Auctions: comic books 1996, graded by CBCS

22 Brides (1996) 1A CBCS 9.8 Quesada

Paper: White

Label #19-2AC2DFF-001

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White Cover; Cover by Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti; "Married to the Mob part one: Shades of Red"; Joe Quesada Jimmy Palmiotti plot; Fabian Nicieza script; Scott Lee art; Jimmy Palmiotti inks; Chris Eliopoulos letters; Olyoptics colors; Inspired by the Zero Hour Records recording artists; See also Ash; Cover price $2.95.

Aliens vs. Predator Booty (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-011

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Written by Barbara Kesel. Art by Ron Randall. The Colonial Marines have captured a live Alien Queen! But when pirate Predators attack the Marines, even the toughest fighters in the galaxy might not be able to hold on to her! Enter Evie, Shel, and Norley, three ordinary, if well-armed, human beings who get caught in the ensuing crossfire. By the time they realize that they're really just extras in the big battle scene, it may be too late to escape from the savagery of either the Aliens or the Predators! FC. Cover price $2.50.

Ash (1994) 0B CBCS 9.8 Future Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Joe Quesada Variant.

Label #19-2B0472B-001

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Joe Quesada art, "Future Ash" cover (white background). Cover price $3.50.

Avengers (1996 2nd Series) 1B CBCS 9.8 Yaep Variant

Paper: White

Chap Yaep Variant.

Label #21-1984276-016

Yaep cover - "Awaken the Thunder!" Plot by Rob Liefeld. Script by Jim Valentino. Pencils by Chap Yaep (pgs 1-19) and Rob Liefeld (pgs 20-41). Inks by Jonathan Sibal and Marlo Aquiza. Cover by Chap Yaep and Jonathan Sibal. Following the events of Onslaught Marvel Universe (1996) #1, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back! But the Avengers are not quite the same...and also not in the same universe! A new creative team reimagines the Avengers for their second volume! On Avengers Island (in the Heroes Reborn Universe), Earth's Mightiest Heroes assemble for their first official mission! The team is traveling to Norway (of all places) to investigate a mysterious man encased in amber! And that man happens to be none other than the Prince of Asgard! If Thor is alive and well in this strange universe, can Loki be far behind? In the Norwegian snowscape, the new Avengers battle alongside the Mighty Thor to thwart Loki's sinister scheme! Cameo appearances by Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Agatha Harkness, Ultron-1, and the Enchantress. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Scarlet Witch, Swordsman, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The Avengers' chronology continues from Avengers (1st series) 402. The Heroes Reborn universe is also known as Franklin Richards' pocket universe. The Avengers eventually return to the normal Marvel universe and continuity in the Heroes Reborn: The Return Limited Series in December 1997; and the Avengers 3rd series in January 1998. This issue features a 2-page pin-up of the new team.) 56 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Batman (1940) 531D CBCS 9.8 Jones Glow Variant

Paper: White

Glow-In-The-Dark Edition.

Label #21-22C7798-004

Glow cover with Deadman. The Deadman Connection Part 2 of 3: Cult of the Mummy - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. The Dark Knight and special guest star, Deadman, take their investigation to Peru, where they battle an army of mercenaries who have enslaved the native population! 32 pages, full color. NOTE: As noted in the letters column of #534, some key dialogue was garbled on page 4 of #531, and word balloons were out of sequence in the last panel of page 18. On page 4, Bruce Wayne should have said: "It may be that all the subatomic particles in existence are interconnected, forming a single universal and non-local consciousness of which any one piece contains all the information required to replicate the entire universe, just as any living cell contains all the non-local genetic information necessary to clone an entire new organism." And the correct sequence of page 18's dialogue is: BATMAN: "Put your arms around my neck, Brand - and hold on tight!" DEADMAN: "No way on a first date, pal." BATMAN: "They're coming - and there's no other way across." DEADMAN: "Hey, you ain't the only one who can swing through the air with the greatest of ease..." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

Chaos Quarterly (1995) 3 CBCS 9.0

Label #19-2A98398-019

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Dawn (1995) 5 CBCS 8.0

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Limited Cover.

