Comic books 1980-1989, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 Paper: White Label #1572438007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"And Now...A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.!" This time A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C. stands for Arrogant Cutthroats Repeatedly & Outrageously Subverting This Innocent Country. The Zoo Crew battles such giants as Jailhouse Roc, Kongaroo, and Frogzilla. Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Scott Shaw, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Shaw and Smith. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $70.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4179408001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

"The Dream is the Truth!" Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Doc Bright, Stan Drake and Frank Bolle. Exploding from the pages of Avengers comes a spectacular solo adventure of the super sonic sensation CAPTAIN MARVEL! As her powers go through a startling transformation, Monica Rambeau will have to survive a confrontation with the monstrous strength of Powderkeg, the alien-born powers of Moonstone and the armored weaponry of the Guardsman. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $55.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3859235020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout.

"The Dream is the Truth!" Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Doc Bright, Stan Drake and Frank Bolle. Exploding from the pages of Avengers comes a spectacular solo adventure of the super sonic sensation CAPTAIN MARVEL! As her powers go through a startling transformation, Monica Rambeau will have to survive a confrontation with the monstrous strength of Powderkeg, the alien-born powers of Moonstone and the armored weaponry of the Guardsman. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $90.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #4301623006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout.

Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. Cover pencils by Howie Post, inks by Roberta Edelma. Cocoa Pebbles ad with the Flintstones. Meet The McMonsters Or Learning Fright From Wrong!, script by Angelo DeCesare, pencils by Howie Post, inks by Roberta Edelman; The Care Bears meet Ick & Eek McMonster, two children who run away from home because they don't want to follow their parents in scaring people. Jolly Rancher Stix ad with art by Don Martin. The Space Saver Or This Little Piggy Went to Martian, script by Angelo DeCesare, pencils by Howie Post, inks by Jacqueline Roettcher; The Care Bears encounter an alien who steals children's piggy bank money, in the belief that it will make him liked if he is rich. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $146.00 Paper: White Label #4294833023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.38) will be charged at checkout.

"Metamophosis!" Written by Mindy Newell. Art by J.J. Birch. Her story began in the pages of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's instant classic, BATMAN: YEAR ONE...and it continues here, in the CATWOMAN mini-series. When young Selina Kyle is assaulted by a criminal associate, she learns how to defend herself. And, she learns that murder comes easy to her. She learns that she is destined to be the Catwoman. The events that reshaped the life of Selina Kyle and her criminal alter ego the Catwoman are told here in shocking detail. 32 pages, FC. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $83.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4341827025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.49) will be charged at checkout.

A Day in the Pits. Cerebus follows a plot against Lord Julius into the Pits beneath the city of Palnu - which, unfortunately, is where Julius wants to throw his next party. Story, art and cover by Dave Sim. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $139.00 Paper: White Label #4341487023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.17) will be charged at checkout.

Champion. Finally free of Palnu, Cerebus gets roped into a plan to invade the city; but first, he must masquerade as a priest to outwit the Conan-like Commander Krull. Story, art and cover by Dave Sim. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $139.00 Paper: White Label #4341487024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.17) will be charged at checkout.

Fluroc. Cerebus uses trickery to help the TGitans secure the Palnu city of Fluroc, but learns that the TGitan leader is employing some trickery of his own. Story, art and cover by Dave Sim. Letter column includes comments from Marvel editor Jim Shooter and Elfquest artists Wendy and Richard Pini, debating self-publishing vs. the major publishers. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $210.00 CGC Signature Series Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Signed by Dave Sim on 03/13/2004. Dave Sim File Copy. Label #0059672005

The Beguiling. A wounded Cerebus finds refuge in a girls school tended by three murderous students and their headmistress, in a story inspired by the similarly-titled Clint Eastwood film. Story, art and cover by Dave Sim. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $34.00 Paper: White Label #4000311016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.02) will be charged at checkout.

