Auctions: comic books 2015-2017, graded by CBCS

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (2016 Black Mask) 1REP.3RD CBCS 9.8 SS Rosenberg Boss Variant 3rd Printing

Paper: White

Verified Signature: Matthew Rosenberg. Also includes certificate of authenticity from Ashcan Press/Matthew Rosenberg.

Label #23-40BD70B-001

3rd printing Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art and Cover by Tyler Boss. A fun(ish) crime caper about children! Eleven-year-old Paige and her weirdo friends have a problem: a gang of ex-cons need her dad's help on a heist... the problem is those ex-cons are morons. If Paige wants to keep her dad out of trouble, she's going to have to pull off the heist herself. Like Wes Anderson remaking Reservoir Dogs, 4KWIAB is a very dark & moderately humorous story about friendship, growing up, D & D, puking, skinheads, grand larceny, and family.. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

All New Hawkeye (2015) 1A CBCS 9.8 Perez

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Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #0005871-AA-004

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Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Ramon K. Perez. Hawkeye returns in an all-new series featuring superstar writer Jeff Lemire in his Marvel debut and Eisner Award-winning artist Ramon Perez, as they bring you a fresh new look into the life of everyone's favorite Avenger. With Kate Bishop, his trusted ward and protégé back at his side (not titles she would use), Team Hawkeye is thrown into an all new adventure spanning two generations of avenging archers. Past and present lives collide as Kate and Clint face a threat that will challenge everything they know about what it means to be Hawkeye. But no one puts Hawkeye in a corner. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Batman Arkham Knight (2015) 1A CBCS 9.8 Panosian

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Label #0007306-AA-004

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Viktor Bogdanovic and Art Thibert. Cover by Dan Panosian. The Joker is dead. Arkham City is closed. As a new day begins, Bruce Wayne finds himself in devastating pain, recovering from his injuries and questioning whether his role as Batman is still necessary to the city's survival. But as the sun rises in Gotham City, dangerous new threats emerge from the shadows…and the Arkham Knight is just beginning. Don't miss this in-continuity prequel comic set prior to the events of the brand-new video game Batman: Arkham Knight! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2015 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 Williams II

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Label #16-1D932BB-012

Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Freddie Williams II. DC Comics and IDW team up for the crossover you never saw coming as two of the greatest entertainment icons meet for the first time! In Gotham City, a series of deadly raids leads Batman to believe he's up against a group of highly trained ninjas known as the Foot Clan! Somehow, they've crossed over to another dimension and are determined to take advantage of the situation while looking to get back home. But they haven't come alone: Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are hot on their trail. Get ready for excitement as heroes and villains from both worlds clash and team up in an epic battle that threatens the very fabric of reality! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Black Panther (2016 Marvel 5th Series) 7F CBCS 9.8

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Hip Hop Variant.

Label #22-0F04F41-003

Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art by Chris Sprouse. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. 'THE CREW' STARTS NOW! With no one left to trust, T'Challa leans on his day ones: Luke Cage. Misty Knight. Storm. But Wakanda may be too far gone for this all-new, all different CREW... 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Dark Knight Returns The Last Crusade (2016 DC) 1E CBCS 9.6 Lee 1:500 Variant

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Jim Lee Variant.

Label #16-3AAAE09-003

Limited 1 for 500 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Peter Steigerwald. Cover by Jim Lee. Before the Dark Knight returned… The Joker. Poison Ivy. Selina Kyle. And the last Robin. Cover price $6.99.

Doctor Fate (2015 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 SS Levitz Liew

Paper: White

Verified Signature: Paul Levitz. Includes COA.

Label #23-28603FC-001

Written by Paul Levitz. Art and Cover by Sonny Liew. You thought global warming was bad? Anubis, the Egyptian Lord of Dead, is preparing the flood to wash the world away. Standing in his way? An overwhelmed Brooklyn med student who's been handed the helmet of Fate, without an instruction manual. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

GI Joe A Real American Hero (2010 IDW) 242A CBCS 9.0 SS Larry Hama Gallant

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Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/13/2020. FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF LARRY HAMA. File Copy.

Label #21-2491E90-022

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Written by Larry Hama. Art and Cover by S. L. Gallant. Just when things seem back to normal for the Joes - well, as normal as things can get for our heroes - nefarious forces once again plot their doom! Who will step up this time to face off against the latest threat to justice, freedom, and liberty? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

GI Joe A Real American Hero (2010 IDW) 245A CBCS 9.0 SS Larry Hama Gallant

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Witnessed Signature: Larry Hama on 12/13/2020. FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF LARRY HAMA. File Copy.