Label #21-248EB2E-007

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Lucifer's Halo Part 5. Darrian has a heart-to-heart with Adelle, demons battle angels, the Horned God makes his presence felt and Dawn provides some answers in "Everybody Dies." Story, art & cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Cover price $2.95.

Dawn (1995) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-042

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Lucifer's Halo Part 6. Darrian decides to summon Heaven and Hell before making a final, fateful decision about Lucifer's halo, and a side of Dawn we haven't seen is revealed in "Strike While the Iron is Hot." Story, art & cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Cover price $2.95.

Decade of Dark Horse Comics (1996) 2 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-001

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Cover by Allen Nunis. Star Wars, Nexus, and Ghost -- three all-new stories in one great comic! Dark Horse continues its tenth-anniversary celebration in the second issue of A Decade of Dark Horse, featuring Jabba the Hutt's first meeting with Salacious Crumb; Ursula's not-so-subtle mind games with Nexus; and a startling physical transformation for Ghost! Such an incredible line-up of stories by such an incredible line-up of writers and artists! Who could not celebrate?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 700AP CBCS 9.4 Nolan Envelope Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Collector's Edition Envelope 8.5.

Label #23-47F5AB7-004

Legacy Part 1 of 7. Direct Edition in Envelope - Cover art by Graham Nolan. Progeny of the Demon starring Batman, Ra's Al Ghul, Bane, Talia, Catwoman, and Nightwing, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Graham Nolan, inks by Scott Hanna; Ra's Al Ghul orders Batman, Nightwing and Robin dead and threatens to unleash deadly plague on the world. Cover price $4.95.

Escape (1996) 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2AD1FA5-013

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Fatale (1996 Broadway) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-049

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Embossed cover. Written by Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson, Joseph A. James, and Pauline Weiss. Art by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Inherit The Earth; Fatale is hunted by a military organisation known as the Brotherhood. 36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Fatale (1996 Broadway) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2A98398-051

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Written by Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson, Joseph A. James, and Pauline Weiss. Art by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by J. G. Jones. Inherit The Earth part 2; Fatale is captured by the Brotherhood. The Making of Fatale article by Gary Guzzo, art by J.G. Jones and Dave Cockrum. 36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Fatale (1996 Broadway) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-052

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Written by Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson, Joseph A. James, and Pauline Weiss. Art by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by J. G. Jones. Inherit The Earth part 3; Fatale discovers there are two factions of the Brotherhood, and a woman named Layil becomes even more powerful. 36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Fatale (1996 Broadway) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-053

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J.G.Jones art. Cover price $2.50.

Fatale (1996 Broadway) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

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

Label #19-2A98398-054

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Written by Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson, Joseph A. James, and Pauline Weiss. Art by J. G. Jones and Frank McLaughlin. Inherit The Earth part 5; Fatale escapes an impossible situation, but loses all faith on hearing friends are dead. 36 pages, full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Fatale (1996 Broadway) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-055

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Knights on Broadway (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-009

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Knights on Broadway (1996) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B9A632-012

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Powers That Be (1995) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case

Label #19-2A98398-091

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Featuring Star Seed. Powers that Be #1-6, then continues as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.50.

Powers That Be (1995) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-094

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Featuring Star Seed. Powers that Be #1-6, then continues as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.50.

Powers That Be (1995) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-095

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Featuring Star Seed. Powers that Be #1-6, then continues as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.50.

Powers That Be (1995) 6 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2A98398-096

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Featuring Star Seed. Powers that Be #1-6, then continues as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.50.

Shadow State (1995) 2A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-130

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Cover is in color and on glossy paper. Cover price $2.50.

Shadow State (1995) 2PROMO CBCS 9.8 B&W Variant

Paper: White

Preview Edition.

Label #19-2A98398-128

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Black & white, newsprint cover. Cover price $2.50.

