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  • Issue #1
    Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) Annual Canadian Price Variant 1

    Canadian edition with $2.85 cover price - It's "The Secret Origin of The Doom Patrol!" by Paul Kupperberg & John Byrne, a 30-page tale. Also: Paul Kupperberg & Steve Lightle discuss the new Doom Patrol series in an article by Joey Cavalieri. Plus: "The Secret Origin of Captain Comet" by Roy Thomas, Ron Harris & Bruce D. Patterson, a 20-page tale. Cover by Byrne (after Ed Hannigan). 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.85.

  • Issue #1
    Skystorm Origins (2015) 1

    Written by Robert Wayne Hickey, Bill Nichols and Joe Martin. Art by Willie Peppers, Jake Jacobson, Jim Webb and Tracy Moore. Cover by Willie Peppers. SkyStorm Origins spans the width and breadth of the SkyStorm universe as a massive quest for shards of the TimeStone ramps up toward the Paradox Wars. Stories of StormQuest, Hellgirl, the Darkness Chronicles, Tempered Steele and others all tie into this epic journey! The first issue has Merlin on the run in medieval times with Marta hot on his heels. He has something that she wants and is welling to do whatever it takes to take it from him. StormQuest appears to stop her from achieving her goals. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Son of Origins of Marvel Comics HC (1975 Fireside) 1-1ST
    • Signed by artist John Romita (splash). Certification not included. 1/2" Tear in dust jacket from top.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Fireside Book Series

    1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #1, Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #39 and 97, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #1, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #1 and 47, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #135, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #13, and Silver Surfer (1968-1970 1st Series) #1.

    Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and John Buscema. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

    This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Origins of Marvel Comics TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Uncanny X-Men, the Invincible Iron Man, the Mighty Avengers, Daredevil the Man Without Fear, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., the enigmatic Watcher, and the Silver Surfer, Sentinel of the Spaceways.

    Hardcover, 260 pages, full color.

    Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #1
    Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero (2013) 1

    Written by Rebecca Thompson, Ph. D. Art by Kerry G. Johnson. Lucinda Hene began life as the most ordinary of children. She did fairly well in school and was on the swim team but she longed to stand out. Child of brilliant laser scientists, Lucinda dreamed of being more than normal, of being extraordinary. Then one day it happened. She felt something inside her begin to change. She changed from normal Lucinda Hene to the powerful Spectra, a super hero with the powers of a laser. To unlock the mystery of her past and her powers Spectra must defeat the most evil of super villains, the beautiful yet deadly Miss Alignment. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., Full Color. FIRST PRINTING

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero TPB (2013 APS) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero (2013) #1-4. Written by Rebecca Thompson, PhD. Art by Kerry G. Johnson. The SPECTRA character was originally conceived to promote LaserFest 2010, a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first working laser. The series follows the adventures of Lucinda Hene, a middle school student that discovers she has the powers of a laser. Lucy, as SPECTRA, uses his gifts to save her friends and the world from villains such as the diabolical Miss Alignment, the bombastic General Relativity, and the hot-tempered Tiffany Maxwell and her pet Demon. Softcover, 76 pages, full color. Cover price $8.00.

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  • Issue #1X-1ST
    Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero TPB (2013 APS) 1X-1ST

    Expanded Edition - 1st printing. Collects Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero (2013) #1-6. Written by Rebecca Thompson, PhD. Art by Kerry G. Johnson. The SPECTRA character was originally conceived to promote LaserFest 2010, a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first working laser. The series follows the adventures of Lucinda Hene, a middle school student that discovers she has the powers of a laser. Lucy, as SPECTRA, uses his gifts to save her friends and the world from villains such as the diabolical Miss Alignment, the bombastic General Relativity, and the hot-tempered Tiffany Maxwell and her pet Demon. Softcover, 108 pages, full color. Cover price $12.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Star Trek The Original Series Adult Coloring Book SC (2017 Dark Horse) Where No Man Has Gone Before 1-1ST

    1st printing. Art by Juann Cabal, Will Conrad, Gabriel Guzman and Derlis Santacruz. The coloring voyage continues with Star Trek: The Original Series Adult Coloring Book-Where No Man Has Gone Before. This beautifully illustrated volume features all-new, stunningly detailed black-and-white images from seasons 2 and 3 of the iconic sixties television show. Printed on high-quality stock, each illustration offers an array of diverse details to color as faithfully or as wildly as you choose and is single sided to avoid unsightly bleed-though. This is a must-have collectible for Star Trek fans throughout the galaxy! Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Star Wars The Original Trilogy HC (2016 Disney/Lucasfilm) A Graphic Novel 1-1ST

    1st printing. Experience the original Star Wars trilogy is a way you've never seen it before in this action-packed original graphic novel that retells the greatest space saga of all time! From a lonely moisture farmer on Tatooine to a Jedi Knight on Endor, follow the journey of Luke Skywalker and his friends - Han Solo, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, R2-D2, and C-3P0 - as they seek to free the galaxy from the tyranny of the Galactic Empire and its greatest warrior, Darth Vader! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Thanos Death Sentence HC (2017 Marvel) An Original Novel of the Marvel Universe 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Written by Stuart Moore. Cover by Simone Bianchi.

