Auctions: comic books 1986, graded by CGC
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Item #61071068
Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #4420419013
Starts Aug 5 See also Airmaidens, Skywolf, Target: Airboy, and Valkyrie. Script by Chuck Dixon, Pencils by Tim Truman, Inks by Tom Yeates Out of retirment comes the high-flying, Golden Age hero, Airboy. This time, it's David Nelson's son, Davy, Jr. that, with the trusted aid of Hirota, his father's manservant, rights the wrongs! It's non-stop, thrill-a-minute action that everyone has come to expect from Chuck Dixon. In this issue: Chapter 1 "On Wings of Death" in which Davy's father is brutally murdered by a mysterious attack on his home, and Chapter 2 "Phoenix" in which Hirota tells Davy of his father's legacy and in which Davy agrees to take on the mantle of Airboy! Cover price $0.50.
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Item #61094591
Tags: BatmanBatman (1940) 397 CGC 9.0
Paper: White
Label #4420618010
Starts Jun 24 Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "Binary Brains," script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and Gordon meet on a rooftop; Batman and Robin go after Two-Face while Catwoman tracks down a woman who has a vendetta against Black Mask (Roman Sionis); Two-Face breaks in and takes some computers to help him decide which crimes to commit; He and his crew rob the Twin Towers Bank. Part 2 of 4, continued from Detective Comics (1937) #563. Continues in Detective Comics (1937) #564. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60813136
Tags: BatmanBatman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST CGC 9.4 1st Printing
Paper: White
Label #4404322020
Starts Jul 6 1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #60813141
Tags: BatmanBatman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST CGC 9.4 1st Printing
Paper: White
Label #4404322023
Starts Jul 22 1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #60813135
Tags: BatmanBatman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST CGC 9.2 1st Printing
Paper: White
Label #4404322021
Starts Jul 29 1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #60655123
Tags: BatmanBatman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST CGC 9.0 1st Printing
Paper: White
Label #4387140001
Starts Jun 24 1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #61012101
Tags: BatmanBatman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 3-1ST CGC 9.8 Miller Variant 1st Printing
Paper: White
Label #4413401021
Starts Jul 6 1st printing. NOTE: 2nd printing of #3 is clearly labeled as such on the inside cover. "Hunt The Dark Knight," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson and Frank Miller; Batman battles the Joker, who has convinced his psychiatrist, Dr. Bartholomew Wolper, that he is sane and regretful; Seeking to discredit Batman, Wolper exhibits the Joker on a late-night show ("David Endochrine", parodying Late Night with David Letterman) to try and show that the Joker is actually a victim of Batman's own psychosis; As the police attack Batman, the Joker murders everyone in the studio; Batman follows him to Selina Kyle's place, where the former Catwoman has become a depressed alcoholic; Superman is introduced as an undercover agent for the American government. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #60599524
Booster Gold (1986 DC 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Label #4207599002
Starts Jul 6 Direct Edition. Script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Mike DeCarlo. After negotiating a movie deal, media darling Booster Gold is put to the test when he battles Blackguard in the streets of Metropolis in "The Big Fall". Jimmy Olsen cameo. Jurgens cover. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60043575
Published Jul 1986 by Dark Horse.Dark Horse Presents (1986) 1A CGC 9.8 1st Printing
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1st app. Concrete, Black Cross
Paper: White
Label #1220444007
Starts Jul 6 1st printing. An anthology of original stories. First appearance of Concrete and Black Cross. Cover by Chris Warner. Black Cross [Part 1], script and art by Chris Warner; A soldier, haunted by memories of his past and injustices in the present, turns his back on his assignment. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, script and art by Paul Chadwick; After finding himself in a new super-strong, rock hard body and donning the name Concrete, Ron Lithgow solicits on television for ideas regarding what he might do with his new body. Mindwalk, script and art by Randy Stradley; A shady telepath is coerced by government employees to ferret secrets from the mind of an ailing old man. Brighter!, script and art by Paul Chadwick; A young woman considers the possibilities afforded to her by her mutation, an ability to project light and create images. Back-cover Concrete illustration by Paul Chadwick. 36 pgs., B&W. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #61127574