The Wolverine parody continues in "Origin of the Wolveroach" (part 3). Back-up "Unique Story," normalman in "Someting Like an Origin" by Jim Valentino. Cover price $1.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $75.00 Paper: Off white to white Fourth Printing. Label #3942309024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

4th Printing. 1987. ($2.50 Cover price). Larry Welz story, cover and art. Larry Todd & Jay Kinney art. Back cover by Larry Todd. Adults Only. 28 pgs, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $500.00 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back; Significant scuff(s) inner well Signed by Robert Englund on 4/12/10. Label #1006125001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.00) will be charged at checkout.

This issue includes the following: remaking The Blob; articles on Nightmare on Elm Street and Freddy Krueger; previews of Child's Play, Moontrap, and Short Circuit 2; an article about Poltergeist III (including a Heather O'Rourke interview); reviews of Absolution, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Mind Killer; and more. Cover photo depicts Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $224.95 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1618439041 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout.

"The Priest!" Written by Art and cover by Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin. Before the Runaways, there was Cloak and Dagger. The heroes of Dark and Light seek sanctuary with Father Delgado. But forces from without seek to tear them apart. NOTE: Ed Hannigan is credited as co-creator. The whole issue was sketched by Hannigan and these sketches were reprinted in Marvel Age. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $53.00 Paper: White Label #1571357007

"The Priest!" Written by Art and cover by Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin. Before the Runaways, there was Cloak and Dagger. The heroes of Dark and Light seek sanctuary with Father Delgado. But forces from without seek to tear them apart. NOTE: Ed Hannigan is credited as co-creator. The whole issue was sketched by Hannigan and these sketches were reprinted in Marvel Age. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $65.00 Paper: White Label #4379833006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout.

"Bellyful of Blues!" Written by Art and cover by Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin. Cloak and Dagger try to find their place in a cruel world. As Cloak struggles with his dark hunger, his only solace may lie in the light that radiates from Dagger. Meanwhile, a killer roams free and Cloak and Dagger may be the only ones that can prevent him from striking again. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $69.95 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4000450009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin. Sinners All!, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin; Cloak and Dagger take down a porno shop employing slave labor; Dagger decides to visit her birth mother after getting the information from Father Delgado; origin retold. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $60.00 Paper: White Label #2004643016

Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin. Sinners All!, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin; Cloak and Dagger take down a porno shop employing slave labor; Dagger decides to visit her birth mother after getting the information from Father Delgado; origin retold. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $64.00 Paper: White Label #1349441007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.92) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin. Sinners All!, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Terry Austin; Cloak and Dagger take down a porno shop employing slave labor; Dagger decides to visit her birth mother after getting the information from Father Delgado; origin retold. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $82.00 Paper: White Label #1346921014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.46) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

"Blind Salvation!" Guest-starring X-Factor. Written by Terry Austin. Art by Dan Lawlis and P. Craig Russell. Story continued from Strange Tales (1987 2nd Series) #18. The Darkness has consumed Dagger! Can Xavier's First Class of X-Men stop her rampage without hurting her, or getting killed themselves?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $28.00 Paper: White Label #1571364021

"Blind Salvation!" Guest-starring X-Factor. Written by Terry Austin. Art by Dan Lawlis and P. Craig Russell. Story continued from Strange Tales (1987 2nd Series) #18. The Darkness has consumed Dagger! Can Xavier's First Class of X-Men stop her rampage without hurting her, or getting killed themselves?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $150.00 Paper: White Label #3759037003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing. Stories and Art by George Dicaprio (Father of Leonardo DiCaprio), Rich Chidlaw, Rogerio, Warren Greenwood, Dennis Ellefson, Pete Von Sholly, Palle Jensen, Robert Williams, Bruce Sweeney, Jim Valentino, Basil Hatte, Roldo, Loondancer, Gary Whitney, and Chris Statler. Cover by Rogerio. This issue focuses on the darker side of cocaine, and drug use. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $250.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well Label #1624796005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.50) will be charged at checkout.

The Seekers dailies by John Burns reprinted; 1940s Superman dailies; Star Hawks by Ron Goulart & Gil Kane. April Fool's Day cover announcing the death of Stan Lee. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $130.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1242901018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout.

