Auctions: comic books 1996

Batman and Robin Adventures (1995) Annual 1 CGC 9.6

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Label #4684014016

It's the sensational comic-book sequel to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, the hit animated Batman motion picture, by Emmy-winning producer/writer Paul Dini. A contract to kill Bruce Wayne brings back Andrea Beaumont, the tortured vigilante known as Phantasm, who must stop a lethal Far Eastern assassin and join Batman in finding out who issued the contract--a revelation that will surprise fans of The Adventures of Batman and Robin! Written by Paul Dini. Art by Ty Templeton, Dev Madan, Mike Parobeck, Brandon Kruse, Terry Austin and Rick Burchett. Cover by Ty Templeton. FC, 48 pg. Cover price $2.95.

Batman The Long Halloween (1997) 1 VF- 7.5

Batman the Long Halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and Eisner award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's Rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face. In this first issue (called "Crime"), Batman and Harvey Dent team up to find evidence against Carmine Falcone. Catwoman and Batman crash Falcone's penthouse. Script by Loeb, art and cover by Sale. Cover price $4.95.

Carnage It's a Wonderful Life (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #3994693023

The symbiotic psycho cuts loose in a new one-shot! With Ravencroft shutting down, John Jameson attempts to imprison Carnage in his own twisted mind; but when the tables are turned, it's the inmate who takes control of the asylum! It's a V.I.P. tour through the psyche of the sicko who makes Hannibal Lecter look like Mr. Rogers! Written by David Quinn. Art and cover by Kyle Hotz. Cover price $1.95.

Carnage It's a Wonderful Life (1996) 1 VF 8.0

The symbiotic psycho cuts loose in a new one-shot! With Ravencroft shutting down, John Jameson attempts to imprison Carnage in his own twisted mind; but when the tables are turned, it's the inmate who takes control of the asylum! It's a V.I.P. tour through the psyche of the sicko who makes Hannibal Lecter look like Mr. Rogers! Written by David Quinn. Art and cover by Kyle Hotz. Cover price $1.95.

Cherry Poptart (1982 Last Gasp/Kitchen Sink) #19, 1st Printing FN- 5.5

1st Printing. 1996. Larry Welz cover, story, and art. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 36 pages. Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Elektra Lives Again GN (1996 Marvel) 1-1ST FN 6.0

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1st printing. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Guest-starring Matt Murdock (Daredevil). The blind lawyer Matt Murdock's heightened senses detect a familiar scent comes on the wind. Can it be? Has his murdered love Elektra returned from the dead? But what do the assassins known as the Hand want with her and what new evil now arises in her wake. For Mature Readers. Softcover, 76 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 413D CGC 8.5

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Label #4558280006

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Direct Edition. "Missions: Impossible!" Guest-starring Namor, Silver Surfer, the Inhumans, Ant Man (Scott Lang), and Doom 2099. Story by Tom DeFalco, and Paul Ryan. Art by Paul Ryan, John Lowe, and Bob Wiacek. What will happen when the Fantastic Four come face-to-face with the Doctor Doom of 2099? Plus, the startling return of the one person Reed and Sue hoped to see again. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 414 CGC 8.5

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Label #4558280003

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"Family Business!" Story by Tom DeFalco, and Paul Ryan. Art by Paul Ryan and John Lowe. Can it be true? Has Franklin returned to his parents as the child he once was (see Fantastic Four (1965-1996 1st Series) # 376 for when he was aged)? Plus, the ultimate showdown with the cosmically powered Hyperstorm. And what does the Devourer of Worlds have to do with all this? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Iron Man (1996 2nd Series) 1A CBCS 9.6 Verified Sig Portacio Portacio

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Direct Edition. Verified Sig: Whilce Portacio.

Label #19-2286342-010

Heroes Reborn. "Heart of the Matter!" Guest-starring the Hulk. Story by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell. Art by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams. Witness the rebirth of the Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk! The greatest heroes of the Marvel Universe (The Avengers and the Fantastic Four) perished in battle with the mutant menace known as Onslaught. However, their story goes on. Told in the tradition of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, modern comics legend Jim Lee (X-Men and WildC.A.T.s) re-imagines the Golden Avenger and Green Goliath for the new millennium. Cover price $2.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 1 CGC 7.5 1st Printing

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Label #4512421001

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"Strange Visitor" kicks off what is arguably the greatest Elseworlds tale ever told. Kingdom Come, replete with grand storytelling and biblical prophecy, takes place in the near future when Superman has retired and a new, ruthlessly violent generation of "heroes" has corrupted the Earth, their questionable deeds culminating in the destruction of Kansas. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 3 CGC 9.8

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Label #4728858006

A war is brewing in "Up in the Sky." The Gulag, which is a prison that houses super-powered villains, is on the verge of bursting open at the seams, and the heroes must act. An Elseworlds tale, written by Mark Waid with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 4 CGC 9.8

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Label #4699262002

In "Never-Ending Battle," a possessed (by Lex Luthor) Captain Marvel battles Superman, and the world is at war. Wonder Woman and the other classic heroes must reclaim the world from the new, ruthlessly violent generation of anti-heroes. Thus concludes Kingdom Come, arguably the greatest Elseworlds tale ever told. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 22 CGC 9.6

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Japan.

