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Batman (1940) 497 CGC 9.8 Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4660981004

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Direct Edition with Overlay cover. Bane breaks Batman's back in Batman KnightFall Part 11. Home turf does not prove an advantage when Bane breaks Batman's back in the Batcave in "The Broken Bat." KnightFall continues in Detective Comics (1937- ) #664. Written by Doug Moench. Pencils by Jim Aparo. Inks by Dick Giordano. Cover by Kelley Jones. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 203N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4048831007

Newsstand Edition. "War of the Heart!" Maximum Carnage Part 13 of 14. Guest-starring Captain America, Cloak, Dagger, Deathlok, Firestar, and Iron Fist. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils and Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by Sal Buscema. In dazzling fashion Dagger reappears at Cloak's side! And quickly lashes out at her almost-murderer Shriek! After the web-slinger swoops in and saves Dagger, he sends Cap and his other partners to the nearby Rand Corporation to retrieve a special weapon! In the meantime the Spectacular Spider-Man has to stay alive against Carnage, Shriek, Carrion, and the Demogoblin before his friends return! Can the wondrous wall-crawler hold the line one more time against Carnage and his crew? And will the secret weapon finally, finally bring down the curtain on Maximum Carnage? Story concludes in Spider-Man Unlimited 2. Cameo appearance by Venom. (Notes: Shriek appears next in Web of Spider-Man Annual 10. The letters page includes fan letters suggesting that fourteen issues may have been a few too many for the Maximum Carnage storyline.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) 37N CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4048831021

Newsstand Edition. Maximum Carnage Part 12 of 14. "The Light!" Guest-starring Captain America, Cloak, Deathlok, Firestar, and Iron Fist. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Tom Lyle (breakdowns), Scott Hanna (finishes), and Al Milgrom (finishes). Cover by Tom Lyle. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 380. In the streets of New York City, a quintet of Marvel's greatest action heroes fights to stay alive against a large mob -- that's under the psychic influence of Shriek! The heroes' quest for survival looks dubious at best...until Carnage's crew begins fighting among themselves! Once Cloak arrives on the scene with a surprise superhero in tow; the tide finally, finally, finally turns in the Maximum Carnage saga. Meanwhile at the Statue of Liberty, Venom at last breaks free...and now it's time for payback! Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man 203. Appearances by the Demogoblin, Carrion, doppelganger, Dagger, Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker, Mary Parker, Liz Osborn, and Normie Osborn. 32 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993 1st Series) 2N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2123231004

Newsstand Edition. "The Hatred, the Horror and the Hero!" Maximum Carnage, Part 14 of 14. Script by Tom DeFalco. Chapter 1 - Art by Mark Bagley (breakdowns) and Sam de la Rosa (finishes). Chapter 2 - Art by Ron Lim (pencils), Jim Sanders III (inks), and Sam de la Rosa (inks). Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III. Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man 203. In shocking fashion Carnage jumps out of Central Park Lake! Oh no, all the police and superheroes (besides the web-slinger) left a while ago thinking the bloodthirsty super-villain was dead! But he's still alive! And that means the Maximum Carnage saga is not over yet! Venom and Spider-Man battle Carnage first in Central Park, then at the St. Estes Home in Brooklyn, and finally in an old cemetery! Can the wondrous wall-crawler at long last corral Carnage? And also keep Venom from killing his symbiote offspring? After fourteen issues there's no telling how this tale will end! Appearances by the Black Cat, Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker LMD, Mary Parker LMD, Liz Osborn, Normie Osborn, Thunderstrike, Sersi, and the Vision. Cameo appearances by Morbius and Nightwatch. Second Story: "Other People's Dreams." Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Steven Butler. Inks by Bud LaRosa. The web-slinger clashes with Megawatt! Cameo appearance by Mary Jane Watson. Flashback cameos by Daredevil and Dr. Jonas Harrow. (Notes: Carnage returns in Amazing Spider-Man Annual 28. 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.