Auctions: comic books February 1993

Dark Horse Comics (1992) 7 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Label #22-12D1C8E-001

Cover by Joe Phillips. Hot on the heels of Dark Horse's immensely popular Star Wars: Dark Empire series, Tom Veitch scripts a three-part series of stories relating exciting new tales of the Jedi Knights from the glorious era of the Old Republic, millennia before the days of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. This serialization will serve to introduce characters who will appear in a new Dark Horse miniseries in 1993. The concluding chapters to our most recent "Predator" and "Mad Dogs" stories, as well as part two of "RoboCop: Invasions," complete this action-packed issue. FC. Cover price $2.50.

Grendel War Child (1992) 7 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4553094023

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Written & inked by MATT WAGNER. Pencils by PATRICK McEOWN. Cover by WAGNER. While Grendel is held captive by a mysterious band of rebels, Jupiter is left to his own devices - only to be kidnapped again...this time by a horde of vampires! Meanwhile, Jupiter's stepsister plots her own escape from the political clutches of her mother, the reigning Dowager-Khan. And in this issue, the secret of Grendel is finally revealed! Cover price $2.50.

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 121 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4698784014

Cover art by Sam Kieth. Claws and Webs Part 5: Dream Scars starring Wolverine and Venom, script by Howard Mackie, art by Sam Kieth and Dwayne Turner. Of Faith and Fable starring Mirage, script by Jaye Gardner, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Hector Collazo. And Let There Be Light...Part 3: The Bride of Grimbat starring Ghost Rider and Cloak and Dagger, script by Paula Foye, pencils by Alexander Morrissey, inks by Ken Branch and Tim Tuohy. Civil Disabilities starring Andromeda, script by Karl Bollers, pencils by Mark Moretti, inks by Joe Rubinstein. 36 pgs Cover price $1.50.

Punisher 2099 (1993 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4752573022

Direct Edition. Foil stamped cover. Cover by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Deadly Genesis, script by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, art by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti; After his family is murdered by the serial killer Kron Stone, Jake Gallows is outraged when Kron is set free with little more then a slap on the wrist due to his social status; Jake is disillusioned by the legal system of his era and then uses the War Journal of Frank Castle as his inspiration, taking up the mantle of The Punisher. 36 pgs., full color. $1.75. See also Punisher War Journal #50. Cover price $1.75.

Punisher 2099 (1993 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4532961008

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Direct Edition. Foil stamped cover. Cover by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Deadly Genesis, script by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, art by Tom Morgan and Jimmy Palmiotti; After his family is murdered by the serial killer Kron Stone, Jake Gallows is outraged when Kron is set free with little more then a slap on the wrist due to his social status; Jake is disillusioned by the legal system of his era and then uses the War Journal of Frank Castle as his inspiration, taking up the mantle of The Punisher. 36 pgs., full color. $1.75. See also Punisher War Journal #50. Cover price $1.75.

Spawn (1992 Image) 8D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4587357001

Direct Edition. "In Heaven!" Story by Alan Moore. Art by Todd McFarlane. Includes a B&W poster of Spawn by Frank Miller. Child murderer, Billy Kincaid, awakens in a strange dark place and he is not alone. One by one, the members of his group are taken, destroyed, or devoured by the macabre denizens of this foreboding place. One by one, until only Kincaid and small child remain. When this sick man cannot deny his base instincts, he soon learns that there are fates worse than death when one is sent to Hell! Cover price $1.95.

Superman The Death of Superman TPB (1993 DC) 1st Edition 1N-1ST CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4683771002

1st Edition - 1st printing. Newsstand Edition. Collects Superman: The Man of Steel (1991-2003) #17-19, Superman (1987-2011 2nd Series)#73-75, Adventures of Superman (1987-2006) #496 and 497, Action Comics (1938-2011 DC) #683-684, and Justice League America (1987-1996)#69. Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louis Simonson, and Roger Stern. Art by Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Rick Burchett, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, and Denis Rodier. Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage - Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life! Softcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: See also Superman: World Without A Superman TPB (1993) Cover price $4.95.

Venom Lethal Protector (1993) 1A.D CGC 9.8 SS Bagley Red Foil Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Mark Bagley on 4/28/18.

Label #1603746007

Direct Edition. Red Foil Enhanced CardStock cover, art by Mark Bagley and Sam de la Rosa. Lethal Protector Part 1: Dark Soul Drifting, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Al Milgrom and Sam de la Rosa; Venom moves to San Fransisco to try out his new protection of innocents racket; Venom and Spidey save a group of homeless folk. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Venom Lethal Protector (1993) 1A.D CGC 9.6 SS Milgrom/Michelinie Red Foil Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Al Milgrom on 04/15/2023 and David Michelinie on 04/25/2023.

Label #2769383002

Direct Edition. Red Foil Enhanced CardStock cover, art by Mark Bagley and Sam de la Rosa. Lethal Protector Part 1: Dark Soul Drifting, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Al Milgrom and Sam de la Rosa; Venom moves to San Fransisco to try out his new protection of innocents racket; Venom and Spidey save a group of homeless folk. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Venom Lethal Protector (1993) 1A.D CGC 9.2 Red Foil Variant

Paper: White

Label #3882042009

Direct Edition. Red Foil Enhanced CardStock cover, art by Mark Bagley and Sam de la Rosa. Lethal Protector Part 1: Dark Soul Drifting, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Al Milgrom and Sam de la Rosa; Venom moves to San Fransisco to try out his new protection of innocents racket; Venom and Spidey save a group of homeless folk. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4735711012

Guest-starring Prophet and the Berserkers. Story by Rob Liefeld. Art by Rob Liefeld and Danny Miki. Sentinel and his team are out of the fight and Prophet can barely stand. Yet, the Disciples keep pouring through the portal. Luckily, back-up has arrived. Die Hard and Badrock charge headlong through the portal and come face-to-face with the ominous Darkthorn. As Shaft and his team, the Berserkers, Sentinel, and Prophet regroup for a final assault, Die Hard is tossed at their feet defeated. Then, Darkthorn emerges from the portal with a new ally...a mind-controlled Badrock. Things just got worse. Continues in Brigade #4. 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.