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Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 107 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #19-1D88571-041

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Crisis on Earth-X!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; During an annual meeting between the JLA and JSA, six members and the Red Tornado (accidentally interfering with the transmatter machine that transports the two groups between Earths 1 and 2) are accidentally transported to another Earth, one in which the Nazis won World War Two; At first, the seven heroes are able to defeat a small group of Nazi soldiers, but are almost defeated by sonic machines when the Freedom Fighters, led by Uncle Sam, take the heroes away and explain what's going on in their secret headquarters; The three groups learn of machines around the world controlling everyone's minds, and set about to destroy them all. A letter from comics writer Mike W. Barr. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 137 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-188D4EE-002

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan, inks by Frank McLaughlin. Crisis in Tomorrow!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell (plot) and Martin Pasko (script), pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; As the final part of King Kull's plan continues, it is yet thwarted again by the three groups of heroes, the JLA, JSA and Squadron of Justice; When Superman confronts Kull on the Rock of Eternity, however, he's turned into a killer by a dose of Red Kryptonite, and almost destroys Captain Marvel, but when Marvel utters 'Shazam!', the spell is broken and is saved by Superman while in freefall as Billy. Kull is then captured by the Marvel Family (who also free the trapped Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses), and the four triumphant heroic groups then leave back to their respective worlds from the Rock. 32 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 151 CBCS 4.0 SS Gerry Conway

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition. Witnessed Signature: Gerry Conway on 8/26/2023.

Label #23-29F5D14-002

"The Unluckiest League of All!" Written by Gerry Conway, with art by Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin. Characters: Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl); Black Canary; Elongated Man; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Aquaman; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman [Earth-1]; Batman [Earth-1]; Red Tornado; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); The Racer; Strongman; The Crier; The Acrobat; Cyclone; The Shrinking Man; Water King; Jean Loring (flashback); Power Girl (flashback); Professor Amos Fortune (villain); Captain Comet (flashback). Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Orlando. Cover price $0.60.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 207 CBCS 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

75 cent Canadian Price Variant.

Label #19-3614841-012

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. George Perez cover."Crisis on Earth-Prime" Book One of Five. Major cross-over event with Justice League of America (Earth-1), Justice Society (Earth-2), All-Star Sqadron (Earth-2), and Crime Syndicate (Evil doppelgangers from Earth-3) Cover price $0.75.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 207MJ CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Mark Jewelers insert. Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-276144B-012

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. George Perez cover."Crisis on Earth-Prime" Book One of Five. Major cross-over event with Justice League of America (Earth-1), Justice Society (Earth-2), All-Star Sqadron (Earth-2), and Crime Syndicate (Evil doppelgangers from Earth-3) Cover price $0.60.

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (2023 DC) 5B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #4423749017

Written by Brian Buccellato. Art by Christian Duce, Tom Derenick. Cover by Jock. The cataclysmic crossover between the DCU and Legendary's Monsterverse continues! The Justice League have regrouped after their initial losses and discover nefarious plans by the Legion of Doom AND the League of Assassins are underway to use the Monsters for their evil purposes. As Lois Lane uncovers truths about the monster's identities, the League also learns of a beacon thats drawing all the creatures to one location...the final battle to save Earth is about to begin! 40 page, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Justice Society of America (2022 DC) 8B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Variant Cover.

Label #4414024010

Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Mikel Janin. Cover by Tony Harris. As Huntress settles into her new place in the present day, the Justice Society comes face-to-face with a long-lost team: the Justice Society Dark! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Kamandi (1972 DC) 7 FN/VF 7.0

"The Monster Fetish." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Gorillas capture Kamandi and try to get Tony (a giant talking ape) back from the Lion Men. Cover price $0.20.

Kamandi (1972 DC) 13 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

1st cover 9.0, interior cover 9.0. Double Cover. Exceptional White.

Label #21-34BDE0B-012

"Hell at Hialeah." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Kamandi fails in his attempt to escape the Hialeah raceway and must participate in a race to the death with Bull Bantam. Cover price $0.20.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 1 CBCS 8.5 SS Waid 1st Printing

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid (on 1st page) 09/24/2022.

Label #22-380CCF5-012

"Strange Visitor" kicks off what is arguably the greatest Elseworlds tale ever told. Kingdom Come, replete with grand storytelling and biblical prophecy, takes place in the near future when Superman has retired and a new, ruthlessly violent generation of "heroes" has corrupted the Earth, their questionable deeds culminating in the destruction of Kansas. Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 2 CBCS 7.5 SS Waid 1st Printing

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid (on 1st page) 09/24/2022.

Label #22-380CCF5-013

In "Truth and Justice," Superman, now out of retirement, inspires fellow super-heroes Green Lantern, Hawkman, and others to appear before the public and announce their return from self-imposed exile. Batman, Green Arrow, and others refuse to join Superman and form an allegiance with Lex Luthor. An Elseworlds tale, written by Mark Waid with art by Alex Ross. Direct edition. Cover price $4.95.

Kingdom Come (1996 DC) 3 CBCS 7.5 SS Waid

Paper: White

Witnessed Signature: Mark Waid (on 1st page) 09/24/2022.

