Auctions: comic books May 1993

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 377 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EDE368-008

"Dust to Dust" Part 2 of 2. Plot by David Michelinie. Script by Steven Grant. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. After their tenacious battle last issue, Cardiac determines that Styx has to be eliminated! So to that end Dr. Elias Wirtham tricks Stone into bringing Styx to a New Jersey medical facility for treatment. But Cardiac's scheduled tests will put Styx out of action... permanently! Wow, so much for the Hippocratic Oath! Fortunately though, a well-placed spider-tracer leads the web-slinger directly to Cardiac's location! And the Amazing Spider-Man clashes with Cardiac to save Styx and Stone! Talk about an ethical dilemma! Origin of Styx and Stone. Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Richard Parker, and Mary Parker. (Note: Styx and Stone appear next in the first issue of Spider-Man The Arachnis Project (1994) Limited Series.) 32 pages. $1.25 cover price. Cover price $1.25.

Concrete Eclectica (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-08A2B64-003

By PAUL CHADWICK. This issue features a whimsical story, "I Strive for Realism," in which Concrete meets the creator of his universe, and is temporarily transformed back into plain, human Ronald Lithgow. Also in this issue, a new 'Sky of Heads' story, more '100 Horrors,' and a few more of Paul Chadwick's wonderful watercolor paintings. Cover price $2.95.

GI Joe (1982 Marvel) 136U CGC 9.6 Wildman Variant

Paper: White

Label #4385874021

Not polybagged. Part 2 of 4. "Reversals and Betrayals!" Characters: Snake-Eyes; Storm Shadow; Nunchuck; Scarlett; T'Jbang; Dojo; Zarana; Cobra Commander; Road-Pig; Duke; Road Block; Baroness; Destro; Slice; Dice. Written by Larry Hama, with art by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville. Cover by Andrew Wildman. Cover price $1.75.

Icon (1993 DC) Milestone 1A.U CGC 9.2 Direct Variant Not Polybagged

Paper: White

Label #4066326005

NOT polybagged - "By Their Own Bootstraps" In 1839, an alien starliner malfunctioned and exploded. A jettisoned life pod crashed in a cotton field in the Deep South. The pod was equipped with a unique survival mechanism that was programmed to configure its passenger's genetic structure to match whatever life form it first encountered. And so it happened that Miriam, the slave who discovered the pod, found inside a baby boy with her mother's eyes. Today, the alien is still alive, in the guise of successful attorney Augustus Freeman IV of Dakota. Still marooned, he waits for Earth's technology to catch up to his life pod's. Secretly possessing superpowers, he quietly helps people in need, until recent events in the city of Dakota - and the arguments of a certain opinionated young woman - compel him to become more than just a silent friend to the community. He dons a costume to become Icon, the hero of Dakota. Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Mark Bright and Mike Gustovich. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Includes a 3-page preview of Static. Cover price $2.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 81 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D8FD6C-081

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"Tyrant!" Story by Ron Marz. Art by Ron Lim and Tom Christopher. Cameos by Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill, Terrax, Morg, Firelord, Airwalker, and Galactus. The Silver Surfer is attacked by Ganymede, a member of the Spinsterhood, an ancient order of female warriors. This fierce woman-warrior accuses Norrin Radd of being in league with a fiend known as Tyrant. There's just one problem...the Surfer has no idea who Tyrant is. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CBCS 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1DA1FC5-026

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Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4165673014

Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4385875015

Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CBCS 9.6 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1DA1FC5-027

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Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CGC 9.6 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4377456004

Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 9D CGC 9.6 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #3933579010

Direct Edition. "Angela!" 1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane. Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries. Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane. Cover price $1.95.

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4122703013

Direct Edition. "Carnage Rising!" Maximum Carnage Part 1 of 14. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Jim Sanders III. Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III. Following the tragic events of Spectacular Spider-Man 200, the friends and family of Harry Osborn gather for Harry's funeral. Peter and Mary Jane reflect upon the tragic passing of another friend and wonder where their lives will go from here. Meanwhile at the Ravencroft maximum security institution, one of the doctors gets the bright idea to take a blood sample from Cletus Kasady. And in that critical instant…the murderous Carnage is reborn! Oh my, Katie bar the door! Because the killing is about to begin! True to form Carnage wipes out the entire hospital staff, but then surprisingly makes a new friend! Who is this murderess so ready and willing to help Carnage? The web-slinger will find out soon when he battles her and that pesky eight-legged doppelganger several hours later! As for Carnage, he's going to pay a visit to J. Jonah Jameson before he pays back his two hated enemies…Venom and the Amazing Spider-Man! Story continues in Web of Spider-Man 101. First appearance of Shriek. Cameo appearances by the Black Cat and the Molten Man. Second Story: "Playback" Script by Mike Barr. Pencils and Inks by Jerry Bingham. While fighting the Scorpion at an abandoned construction site, the wall-crawler has strange flashbacks to his adolescent days (before Uncle Ben was killed). Third Story: "Long Way Down!" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cardiac stalks city executives who embezzled funds (designated for building safety improvements) into their own pockets. Cardiac is poised to deliver his own brand of justice until Code: Blue arrives on the scene! (Notes: Carnage previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 363. This issue is printed on glossy paper. The Maximum Carnage storyline was reprinted in 1994 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Maximum Carnage.) 64 pages Cover price $3.95.

Venom Lethal Protector (1993) 4D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well

Label #3773246007

Direct Edition. The first female symbiote enters the scene! Spider-Man and Venom confront the Life Foundation's master plan, when a new killer symbiote is born. Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ron Lim, Sam de la Rosa and Al Milgrom. Cover by Mark Bagley and Dan Panosian. Cover price $2.95.

What If (1989 2nd Series) 49 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #4210869006

"What If the Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet?" Script by Ron Marz, pencils by Scott Clark (with Kevin West), inks by Pamela Eklund. Guest starring Thanos and Adam Warlock. Appearances by Captain America, Mephisto, Doctor Strange, and Shalla-Bal. Cameos by Galactus, Wolverine, Cyclops, the Hulk, the Scarlet Witch, the Sub-Mariner, She-Hulk, Eros, the Vision, Cloak, Firelord, Drax the Destroyer, Thor, Nova, Quasar, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Nebula, Terraxia, and Captain Marvel. Cover price $1.25.