Auctions: comic books in grade VF/NM or lower

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 59D CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4608748012

Direct Edition. Cover art by Walt Simonson. "Bazarre," script by Walt Simonson (plot) and David Michelinie (plot, script), pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Tom Palmer; Luke and Lando look to purchase black market TIE fighters, but then a large worm-like creature known as a Watchbeast attacks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 68D VF- 7.5

Direct Edition. Cover art by Gene Day. "The Search Begins," script by David Michelinie, pencils by Gene Day (layouts), inks by Tom Palmer (finishes); The search for Han Solo begins here; Can Luke and the others stop Boba Fett and get their captured friend back? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 68D CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4641462004

Direct Edition. Cover art by Gene Day. "The Search Begins," script by David Michelinie, pencils by Gene Day (layouts), inks by Tom Palmer (finishes); The search for Han Solo begins here; Can Luke and the others stop Boba Fett and get their captured friend back? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Star Wars 3-D Lot of 2

Issues 1A and 2 of Star Wars 3-D (1988). Most will grade in the FN range.

Star Wars Boba Fett Lot of 2

Issue 3 of Star Wars Boba Fett Murder Most Foul (1997), and issue 1 of Star Wars Boba Fett (1997) Wizard 1/2. Most will grade in the VF range.

Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures FCBD (2004) 2004 VF+ 8.5

Free Comic Book Day 2004 Special. Full color, 28 pages, slick paper stock. Hide in Plain Sight. Luminara and Barriss set a trap for the Confederacy forces at the Battle of Nadiem. Written by Welles Hartley, with art by The Fillbach Brothers. Cover by The Fillbachs and Dan Jackson.

Star Wars Darth Maul Lot of 4

Issues 1A-4A of Star Wars Darth Maul (2000). Most will grade in the NM to VF range.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.0 Cassaday 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Cassaday Variant Cover.

Label #4660648004

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by John Cassaday. The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series! Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience's dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire's war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! 44 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader Lot of 10

Issues 2A, 7A, 9A, 10, 11, 12 of Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel), and issues 13A, 15, 22A, 23A of Star Wars Darth Vader (2017 Marvel 2nd Series). Most will grade in the VF to NM range with 13A grading FN.

Star Wars Darth Vader Lot of 10

Issues 1A, 9, 10A, 11A, 12, 15, 16A-18A, and 20 of Star Wars Darth Vader (2017 Marvel 2nd Series). Most will grade in the VF range.

Star Wars Doctor Aphra (2020 Marvel) 35D CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Homage Variant.

Label #23-3943EEF-008

Written by Alyssa Wong. Art by Minkyu Jung. Cover by Salvador Larroca. LEGACY ISSUE #75! A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Sent by DOMINA TAGGE to investigate a series of strange droid malfunctions, DOCTOR APHRA faces a deadly enemy from the past. A horde of CLONE WAR-ERA PROTOTYPE BATTLE DROIDS designed by Domina herself! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Kanan (2015 Marvel) 6 VF- 7.5

Written by Greg Weisman. Art by Jacopo Camagni. Cover by Pepe Larraz. A tale from the time of Rebels! No longer a Padawan, the adult Kanan finds himself back on the planet Kaller... Will his past as Caleb Dume return to haunt him? 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (2006) 9 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #3783911001

JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and BRIAN CHING (Cover) The "Flashpoint" storyline reaches its explosive conclusion as fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and his unlikely shipmates from the Last Resort undertake their most dangerous mission yet?traveling deep inside Mandalorian space to rescue one of their own! With a little help from the most unexpected of allies, Zayne and the gang must find an isolated space outpost, once a Republic research station, now in the hands of a Mandalorian scientist with wholly evil intentions. To think they can pull this off with both themselves and their friend intact, they'd have to be insane?luckily they are! ? "The Star Wars universe has never looked so good..." ?Wizard Magazine FC, 32pg

NOTE: 1st appearances of Revan (Darth Revan) and Haazen (Darth Hayze).

Cover price $2.99.

