Auctions: comic books July 1989

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 317 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #3696043005

Direct Edition. "The Sand and the Fury!" Part 2 of 2. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cover by Todd McFarlane. After fleeing from Venom last issue, the web-slinger returns to the sanctuary of Aunt May's home in Queens! Peter and Mary Jane have only been living there for a few days and haven't had any visitors. But suddenly their first one knocks on the door: Venom! What?! Is the crazed villain going to slay Aunt May and her elderly boarders? No, the savage psychopath just stopped by to issue a challenge to her wall-crawling nephew! Meet in the morning at Montauk Point off Long Island Sound for a duel to the death! Wow, does the web-slinger have a chance vs. the overpowering Venom? The situation does not look good for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Cameo appearance by the Thing (aka Ben Grimm). (Notes: Venom appears next in the Avengers' graphic novel: Death Trap The Vault. Venom returns to torment the web-slinger again in Amazing Spider-Man 332 & 333.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 355N CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4683768002

Newsstand Edition. "Missing Persons" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sersi. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Bernie Rosenthal makes a desperate phone call for help to Steve Rogers! Teenagers including Bernie's sister are mysteriously disappearing. After undergoing a transmutation from Sersi, Captain America goes under cover as a teenager to investigate! Also in this issue, Battlestar teams up with the Falcon to battle Coachwhip, Puff Adder, and Rock Python. 36 pages Cover price $0.75.

Lunatic Fringe (1989) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4555001004

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Rocketeer Adventure Magazine (1988) 2 VG+ 4.5

Signed by creator Dave Stevens, does not include certificate of authenticity.

Cover by Dave Stevens and Dave Dorman. "Nightmare at Large." 14 pages. Part 7 of 8. Story by Dave Stevens, Paul DeMeo and Danny Bilson. Layouts by Mike Kaluta. Art by Dave Stevens. Cliffs shadowy new colleague sends him on a mission to track down a killer who is murdering members of a circus troupe Cliff once belonged to. "Pitcairns Autogiro." 3 pages. Text feature. "All Souped Up and Nowhere to Blow." 10 pages. Story by Elaine Lee. Art by Michael Kaluta. Hi-jinks abound as the Galactic Girl Guides prepare their entry for the Soup Can Rally. All the while making sure those dumb Boy Scouts dont steal their ideas. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.75.

Transformers (1984 Marvel) 54 FN/VF 7.0

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The Micromasters, the new Autobots, arrive on Earth as the Decepticons have established a new base with a plan to steal more energy than ever before in King Con. Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Jose Delbo & Danny Bulanadi. Cover price $1.00.