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Amazing Heroes (1981) 69 FN 6.0

In this issue: Frank Miller interview (guest appearance by Bill Sienkiewicz); Hero History of the Phantom Stranger; Star Hawks by Gil Kane and Roger McKenzie - "Deathsearch" concludes. Plus: Editorial; Newsflashes; Coming Distractions; The Comic Book Heroes book excerpt; The Golden Age Directory - JSA and the Marvel Family; Comics in Review by R.A. Jones - The Badger, The Shadow War of Hawkman, Captain Britain, Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham, Somerset Holmes, Moonshadow; Amazing Readers. Batman/Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Cover price $1.95.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 117 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4697022007

In this issue: A Horse of a Different Color - article on Dark Horse Comics & interview with Randy Stradley; Alpha Flight - why Marvel's Canadian super-team never worked; Captain EO - from 3-D movie to 3-D comic; David Michelinie on Spider-Man's impending marriage; 10 of a Kind - star-crossed super-heroes. Plus: Editorial; Newsline; Coming Distractions; Doc's Bookshelf; Comics in Review - In Praise of Super-Hero Comics, Part 2; Amazing Readers; Don Rosa's Information Center. Cover features Tom Yeates' interpretation of Michael Jackson from Eclipse Comics' adaptation of the Walt Disney Company movie Captain EO. Cover price $2.50.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 179 FN+ 6.5

In this issue: Interview with Todd McFarlane; Rock 'n Roll Part I: KISS - the band's comics history; Rock 'n Roll Part II: A Comics Revolution - interviews with Revolutionary Comics' Todd Loren and cartoonist Ace Backwords; DC preview feature. Plus: Perspective - on George Reeves; Newsline; Coming Distractions; Don Rosa's Cover Gallery - all the times Clark Kent has blown his secret i.d.; Backstage - script reviews of Captain America, Elektra; Cartoon Corner - morning cereal cartoons; Small Press World - British comics; Infernal Gall; Comics in Review; Amazing Readers; The Cartoonist; Strom's Index. Spider-Man cover by Todd McFarlane. Cover price $3.50.

Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special (1990) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4731159002

Contributors for the all-pinup issue include: Charles Vess, Mark Badger, Paul Chadwick, Graham Nolan, Trina Robbins, Ron Boyd, Ty Templeton, James O'Barr, Erik Larsen, Bruce Timm, Sam Kieth, Stan Sakai, William Messner-Loebs, Eddie Campbell, Joseph M. Linsner, Mitch O'Connell, Richard Howell, John Workman, Evan Dorkin, Neil Vokes, Adam Hughes, Fred Hembeck, Doug Mahnke, Guy Davis, Michael T. Gilbert, Kurt Schaffenberger, Will Meugniot, Norm Breyfogle, Hilary Barta, Eric Shanower and many more. Cover features Reed Waller and Kate Worley's Omaha the Cat Dancer. Cover price $5.95.

Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special (1990) 1 VF- 7.5

Contributors for the all-pinup issue include: Charles Vess, Mark Badger, Paul Chadwick, Graham Nolan, Trina Robbins, Ron Boyd, Ty Templeton, James O'Barr, Erik Larsen, Bruce Timm, Sam Kieth, Stan Sakai, William Messner-Loebs, Eddie Campbell, Joseph M. Linsner, Mitch O'Connell, Richard Howell, John Workman, Evan Dorkin, Neil Vokes, Adam Hughes, Fred Hembeck, Doug Mahnke, Guy Davis, Michael T. Gilbert, Kurt Schaffenberger, Will Meugniot, Norm Breyfogle, Hilary Barta, Eric Shanower and many more. Cover features Reed Waller and Kate Worley's Omaha the Cat Dancer. Cover price $5.95.

Critters (1986) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4356735001

The debut issue of Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Usagi Yojimbo in Bounty Hunter, story and art by Stan Sakai; Cutey Bunny in The Day After Forever, story and art by Joshua Quagmire; Chapter One of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Quagmire. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 1 VG+ 4.5

Staple rust.

Color cover - Fall 1982. 1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). Cover by Jaime Hernandez. Back Cover by Gilbert Hernandez. Stories and Art by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez. The first issue is an expanded version of the 1981 self-published issue. Includes a half-page introduction by Gary Groth. Featuring: Chapters 1-5 of "BEM" by Gilbert Hernandez; Locas tale "Mechan-X" by Jaime Hernandez; "Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13)" 1-pager by Jaime Hernandez; Locas 1-pager "Penny Century, You're Fired!!" by Jaime Hernandez; Izzy tale "How To Kill a... (By Isabel Ruebens)" by Jaime Hernandez; Bang and Inez tale [Music for Monsters I] by Gilbert Hernandez; "Locas Tambien" by Jaime Hernandez; and a brief La Chota tale by Jaime Hernandez. 68 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Mickey Mouse (2025 Fantagraphics) 2C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4714447018

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Various (A) Marco Mazzarello, Noel Van Horn, Manuel Gonzales (CA) Floyd Gottfredson Ripples In Time, Part 1 of 2! Time traveler Uma visits Mickey from 2053 in a desperate attempt to stop a crime before it happens—but the Rhyming Man, Mickeys deadly secret-agent foe, is out to take her down! Can Mickey and Goofy bring the sinister spy to justice… or will they wreck the space-time continuum trying? Then in Memento, a trip to Greece for Mickey and Minnie offers another kind of time travel… back to an ancient fishing village, and straight into danger from a legendary tidal wave! Writers: Francesco Vacca, Noel Van Horn, Bill Walsh, Merrill De Maris, Joe Torcivia 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $5.99.

