Auctions: comic books September 2011

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 666REBUGLE VF 8.0 Del Mundo Daily Bugle Variant

Daily Bugle Retailer Exclusive Variant cover. NOTE: Text/picture/logo on Daily Bugle may vary from what is pictured as we do not differentiate this variant by specific store. Spider-Island: Prelude - Written by DAN SLOTT. Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI. Cover by RYAN STEGMAN. THE SPIDER-MAN STORY OF THE DECADE BEGINS WITH THS 'SPIDER-ISLAND: PRELUDE' Super-star writer Dan Slott and fan-favorite Spidey artist Stefano Caselli are back! New York has been INFESTED, and the web grows as it gets ready to explode into SPIDER-ISLAND! Normal people are getting Spider-Powers! But not all of them realize that with great power must also come ....you know the rest. Okay, sure we often say Peter Parker's life will never be the same. But listen, pal, we've never been more serious. Heroes and villains are crawling all over Manhattan and no one knows why. This will change everything for Pete, for Spidey...and possibly for YOU! Look at it this way...If EVERYONE'S a Spider-Man, then no one is. 44 PGS./Rated A

Dark Horse Presents (2011 2nd Series) 4C VF 8.0

Ultra Variant. Signed by Michael William Kaluta. Cover by Kaluta, Evan Dorkin (W), Jill Thompson (A), Carla Speed McNeil (W/A), Geof Darrow (A), Howard Chaykin (W) and others The hallmark anthology continues with another spectacular eighty-page issue! In this installment, stories by creators Howard Chaykin (The Chronicles of Solomon Kane), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and Sanford Greene continue. Joined by exciting new shorts from Ricardo Delgado, Jim Campbell (Age of Reptiles), Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, and Filipé Melo, this issue is certain to have something for everyone! Plus, the first chapters of brand-new Beasts of Burden and Criminal Macabre stories! If that wasn't enough, we've included another demented strip by Patrick Alexander and an exclusive interview with Geof Darrow ()! Cover price $7.99.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 880D CGC 9.8 Jock Variant

Paper: White

Label #4591677014

Direct Edition. Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art and cover by JOCK. It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on The Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat - one that could shake Gotham City to its core. 36 pgs. FC, RATED T Cover price $2.99.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 880D CGC 9.8 Jock Variant

Paper: White

Label #4211314008

Direct Edition. Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art and cover by JOCK. It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on The Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat - one that could shake Gotham City to its core. 36 pgs. FC, RATED T Cover price $2.99.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 880D CGC 9.8 Jock Variant

Paper: White

Label #3697583009

Direct Edition. Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art and cover by JOCK. It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on The Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat - one that could shake Gotham City to its core. 36 pgs. FC, RATED T Cover price $2.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 165-1ST VF 8.0

Volume 165 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 7!" Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #26-38 and Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #73. Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN, GERRY CONWAY, MIMI GOLD and ALLYN BRODSKY. Art by DON HECK with GEORGE TUSKA and GENE COLAN. Cover by MARIE SEVERIN. Iron Man's original artist, Don Heck, returns for another dose of Armored Avenger action! And what adventures he'll take you on - starting with a trip to the Dark Dimension courtesy of the Collector, followed by the villainy of the politically charged '70s stalwart Firebrand and a face-off with the Controller in a story also featuring the first appearance of Tony Stark's father, inventor Howard Stark! Revolution in Latin America, massive monsters and a mechanical visitor from outer space keep ol' Shellhead on his toes and you turning pages. But when the Spy-Master assembles an elite team with one objective - to destroy Stark Industries - the pieces for an Iron Man crossover classic come together. Only with the combined forces of Nick Fury, Daredevil and Madame Masque will our hero have a chance of overturning the Spy-Master and the power of the Zodiac Key. It's an adventure as only Marvel can make 'em! With the first appearance of Kevin O'Brien - a figure who will loom large in future - and the introduction, of course, of a lovely new lady in Tony Stark's life, it's Iron Man just as you like it. So reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. All Ages. NOTE: Limited to 960 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011 IDW) 2RI.A VF 8.0 Eastman 1:10 Variant 1st Printing

FIRST PRINTING Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Kevin Eastman. Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) Eastman (layouts) Dan Duncan (a) Duncan, Walter Simonson (c) The Turtle brothers are separated! With one of their own lost, the Turtles struggle to train, fight, and find their own place in the world. A brand new villain seeks revenge and hints about the Turtles origin are revealed! A new mythology for Turtles in the 21st century is being built-and the story is just beginning to rev up! Cover price $3.99.

Ultimate Fallout (2011 Marvel) 3A VF 8.0 Kubert

Cover by ADAM KUBERT. Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER. Art by STEVE KURTH, ERIC NGUYEN, CARLO PAGULAYAN, JAY LEISTEN & JASON PAZ. The End before The Beginning. 32 PGS./Rated T+... Cover price $3.99.

Vengeance (2011 Marvel) 1A.D CGC 8.5 Dell'Otto Variant

Paper: White

Label #4008794008

Direct Edition. Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA. 1st appearance of Miss America (America Chavez). A MOST EPIC EVIL EXPLORATION OF THE MARVEL U! When MAGNETO of the X-Men tries to rescue a young Mutant on the run, he accidentally kicks off a series of events that will shake the very Marvel Universe to it's core! Who are the new TEEN BRIGADE?! Who are the Brotherhood and what do they want with the YOUNG MASTERS OF EVIL?! And how is the RED SKULL pulling the strings from beyond the grave? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Vengeance (2011 Marvel) 1A.D FN+ 6.5 Dell'Otto Variant

Direct Edition. Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA. 1st appearance of Miss America (America Chavez). A MOST EPIC EVIL EXPLORATION OF THE MARVEL U! When MAGNETO of the X-Men tries to rescue a young Mutant on the run, he accidentally kicks off a series of events that will shake the very Marvel Universe to it's core! Who are the new TEEN BRIGADE?! Who are the Brotherhood and what do they want with the YOUNG MASTERS OF EVIL?! And how is the RED SKULL pulling the strings from beyond the grave? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Vengeance (2011 Marvel) 1A.D FN+ 6.5 Dell'Otto Variant

Direct Edition. Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO Written by JOE CASEY Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA. 1st appearance of Miss America (America Chavez). A MOST EPIC EVIL EXPLORATION OF THE MARVEL U! When MAGNETO of the X-Men tries to rescue a young Mutant on the run, he accidentally kicks off a series of events that will shake the very Marvel Universe to it's core! Who are the new TEEN BRIGADE?! Who are the Brotherhood and what do they want with the YOUNG MASTERS OF EVIL?! And how is the RED SKULL pulling the strings from beyond the grave? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Zatanna (2010 2nd Series DC) 15 FN- 5.5

Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS. Art by JAMAL IGLE and JOHN DELL. Cover by ADAM HUGHES. The long-simmering rivalry between Zatanna and The Spectre ignites in this issue! In an infernal courtroom beneath Alcatraz Prison, the Maid of Magic is on trial for her life, with the vengeful Spectre determined to find her just as guilty as the mystic criminals she fights. Will even Zatanna's powers be enough to save her from God's wrath? 32 pg, FC, RATED T+ Cover price $2.99.