Label #22-380CCF5-015

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.

Knight Terrors Angel Breaker (2023 DC) 2B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #4338177023

Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Acky Bright. Cover by Ivan Tao. PROTECTING THE WAKING WORLD! Angel Breaker and Raptor are trapped in a Kobra Cult lab while the world sleeps. No one is coming to their rescue. Unable to trust even each other, they must now somehow protect teenagers from the horrific Nanny Gillo--a legendary slasher pulled directly from Angel Breaker's deepest, darkest fears. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Knight Terrors Poison Ivy (2023 DC) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4414024011

Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Atagun Ilhan. Cover by Lesley Leirix Li. It's another absolutely gorgeous and serene day in Pamela Isley's lovely little new neighborhood! Everything and everyone here is wall-to-wall smiles! Nothing ever goes wrong, everyone is friends, and best of all, it's made just for Ivy with lots and lots of love. Now, Pammy, don't frown, don't fuss, and don't fret--just because this wasn't what you thought you wanted, that doesn't mean it won't fit you like a glove! Now have some pie, dear, don't think too hard, and just smile. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Legends of the Dark Knight (2021 DC) 2B CGC 9.8 Rossmo Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3918710017

Written by Darick Robertson. Art by Darick Robertson and Richard P. Clark. Cover by Riley Rossmo. DARICK ROBERTSONS EPIC BAD NIGHT, GOOD KNIGHT CONTINUES! The Joker has been poisoned. Batman has a choice to make: Does he let his ultimate enemy live or die? The perfect riddle for The Riddler to sink his teeth into! Batman receives a sinister clue that leads him into a new death trap, but...it looks like a new quizzical force might be at work in Gotham City looking to undermine Batman and get their hands on the toxins every villain in the city is fighting over! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 3 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-061

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The universe's protectors incur the wrath of the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo, and Dox's motives for liberating his home planet come under question. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-063

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Dox's plans for an intergalactic police force come together while the team learns more about Garryn Bek's mysterious life on Cairn. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mark McKenna. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 15 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-062

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Lobo has a face-to-face confrontation with the space pirates who have been terrorizing the galaxy...and don't miss the debut of the new Lydea Mallor. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mark McKenna. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 17 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-063

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It's an all-out assault on Dagon-Ra and his space pirates...but is it also a trap? Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mark McKenna. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 20 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-064

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Vril Dox has deduced Lydea's identity and sends the Beks after Mr. Starr. Meanwhile, Stealth is up to something. Written by Alan Grant, with art by Jim Fern and John Nyberg. Cover by Garry Leach. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 23 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-065

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Celebrate the L.E.G.I.O.N.'s third year with a special 52-page issue that answers the question, "Whatever happened to the Durlan?" A flashback story reveals the exact nature of the relationship between Vril Dox and the Durlan, who vanished from the L.E.G.I.O.N. some time ago, as well as the Durlan's fate. Written by Alan Grant. The 30-page flashback tale art is by Richard Piers Rayner and Kim DeMulder, while Jim Fern provides the pencils for the framing sequence. Cover by Rayner. New Format. Cover price $2.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 29 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-066

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As Lobo violently handles some space-smugglers, Vril Dox makes his choice for a right-hand man. Dox's surprising decision is overshadowed when a military space shipment crashes on Cairn. Was Dox responsible for manipulating the accident? Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson. Cover by Kitson. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 32 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-067

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It's the new L.E.G.I.O.N. recruits on their first mission...against a gang of insane juvenile space-bikers. Meanwhile, the impossible Vril Dox finds love, and Lobo's life is threatened by the galaxy's greatest assassin! Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mark Pennington. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 33 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-068

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It's a busy month for the L.E.G.I.O.N. as Vril Dox falls in love, reports of brutality by L.E.G.I.O.N.naires outrage Lady Quark, and Lobo discovers one of his pet dolphins dead at the hands of the mysterious Ice Man. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mark Pennington. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 35 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-070

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Lobo is iced by the Ice Man and Vril Dox tries to break up the L.E.G.I.O.N. while Phase and Garryn Bek plot to keep the group up and running. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 36 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-071

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Vril Dox proposes marriage to Ig'nea...except her father doesn't approve! Phase and Bek bend the rules to hold the disbanded team together while Lobo returns from the grave to kill the Ice Man. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Art Nichols. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 37 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side edge cracks; Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-072

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Things fall apart as the headquarters is under assault by Max G'odd's intergalactic ninjas. Meanwhile, Vril Dox remains hopelessly in love with Ig'nea; Lobo tracks the Ice Man; and the R.E.C.R.U.I.T.S. decide to form their own splinter super-team of young ex-Legionnaires. Script by Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Robin Smith. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989 1st Series) 38 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-074

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It's a blood-boiling battle to the death between Lobo and the Ice Man in the Palace of Pleasure! Meanwhile, Vril Dox learns the awful truth behind his true love, and the remaining Legionnaires face off against the Max G'odd Squad. Script by Alan Grant, with pencils by Lee Moder. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Legion (1989) Annual 2 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-069

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The saga of ARMAGEDDON 2001 continues! Lobo's hair-raising possible future is examined as Waverider attempts to determine the identity of Monarch, the ruthless dictator of the future. Also, meet the Vril Dox of 2001, the cruel and evil tyrant who commands L.E.G.I.O.N. '01! Written by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Mike McKone and Jan Harpes. 68 pages. New Format. Cover price $2.95.

