Comic books December 1996, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $60.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor crack(s) front or back, under 1" Direct Edition. Label #22-195E6E0-046

Variant blue cover. Cover pencils by Marc Silvestri, inks by Matt Banning (as Batt). "Coming Of Age," script by Garth Ennis, pencils by Marc Silvestri, inks by Matt Banning (as Batt); In New York City, Jackie Estacado is introduced as he stalks an undisclosed person for his "Uncle" Frankie Franchetti; The pair suspect that this man has been cheating the Franchetti Crime Family and decide on a whim that he would be better off dead; Jackie crushes the man with his sports car and shoots him several until he's dead; The Brotherhood of Darkness and a group of Angelus' warriors attack Jackie. "I Hope You've Enjoyed The Darkness" article by Marc Silvestri, pencils by Silvestri; Silvestri describes the making of the series. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $49.40 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-248D6B1-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.48) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Cover pencils by Andy Smith, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. Untitled story, script by Keith Giffen, pencils by Andy Smith, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; The Martians launch their invasion of Earth, first taking out a Stormwatch Sentinel sattellite and then destroying 76.3% of Earth's military; Earth's super-heroes begin to notice the attack: Grunge and Caitlan Fairchild see reports on the television in California; Spawn defends his alley friends from giant insects in New York; Savage Dragon and Superpatriot rescue Alex Wilde on the streets of Chicago; and President Bill Clinton calls Jacob Marlowe to ask for the WildC.A.T.S. assistance; The Martians discuss that if they face too much trouble from Earth's heroes they will promise Earth's governments peace if they surrender their super-heroes. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $39.49 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition Label #21-1D90B3E-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.18) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

"Square One!" X-Men cameo. Story by George Perez and J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Garney and Bob Wiacek. His home of Zenn-La is no more. So the Silver Surfer returns to the only other planet in all the cosmos he has also called home, Earth. Here while seeking his friends the Fantastic Four he instead runs into the Alicia Masters. Using his Power Cosmic, the Silver Surfer bestows upon the blind sculptress a gift of immeasurable value. Cover price $1.50.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 14 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-165

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The Warrior Princess: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Scott Tolson. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. When the royal court of Eiattu came to Rogue Squadron to collect their princess -- Plourr Ilo, who was unaware of her heritage -- they did so to help put an end to their planet's internal rebellion. They reasoned that a strong figurehead might pull the people together -- what they couldn't know was that a strong-willed princess might have her own view of how things should be run. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $55.78 or Best Offer Paper: White Joseph Michael Linsner Cover. Label #24-1D21D42-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.67) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Not Polybagged. Angela cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. #64B Spider-Man cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Spider-Man - the death of the clone and the return of Peter Parker; Angela - the future of the Spawn-Killer; Batman - Frank Miller's Dark Knight secrets; Toy Preview - Star Trek, Star Wars, X-Men & Spawn: The Movie; Ron Marz & Rob Liefeld Q & As; Silver Surfer: The Animated Series; Sailor Moon: why it got canned; Small Press Profile - Hepcats. Cover price $4.55.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $23.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #19-2ACB150-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.69) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Miran Kim. "Silver Lining." Story by John Rozum. Pencils by Gordon Purcell. Inks by Josef Rubenstein. A man disfigured in a car accident finds a coat with a special lining. It can drain the life from others and use it to repair his damaged face. Can Scully and Mulder find him and stop him before his transformation is complete and he disappears? 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.95.