The Seekers dailies by John Burns reprinted; 1940s Superman dailies; Star Hawks by Ron Goulart & Gil Kane. April Fool's Day cover announcing the death of Stan Lee. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $275.00 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed By Todd McFarlane on 11/6/14. Label #1323159011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.25) will be charged at checkout.

Captain Kentucky by Don Rosa; 1940s Superman dailies reprinted; Paul Temple dailies by Francis Durbridge & Phil Mendoza.Green Lantern cover by Ken McFarlane. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $350.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Label #4232557005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Marvel heroes cover; Michael Fleisher interview; Don McGregor column (review of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining"); Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back review; Spider-Man; Joe Jusko interview and Vampirella back cover; Jack Kirby Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $600.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4411918008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.00) will be charged at checkout.

Steve Rude art; Tim Sale art; Dave Stevens cover Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $195.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3722263001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

Spirit cover by Will Eisner. Special focus on Will Eisner. Interview with the master craftsman; Eisner, in turn, interviews Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Wendy Pini of Elfquest. Will Eisner in France. A review of the comics of 1983. Cartoons by Larry Dobias and Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. NOTE: Possibly the earliest known printed image of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo only, black and white, in the Newswatch section, page 15, announcing for the premiere issue of TMNT (1984. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4416089003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

This issue includes an interview with Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Jim Shooter, a character profile on the Swamp Thing, a look at British weeklies, an examination of Heavy Metal Magazine, Sy Barry looks back on 40 years of The Phantom, and a look at super heroes in Saturday morning cartoons. 66 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $150.00 Paper: White Label #4416089002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Crusader Rabbit episode guide; Wendy Pini comments on Elfquest Book 2; Doug Moench remembers Gene Day; George Perez interview; Sally Cruikshank discusses her animated works; 'What are Direct Sales?' article; Klaus Janson, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein and Denys Cowan discuss inking; Fred Hembeck strip Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $35.00 Paper: White Label #0787528011

Cover pencils by John Buscema. Sons of the Bear God!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; setting: Grass sea of Buryat: Conan & Erfu are forced into grass-lands by Shemites; Conan finds dwarves have enslaved Aesirs (including Niord); Conan kills several dwarves who call down their bear-god to kill Conan before they die; adapted from the story by Norvell W. Page. The Human Torch (of the Fantastic Four) stars in a one-page Hostess ad, A Hot Time in the Old Town. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $105.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0969664003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Ernie Chan. The Shadow of the Beast!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Ernie Chan; City of Akkharia & nearby manse ruins; Conan loses at gambling; Kagal takes Tamris from Conan by force and flees to manse; Conan follows & finds Kagal killed by Caldix who is in a mastiff's body; Conan defeats Caldix & rescues the girl; adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Captain Marvel Defends the Earth! Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $95.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3890992002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

"In the Lair of the Damned." Script by Bruce Jones, art by Val Mayerik. John Buscema cover. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $39.00 Paper: White Label #0791935011

"In the Lair of the Damned." Script by Bruce Jones, art by Val Mayerik. John Buscema cover. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $95.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #1497450001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

The Plague of Forlek - Written by Bruce Jones. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema. A tribe fighting for survival in the wasteland; a forbidden fruit; a strange curse and a bizarre metamorphosis all add up to an exciting tale! Characters in this issue: Conan; Forlek (first appearance); Kalefan; Price Pelen; Princess Alitari; King Selt; Lamerak. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $66.00 Paper: White Label #4341944003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art possibly by Paul Smith or Gary Kwapisz. The Anger of Conan, script by Michael Fleisher, plot and pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Leialoha; In the border trading town of Ramuda, Conan easily triggers the anger of a local Baron who fancies himself a wizard. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $115.00 Paper: White Label #0962129014

Cover art by John Buscema. Tomb of the Scarlet Mage!, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Bob Camp; Conan is led to a demon-blade to defend himself; Then visions guide Conan to where the wizard who led him to the blade is entombed. The letters page contains a statement of ownership--average print run 410,058; average paid circulation 205,751. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $86.00 Paper: White Label #0009479007

"Wrath of the Shambling God!" Script by Michael Fleisher, art and cover by Ernie Chan. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $8,500.00 Paper: White Hong Kong Edition Label #4342949002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($255.00) will be charged at checkout.

