Auctions: comic books August 1993

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.

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

Paper: White

Label #4660981010

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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.

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

Paper: White

Label #4660981012

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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.

Batman (1940) 497N CGC 9.6 Newsstand Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4602231003

First Printing. Newsstand Edition (does not have an 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.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 664 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4689555021

Knightfall: Chapter 12. Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Graham Nolan and Scott Hanna. Cover by Kelley Jones. Story continued from Batman # 497. The diabolical man-brute known as Bane has broken the Batman. His back broken and left for dead, Batman is in no shape to stop Bane from taken Gotham for himself. Who will take up the fight? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Ghost Rider (1990 2nd Series) 40 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3775672018

Midnight Massacre: Part 2 of 5 – "Hunters!" Guest-starring Frank Drake. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Garney and Christopher Ivy. Story continued from Nightstalkers (1992) # 10. Empowered by the Darkhold, Blade becomes Switchblade and begins a quest to eliminate all supernatural entities, killing Hannibal King and Johnny Blaze, and absorbing their supernatural abilities. In the Bronx, Switchblade slays a witch, while elsewhere, Demogoblin runs down a sorcerer who barters for his life by revealing the Demogorge has possessed Blade. Demogoblin tortures him for more information before killing him, the sorcerer's screams drawing Drake and Ghost Rider's attention. Coveting the Demogorge's power, Demogoblin escapes, but Drake adjusts his gun Linda to detect supernatural energies, allowing them to track Blade. At a club, Switchblade tracks down Seer, but before he can kill her Demogoblin appears to propose an alliance. Switchblade only wants to kill him, but the distraction allows Drake and Ghost Rider to catch up to them. Still hoping to broker a deal, Demogoblin takes Switchblade and Seer to the World Trade Center, with Ghost Rider close behind. Switchblade stabs both Ghost Rider and Demogoblin, slaying the latter. Seer teleports a way to warn the others of the Blood while Switchblade overpowers Ghost Rider; Drake arrives in time to rescue him, and, aware they cannot best Switchblade alone, sends Ghost Rider away to recruit allies. Story continues in Darkhold (1992) #1. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.25.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984 Mirage) 62 FN+ 6.5

City At War, Part 13. In the aftermath of the battle with the Elite, the Turtles reunite with April and Casey. Story by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson; art by Lawson. Final issue of Volume 1; Volume 2 debuted two months later in October 1993. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by A.C. Farley. Cover price $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series Marvel) 93 CGC 9.8 JSA Lobdell

Paper: White

Scott Lobdell Authenticated Autograph

Label #4547477025

The Longest Day! Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the X-Men. Story by Scott Lobdell and J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Terry Shoemaker and Al Milgrom. Havok and Rahne visit Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted to pay their condolences for the loss of one of their members (see Uncanny X-Men #303 for the death of Ilyanna, the sister of Colossus). Meanwhile, an old friend takes Guido for a trip to the far side of the universe, and Val has just assigned a new member to the team. Cover price $1.25.