Star Wars Legacy (2006) 1A CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4632438013

Broken: Part 1 of 6 - Written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema. Art by Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons. Cover by Adam Hughes. The future of Star Wars is here in an all-new series set more than a century after Return of the Jedi and the New Jedi Order! The Jedi Temple is attacked, an Emperor is betrayed, and the Sith are born anew! A lot can happen in a hundred years, but all of the above happens just in this first issue! Not since Luke Skywalker first stepped aboard the Millennium Falcon has the galaxy seemed like such a vast, exciting, dangerous place! This is a perfect jumping-on point for any reader-an epic beginning to an untold chapter of the greatest adventure in the universe! Cover price $2.99.

Star Wars Lot of 10

Issues 44-49, 52N, 60, 61N, and 100 of Star Wars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the VF to FN range with a few grading VG.

Star Wars Lot of 11

Issues 1-6D of Star Wars Dark Empire II (1994), issues 1B, 2A, 3A of Star Wars Qui Gon and Obi Wan Last Stand on Ord Mantell (2000), and issues 1, 2 of Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Freedon Nadd Uprising (1994). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 11

Issues 1-8 of Star Wars Droids (1995 3rd Series), and issues 1C, 2B, 3B of Star Wars Qui Gon and Obi Wan Last Stand on Ord Mantell (2000). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 12

Issues 1-6D of Star Wars Dark Empire II (1994), and issues 0-5 of Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Golden Age of the Sith (1996). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 12

Issues 1-6D of Star Wars Dark Empire II (1994) and issues 1, 2D, 3D, 4, 5, 6 of Star Wars Shadows of the Empire (1996). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 12

Issues 1-6D of Star Wars Dark Empire II (1994) and issues 1, 2D, 3D, 4, 5, 6 of Star Wars Shadows of the Empire (1996). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 12

Issues 1A-6A, 8, 9, 11, 16, 21, and 22 of Star Wars (1998 Dark Horse 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF range with a few grading closer to FN+ range.

Star Wars Lot of 13

Issues 23-35 of Star Wars (1998 Dark Horse 1st Series). Most will grade in the NM to VF range with a couple grading FN.

Star Wars Lot of 8

Issues 6, 15, 21-23, 24N, 27N, and 28N of Star Wars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the VG range with a couple grading FN.

Star Wars Lot of 9

Issues 1-5 of Star Wars Dark Times Fire Carrier (2013 Dark Horse), issues 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B of Star Wars Darth Maul (2000). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Star Wars Lot of 9

Issues 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A of Star Wars (2015 Marvel). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Star Wars Lot of 9

Issues 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A of Star Wars (2015 Marvel). Most will grade in the VF to NM range.

Star Wars Lot of 9

Issues 30-36, 40, and 49 of Star Wars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the FN to VG range.

Star Wars Poster Recreation Print by Art Adams

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 13" x 19".

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A VF/NM 9.0 DiMasi Shattered Variant

Shattered Comics variant cover by Matthew DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A VF/NM 9.0 DiMasi Shattered Variant

Shattered Comics variant cover by Matthew DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1LASHLEY.B VF+ 8.5

Virgin Cover by Ken Lashley. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steve McNiven. THE STAR WARS COMIC EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has finally landed his greatest prize - HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to TATOOINE to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo's head by the fearsome crime lord JABBA THE HUTT. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T

Star-Studded Comics (1963 Texas Trio) 4 VG 4.0

1" cumulative spine split. Staple rust.

Star-Studded Comics 4 - June 1964 published by the Texas Trio. Issue number 4 appeared in two different formats; please see individual items notes to see which printing is listed. First printings have staples on the sides of the pages. On second printings, the cover is a wraparound format with the staples in the center of the pages. Also in first printings, in Chapter 1 - "A Gathering of Heroes!" pages 2 of 3 were mistakenly switched. Second printings of this issue correct that mistake. Format: Photo offset printing Staple bounded on sides of pages Original price was 50 cents. First price increase for comic. The first three issues cost 35 cents. Color cover by Don Fowler (AKA Buddy Saunders) features the Liberty Legion - Doctor Weird, Astralman, Changling, Defender, Mercury, and Powerman "Let's Talk It Over!" column notes that circulation of this issue was 300 copies and has letters from Dave Bibby, Al Russell, Robert E. Kennedy, Hugh Surratt, Mark Clemens, and Jerry Phillips. Issue has full page advertisements of other fan publications and magazines. Issue #4 of Star-Studded Comics is the only issue to feature a book-length team-up saga of "The Liberty Legion" -- Doctor Weird, Astral Man, Changling, Defender, Mercury, and Powerman. The story by Larry Herndon and Buddy Saunders is divided into five chapters: Chapter 1 - "A Gathering of Heroes!" Art by Ron Foss (Pages 2 of 3 of Chapter 1 were accidently switched. Second printings of this issue corrects that mistake.) Chapter 2 - "Doom of the Deadly Deluge!" Art by Don Fowler Chapter 3 - "Menace of the Solar Lance!" Art by Richard "Grass" Green. Note "Office of Texas Trio" on splash page with collector fleeing with his comics! Chapter 4 - "Threat of the Molten Metal!" Art by Biljo White Chapter 5 - "The Showdown!" Art by Howard Keltner Cover price $0.50.