Label #21-25C6DBE-016

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Written by Larry Hama. Art and Cover by S. L. Gallant. As the war for hearts and minds continues to rage between G.I. Joe and Cobra on multiple fronts, shocking events are in the works that will change lives on both sides of the battle lines forever! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Guardians of Knowhere (2015) 1F CBCS 9.8 Guillory Variant

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Gwen Stacy Variant

Label #0009329-AA-010

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Mike Deodato. Cover by Rob Guillory. A single moon orbits Battleworld. But no, that's no moon. It's a space station. It's Knowhere. The head of a dead Celestial, somehow saved in the universal collapse, a colony brimming with convicts and criminals. The Galaxy may be gone, but that doesn't mean there aren't places that still need heroes. Places that need champions. That need GUARDIANS. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Hulk (2017 Marvel) 1E CBCS 9.6 Vosburg Limited Variant

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Mike Vosburg Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-2D520EC-043

Limited Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Mike Vosburg & Chic Stone. Written by Mariko Tamaki. Art by Nico Leon. Cover by June Brigman. She-hulk has survived the Civil War…barely…and having risen from the rubble, she re-enters the world a different kind of hero. Fueled by a quiet rage, she is determined to move forward, to go on with her life, but the pain of the past and all she's lost is always there - an undercurrent, a pulse, waiting to quicken and trigger Jen's transformation into the one thing she doesn't have control over… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2017 3rd Series) 1A CBCS 9.8 Caselli

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Label #22-127CF55-012

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and Cover by Stefano Caselli. From the violent streets of Chicago, a new armored hero rises! Clad in her very own Iron Man armor, Riri Williams is ready to show the Marvel Universe what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow. But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots? Where's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist when you need one? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #22-0465D05-084

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #22-0465D05-081

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Paper Girls (2015 Image) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-0465D05-080

Written by Brian K. Vaughan. Art and Cover by Cliff Chang. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds in this mysterious young adult adventure! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Secret Wars (2015 3rd Series) 1F CBCS 9.8 Conner Women of Marvel Variant

Paper: White

Women of Marvel Variant.

Label #21-2768C3D-013

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Women of Marvel Variant Cover by Amanda Conner. Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Esad Ribic. THE FINAL INCURSION IS HAPPENING! THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS COLLIDING WITH THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE! AND NEITHER WILL SURVIVE! 52 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Seven to Eternity (2016 Image) 1A CBCS 9.8 Opena

Paper: White

Label #17-03F9BF2-001

Written by Rick Remender. Art and Cover by Jerome Opena and Matt Hollingsworth. The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires. Writer RICK REMENDER reteams with collaborators JEROME OPEÑA (Uncanny X-Force, Fear Agent) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (TOKYO GHOST, WYTCHES) to take you on a hard road through the strange fantasy world of Zhal. All men have surrendered their freedom for fear. Now, one last free man must choose. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Sink (2017 Comixtribe) 2BRAINTRUST CBCS 9.8 SS Wilcox

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Witnessed Sig: Steven Wilcox (With Sketch) on 3/20/2018. Steven Wilcox Exclusive

Label #18-0FD926B-072

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Brain Trust/Dallas FanDays exclusive variant by Steven Wilcox. Written by John Lees. Art by Alex Cormack. Sharon is a freelance contractor with an unusual set of talents. For those with enough money, she can make dead bodies disappear. But her latest disposal is complicated by the fact that the young man she is to get rid of may not be as dead as he first appeared. The smash-hit, off-beat crime horror series continues! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Sink (2017 Comixtribe) 2BRAINTRUST CBCS 9.6 SS Wilcox

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Steven Wilcox (With Sketch) on 3/20/2018. Steven Wilcox Exclusive

Label #18-0FD926B-071

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Brain Trust/Dallas FanDays exclusive variant by Steven Wilcox. Written by John Lees. Art by Alex Cormack. Sharon is a freelance contractor with an unusual set of talents. For those with enough money, she can make dead bodies disappear. But her latest disposal is complicated by the fact that the young man she is to get rid of may not be as dead as he first appeared. The smash-hit, off-beat crime horror series continues! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Sink (2017 Comixtribe) 2BRAINTRUST CBCS 9.6 SS Wilcox

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Steven Wilcox (With Sketch) on 3/20/2018 Steven Wilcox Exclusive

