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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 431 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4533900011

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Wrath of... the Spectre, script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley, art by Jim Aparo; Jim Corrigan arrives on the scene of a crime in which an armored car has been held up and the guards shot to death; When he learns that even a member of the gang was shot to death by his own men, it is the Spectre who decides to track down the gang members one by one and exact justice. Is a Snerl Human?, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Alex Toth. Letter to the editor from Mike Tiefenbacher. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 433 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4474565022

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Swami and... the Spectre, script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley (art continuity), art by Jim Aparo; Lt. Corrigan begins to investigate the murder of a construction engineer, whose wife is being bilked by a phony swami; However, problems arise when Gwen steps in and discloses to the swami that the policeman is actually the Spectre. Revolt and Revenge! starring Captain Fear, script by Steve Skeates, art by Alex Niño. Letter to the editor from comic artist Paul Kupperberg. Statement of ownership--average print run 413,889; average paid circulation 167,511. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 433 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4439908004

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Swami and... the Spectre, script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley (art continuity), art by Jim Aparo; Lt. Corrigan begins to investigate the murder of a construction engineer, whose wife is being bilked by a phony swami; However, problems arise when Gwen steps in and discloses to the swami that the policeman is actually the Spectre. Revolt and Revenge! starring Captain Fear, script by Steve Skeates, art by Alex Niño. Letter to the editor from comic artist Paul Kupperberg. Statement of ownership--average print run 413,889; average paid circulation 167,511. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 439 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4371268024

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Voice That Doomed... the Spectre, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Jim Aparo; After the Spectre concludes a grim case involving terrorists, his alter-ego has a long discussion with Gwen, and, that evening, Jim prays that his mission as the Spectre be ended and he be granted life again; The next day he discovers, when confronting some criminals, that his wish has been granted......and it nearly costs him his life! Father Time's Inn! starring Green Arrow and Speedy, script by Joe Samachson, art by Lee Elias. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Adventure Comics (2009 2nd Series) 515 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4065641001

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover of ADVENTURE COMICS (2009 DC) #12 by LEE BERMEJO. Written by PAUL LEVITZ. Art by KEVIN SHARPE. Legion great Paul Levitz begins his ADVENTURE COMICS run by revisiting the Legion's past in this special story featuring one of Superboy's earliest adventures in the far future! Cover price $3.99.

Adventure Comics Lot of 7

Issues 481-485, 487, and 488 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG range with a couple grading GD.

Adventure Comics Signed Lot of 8

Issues 459-466 of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) with issues 459-461 signed by Joe Staton, issues 462, 463, 465, 466 signed by Staton and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, and issue 464 signed by Staton, Joe Giella, and Jose Delbo. No autograph certificate is included. Most will grade in the VG to FN range.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation

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"The Vampire Vision," "Sold to Satan," "When Witches Walked," "Diary Doom," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Lin Streeter, John Celardo, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 14 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Cover art by Ogden Whitney. Land of the Zombies, art by Edvard Moritz. The Haunted Morgue, art by Emil Gershwin. Double Doom, art by Charlie Sultan. The Face In the Moonstone, pencils by Charlie Sultan; Scientist Van and his fiancee Lorna travel to an old abbey in France on a scientific expedition, where they encounter Lilith, the ancient Queen of Darkness. The Werewolf Strikes, script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Bill Ely. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 22 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Spain Verral, King Ward, Lin Streeter, Jerry Grandenetti, Carl Kiefer, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 3 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Photograph cover of Bob Hope. A Very Merry Mix-up!; Bob and Mrs. Peabody get involved in a bathing beauty contest at the beach. Wheaties ad with Phil Rizzuto. Video Laffs humor page by Harry Lampert. It Happens in Hollywood text article. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America! with Superman, Batman, and Robin. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Bob Hope Lot of 4

Issues 23, 29, 42, 77 of Adventures of Bob Hope (1950). Most will grade in the GD to VG range.

Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (1952) 13 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4736272018

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Teen Teasers activity half-pager by Martin Naydel; Honey in Hollywood untitled 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; "Block Buster" activity half-pager by Naydel; Twisting the Dial profile on Robert Q. Lewis; and Willy untitled back-up story. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great (1936-1937 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 CGC 0.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4734105001

Vol. 1, No. 1 - October 1936. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1952-1955 St. John) 9 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. Mighty Mouse tries to defend an undersea kingdom from the Sponge Monster, but his punches have no effect against the squishy menace. During an experimental rocket launch, Timmy gets caught on a tail-fin, and Mighty Mouse must race the out-of-control rocket to save him. Mighty Mouse Faces a Challenge; Sky Riding; The Sponge Monster; The Green Planet; The Runaway Rocket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Robin Hood (1974 Whitman) 5 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736272024

Adventures of Superman #500 Cover Proof

High quality print on cardstock. 13 1/2" x 10 1/4".

Adventures of Superman #505 Cover Proof

Proof is uncut. High quality print on cardstock. 14 1/4" x 11".

Adventures of Superman (1987) 497D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4737551018

First Printing. Direct Edition. Part 4 of the 7-part 'Doomsday': Continuing one of the most significant stories in the life of Superman, continued from Superman (1987) #74. With the Justice League beaten into retreat, Doomsday has at last found something that may be able to push back the Man of Steel himself! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #684. Written by Jerry Ordway, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.25.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 499 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4737551019

Part 5 of the 8-part 'Funeral for a Friend,' continued from Superman (1987) #76: Brooding over the death of his greatest obstruction, Superman, Lex Luthor becomes paranoid that Superman is pulling the same hoax on the world as Luthor did - faking his own death! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #686. Written by Jerry Ordway, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.25.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 500 CGC 9.8 Standard Green Variant

Paper: White

Label #4683769011

Jonathan Kent refuses to let his son pass from this mortal coil without a spiritual fight in "Life After Death!" Written by Jerry Ordway. Art by Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood. Also - 4 page sequences by: Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove & Dennis Janke; Roger Stern, Jackson Guice & Denis Rodier; Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood; Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding. Cover by Grummett & Hazlewood. Cover price $2.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 500U CGC 9.8 Unbagged No Card

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Collector's Edition.

Label #4683770015

Jerry Ordway script. This copy is not in original white polybag and does not include trading card. NOTE: Copies where the translucent sticker featuring Pa Kent's arm reaching out towards Superman have been removed will be graded in GD condition. Cover price $2.95.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 501A CGC 9.8 Grummett Collector's Edition

Paper: White

Collector's Edition.

Label #4683769018

Collector's Edition with Die-Cut Cover. Reign of the Supermen! There's a youngster in town claiming to be Superman in "The Adventures of Superman...When He Was a Boy!" Guardian cameo. Written by Karl Kesel. Art & cover by Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood. Centerfold poster by Grummett & Hazlewood. Cover price $1.95.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 501B CGC 9.8 Grummett Variant

Paper: White

Label #4683769019

Regular Edition, no cover enhancements. Reign of the Supermen! There's a youngster in town claiming to be Superman in "The Adventures of Superman...When He Was a Boy!" Guardian cameo. Written by Karl Kesel. Art & cover by Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood. Centerfold poster by Grummett & Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 502 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4683769023

'Reign of the Supermen' continues: When Supergirl is sent by Luthor to bring in the youngest Superman, sparks fly between the two heroes. All the Superman titles now use a new, upgraded color process that employs an increased color palette. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 503 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4683770002

The 'Reign of the Supermen' continues from Superman (1987) #80: The cyborg Superman, determined to rid the world of all the 'pretenders,' captures the teenaged Superman and imprisons him outside of Metropolis. Also, Mongul begins building his 'Engine City' on the ruins of Coast City...and, down in Antarctica, something stirs in the Fortress of Solitude! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #690. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 503 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551008

The 'Reign of the Supermen' continues from Superman (1987) #80: The cyborg Superman, determined to rid the world of all the 'pretenders,' captures the teenaged Superman and imprisons him outside of Metropolis. Also, Mongul begins building his 'Engine City' on the ruins of Coast City...and, down in Antarctica, something stirs in the Fortress of Solitude! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #690. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 504 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551009

The 'Reign of the Supermen' continues from Superman (1987) #81: Superman, Superboy and the Man of Steel storm Mongul's city despite the threatening levels of Kryptonite...levels so high that it could mean the end of Superboy! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #691. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Kesel, Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 506 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4737551010