Tags: TMNT 1-Shots (Mirage Studios) (part 3)Published Aug 1986 by Mirage Studios.Donatello (1986 Mirage Studios) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Label #4427612006
Starts Jun 24 Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meets an artist (based on comics legend Jack Kirby) who has discovered a way to bring his drawings to life. Part of a series of one-shots featuring the Turtles in solo stories. Story by Kevin Eastman and art by Peter Laird. Black and white; 40 pages. Cover by Laird. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #61094720
GI Joe (1982 Marvel) 53D CGC 9.6
Paper: White
Label #3886359009
Starts Jun 24 Direct Edition. 1st printing - Marvel 25th Anniversary Edition Cover Featuring Snake-Eyes -"Pit-Fall!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham and Andy Mushynsky. Cover by Mike Zeck. Cobra attacks on GI Joe's home turf! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60649864
Published Jul 1986 by Marvel/Star Comics.Masters of the Universe (1986 Marvel/Star Comics) 2 CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Label #4379386019
Starts Jul 6 Comic book based on the popular animated series. When a meteorite crashes into the Evergreen Forest, Skeletor wants it as it will give him the power he needs to smash his enemies. So He-Man and company have to get to that meteorite first. But there is a lot that stands in their way in Falling Stars. Script by Mike Carlin and art by Ron Wilson & Dennis Janke. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #61008151
Published Nov 1986 by Marvel/Star Comics.Masters of the Universe (1986 Marvel/Star Comics) 4 CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Label #4411882016
Starts Jul 6 "Snakes Alive!" - Written by Mike Carlin. Art by Ron Wilson and Dennis Janke. Not even the merciless tyrant, Skeletor, is ready for the new heroes of Eternia: Rio Blast and Snout Spout! Together Rio Blast and Snout Spout have vowed to defeat Skeletor and his evil allies, the savage Snake Men! And defeat Skeletor they will -- if only they'll stop fighting with each other first! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #58796866
Tags: X-MenUncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 201 CGC 9.8
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1st app. Nathan Summers
Paper: White
Label #4044649021
Starts Jul 6 "Duel!" Guest-starring the New Mutants. Cameos by the Watcher, Binary, and the Starjammers. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Rick Leonardi and Whilce Portacio. Professor Xavier is gone. Taken by his beloved Lilandra, the Shi'ar Majestrix, to the far side of the galaxy to save his life. Magneto, the X-Men's one time deadliest adversary, has been left in charge of rearing the New Mutants. Thus, begins a new era for the Children of the Atom. Now they just need to decide on a leader. Cyclops duels a powerless Storm in the Danger Room for the right to lead the X-Men. Plus, Scott and Madelyne's son is born. NOTE: 1st appearance of Nathan Summers, the baby that will grow up to became the mutant freedom fighter known as Cable. Cover price $0.65.
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Item #60534403
Watchmen (1986) 1 CGC 9.4
1st app. Rorshcach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl
Paper: White
Label #4156963001
Starts Jul 6 Alan Moore's classic take on the superhero genre. Widely considered to be one of the greatest stories in modern comics history. Art by Dave Gibbons. 1st appearance Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre & Nite Owl. Death of the Comedian. Cover price $1.50.
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Item #60215094
Tags: X-MenX-Factor (1986 1st Series) 5 CGC 8.0
1st app. Apocalypse (cameo)
Paper: White
Label #4354346014
Starts Jun 24 "Tapped Out!" Part 1 of 2. 1st appearance of Apocalypse (shadowed cameo). Story by Bob Layton. Art by Jackson Guice and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. It's a classic super-hero/super-villain throw-down when X-Factor must battle the Alliance of Evil (Frenzy, Tower, Stinger, and Timeshadow) for the life of a mutant. Featuring a new menace by the name of Apocalypse, an evil mutant who will become a major thorn in the sides of the X-Men and X-Factor. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #60660029
Tags: X-MenX-Factor (1986 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.4
1st full app. Apocalypse
Paper: White
Label #0167469002
Starts Jun 24 Direct Edition. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #61052478
X-Factor (1986 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 6 CGC 7.5 Restored
1st full app. Apocalypse
Restored: B1
Paper: White
Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Canadian Price Variant.
Label #4418460009
Starts Jun 24 Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.95.