Auctions: comic books October 2020

Batman (2016 3rd Series) 96A CGC 9.8 March

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Label #3798499014

Joker War: Part 2 of 6 - Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Jorge Jimenez. Cover by Guillem March. Reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the dark shadows and voices that haunt his past and present! As The Joker's plan materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness...is Harley Quinn?! Plus, who is the mysterious new figure known as Clownhunter? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Batman (2016 3rd Series) 96B CGC 9.8 Mattina Variant

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Variant Cover.

Label #1618417013

Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Jorge Jimenez. Cover by Francesco Mattina. Reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the dark shadows and voices that haunt his past and present! As The Joker's plan materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness...is Harley Quinn?! Plus, who is the mysterious new figure known as Clownhunter? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Batman (2016 3rd Series) 96C CGC 9.8 Jimenez 1:25 Variant

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Jimenez Variant Cover.

Label #1618417050

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Jorge Jimenez. Reeling from the effects of the worst Joker toxin attack ever, Batman is on the run through Gotham City, pursued by the dark shadows and voices that haunt his past and present! As The Joker's plan materializes, the only person who can save Batman from the brink of true madness...is Harley Quinn?! Plus, who is the mysterious new figure known as Clownhunter? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Batman (2016 3rd Series) 97C CGC 9.8 Jimenez 1:25 Variant

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Jimenez Variant Cover

Label #1618434038

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Joker War: Part 3 of 6 - Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Jorge Jimenez. The Joker's army is growing hour by hour, with weapons beyond anything the Clown Prince of Crime has ever used before. Batman must hold his mind together so he can strike the final blow and take back his city-but how can he heal the rifts he's created in his life to get the help he needs? And while all this is happening, the villains of Gotham City are waiting out the carnage Joker has unleashed-and Catwoman assembles an army of her own! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Dark Nights Death Metal (2020 DC) 3C CGC 9.8 Federici Variant

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Federici Variant Cover.

Label #1618422023

Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion. Cover by Riccardo Federici. All aboard! When the Justice League launches its assault on New Apokolips, the team's goal is to free Superman from his solar prison. But it's all going off the rails when they learn that the Man of Steel is gone for good thanks to the Anti-Life Equation. Plus, the deep secret of the Darkest Knight is revealed-but how much darker could the Batman Who Laughs possibly get? And don't miss the surprise return of everyone's favorite wanna be Robin! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Dark Nights Death Metal (2020 DC) 3E CGC 9.8 Capullo B&W 1:100 Variant

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Sketch Cover.

Label #1618422014

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion. Cover by Greg Capullo. All aboard! When the Justice League launches its assault on New Apokolips, the team's goal is to free Superman from his solar prison. But it's all going off the rails when they learn that the Man of Steel is gone for good thanks to the Anti-Life Equation. Plus, the deep secret of the Darkest Knight is revealed-but how much darker could the Batman Who Laughs possibly get? And don't miss the surprise return of everyone's favorite wanna be Robin! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 2E CGC 9.6 Simmonds 1:50 Variant

Variant Cover E.

Label #3897577011

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Martin Simmonds. COLE TURNER has spent most of his life suppressing false memories of Satanic ritual abuse at his preschool. Now, he's the newest recruit of the Department of Truth…and he just found out those false memories might be truer than he thinks. JAMES TYNION IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) & MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy) continue their breakout conspiracy thriller! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Evil Rad (2020 Totally Rad Comics) 1GOBLIN.SHIKARII.F VF/NM 9.0

Goblin Cards Exclusive "Sam Manson" Nude with Tattoos Edition Cover by Shikarii Shambu. Story by Jim E. Noble. Art by Alfret Le.

Giant Size X-Men Fantomex (2020 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Gist Variant

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Variant Edition

Label #3841268004

Variant cover by EM Gist. Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Rod Reis. HICKMAN AND REIS TAKE ON THE WORLD! The hit creative team of Jonathan Hickman & Rod Reis (NEW MUTANTS) turn their attention to the covert activities of the Weapon Plus program's Weapon XIII! A bred killer who choses the life of a gentleman super-thief, Fantomex has always defied expectations... For example, who would expect him to break into the World, the artificial realm of his creation? And then again? And then… again? 36 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Harley Quinn (2016) 75COMICSELITE.E CGC 9.8 Lim Elite Variant

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Lim Variant Cover A.

Label #3834427025

Comics Elite exclusive cover by Kendrick "Kunkka" Lim. The Joker War tie-in. Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Sami Basri, Nicola Scott, Emanuela Lupacchino & Ray McCarthy, Ramon Villalobos, Ngozi Ukazu, Joe Quinones and Riley Rossmo. A series finale! A roast! A Joker War tie-in! This comic has it all! ("Except for class," says Harley.) At last, it's the star-studded roast of Harley Quinn in "Happy Birthday, Harley Quinn!" Nothing is off-limits, no topic is out of bounds, and no one -- and we mean no one! -- will escape unscathed. Harley may be the funniest person in the DC Universe, but how well can she take a joke? Plus, in the backup story "After the Laughter" illustrated by superstar artist Riley Rossmo and tying into 'The Joker War,' Harley Quinn faces off against Punchline! 48 pages, full color. Ages 13+

Marvel Masterworks Defenders HC (2008-Present Marvel) 7-1ST FN/VF 7.0

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #58-75 and Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #16.

