Auctions: comic books March 1995

Azrael Agent of the Bat (1995) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4659186005

Fallen Angel: Part 2 of 7: ...Some say in Ice... - Written by Dennis O'Neil. Art and Cover by Barry Kitson & James Pascoe. Batman guest stars as Azrael continues to struggle with the mind-warping effects of the System. Resolving to confront the source of his pain head-on, Jean-Paul Valley begins a quest to find the Order of St. Dumas, the society that programmed him to be a killing machine. But a faction of the order is already moving against him, dispatching its own version of Azrael against Valley! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 437 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0980079008

"If I Should Die Before I Wake" Fighting Chance Epilogue. Guest-starringGiant-Man, Iron Man, and Force Works. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils byDave Hoover. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Dave Hoover. Inside StarkEnterprises' west coast laboratory, Hank Pym and Tony Stark work feverishlyto bring their star-spangled friend back from the brink! While lying in a comatose state, the Sentinel of Liberty drifts in and out of consciousness while dreaming about his past battles vs. his archenemy, the Red Skull! Will reliving previous encounters somehow improve Cap's fragile condition? Meanwhile in Arizona, Free Spirit and Jack Flag attempt to finish off the Serpent Society one final time! Good news for the brave young duo: Force Works drops in to help! Story continues in Iron Man 314. Cameo appearances by Arnim Zola and the Red Skull. Force Works Lineup: Scarlet Witch, Century, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent. Serpent Society Lineup: Anaconda, Bushmaster, Coachwhip, Cottonmouth, Fer-de-Lance, Puff Adder, Rattler, and Rock Python. (Notes: This issue marks the last appearance (for almost a decade) of Mark Gruenwald's Serpent Society. The popular super-villain group engaged the shield-slinger in many entertaining battlesbeginning in Captain America 310. The Serpent Society returns in Captain America (4th series) #30. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 189,833; average paid circulation 114,892.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 1G CGC 9.8 Lopez Lin-Gen-Re Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #3745913004

Lin-Gen-Re cover by Michael Lopez. NOTE: 1st appearance of Gen 13 was in Wildcats Trilogy #1. Cover price $2.95.