Hong Kong Edition. Reprints Conan the Barbarian #111. Story by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Cover by John Buscema and Al Milgrom. Cimmerian Against a City! - Hidden dwarven city withing grass sea of Buryat; Tossa & Erfu plot against Conan; Conan takes a priest's magic ears and tries to kill King Aosoka; He escapes the city with the aid of Thanamund (Tossa's husband); adapated from the novel Sons of the Bear God" by Norvell W. Page. Spider-Man stars in the one-page Hostess ad The Trap. Chinese Language.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $70.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3882696009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.10) will be charged at checkout.

Giant-size issue; no ads. Reprints "Red Nails" (from Savage Tales 2 & 3) in color by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith (adapted from the Robert E. Howard story). Also reprints the REH poem "Cimmeria" (from Savage Tales 2) in color, adapted by Windsor-Smith. Two-page introduction by Alan Zelenetz. Windsor-Smith covers (front reprinted from Conan the Barbarian 21; back reprinted from Conan the Barbarian Annual 1). Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $144.39 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3988415016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.33) will be charged at checkout.

Fantasy-filled first issue! Mightiest monarch of a time-lost land! Face to face with Thoth-Amon! "The Witch of the Mists" is written by Roy Thomas, with art and cover by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Note: Adapted from "The Witch of the Mists" by DeCamp and Carter. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $59.99 Paper: White Label #3917531007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Fantasy-filled first issue! Mightiest monarch of a time-lost land! Face to face with Thoth-Amon! "The Witch of the Mists" is written by Roy Thomas, with art and cover by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Note: Adapted from "The Witch of the Mists" by DeCamp and Carter. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $55.00 Paper: White Label #3927392007

Fantasy-filled first issue! Mightiest monarch of a time-lost land! Face to face with Thoth-Amon! "The Witch of the Mists" is written by Roy Thomas, with art and cover by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Note: Adapted from "The Witch of the Mists" by DeCamp and Carter. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $86.00 Paper: White Label #4366919009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.58) will be charged at checkout.

For the ring of Rakhamon and the life of his queen, Conan must battle...the sorcerer in the realm of madness! "The Ring of Rakhamon!" is written by Roy Thomas, with pencils and cover by John Buscema. Note: Adapted from the novel Conan the Avenger by L. Sprague DeCamp and Bjorn Nyberg. Plus: a 5-page Conan Portfolio by Ernie Chan. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $41.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4379923009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.23) will be charged at checkout.

Story and art by Paul Chadwick. Formerly Ronald Lithgow, Senate aide, speechwriter, and the least dynamic of men. But when he had his pudgy, soft body exchanged for on enormously powerful and encrusted with a tough outer covering, he chose to use the opportunity to become an adventurer. His plan: to mount expeditions, dare great things - and write about them to earn his way. His reach often exceeds his grasp, however. Things tend to go wrong for Concrete... 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $37.00 Paper: White Label #4379923010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.11) will be charged at checkout.

Story and art by Paul Chadwick. Formerly Ronald Lithgow, Senate aide, speechwriter, and the least dynamic of men. But when he had his pudgy, soft body exchanged for on enormously powerful and encrusted with a tough outer covering, he chose to use the opportunity to become an adventurer. His plan: to mount expeditions, dare great things - and write about them to earn his way. His reach often exceeds his grasp, however. Things tend to go wrong for Concrete... 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $147.00 Paper: White Label #2033447019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.41) will be charged at checkout.

Story and art by Paul Chadwick. Only Concrete could conceive of it! Only Concrete could hope to succeed! Only Concrete could have such bad luck! See why Amazing Heroes call Paul Chadwick's Concrete "...a great comic...one of the pick hits of 1987." 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $89.00 Paper: White Slab: Misc debris in case Label #2061821001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Story and art by Paul Chadwick. The Origin Story Everyone (except Harlan Ellison) Has Been Waiting For! Recovering from his disasterous attempt to swim the Atlantic, Concrete tells Larry the true story of how he became Concrete. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.