Auctions: comic books August 2022

Alien (2021 Marvel 1st Series) 12A CGC 9.8 Aspinall

Paper: White

Label #4112054002

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Marc Aspinall. THE END OF PARADISE! Jane and her people have been imprisoned with a group of facehuggers! Jane has one last chance to escape, but will her disease be her doom? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Best Archie Comic Ever Special (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.A CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Collector's Edition A.

Label #4699338022

"Betty" Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Fred Van Lente and Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Tim Seeley. THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER IS HERE featuring Superheroes! Barbarians! Spies! All this plus Archie's trademark mix of romance, humor, and adventure in an all-new anthology! In the first of three all-new stories, Pureheart the Powerful encounters a superhero that looks a lot like himself! Is this other hero an imposter, or is it a case of imposter syndrome? Next up, the reluctantly heroic barbarian Jughead Jones is scaling a tower, hell-bent on saving the day and waging war against a menacing wizard in a tale that action & adventure fans will love! Finally, intrigue and espionage take hold as the world's most dangerous woman Veronica Lodge teams with spy extraordinaire Betty Cooper on a top-secret case! THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #1 is here from comic power-hitters including FRED VAN LENTE, TIM SEELEY, the incredible team behind Savage Hearts, AUBREY SITTERSON and JED DOUGHERTY, plus rising talents RUBEN NAJERA and GIORGIA SPOSITO! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Best Archie Comic Ever Special (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Collector's Edition B.

Label #4699505010

"Veronica" Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Written by Fred Van Lente and Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Tim Seeley. THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER IS HERE featuring Superheroes! Barbarians! Spies! All this plus Archie's trademark mix of romance, humor, and adventure in an all-new anthology! In the first of three all-new stories, Pureheart the Powerful encounters a superhero that looks a lot like himself! Is this other hero an imposter, or is it a case of imposter syndrome? Next up, the reluctantly heroic barbarian Jughead Jones is scaling a tower, hell-bent on saving the day and waging war against a menacing wizard in a tale that action & adventure fans will love! Finally, intrigue and espionage take hold as the world's most dangerous woman Veronica Lodge teams with spy extraordinaire Betty Cooper on a top-secret case! THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #1 is here from comic power-hitters including FRED VAN LENTE, TIM SEELEY, the incredible team behind Savage Hearts, AUBREY SITTERSON and JED DOUGHERTY, plus rising talents RUBEN NAJERA and GIORGIA SPOSITO! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Book of Outrage SC (2019 Comic Sketch Art) The Art of Frank Cho 1-2ND VF- 7.5

Signed by Frank Cho. Certification not included.

2nd printing. A collection of spicy covers and commissions by Frank Cho, featuring characters from Marvel, DC, and more. Softcover, 6-1/2" x 10-1/4", 64 pages, PC/PB&W, mature readers. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies. Cover price $30.00.

Dark Crisis (2022 DC) On Infinite Earths 1J CGC 9.8 Jim Lee Variant

Paper: White

Lee Variant Cover B.

Label #4604651005

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Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Daniel Sampere. Cover by Jim Lee. Crisis on Infinite Earths. Infinite Crisis. Final Crisis. And now...Dark Crisis! The epic event years in the making is finally here! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League are dead. The remaining heroes are left to protect the world from an onslaught of violent attacks by DCs greatest villains! Can the legacy heroes step out of the shadows of the classic heroes to form a new Justice League? And will that be enough to stop a darkness greater than anything theyve ever faced from destroying everything? Dont miss out on the first issue of the blockbuster event of the summer! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 62I CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover I.

Label #4366832018

2022 August Icons Collectible Cover by Eric Basaldua - limited to 350 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Babisu Kourtis. Skye Mathers is FINALLY reunited with her family, but their work is just beginning, and time is running out to stop the war that the Dark Princess is launching on all the realms of power. But is it already too late? 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 63G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #4195400003

2022 Q4 VIP Silver Collectible Cover by Jay Anacleto - limited to 200 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Skye 'Snow White' Mathers is home again, and is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. But the world has changed, a new evil is emerging, and Skye will find out firsthand that nothing at Arcane Acre can ever be the same. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 63H CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover H.

Label #4391602015

2022 Q4 VIP Gold Collectible Cover by Jay Anacleto - limited to 100 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Skye 'Snow White' Mathers is home again, and is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. But the world has changed, a new evil is emerging, and Skye will find out firsthand that nothing at Arcane Acre can ever be the same. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 63N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover N.

Label #4391561013

2022 New York Comic Con Cosplay #1 of 2 Collectible Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 350 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Skye 'Snow White' Mathers is home again, and is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. But the world has changed, a new evil is emerging, and Skye will find out firsthand that nothing at Arcane Acre can ever be the same. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2016 2nd Series) 63O CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover O.

