Comic books December 2009, graded by CGC

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 608A CGC 9.6 GRANOV

Paper: White

Label #3789378018

Cover by ADI GRANOV. WHO WAS BEN REILLY?: Part 1of 3 - Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM. Art by MARCO CHECHETTO and LUKE ROSS. Bursting out of the pages of this year's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL, RAPTOR is back for revenge against the man he claims killed his family - BEN REILLY, the clone of Spider-Man! Unfortunately, the only person alive that fits Ben's description is Peter Parker! As this super powered psycho with a thirst for vengeance targets Peter, his family and his friends, even Spider-Man might not be able to save the day this time! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $65.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Variant Cover Label #4391288007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout.

70th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC. WHO WAS BEN REILLY?: Part 1of 3 - Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM. Art by MARCO CHECHETTO and LUKE ROSS. Bursting out of the pages of this year's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL, RAPTOR is back for revenge against the man he claims killed his family - BEN REILLY, the clone of Spider-Man! Unfortunately, the only person alive that fits Ben's description is Peter Parker! As this super powered psycho with a thirst for vengeance targets Peter, his family and his friends, even Spider-Man might not be able to save the day this time! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $105.00 Paper: White Sketch Cover. Label #1162704002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Limited 1 for 100 Sketch Variant Cover by Ivan Reis. Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert. Summer's hottest event explodes in this critical issue! Hold on to your power rings, because the secrets behind the Blackest Night finally stand revealed! While Earth is evacuated, Hal Jordan embarks on a brave journey to the darkest depths to uncover the truth behind the Black Lanterns! You won't believe what he uncovers! Continuing the best-selling epic from superstars Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $64.00 Paper: White Label #1252234022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.92) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

International Flavor: Part 2 - Written by JOHN LAYMAN. Art and cover by ROB GUILLORY. Meet Lin Sae Woo. She's a covert operative for the United States Department of Agriculture, and one its most lethal assassins. She has the equivalent of black belts in four different disciplines of martial arts hand-to-hand combat and is equally deadly with swords, throwing knifes, sniper rifles and handguns. She'll make a corpse out of anybody who tries to stand between her and completion of her current assignment-and that includes that nosy F.D.A. agent with the creepy cibopath power, Tony Chu! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $36.00 Paper: White Label #1252234023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.08) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

International Flavor: Part 2 - Written by JOHN LAYMAN. Art and cover by ROB GUILLORY. Meet Lin Sae Woo. She's a covert operative for the United States Department of Agriculture, and one its most lethal assassins. She has the equivalent of black belts in four different disciplines of martial arts hand-to-hand combat and is equally deadly with swords, throwing knifes, sniper rifles and handguns. She'll make a corpse out of anybody who tries to stand between her and completion of her current assignment-and that includes that nosy F.D.A. agent with the creepy cibopath power, Tony Chu! RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $99.99 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Khoi Pham on 9/8/12 Variant Edition Label #1147358004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Limited 1 for 15 Young Guns Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM. MY HERO: Part 2 of 3 - Written by MARJORIE LIU and DANIEL WAY. Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA. The unimaginable has happened - both Daken and Norman's plans have backfired! Now the victim of his own manipulations - beat almost to death by a gang of second-rate villains - Daken is forced to make an almost impossible admission: this 'hero' thing is harder than it looks! But will digging himself out of the hole he's put himself in restore his pride - or ruin him forever? Part 2 (of 3). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $69.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Mattina Variant Cover Label #0210817021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Limited 1 for 10 Zombie Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA. MY HERO: Part 2 of 3 - Written by MARJORIE LIU and DANIEL WAY. Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA. The unimaginable has happened - both Daken and Norman's plans have backfired! Now the victim of his own manipulations - beat almost to death by a gang of second-rate villains - Daken is forced to make an almost impossible admission: this 'hero' thing is harder than it looks! But will digging himself out of the hole he's put himself in restore his pride - or ruin him forever? Part 2 (of 3). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $134.99 Paper: White Label #4396588009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

Head Trip: Part 4 - Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM. Written by VICTOR GISCHLER. Art by BONG DAZO. Things just keep getting more savage in the Savage Land for poor old Wade. Not only does a crack squad of Hydra shock troops want to put the smackdown on our boy Deadpool, but the cavemen want back their god (i.e. the severed-but-still annoying head of the Marvel Zombies Deadpool) and have turned out the troops, spears ready to fly. Even with Ka-Zar's help, it's going to be a close one. To make matters worse, 'Severed Headpool' can't keep his teeth to himself. One hungry bite can bring a world of hurt down on top of Deadpool and the luscious Dr. Betty. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $84.99 Paper: White Label #4394339023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Head Trip: Part 4 - Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM. Written by VICTOR GISCHLER. Art by BONG DAZO. Things just keep getting more savage in the Savage Land for poor old Wade. Not only does a crack squad of Hydra shock troops want to put the smackdown on our boy Deadpool, but the cavemen want back their god (i.e. the severed-but-still annoying head of the Marvel Zombies Deadpool) and have turned out the troops, spears ready to fly. Even with Ka-Zar's help, it's going to be a close one. To make matters worse, 'Severed Headpool' can't keep his teeth to himself. One hungry bite can bring a world of hurt down on top of Deadpool and the luscious Dr. Betty. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $115.00 Paper: White Label #1162095022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.45) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Paul Dini Art and cover by Guillem March Harley Quinn takes center stage this issue as the girls deal with the after effects of Hush's deadly manipulations over the last few months. Plus, don't miss a surprise guest-star! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $36.00 Paper: White Label #4197837024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.08) will be charged at checkout.

