Auctions: comic books March 1983
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Item #60776358
Tags: BatmanBatman (1940) 357 FN+ 6.5 1st Printing
1st app. Jason Todd, Killer Croc (cameo)
Water spotting.
Ends May 13 6:47 PM CST Bid History 6 bids Current Bid $43 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st printing. 1st appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc (cameo). Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Squid" starring Batman, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Joey Taylor, Waldo Flynn, Olivia Ortega, and the Squid (first appearance), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524. Letter to the editor from comics editor/writer Kevin Dooley. 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.
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Item #52050307
Camelot 3000 (1982) 4 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #19-2A91623-041
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Starts Jun 10 U.N. Security Director Jordan Matthew bids Sgt. Owen McAllister take out King Arthur and his Knights of the Table Round in "Assault on New Camelot!" Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2 pages of Bolland's Queen Guinevere character designs. 1-page text piece by Barr: "King Arthur in Print." Cover by Bolland. Cover price $1.00.
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Item #57909940
Tags: G.I. JoeGI Joe (1982 Marvel) 9 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Label #21-33DD13B-094
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Starts Jun 10 This issue does not have a Lakeside Tattooz insert (or insert opened and the sample tattoo removed).
1st printing - "The Diplomat!" Written by Steven Grant. Art by Mike Vosburg and Chic Stone. Cover by Mike Esposito and Chic Stone. Scarlett gets the spotlight, as she races against the clock to stop a Cobra assassin. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60. -
Item #59054780
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 24 CBCS 7.5
Paper: Off white to white
Newsstand Edition.
Label #23-11CBD69-031
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Starts Jun 10 The Dark Crystal. The official comic book adaptation of the Jim Henson fantasy film. Written by David Anthony Kraft, with art by Bret Blevins and Vince Colletta. Story later reprinted in The Dark Crystal #1-2. Includes numerous sketches by noted fantasy illustrator (and Dark Crystal concept designer) Brian Froud. Full color; 68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Item #57903148
Tags: Anthology / Collection, HulkMarvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 7 CBCS 9.4
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2496D64-007
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Starts Jun 10 Last $1.25 cover price. Cover pencils by Joe Barney, inks by George Freeman. With Friends Like These..., script by Steven Grant, pencils by Joe Barney, inks by George Freeman; The Hulk invades the circus where Blob and Unus are working. Bless the Beasts & Children..., script by Bill Mantlo, art by George Freeman; Daredevil tries to do something about cruelty towards animals. Daredevil back cover art by George Freeman. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Item #60873970
Tags: X-MenNew Mutants (1983 1st Series) 1D CBCS 9.8
Paper: Off white to white
Label #7000853-AA-014
Starts Jun 10 Direct Edition. Regular series begins (first appearance is in Marvel Graphic Novel 4). Cover art by Bob McLeod. Initiation!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Mike Gustovich; The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched; Moira learns that Professor X has a son; and Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant; Origin of Karma. Second appearance of the New Mutants (after Marvel Graphic Novel #4). Cover price $0.60.
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Item #60737656
Tags: X-MenNew Mutants (1983 1st Series) 1D CBCS 9.0
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #23-47F5AB7-007
Starts Jun 10 Direct Edition. Regular series begins (first appearance is in Marvel Graphic Novel 4). Cover art by Bob McLeod. Initiation!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Mike Gustovich; The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched; Moira learns that Professor X has a son; and Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant; Origin of Karma. Second appearance of the New Mutants (after Marvel Graphic Novel #4). Cover price $0.60.
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Item #60807966
Tags: X-MenNew Mutants (1983 1st Series) 1D VF+ 8.5
Ends May 13 8:41 PM CST Bid History 4 bids Current Bid $13 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. Direct Edition. Regular series begins (first appearance is in Marvel Graphic Novel 4). Cover art by Bob McLeod. Initiation!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Mike Gustovich; The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched; Moira learns that Professor X has a son; and Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant; Origin of Karma. Second appearance of the New Mutants (after Marvel Graphic Novel #4). Cover price $0.60.
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Item #60806431
Tags: Fantastic Four, X-MenUncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 167A CGC 5.0
Paper: White
Label #4030736014
Starts May 13 "The Goldilocks Syndrome! (or: Who's Been Sleeping in My Head?)" Part 6 of 6. Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Starjammers, and the New Mutants. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek. The X-Men return home to Xavier's Institute to find they've been replaced. But their skirmish with the New Mutants is the least of their concerns. Charles Xavier has been impregnated with a Brood Queen. In order to save mankind, the X-Men may be forced to take the life of their beloved mentor. Plus, the Shi'ar Majestrix Lilandra visits a warning on Reed Richards for the crime of saving the life of Galactus (see Fantastic Four #244). Cover price $0.60.