Auctions: comic books August 2021

Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries (2021 DC) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4665284022

Written by Ivan Cohen. Art and Cover by Dario Brizuela. The hit new series teaming Batman with Mystery Inc. finds the heroes mixed and matched in surprising ways! Why does Batman join forces with Scooby-Doo, while Shaggy partners with Ace the Bat-Hound? All clues lead to the Gotham City Dog Show, where a special guest villain wont let Batman stay a two-dog knight for long! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Daredevil (2019 7th Series) 31A CGC 9.6 SS Checchetto

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Signed by Marco Chechetto on 2/5/25

Label #4545452007

Lockdown: Part 1 of 6 - Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto. Cover by Marco Checchetto. THE DAREDEVIL ISSUE YOU CANNOT MISS! Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto and all their collaborators have redefined the life of the Man Without Fear. IN THIS ISSUE, they do it all over again and, what's more, they go a step further and UP THE ANTE! WILSON FISK's gambit from the past few months risks upending his life and tenure as mayor! Meanwhile, MATT MURDOCK has to fend off a prison full of inmates who all want DAREDEVIL dead…and the inmates aren't the only ones! This, as Elektra fends for herself as a DAREDEVIL all her own, fighting to protect Hell's Kitchen…and leaving herself vulnerable in the process! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Heroes Reborn Night-Gwen (2021 Marvel) 1KRS.A CGC 9.8

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Lee Variant Cover

Label #3929214015

KRS Comics and Black Flag Comics Exclusive Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Written by Vita Ayala. Art by Farid Karami. INTRODUCING: NIGHTBIRD! By day, Dr. Gwendolyn Stacy is Ravencroft Asylum's leading psychiatrist. But by night, she dons the guise of the vigilante known as Nightbird! But how did this happen? Why did this happen? And what does Kyle Richmond, the Nighthawk, have to do with it? There may not be any time to find out, because Nightbird must hunt down a new killer called the Jackal! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 1H CGC 9.8 Capullo Sketch 1:50 Variant

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Variant Cover H.

Label #4616539023

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sean Lewis and Todd McFarlane. Art by Javier Fernandez & Various. Cover by Greg Capullo. A historical NEW ongoing SPAWN series begins! The launch of this book, nearly three decades in the making, further expands the SPAWN UNIVERSE with a growing presence of Hell, Heaven, and Heroes here on Earth. A classic villain from Spawn's past has begun asserting his powers on Earth by corrupting as many souls as possible. And only Spawn knows that he even exists. Continuing the dramatic battles from SPAWN'S UNIVERSE #1, this is where it all begins!!!!! Don't miss out...the last time a new ongoing SPAWN series launched was in 1992. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Marvel's Voices Pride (2021 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8 Anka Variant

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Anka Variant Cover.

Label #4665284007

Cover by Kris Anka. MARVEL CELEBRATES LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS & CREATORS WITH A RAINBOW-POWERED SPECIAL! Marvel Comics is proud to present its first ever queer-centered anthology! Ring in Pride Month with an amazing assembly of writers and artists from all walks of life. Wiccan and Hulkling! Iceman! Mystique and Destiny! Karma! Akihiro! Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean! Celebrate these and so many more legendary characters from across the Marvel archive! New and fan-favorite creators tell their Pride stories - stories of inspiration and empowerment, stories that illustrate 'the world outside your window' in full color. Plus, some of Marvel's biggest LGBTQ+ moments get a special reprinting. Don't miss an extraordinary new chapter in Marvel history! 84 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1C CGC 9.8 Dell'Edera 1:25 Variant

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Dell'Edera Variant Cover.

Label #4037227004

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Cover by Werther Dell'Edera. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1CE.A CGC 9.8 Giang Elite Variant

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Comics Elite Edition A.

Label #4245788006

Comics Elite exclusive cover by John Giang. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1WANTED.B CGC 9.8 Gallagher Wanted Minimal Variant

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Wanted Comix Edition B.

Label #3909395021

Wanted Comix exclusive minimal title cover by John Gallagher. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Porcelain (2021 Ablaze) Maria Llovet 1A CGC 9.8 Llovet

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Label #3941824147

Written, Art and Cover by Maria Llovet. First ABLAZE brought you the surreal, bewitching tale of Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche...now comes Porcelain. Beryl's life in the desert, living with her aunt and her cat, is relatively simple…until the day she finds and enters the Dollhouse. Stuck inside an ever-changing mystery house that hunts children and turns them into dolls, Beryl goes on a psychedelic journey where she must face the notion of her own limitations and move past them...before she becomes the building's newest prey. PORCELAIN is a labyrinth of a psychologically thrilling experience told in a way that only acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Heartbeat, Loud, Eros/Psyche) can tell it. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Robin (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.6 Manapul Variant

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Variant Cover.

Label #4645927005

Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover by Francis Manapul. Its a beach party from hell! Robins mission to get to the heart of the League of Lazarus's inner workings has left him once again locked in combat with his fellow fighters, but never did Damian Wayne think it would lead to a beach-blanket cookout. Whats more dangerous than a life-or-death struggle for the all-or-nothing prize of immortality? Well, for Damian, its acting like a normal teenager for five minutes. And dont miss the surprise confrontation with Damians number 1 competition, a mysterious fighter trained by the League of Shadows! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Second Chances (2021 Image) 1 CGC 9.8

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Label #3949891023

Written by Ricky Mammone. Art and Cover by Max Bertolini. Second Chances Hotline - call now and get a new identity! All you need is some cash, a proper referral, and a very good reason to start over. When Leblanc, the man behind the hotline, is approached by a shady figure from his past, he's forced to accept a new client who doesn't meet any of the requirements - a client with chemically induced amnesia in desperate need of protection. Up-and-coming writer RICKY MAMMONE and artist MAX BERTOLINI (The Witcher, Nathan Never) explode onto the scene with this psychedelic, action-packed, bizarre noir that feels like John Wick punching through an existential French New Wave fever dream. 28 pages, B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Venom (2018 Marvel) 35D CBCS 9.8 Verified Sig Cates/Stegman Bianchi Variant

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Verified Signatures: Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman. Simone Bianchi Variant. Includes COA.

Label #24-45F7CB3-014

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Simone Bianchi. The Final Chapter in the Book of VENOM by Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman! This is it, Venomaniacs! The landmark 200th issue starring the most sinister symbiote in the Marvel Universe arrives - and after this, NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME! From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and a who's who of artists from the issues that tore Eddie Brock's life asunder and brought the KING IN BLACK to Earth, comes the first chapter of the rest of Venom's life. But in Knull's wake, what even remains of the Lethal Protector? 96 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.