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Aphrodite IX (2000) 1A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Silvestri Variant Cover.

Label #4699844013

Marc Silvestri Cover. (W) David Wohl (P) Dave Finch (I) Joe Weems V (C) Liquid! Who is Aphrodite IX? Where did she come from? Who created her and for what purpose? These questions and many others will be on HER lips as well as everyone else's as they catch a glimpse of Top Cow's sure-fire hit of the summer of 2000, APHRODITE IX, brought to you by Dave (BATMAN/DARKNESS, ASCENSION) Finch, David (WITCHBLADE) Wohl, and Joe (MAGDALENA) Weems!!! With alternate covers by Marc Silvestri and Joe Benitez. FC, 32pg$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Tomb Raider (1999 Top Cow) 46B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4610502013

Eric Basaldua Cover - "Gathering Storm" in WHITE LETTERS. (W) James Bonny(P) Eric Basaldua(Col) Tyson WenglerCovers by Adam Hughes and Eric Basaldua, available as individual order codes "Gathering Storm," part 1 (of 3)?Lara Croft is contacted by Witchblade-bearer Sara Pezzini, who informs her that a powerful player in the Top Cow Universe has been murdered. Lara takes up a search to find a missing artifact connected to the case which brings her all the way to the Vatican...where a powerful emissary is dispatched to stop the Tomb Raider in her tracks! Full color32 pages$2.99continuing series Cover price $2.99.

Witchblade Devi (2008 Top Cow) 1ECCC CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Convention Edition.

Label #0157820017

Emerald City Comic Con Cover by Eric Basaldua. (W) Ron Marz (A) Eric Basaldua. When a murder investigation takes her to India, NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini, the bearer of the mystical Witchblade, crosses paths with Devi, goddess incarnate and protector of Sitapur in the first-ever crossover with Virgin Comics! If they can survive their initial meeting, the two women will confront a powerful common enemy, and discover that this is not the first time an incarnation of Devi and a bearer of the Witchblade have met. From the powerhouse team of Ron Marz (WITCHBLADE, FIRST BORN) and Eric Basaldua (THE DARKNESS, HUNTER-KILLER) and featuring two covers including half of a diptych cover by Greg Land (ULTIMATE POWER). Look for the other half of the tale in Devi/Witchblade #1 from Virgin Comics in May! Cover A - Greg Land Cover B - Eric Basaldua Full Color 32 pages $3.99 limited series

X-Files Comics Digest (1995) 1A CGC 9.2 JSA Adlard

Paper: White

Charlie Adlard Authenticated Autograph. COA Included.

Label #4735000001

Cover by Miran Kim. "Big Foot, Warm Heart". 65 pages. Story by Stefan Petrucha. Art by Charles Adlard. You would think that the search for Bigfoot would be right up Mulders alley. However there has never been a case to warrant making it an X-File. Until now. An FBI agent has gone missing and evidence seems to point to his being abducted by Bigfoot. Scully and Mulders investigation may be seriously hampered by millionaire Ben McCaslin, a rich man who fancies himself a big game hunter. With his resources, it just may be possible for him to capture a sasquatch. And an FBI agent? "The Visitor." 11 pages. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics Special Edition (1993). From a story by Ray Bradbury. Adaptation and breakdowns by P. Craig Russell. Art by Michael Lark. A lonely settler on Mars receives a visitor. A woman who can make dreams appear real. But when other settlers find out about her, human nature takes over and bad things start to happen. "The Foghorn." 9 pages. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics (1993) #3. From a story by Ray Bradbury. Adapted by Wayne D. Barlowe. A giant creature from the deep mistakes the sound of a fog horn for the call of one of its own kind. With tragic consequences for the lighthouse. "Trapdoor." 9 pages. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics (1993) #5. From a story by Ray Bradbury. Adapted by Ross MacDonald. Clara had been in the house for ten years before she noticed the trap door leading to the attic. She ignores it until strange sounds start coming from there. Once she starts investigating….. Well, suffice to say she will wish she left well enough alone. 100 pages. Full color. Cover price $3.50.

Xena Warrior Princess (1997 1st Series) 0A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4604692025

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Stories by Aaron Lopresti and Robert (Salmoneus) Trebor. Art by Aaron Lopresti, Amanda Conner, Hilary Barta, Jordi Ensign, Gary Martin, Tom Simmons and Jimmy Palmiotti. Gabrielle is taken by zombies, and Xena learns she has to kill a dragon to save her in "The Temple of the Dragon God"! Plus, in the back-up story that's continued from #2, Xena and Salmoneus try to rescue Gabrielle in "Theft of the Young Lovelies Part Three"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.