Label #4069609012

Japanese Reprint Series. "X-Men 16 - Fatal Attractions II". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #24-25 and other X-Men related titles. Cover by Andy Kubert. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 23 CGC 9.6

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Japan. Due to this item's depth, it is encased in an older-style CGC slab; some gapping on the sides is normal for this model and is not considered a defect.

Label #4069609013

Japanese Reprint Series. "X-Men 17 - Fatal Attractions III". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from Wolverine (1988 1st Series) #75, Excalibur (1988 1st Series) #71, and other X-Men related titles. Cover by Andy Kubert. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 24 CGC 7.5

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Japan.

Label #4022797002

Japanese Reprint Series. "Marvel X No. 1". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #30, Silver Surfer (1988 Marvel/Epic - Limited Series) #2, and Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1. Also features an interview with Go Nagai. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Marvel Super Comics (Japanese 1994 Shogakukan) 26 CGC 9.2

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Japan.

Label #4581000014

Japanese Reprint Series. "Marvel X No. 3". Reprints from a variety of Marvel titles. Reprints Material from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #36, and Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3, and Captain America (1968 1st Series) #255. Cover by Jim Lee. Squarebound. Japanese Language.

Nexus Meets Madman (1996) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4554958011

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Written by Mike Baron and Mike Allred. Art and cover by Steve Rude. In his nightmares, Nexus has seen visions that would wake the dead. And in his role as interplanetary executioner, he's faced down the galaxy's most vicious mass murderers and sentenced them to the most horrible of punishments. But when a renegade robot overcomes Nexus with sickly sweet sensations of cotton candy, pink flowers, and circus music, he must look for help -- and he finds it in the form of Madman! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Onslaught X-Men (1996) 1B CGC 9.6 Miller American Entertainment Variant

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Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Variant Cover.

Label #4566934010

American Entertainment (Another Universe) Variant Cover by Mike S. Miller. Traitor to the Cause. Story continues from X-Men #54 and continues in Uncanny X-Men #335. Script by Scott Lobdell and Mark Waid. Pencils by Adam Kubert and Pasqual Ferry. Inks by Dan Green and Art Thibert. Wraparound cover by Adam Kubert. The storyline that will change the Marvel Universe forever kicks into high gear! At the Xavier Institute in Westchester County, Onslaught (through the body of Professor X) reveals himself to the X-Men! The uncanny heroes are shocked and then overwhelmed by the powerful psionic entity! In an act of sheer desperation, Jean Grey rushes to the ZNox Chamber to call for help! But the awesome Onslaught cuts her off in mid-sentence! The X-Men will have to survive their first battle vs. Onslaught on their own! Cameo appearances by the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Franklin Richards, Juggernaut, X-Man (aka Nate Grey), and the Sentinels. X-men Lineup: Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm, and Wolverine. (Notes: Printed on glossy paper. There are not any advertisements inside.) 48 pages. Cover price $3.95.

Playboy Magazine (1953-Present HMH Publishing) Vol. 43 #12 CGC 8.5

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Label #4729795001

MATURE READERS. The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this gala holiday issue: Playboy Interview - Mike Wallace in the Hot Seat; Jenny McCarthy Singles Out Santa; The Bold and the Bare - Sex Stars of 1996; Playboy's Epic History of the Sexual Revolution - Part One of a Series; Al Pacino; Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer; Lisa Kudrow; Donald Westlake; Shel Silverstein; Joyce Carol Oates; The College Basketball Preview; and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W.

Santa the Barbarian (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #4698525007

Cover by Dan Fraga. Story by Robert Loren Fleming and Matt Hawkins. Art by Dan Fraga and Pop Mhan. One of the stranger things to come from Rob Liefeld's brain, Santa the Barbarian started life as a trading card before graduating to comics. When the naughty outnumber the nice, Santa decides to trade the toy-bag for a two-handed axe. Will the elves allow him to carry out his barbarian rage, or can they use their mechanical inventions to stop his reign of terror? The Big Red Slay; The Night Before X-Mas. 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.99.

Sin City That Yellow Bastard (1996) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #4735711003

Story and art by Frank Miller. Just one hour to go. Hartigan's polishing his badge and working himself up to kissing it good-bye, it and the thirty-odd years of protecting and serving and tears and blood and triumph that it represents. He's thinking about his wife's slow smile, about the thick, fat steaks she's picked up at the butcher's, about the bottle of champagne she's got packed in ice, about sleeping in till ten in the morning and spending sunny afternoons flat on his back. Just one hour to go and he gets word from a stoolie about that one loose end he hasn't tied up, a young girl who's out there, helpless in the hands of a drooling lunatic. Just one hour to go ... and he's gonna go out with a bang. 32 pages, B&W (and Yellow). Cover price $2.95.

