Auctions: comic books July 1988

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 302 VF 8.0

Direct Edition. "(Mid) American Gothic!" Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. Peter Parker receives a job offer from a high tech company in Kansas! So, Spider-Man's alter-ego travels to America's heartland to tour the company's facilities! But upon arrival Peter discovers that there's something rotten in the sunflower state! Good thing the web-slinger made the trip too! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Silver Sable, and the Sandman. (Note: This issue includes a full-page ad for the Evolutionary War saga that ran through Marvel's 1988 annuals.) 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Batman The Killing Joke (1988) 1-1ST CGC 9.8 Bolland Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4538089009

1st Printing. Batman matches wits with his arch nemesis The Joker in this critically acclaimed, prestige format one-shot. He also laughs at one of his jokes. The book is infamous for the scene in which The Joker shoots and cripples Barbara Gordon, effectively ending her crime fighting career as Batgirl. Written by Alan Moore, with art by Brian Bolland. 52 pages, full color. NOTE: 1st Printing, title is printed in lime green embossed ink. All others are later printings. Cover price $3.50.

Batman The Killing Joke (1988) 1-1ST CGC 9.4 Bolland Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4734091001

1st Printing. Batman matches wits with his arch nemesis The Joker in this critically acclaimed, prestige format one-shot. He also laughs at one of his jokes. The book is infamous for the scene in which The Joker shoots and cripples Barbara Gordon, effectively ending her crime fighting career as Batgirl. Written by Alan Moore, with art by Brian Bolland. 52 pages, full color. NOTE: 1st Printing, title is printed in lime green embossed ink. All others are later printings. Cover price $3.50.

Batman The Killing Joke (1988) 1-1ST FN 6.0 Bolland Variant 1st Printing

1st Printing. Batman matches wits with his arch nemesis The Joker in this critically acclaimed, prestige format one-shot. He also laughs at one of his jokes. The book is infamous for the scene in which The Joker shoots and cripples Barbara Gordon, effectively ending her crime fighting career as Batgirl. Written by Alan Moore, with art by Brian Bolland. 52 pages, full color. NOTE: 1st Printing, title is printed in lime green embossed ink. All others are later printings. Cover price $3.50.

Fem Fantastique (1988 AC Comics) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4583148023

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Cover by Mark Heike. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Rik Levins, Bill Black and Bunny Yeager. Art by Rik Levins, Bill Marmion, John Dell and Vic Bridges. One of the first publications by AC Comics, showcasing the lines early emphasis on Good Girl art. AC revives its 1970s good-girl anthology, this time focusing on solo adventures of its Femforce characters. Rad fights back when aliens want to clone her and create an army; Dragonfly must find a new human host before she vanishes forever. Also, a focus on pinup queens of the past, specifically Betty Page and Sheena star Irish McCalla. Rad; Dragonfly; Spotlight on Betty Page. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Godzilla (1988 Dark Horse Limited Series) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4696983015

Story and art by Kazuhisa Iwata. Cover by Mark A. Nelson. He's back! Straight from Japan comes the mightiest film monster of them all! This issue is the first of a six-issue mini-series reprinting the manga adaptation of the original Japanese version of the film Godzilla 1985. In this issue, Godzilla, believed dead for nearly thirty years, suddenly reappears--and he's headed for Tokyo. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 18 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4430948009

At the behest of their mistress, the mysterious creatures of the night ambush Diana in "Creatures of the Dark". Part 2 of 3, continued from the previous issue. Story concludes next issue. Script and pencils by George Perez, finishes by Dick Giordano. Bonus 16-page insert book: "Legend of the Amazons: Awakenings" by Dan Littleford, Palmer Worley and Brian Thomas. Perez cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.