Label #4310960010

2022 New York Comic Con Topless Cosplay #1 of 2 Collectible Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 100 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Skye 'Snow White' Mathers is home again, and is trying to put the pieces of her life back together. But the world has changed, a new evil is emerging, and Skye will find out firsthand that nothing at Arcane Acre can ever be the same. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Fairy Tales (2019) Annual 2022H CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover H.

Label #4705262012

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"Catch 'Em" Cosplay Collectible cover by Sun Khamunaki - limited to 375 copies. Written by Dave Franchini. This is it, what everything has been building toward. The Dark Princess' plans to rule the universe are coming to fruition. The worlds are falling before her feet. Only Skye and a handful of desperate heroes stand between hope and utter annihilation in this massive, climactic, over-sized conclusion to the Fractured Universe Saga! 72 pages, full color. Rated T

Grimm Spotlight Iron Maiden (2022 Zenescope) 1E CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #4714745009

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2022 Diamond Retailer August Silver Collectible Cover by Paul Green - Limited to 299 copies. Written by Chas! Pangburn. Art by Renato Rei. When criminal defense attorney Peyton Parks must defend an obviously guilty client, it unknowingly puts her on the radar of the vengeance-seeking Iron Maiden. Forced to defend the life of this known criminal, The Black Knight intervenes to stop, at all costs, the vigilante justice that Iron Maiden seeks to mete out. But can she stop the unstoppable? Don't miss this high-octane adventure that brings a new anti-hero to the Grimm Universe! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

Grimm Spotlight Iron Maiden (2022 Zenescope) 1F CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover F.

Label #4714745011

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2022 Diamond Retailer August Gold Collectible Cover by Paul Green - Limited to 199 copies. Written by Chas! Pangburn. Art by Renato Rei. When criminal defense attorney Peyton Parks must defend an obviously guilty client, it unknowingly puts her on the radar of the vengeance-seeking Iron Maiden. Forced to defend the life of this known criminal, The Black Knight intervenes to stop, at all costs, the vigilante justice that Iron Maiden seeks to mete out. But can she stop the unstoppable? Don't miss this high-octane adventure that brings a new anti-hero to the Grimm Universe! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

Grimm Spotlight Iron Maiden (2022 Zenescope) 1G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #4714745010

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2022 Diamond Retailer August Platinum Collectible Cover by Paul Green - Limited to 99 copies. Written by Chas! Pangburn. Art by Renato Rei. When criminal defense attorney Peyton Parks must defend an obviously guilty client, it unknowingly puts her on the radar of the vengeance-seeking Iron Maiden. Forced to defend the life of this known criminal, The Black Knight intervenes to stop, at all costs, the vigilante justice that Iron Maiden seeks to mete out. But can she stop the unstoppable? Don't miss this high-octane adventure that brings a new anti-hero to the Grimm Universe! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

PA Colors (Japanese 2022 Ice to Choco) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4700487011

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Japanese Art Book. Cover and Art by Naru Nanao and Kokonobi. Japanese Language.

Pop Kill (2020 PaperFilms) 1SPECIAL CGC 9.8 Hughes Spot Glass Virgin Variant

Paper: White

PaperFilms Special Edition.

Label #4179127004

PaperFilms Special Edition Spot Glass Virgin cover by Adam Hughes - Limited to 1000 copies. Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dave Johnson. Art by Juan Santacruz. 44 pages, full color.

Spider-Gwen Gwenverse (2022 Marvel) 3ILLUMINATI.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Land "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4714108003

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Greg Land. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Jodi Nishijima. MEET THE CAPTAIN AMERICA OF 1954...GWEN STACY! Ghost Spider's time-traveling/dimension-hopping mission continues! Gwen has landed in her universe's 1954...so then how can there be someone running around with her face, carrying Captain America's shield?! 28 pages, full color. RATED T+

Stigma (Japanese 2022 Rurudot) 1REP.2ND CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Japan/Second Printing.

Label #4700489011

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Second Printing. Japanese Art Book. Silver Spot Foil Embossed Cover. Art and Cover by Rurudo. Originally released at Comic Market (Comiket 100). Japanese Language.

Vampirella Year One (2022 Dynamite) 2S CGC 9.8 Gunduz Virgin 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover S.

Label #4225040013

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Christopher Priest. Art and Cover by Ergun Gunduz. 'The History of the World' continues! Having fled the elite underground city of New Asema to hide from Lilith's enemies, a preteen Vampirella takes refuge on the surface world, which has been ravaged by a drought caused by her mother's machinations. Taken in by a wealthy aristocrat, Vampi learns compassion for Drakulon's underclass, which leads to a comical petty theft that brings Vampi into confrontation with her mother's mysterious Lieutenant, who is certain to expose the child's secret and ruin Vampi's one chance to escape her mother's influence. All this and the origin of the planet Drakulon and the mysterious alternate reality of Earth known as Arcadia! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.