Auctions: comic books September 1995

Ruins (1995) 2D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. Fully-painted, 32-page Marvel Alterniverse title! Marvels photojournalist Phil Sheldon is dying--dying to prove the Age of Heroes went wrong! Writer Warren Ellis and artists Cliff and Terese Nielsen focus on the modern Marvel characters, like Mystique and Magneto! Based on Marvels. Acetate outer cover. Cover price $4.95.

Ruins (1995) 2D VF- 7.5

Direct Edition. Fully-painted, 32-page Marvel Alterniverse title! Marvels photojournalist Phil Sheldon is dying--dying to prove the Age of Heroes went wrong! Writer Warren Ellis and artists Cliff and Terese Nielsen focus on the modern Marvel characters, like Mystique and Magneto! Based on Marvels. Acetate outer cover. Cover price $4.95.

Spider-Man 2099 (1992 1st Series) 35B.D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. "Spider-Man vs. Venom" cover, one of two covers. Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Al Williamson. Blood from a Stone, script by Peter David, pencils by Andrew Wildman, inks by Stephen Baskerville; Miguel considers the offers, and learns that Stone has been shot; Venom appears and tries to kill Stone, only to be distracted by Spider-Man. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Spider-Man and Batman (1995) 1D NM- 9.2

Direct Edition. "Disordered Minds!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Mark Bagley, Scott Hanna, and Mark Farmer. Two of comic's biggest icons must team-up to take down two of their craziest villains. Can Batman, the Dark Knight Detective, and the Amazing Spider-Man set aside their differences long enough to stop the maniacal machinations of the psychotic Carnage and the Joker, Clown Prince of Crime? Squarebound edition with embossed cover. Cover price $5.95.

Spider-Man and Batman (1995) 1D FN/VF 7.0

Direct Edition. "Disordered Minds!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Mark Bagley, Scott Hanna, and Mark Farmer. Two of comic's biggest icons must team-up to take down two of their craziest villains. Can Batman, the Dark Knight Detective, and the Amazing Spider-Man set aside their differences long enough to stop the maniacal machinations of the psychotic Carnage and the Joker, Clown Prince of Crime? Squarebound edition with embossed cover. Cover price $5.95.

Zippy Quarterly (1993) 11 FN- 5.5

The Pinhead Family Vs. The Toad Family. Stories, art and cover by Bill Griffith. Reprints of the daily strip featuring Griffiths existentialist hero, Zippy the Pinhead, including a handful of Sunday strips in full color, plus a new Zippy story. Soap operas have never been weirder than the family intrigue that develops between the Pinheads and the Toads. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.