Auctions: comic books 2023

Uncanny X-Men Facsimile Edition (2019 Marvel) 101ILLUMINATI.C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: See item notes

Szerdy "Virgin" Edition. Severe front/back scuff(s).

Label #4399458003

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, Anti-Hero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Nathan Szerdy. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum. Like a Phoenix, from the ashes! This momentous issue kicked off the most shocking X-Men epic of all: the Phoenix Saga! As Jean Grey uses the full extent of her telekinetic powers in an attempt to safely guide a space shuttle containing her fellow X-Men back to Earth, the craft splashes down in Jamaica Bay. But when its passengers surface from the depths, where is Jean? As the anguished X-Men fear she may have perished in the crash, suddenly a dazzling redhead in a bold new costume rises out of the waves. She is fire and life incarnate - she is Phoenix! And nothing will ever be the same for the X-Men - or for Jean! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #101. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Uncanny X-Men Facsimile Edition (2019 Marvel) 129ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Szerdy "Virgin" Edition

Label #4376821024

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, Anti-Hero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Nathan Szerdy. Written by Chris Claremont; John Byrne. Art by John Byrne. In one uncanny issue, the X-Men meet two of the most important mutants they will ever know! One will become one of the greatest X-Men of all - and the other will spend years as a bitter enemy before proving herself a hero. They're Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost, and their destinies are intertwined! In their first appearance, Frost - White Queen of the insidious Hellfire Club - seeks to persuade Pryde to join her Massachusetts Academy rather than Xavier's School. She's one headmistress who's strict about getting her own way - and the X-Men will soon learn just how strict! Meanwhile, the Hellfire Club's Jason Wyngarde exerts his influence over Jean Grey in the first chapter of the Dark Phoenix Saga! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #129. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Universal Monsters Dracula (2023 Image) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4356882022

Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Martin Simmonds. Cover by Joshua Middleton. MINISERIES PREMIERE THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMICS RESURRECT THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS! THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH creators JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33, Something is Killing the Children) and MARTIN SIMMONDS reteam to tell a new tale of the monster who started it all! When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible…his surrogate daughter Lucy begins to fall under the spell of the twisted Count Dracula! 32 pages, CP/B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom (2021 Marvel) 25F CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Lashley Variant Cover

Label #4413985022

Written by Al Ewing. Art by Sergio Davila & Various. Cover by Ken Lashley. A TIME OF DOOM! SPECIAL OVER-SIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! Eddie Brock needed access to Doctor Doom's time platform - and in getting to it, got more than he ever bargained for, battling the most notorious super villain in the Marvel Universe through time itself! Luckily, Eddie's well versed in navigating the timestream thanks to his recent adventures. He's poised to take his conflict with Meridius to its frenetic and fist-filled finish - if he survives DOOM! PLUS! Eddie's battle with Doom will land him, briefly, in a very unexpected place...MIDTOWN HIGH SCHOOL! But what, or who, could he find there? 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $13.85.

Venom Lethal Protector II (2023 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.C CBCS 9.8 DiMasi Shattered White Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Paper flake(s) in case

Shattered Comics White Variant.

Label #24-0362141-004

Shattered Comics Exclusive White Tile Mosaic Cover by Matt DiMasi. Written by David Michelinie. Art by Farid Karami. BROCK VS. DOOM. 'NUFF SAID! Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE returns with a brand-new story set in the sinister symbiote's past when brains - and Spider-Man - were still on the menu! This time, he's uniting with rising star FARID KARAMI to weave an epic, blockbuster story that will take Venom from the streets of NYC to the kingdom of Latveria as EDDIE BROCK is challenged like never before! What (or WHO) will Venom need to overcome the fiercest foe in the Marvel U? One thing's for certain, this monster's bringing the mayhem! 40 pages, full color. Rated Teen+ Cover price $4.99.

Void Rivals (2023 Image) 1A CGC 9.8 De Felici

Paper: White

Label #4345918001

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Lorenzo De Felici, Matheus Lopes. Cover by Lorenzo De Felici. SERIES PREMIERE The blockbuster OBLIVION SONG team of ROBERT KIRKMAN & LORENZO DE FELICI debut the biggest new comic book series of 2023 with the launch of AN ALL-NEW SHARED UNIVERSE and a SURPRISE you won't see coming! War rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Wolverine (2020 6th Series) 29ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Harvey "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4414787013

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, The 616 Comics, Comic Traders, and the Antihero Gallery) virgin cover by Ben Harvey. Written by Ben Percy. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. WOLVERINE-HIS BEST, OWN WORST ENEMY!On the one hand, WOLVERINE will kill anyone in his way; on the other, he'll do anything to save those he loves. He is the best there is at what he does and his own worst enemy! As LOGAN comes to grips with his plight and finally begins to heal, the gravity of his recent missions comes into full focus...but will the emergence of figures from his past and his own dual nature save his life or end it?! 28 pages, full color. Rated Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Wolverine (2020 6th Series) 33ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Williams "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4410582007

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, The 616, Comic Traders, and Antihero Gallery) exclusive Virgin Cover by Scott Williams. Written by Benjamin Percy. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. WEAPONS OF X! The landmark Weapons of X storyline continues as BEAST makes a critical move against WOLVERINE. But…who is moving against Beast? Not who you think! And how does MAVERICK play into this conflict? PLUS: An all-new backup adventure featuring WOLVERINE and SISTER DAGGER, by Gene Luen Yang and Peter Nguyen! 36 pages, full color. Rated Parental Adv. Cover price $4.99.

