Champion comic books issue 1

1st printing. Collects Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982) #1-3, The Avengers West Coast (1986) Annual #2 and The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) Annual #16.

Written by Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant, Steve Englehart, and Tom DeFalco. Art by John Romita, Jr., Pablo Marcos, Al Milgrom, Bob Hall, Tom Palmer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Keith Pollard, Al Williamson, Marshall Rogers, Bob Layton, Jackson Guice, Kevin Nowlan, Ron Frenz, and Bob Wiacek. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Bob Layton. Introduction by Tom DeFalco.

The first-ever Marvel event series receives the extra-sized treatment it deserves!

When the Grandmaster plays a game of cosmic chess against Death herself, Earth's super heroes become the pawns! If the Grandmaster wins, his brother the Collector will be restored to life. But if he loses, Death will claim a bitter price! Each side selects twelve champions from across Earth to do battle for the fragments of the golden globe of life. But this clash of Marvel titans comes with unexpected twists and turns - and several surprising new combatants!

Then, months later, the fallout of the contest leads to a life-and-death saga pitting two teams of Avengers against one another - and a truly lethal Legion of the Unliving!

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $44.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.30

Add to cart Very Fine $6.30

1st printing. Collects Skylanders (2014 IDW) #4-6.

Written by Ron Marz and David Rodriguez. Art by Aurelio Mazzara. Cover by Fico Ossio.

It's time to get "Legendary"! Join us for this special collection and marvel as your favorite Skylander characters face grueling tests, outrageous challenges, and the vilest of villains to gain Legendary status! Deja Vu, Jawbreaker, and Blades all get the spotlight in this volume featuring more great stories from the world's first-ever Skylanders comic-book series! Not enough? Did we mention that the "Secret Origin of Trigger Happy" is included?!

Hardcover, 80 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Zombie World: Champion of the Worms (1997) #1-3. By Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. Cover by Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. A small-town museum is plagued by odd disturbances and missing persons -- gifts from the new kid in town, Azzul Gotha, the 42,000-year-old Hyperborean mummy that just checked in. It's all-out zombie mayhem, complete with human sacrifice, a cemetery showdown, and the end of civilization. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Note: All Text is in Japanese. 1st printing. A collection of poster art featuring everyone from the Gatchamen (Battle of the Planets) to Be Forever Yamato (Starblazers), Raideen (Shogun Warrior), Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Lupin III, Ultraman and many more! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 152 pages, full color.

Note: All Text is in Japanese. Published Circa 1980. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Written by Randy Stone. Art by Randy Stone and Cezar Razek. Being tasked with protecting the entire world has had a negative effect on Josh Matheson's personal life. He can't hold on to a real job and his absence at home pushes his family away. With nothing left of his regular life, Josh is consumed by his perceived super heroic duty - and things get a little out of control. This one-shot explores what it's like to be Earth's only champion! 32 page (NO ads), FC NOTE: What if Superman made all the wrong choices? - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Weekly Tabloid - 8 pages

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1st printing. Based on the story by Marie Lu. Adapted by Leigh Dragoon. Art and cover by Kaari. June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic - and each other - and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government's elite circles as Princeps Elect while Day has been assigned a high-level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them once again. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country's defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

1st printing. Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld. Art and cover by Ed Laroche. In this stunningly illustrated graphic novel, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's life as a social justice advocate comes to life through the story of a high school student whose promising basketball career is in jeopardy. Monk Travers is the star basketball player on his high school team. Confident about his future as an NBA player, he doesnt see the point in caring much about school, let alone his community. But his world is about to change—big time! After getting caught graffitiing his team's rival school, Monk comes to the awful realization that his actions have put his place on the team—and his future—in jeopardy. Hes taken by surprise when his coach offers him an unorthodox way to atone: completing a report on the life of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Monk is ecstatic. He knows all Kareems records and stats. He smugly announces that the project will be a snap, but his excitement is short-lived when Coach tells him that the project is not about Kareems basketball career—its about his life as an advocate for change. As Monk grudgingly begins his research, he discovers a history of struggles, conflicts, frustrations, and violence that hed never been aware of, awakening a passion for social justice that rivals Kareems own. Authored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar himself, alongside longtime collaborator Raymond Obstfeld, and vividly illustrated by artist Ed Laroche, CHAMPION highlights and celebrates Kareems work for good like never before, inspiring fans of all ages. Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $26.99.

