Auctions: comic books June 1993

Action Comics (1938 DC) 687D CGC 9.6 Gammill Variant

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #3830418008

Die-cut cover by Jackson Guice; 687N cover by Kerry Gammill and Jackson Guice. Beginning the 'Reign of the Supermen,' continued from Adventures of Superman (1939) #500. The Last Son of Krypton returns to action, and this Superman has no qualms about taking a human life...so long as it's the right thing to do! Also, Pa Kent reacts to Superman's tougher techniques. Bound into the center of this issue is a double-page miniposter of Superman, printed on cover stock. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. 44 pages, Full Color, $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 500U CGC 9.8 Unbagged No Card

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #4689553004

Jerry Ordway script. This copy is not in original white polybag and does not include trading card. NOTE: Copies where the translucent sticker featuring Pa Kent's arm reaching out towards Superman have been removed will be graded in GD condition. Cover price $2.95.

Eightball (1989 Fantagraphics) 11 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4552113020

Cover art by Daniel Clowes. The Party; Dan goes to a party to meet some people, but they're not there. Velvet Glove; Dan's nightmare about filming his story 'Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron.' The Fairy Frog; adaptation of an Irish folk tale. The Happy Fisherman; The Fisherman has trouble getting to the water. Why I Hate Christians; why Dan hates Christians. Ghost World; Enid and Rebecca slag off the world. Ectomorph; the pain of being thin. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. 32 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Morbius the Living Vampire (1992 Marvel) 10 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4040165025

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 201 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4048831005

"Over the Line!" Maximum Carnage Part 5 of 14. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils and Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by Sal Buscema. Story continues from Spider-Man 35. Carnage and his murderous marauders have escaped the grasps of the Black Cat, Venom, and Spider-Man! And now the frustrated trio cannot agree on what to do next. Venom and Felicia take off after Carnage again, while Peter Parker stops by Aunt May's house to rest and clear his head. In the meantime Carnage, Shriek, the Demogoblin, and Spider-Doppelganger begin wreaking havoc in the city again! Feeling better the wall-crawler gets ready to battle once more, but he encounters angry citizens attacking one another (before he can even find Carnage)! Wow, the entire city is sinking into anarchy! Can anyone stop the quartet of killers? Story continues in Web of Spider-Man 102. Cameo appearances by Cloak and Carrion. (Notes: This issue features a full-page ad for Doctor Strange and the Secret Defenders series. The Maximum Carnage storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Maximum Carnage.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) 35 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4048831019

Maximum Carnage Part 4 of 14. "Team Venom" Guest-starring Cloak. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Tom Lyle. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Tom Lyle. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 378. The Maximum Carnage saga moves to the pages of the Spider-Man title! And the battle lines are drawn between Team Carnage and Team Venom! Carnage's team is a gruesome foursome: Cletus Kasady, Shriek, Demogoblin, and the doppelganger! While Venom's team consists of Eddie Brock, Felicia Hardy, and Peter Parker! Oh my, the amazing one is on the same team as Venom? Mary Jane can't believe it. But the situation is so dire the web-slinger must join forces with Venom...to stop (the) Carnage. Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man 201. Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Richard Parker, Mary Parker, Liz Osborn, and Normie Osborn. 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1B.D CGC 9.2 Cowan Variant

Paper: White

Label #3838795010

Direct Edition. Blue cover, no barcode. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

US Agent (1993 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-13BC5B3-022

Direct Edition. Scourge, the super-villain mass-murderer, has returned with a vengeance and there is only one thing standing in his way, Johnny Walker, the U.S. Agent. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by M.C. Wyman and Keith Williams. Follow John Walker, the one time successor to Captain America, on his first solo-adventure. Origin revealed in flashback. 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) 101 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4048831013

"Darklight" Maximum Carnage Part 2 of 14. Guest-starring Cloak and Dagger. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Alex Saviuk. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Alex Saviuk. Story continues from Spider-Man Unlimited 1. After escaping from the Ravencroft Institute, Carnage is on the loose again in New York City! And this time he has two heinous helpers at his side: Shriek and the eight-legged doppelganger! The web-slinger's first encounter with Shriek ends in a debilitating defeat. But the timely arrival of Cloak and Dagger spares the wall-crawler from further harm! However hours later inside a church, the first blockbuster battle of Maximum Carnage erupts! Spider-Man and Cloak and Dagger vs. Shriek, Carnage, and the doppelganger! Who will draw first blood? And who will be the first casualty? The carnage has only just begun. Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 378. Cameo appearances by the Demogoblin and Venom. (Note: The Maximum Carnage storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Maximum Carnage.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.