Comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

Reprints Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #93. The acclaimed Kree/Skrull War storyline shifts into high gear in this double-size issue. "This Beachhead, Earth!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer. Avengers roll call: Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Goliath, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. Guest starring the Ant-Man and Captain Marvel. This issue includes the classic sequence in which Ant-Man enters the Vision to make some repairs! Fantastic Four cameo (actually Skrulls). Includes two back-up stories featuring Conan the Barbarian and the enigmatic Watcher. 36 pages, B&W.

1975 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #110-112 and material from Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #64. Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Don Heck, Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, and Frank Rolle. Featuring the classic tales "And Now Magneto!" - starring guest-starring the X-Men; "With Two Beside Them" - Guest starring Daredevil, the Black Widow, and the X-Men; and "The Lion God Lives!" featuring the first appearance of Mantis. And also a Captain America story from Tales of Suspense #64. Plus pin-up pages. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10.75-in., 78 pages, full color.

1976 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #83-85. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema, Tom Palmer, and Frank Giacoia. Featuring the classic tales "Come on in, the Revolution's Fine!" - starring Valkyrie, the Wasp, Medusa of the Inhumans, and the Black Widow; "The Sword and the Sorceress!" - featuring the Black Knight and Enchantress; and "The World is Not for Burning!" Hardcover, 8-in. 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

1977 - 1st printing. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10.75-in., 64 pages, full color.

1978 - 1st printing. Collects material from Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #59-60 and Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) #24. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith. Featuring the wedding of Wasp and Giant Man and the first full appearance of Red Sonja! Hardcover, 8-in. x 10.75-in., 64 pages, full color.

Ant Man Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. # 25 features Ant-Man, scientist, inventor, adventurer, Hank Pym, creator of the size-altering Pym-Particles, founded the Mighty Avengers along with Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and the Wasp.

She Hulk Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. Patch # 22 features She-Hulk, cousin to Bruce Banner and Lawyer to the super-hero community, Jennifer Walters uses her super-human strength to vanquish villainy. The Savage She-Hulk joined the team in Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #221 and has also served as a member of the Fantastic Four in the Absence of the Thing.

Hawkeye of the West Coast Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. Patch #11 features Earth's Mightiest Marksman, Hawkeye. Founding member and leader of the Avengers West Coast team, Clint Barton is brash, arrogant, and the best there is at what he does, and he'll be the first to tell you about it.

Spider Woman Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. Patch #20 features the 2nd Spider-Woman. First appearing in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #7, Spider-Woman helped the Avengers on a few capers before finally joining the West Coast branch for awhile.

Hercules Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. This patch features the unparalleled might of Hercules. A mainstay throughout the eighties and nineties, Hercules, though brash and arrogant, has proven an invaluable member to the team time and again. And in the absence of Thor there is no better substitute.

Tigra, Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. This patch features the feline super-heroine known as Tigra. Fierce, agile, and romantically insatiable, Tigra was a founding member of the Avengers West Coast team.

Starfox, Avengers Patch (1984). These colorful shirt-patches feature Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers and can be sewn onto shirts, jeans, or just collected. This patch features the heroic brother of Thanos - Starfox, Titan born Eternal and stalwart Avenger.

1st printing. THE AVENGERS is one of the most stylish and successful television series ever made. This book contains the cast list, synopsis and background of each episode and series, and is illustrated with hundreds of original photographs, most of which have never before been published. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

2nd and later printings. THE AVENGERS is one of the most stylish and successful television series ever made. This book contains the cast list, synopsis and background of each episode and series, and is illustrated with hundreds of original photographs, most of which have never before been published. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

nn (No. 1) UK Reprints of various Marvel stories. 56 Pages, full color.

"Teammates!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. The Avengers West Coast team explodes on the scene with their own monthly series. This new team, with leader Hawkeye, consists of Mockingbird, former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Hawkeye's wife, Iron Man, founding member of the original team and now in his new red and silver Centurion Armor, Wonder Man, super humanly strong and renown actor, and Tigra, a cat-woman whose appetite for men is rivaled only by her speed and agility. When Hank Pym (former Giant-Man) comes to visit his ex-teammates, the Man-Ape attacks freeing the ionically powered Goliath (he was captured in Iron Man Annual #7). Things get worse when one of the Avenger's oldest foes leads the attack. Ultron, the nigh-unstoppable killing machine has come for his father. 48 pages. Cover price $1.25.