    A new life for the Mad Titan!

    Thanos' pursuit of the Infinity Gems has always defined him. But when the Marvel heroes defeat him once again, Thanos' beloved Mistress Death grants him one final chance. Stripped of his powers and his old skin, Thanos embarks on a cosmic walkabout to reassert his power over himself and the Multiverse. This all-new, original tale explores the inner life of one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe.

    Haunted by family - or the semblances of it - the Mad Titan may become something else entirely. Will he maintain his illusions of grandeur, or is this a new path for a lost god?

    Hardcover, 336 pages, Text (with full color Chapter Illustrations).

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Uncanny X-Men An Origin Story HC (2011) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Sworn to protect a world that fears them... Professor Charles Xavier has always been different. Charles is a mutant, and possesses miraculous powers of mind control. But Charles has a dream for humans and mutants to live together in peace. And so he has formed the X-Men - an extraordinary band of men and women including Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm - to fulfill his dream and rid the world of threats too big for any one man - or mutant. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Wolverine Origins Seven The Hard Way HC (2010) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Wolverine: Origins (2006) #41-45. Written by DANIEL WAY. Art and cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE. Recent events have made it clear-in excruciatingly painful detail-to Wolverine that it's time for a change in tactics. Romulus knows Wolverine too well; any plan that Wolverine could come up with, Romulus would anticipate. The solution? Use someone else's plan-a plan that requires the participation of several different and very unlikely characters plucked from all corners of the Marvel Universe. But some of these characters won't exactly be willing to participate. Take Hulk, for example. Hardcover, 120 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    X-Files Origins Agent of Chaos SC (2018 Square Fish) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Kami Garcia. How did Fox Mulder become a believer? How did Dana Scully become a skeptic? The X-Files Origins has the answers. In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Five years ago, his younger sister disappeared from their home and was never heard from again. So when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can't stop himself from getting involved. Could there be a link to his sister's case? As he uncovers the truth, Mulder and his friends find themselves on the trail of a serial killer. Sucked into a world where conspiracies, the occult, and madness overlap, Fox Mulder starts to believe. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 320 pages, Text Only. Cover price $10.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    X-Men Origins TPB (2010 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects X-MEN ORIGINS: COLOSSUS (2008), JEAN GREY (2008), BEAST (2008), WOLVERINE (2009), SABRETOOTH (2009) and GAMBIT (2009). Written by SEAN MCKEEVER, MIKE CAREY, CHRISTOPHER YOST, CRAIG KYLE and KIERON GILLEN. Art by MIKE MAYHEW, J.K. WOODWARD, TREVOR HAIRSINE, MARK TEXEIRA, DAVID YARDIN and DAN PANOSIAN. Cover by MARK TEXEIRA. Witness the very first adventures of your favorite mutants! From the moment Professor Xavier arrived on her doorstep, young Jean Grey knew things would change forever. But she was never prepared for how strange life at the Xavier Institute could be - or just how dangerous she truly was. Will she be able to harness her budding powers in time to prove herself a hero? Or will the ghosts of her past haunt her forever? Then, Hank McCoy never wanted to be different - and for a young mutant with a genius-level brain, camouflage comes easy. But only until a psychopathic terrorist with a god delusion kidnaps his father, and his life is brought into irrevocable confrontation with Charles Xavier and the X-Men. Also, the origin of fan-favorite X-Man Colossus is finally revealed. Deep in the wastes of Siberia, young Piotr Rasputin discovers his mutant abilities -- and becomes the newest target of the ruthless KGB! Plus, from the first time he popped his claws, to the moment he joined the X-Men, Wolverine has had a rough life. See every gruesome detail here! Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full oclor. Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    X-Men Uncanny Origins TPB (2018 Marvel) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects X-Men: Season One HC (2012 Marvel) and Uncanny X-Men (2012 2nd Series) #1.

    Written by Dennis Hopeless and Kieron Gillen. Art by Jamie McKelvie and Carlos Pacheco. Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco.

    Welcome to the X-Men's first year - hope you survive the experience! Professor Charles Xavier has recruited five of the most powerful mutants he's ever seen to save a world that hates and fears them. But there's only one problem: They're teenagers who have to survive hormones and uncontrollable super-powers, all while fighting for their very lives. So right now's the perfect time for Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - along with the Sentinels, Unus the Untouchable and more - to make their bids for control of the world, right? The first class of X-Men are forged in the fires of combat in ways you've never seen before. You only think you know the story! Plus: The beginning of a new Uncanny era of X-Men in the aftermath of a mutant Schism!

    Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.