Auctions: comic books August 2021

Archie 80th Anniversary Everything Archie (2021 Archie) 1ALASKA.B CBCS 9.8 SS Dan Parent Parent Alaska Virgin Variant

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 8/22/2021. Alaska Comic Con Virgin Varian.

Label #21-40F415C-014

Alaska Comic Con Collector's Edition cover by Dan Parent - Limited to 250 copies. Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Dan Parent. FIRST ISSUE IN AN ALL-NEW SERIES OF 80TH ANNIVERSARY ONE-SHOTS! Finally Archie declares his TRUE LOVE, and its a very expensive guitar! So Archie picks up a few extra jobs to make some cash, what could go wrong?! Spies, TV Execs, tech warfare, nothing in Riverdale will be the same! No place is safe when Everything's Archie! 32 pages, full color. All-Ages Cover price $3.99.

Archie 80th Anniversary Everything Archie (2021 Archie) 1E CBCS 9.8 SS Parent Parent Collector Variant

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 8/21/2021 Collector's Edition

Label #21-2EAB5E1-017

Collector's Edition cover by Dan Parent - Limited to 250 copies. Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Dan Parent. FIRST ISSUE IN AN ALL-NEW SERIES OF 80TH ANNIVERSARY ONE-SHOTS! Finally Archie declares his TRUE LOVE, and its a very expensive guitar! So Archie picks up a few extra jobs to make some cash, what could go wrong?! Spies, TV Execs, tech warfare, nothing in Riverdale will be the same! No place is safe when Everything's Archie! 32 pages, full color. All-Ages Cover price $3.99.

Black Cat (2020 4th Series Marvel) Annual 1ILLUMINATI.A CGC 9.8

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Segovia Variant Cover.

Label #4139766007

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Cover by Stephen Segovia. Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Joey Vazquez. 'INFINITE DESTINIES' CONTINUES! NOTE: Story continued from Captain America (2018 9th Series) Annual 2021. Felicia Hardy's vacation is interrupted when a layover in South Korea turns into an insane caper. This caper is a deadly journey across Seoul, where she comes face to face with Taegukgi, White Fox and Tiger Division (from TASKMASTER #3)! And what does this have to do with the Infinity Stones? Find out this June! NOTE: Story continues in The Amazing Spider-Man (2018 6th Series) Annual #2. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 3 (of 8) of 'Infinite Fury'! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Ice Cream Man (2018 Image) 25CE.A CGC 9.8

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Comics Elite Edition A.

Label #4298388019

Comics Elite Exclusive Homage Cover by Nino Cammarata . "Iron Maiden - Killers" album cover homage. Written by W. Maxwell Prince. Art by Martin Morazzo. CELEBRATING OUR 25th 'ANNIVERSARY' ISSUE WITH A SPECIAL BONUS STORY. IT'S THE PERFECT JUMPING-ON POINT TO THE BOOK CBR CALLED 'IMAGE'S MOST UNPREDICTABLE HORROR SERIES.' Good afternoon, folks. This is your captain speaking. I'd like to welcome everyone aboard ICM Flight 25. We're currently cruising at an altitude of 33,000 feet, at an airspeed of about 400 miles per hour. The time is 1:25 p.m. The weather looks pretty good, and with the tailwind on our side, we're expecting to violently nosedive into the ground approximately 15 minutes ahead of schedule. 18 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Ice Cream Man (2018 Image) 25CE.C CGC 9.8

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Variant Cover. Label Error: Wrong cover artist & variant specified by CGC.

Label #4298388018

Comics Elite Exclusive Homage Cover by Fran Uzan. "Incredible Hulk (1962) Annual #1" cover homage. Written by W. Maxwell Prince. Art by Martin Morazzo. CELEBRATING OUR 25th 'ANNIVERSARY' ISSUE WITH A SPECIAL BONUS STORY. IT'S THE PERFECT JUMPING-ON POINT TO THE BOOK CBR CALLED 'IMAGE'S MOST UNPREDICTABLE HORROR SERIES.' Good afternoon, folks. This is your captain speaking. I'd like to welcome everyone aboard ICM Flight 25. We're currently cruising at an altitude of 33,000 feet, at an airspeed of about 400 miles per hour. The time is 1:25 p.m. The weather looks pretty good, and with the tailwind on our side, we're expecting to violently nosedive into the ground approximately 15 minutes ahead of schedule. 18 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Killer Queens (2021 Dark Horse) 1TFAW CGC 9.8

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Things From Another World Edition.

