Auctions: comic books May 1993

Cable (1993 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4672753021

Gold foil cover. Cover art by Art Thibert. Rocks and Waves, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Art Thibert, inks by Art Thibert, Trevor Scott, Dan Panosian, Danny Miki, and Al Milgrom; Kane is stranded in Cable's future and learns all he can about the mysterious Askani leader; Cable returns and informs the Clan Chosen that they must destroy a time displacement machine located in Niagra Falls; Kane has hopes that the machine can send him home before it is destroyed. 52 pgs. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

Maxx (1993) 3 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4665283017

Cover art by Sam Kieth. Jungle Flowers Grown in Blood, script by Sam Kieth (plot) and William Messner-Loebs (script), pencils by Sam Kieth, inks by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair (finishes); Julie escapes; Gone and Maxx fight in the Outback, which is slightly explained. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #1214513002

Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9N CGC 9.4 Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #3906172005

Newsstand Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993 1st Series) 1N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2097675015

Newsstand Edition. "Carnage Rising!" Maximum Carnage Part 1 of 14. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Jim Sanders III. Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III. Following the tragic events of Spectacular Spider-Man 200, the friends and family of Harry Osborn gather for Harry's funeral. Peter and Mary Jane reflect upon the tragic passing of another friend and wonder where their lives will go from here. Meanwhile at the Ravencroft maximum security institution, one of the doctors gets the bright idea to take a blood sample from Cletus Kasady. And in that critical instant…the murderous Carnage is reborn! Oh my, Katie bar the door! Because the killing is about to begin! True to form Carnage wipes out the entire hospital staff, but then surprisingly makes a new friend! Who is this murderess so ready and willing to help Carnage? The web-slinger will find out soon when he battles her and that pesky eight-legged doppelganger several hours later! As for Carnage, he's going to pay a visit to J. Jonah Jameson before he pays back his two hated enemies…Venom and the Amazing Spider-Man! Story continues in Web of Spider-Man 101. First appearance of Shriek. Cameo appearances by the Black Cat and the Molten Man. Second Story: "Playback" Script by Mike Barr. Pencils and Inks by Jerry Bingham. While fighting the Scorpion at an abandoned construction site, the wall-crawler has strange flashbacks to his adolescent days (before Uncle Ben was killed). Third Story: "Long Way Down!" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cardiac stalks city executives who embezzled funds (designated for building safety improvements) into their own pockets. Cardiac is poised to deliver his own brand of justice until Code: Blue arrives on the scene! (Notes: Carnage previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 363. This issue is printed on glossy paper. The Maximum Carnage storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Maximum Carnage.) 64 pages Cover price $3.95.

Valeria the She-Bat (1993 Continuity) 1A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #0162808019

Cover by Neal Adams. Acetate Cover NOTE: #2-4 do NOT exist. Deathwatch 2000, Part 1, untitled story, script by Neal Adams and Peter Stone (additional writing), art by Neal Adams; Valeria saves a family from an attack by demon bats, only to find out about the return of their master, Lith Kasti; Valeria's brother Rilla remembers how he and his team of were-creatures saved Valeria from Lith Kasti. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) 100N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4048831012

Newsstand Edition. "Uneasy Alliances" Part 4 of 4. Giant-Sized Anniversary Issue. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Alex Saviuk. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Green foil cover by Alex Saviuk. It's the 100th issue of the Web of Spider-Man series! And all roads (to take over the Kingpin's crime syndicate) lead to a mysterious estate on the outskirts of Manhattan! The Blood Rose is there! And so are the New Enforcers: Blitz, Eel, Tangle, Plantman, and Thermite! Along with the Dragon Man, Dreadnaught, and Super-Adaptoid! But before Peter Parker arrives, he decides to add something new to his usual red-and-blue ensemble…the Spider-Armor! Great idea! Because the web-slinger is going to need it when he battles no less than five super-villains and two Richard Fisks! With a little help from Nightwatch, the Amazing Spider-Man may turn the Spider-Armor's debut into a smashing success! It's every man for himself in the wild conclusion to the My Enemy's Enemy storyline! First appearance of the Spider-Armor. Cameo appearances by the Controller, Fixer, Mentallo, and Mr. Fear. Second story: "The Origin of Nightwatch" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils and Inks by Derek Yaniger. The tragic story of how Dr. Kevin Trench became Nightwatch is revealed. (Notes: The issue provides new details about the Name of the Rose storyline that took place in Web of Spider-Man 84-89. Nightwatch appears next in Web of Spider-Man Annual 9. Richard Fisk returns years later in Daredevil (2nd series) 27-31.) 48 pages Cover price $2.95.