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Comic books July 1996, graded by CBCS

  • Item #56903703
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    Tags: Batman
    Published Jul 1996 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Glow-In-The-Dark Edition.
    • Label #21-22C7798-006
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    Glow cover. The Deadman Connection Part 3 of 3: The Spirit Thieves - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Guest-starring Deadman! Led by Batman and the ghost of Boston Brand, the people of an ancient city raise the dead in an uprising against their savage oppressor! 32 pages, full color. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

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  • Item #50631783
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Sigs: Dennis Heisler, Garth Ennis, Marc Silvestri and Peter Steigerwald on 10/18/2019. Special Preview Edition.
    • Label #19-3F8A529-024
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    Special Preview of The Darkness from Garth Ennis & Marc Silvestri. No story. Features preview information and full page sketches including a pin-up by Bill Sienkiewicz. Black and white interior.

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  • Item #56024332
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    Published Jul 1996 by Broadway.
    $58.41
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well
    • Label #19-2A98398-054
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    Written by Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson, Joseph A. James, and Pauline Weiss. Art by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Inherit The Earth part 5; Fatale escapes an impossible situation, but loses all faith on hearing friends are dead. 36 pages, full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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  • Item #57418706
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    Story and art by Mike Mignola. In his quest to find the vampire Vladimir Giurescu, Hellboy must battle the flying metal fist of a bald Nazi supermonster! Danger lurks in every corner of Castle Giurescu, and Hellboy's prepared to meet it head-on! In the back-up, "Silent as the Grave," we meet the second half of the new mystery team, as the MonsterMen confront a monstrous Jib-Bic, in beautifully weird images that only new Legend member Gary Gianni (The Shadow: Hell's Heat Wave) could cook up. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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  • Item #58914638
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    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid (on 1st page) 09/24/2022.
    • Label #22-380CCF5-015
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    A war is brewing in "Up in the Sky." The Gulag, which is a prison that houses super-powered villains, is on the verge of bursting open at the seams, and the heroes must act. An Elseworlds tale, written by Mark Waid with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

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  • Item #56027514
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    $52.72
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Label #19-2B9A632-009
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  • Item #56060202
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    Published Jul 1996 by Broadway.
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    • Paper: White
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    • Label #19-2B9A632-032
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    Title was previously Powers that Be #1-6, then continued as as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.95.

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  • Item #57707983
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    $56.49
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    Battleground Tatooine: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise! Jabba's legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet -- perhaps even the sector! And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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  • Item #52208067
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    $73.49
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    • Label #19-2B978A3-162
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    Battleground Tatooine: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A criminal warlord has stolen a vital bit of information, so vital, in fact, that Wedge and the Rogue Squadron were going to steal it themselves! Rather than simply steal it, they'll now have to fight for it! Through the heated deserts of Tatooine, in the midst of a gang war sparked by the death of Jabba the Hutt, the Rogue Squadron risk life and limb for the Rebel Alliance! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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  • Item #57872052
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    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-25FB61A-022
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    Giant-size issue; first Marvel Comic to reach 500th issue. Wraparound over by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Sunlight and Shadows," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.; Thor finds Asgard in ruins, overrun by Trolls and Ice Giants fighting for control of the city; Going on, he finds the human Aesir enslaved along with Doctor Strange; Thor frees them and tells Thor that the Loki he saw was really a robot controlled by the Mad Thinker, whose brain was fried when they were transported to Wagnerland; Elsewhere, the Enchantress has been captured by the Ice Giants and is helping them to try and take Asgard; Inside the city, Annie helps Silvia escape from the prison where she was being held, and Kim fights off some Ice Giants; They all make their separate ways to the palace, where Strange tells Thor that since Yggdrasil believes that there are no more gods, it cast them all down to Earth as mortals; At the palace, Thor finds the sword embedded in the wall; Thor grabs the sword, which turns to dust, and his full power is restored. Back-up features include a Thor quiz, a look at Thor's various costumes through the years, an Odin family tree, and information about Thor's hammer. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $2.50.

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  • Item #57900847
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    Published Jul 1996 by Topps.
    $75.49
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    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #19-2ACB150-014
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    An original story from New York Times Bestseller -- Kevin J. Anderson "Family Portraits" Part 1 of 2. Gordon Purcell, Josef Rubinstein, and Miran Kim art. Miran Kim cover. Cover price $2.95.

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