Label #4226394011

Things from Another World Exclusive Cover by Yoshi Yoshitani. Written by David M. Booher. Art by Claudia Balboni. Meet Max and Alex. Reformed intergalactic assassins for hire. On the run. Also super gay. Their former boss-a fluffy monkey with a jetpack-is hot on their tail to take back his stolen ship. They gotta eat, so they take a mission from Alex's old flame. Your standard no-kill, casualty-free kidnapping recovery from a nearby moon. Only complication? Half the moon is ruled by a fascist dictator hostile to foreigners. They're the Killer Queens, so what could possibly go wrong? Join rising star David M. Booher (Canto, Alien Bounty Hunter) and an all-LGBTQ creative team as they tackle issues of love, xenophobia, and the terror of fascist dictatorships in this hilarious sci-fi epic. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 1A CGC 9.8 Lee

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Label #4256673017

Written by Sean Lewis and Todd McFarlane. Art by Javier Fernandez & Various. Cover by Puppeteer Lee. A historical NEW ongoing SPAWN series begins! The launch of this book, nearly three decades in the making, further expands the SPAWN UNIVERSE with a growing presence of Hell, Heaven, and Heroes here on Earth. A classic villain from Spawn's past has begun asserting his powers on Earth by corrupting as many souls as possible. And only Spawn knows that he even exists. Continuing the dramatic battles from SPAWN'S UNIVERSE #1, this is where it all begins!!!!! Don't miss out...the last time a new ongoing SPAWN series launched was in 1992. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 1H CGC 9.8 Capullo Sketch 1:50 Variant

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Variant Cover H.

Label #3961420012

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sean Lewis and Todd McFarlane. Art by Javier Fernandez & Various. Cover by Greg Capullo. A historical NEW ongoing SPAWN series begins! The launch of this book, nearly three decades in the making, further expands the SPAWN UNIVERSE with a growing presence of Hell, Heaven, and Heroes here on Earth. A classic villain from Spawn's past has begun asserting his powers on Earth by corrupting as many souls as possible. And only Spawn knows that he even exists. Continuing the dramatic battles from SPAWN'S UNIVERSE #1, this is where it all begins!!!!! Don't miss out...the last time a new ongoing SPAWN series launched was in 1992. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

King Spawn (2021 Image) 1H CGC 9.8 SS Capullo/ McFarlane Capullo Sketch 1:50 Variant

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Signed by Greg Capullo on 4/8/22 and Todd McFarlane on 12/6/22

Label #4134947003

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sean Lewis and Todd McFarlane. Art by Javier Fernandez & Various. Cover by Greg Capullo. A historical NEW ongoing SPAWN series begins! The launch of this book, nearly three decades in the making, further expands the SPAWN UNIVERSE with a growing presence of Hell, Heaven, and Heroes here on Earth. A classic villain from Spawn's past has begun asserting his powers on Earth by corrupting as many souls as possible. And only Spawn knows that he even exists. Continuing the dramatic battles from SPAWN'S UNIVERSE #1, this is where it all begins!!!!! Don't miss out...the last time a new ongoing SPAWN series launched was in 1992. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 Bueno

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Label #3890001003

Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 Bueno

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Label #3890001005

Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1A CGC 9.8 Bueno

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Label #3974242003

Written by James Tynion IV. Art and Cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1B CBCS 9.8 Simmonds Variant

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Martin Simmonds Variant.

Label #22-0E174B1-023

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Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Cover by Martin Simmonds. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.

Nice House on the Lake (2021 DC) 1WANTED.B CGC 9.8 Gallagher Wanted Minimal Variant

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Wanted Comix Edition B.

Label #3917917010

Wanted Comix exclusive minimal title cover by John Gallagher. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno. Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walters always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walters invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Its beautiful, its opulent, its private—so a week of putting up with Walters weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnt a chance to reconnect be…nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics — now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Static (2021 DC) Season One 1A CGC 9.8 Randolph

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Label #4332540016

Written by Vita Ayala. Art by ChrisCross & Nikolas Draper-Ivey. Cover by Khary Randolph. At long last, the most famous face of the Milestone Universe is making his shocking return! Bullied nerd Virgil Hawkins wasnt the kind of kid youd normally find on the streets at a protest—but like everyone else in the city of Dakota, he was fed up. Unfortunately, the first time he stood up to raise his voice, the world turned upside down. The experimental tear gas released that day left some of his classmates maimed or dead…but it left Virgil, and others, with stunning new abilities. Virgil has power inside him now—real power, the ability to channel and manipulate electromagnetic fields. But theres anger burning inside him, too. What is he supposed to do about all of this? And first and foremost—what is he supposed to do about his bullies, now that theyve got superpowers too? A dynamic creative team of new comics voices and Milestone Media veterans join forces to open up a new chapter in the story of the most iconic Black teen superhero in comics history. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 11A CBCS 9.8 Ramos

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Label #22-0E237D8-075

Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. It's a murder mystery at Strange Academy, and not the fun kind with the pretend roles. Toth has been shattered and everyone is a suspect. Can the teachers discover Whodunit? Could it be ONE OF THEM?!?! 36. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Totally Rad Life of Violet (2019 Totally Rad Comics) Kickstarter 1NICHOLE.B.METAL CGC 9.8

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6th Anniversary Metal Edition B.

