Auctions: comic books July 2012

Cavewoman Gangster (2012 Amryl) 1C VF/NM 9.0 Root Nude Variant

Signed by Budd Root. No autograph certification is included.

Nude Special Edition cover by Budd Root. Limited to 750 copies. Includes Amryl Entertainment Certificate of Authenticity. (W/A) Rob Durham Meriem must combat an abused teen, who fashions himself as the king of crime. Forming Marshville's first teen gang, the delinquent mobsters go on a reign of terror, cutting phone lines, breaking water hydrants and shattering windows. Looting becomes epidemic, and as if things couldn't get worse the small band of juveniles deliberately sever the power lines - but what they don't realize is the town's only line of defense against the outside world is an electric fence! With no power, the savage land's unwanted guests begin to stroll into Marshville with food on their minds! Mature readers.

Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland (2012 Zenescope) 1C CGC 9.0 Basaldua Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4699504006

Cover by Eric Basaldua. (W) Raven Gregory. (A) V Ken Marion. Calie Liddle is BACK! And the series that every Zenescope fan has been waiting for is finally here. When Calie escaped from Wonderland she wanted to believe she was finally free from the realm of madness. She wanted to believe she could live a normal life. But she was wrong. Now Calie and her daughter Violet are on the run from the realm of madness. Meanwhile, a child returns from a carnival with a special hat that will mean murder and chaos for all those who cross his path. The Wonderland ongoing series begins NOW! Cover price $2.99.

Mankind the Story of All of Us (2012) 0C VF 8.0

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San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Cover - Limited to 500 copies. Based on the 12-hour History Channel series of the same name. "Seeds of Change" written by Marv Wolfman with art by Tom Derenick & Bill Sienkiewicz; "The Pyramid of Man" Written by Nathan Edmondson with art by Dennis Calero; "The Runner" written by Shawn Brock with art by Giovanni Timpano.

Venom (2011 Marvel) 17A CGC 9.8 Del Mundo

Paper: White

Label #2029891005

Cover by Michael Del Mundo (W) Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn (A) Kev Walker Venom faces a gauntlet of doom as the Crime-Master unites Jack O'Lantern, The Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy Flash Thompson! The Crime-Master's plan is so diabolical, so vile, that it forces Eddie Brock to become a symbiote's host once more - and takes the war to Flash Thompson's Family, Betty Brant and even Peter Parker! Cover price $2.99.

Wizzywig HC (2012 Top Shelf) 1-1ST FN 6.0

Signed by Ed Piskor (splash). Certification not included. Puncture in hardcover. Sticker on back.

1st printing. Story and art by Ed Piskor. They say "What you see is what you get!" but Kevin "Boingthump" Phenicle could always see more than most people. In the world of phone phreaks, hackers, and scammers, he's a legend. Could he really get free long-distance calls by whistling into a pay phone? Did his video-game piracy scheme accidentally trigger the first computer virus? And did he really dodge the FBI by using their own wiretapping software against them? Inspired by the incredible stories of real-life hackers, Wizzywig is the thrilling tale of a master manipulator - his journey from precocious child scammer to federally-wanted fugitive, and beyond. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.