Auctions: comic books February 1992

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 359N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4756092011

Newsstand 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.

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 344N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2081530008

Newsstand Edition. The Gatherers Saga: Part 2 of 18 - "Echoes of the Past" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer. On a rooftop in the shadows of Four Freedoms Plaza, the Avengers come face to face with their past! The Swordsman is back! And along with his powerful ally Magdalene…out for blood! Once the Avengers overcome their initial shock and disbelief, they attack in unison! The Prince of Power, Vision, and Crystal battle Magdalene, while the Black Knight challenges the Swordsman! Dane Whitman wins his dazzling duel, but the remaining avengers go down to defeat! And thus, round one against the Gatherers ends in an unsatisfying stalemate for all. When and where will Proctor and his Gatherers strike next? First appearance of Proctor. Cameo appearances by Sersi, Dr. Peter Corbeau, and the Watcher. First $1.25 issue. 36 pages. The Gatherers Saga continues in Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #348. Cover price $1.25.

Evil Ernie (1991 Eternity) 2 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4702744014

1st Lady Death cover. Created and written by Brian Pulido. art by Steven Hughes. Eric Mache cover. Cover price $2.50.

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.