Auctions: comic books January 2003

Batman (1940) 609 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4345635011

Direct Edition. WRITTEN BY JEPH LOEB; ART AND COVER BY JIM LEE AND SCOTT WILLIAMS In stores November 27. Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee continue their run on BATMAN with Part 2 of the 12-part "Hush." Lying near death, Batman must turn to the least likely person from the Bat family for help: the Huntress! Meanwhile, Catwoman continues to hunt down the mysterious individual responsible for wreaking havoc in their lives ? a path that leads her back to Poison Ivy. 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.

Gotham Girls (2002) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4590966014

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WRITTEN BY PAUL STORRIE; ART BY JENNIFER GRAVES AND J. BONE; COVER BY SHANE GLINES Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn think they've succeeded in stealing Ivy's plant formula back from the chemical company that stole it first. But it's good girls vs. bad girls as Detective Renee Montoya finally catches up to ? and teams up with ? Batgirl! FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 5) $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu (2002 Marvel Max) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4715501022

Ghost in Paradise - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Paul Gulacy. After rescuing Leiko and finding out the true identity of Saint Germain, Shang and Leiko fight their way through zombies and guns to catch up with "the Ghost." Meanwhile, Reston and Tarr wait for the ship of electronics, along with some uninvited guests. Finally, is there still love between Leiko and Shang? Characters in this issue: Leiko Wu; Saint Germain; Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr; Spetz and the Omega Team. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. (Parental Advisory for Explicit Content.) Cover price $2.99.

Shonen Jump (2003 Viz Media) 1 BCK 8.5

Paper: White

Promotional Material included.

Shonen Jump is the official English-language edition of the popular Japanese magazine. Printed in the original right-to-left Japanese format, but completely translated. In this volume: Yu-Gi-Oh! (by Kazuki Takahashi): The never-before-seen origin behind the anime and trading card game! A loner, a wimp, a kid always with his head in some game ? that's what they called Yugi Mutoh. Dragonball Z (by Akira Toriyama): Planet Namek has been destroyed, and Goku is feared dead. But the diabolical Freeza survived the blast, and rushes towards Earth yearning to destroy it. Yu Yu Hakusho (by Yoshihiro Togashi): Yusuke Urameshi was a teen delinquent with a string of fights under his belt, until an unpredictable accident changed his life... by ending it! When he died trying to rescue a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him! One Piece (by Eiichiro Oda): In a world of pirates, one man wants to become the greatest of them all: Monkey D. Luffy, who gained strange powers from eating the cursed Gum-Gum Fruit! One Piece is like Sergio Aragones meets Akira Toriyama meets Yellow Submarine! SandLand (by Akira Toriyama): In search of a way to end the drought, Sheriff Rao asked the King of the Demons for his help. *NOTE: Originally came polybagged with an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh game card and may or may not be bagged when purchased. Squarebound. Monthly. SC, 7x10, 256pg, PC$4.95 Cover price $4.95.