Red Room Crypto Killaz (2023 Fantagraphics) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Piskor Variant Cover.

Label #4708673006

Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Story by Ed Piskor. The media won't leave Brianna Fairfield alone since her father was arrested and identified as the Steel City Cannibal. But what more sinister forces are also following her? Mistress Pentagram and the Red Room Players return in this all-new, four-issue miniseries from Ed Piskor (X-Men: Grand Design)! Splatterpunk never looked so good! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) #2, 2nd Printing CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4691152023

2nd printing - Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. NOTE: 1st printings of issue 2 have a $0.75 cover price. 2nd printings do not have a cove price listed.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) #3, 1st Printing CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4691152019

1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. Front Cover by Al Feldstein. Back Cover by Reed Crandall. In issue #3: "EC Science Fiction Comics," by Jerry Weist. Illustrated by George Metzger and Al Williamson. "The Frazetta Collector: The Trip," by Bob Barrett, illustrated with many sketches and photos, including an unpublished newspaper strip (see scan of one sample of many). Nick Meglin on the Fleagles, with photos. Reed Crandall art, sketches, tryout strips.George Evans and "The Flying Swifts," a tryout strip. Much more. Jerry Weist, Editor and Publisher. Bob Barrett, Co-Editor.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) #4, 2nd Printing CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Second Printing.

Label #4691152016

2nd printing. Second printings are identified by the Glossy cover stock used in their production.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) 5 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4691152017

1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. Squa Tront #5 features art by Reed Crandall, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Roy Kremkle and more. Cover price $3.00.

Uncle Scrooge (2025 Fantagraphics) 6C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4736247021

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Vito Stabile, Thad Komorowski, Ralph Du Mosch, Bob Karp (A) Daan Jippes, Francesco Guerrini, Al Taliaferro (CA) Carl Barks, Daan Jippes, Ulrich Schroeder Wave your black-magic wand—and watch your back! In By Moonlights Blight, Magica De Spells latest anti-Scrooge scheme calls for a dark crystal that will send Scrooge to the ends of the earth… but when spells get misspelled, Magica and Scrooge both end up on a dragon-ravaged desert island. Who beats who to escape first? Then, when the Beagle Boys try to Make Money in Your Sleep, Scrooge and Gyro Gearloose are the targets—but those get-rich dreams turn into nightmares! 40 pages, not rated, full color Cover price $5.99.

Uncle Scrooge (2025 Fantagraphics) 7C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4738845014

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Kari Korhonen, David Gerstein, Frank Jonker, Connor Ratliff (A) Kari Korhonen, Ben Verhagen (CA) Federico Bertolucci The McDuck Journals: The Duckburg Years! In a 42-page epic complete in this issue, Scrooge personally recounts his earliest adventures in Duckburg! As a newfound bank owner moving his head office from the Klondike, Scrooge slams into trouble with show-off tycoon John D. Rockerduck and his sinister Uncle Soames! Soon Captain Blackheart Beagle joins the clash of titans—which unfolds across dueling mailplanes, sinking cargo ships, and skyscrapers so tall it takes llamas to scale them! Then fan-favorite artist Ben Verhagen brings us a Three-Scoop Task when Huey, Louie and Dewey take on Scrooge and Unca Donald! 42 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $5.99.

Uncle Scrooge (2025 Fantagraphics) 7C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover C.

Label #4738845015

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Kari Korhonen, David Gerstein, Frank Jonker, Connor Ratliff (A) Kari Korhonen, Ben Verhagen (CA) Federico Bertolucci The McDuck Journals: The Duckburg Years! In a 42-page epic complete in this issue, Scrooge personally recounts his earliest adventures in Duckburg! As a newfound bank owner moving his head office from the Klondike, Scrooge slams into trouble with show-off tycoon John D. Rockerduck and his sinister Uncle Soames! Soon Captain Blackheart Beagle joins the clash of titans—which unfolds across dueling mailplanes, sinking cargo ships, and skyscrapers so tall it takes llamas to scale them! Then fan-favorite artist Ben Verhagen brings us a Three-Scoop Task when Huey, Louie and Dewey take on Scrooge and Unca Donald! 42 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $5.99.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1REP CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4728858015

Second printing. A duel puts Stan Sakais rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 4 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4699311002

First printing. As the story of Usagis training concludes, he becomes first a samurai, and then a masterless ronin, when war between rival shoguns tears his world apart. Parts 7 and 8 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Stan Sakai, plus Qua by Gary Kato. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 10 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4689896002

First printing. Usagi encounters the enigmatic Jei, who is either a religious visionary or a dangerous lunatic; story, art and cover by Stan Sakai. Then, Usagi meets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in a story by TMNT creator Peter Laird. Black and white; 32 pages. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 24 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4728858025

After his encounter with General Oyaneko, Usagi faces a duel to the death with the legendary Lone Goat and Kid. Story, art and cover by Stan Sakai. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.