Starman Signed Lot of 11

Issues 0D-10 of Starman (1994 2nd Series) Signed by Tony Harris. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Stormwatch (1997 2nd Series) 4 VF 8.0

A Finer World: Part 1 of 3 - Written by Warren Ellis. Art by and cover Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. StormWatch Black – a special unit of StormWatch that officially doesnt exist – discovered a deadly plot by International Operations to conduct biological war-games. Heading to Pavane, Louisiana the team began their investigation, despite the fact that the American government had forbid them from operating on U.S. soil. Exerting diplomatic pressure on France, Weatherman Jackson King was able to coerce its Prime Minister to invoke code perfect, the loophole that allows StormWatch to land and protect endangered citizens in any foreign territory. However, during the battle that ensued, StormWatch learned the secret identity of the man who helped facilitate the entire deadly chemical exercise – the mad ex-StormWatch Weatherman, Henry Bendix! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Apollo and The Midnighter. Cover price $2.50.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 36 FN 6.0

Extra staples (manufacturing).

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Blue Cloud's efforts to get Straight Arrow alone get them taken prisoner by Crow warriors; Shaman Smoke Dog has the magic to create zombie warriors; Straight Arrow pursues an outlaw gang into the bewildering Puzzle Canyons. Danger Trail!; Terror in the Night!; Red Hawk: Lands Beyond the Sunset; Return from Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 38 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Interior tape.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow rescues a woman while seeking a missing herd of longhorns, but she turns out to be in on the rustle. A sinister shaman foretells Red Hawk's death with sand painting. Straight Arrow helps shy warrior Bent Bow court the lovely Small Willow. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. The Mystery of the Missing Herd; The Saga of Bent Bow and Straight Arrow; Red Hawk: The Sands of Doom; The Abominable Snowman! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 1A FN/VF 7.0 Ramos

Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. A SORCERER SCHOOL FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! The Marvel Universe has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has done what he's avoided for decades; he's opened a school for young sorcerers. Young people from around the world with aptitude in magic have been brought together in New Orleans to study the Mystic Arts under Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Hellstrom and ALL your favorite Marvel magicians. But with all the new magical threats, is it too late?! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Strange Adventures #219 Approval Cover (Jack Adler Collection)

Includes certificate of authenticity from the Jack Adler Collection. High quality print on comic cover stock. Front cover only, single side print. 7" x 10 3/8".

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 100 FR/GD 1.5

4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. Water damage.

"The Amazing Trial of John (Gorilla) Doe!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); "The Man Who Broke the Light-Speed Barrier!" (pencils by Gil Kane); and "The Lost Language of Earth!" (pencils by Infantino). Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 101 GD+ 2.5

2 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation.

"The Giant From Beyond!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino?); "Prize Fish of Venus!"; and "The Mystery of the Twin Spaceships!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 126 VG 4.0

4th appearance of Atomic Knights in "The Lost City of Los Angeles!" (art by Murphy Anderson). Also in this issue: "Return of the Neanderthal Man!" and "The Interplanetary Tourists!" Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 200 FN+ 6.5

Water spots.

"The Guardian Eye"; "The Man with the Comet Head!"; and a reprint, "The Lair of the Dragonfly!" Carmine Infantino/George Roussos cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 201 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Animal Man stars in "The Mod Gorilla Boss!" (12 pages); and "The Cackling Conjurer!" Carmine Infantino cover pencils, George Roussos cover inks. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 201 VG- 3.5

Cover and centerfold detached at one staple.