Label #4336543018

Tenth Printing. Metal Edition Morgan Nichole Virgin Photo Cover. Story by Jim E. Noble and Giovanni Borunda. Art by Alfret Le.

United States of Captain America (2021 Marvel) 1CLAN.A CBCS 9.8 SS Jusko

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Witnessed Signature: Joe Jusko on 10/10/2021. Clan McDonald Comics Exclusive.

Label #22-02CBD9F-087

Clan McDonald Comics Exclusive Cover by Joe Jusko. Written by Christopher Cantwell, Josh Trujillo. Art by Dale Eaglesham, Jan Bazaldua. The shield has been stolen! No one understands the value of the shield like those who've wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief. But instead, they find the Captains, everyday people from all walks of life who've taken up the mantle of Captain America to defend their communities. And for some reason, the shield thief wants them all dead. Can Sam and Steve get to them first? Christopher Cantwell and Dale Eaglesham lead a can't-miss miniseries to celebrate Captain America's 80th Anniversary, joined by a rotating series of creative teams to tell the stories of each new Captain-starting with Aaron Fischer, the Captain America of the railways, brought to life by Josh Trujillo and Jan Bazaldua! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

United States of Captain America (2021 Marvel) 1CLAN.B CBCS 9.8 SS Jusko

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Witnessed Signature: Joe Jusko on 10/10/2021. Clan McDonald Virgin Exclusive.

Label #22-02CBD9F-050

Clan McDonald Comics Exclusive Virgin Cover by Joe Jusko. Written by Christopher Cantwell, Josh Trujillo. Art by Dale Eaglesham, Jan Bazaldua. The shield has been stolen! No one understands the value of the shield like those who've wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief. But instead, they find the Captains, everyday people from all walks of life who've taken up the mantle of Captain America to defend their communities. And for some reason, the shield thief wants them all dead. Can Sam and Steve get to them first? Christopher Cantwell and Dale Eaglesham lead a can't-miss miniseries to celebrate Captain America's 80th Anniversary, joined by a rotating series of creative teams to tell the stories of each new Captain-starting with Aaron Fischer, the Captain America of the railways, brought to life by Josh Trujillo and Jan Bazaldua! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Valkyrie Saviors (2015 Mount Olympus) 3KYE.B CGC 9.8

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Manufactured with "10/35" Printed on Cover. Larissa on Watch Forbidden Edition

Label #4213908012

Larissa on Watch Forbidden Edition Cover by KYE (Kyu Yong Eom) - limited to 35 copies. Written by Ron Z. Art by Gian Carlo Bernal. Created by the goddess Freya, the Valkyrie Saviors are the last defense against the Zodiac gods. Angered at her group's plans being foiled by college student Diana's ascendence to being the new Valkyrie of Fire, Sagittarius grants her avatar, Singe, a little direct divine assistance. But now that she's broken the rules the pantheons agreed upon, the Norse gods can do the same, and Diana gets blazing new blade! But she's still outnumbered and untrained...will it be enough? Larissa's one-time friend may be a dangerous antagonist now, but Ivy's lookin' mighty vine-er, fine on this limited variant cover! Cling to your copy soon, before they're all cleared out! 24 pages, full color.

Venom (2018 Marvel) 35H CGC 9.8 Campbell 1:50 Variant

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Campbell Variant Cover

Label #3937206009

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by J Scott Campbell. The Final Chapter in the Book of VENOM by Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman! This is it, Venomaniacs! The landmark 200th issue starring the most sinister symbiote in the Marvel Universe arrives - and after this, NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME! From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and a who's who of artists from the issues that tore Eddie Brock's life asunder and brought the KING IN BLACK to Earth, comes the first chapter of the rest of Venom's life. But in Knull's wake, what even remains of the Lethal Protector? 96 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

Venom (2018 Marvel) 35ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

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Mastrazzo "Virgin" Edition

Label #4383870006

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) exclusive Virgin Cover by Marco Mastrazzo. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. The Final Chapter in the Book of VENOM by Donny Cates & Ryan Stegman! This is it, Venomaniacs! The landmark 200th issue starring the most sinister symbiote in the Marvel Universe arrives - and after this, NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME! From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and a who's who of artists from the issues that tore Eddie Brock's life asunder and brought the KING IN BLACK to Earth, comes the first chapter of the rest of Venom's life. But in Knull's wake, what even remains of the Lethal Protector? 96 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.