Circa 1955. Portfolio of salesman samples for Champion Line calendars. Includes twelve 8" x 10" pin-up images, three of these are nudes and four are by artist Walt Otto. Also includes numerous other images, ranging from religious, cute animals, children, pastorals, and more. Sizes of remaining images are 8" x 10", 6" x 8", and 4" x 6". Entire contents held in a manilla folder with size and ordering information on the inside pocket. A unique collection representing the nearly lost art of advertising calendars. Folder measures 9.5" x 10.75". All sample pages are full-color.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

It's off the hook, yo! Join Little Mad Skillz, Jr. Raw, and Cool Breeze as they defend the schoolyard from super-bullies who wanna playa-hate. It's Champion of Children, the first book from Ghostwerks Comics, a fast-paced, all-ages, superheroic, kung-fu kicking romp that will entertain anyone who has ever been a child and dreamed of flying. With dope art by 3 young up and comers, this is one comic that can't be faded; pick it up today! Cover price $2.95.

UK Edition. Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Don Heck and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins. "The World Still needs the Champions!" Part 1 of 3. Courage made them heroes - Fate made them Champions! Can a former super-spy, two mutants, a demi-god, and a demon carry on in the tradition of the mighty Avengers and Fantastic Four? Black Widow, Ice Man, Angel, Hercules, and Ghost Rider must unite to defend the Olympic goddess, Venus, from the evil machinations of Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, Ares, God of War, and Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. 6''x10'', Full color, 32 pages.

1st printing. Collects Champions (2016 Marvel) #1-12.

Written by Mark Waid. Art and cover by Humberto Ramos.

Because the world still needs heroes, they are...the Champions!

In the wake of the second superhuman Civil War, the three youngest Avengers - Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man - quit the team and strike out on their own! With Viv Vision and the Totally Awesome Hulk by their side, these young heroes are determined to change the world their own way - and they're only the beginning!

Their ideas quickly become their ideals, and soon the time-traveling young Cyclops joins their movement - but not all of his new teammates are glad to see him! Hopefully the Champions can sort out their differences in time to face down their new rivals, the Freelancers, and help overthrow Hydra's Secret Empire!

Softcover, 312 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Edited by Bruce Harlick. Cover and interior art by Mark Williams. Supplement to Champions: The SUPER Role-Playing Game. Softcover, 8 1/2- x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

2nd printing or later. Role-Playing Game. Softcover, 8 1/2- x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Edited by Steve Peterson. Cover and interior art by Mark Williams. Supplement to Champions: The SUPER Role-Playing Game. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2- x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

4th Edition - 1st printing.

By George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, and Rob Bell. Cover by George Perez.

Super Role-Playing Game and HERO System rules! The game that knows no bounds! CHAMPIONS is simply the best super role-playing game ever created. It gives you complete control over every aspect of your superhero and your world. CHAMPIONS is all that's needed to bring the four-color heroics of comic-books to life. Includes: HERO System Rules, Champions Sourcebook, and Champions Campaign Book – all in one volume.

Hardcover, 8 1/2- x 11-in., 344 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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First printing. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing.

Story and art by Josh Hicks.

Step into the ring at Glorious Wrestling Alliance, the universe's least-professional wrestling company.

The Great Carp, an amphibious wonder, is feeling the weight of his championship. Miranda Fury has donned a mask to smash wrestling's glass ceiling. And Gravy Train is desperate for a new gimmick, but it's hard when you're shaped like a giant gravy boat. Collected in colossal full color for the first time, Josh Hicks's cult-hit comic covers identity, anxiety, and leg drops.

In this hilarious love letter to the surreal theater of pro wrestling, the insecure grapplers of GWA lock up, throw things, throw each other, and occasionally curl up into little balls.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. By Chris Cloutier. It's World War II…Do you know where your heroes are? Golden Age Champions takes you back to simpler times, when heroes were heroes, and villains were Nazis. Everything you need to simulate the Golden Age of wartime comic books is included here – you couldn't ask for a more complete look at those bygone days of super heroes. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W. Here's what you'll find inside:

Players: Create a Golden Age Hero; weapons of war; swell vehicles; and a primer on the war years and the homefront.

GMs: Hoe to set-up Golden Age campaigns; a detailed historic timeline; over 40 new villains; over a dozen new heroes; plenty of source material for the ar; and scenarios to get started quickly!

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Chris Avellone, Bruce Tong and Jim Crocker. Do your heroes have what it takes? This volume contains three exciting adventures for use with Champions or Dark Champions. Featuring three complete adventures; a brand new campaign city; and 18 new super villains! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.00.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $250.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Staple rust: Slight.