Written by David Anthony Kraft, Jo Duffy, and Ed Hannigan. Art by Ed Hannigan, Herb Trimpe, Klaus Janson, Dan Green, Bob Lubbers, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Don Perlin, Pablo Marcos, Al Milgrom, Mike Esposito, Jack Abel, Fred Kida, Steve Mitchell, and Bruce D. Patterson. Cover by Herb Trimpe.

Doctor Strange and the Defenders face a crisis when the Eye of Agamotto is stolen by the bizarre Xenogenesis cult. If the demon woshippers succeed, the Elder Gods will be unleashed on Earth. Hellcat emerges from the battle with new powers, but they can't save her from Membership Madness!

Comics' famous non-team begins a membership drive that brings a horde of heroes to their doorstep, and heroes always play nice with each other, right?

Next, it's off to Asgard where Valkyrie is split from her human side, leading to a struggle for the hero's soul. We conclude with an otherdimensional epic revealing the bizarre world of Lunatik and a fight with Foolkiller that puts the future of the Defenders at risk.

Hardcover, 352 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Something Is Killing the Children (2019 Boom) 11B CGC 9.8 SS Frison/Tynion IV Frison Virgin Variant

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Signed by Jenny Frison and James Tynion IV on 10/07/2021. Frison Variant Cover.

Label #2574688005

Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Werther Dell'Edera. Cover by Jenny Frison. Erica's gambit to save Archer's Peak has failed. Now, the town is under the full control of the Order of St. George. And if the spread of the monsters can't be contained, then the Order might move to eradicate the entire area... 24 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 311D CGC 9.8 McFarlane B&W Variant

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McFarlane Sketch Cover.

Label #3742305007

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Carlo Barberi. Cover by Todd McFarlane. Cult of Omega" (PART 1 of 3) SPAWN raises some of the 'dead' as he storms a palace that has been hiding the secrets of a hidden society whose members can combine to become more powerful than any SPAWN throughout time! Lead by their new king... the OMEGA SPAWN! PART 1 of 3 TODD McFARLANE and Carlo Barberi launch an exciting and dangerous new chapter for SPAWN! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Spider-Man Facsimile Edition (2020 Marvel) 1HIVE/BTC.B CGC 9.8 Momoko Hive Virgin Variant

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Momoko "Virgin" Edition.

Label #3726105005

Hive Comics and Big Time Collectibles exclusive virgin variant cover by Peach Momoko. Story and Art by Todd McFarlane. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Spider-Man #1 In 1990, superstar AMAZING SPIDER-MAN artist Todd McFarlane wanted to stretch his creative muscles as a writer - and the result was a brand-new SPIDER-MAN book that needed no superlative! Boasting one of the most famous comic-book covers ever drawn, the record-breaking first issue sold over two million copies - and inside, McFarlane's Spider-Man looked more extraordinary than ever. But why has Spidey's classic foe the Lizard begun a brutal killing spree? As the pounding drums spell doom, the torment is only beginning for Spider-Man and Dr. Curt Connors! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #1. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Adventures Shadow of Vader's Castle (2020 IDW) 1SCORPION.B CGC 9.8

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Scorpion Comics "Virgin" Edition.

Label #3774255013

Scorpion Comics Exclusive Virgin Cover by David Mack. Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Derek Charm (pgs 2-9, 15-20), Nicoletta Baldari (pgs 23-28), Nick Brokenshire (pgs 31-36) and Francesco Francavilla (pgs 11-14, 21-22, 29-30, 37-40). The Empire has fallen, and the Mustafarians celebrate. But they know they will never be safe as long as they live in the shadow of Vader's Castle. Two young boys decide they're going to destroy the castle themselves. But a wizened old Mustafarian tries to put them off by telling them tales to teach them the lessons they might otherwise have to learn the hard way. 44 pages, full color.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Last Ronin (2020 IDW) 1CON CGC 9.9 Eastman Convention Variant

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Convention Edition.

Label #3758717004

Convention exclusive cover by Kevin Eastman. Wish for Death - Written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz. Art by Kevin Eastman (layouts), Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop. It's the TMNT event of 2020! Springing from the minds of TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird comes an epic like you've never seen before! In a future NYC far different than the one we know today, a lone surviving Turtle goes on a seemingly hopeless mission to obtain justice for his fallen family and friends. Kinetic layouts from Eastman, and a thrilling script full of surprises from Eastman and longtime TMNT scribe Tom Waltz all combine to make this one of the most memorable TMNT stories you will ever read! Oversized in both format and page count, this is a perennial TMNT tale that can't be missed! 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $8.99.