom Palmer. THE FINALE! The biggest secret in comics will be revealed to you! An ending so confidential...even the artists of this book don't know what lies on the final pages...! NOTE: Due to code expiration date, Bagged and Un-bagged copies are sold as the same item. Cover price $3.99.

Agents of Shield (2016) 1E CGC 9.6 Johnson Variant

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Johnson Variant Cover.

Label #4645032002

'Verde Terrace' by Spitta Andretti hip-hop variant cover by Dave Johnson.

Written by Marc Guggenheim. Art by German Peralta. It's high-stakes espionage in the Marvel Universe in this brand-new series inspired by the hit television show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony Stark guest-stars in the beginning of 'THE COULSON PROTOCOLS.' 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 5 CGC 9.6

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Label #0268977001

As Airboy engages in a showdown with General Orista, Hirota, the Heap and others take on Misery in "Misery Takes a Holiday." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Willie Blyberg & Emily Novak. Cover by Dave Stevens Cover price $0.50.

Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 5 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4665985004

As Airboy engages in a showdown with General Orista, Hirota, the Heap and others take on Misery in "Misery Takes a Holiday." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Willie Blyberg & Emily Novak. Cover by Dave Stevens Cover price $0.50.

Akira (1988) 27 CGC 9.8

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Label #4308481018

Yamada puts his plot to kill Akira into motion, but Ryu is not happy about it. The first English translation of Katsuhiro Otomos influential manga series. Story, art and cover by Otomo. Color by Steve Oliff. Also includes an article about Otomos visit to New York. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95. Cover price $3.95.

Alien Legion (1984 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4371204006

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"Survival of the Fittest!" Created by Carl Potts. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Art by Frank Cirocco and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Cirocco. Footsloggers and soldiers of fortune, priests and poets, killers and cads - they fight for a future Galarchy, for cash, a cause, for the thrill of adventure. Legionnaires live rough and they die hard, tough as tungsten and loyal to the dirty end. Includes bios for Montroc, Sarigar, Grimrod, Durge, Meico and Dun. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.

Aliens (1988 Dark Horse) 1 CGC 8.5

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Label #4668465017

1st printing - Written by Mark Verheiden. Art and cover by Mark A. Nelson. In deep space, a salvage crew is attacked by seemingly unstoppable monsters. The marines are called in, but they need someone with experience. Soon Hicks (the horribly scarred survivor from Aliens) and Newt (now almost eighteen) find themselves on a mission to locate and destroy the Aliens' homeworld! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Aliens (1988 Dark Horse) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4668465019

1st printing - Written by Mark Verheiden. Art and cover by Mark A. Nelson. Hicks breaks Newt out of the mental hospital where she is being held, and the two of them, along with a crack squad of battle-hardened Marines, blast-off for the Aliens' homeworld. But is the Alien menace really as far away as Hicks believes, or is the threat closer to Earth than anyone imagines? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Aliens (2009 Dark Horse) 1A CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4670109003

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A group of wildcat planetary prospectors plant their flag on a distant new world, rich in land, resources . . . and mystery. Within this seemingly uninhabited planet lies the greatest archaeological discovery in history, an ancient, abandoned complex of impossible proportions carved deep within the living rock, a mind-numbing labyrinth of passages, ramps, bridges, and galleries that seems to extend limitlessly. But as the exploration of the leviathan dead city proceeds deeper and deeper, the members of the team slowly begin to lose their grip on reality. But madness gives way to fear as the explorers begin to disappear one by one. Something else lives within the necropolis, a faceless horror as deadly and merciless as space itself, a lethal terror that has waited centuries to awake . . . and destroy. At long last, Dark Horse Comics heralds the return of the heavyweight champion of modern science-fiction/horror, Aliens! Aliens #1 is the first act in the relaunch of all three classic Dark Horse/Fox comics series. The release of Aliens #1 will coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Ridley Scott-helmed film masterpiece, Alien! Featuring the top-flight creative team of writer John Arcudi, penciller Zach Howard, and inker Mark Irwin. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Aliens vs. Predator (1990) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4619158012

Written by Randy Stradley. Art by Phill Norwood and Karl Story. Cover by Phill Norwood. Continuing the story begun in the pages of Dark Horse Presents #34-#36, this is it--Dark Horse Comics' most ambitious project to date! The inhabitants of the colony planet Ryushi are peaceful ranchers--men and women who lead simple lives. But their lives are tragically shattered as they become part of a "coming of age" ceremony for that race of deadly alien hunters--the Predators. However, the Predators' prey are not the human inhabitants of Ryushi, but rather something far more dangerous--Aliens! Cover price $2.50.

All Crime (2013 Art of Fiction) 1 CGC 8.0

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Label #4464154016

(W) Erik Warfield, Paul Grimshaw (A) Edward Laroche, Marc Sandroni (CA) Bruce Timm A look into the lives of two men drawn into a friendship through a life of crime, and driven to murder over the love of a woman. Thirty-six full-color pages of crime, cars, and killings. With a cover by Bruce Timm! Cover price $3.95.