"Sons!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Kim DeMulder. In the aftermath of last issues events, Wonder Man and Hank Pym (former Giant-Man) are now the helpless captives of Ultron, Goliath, and the Man-Ape. Even worse though, the villains' actions are being orchestrated by an even deadlier threat, Simon's brother the Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, Hawkeye, in light of the situation, decides it's time to call in some reinforcements and visits the android Vison and his wife Scarlet Witch. They soon learn the couple was recently attacked by the villain Black Talon (as seen in Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #1) and it's all connected. Story continues in Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #2. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

"Singleton!" Special guest-appearance by the Thing. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. Continued from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #2. The team has learned that Ultron used Simon's genetic make-up to create the Vision making the heroes even closer than brothers. On their way back to HQ, an argument between Iron Man and Tigra causes the fiery feline to jump ship in search of a way to let off some steam. What she finds is more than she bargained for. Can Tigra hope to beat a foe who has defeated the Amazing Spider-Man? Can she survive an encounter with Kraven the Hunter? Cover price $0.65.

Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price. "Teammates!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. The Avengers West Coast team explodes on the scene with their own monthly series. This new team, with leader Hawkeye, consists of Mockingbird, former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Hawkeye's wife, Iron Man, founding member of the original team and now in his new red and silver Centurion Armor, Wonder Man, super humanly strong and renown actor, and Tigra, a cat-woman whose appetite for men is rivaled only by her speed and agility. When Hank Pym (former Giant-Man) comes to visit his ex-teammates, the Man-Ape attacks freeing the ionically powered Goliath (he was captured in Iron Man Annual #7). Things get worse when one of the Avenger's oldest foes leads the attack. Ultron, the nigh-unstoppable killing machine has come for his father. 48 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Teammates!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. The Avengers West Coast team explodes on the scene with their own monthly series. This new team, with leader Hawkeye, consists of Mockingbird, former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Hawkeye's wife, Iron Man, founding member of the original team and now in his new red and silver Centurion Armor, Wonder Man, super humanly strong and renown actor, and Tigra, a cat-woman whose appetite for men is rivaled only by her speed and agility. When Hank Pym (former Giant-Man) comes to visit his ex-teammates, the Man-Ape attacks freeing the ionically powered Goliath (he was captured in Iron Man Annual #7). Things get worse when one of the Avenger's oldest foes leads the attack. Ultron, the nigh-unstoppable killing machine has come for his father. 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Singleton!" Special guest-appearance by the Thing. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. Continued from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #2. The team has learned that Ultron used Simon's genetic make-up to create the Vision making the heroes even closer than brothers. On their way back to HQ, an argument between Iron Man and Tigra causes the fiery feline to jump ship in search of a way to let off some steam. What she finds is more than she bargained for. Can Tigra hope to beat a foe who has defeated the Amazing Spider-Man? Can she survive an encounter with Kraven the Hunter? Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Sons!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Kim DeMulder. In the aftermath of last issues events, Wonder Man and Hank Pym (former Giant-Man) are now the helpless captives of Ultron, Goliath, and the Man-Ape. Even worse though, the villains' actions are being orchestrated by an even deadlier threat, Simon's brother the Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, Hawkeye, in light of the situation, decides it's time to call in some reinforcements and visits the android Vison and his wife Scarlet Witch. They soon learn the couple was recently attacked by the villain Black Talon (as seen in Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #1) and it's all connected. Story continues in Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #2. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Singleton!" Special guest-appearance by the Thing. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. Continued from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985-86 2nd Series) #2. The team has learned that Ultron used Simon's genetic make-up to create the Vision making the heroes even closer than brothers. On their way back to HQ, an argument between Iron Man and Tigra causes the fiery feline to jump ship in search of a way to let off some steam. What she finds is more than she bargained for. Can Tigra hope to beat a foe who has defeated the Amazing Spider-Man? Can she survive an encounter with Kraven the Hunter? 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