Shadow State (1995) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-131

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Shadow State (1995) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-132

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Shadow State (1995) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2A98398-133

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Shi vs. Tomoe (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2B0472B-041

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Chromium cover Cover price $3.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 117 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D90B3E-017

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"Make the World go Away!" Story by George Perez. Art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. The Silver Surfer failed to defeat the Blackbody. Can twelve Sky Riders succeed where one has failed? Don't bet on it. Cover price $1.50.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 122 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D90B3E-022

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"It's the End of the World as We Know It!" Guest-starring Legacy (Captain Marvel III). Beta Ray Bill and Quasar cameos. Story by George Perez. Art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. The Silver Surfer has returned to his own universe and ventures home, but things are not as he left them. The son of Captain Marvel fights feverishly to save Zenn-La from destruction, but the Surfer impedes his progress. Why? The answer will shock long time fans of the silvery Sky Rider. Cover price $1.50.

Space Above and Beyond (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Label #19-2A98398-135

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Cover by Ken Steacy. Out of the Silent Space, script by Roy Thomas, art by Yanick Paquette and Armando Gil; Vesta colony, 2063 AD. They thought they were alone; They were wrong. Earth is preparing to send colonists to the Tellus colony next. Kalen Selina is part of the Tellus group; Nathan West, her boyfriend, was dropped at the last minute, so he joins the military to get into space. This mini-series is an adaptation of the TV series pilot episode. Space: Above and Beyond. The 58th Squadron article; Background on the TV show and the characters. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Space Above and Beyond The Gauntlet (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Label #19-2AC6C05-043

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Cover by Markus Harrison. Running the Gauntlet, script by Roy Thomas, art by Yanick Paquette and Michel Lacombe; The 58th squadron investigates attacks in the Delta Pavonis region, known as 'the Gauntlet'; They are captured by Chigs hiding in an asteroid belt. Lt Esau Harriman, formerly a marine, is aiding the Chigs. Based on the television series. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Star Seed (2003) 7 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-032

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Title was previously Powers that Be #1-6, then continued as as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.95.

Star Seed (2003) 8 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

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

Label #19-2B9A632-033

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Title was previously Powers that Be #1-6, then continued as as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.95.

Star Seed (2003) 9 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-034

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Title was previously Powers that Be #1-6, then continued as as Star Seed #7-9. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #22-0FD9F82-014

Written by John Wagner. Art by Kilian Plunkett and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Hugh Fleming. While a grim Luke Skywalker reels from Darth Vader's revelation on the cloud city of Bespin, the tattered remnants of the Rebel fleet desperately seek sanctuary and time to muster new allies. Their forces are weak, and that has not escaped the notice of Emperor Palpatine -- ultimate victory lies within his grasp. All it will take is another blow to crush this Rebel Alliance, one more straw to break their backs. A blow, Palpatine reasons, that could be struck by the vast, criminal underworld that lurks within the Shadows of the Empire . . . 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Golden Age of the Sith (1996) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-262F0EB-017

Written by Kevin J. Anderson. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black and David Jacob Beckett. Cover by Russell Walks. Navigators and explorers are a special breed -- they blaze the paths others will follow. They must have strength, drive, and hope, and be more than a little fearless. But nowhere is it written that they must have luck. Gav and Jori Daragon make their living charting the routes of hyperspace and selling those routes to traders and haulers. When a starswarm cluster batters their ship, they land on the planet Cinnagar, destitue and forlorn, and convince the relatively amiable Aarrba the Hutt to make the necessary repairs. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Teknophage (1995) 7 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA4D21-007

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Teknophage (1995) 8 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA4D21-008

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Teknophage (1995) 9 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA4D21-009

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Teknophage (1995) 10 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA4D21-010

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Venom Tooth and Claw (1996) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-25C97A8-016

Continuing Venom's war with Wolverine! Trapped in a bizarre dimension, Venom and Wolverine have to put aside their differences or Dirt Nap and Chimera will open a six-pack of butt-stomp. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Joe St. Pierre and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe St. Pierre. Cover price $1.95.