All Crime (2013 Art of Fiction) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4464154018

(W) Erik Warfield, Paul Grimshaw (A) Edward Laroche, Marc Sandroni (CA) Bruce Timm A look into the lives of two men drawn into a friendship through a life of crime, and driven to murder over the love of a woman. Thirty-six full-color pages of crime, cars, and killings. With a cover by Bruce Timm! Cover price $3.95.

All Crime (2013 Art of Fiction) 2 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4464154020

(W) Erik Warfield, Paul Grimshaw (A) Steve Gordon, Gibson Quarter (CA) Bruce Timm The crime wave continues as Dodger and Marko steal a plane and attempt to flee the country - but not without a little help. It's time for more cons, murders, crazy soccer players, and did we mention the World Cup? Cover price $3.95.

All New Wolverine (2015) Annual 1C CGC 9.8 Young Variant

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Variant Edition.

Label #4645033005

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Marcio Takara. Cover by Skottie Young. An All-New Story featuring YOUR FAVORITE SURVIVING CLAW-POPPING CHARACTERS! ALL-NEW WOLVERINE + SPIDER-GWEN = ALL-NEW WOLVERGWEN AND SPIDERINE! GABBY THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS LITTLE SISTER! PLUS: JONATHAN THE WOLVERINE! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

All New X-Men (2016 2nd Series) 1B CGC 9.6 Piskor Hip Hop Variant

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Variant Edition.

Label #4645033006

Hip Hop Variant Cover by Ed Piskor. Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Mark Bagley. Hated and feared more than ever, the world is a dangerous place for mutants. As the few remaining X-MEN retreat into seclusion, a handful of mutant teenagers refuse to allow their destiny to be decided for them. CYCLOPS. BEAST. ICEMAN. ANGEL. THE ALL-NEW WOLVERINE. KID APOCALYPSE. OYA. Stepping out of the shadows of their predecessors, the ALL-NEW X-MEN are striking out on their own, determined to write their own futures! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 24D CGC 9.6

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Label #4645032017

Direct Edition. Double-Size 2nd Anniversary Issue! "Final Conflict!" Part 2 of 2. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Bob Wiacek. In order to save the team, Snowbird was forced to murder her teammate, Sasquatch. Now, to save Walter Langkowski's soul, Alpha Flight must journey to the mysterious and dangerous Kingdom of the Beasts! Includes a pin-up of Shaman by John Byrne. Cover price $1.25.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 33D CGC 9.4

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Label #4039858025

Direct Edition. 1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama as Lady Deathstrike. Yuriko Oyama first appeared in Daredevil #197. "A Friend in Need!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Wolverine. Uncanny X-Men cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Cover by Mike Mignola. As Heather attempts to learn how to control the powers of the Vindicator suit she runs into the mutant heroes known as the X-Men. But her reunion with her friend Logan is cut short when an enemy from Wolverine's past shows up seeking revenge. Plus, what is Marrina up to and what does the barbarian Attuma want with her? NOTE: Marvel begins their 25th Anniversary celebration with a new logo in top left corner of the front covers of their books for one year (12 issues). Cover price $0.75.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 40 CGC 9.6

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Label #4645032019

Marvel 25th Anniversary Cover - Avengers/Alpha Flight Crossover: Part 3 of 3 - "Love!" Guest-starring Sub-Mariner. Avengers cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by David Ross and Whilce Portacio. In the aftermath of their battle with Attuma and Atlantis (see last issue and Avengers (Vol. 1) #272), Alpha Flight and Namor search desperately for Marrina. But what they find when they catch up to her shakes them to their very core. Can their love for Marrina endure when they learn that if she lives mankind may be doomed? Cover price $0.75.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 41 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4645032020

Direct Edition. 1st appearance of Purple Girl. "It's Not easy Being Purple!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by David Ross and Whilce Portacio. Meet Kara, the daughter of the Purple Man. If she can't get her mind control powers she inherited from her infamous daddy, she just might be the death of Northstar. Cover price $0.75.

Alpha Flight (1983) Annual 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3877022001

"Homebody!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Larry Stroman and Gerry Talaoc. An evil force awakens on Tamarind Island and begins to haunt Canada's premiere super heroes. Who or what is this malevolent spirit and what is its connection to the Fantastic Four arch foe Diablo, Master of Alchemy? 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Amazing Adventures (1961 1st Series) 4 CGC 5.5

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Label #4636006016

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Am Robot X, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The creation of sentient robots provokes a demagogic campaign revealed to be the work of Martian spies. The Pact text story, art by Joe Maneely. Who or What Was...the Bootblack?, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Simon Sledge is a cruel and heartless businessman who delights in making others suffer; On the way to the biggest deal of his life, one that will eliminate the last of his competition, he stops for a shoeshine; Suddenly his feet are moving away from his destination, taking him far from the deal that will give him a monopoly in his field. What Lurks Within? starring Doctor Droom, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Doctor Droom frightens off alien invaders by convincing them that a construction sites wrecking ball is a life-form. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Adventures (1979 3rd Series) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4453492001

Direct Edition. "X-Men" is written by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman; reprinted from Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #1 (pages 1-12 are reprinted). Characters: Intro: X-Men; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Magneto. Also: "A Man Called...X" is written by Roy Thomas, with art by Werner Roth and John Verpoorten; reprinted from Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #38. Characters: Professor X; Agent Fred Duncan; Cyclops [Scott Summers]. Cover price $0.40.

