Auctions: comic books March 1992

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 360 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3890001023

Direct Edition. "Death Toy!" Part 2 of 2. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Chris Marrinan. Mark Bagley. Inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. At the Tech-Toy warehouse, Cardiac and the wall-crawler come to a meeting of the minds about their pursuits of justice! Perhaps it's possible for them to work together after all! The next evening at Stane International, Spider-Man and Cardiac team up to stop the illegal manufacturing of military weapons! Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship? Not quite! Meanwhile, a new blood-hued super-villain makes his first savage kill...the first of many! Cameo appearances by Carnage, Mary Jane Watson, Ben Urich, Joy Mercado, and J. Jonah Jameson. Origin of Cardiac. (Notes: Cardiac returns in Amazing Spider-Man 376. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 470,075; average paid circulation 340,977.) 36 pages. $1.25 cover price. Cover price $1.25.

Punisher War Zone (1992) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4658950010

Direct Edition. Die-Cut Wraparound Cover by John Romita Jr.. Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher follows Microchip, who's seeing a psychiatrist; Punisher goes undercover and is introduced to the Carbone family as Johnny Tower. 40 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Solar Man of the Atom (1991) 7 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0769679103

The saga of the two millennia war continues. Solar versus the X-O armor in "First Strike Part Three - Single Combat." Script by Jim Shooter, with art by D. David Perlin and Stan Drake. Issue also has part seven of "Alpha and Omega," a 10-part origin story of Solar Man of the Atom with script by Jim Shooter and art by Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton. Each chapter of the origin story has a two-page pinup. When all 10 two-page pinups are put together, they form a gigantic page of the climax of the origin story. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. This issue does not have a card (coupon). Cover price $1.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 286 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4568497003

"Close Call!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Whilce Portacio and Jim Lee. Art by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Art Thibert. Cover by Jim Lee. Colossus has been reunited with his long lost brother whom he thought dead. However, this is only the beginning as the X-Men are swept up in events that will set them against their own. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992) 2D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4022947004

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Direct Edition. "Gathering the Watch!" Starfox cameo. Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Angel Medina and Terry Austin. Deemed too powerful to reside together, Adam Warlock must dismantle the Infinity Gauntlet and separate the Infinity Gems. But, each gem on it's own is still the too powerful to fall into the wrong hands, thus Warlock must gather an Infinity Watch. Guardians whom he can entrust the ultimate powers over Space, Time, Power, Reality, the Mind, and the Soul. 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.