Auctions: comic books January 1986

Green Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 196D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4523521020

Direct Edition. Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. "3" Guy Gardner intends to use the Shark to assist against the Anti-Monitor. Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson. Cover by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $0.75.

Howard the Duck (1976 1st Series) 32 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4699567017

"Going Underground." Picking up where the original numbering left off, this issue came out several years after #31 (to promote the forthcoming Howard the Duck movie). Howard and a gorgeous hitchhiker confront The Gopher, who is hell bent creating condos and tourist attractions, the environment be damned. Script by Steven Grant, pencils by Paul Smith, inks by Vinnie Colletta. Cover by Sid Abel and Colletta. Cover price $0.65.

Punisher (1986 1st Series) 1D FN- 5.5

Residue.

Direct Edition. "Circle of Blood!" Story by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zemelman. After a drug-induced bloody rampage, Frank Castle finds himself behind bars. When he discovers his old enemy Jigsaw, a criminal with a severely scarred face, is responsible, the Punisher sets out to do what he does best. Cover price $1.25.

Tales of Terror (1985 Eclipse) 4 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #0262598001

Cover by John Bolton. Written by Bruce Jones, Beppe Sabatini, Tim Truman and Chuck Wagner. Art by Gray Morrow, Cara Sherman Tereno & Tom Yeates, Tim Truman and Mike Hoffman. Illustrated horror! Featuring: "Last Laugh"; "Bear-Bear"; "Bubby"; and "Bag Limit"! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.75.

True Love (1986 Eclipse) 1 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Dave Stevens. Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Mike Peppe, Vince Colletta and Nick Cardy. Reprints. In this issue: "Stars in My Eyes" with art by Toth and Peppe from New Romances (1951 Standard) #17; "Wrong Way to Happiness" with art by Colletta from Thrilling Romances (1949) #24; "Heart Divided" with art by Toth and Peppe from Thrilling Romances (1949) #22; and "Chained to My Past" with art by Cardy from Intimate Love (1950) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 201 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4601659022

Direct Edition. "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 become the mutant freedom fighter known as Cable. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65.