Label #18-0FD926B-077

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Brain Trust/Dallas FanDays exclusive variant by Steven Wilcox. Written by John Lees. Art by Alex Cormack. Sharon is a freelance contractor with an unusual set of talents. For those with enough money, she can make dead bodies disappear. But her latest disposal is complicated by the fact that the young man she is to get rid of may not be as dead as he first appeared. The smash-hit, off-beat crime horror series continues! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Sink (2017 Comixtribe) 2BRAINTRUST CBCS 9.6 SS Wilcox

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Steven Wilcox (With Sketch) on 3/20/2018 Steven Wilcox Exclusive

Label #18-0FD926B-074

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Brain Trust/Dallas FanDays exclusive variant by Steven Wilcox. Written by John Lees. Art by Alex Cormack. Sharon is a freelance contractor with an unusual set of talents. For those with enough money, she can make dead bodies disappear. But her latest disposal is complicated by the fact that the young man she is to get rid of may not be as dead as he first appeared. The smash-hit, off-beat crime horror series continues! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 250H CBCS 9.6 SS Greg Capullo Capullo B&W 1:25 Variant

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Capullo B&W Retailer Incentive. Signed by Greg Capullo on 10/29/2016 at Alamo City Comic Con. Minor front/back scuff(s).

Label #16-408D610-011

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Szymon Kudranski. Cover by Greg Capullo & Todd McFarlane. This HUGE, TRIPLE-SIZED 250th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE marks only the second time an independent comic book has reached such a lofty number! This issue marks the cataclysmic climax in the story of the current Spawn: Jim Downing's final struggle against his costume while the fate of New York City lies in the balance. From the ashes of that battlefield comes the long awaited return of the original Spawn… AL SIMMONS. 64 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Spider-Women Alpha (2016) 1A CBCS 9.8 Putri

Paper: White

Label #22-2D520EC-072

Spider-Women: Part 1 of 8 - Written by Robbie Thompson. Art by Vanessa R. Del Rey. Cover by Yasmine Putri. SPIDER-WOMEN PART 1! The Spider-Event of 2016 is here, bringing SPIDER-GWEN, SILK and SPIDER-WOMAN together for a story too big for any one of their books! Spider-Woman is taking a mentor-role with Silk and Spider-Gwen, and the three spider-heroes take a brunch break on Gwen's Earth-65. But when the nefarious spy organization S.I.L.K. and their leader (Earth-65's Cindy Moon) notice the interdimensional interlopers, all of Jessica Drew's plans go wrong. Story continues in Spider-Gwen #7. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Spirits of Vengeance (2017) 1B CBCS 9.9 Lashley Lenticular Variant

Paper: White

3-D Lenticular Variant

Label #19-27F9483-022

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Lenticular Cover by Ken Lashley. Written by Victor Gischler. Art by David Baldeon. Cover by Ken Lashley. WAR AT THE GATES OF HELL Part 1 A dead angel. A silver bullet. A kept promise. For ages, the war between Heaven and Hell raged in the unseen corners of society, both sides in delicate balance that could topple if the right weapons were in the wrong hands… When an undercover angel is murdered, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, must find the killers and punish them…But this time he won't do it alone: A deadly team must rise from the darkest depths of the Marvel Universe to form an unholy alliance - HELLSTORM! SATANA! BLADE! They are the SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and Anthony Piper! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) 3A CBCS 9.6 Granov 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #22-127D393-001

Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Adi Granov. When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to? Meet Aphra-the galaxy's foremost raider of lost weaponry! Plus: could these be the deadly droids she's looking for? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) 3REP.3RD CBCS 9.2 SS Granov/Larroca Granov Variant 3rd Printing

Paper: White

Verified Signatures: Adi Granov & Salvador Larroca. Third Printing.

Label #21-1962FB9-001

3rd Printing - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Adi Granov. When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to? Meet Aphra-the galaxy's foremost raider of lost weaponry! Plus: could these be the deadly droids she's looking for? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Doctor Aphra (2016) Annual 1B CBCS 9.6 Noto Variant

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Phil Noto Variant.

