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Superman The Man of Tomorrow (1995) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4734091004

Superman has a fruitful encounter with Contessa Erica Alexandra del Portenza, the new CEO of Lexcorp, while Lex Luthor gets a new lease on life in "Past, Present & Future!" Written by Roger Stern. Art & cover by Tom Grummett & Brett Breeding. Cover price $1.95.

Tales from the Tomb (1969 Eerie) Vol. 1 #7 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Left Side Edges have gapping, inner well and book are unaffected.

Label #3831338013

Painted cover by Bill Alexander. Legendary publisher Eerie presents gory tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. A one-armed man encounters a Faulknerian tale of desire and deformity in a decaying Southern mansion. A man's plan to control an army of rats is discovered. A new husband's first wife rises from the grave after he breaks his promise not to remarry. Three Times Dead; Deadly Pickup; Fangs of Fear; Cry from the Coffin; Fatal Scalpel; The Corpse Came Home; They Couldn't Die!; Madness of Terror. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Tales from the Tomb (1969 Eerie) Vol. 2 #4 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #3831338019

Painted cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Cirilo Munoz, Larry Woromay, Chic Stone and Walter Casadei. Legendary publisher Eerie presents gory tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. Three sisters love the same man, but only one is willing to resort to witchcraft and murder. A scientist builds the perfect woman in his robotics lab, or so he thinks. A Pacific islander seeks the secret of immortality from a witch. Dead Witch; The Old Ghoul; Mechanical Monster; Zombies; Blood Bath; Dead Dummies; Rendezvous with Doom; The Blackness of Evil. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Thrills of Tomorrow (1954 Harvey) 17 VG- 3.5

Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Tomb of Terror (1952) #16. As the social tide turns against horror comics, Harvey renames Tomb of Terror to this less-horrific title, but continues with grisly stories reprinted from Witches' Tales. In one of the most egregious examples, a cruel Caribbean governor executes criminals by having them eaten alive by crabs. A couple purchases a grotesque statue in a curio shop that curses them to destroy each other. A men's club doesn't expect the Devil himself to show up at their weekly seance. League of the Damned; Ghost Doctor; Curse of the Statue; Six Chances to Die; The Blood Plant; Invitation to Doom; Screaming City. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Thrills of Tomorrow (1954 Harvey) 18 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second.

Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Warren Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A ghost awakens to resume his old life with a murder, but doesn't reckon on the murder victim's ghost returning as well. Scientists discover something living deep beneath the Earth's crust - something evil. Puppeteers buy strangely lifelike puppets from an odd little man. The Dead Awaken; The Thing from the Center of the Earth; The Little People; Wax Museum. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 244 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736272025

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 246 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4736273007

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 7 VG- 3.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Water spotting. Staple rust.

Stories and art by Al Liederman, Chad Grothkopf, Carl Pfeufer and Bill Brady. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom rescues a baby from a burning farmhouse using only his lasso, then must protect the baby's family from a buffalo stampede. Outlaws try to get at Tom by poisoning his horse Tony. Outlaw "Red Bull" and his gang capture the Dobie town sheriff and plan to hang him, unless Tom can stop them. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring the Marvel Family. Also, a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Trail Blazer; The Mistaken Identity; Cowboy Cal; Guns of Destiny; The Poison Peril; Tumbleweed Jr.: Go Fly a Kite; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Badmen Roundup. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomahawk (1950) 121 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4726567025

Cover art by Neal Adams. To Kill a Ranger! starring Tomahawk, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne; Tomahawk mourns a dead Indian boy that he killed. Aim Your Cannons at Me starring Tomahawk, script by Howard Liss, art by Frank Thorne. Statement of ownership--average print run 298,000; average paid circulation 157,250. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Tomb of Darkness (1974) 12 FN- 5.5

Cover by Gil Kane and Klaus Janson. All reprints. "The Body Snatchers" with art by Al Luster (from Adventures Into Terror 24); Corpses rise to take revenge upon a doctor who deals with grave robbers in order to procure bodies for his medical school. "If the Shoe Fits" with art by Joe Maneely (from Strange Tales 8); A man who murders a shoe maker becomes trapped in wet cement. "The Vampire's Coffin!" with art by Tony DiPreta (from Mystery Tales 15); A vampire's coffin is brought about a ship and when the crew mutinies under the cruel captain's treatment, they stake him and place his body in the coffin. "Love Story" with script by Stan Lee and art by Joe Maneely (from Spellbound 14); The wife of an African guide plots with a doctor to murder her husband. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 9 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4714739011

