Auctions: comic books February 1992

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 359 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4681551017

Direct Edition. First $1.25 cover price. "Toy Death!" Part 1 of 2. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Chris Marrinan. Inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. Cardiac is back! And bringing his own brand of justice to the Big Apple! Each day Dr. Elias Wirtham reads the latest corporate exposé in the Daily Bugle...and then goes after that company the following night! But Ben Urich and Peter Parker have caught on to Cardiac's pattern! So the next evening the web-slinger hides away in the manufacturing plant of a corrupt toymaker! Waiting for his very own...Cardiac attack! Cameo appearances by Cletus Kasady, Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, and the Black Cat. First $1.25 issue. (Note: The letters page previews the cover to Amazing Spider-Man 361.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Black Canary (1991 1st Series) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4649741001

New Wings Part Four: Just Say 'Thank You.' Black Canary must come to terms with her own problems even as she fights to end a drug war and prevent a race riot being fueled by white supremacists. Written by Sarah E. Byam, with layouts by Trevor Von Eeden and finished pencils and inks by Dick Giordano. New Format. Cover price $1.75.

DC Archive Editions Legion of Super-Heroes HC (1990-2012 DC) 1-REP VF- 7.5

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300-305 , Action Comics (1938-2011 DC) #267, 276, 287, 289, Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) #86, 89, 98, and Superman (1939-1986 1st Series) #147.

Written by Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder, and Robert Bernstein. Art by Al Plastino, George Papp, Jim Mooney, John Forte, and Curt Swan. Foreword by Mike Gold. Cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson.

The brave young adventurers known as Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl join Superboy and dare to bring about a new age of heroes! Set in the future of the 30th century these young heroes must band together to protect the galaxy from space-born threats.

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Toxic Avenger (1991) 11 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #23-3C8BBFB-013

X-Men (1991 1st Series) 5D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3968387014

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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams. Blowback, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and John Byrne, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, and Joe Rubinstein; Wolverine is captured by Omega Red and Fenris so they can probe his memories to find a Carbonadium Synthesizer that has been lost for 30 years; Wolvie escapes with the help of an old friend; The X-Men come after him as well; story takes place before and leads into Uncanny X-Men #281. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1231815013

Clothes make the man...dangerous. He was born as a barbarian, raised as an animal and trained as a killer. Now armed with the deadliest weapon of mass destruction ever created, he intends to defend his new home...Earth. "Retribution Part One - Into the Fire" is written by Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, with art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton and Jon Holdredge. Cover by Bob Layton. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.