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 4th Series) 22 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-076

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The Quiet Darkness, Part 2 of 4. Celeste, Jo Nah and Kent Shakespeare race to the planet Zuun to rescue Brainiac 5 and Furball (Timber Wolf) from the growing cosmic conspiracy that has caught two little girls in the middle of a vicious conflict. Fighting on one side are the Legionnaires...and on the other, Darkseid and Lobo! Written by Al Gordon, Keith Giffen, Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum, with art by Giffen, Jason Pearson, Michael Christian and Gordon. Cover by Giffen and Gordon. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.75.

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 4th Series) 24 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition

Label #19-2B047C8-078

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The Quiet Darkness, Part 4 of 4. Aria is Darkseid's captive, and the Legion is powerless to prevent him from using the child to create a super-powered slave. Also, the mystery of a 30th-century Lobo is revealed! Written by Al Gordon, Keith Giffen, Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum, with art by Giffen, Jason Pearson, Michael Christian and Gordon. Cover by Giffen and Gordon. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.75.

Little Shop of Horrors (1987) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4411714009

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dave Hunt. "Little Shop of Horrors," script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dave Hunt; Seymour Krelborn, a shy, clumsy, good-hearted florist, discovers what a new kind of plant, but its an alien creature whose arrival on Earth is the first step in an invasion plot; Seymour names his discovery the Audrey Two, after his co-worker and love interest, Audrey, and before long the Audrey Two makes Seymour popular; People from all over find themselves strangely enamored of the plant, and it makes Seymour and his boss Mr. Mushnik a lot of money, since all the new visitors to their flower shop mean a lot of new business; Seymour struggles with his success and celebrity because only he knows that Audrey Two feeds on human blood. Based on the 1986 feature film, which was a musical. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Lobo (1990 1st Series DC) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #22-2DCBDFF-027

The chase is on as Lobo and his charge are pursued across the universe by some very miffed characters. Meanwhile, Lobo attends a very unusual ballet and something unpleasant happens to Miss Tribb. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art and painted cover by Simon Bisley. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Lobo (1990 1st Series DC) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-068

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Lobo's pursuers are closing in on him, but he can't be bothered with that right now, not when he and Miss Tribb are embroiled in the deadliest contest of his career...a spelling bee. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art and painted cover by Simon Bisley. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Lobo (1993) Annual 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-071

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BLOODLINES, DC's Summer Annual crossover event, begins here. From interdimensional space come lifeforms as ferocious and predatory as they are hideous...shape-shifting parasites that inhabit a living spaceship and harbor a terrible secret that threatens the planet Earth. It's death from beyond the stars for an angry Main Man when Lobo is ordered by Chief Dox to investigate a disturbing rift in space. But Dox places special L.E.G.I.O.N. agent Layla in charge of the mission and Lobo finds that he's met his match in the butt-kickin' department...especially when Layla goes on to become the first New Blood in the DC Universe! Continues in Superman The Man of Steel Annual (1992) #2. Written by Alan Grant, with art and cover by Christian Alamy. 68 pages. New Format. Cover price $3.50.

Lobo Blazing Chain of Love (1992) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #19-2A91623-073

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So, okay, BLAZING CHAIN OF LOVE pushes the boundaries of humorous adventure (and - sigh - love!) as only a bastich like Lobo can as the main man's working once again for Ramona, the hairdresser/skip tracer. This time he's on the trail of a beautiful murderess who's hiding in the harem of Sultan Algor...a harem the size of New Jersey full of very lovely - and lonely - ladies. But lonely enough to settle for the likes of Lobo? Will Lobo survive the bounty of feminine wiles? Will he still find his bounty? Who knows? YOU will, if you buy this comic. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art by Denys Cowan. Painted cover by Dan Brereton. New Format. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.

Lobo's Back (1992 DC) 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #22-1BB7372-002

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This is the 1st printing. 2nd printings are identified by having a Roman Numeral "II" in the price box on front cover. Everybody's favorite bad boy of comics returns! This time Lobo's taken a job as a skip-tracer, courtesy of his old friend Ramona, the skip-tracing hairdresser who's set him on the trail of his bounty, Loo. That's Loo, the self-proclaimed 'baddest bastich in the galaxy'...who may just be a match for Lobo himself. Yeah, right! LOBO'S BACK is a pulse-pounding, action-packed bonanza of violence, hilarity and more violence, brought to you by the creative team responsible for LOBO: THE LAST CZARNIAN and THE LOBO PARAMILITARY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: writers Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, and artist Simon Bisley, who provides both interior art and covers. All the covers, because issue #1 features three separate covers, but all three appear on every copy - no fraggin' variant editions here. Strongly and Vehemently Suggested for Mature Readers...so put it back, kid! New Format. Cover price $1.50.