Label #22-11A3106-020

Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Marc Laming and Will Sliney. Cover by Phil Noto. Doctor Aphra has a troubled past full of parental drama and war. But what about her Wookiee shadow, Black Krrsantan? Find out just how this Wookiee warrior is as frightening as they say… …and then some! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Obi-Wan and Anakin (2016 Marvel) 1A CBCS 9.8 Checchetto

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Label #22-11A3106-030

Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Marco Checchetto. Before their military heroism in the Clone Wars, before their tragic battle on Mustafar, and many decades before their final confrontation on the Death Star...they were Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker. It's been a few years since Obi-Wan pledged to train the young 'chosen one,' but even as they have grown closer through training, it has been a difficult road. Now, called to a remote planet for assistance, Master and Padawan may be pushed to the breaking point. A tale of the Jedi at the height of their power... 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars The Force Awakens Adaptation (2016 Marvel) 5C CBCS 9.4 Movie 1:15 Variant

Paper: White

Photo Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-0833472-012

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Movie Variant Cover. Written by Chuck Wendig. Art by Luke Ross. Rey has been captured by the evil First Order! Meanwhile, Finn plans a mission with the Resistance in order to save Rey and destroy Starkiller Base! Only the vicious Kylo Ren stands in their way… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Superior Iron Man (2014) 1A CBCS 9.2 Choi

Paper: White

Label #22-1000F92-010

"Nightmare Scenario!" Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Yildiray Cinar. Cover by Mike Choi. Be Superior! How much would you pay for perfection? Beauty? Immortality? Tony Stark knows, and he's ready to give it to you in SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1! But at a terrible price. Spinning out of Avengers & X-Men: AXIS, the old Tony Stark is back, only this time he's SUPERIOR! More stylish, more confident, and more cunning than ever before. And he's ready to lead you into the future! San Francisco is about to become the prototype for his new world concept. The first step? Release Extremis upon the entire city! Only Daredevil isn't down with Stark's new vision of the future. Does the Man Without Fear have a place in the city of tomorrow? A bold new direction for the Armored Avenger begins this November from the all-new creative team of Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us, Earth 2) and Yildray Cinar (Supergirl)! BE SUPERIOR! NEW CREATIVE TEAM TOM (INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US/EARTH 2) Taylor AND YILDIRAY (SUPERGIRL) ÇINAR START AN ALL-NEW SERIES SPINNING OUT OF AXIS! How much would you pay for perfection, beauty…immortality? TONY STARK is going to find out. The AXIS EFFECT has changed IRON MAN. Now HE'S going to change the WORLD…at a terrible cost. She-Hulk and Daredevil cameo. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Thor (2014 Marvel 4th Series) 8A CBCS 9.8 Dauterman

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Label #21-43A854B-025

Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Russell Dauterman. The final battle with the Destroyer! Guest stars galore! A shocking return! And oh yeah...Thor's secret identity revealed at last!!! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Totally Awesome Hulk (2016 Marvel) 23 CBCS 9.6 SS Frank Cho

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Frank Cho on 9/22/2017.

Label #17-35476A0-004

Written by Greg Pak. Art by Ibraim Roberson. Cover by Frank Cho. RETURN OF THE MONSTER! The Weapon X program's macabre experiments nearly pushed Amadeus into the brink. Can he rebuild his fun-loving demeanor or is the monster permanently out of the trunk? Plus: Maddy Cho and Kegger return! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Ultimates (2015 Marvel) 4 CBCS 8.5 SS Rocafort

Paper: White

Verified Sig: Kenneth Rocafort.

Label #18-41950EE-138

Written by Al Ewing. Art and Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. The Ultimates are headed to the very edge of everything that is - and beyond! Destination: Outside! But on the way, they're going to have to deal with pan-dimensional parasites, rogue realities, universal systems... ...and an enemy from Blue Marvel's past. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Weapons of Mutant Destruction (2017 Marvel) 1D CBCS 9.6 Parrillo Variant

Paper: White

Lucio Parrillo Variant.

Label #17-388457B-404

Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Part 1 of 6 - Written by Greg Pak. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. Cover by Lucio Parrillo. THE WEAPON X PROGRAM IS BACK! For years, the Weapon X Program has engineered the deadliest mutant killers on planet Earth, until they mysteriously vanished. Now, the Weapon X program is back, and it's deadlier than ever, and it isn't to use mutants for their lethal ends. Under the leadership of its mysterious new director, Weapon X has a new mission - ERADICATE ALL MUTANTS! And they're starting their hunt with the most dangerous group of mutants on planet Earth - Old Man Logan, Sabretooth, Domino, Lady Deathstrike, Warpath and…the Hulk?! But with an army of genetic cyborgs at their disposal, this may just be the beginning… Rated T+ NOTE: Story continues in Totally Awesome Hulk #20. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.