"Death From the Sea!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta. Dracula faces the Fire-Cross, a holy power that no vampire can escape! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 15 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735165013

"Fear is the Name of the Game!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. In the wake of his last death, Dracula tells looks back on other times in his past when he has faced the cold touch of death only to rise once again to plague mankind. Blade cameo. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 17 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4735165014

"Death Rides the Rails!" "Return From the Grave!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Gil Kane. First, Blade tracks Dracula back to his hidden lair, but the Daywalker will soon learn that no lone slayer is a match for the Lord of Vampires! Then, Dracula descends upon a fast-moving bullet train and gets caught up in the intrigue playing out within. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 18 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4714816010

Tomb of Dracula/Werewolf by Night Crossover: Part 1 of 2 - "Enter: Werewolf by Night!" Guest-starring Jack Russel (Werewolf by Night). Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Gil Kane. It's the battle for the night as the power of Dracula is pitted against the savage might of the werewolf! Blade cameo. Story continues in Werewolf by Night (1972-1977 1st Series) #15. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #7 (Werewolf by Night). Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 27 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4735165015

"Night-Fire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Dracula is trapped in an inescapable room with an endless torrent of HOLY WATER gushing toward him! Is this the unholy end of the Lord of Vampires? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 69 (Marvel Girl of the X-Men). Cover price $0.25.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 29 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4268918001

"'Vengeance is Mine!' Sayeth the Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. When the Lord of Vampires goes berserk, the world of man trembles! Plus, two main cast members perish!!! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 80 (the Ghost Rider). Cover price $0.25.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 58 FN 6.0

Centerfold loose at one staple.

Blade takes center stage in "Undead by Daylight!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Colan/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.30.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 63 VF 8.0

Dracula continues battling Janus in "The Road to Hell!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Colan/Palmer cover. Cover price $0.35.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 2 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior tearing.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A professor aspires to join an evil cult. Carl wants the Treasure of Golgoth, even if it costs the lives of his friends. A murderous ventriloquist steals an evil dummy that encourages him to kill again. Cult of Evil; The Quagmire Beast; The End; Atlantis; The Last Word; No Place To Hide!; The Crypt of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 3 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Invading aliens wipe out the entire human race, except for Joe. Evil Countess Aurora trades her soul to Satan in exchange for ruling her country. A pagan idol gives a losing gambler incredible luck, for exactly one year. Crypt of Tomorrow; The Captain of Death; Cavern of the Doomed; The Ape Man; Weird Worlds; The Cry of Satan; Death Pact; Birth of a Vampire. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 4 GD+ 2.5

Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, John Belfi and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A mad scientist builds a body from the parts of his murder victims, but their spirits seek revenge. Gangsters join a mountaineering expedition for a lost treasure and find instead the Glacier Beast. Lars uses his murder victim as lawn fertilizer, but the lawn itself takes its revenge. Graveyard Monsters; His Brothers Keeper; Shangrila!; Devil-Doll!; Glacier Beast; Dirt of Death; Trail Of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 5 GD- 1.8

3 1/2" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. The Mob gets revenge on Benny the Rat by transforming him into an actual rat. A scientist manages to reanimate two mummies, but unfortunately, they have a 6000-year grudge against his family. Scientists kill the monster called the Medusa-Ghoul, but can't escape its curse. The Rat Man; Marriage of the Monsters; Eternal Life and Death; Monster of the Snow; The Living Slime; Head of the Medusa. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 6 GD+ 2.5

2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming detached at both staples. Oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Astronauts awaken in a future world inhabited by apelike creatures. An apprentice magician murders his boss, but didn't count on magical revenge from beyond the grave. A volcano god reanimates the dead to show his displeasure with the local village. The Survivors; Return from the Grave; Blood Ghost; Volcano of Doom; Doomed To Die; Found: The Lair of the Snow Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 8 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Don Perlin. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A killer has a near-death experience and realizes how close he is to losing his soul for good. An evil hypnotist seeks revenge on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. An evil suit of armor is the undoing of two antique collectors. Hive!; Abominable Snowman; The Search; The Eyes of March; Final Blow; Vision in Bronze. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 9 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Bob Powell, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A convict tunneling to freedom breaks through the wall into Hell itself. "True" legends of the Leopard Men of Africa. Competing mountain climbers resort to murder to be the first to reach a summit. Bubble, Cauldron, Bubble; The Stranger; Food for Thought; The Tunnel; Backwash; Flying Saucers; The Leopard Men; The Prize. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 10 FR 1.0