UK Reprint of Marvel stories

Mexican series. Serie Aguila. Hercules Sin Cadenas "El Fin de Una Leyenda". Reprints Hercules Unbound (1975 DC) #7. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. Serie Aguila. Hercules Sin Cadenas "!Juego!". Reprints Hercules Unbound (1975 DC) #8. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. Serie Aguila. Hercules Sin Cadenas "La Catastrofe". Reprints Hercules Unbound (1975 DC) #10. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Spanish edition reprint of "Hercules Unbound" #12". 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 32 pages, full color.

Mexican series. Serie Aguila. Bonanza "Los Fugitivos". Reprints Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) #1. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Spanish language edition. "Aventura Presenta: Espadas Y Hechizos (Adventure Presents: Swords and Spells)". 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Mexican series. Serie Aguila. Extraterrestres Entre Nosotros? "El Hombre de las Dos Lunas" 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 36 pages, B&W, Spanish language.

Volume 4, Number 19. Stories include: "Rescate en el Espacio", "El Hombre de Acero", "Caceria De Extraterrests", "El Caso Tomkins Vs Tomkins", "A La Velocidad de la Luz", "El Cielo Negro", and "Un Visitante Especial". 7 5/8" x 10 3/4, 68 pages, B&W. NOTE: Published in Miami Fl. Distribution included Mexico. Cover price $0.85.

Printed in Canada. French language. Cover reprint from Jungle Action #5. Reprints "The Monarch and the Man-Ape!" from Avengers #62 co-starring the Black Panther, plus two back up features. 36 pages, black and white.

Dutch Edition - Painted Cover, Paul Norris Art, Mike Royer Inks - Reprints Magnus Robot Fighter #25 (Gold Key) - 32 Pages B&W Cover price $0.70.

1st printing.

Written by Donne Avenell. Art and cover by Enrique Romero.

AXA first came to our shores from England aboard the First American Edition Series in 1981. She found herself warmly recieved - so much so that seven volumes of her daily adventures have been published - see Axa TPB (1983-1988 First American Edition).

Here, for the first time, AXA appears in full color! A woman of fierce independence, physical prowess and exceptional beauty, she chooses to seek a better life outside the regimented society of her domed city (from which she escaped at no small risk). All this takes place 100 years from today - after the nuclear holocaust.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $7.95.

First American Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Edited by Catherine Yronwode.

Collects the British comic strip by Donne Avenell and Enrique Romero.

Volume #1 features "The Beginning" and "The Chosen." Follow the strong willed, free-spirited Axa as she leaves the utopian society of the Dome City behind and ventures out into the wild. Here she must face the dangers of the land and learn to survive and die by the sword.

Includes a forward by Maggie Thompson.

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $5.95.

First American Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Edited by Catherine Yronwode.

Collects the British comic strip by Donne Avenell and Enrique Romero.

Volume #1 features "The Beginning" and "The Chosen." Follow the strong willed, free-spirited Axa as she leaves the utopian society of the Dome City behind and ventures out into the wild. Here she must face the dangers of the land and learn to survive and die by the sword.

Includes a forward by Maggie Thompson.

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $5.95.

First American Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Desired!"

Collects the British comic strip by Donne Avenell and Enrique Romero. Featuring the story: The Desired.

Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $5.95.

First American Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Introduction by C.C. Beck.

Collects the British comic strip by Donne Avenell and Enrique Romero. Featuring The Brave and The Gambler.

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $5.95.

First American Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Earthbound!" and "The Tempted!"

Collects the British comic strip by Donne Avenell and Enrique Romero.

Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $5.95.