Written by Matthew Sturges, Peter Milligan, Matt Wagner, Bill Willingham and Chris Roberson. Art by Luca Rossi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Amy Reeder Hadley, Mark Buckingham, Kevin Nowlan, and Mike Allred. Cover by Esao Andrews It's Halloween at The House of Mystery, and that can only mean one thing: the bash of a lifetime! But when Fig discovers a strange mask in the attic, she begins having visions of everywhere the mask has been, and she quickly becomes the life and death of the party. This special 48-page annual contains a framing story by the regular HOUSE OF MYSTERY creative team of writer Matthew Sturges and artists Luca Rossi and Jose Marzan Jr. Also included is a series of short stories from a few regular Vertigo titles including HELLBLAZER by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini and MADAME XANADU by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley and Richard Friend as well as a special MERV PUMPKINHEAD tale (the first in over 8 years!)by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Kevin Nowlan! In addition, you'll be treated to a yarn spotlighting the upcoming new monthly series I, ZOMBIE by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred! Plus, a Q&A with the creative teams to uncover their scariest Halloween costumes, memories and other sordid tricks and treats as we salute the holiday that has made Vertigo world famous for all things dark and frightening! 48 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $174.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3739203015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $150.00 Paper: White Label #3848202012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $160.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3960937019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4211705023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $199.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3927691008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $139.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3972684001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.20) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Ian Churchill. CODE RED: Part 3 of 4 - Written by JEPH LOEB. Art by IAN CHURCHILL. Rulk, Deadpool, Elektra, Punisher, and Thundra, vs. Wolverine and X-Force: Round 2! Plus, the 2nd appearance of the Red She-Hulk. Plus: a tale of the colorful Hulks by Audrey Loeb & Dario Brizuela. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.9 $199.00 Paper: White Variant Cover Label #0987270036 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout.

Variant Cover by Greg Capullo. Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN. Art by ERIK LARSEN, ROB LIEFELD, TODD McFARLANE, WHILCE PORTACIO, MARC SILVESTRI and JIM VALENTINO. THE CROSSOVER EVENT OF THE CENTURY IS HERE! The heroes of the Image Universe are united in order to fight the greatest threat the world as ever faced! You can't miss this historic event as the original Image Founders draw all the characters they made history with. Each page is an amazing jam piece - it's a story told in a way never before attempted in comics! 32 pages, full color. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $189.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1482279011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Maleev. Written by Rick Remender. Art by Greg Tocchini. From Rick Remender, the critically acclaimed writer of Punisher. In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards. Enter Graham Brick, a career criminal never quite able to hit the big score. In a grand scheme, Graham intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live... and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the crime of the century into the last crime in American history. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1482266008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Greg Tocchini. Written by Rick Remender. Art by Greg Tocchini. From Rick Remender, the critically acclaimed writer of Punisher. In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans in secret to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards. Enter Graham Brick, a career criminal never quite able to hit the big score. In a grand scheme, Graham intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live... and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the crime of the century into the last crime in American history. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $89.00 Paper: White Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well Top right peg chipped off. Label #3703442019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Demon: Part 2 of 4 - Written by John Jackson Miller. Art by Brian Ching, Michael Atiyeh, and Benjamin Carré Once again a fugitive from justice, former Jedi student Zayne Carrick and his partner Gryph finally find out the truth behind their enemy, the macabre Mandalorian scientist Demagol. Yet they've learned it too late to save a friend from deadly peril! The origin of Demagol revealed! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $80.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Second Printing. Label #4252292005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

2nd Printing. Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST, ZEB WELLS, and MIKE CAREY. Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, IBRAIM ROBERSON & LAURENCE CAMPBELL. Death has come to the X-Men. The one true Black Queen has returned, and she wants nothing less than every soul of mutantkind...dead or alive. And everyone that's ever crossed Selene is going to pay. The dead rise, familiar faces haunt mutants across the world, and Selene takes her final steps into becoming a god. It all begins here in a full-length X-FORCE extravaganza, and continues in the pages of next month's issue of X-FORCE...but the shockwaves of this terrifying event will be felt in NEW MUTANTS and X-MEN: LEGACY as well, and those reverberations begin here in two all-new bonus tales. 48 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.