Auctions: comic books January 1993

Action Comics (1938 DC) 685D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3957486003

Direct Edition. Part 2 of the 8-part 'Funeral for a Friend,' continued from Adventures of Superman (1939) #498. Clark Kent is discovered missing in the wake of Superman's tragic battle with Doomsday while, in the Man of Steel's absence, Supergirl moves to take up his position as guardian of Metropolis. Continued in Superman The Man of Steel (1991) #20. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. Cover by Guice. 36 pages, Full Color, $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 685D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4610955022

Direct Edition. Part 2 of the 8-part 'Funeral for a Friend,' continued from Adventures of Superman (1939) #498. Clark Kent is discovered missing in the wake of Superman's tragic battle with Doomsday while, in the Man of Steel's absence, Supergirl moves to take up his position as guardian of Metropolis. Continued in Superman The Man of Steel (1991) #20. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. Cover by Guice. 36 pages, Full Color, $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 498 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4644511008

Part 1 of the 8-part 'Funeral for a Friend,' continued from Superman (1987) #75: The DC Universe goes into mourning as the Man of Steel is pronounced dead and all of Metropolis prepares for life without Superman. Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #685. Written by Jerry Ordway, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood Cover price $1.25.

Batman Sword of Azrael (1992) 4 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4665284009

Azrael. Batman. The demon Biis...their three-way conflict ends in a fiery cataclysm beneath an oil refinery in the Southwestern USA. What emerges are two new allies, separated by a shadow of violence, bound by a shared secret...the identity of the man behind the Dark Knight's mask! The conclusion to this miniseries leads into Batman (1940) #488. Written by Dennis O'Neil, with art and cover by Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan. New Format. Cover price $1.75.

Simpsons Comics and Stories (1993) 1D.U CGC 8.5 Groening Unbagged Variant

Paper: White

Label #0111266015

Direct Edition. $2.95 cover price. Not polybagged, poster may or may not be included. Story and art by Steve Vance and Bill Morrison. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4477042001

1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. Cover price $1.25.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4477042011

1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. Cover price $1.25.