Auctions: comic books January 1997

Batman The Long Halloween (1997) 1 VF 8.0

Batman the Long Halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and Eisner award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's Rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face. In this first issue (called "Crime"), Batman and Harvey Dent team up to find evidence against Carmine Falcone. Catwoman and Batman crash Falcone's penthouse. Script by Loeb, art and cover by Sale. Cover price $4.95.

Deadpool (1997 1st Series) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well

Label #4020645001

"Hey, It's Deadpool (or...Deadpool #1)" Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Nathan Massengill and Norman LeeCover. 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.

Deadpool (1997 1st Series) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #20-09A09C4-012

"Hey, It's Deadpool (or...Deadpool #1)" Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Nathan Massengill and Norman LeeCover. 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) 449 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4188704015

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.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 449 VF- 7.5

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.

Mars Attacks the Savage Dragon (1996) 2 CBCS 9.6

Label #19-2A98398-079

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Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 124 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #21-1D90B3E-024

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"A Place Called Home!" Guest-starring Namorita. Story by Glenn Greenberg. Art by Ed Benes, Adriana Melo, and Edde Wagner. The Surfer's homeworld of Zenn-La is no more. Now the former Herald of Galactus has returned to Earth in search of a place to call home. Thus his travels have brought him to the undersea Kingdom of Atlantis where he seeks council with his friend and former teammate, Prince Namor. But he is greeted with unsettling news of the Savage Sub-Mariner's demise. So it is no surprise that he is in a foul mood when attacked by the cybernetic hulk known as Bounty. Cover price $1.50.

Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-25C97A8-019

Concluding Venom's war with Wolverine! Venom and Wolverine must prevent Chimera from unleashing the Cyber Wraiths on the universe, if they can tear themselves away from each other's throats long enough to do it! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.

Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-25C97A8-021

Concluding Venom's war with Wolverine! Venom and Wolverine must prevent Chimera from unleashing the Cyber Wraiths on the universe, if they can tear themselves away from each other's throats long enough to do it! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.