Auctions: comic books in 'Martial Arts', graded by CBCS

Iron Fist (1975 1st Series) 14 CBCS 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #19-3BB47DB-005

1st appearance of Sabretooth - next appearance is in Power Man and Iron Fist # 66. "Snowfire!" Guest-starring Colleen Wing. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green. Cover by Dave Cockrum, and Al Milgrom. Lost and wounded somewhere in the Canadian wilderness, Iron Fist must summon all his energy and skills to survive an encounter with the deadly man called Sabretooth. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

Rai (1992) 8 CBCS 9.8 SS Bob Layton

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Bob Layton on 11/19/2016.

Label #16-4325678-007

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This issue does not have a card (coupon). This special story which focuses on the awful consequences of the Unity war to the world of 4001, is the foundation of the new Rai series and a unique event in comics history. "Vengeance for the Dead" is written by David Michelinie, with art by Peter Grau and Kathryn Bolinger. Characters: Icespike; Kazuyo Nakadai; Koji; Makiko Minashi; President Isao Seko; Rentaro Nakadai; Rokkie; Takashi Nakadai. Cover price $2.25.

Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter (1975) 1 CBCS 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #23-47F5AB7-008

Cover art by Dick Giordano. Coming of a Dragon! starring Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (1st appearance), O-Sensei, Benjamin Turner (intro, later becomes the Bronze Tiger), script by Jim Dennis, art by Leopoldo Duranona; martial arts action based on the novel, Dragon's Fists. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Sword Master (2019 Marvel) 1E CBCS 9.4 Remenar Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #22-0833E94-008

2nd Printing. Written by Shuizhu and Greg Pak. Art by Gunji and Ario Anindito. Cover by Valentina Remenar. MIGHTY MARVEL MARTIAL ARTS DOUBLE TROUBLE! ALL NEW ONGOING SERIES! You saw him tear through Fire Goblins in WAR OF THE REALMS with his big, damn magic sword! Now learn the mysterious origins of LIN LIE, A.K.A. SWORD MASTER, Marvel's newest Chinese superhero, in the English language debut of the original series written by Shuizhu and drawn by Gunji! Haunted by dreams of demons, Lin Lie hunts for his missing archeologist father - and for the secret of the black sword he left behind. And in a brand new story written by Greg Pak (NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS), Sword Master teams up with SHANG-CHI! What happens when an undisciplined, untrained kid with a magic sword tangles with the one and only, undisputed MASTER OF KUNG FU? (Spoiler alert: they will indeed drive each other crazy, with huge ramifications for the Marvel Universe!) 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.