Comic books April 1985, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $455.00 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #21-19DABF8-002

2nd appearance of Usagi Yojimbo. Front cover art by Steven A. Gallacci/back cover by Stan Sakai. "Erma Felna" (W/A) Gallacci. "Lone Rabbit and Child!" (W/A) Stan Sakai; Usagi Yojimbo meets Tomoe and Lord Noriyuki. Sergio Argonès art on letters page. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Alpha Flight (1983 1st Series) 21 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-273936C-005

"Love wrought New Alchemy...!" Part 2 of 2. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Bob Wiacek. The monstrous Sasquatch and beautiful Aurora continue their confrontation with the macabre Gilded Lily. What is the mysterious connection with this sinister harpy and one of the Fantastic Four's most dangerous enemies the diabolical alchemist - Diablo? Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $105.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-26F8B76-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout.

"The Spectacular Spider-Kid!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Brett Breeding and John Beatty. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Ollie Osnick is back! And this time with a brand new moniker: the Spectacular Spider-Kid! In his own red and blue costume with mechanical arms, the Spider-Kid patrols the dangerous streets of New York City to fight crime! But once the novice superhero runs afoul of a local street gang, he needs help from his favorite web-slinger! Will the real wall-crawler pull Ollie's fat out of the fire one more time? Meanwhile at the hospital, Harry Osborn anxiously awaits the birth of his son. First appearance of Normie Osborn. Cameo appearances by Liz (Allan) Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat. First 65¢ issue. (Notes: Ollie Osnick previously appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man 72. Spider-Man dons his black (non-symbiote) costume in this issue. The first issue of the Web of Spider-Man (1st) series was also published this month. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 276.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $98.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Howard Chaykin on 10/28/2022. Label #23-0AFB6AC-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.94) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Back home in Chicago, Reuben Flagg finds out quickly how the city's mayoral election will go in "Bullets and Ballots." Script and art by Howard Chaykin. Issue also has "Mark Thrust – Sexus Ranger" in "Birthday Bullets" with script by Elliot S. Maggin and art by Judith Hunt & Larry Stroman. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $173.32 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Slab: Other - see grading notes Witnessed Sigs: Art Adams on 09/01/2018 and Mike Mignola on 09/08/2018. 75 cent Canadian Price Variant. 2" crack to top edge of slab. Label #18-3770776-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.20) will be charged at checkout.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "M.O.N.S.T.E.R.!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Don Perlin and Kim DeMulder. Cover pencils by Arthur Adams, inks by Mike Mignola. At a college campus, mutant haters and peace lovers gather. NOTE: The cover for this issue is an interesting piece of art from the early career of two masters of their craft. Both Adams and Mignola's styles shine through and mesh together to give us a unique look at Marvel's mightiest non-team of heroes. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $230.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #21-40D9BCD-052 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.90) will be charged at checkout.

Comic book version of the TV show featuring the Fraggles, Gorgs, Doozers and other wonderful creatures living in the small fantastic place known as Fraggle Rock. Gobo comes across a metronome and thinks it's a time machine. And he brings the machine back to Fraggle Rock, it has a strange effect on everyone in "The Magic Time Machine" and "Can It Be Stopped?" Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $144.39 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Label #21-19F6BD9-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.33) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing - "Shakedown!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham and Andy Mushynsky. Cover by Mike Zeck. It's a duel in the sky, as Ace and Wild Weasel go head-to-head! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $60.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-279D3CC-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing - "Shakedown!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Rod Whigham and Andy Mushynsky. Cover by Mike Zeck. It's a duel in the sky, as Ace and Wild Weasel go head-to-head! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 36 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #23-11CBD69-048

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Dune. The official comic book adaptation of the David Lynch movie, based on Frank Herberts classic science fiction novel. In the far future, humanity adapts to life on a desert planet. Written by Ralph Macchio, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Story later reprinted in Dune #1-3. To date, the only comic book version of the Dune saga. Painted cover by Sienkiewicz. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 37 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #23-11CBD69-049

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2010. The official comic book adaptation of the sequel to Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nine years after the Discovery expedition was lost, the human race learns it is not alone in the universe. Written by J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Joe Barney, Larry Hama and Tom Palmer. Story later reprinted in 2010 #1-2. Painted cover by Palmer. Full color; 52 pages. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $82.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-29CED65-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $55.00 Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition Label #22-1B615CA-058 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $57.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2760181-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.71) will be charged at checkout.

Cheshire stands in the way of Jericho's rescue attempt of his mother, while Azrael emerges before Lilith in "Jericho's Story". Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike DeCarlo. George Perez/Romeo Tanghal cover. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $25.92 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition Label #22-45CD581-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.78) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

"Arbor of Enchantments Lost." Kalista reminisces about her childhood on Euphorix and realizes that Alonzo Dulak loves her. Meanwhile, Harry Hokum plots her assassination. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Shawn McManus, inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by McManus. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $29.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-248D6B1-005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.87) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by SlabSmart

Guest-starring everybody. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. The end is near. Nay, true-believer...the end is here. This is it...the Final Conflict. Rom is defeated and victory is within the grasp of the evil Dire Wraiths. However, one last thing stands in their way and total victory, the united governments of the Earth and oh yeah, all those pesky super-heroes Rom has spent the last 64 issues recruiting to his cause. Rom is joined by the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Soviet Super-Soldiers and all of the heroes of the world in one last ultimate battle to rid the Earth of Wraithkind forever. It's all or nothing...there's no turning back now. The war and the fate of mankind is decided in this epic issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $163.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-26F9061-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.89) will be charged at checkout.

Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie, Lando, C-3PO and R2-D2 are up to their ears in Ewoks and trouble when war breaks out between the Ewoks and Lahsbees! "Small Wars" is written by Jo Duffy, with art by Cynthia Martin and Tom Palmer. Cover by Cynthia Martin. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.9 $460.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE2D90-023

Direct Edition. "Fun 'N' Games!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. Warlock's, the techno-organic creature that has befriended the New Mutants, past comes back to haunt his new friends. Colossus , Nightcrawler, and Rogue find themselves in the fight of their lives when Warlock's malevolent father Magus comes calling. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $69.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE2D90-027 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.07) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Fun 'N' Games!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. Warlock's, the techno-organic creature that has befriended the New Mutants, past comes back to haunt his new friends. Colossus , Nightcrawler, and Rogue find themselves in the fight of their lives when Warlock's malevolent father Magus comes calling. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $419.00 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Direct Edition. Verified Signature: Charles Vess. Label #20-40537F8-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.57) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $332.49 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2D6013C-006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.97) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) 1D CBCS 9.8 Vess Direct Variant

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-15E834D-086

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Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $170.99 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #21-293AF23-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.13) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $161.00 or Best Offer CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Verified Signature: Charles Vess. Newsstand Edition Label #23-19BB97E-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.83) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.