Auctions: comic books February 1999

Batman Hellboy Starman (1999) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4702044002

One of the most unorthodox--and stylish--crossovers to date concludes! Hellboy and Starman venture to a secret Nazi base in the Amazon jungle to rescue Starman's father, Golden Age Starman Ted Knight. Kidnapped by the Nazi cultists, the elder Knight had been forced to use his scientific knowledge of cosmic energy to call down a powerful elder god. Now Starman's science and Hellboy's sorcery must combine to save the world from a threat older than time and more horrible than anything the world has ever known! Co-published with Dark Horse Comics. No interior ads. Written by James Robinson. Art by Mike Mignola. Cover by Tony Harris. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

Spawn (1992 Image) 80D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2085076020

Direct Edition. Written by Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin. Art and cover by Greg Capullo and Danny Miki. "The Cleansing!" With Spawns help, Sam and Twitch surmise that Dr. Sarah Frost is the serial killer of the alley inhabitants. Spawn confronts her and witnesses her suicide by pesticides, a victim of her own phobia. But when Sam examines Dr. Frosts body, he finds that now familiar symbol branded on her neck… Later, Sam and Twitch receive a cardboard box with a head in it and a cryptic message written on their office wall. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Amy Gittleman. Cover price $1.95.