Near-complete spine split. Spine brittle. Cover detached.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Eadeh, Manny Stallman, and John Giunta. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Practical jokers have fun and games scaring each other, until one of them gets his brain knocked out. A history of all the horrible things that have happened on a Monday. A man named Noah builds a boat to escape his nagging wife, in the hilariously titled "Noahs Arg-h!" Big Joke; Murder for Sale; Why We Call It Blue Monday; Noahs Arg-h!; A Rose Is a Rose; The Big Idea; Man Made Monsters; The Trial. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 12 FR/GD 1.5

5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A scientist's evolving machine turns him into an advanced being, until he takes it too far. The series continues its trend of offbeat horror stories with a Western version of the classic Don Quixote. A man murders his brother....too bad they were Siamese twins. Evolution; Terror; The Story of the Witch/The Hand Behind the Head; Don Coyote: A Boo of the Month; Tale of Cain; Blind Alley; Terror Tricks; Gambling Fever. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 13A GD 2.0

1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover and interior oxidation with chipping.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. On Earth in the far future, a mysterious plague threatens to undo Utopia. A scientist's assistant tries unusual means to win the love of his boss's daughter. Space explorers enter a strange realm of space that causes their instruments and engine to go awry. The Plague; Honeymoon; Chilly Chamber Music Songs from the Spook Box!; What Dyou Know, Joe; Out There; Jam Session; Stories Behind the Stars; Germ Sequence. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 14 VG 4.0

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, Sid Check, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Space explorers encounter an advanced, hostile alien race, leading to interstellar war. An imprisoned scientist tries to convince a reporter that a strange organism threatens to take over humanity, but the reporter already knows all about it. A boy with a synthetic face is ostracized by the other children. End Result; Assignment Africa; Sky Sight/Moon-Struck; Death Sentence; The Harder They Fall; Trip Upstairs; Climat-Mosphere/Nature - The Man Killer; The Outcast. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb Raider (1999 Top Cow) 40DF.SIGNED VF/NM 9.0

Dynamic Forces Virgin Edition signed by Greg Land. Limited to 249 copies. Comes with DF certificate of authenticity. (W) James Bonny (P/I) Edwin David (C) Tyson Wengler Trapped in a strange wilderness, Lara Croft battles a malevolent force bent on her destruction. The sudden appearance of an old friend and ally is, at first, a welcome sight... until a dazed Lara Croft remembers that he's long since dead and buried. Or is he? Chase Carver returns in a thrilling, mind-bending one issue story written by James Bonny. Cover by Greg Land. FC, 32pg$2.99 ongoing series NOTE: Scan is generic. Numbering shown may be different on comic received.

Tomb Raider (1999 Top Cow) 46B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4610502013

Eric Basaldua Cover - "Gathering Storm" in WHITE LETTERS. (W) James Bonny(P) Eric Basaldua(Col) Tyson WenglerCovers by Adam Hughes and Eric Basaldua, available as individual order codes "Gathering Storm," part 1 (of 3)?Lara Croft is contacted by Witchblade-bearer Sara Pezzini, who informs her that a powerful player in the Top Cow Universe has been murdered. Lara takes up a search to find a missing artifact connected to the case which brings her all the way to the Vatican...where a powerful emissary is dispatched to stop the Tomb Raider in her tracks! Full color32 pages$2.99continuing series Cover price $2.99.

Tomb Raider (1999 Top Cow) 50 FN/VF 7.0

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"ALPHA/OMEGA" (W) Dan Slott (P) Francis Manapul (Col) Brian Buccellato (Cov) Adam Hughes. ANNIVERSARY ACTION! DAN SLOTT! FRANCIS MANAPUL! SUPER-SIZED! Uproarious She-Hulk writer Dan Slott takes us 500 years into the future where a band of hi-tech thieves are breaking into the secret chambers below Croft Manor...to raid Lara's Tomb! Watch as each piece of plunder tells a story in the life and times of the world's greatest treasure hunter, Lady Lara Croft! The FASTEST-paced Tomb Raider story ever is whipped onto the page at 90 miles an hour by Witchblade artist Francis Manapul! Plus, this anniversary extravaganza includes BONUS pin-ups from Tomb Raider's top artists! Cover price $3.99.