Auctions: comic books January 1997

Adventures of Spider-Man (1996) 10 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-0A696AA-001

Cover pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Rob Stull. To Catch a Spider, script by Nel Yomtov, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Rob Stull; When the Tinkerer and the Beetle release hi-tech drones over New York to record the movement of all super heroes, Spidey has to track them down and stop the dastardly duo before they discover his secret identity. Continuing the all-new adventures based on the hit animated show! 36 pgs. Cover price $0.99.

Deadpool (1997 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.6 SS Kelly

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Signed By Joe Kelly on 5/13/23.

Label #2769353006

"Hey, It's Deadpool (or...Deadpool #1)" Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Nathan Massengill and Norman Lee. Cover pencils by Ed McGuinness, and inks by Nathan Massengill. After assisting a revolution in Bolivia (and getting paid in revolutionary bucks), Deadpool heads back to merc central to have words with Patch; Pool's next mission takes him to Antarctica to tangle with Sasquatch and blow up a gamma research station in the process; Finding out that the melting gamma core will irradiate the entire southern hemisphere, Deadpool fixes the problem and saves the day; DP is approached by Zoe and Noah and offered a position with Landau, Luckman and Lake but he quickly turns them down as being a good guy isn't exactly his style. Behind the Scenes text article: A look at the making of the issue including script fragmants, rough pencils, cover process and character designs. Promo of Generation X material. Cover price $2.95.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 449D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. It's the first appearance of the Thunderbolts in the aptly-titled "Introducing the Thunderbolts," script by Peter David, pencils by Mike Deodato Jr., inks by Tom Wegrzyn; Hulk and Janis are attacked by the Thunderbolts; Hulk is hurt during the fight, and breaks the wall of a dam to switch their attention onto saving citizen lives; At the end of the issue we see the Hulk falling on his knees, grabbing his chest. Characters: Hulk (Bruce Banner); Thunderbolts (Citizen V; Mach-1; Songbird; Techno; Atlas; Meteorite) ; Janis Jones. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Teen Titans (1996 2nd Series) 4 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4618089011

Nightwing, Robin and Captain Marvel Jr. investigate the Teen Titans, the kids test their new-found abilities, and Supergirl is attacked in "Coming Out". Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by George Perez. Letters column includes profile of Joto. Jurgens/Perez cover. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.95.