Auctions: comic books January 2009

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 850 VF+ 8.5

Batman: R.I.P: Prologue - The Return of Hush: Part 5 of 5 - Written by Paul Dini Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs Cover by Dustin Nguyen 'Heart of Hush' concludes in this anniversary double-sized issue! Catwoman's life hangs in the balance during this final battle between Batman and Hush! And the life of Bruce Wayne will never be the same as the confrontation with his childhood friend Tommy Elliot reveals a terrible and shocking secret! 52 pgs. FC Cover price $3.99.

Grimm Fairy Tales Beyond Wonderland (2008) 1F CGC 9.8 SS Campbell/Ruffino Silver Foil Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Signed by J. Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino on 10/29/10. Jay Company Edition.

Label #1026349002

2nd printing. Jay Company Exclusive Silver Foil Edition Variant Cover by by J. Scott Campbell - limited to 500 copies. Story by Raven Gregory. Art by Dan Liester. Months have passed since Calie Liddle returned from the terror that is Wonderland, months since that world took so much from her. Now jaded and bitter, Calie has moved far away from her hometown, attempting to lead a more normal existence in the city that never sleeps. With a different name and a new identity, Calie is just beginning to adjust to another life. But not every story has a happy ending as she soon realizes that things in her new life are not going to stay normal for very long! Something from Cover by David Finch. Wonderland has found its way out and Calie knows that she could very well be the only one who has a chance to send it back to where it belongs. The much anticipated sequel to the smash hit series arrives this summer and this time around madness will reach well Beyond Wonderland!

Jack of Fables (2006) 28 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4557510012

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Jack's Big Book of War: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Tony Akins & José Marzan Cover by Brian Bolland Jack has returned to the Golden Boughs not as a prisoner, but as its Commander in Chief! It's the beginning of an all-new storyline in which lives will be lost, pigs will appear magically and other things will happen that are so unbelievable, your head would quite literally explode if you were to read about them in condensed blurb form. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Jack of Fables (2006) 28 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4557510011

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Jack's Big Book of War: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Tony Akins & José Marzan Cover by Brian Bolland Jack has returned to the Golden Boughs not as a prisoner, but as its Commander in Chief! It's the beginning of an all-new storyline in which lives will be lost, pigs will appear magically and other things will happen that are so unbelievable, your head would quite literally explode if you were to read about them in condensed blurb form. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Locke and Key (2009 2nd Series) Head Games 1A CGC 9.8 SS Hill

Paper: White

Signed by Joe Hill on 09/09/12.

Label #1960711004

Cover by Gabriel Rodgriguez. Joe Hill (w) Gabriel Rodriguez (a) New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with an all-new series that adds to the L&K mythos. In the first issue of Locke & Key: Head Games, Professor Joe Ridgeway has one look at Lovecraft Academy's newest transfer student, the charismatic Zack Wells, and is seized with an unsettling notion: that young Wells is in fact the ghost of Lucas Caravaggio, a teenager who disappeared over twenty years before, along with several other students, and who has long been presumed dead. Joe soon sets out to dig up the truth on the new kid... with no idea how far Zack Wells is willing to go to keep his secrets buried. Cover price $3.99.

X-Force (2008 3rd Series) 9 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4105458010

Old Ghosts: Part 3 of 4 - Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI 'OLD GHOSTS' As Warpath fights for his life and very soul in the American Southwest, Wolverine gets lucky in Japan. Because you demanded it, DOMINO joins X-Force as they continue to hunt down the . Vanisher has begrudgingly led the team right to the abandoned labs of recently deceased MISTER SINISTER, but X-Force's enemies are right on their heels. PLUS: What's happening to Wolfsbane? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.

X-Force (2008 3rd Series) 9 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4105458009

Old Ghosts: Part 3 of 4 - Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI 'OLD GHOSTS' As Warpath fights for his life and very soul in the American Southwest, Wolverine gets lucky in Japan. Because you demanded it, DOMINO joins X-Force as they continue to hunt down the . Vanisher has begrudgingly led the team right to the abandoned labs of recently deceased MISTER SINISTER, but X-Force's enemies are right on their heels. PLUS: What's happening to Wolfsbane? 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $2.99.