Cover by Brian Bolland. Written by Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry). Art by Steve Dillon and Brian Bolland. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton star in stories by Steve Moore and Steve Dillon, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #1-3. Plus: Zirk, Silver Sweater of the Spaceways in a story by Steve Moore and Brian Bolland, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #3. Characters in this issue: Axel Pressbutton, Laser Eraser (Mysta Mystralis), Zirk, Captain Baromet, Pelagon, Venivi Divici, Ektryn, Jay Jonah Juggliwig and Silarni. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Dave Gibbons. Written by Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry) and Alan Moore. Art by David Jackson, Steve Dillon, Garry Leach and Dave Gibbons. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton star in stories by Steve Moore, David Jackson and Steve Dillon, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #5-6. Plus: Warpsmiths tale "Cold War, Cold Warrior" by Alan Moore and Garry Leach, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #9-10. And: "A True Story?" by Steve Moore and Dave Gibbons, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #1. Characters in this issue: Axel Pressbutton, Laser Eraser (Mysta Mystralis), Zirk, Donthax, Lemanya, Herbatius Borda, Max the Omniscient Fish, Mec-Tec, Mort, Viva, Tenga Dril, Phon Mooda, Llans Ivo, Hrrin Luli and Uxu Chil. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Alan Davis. Written by Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry), Steve Parkhouse and Garry Leach. Art by Steve Dillon, Cam Kennedy, John Ridgway and Garry Leach. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton star in stories by Steve Moore and Steve Dillon, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #7-9. Plus: Ektryn story by Steve Moore and Cam Kennedy, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #14. Also: "The Shroud, the Spire and the Stars" by Steve Parkhouse and John Ridgway, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #13. And: "How to Make a Zirk" 1-pager by Garry Leach, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #24. Characters in this issue: Axel Pressbutton, Laser Eraser (Mysta Mystralis), Arterius Donthax, Zirk, Lemanya, Felix Gromm, Shalti, Sarpedon Blint III, Mort, Ektryn, Marilla, Arkor, Bishop Andrew Everton and Rafe. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Mick Austin. Written by Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry). Art by Steve Dillon, Alan Davis, Garry Leach and Cam Kennedy. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton star in stories by Steve Moore, Steve Dillon and Alan Davis, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #10, 11 and 21. Plus: Zirk in "The All-Girl Amazon Attack Battalion" by Steve Moore and Garry Leach, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #13. And: Ektryn story "The Poet and the Flowers" by Steve Moore and Cam Kennedy, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #25. Characters in this issue: Axel Pressbutton, Laser Eraser (Mysta Mystralis), Arterius Donthax, Zirk, Lemanya, Mec-Tec, Lascivia, Princess Penthesilea, Hippolyta, Melanippe, Ektryn, Warlord Arkor and Firron Clo. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Alan Davis. Written by Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry) and Hunt Emerson. Art by Alan Davis, David Jackson and Hunt Emerson. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton star in "One of Those Days in Downtown Delta Five" by Steve Moore and Alan Davis, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #24-25. Plus: The origin of Pressbutton by Steve Moore and David Jackson, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #4. And: "Stir Crazy" by Hunt Emerson, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #8. Characters in this issue: Axel Pressbutton, Laser Eraser (Mysta Mystralis), Glove, Dinna and Sergeant Scarlotti. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Written by Doug Moench, Pencils by Michael Hernandex, Inks by Nestor Redondo, Letters by Adam Kubert. A time travelling Ace and his ladyluck, Bridget, jump all over time and space to make sure things stay the way they were meant to be! Join Ace, Bridget, and Head as they attempt to right the wrongs that the Ebonati and their shadow knights afflict on past, present, and future. This issue: The Mexica Serpent, in which we meet Ace, Bridget, and Head and see how Ace and Bridget's relationship came to be by way of 1940s crime noir San Francisco. Follow the trio as they recover a stolen statue from ancient Aztecs (where Ace keeps his home base) and how the group was instrumental in getting Big Ben to chime right on time. Guest Appearance by Benjamin Franklin Cover price $2.25.

Lightning Snatched from the Tyrant of Time - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Michael Bair (as Michael Hernandez) and Nestor Redondo. Cover by Dan Day. Starring Aztec Ace and Benjamin Franklin. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. (Note: Story starts on inside front cover. This first page is uncolored and unnumbered; the second page starts the numbering with '1'). Cover price $1.50.