Animal Man stars in "The Mod Gorilla Boss!" (12 pages); and "The Cackling Conjurer!" Carmine Infantino cover pencils, George Roussos cover inks. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 208 VG- 3.5

Deadman stars in "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?" Script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams. Reprint back-up story: "Gorillas in Space!" Adams cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 214 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Deadman stars in "To Haunt a Killer." Art and cover by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Sports Stories (1973) 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4668524004

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Karate on the Moon!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; a Karate match starts on Earth and shifts to the moon. "Volley of Death," script by Frank Robbins, art by Dick Giordano; a man has to play tennis using a live grenade as the ball. Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World. "Tall in the Saddle!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; a dinosaur runs in a modern day horse race. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 12 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Changeling," art by John Forte; The mayor and three children devise a scheme to cheat an old man out of his property. "The Secret of the Graveyard!", art by Herb Familton; Two hunters find out that the elephant's graveyard is a cave with a quicksand floor. "Pouf!" text story. "The Blank!", art by Angelo Torres; A man from the future comes back in time to prevent a scientist from conducting an experiment that will have the unforeseen consequence of sterilizing the soil. "What the Mirror Revealed!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A man invents a time mirror to display the past events of the person who looks into it; He pretends to be selfish so that a girl who is infatuated with him will profess her love to the self-sacrificing, but poor man he has challenged to look into the mirror. "They Can't Resist!", art by Manny Stallman; An alien from Ganymede gives a disk to a man hoping his curiosity will cause him to trigger a release of gas from the disk when he looks at it which will allow the aliens to invade easily, but the man tosses the disk into the river as he is blind. "Fear Follows Fenton," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mac Pakula; When a detective falls into a coma, the fugitive that he has been assigned to apprehend finds that he cannot elude the man; The police chief is happy when the fugitive is delivered over to him and then shocked to find the detective just recovering from his coma. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 16 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Eighth Wonder of the World," art by Richard Doxsee; Four conmen come up with an idea to dig up a giant that they plant in the earth and exhibit it to make money but they disturb a real giant with their scheme. "Only One Returned," art by John Forte; Two men descend into a cave shaft and one plots to dispose of the other so that he can marry his girlfriend; He cuts the rope and the other man falls into the river. "The Swami's Secret," art by Bob Bean; A mind-reading swami is undone when he comes across an individual he believes is an alien preparing to invade; He signs a confession to the police that he has been swindling wealthy clients for years but thinks the occasion is important enough to reveal his secret ability. "The Second-Hand Man!", art by Ed Winiarski; When a law-abiding man buys a used car that had belonged to an executed gangster, he finds himself behaving in reckless and aggressive ways. "The Missing Tooth" text story. "The Missing Sun," script by Carl Wessler, art by Matt Fox; A giant insect blots out Earth's sun and even more giant creatures save Earth by getting the insect to leave. "Bewitched!", art by Bob Powell; The book of Genda, a yogi fanatic, holds a town paralyzed until a man's glasses slip off his face and light magnified through one of the lenses burns up the pages. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 16 GD- 1.8

3" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Eighth Wonder of the World," art by Richard Doxsee; Four conmen come up with an idea to dig up a giant that they plant in the earth and exhibit it to make money but they disturb a real giant with their scheme. "Only One Returned," art by John Forte; Two men descend into a cave shaft and one plots to dispose of the other so that he can marry his girlfriend; He cuts the rope and the other man falls into the river. "The Swami's Secret," art by Bob Bean; A mind-reading swami is undone when he comes across an individual he believes is an alien preparing to invade; He signs a confession to the police that he has been swindling wealthy clients for years but thinks the occasion is important enough to reveal his secret ability. "The Second-Hand Man!", art by Ed Winiarski; When a law-abiding man buys a used car that had belonged to an executed gangster, he finds himself behaving in reckless and aggressive ways. "The Missing Tooth" text story. "The Missing Sun," script by Carl Wessler, art by Matt Fox; A giant insect blots out Earth's sun and even more giant creatures save Earth by getting the insect to leave. "Bewitched!", art by Bob Powell; The book of Genda, a yogi fanatic, holds a town paralyzed until a man's glasses slip off his face and light magnified through one of the lenses burns up the pages. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.