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Care Bears (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4698324019

Direct Edition. Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears try to find out why hail storms and blizzards are occurring during the summer and ruining everybody's fun and happiness. What is going on? It's all part of an evil plot by Glump. So the Care Bears have to do something about that in "The Plot to Steal Summer." Script by Howard Post and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Care Bears (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4728857002

Direct Edition. Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears try to find out why hail storms and blizzards are occurring during the summer and ruining everybody's fun and happiness. What is going on? It's all part of an evil plot by Glump. So the Care Bears have to do something about that in "The Plot to Steal Summer." Script by Howard Post and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Care Bears (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4728857004

Direct Edition. Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears try to find out why hail storms and blizzards are occurring during the summer and ruining everybody's fun and happiness. What is going on? It's all part of an evil plot by Glump. So the Care Bears have to do something about that in "The Plot to Steal Summer." Script by Howard Post and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Care Bears (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4731158001

Direct Edition. Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears try to find out why hail storms and blizzards are occurring during the summer and ruining everybody's fun and happiness. What is going on? It's all part of an evil plot by Glump. So the Care Bears have to do something about that in "The Plot to Steal Summer." Script by Howard Post and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Star Wars Heir to the Empire (1995) 1D VF 8.0 Direct Variant

Direct Edition. Written by Mike Baron. Art by Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. The tyranny has ended. But what will take its place? It is now five years after Return of the Jedi. Leia and Han are married and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the New Republic. And Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet. Thrawn has made two vital discoveries that could destroy the Rebel Alliance's New Republic. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and a spectacle of galactic scale -- in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Starlord (UK 1978 IPC) 1PREMIUM.C VF+ 8.5

Badge detached, but present

Bonus "Mek War Controller Robot Regiment" Badge included. Written by R. E. Wright. Art by Horacio Lalia. Painted cover by Ramon Sola. A transatlantic jet is sucked through a hole in the sky in the region of the Bermuda Triangle and crash lands on a hostile planet that isn't in Kansas. Written by Chris Lowder (as Jack Adrian). Art by Ian Kennedy. Jim Blocker is pulled out of time to the Cretacious era and told he is the direct cause of 20th century London being devastated by nuclear barrage. Written by John Wagner (as T. B. Grover). Art by Carlos Ezquerra. In the 22nd century bountry hunting is left to universally despidred cadre of mutants known as Strontium Dogs after the radiation that deformed them. Written by Pat Mills. Art by Carlos Pino. Billionaire Howard Quartz is creating a team of robots to respond to disasters humans can't cope with, and their first mission is underwater at the North Sea Tunnel. Copies of #1 came with one of six variant giveaway badges. 32 pages, B&W.

Star Reach (1974) #1, 1st Printing CGC 9.0 SS Chaykin/Milgrom/Simonson

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Howard Chaykin on 03/26/2023, Al Milgrom on 04/15/2023 and Walt Simonson on 05/13/2023.

Label #2769352007

1st printing. Written by Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks and Howard Chaykin. Art by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin. In this issue: "...The Birth of Death!" by Jim Starlin; "Death Building" by Starlin and Al Milgrom; 2-page stories "Fish Myths" and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates; "A Tale of Sword and Sorcery" by Ed Hicks and Walt Simonson; "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin; and 1-page story "The Origin of God!" by Starlin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Star Wars (2013 Dark Horse) Lucas Draft 1A CGC 9.8 Beredo

Paper: White

Label #4743880002

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Cover by Rain Beredo (W) J. W. Rinzler (A) Mike Mayhew Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas's rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away! Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Vader Down (2015 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8 Zdarsky Variant

Paper: White

Zdarsky Variant Cover.

Label #3997228010

Zdarsky Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mike Deodato. Cover by Chip Zdarsky. When Darth Vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the Rebel Fleet on his own, the rebels will learn the true strength of the Dark Side of the Force! Once Vader crashes on a nearby planet, the Rebellion is willing to risk everything for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to take out one of their biggest enemies! Luke! Vader! Leia! Aphra! Han! Chewie! And all manner of Droid, good and evil! ONE SHOT 48 pages, full color, Rated T. Cover price $4.99.

Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos (1987 Marvel/Star Comics) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4697019022

The Cult of the Klaw has taken a classroom full of school kids hostage and they want the new Super Cruiser vehicle as their ransom. So Chuck Norris and his Karate Kommandos spring into action in "The Super Cruiser." Script by Jo Duffy and art by Steve Ditko & Art Nichols. Cover price $0.75.

Strawberry Shortcake (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4696984015

Newsstand Edition. Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie and Blueberry Muffin decide to enter a pie-baking contest but are unaware the contest is a scheme by the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak in a two-part story, "The Great Pie-Baking Contest" and "Secret Land." Script by Stan Kay and art by Howie Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Top Dog (1985-1987 Marvel/Star Comics) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1017520014

How Joey and Top Dog met and Top Dog became a part of Joey's family is told in "The Dog-Gone Beginning" and "House About a Dog, Mom?" Then, Mervin Megabucks, the richest and meanest kid in town, discovers that Top Dog can talk and resolves to own Top Dog in "Dognapped" and "The Big Breakout." Scripts by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.65.

Giant-Size Super-Stars (1974) 1 CGC 8.5 SS Ploog

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Mike Ploog on 5/15/24. From the Collection of Mike Ploog.

Label #4464749011

48-page giant. "The Mind of the Monster!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Thundra. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Rick Buckler and Joe Sinnott. Bruce Banner visits the Baxter Building and devises a plan to turn the Thing back in Ben Grimm and also rid himself of the Hulk forever. But something goes wrong...and a brand new Hulk vs. Thing battle erupts! Fantastic Four members: Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, Medusa, and the Thing. This issue includes a 4-page write-up from Roy Thomas describing the format and next story planned for the Giant-Size series. This issue also contains a 7-page rogues' gallery of famous FF foes. (Note: The title of the series changes to Giant-Size Fantastic Four for the next issue.) Cover price $0.35.

Classic Star Wars Return of the Jedi (1994) 1 NM- 9.2

May or may not be polybagged with trading card. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon. Cover by Adam Hughes. Dark Horse presents Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the next thrilling chapter in the greatest space fantasy ever! The Emperor and Darth Vader make the final preparations to destroy the Rebel Alliance once and for all. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, must rescue Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, from the palace of Jabba the Hutt. FC Cover price $3.50.

Meet Misty (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4699771012

Misty wants to win the Ms. Heaventeen Talent Contest. But so does Misty's rival Darlene. And that leads to a showdown between the two girls in a book length story in three parts, A Day to Forget, A Night to Remember, and Forever After. Scripts and art by Trina Robbins. Issue also has fashion pinup pages with Misty and other characters. Cover price $0.65.

Wild Stars (1984 Volume 1) 1 FN

Created, written, illustrated, published and printed by Michael Tierney. Cover price $1.50.

Dreadstar Legacy Edition (2019 Ominous Press) 1BURNHAM CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3751643006

Variant Cover by Chris Burnham. Reprints Dreadstar (1982 Marvel/Epic) #1. Story and Art by Jim Starlin.

Dreadstar Legacy Edition (2019 Ominous Press) 1SMITH CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3751643009

Variant Cover by Andy Smith. Reprints Dreadstar (1982 Marvel/Epic) #1. Story and Art by Jim Starlin.

Dreadstar Legacy Edition (2019 Ominous Press) 1ZIRCHER CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover D.

Label #3751643008

Variant Cover by Patrick Zircher. Reprints Dreadstar (1982 Marvel/Epic) #1. Story and Art by Jim Starlin.

Starship Down (2020 Dark Horse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4750158025

Written by Justin Giampaoli. Art and Cover by Andrea Mutti. A cultural anthropologist consults with US Naval Intelligence to investigate the discovery of an extraterrestrial ship buried under the ice for thousands of years in Siberia. The meddling Russians, Vatican officials, the international media spotlight, and her own insecurities all threaten her efforts to keep the fabric of society from crumbling. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Twinluxia Night (Japanese 2025 Starry Sky Gallery) 1 CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Japan.

Label #4725871022

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Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Absent. Hololive Fan Art Book. Japanese Language.