The Guardian and other Cadmus officials have been sent out to capture the renegade Cadmus super-experiment Superboy, bringing them into a confrontation with Superman. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Grummett and Hazlewood. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 507 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551011

Direct Edition. Part 1 of the 3-part 'Spilled Blood': A new art team makes its debut. The all-new and improved Bloodsport hits Metropolis with a secret agenda as Superman's powers continue to build! Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #694. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover by Kitson and Kesel. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 509 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551012

Direct Edition. Script by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover by Kitson and McCarthy. Still in deep space, Superman encounters Auron, the superpowered clone of Guardian (first seen in Superman The Legacy of Superman (1993) #1), who possesses some of Superman's DNA. Together they battle an alien malevolence, but Auron is felled by something far more insidious - something connected to Superman himself. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 510 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551013

Direct Edition. Part 2 of the 5-part 'Bizarro's World,' continued from Superman (1987) #87. In a bizarre parody of Superman's existence, Bizarro terrorizes Lois Lane and all of Metropolis. Continued in Action Comics (1938 DC) #697. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover by Kitson and McCarthy. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 511D CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Label #4737551014

Direct Edition. While the clones in Metropolis continue to deteriorate, Superman's growth is now also out of control. Plus, Lois Lane writes a scathing condemnation of Lex Luthor for the Daily Planet. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and James Pascoe. Cover by Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 512 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4737551015

The Parasite's offer of help was rejected. But now, after escaping, the villain succeeds in absorbing Superman's overloading power...a process that may be too much for the Man of Steel. Plus, Lois Lane's life continues to go downhill as her apartment is torched. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover by Kitson and Kesel. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 513 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4737551016

The Battle for Metropolis: Part 4 of 4. Target: Cadmus - Written by Karl Kesel & Barry Kitson. Art and Cover by Barry Kitson & Ray McCarthy. Continued from Superman (1987 2nd Series) #90. The Man of Steel makes some headway in the war of the clones, while readers discover just how desperate Luthor has become. Will all of Metropolis pay the price? (Note: Leads into 'The Fall of Metropolis' storyline.) 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (1987) 514D CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4737551017

Direct Edition. Part 4 of the 5-part 'The Fall of Metropolis,' continued from Superman (1987) #91: Nerve gas is released to ensure that all living things remaining in Metropolis won't last long...unless Superman can overcome his deepest fears when he encounters Luthor's third fail-safe. Concluded in Action Comics (1938 DC) #701. Written by Karl Kesel, with art by Peter Krause and Ron McCain. Cover by Barry Kitson and Ray McCarthy. Cover price $1.50.

Adventures of Superman (2013) 2nd Series 14A CGC 9.8 Jock

Paper: White

Label #1344200001

1st printing - Written by Max Landis and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Jock and Phil Hester. Cover by Jock. The Joker's in town...and he wants to meet Superman! Plus, don't miss Clark Kent's babysitting adventures as he looks after none other than Sugar and Spike! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Adventures of Superman Book of El (2025 DC) 2C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Leirix Variant Cover.

Label #4653154002

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Scott Godlewski. Cover by Lesley Leirix Li. THE SECOND COMING OF SUPERMAN! Superman is trapped in a far-flung future, fighting alongside one of his own descendants for an Earth he doesnt recognize. Here, the House of El has been fractured and lost, exiled from Earth and hunted by its enemies. Can Superman reunite the Els in time to save the universe from his most powerful enemy and find his way back to his own time? Familiar faces return, and a terrifying villain makes his first appearance in Book of Els explosive second issue! 32 pages, full color, rated 13+. 32 pages, full color, rated 13+. Cover price $4.99.

Adventures of Superman Book of El (2025 DC) 4C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Parrillo Variant Cover.

Label #4682725009

(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Scott Godlewski (CA) Lucio Parrillo THE BATTLE OF BRAINIAC RAGES ON! Ronan Kent has made his last stand to push back the deadly Brainiac invasion threatening all life as we know it...but the truth behind this attack is far darker than even the Man of Steel could possibly predict! The lawless Dark Age of the far future will chill the House of El to the bone in this epic next installment of Book of El! 32 pages, full color, rated 13+/ Cover price $4.99.

Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. (1991) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4701550011

Adventures on the Planet of the Apes (1975) 1 FN 6.0

Planet of the Apes 6-part movie adaptation begins. Reprints Planet of the Apes magazine in color. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler (?), inks by Joe Sinnott; NASA astronauts George Taylor, Dodge, Landon and Stewart lock themselves into suspended animation for a long-term voyage through deep space; The purpose of their mission is to test the Hasslein theory of the effects on a vehicle traveling at the speed of light; During the journey, the ship is pulled into a planet's gravitational field and it crash lands into a lake; They paddle to shore as their space capsule sinks; They have no idea what planet they are on; They find a colony of mute, savage human primitives and an attractive dark-haired woman that immediately catches Taylor's eye; Suddenly, a pack of horseback riding, rifle-bearing gorillas storm through the brush and begin hunting the savages; Taylor and the others have no choice but to flee along with the others. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Aftermath (2025 Blame Canada Publishing) 1JUNGLELADY.D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Jungle Lady Edition D.

Label #4714435004

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Nude Jungle Lady Edition Virgin Cover by Narcelio Sousa - limited to 75 copies. Story by Dolan Waddick. Art by Andrey Lunatick and Shelby Robertson.

Age of Ultron (2013 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.6 Hitch Foil

Paper: White

Label #4739395001

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Foil Cover by Bryan Hitch. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Bryan Hitch. For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. Cover price $3.99.

Ain't No Grave (2024 Image) 4B NM 9.4

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Jorge Corona. Cover by Skottie Young. Ryder washes up on the shores of an abandoned mine and finds herself buried under her past, present, and future in this hauntingly loud silent issue. 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 5 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4598364008

As Airboy engages in a showdown with General Orista, Hirota, the Heap and others take on Misery in "Misery Takes a Holiday." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Willie Blyberg & Emily Novak. Cover by Dave Stevens Cover price $0.50.

Airboy (1986 Eclipse) 5 FN 6.0

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As Airboy engages in a showdown with General Orista, Hirota, the Heap and others take on Misery in "Misery Takes a Holiday." Script by Chuck Dixon and art by Stan Woch & Willie Blyberg & Emily Novak. Cover by Dave Stevens Cover price $0.50.

Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 3 #11 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. First page missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached. Oxidation.

Stories and art by Dick Wood, Frank Giacoia, Tony DiPreta, and Art Helfant. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #34. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #11 in indicia. Airboy meets action girl Bonnie Easter, and immediately helps her out of a tight spot. When teen Rickie wins a model airplane contest, the Heap ill-advisedly follows him to New York City, which reacts predictably to the monster in their midst. Flying Fool takes on the Timberland Arson Racket. The Airboy story and cover feature possible art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry, while the Heap storyline may be the work of mystery novelist Patricia Highsmith, who worked in comics at this time. Airboy: The Easter Egg; Skinny McGinty; The Heap; Alfie and Ralphie; Flying Fool; The Captain's Curse; Baron Buckskin; Iron Ace. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Akira (1988) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4689553010

1st printing. Here it is – the first English translation of Katsuhiro Otomo's influential manga series, paving the way for the manga and anime craze to blossom in the English-speaking world. Decades after a mysterious explosion destroys Tokyo, teen bikers Tetsuo and Kaneda encounter a child with the face of an old man; his strange powers hold the key to the mystery. Story, art and cover by Otomo. Color by Steve Oliff, who pioneered the use of computer coloring with this series. Also includes an introductory article by Archie Goodwin. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

Akira (1988) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4689553009

1st printing. Here it is – the first English translation of Katsuhiro Otomo's influential manga series, paving the way for the manga and anime craze to blossom in the English-speaking world. Decades after a mysterious explosion destroys Tokyo, teen bikers Tetsuo and Kaneda encounter a child with the face of an old man; his strange powers hold the key to the mystery. Story, art and cover by Otomo. Color by Steve Oliff, who pioneered the use of computer coloring with this series. Also includes an introductory article by Archie Goodwin. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

Akira Lot of 2

Issue 1 and 2 of Akira (1988). Most will grade in the NM range.