Auctions: comic books August 1998

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 437 CGC 9.4 SS Defalco

Paper: White

Signed by Tom Defalco on 05/01/23.

Label #4188695018

"I, Monster!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Rafael Kayanan, inks by Bud LaRosa; Spider-Man swings through the city on what seems to be a quiet night; During his patrol, he happens on a young man being mugged in park; After stopping the mugging, Spider-Man swings away unaware that the man he just saved was in fact Synch from Generation X; Spider-Man is hit with the same spore that got Synch; The result is Peter Parker's transformation in to an actual spider-like creature!; He manages to maintain his human intellect though; In his new form, Spider-Man confronts and attacks Plantman. 38 pgs., full color. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Danger Girl (1998 Image) 3A CGC 9.4 SS Campbell/Hughes Hughes

Paper: White

Signed by J. Scott Campbell on 08/22/10 & Adam Hughes on 10/10/10. Hughes Variant Cover.

Label #1028419001

Adam Hughes cover. Issue #3 has three variant covers. "Dangerous Curves," script by J. Scott Campbell (plot) and Andy Hartnell (script), pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Alex Garner; Abbey Chase enjoys a steamy bubble bath with The Peach and continues her mission to try and grab the shield; She knocks The Peach out with a champagne bottle and suits up to escape with the shield; As she tries to make her escape, the two guests of The Peach, Cain and Abel, with minions in tow, burst in with guns blazing; Johnny encounters Kid Dynamo and his sidekick Mr. Giggles; Back in England, Eddy Owen is visited by the "collection agency." Wildstorm News. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Playboy Magazine (1953-Present HMH Publishing) Vol. 45 #8 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4729795010

MATURE READERS. The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this issue: TV's Downtown Julie Brown Nude; Gossip Guerrilla - Matt Drudge Interview; The Hot Hot Hot Women of Iceland; The Political Meaning of Oral Sex; Barry Scheck - The Guy Who Saved O.J. and Some Innocent Guys Too; and Summer Buzz '98 - Where to Drink, Party, Chill, Picnic and...Of Course...Have Sex. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $4.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 75N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4584232007

Newsstand Edition. Written by Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin. Art by Greg Capullo and Danny Miki. Cover by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. "Sacred Ground!". Spawn has been thrown into the realm of Greenworld, a third power beyond Heaven and Hell. There he learns that the Earth is under siege by mans relentless pollution and overuse of its resources. He is given the task to stop the war between Heaven and Hell in order to preserve Mother Nature. Back in the alleys, Bootsy prays for Spawns return to earth and is removed from earth for interfering with the lives of mortals. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Eddie Vedder. Cover price $1.95.