Wolverine (2020 6th Series) 34ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Williams "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4375424021

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, AntiHero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Scott Williams. Written by Benjamin Percy. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. WOLVERINE VS. WEAPONS OF X! He's been used. He's been manipulated. He's been mind-controlled. He's even been killed. Now WOLVERINE takes the fight back to BEAST and his WEAPONS OF X program. How will one mutant fare versus an ARMY OF CLONES and a giant multistory, mobile FORTRESS/BATTLE SUIT? Good thing he's the best there is at what he does! 28 pages, full color. Rated Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Wolverine (Mexican 2023 Panini Mexico) 1QUINTO CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Mexican Edition/El Quinto Mundo Edition.

Label #4365839001

Mexican Edition. El Quinto Mundo Exclusive "Negative Space" Foil Edition Virgin Cover by John Tyler Christopher. Reprints Wolverine (2020 6th Series) 1. Story by Benjamin Percy. Art by Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovic. Full Color, Spanish Language.

Women of Marvel (2023 Marvel) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Jones Variant Cover

Label #4239501002

Written by Melissa Flores; Marvel Various. Art by Jodi Nishijima; Marvel Various. Cover by Romy Jones. HEAR THEM ROAR! Marvel's fiercest heroines take the spotlight in an all-new Women of Marvel one-shot! Get in now for a preview of the women creators taking Marvel Comics by storm! Power Rangers scribe Melissa Flores sends America Chavez on a pulse-punching adventure! She-Hulk steers straight into the gutters, and she loves it! Silk spins a wild web through New York City! All this and more as Women of Marvel celebrates more than ten years of uplifting the characters and creators you know and love - and the ones you're about to. 52 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Wonder Woman (2016 5th Series) 800E CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Ortega Variant Cover

Label #4413985025

Written by Various. Art by Various. Cover by Belen Ortega. Written by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, and Tom King Art by Joelle Jones, Todd Nauck, Daniel Sampere, and others Whatever Happened to the Warrior of Truth? concludes in a landmark 800th issue! Diana's visions become more vivid as she finds herself trapped in the dreams of those around her! As she struggles to escape, her life as Wonder Woman hangs in the balance. When the dust settles, will she still be the Amazons' greatest champion? Find out in this extra-special celebration! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

Wonder Woman (2023 6th Series) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Tedesco Variant Cover

Label #4413985023

Written by Tom King. Art by Daniel Sampere. Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco. THE AMAZON WARRIOR IS NOW A WANTED OUTLAW! A NEW ERA FOR THE AMAZON WARRIOR BEGINS, FROM THE SUPERSTAR TEAM OF TOM KING AND DANIEL SAMPERE! After a mysterious Amazonian is accused of mass murder, Congress passes the Amazon Safety Act, barring all Amazons from U.S. soil. To carry out their plans, the government starts a task force, the Amazon Extradition Entity (A.X.E.), to remove those who don't comply, by any means necessary. Now, in her search for the truth behind the killing, Wonder Woman finds herself an outlaw in the world she once swore to protect! Writer Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) and superstar artist in the making Daniel Sampere (Dark Crisis, Action Comics) join forces for this action-packed relaunch and the beginning of what will undoubtedly become a groundbreaking run on the character. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Wonder Woman (2023 6th Series) 1J CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Second Printing

Label #4356880025

2nd Printing. Written by Tom King. Art by Daniel Sampere. Cover by Jim Lee. THE AMAZON WARRIOR IS NOW A WANTED OUTLAW! A NEW ERA FOR THE AMAZON WARRIOR BEGINS, FROM THE SUPERSTAR TEAM OF TOM KING AND DANIEL SAMPERE! After a mysterious Amazonian is accused of mass murder, Congress passes the Amazon Safety Act, barring all Amazons from U.S. soil. To carry out their plans, the government starts a task force, the Amazon Extradition Entity (A.X.E.), to remove those who don't comply, by any means necessary. Now, in her search for the truth behind the killing, Wonder Woman finds herself an outlaw in the world she once swore to protect! Writer Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) and superstar artist in the making Daniel Sampere (Dark Crisis, Action Comics) join forces for this action-packed relaunch and the beginning of what will undoubtedly become a groundbreaking run on the character. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

X-23 Deadly Regenesis (2023 Marvel) 4ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Ejikure "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4414787009

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, Anti-Hero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Ejikure. Written by Erica Schultz. Art by Edgar Salazar. LAURA ON LOCKDOWN! KIMURA has LAURA right where she wants her! But with X-23 under Kimura's thrall like the "good old days"…will Laura be drawn back into the life of an assassin that she put behind her? Old wounds are reopened, and drastic action is taken by X-23…and the mysterious HAYMAKER! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.