Space Usagi (1996 Dark Horse) 3 CGC 9.6

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Label #4753351014

Story and art by Stan Sakai. He's lost his clan's treasure to the kidnappers of Lord Kiyoshi, and he's mistakenly shot his friend Rhogen, thinking him involved in the rebel assault. Now Usagi has only two opportunities to save face -- he must free Kiyoshi from his captors and bring the criminals to justice. Or he must die trying. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Spawn Fan Edition (1996) 3A CGC 9.8 Lightening Bolt

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Label #3861114001

Overstreet Fan edition.

Street Sharks (05/1996 2nd Series) 1N CGC 9.4

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Newsstand Edition.

Label #4197664009

Newsstand Edition. Story by Evan Skolnick. Art by Nelson Ortega and Manny Galan. Cover by Nelson Ortega and Jay Oliveras. Cover price $1.50.

Supergirl (1996 3rd Series) 1B CGC 9.6 2nd Printing

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Label #2067875001

2nd Printing Cover price $1.95.

Tomoe (1996 Crusade) 0B FN 6.0 Connor Variant

Amanda Connor cover. William Tucci & Dan Mishkin script. Jim Palmiotti inks. Cover price $2.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 334 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4534266008

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Cover by Joe Madureira. Dark Horizon, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend; The X-Men are trying to uncover the mysteries of Onslaught but run across the Juggernaut instead. Promo for the Onslaught storyline. 44 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 336N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4734839009

Newsstand Edition. A Voice as Deep as Thunder Onslaught Phase 2. Guest-starring the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. Script by Scott Lobdell. Pencils by Joe Madureira. Inks by Tim Townsend, John Dell, Vince Russell, and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Story continues from X-Men 55. Inside his Central Park citadel, Onslaught consolidates the power of Charles Xavier and Franklin Richards! With the addition of these two potent minds, the evil psionic entity grows even stronger! However so does the determination of the super-heroes gathered in Manhattan! With an urgent fury; Cyclops Cable, Thor, Joseph, and the Invisible Woman attack Onslaught! But again to no avail! Is there anyone else left to help? How about the Green Goliath and Doctor Doom! Story continues in Cable 35, Incredible Hulk 445, and Fantastic Four 416. Appearances by Apocalypse and the Watcher. Cameo appearance by Ant-Man. X-men Lineup: Bishop, Cable, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Rogue, and Storm. Avengers Lineup: Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Iron Man (aka Teen Tony), Thor, and the Vision. (Note: This issue features a 6-page preview of Heroes Reborn with pin-ups of the Invisible Woman and Thing (by Jim Lee) and Captain America by Rob Liefeld.) 44 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine Special (1996 Marvel/Fleer) 102.5 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1207232001

Cover by Boris Vallejo. "Slay-Per-View" written by Dan Slott with art by Mark Buckingham. "Costume Re-Partee" written by Dan Slott with art by Mike Wieringo. Bonus pin-up by Julie Bell. Continuity-wise, the story in Wolverine #102.5 falls between Wolverine #102 and #103. Written by Mark Buckingham with art by Mike Wieringo, this was a mail-away comic for the Fleer trading cards produced for Marvel. The cover was used as art for the Fleer Ultra X-Men set and an interior pin-up was used for the Marvel Masterpiece 1996 set. Why is this such a strange read? Because each page is actually 9 trading cards with each sheet of 9 cards linking together to form a single comic book page--not a 9 panel comic book page--but rather a normal comic book page. Fleer had two requirements for the artist and writer doing the comic. Every card had to feature at least one character, and as many Marvel characters as possible had to appear in the 11 page story. Given these weird parameters, the final "comic" turned out pretty well. And, given the bizarre rules, Mark Buckingham did an excellent job!

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 51N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4734839003

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Cam Smith. Deathbound Train, script by Mark Waid, pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by John Dell, Mark Morales, and Vince Russell; A strong spike in Cerebro sends the X-Men to a commuter train filled with humans mutated into monsters by Mr. Sinister. Cover price $1.95.

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 54D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4566934008

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Andy Kubert. Inquiring Minds, script by Mark Waid, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Dan Panosian; Juggernaut shows up at the mansion so Jean can remove a mental block and help him discover who Onslaught is; Beast escapes from Dark Beast's prison; Onslaught captures Juggernaut and rips the Gem of Cyttorak from his body; Xavier is revealed as Onslaught; Cont. from Uncanny X-Men #334; Cont. in X-Men: Onslaught. 44 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

X-Men 2099 (1993 Marvel) 32 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4556910002

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Old Wounds - Written by John Francis Moore. Art by Jan Duursema & Scott Koblish. Cover by Humberto Ramos & Jimmy Palmiotti. The X-Men and the Lawless don't see eye-to-eye, but they better shake hands quick or they'll be put six feet under by the hundred foot tall Foolkiller! Plus, is the Mutant Messiah in the X-Men's midst? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

X-Men Road to Onslaught (1996) 1 VG

Cover by Steve Geiger. The inside, hush-hush, behind-the-scenes look at the creative process leading to the phenomenon known as Onslaught! Gasp at the early ideas of Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid and more! Giggle at Bob Harras as he tries to control the runaway monster! Find out how comicdom's top creators concocted this fan-fave saga! Cover price $2.50.