First Issue. Includes "The Slugger's Game" by Robert E. Howard. 7" x 10", 124 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. Collects Jeff Steinberg Champion of Earth (2016) #1-6. Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov. Art and cover by Tony Fleecs and Luigi Anderson. Have you ever wondered what could have been if Kevin Smith directed Men in Black? Us either because that's kind of a dumb thing to wonder. Besides, why obsess about "What ifs?" when you could be reading the defining sci-fi-rom-com-dram-actioner of our time! From the writer of THE BUNKER and the artist of MY LITTLE PONY - wait, really? Okay, I guess we'll go with it - comes an alien invasion the likes of which have never before been seen by human eyes. The space invaders are real. They're here. They're mean. And they're standing in judgement over the citizens of Earth. The human race's final exam. They've chosen a single champion to test and, unfortunately for us, it's none other than Jeff Steinberg. Romantically challenged idiot, video store clerk, constipated, confused, distractible. In other words, the planet is totally doomed. Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Lone Ranger/Green Hornet (2016 Dynamite) #1-5.

Written by Michael Uslan. Art by Giovanni Timpano. Cover by John Cassaday.

A tale of super-heroics and family that has taken eighty years to be told, uncovering The Lone Ranger's familial link to the emergence of The Green Hornet! What is the blood connection that unites two masked heroes, separated by generations? What intense rift tears a family apart just when America desperately needs a great champion of justice?

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects The Champions (1975-1978 Marvel 1st Series) #1-17, Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) Annual 4, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #163, Super-Villain Team-Up (1975-1980) #14 and Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series)#17-18.

Cover by Gil Kane.

Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-team: the Champions!

This massive Masterworks collects the Champions' complete adventures in a single volume! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

Hardcover, 432 pages, full color.

Cover price $100.00.

1st printing. Collects Ultimate Spider-Man: Contest of Champions (2016 Marvel Universe) #1-4. Featuring screen-capture images from MARVEL'S ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS - Spider-Man and the Avengers compete in the Contest of Champions! But who are the mysterious manipulators abducting Earth's heroes? It's the Collector vs. the Grandmaster, with Earth as the prize! Spidey and Earth's Mightiest Heroes must battle their greatest foes for the fate of the planet - and the competition heats up when Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. enter the fray! Annihilus, Terrax and Attuma join the enemy camp - but how do Venom and Iron Spider fit into the contest? When the dust clears and the winner is declared, it's bad news for Earth - unless Spider-Man and She-Hulk can make a last-ditch, all-in play for mankind's survival! Let the games begin! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Superb collection of 24 authentic Golden Age stories, highlighting the most popular features fom the 1940's & 1950's. Featured are 15 different costumed heroes - including Bulletman, Eagle, Dyanamic Man, Miss Victory, Spy Smasher, Flagman, Commando Yank, Phantom Lady, Dart, Minuteman, Dollman, and Target - as drawn by top artists such as Jack Kirby, Lou Fine, Bob Powell, Matt Baker and Joe Kubert! Softcover, 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Jordan B. Gorfinkel. Art and cover by Scott Benefiel. Introducing a new kind of super-hero from the DC Comics editor and writer who masterminded Batman's No Man's Land saga. With his super-strength and endurance, the costumed crusader known as Champion protects the city of Urbana Falls from supervillains and ordinary criminals. But being a super-hero doesn't pay the bills, and with a wife and child to support, Champion - in his secret identity as Michael Midas - makes ends meet as a garbage collector. Even with all his super-abilities, Michael finds being a husband and father more challenging than beating up bad guys. Torn between fulfilling his great responsibilities to his family and his city, he wishes Champion had the power to correct the mistakes of his past - and fix his two lives once and for all. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Designed by Allen Varney. Art by Albert Dechesne and Pat Zircher. Cover by Bill Willingham and Mark Wheatley. Campaign supplement for Champions: The SUPER Role-Playing Game. Mystic Masters tells you how to create your own powerful master of mysticism! Try out three complete adventures, plus ideas for many more scenarios. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Lee Falk. Includes 6 tales of high adventure! Featuring Lubanga's Revenge: Part 1 & 2; The Doomsday Sect, The Assassination of President Lincoln, The Well of Time, and The Castle of Darkness. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 196 pages, full color.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Adapted by Jeanette Lane. Join Ash on his final journey toward becoming the ultimate Pokémon Master in this illustrated chapter book! The first installment in a trilogy that follows Ash in his final quest to be crowned world champion! Join Ash and his Pokémon as they are introduced to the World Coronation Series and begin to battle their way up through the ranks of the tournament. He makes friends and encounters Gym Leaders and powerful Pokémon Trainers, each bringing him one step closer to his goal of victory. As Ash faces some epic battles and his first defeat of the tournament, can he keep forging ahead to ultimately win it all? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing. Collects Quake: Champions (2017 Titan) #1-4.

Written by Ram V.. Art and cover by Alan Quah.

Hellish landscapes, brutal violence and arcane elder gods collide in this brand new comics collection based on Bethesda's cult first-person shooter videogame franchise!

Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.30

1st printing. Collects Collects #1-3 of the digital comic series Sea of Thieves: Champion of Souls and Sea of Thieves: The Servant's Tale. Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Rhoald Marcellius. Cover by Iolanda Zanfardino. DIVE INTO THE LORE OF SEA OF THIEVES. Follow the rise of Sir Arthur Pendragon as he forges his name as the Champion of Souls, striking fear into the bones of every skeleton who dares to roam the waves- but when Arthur finally meets the fearsome captain Graymarrow, will he be able to save his crew, or will he be lost at sea? Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Champion Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Stage First!" Story and art by Corey Lewis. Sharknife, one of the indy comics breakout hits of 2005, is back in print and sporting a sweet new cover! Caesar Hallelujah looks like an ordinary busboy, but in reality he's the fortune cookie-chomping red rocket hero, Sharknife! Thrill to his first set of adventures! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Written by Mark Shulman. Art by Kelly Tindall. Cover by Ian Churchill.

Susan B. Anthony: Champion for Voting Rights! is a biography of the woman who was at the forefront of the women's suffrage movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Along with other social reformers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass, Anthony not only paved the way for women seeking the right to vote but also spoke out against the institution of slavery, at great personal risk.

Full-color illustrations and historically accurate text make this biography an entertaining, educational, and inspiring read.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Collects Transformers: First Strike (2017 IDW), Optimus Prime: First Strike (2017 IDW), ROM: First Strike (2017 IDW), Micronauts: First Strike (2017 IDW), GI Joe: First Strike (2017 IDW), MASK: First Strike (2017 IDW). Written by John Barber, Christos Gage, and Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Priscilla Tramontano, Guido Guidi, John Wycough, Chris Panda, and Ilias Kyriazis. Cover by Sara Pitre-Durocher. Your favorite characters - ROM, the Autobots, Micronauts, G.I. Joe, and more - get to shine in standalone stories setting up the ultimate Hasbro comic book event! First, with Cybertron under siege from Baron Ironblood, it's up to Optimus Prime and Arcee to defend their homeland, and the Revolutionaries team is caught in the middle! Then, back on Earth, ROM finds himself teaming up with the world's smallest heroes, the Micronauts! Can they prevent catastrophe, or is it already too late? And, with the team divided, G.I. Joe must confront dangers both in space and Earthside. Looks like they'll need some help from M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Chris Avellone. Cover by Storn Cook. Campaign supplement for Dark Champions: Heroes of Vengeance and Champions: The SUPER Role-Playing Games. Underworld Enemies tells you how to create your own enemies of the state! Includes extensive campaigning tips and adventure seeds. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W.

1st printing.

By Darius Hinks.

In the cold wastes of the North, the followers of Chaos gather in their thousands, eager to lay waste to the soft lands of the south. These bloodthirsty, undisciplined warriors can only be controlled by the fiercest of leaders, champions who have risen through the ranks by dint of their infamous deeds to become the favoured of the Dark Gods. This omnibus collects together the stories of three such mighty leaders - Prince Sigvald the Magnificent, the Gorequeen of Khorne Valkia the Bloody, and the rogue wizard Egrimm van Horstmann. This omnibus contains the novels Valkia the Bloody by Sarah Cawkwell, Sigvald by Darius Hinks, and Van Horstmann by Ben Counter, along with additional bonus short stories.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 944 pages, Text Only. Cover price $21.00.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Zombie World: Champion of the Worms (1997) #1-3. By Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. Cover by Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. Every year, publishers and movie studios churn out piles of new zombie yarns, but none have rivaled the originality of this tale about a reanimated priest from an ancient cult and the zombie outbreak he creates in order to sacrifice mankind to his dark gods. Dark horror and high adventure mingle as a team of heroes race against an unstoppable evil bent on the end of mankind. Written by Hellboy and B.P.R.D. creator Mike Mignola! Collecting the original three-issue miniseries, plus sketchbook material and updated commentary by Pat McEown, this new edition features a new cover by Mike Mignola and is the perfect package to reintroduce readers to this contemporary horror classic. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

2nd Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Zombie World: Champion of the Worms (1997) #1-3. By Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. Cover by Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. Every year, publishers and movie studios churn out piles of new zombie yarns, but none have rivaled the originality of this tale about a reanimated priest from an ancient cult and the zombie outbreak he creates in order to sacrifice mankind to his dark gods. Dark horror and high adventure mingle as a team of heroes race against an unstoppable evil bent on the end of mankind. Written by Hellboy and B.P.R.D. creator Mike Mignola! Collecting the original three-issue miniseries, plus sketchbook material and updated commentary by Pat McEown, this new edition features a new cover by Mike Mignola and is the perfect package to reintroduce readers to this contemporary horror classic. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.