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4598704004

Written by FIONA AVERY Pencils & Cover by MARK BROOKS She's fierce, she's sassy... she sticks to walls! AMAZING FANTASY #1 is where it all begins: Meet an all-new, all-different heroine! Fiona Avery (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Mark Brooks (MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN) launch a surprising series of teen- friendly adventures set in the current Marvel Universe! 32 PGS./MARVEL P Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Mary Jane (2019 Marvel) 3A CGC 9.4 Ramos

Paper: White

Label #4641379009

Written by Leah Williams. Art by Carlos E. Gomez. Cover by Humberto Ramos. The Vultures are Circling! Some people might not be ready for a warts-and-all biopic of MYSTERIO'S early days... The VULTURE has a bone to pick with his old partner in crime! (That guy's brutal - he might actually want to pick Mysterio's bones!) It's up to MARY JANE to save the day! But with the film's funding in jeopardy, can she defend the production both on and off the set? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 25 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641197002

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mary Jane Watson (cameo; face not shown) in "Captured by J. Jonah Jameson," script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; As Peter goes to sell pictures of a crime to J. Jonah Jameson, an inventor named Smythe comes in with a robot guaranteeing the destruction of Spider-Man; Since Peter needs money bad, he eggs Jameson on to hear out the wacky inventor; Smythe shows how his robot instantly shoots out steel tentacles at the hint of a spider's presence and grabs a hold of Peter, much to his surprise; Jameson is given a remote control and they agree to a deal; Betty is furious with Peter for trying to trap Spider-Man, not understanding his true reasons; Peter shows up at school and has Flash Thompson waiting to fight him as he hangs around Liz Allan too much to his liking; As Peter exits school, he sees the robot and begins to run; Flash, thinking he's running away from a fight runs after Peter; First appearance of Spencer Smythe and the Spider Slayer Mark I. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #20 and #163. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 30 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4646455001

Cover by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Cat (not the same character who would be introduced in "The Cat" # 1 from 1972 who would later become Tigra). The Claws of the Cat!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; Jameson offers a thousand dollar reward for catching The Cat, and Spider-Man plans to collect; Betty tells Peter that Ned has asked her to marry him. Ad for Marvel T-Shirts. A letter from Jack C. Harris. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 23 and 169. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 38 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4124379012

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Second appearance of Mary Jane (cameo; face not shown) in Just a Guy Named Joe!, script by Steve Ditko (Plot) and Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Average joe, Joe Smith, fails at being a fighter and tries his hand at acting; Dressed up as a robotic monster, he is zapped with electricity and chemicals which causes him to go on a violent spree against those who doubted his abilities; Meanwhile, Norman Osborn puts a price on Spidey's head and our hero is plagued with goons trying to bump him off; Pete narrowly misses meeting Mary Jane. This is Ditko's final issue of Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 177. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 40 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4641197013

Cover by pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita Sr. (touch-ups). Green Goblin origin in Spidey Saves the Day!. script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo) and John Romita Sr. (touch-ups); Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin; While battling, an explosion erases the last several years of Norman Osborn's memory, reverting him to his pre-Green Goblin state. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 179. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 44 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4330885013

Cover by John Romita Sr. Second appearance of the Lizard in "Where Crawls the Lizard," script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; Dr. Connors reacts from The Rhino antidote he was previously working on and turns into The Lizard; Realizing this, he runs away but is spotted by his son Billy; The Lizard plots his human conquest and plans to defeat Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 184. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 45 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641197015

Cover by John Romita Sr.. The third appearance of the Lizard in Spidey Smashes Out!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; The Lizard heads to Dr. Connor's lab to find a formula to transform reptiles into his personal army; Aunt May worries about Peter; The Lizard and Spider-Man battle aboard a train. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 185. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 47 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4641197017

Cover by John Romita Sr. "In the Hands of the Hunter," script by Stan Lee, art and cover by John Romita Sr.; Kraven the Hunter wants cash from Norman Osborn for attacking Spider-Man; since Norman is out of town, Kraven kidnaps Norman's son, Harry, at a party; Spider-Man appears, and he and Kraven fight, but when Norman shows up he can't remember who Kraven is, so doesn't pay him the money; Kraven escapes while Spidey saves Norman. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 33 and 187. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 49 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4641197019

Cover by John Romita Sr. Sixth appearance of Kraven the Hunter, and second appearance of the new Vulture (Blackie Drago) in From the Depths of Defeat!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Mike Esposito (uncredited); As Peter recovers from the injuries received in his fight with the new Vulture, he sees television coverage of a fight between the Vulture and Kraven and goes out to capture them. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 35 and 189. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.