Auctions: comic books September 1985, graded by CBCS
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Item #57372919
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Amazing Spider-Man (part 268), Secret Wars II (part 2.2)Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2EDB61E-014
Starts May 20 "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.
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Item #57372921
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Amazing Spider-Man (part 268), Secret Wars II (part 2.2)Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 268 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2EDB61E-015
Starts Jun 10 "This Gold is Mine!" Secret Wars II crossover. Part 2 of 2. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne. Story continues from Web of Spider-Man 6. In incredible fashion the Beyonder turned Power Man and Iron Fist's office building into gold! Everyone will be rich! But hold on...the world's financial markets will collapse with tons of gold dumped into the global economy! So it's the federal government to the rescue! Under the wall-crawler's watchful eye, the military transports the gold to the west side docks and loads it on cargo ships bound for the Great Puerto Rican trench! However the Kingpin of Crime wants his cut of the gold! So the Arranger and his henchmen hijack one of the ships! Will Spider-Man make the big city pirates walk the plank? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, Joe Robertson, and Firelord. (Notes: The cover of this issue can be paired with the cover of Web of Spider-Man 6 to form a complete image of the office building turned into gold. Avengers 258 offers a preview of the web-slinger's upcoming battle vs. Firelord. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 278.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.
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Item #55875704
Published Sep 1985 by Continuity.Armor (1985 1st Series) 1B CBCS 8.0
Paper: White
Newsstand Edition.
Label #19-2AC2DFF-002
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Starts Jun 10 Newsstand Edition (red logo) cover by Neal Adams. Story by Neal Adams. Art by Tom Grindberg, Brian Murray, Crusty Bunkers (Continuity house pseudonym) and Neal Adams. Sometimes listed as The Revengers featuring Armor and Silver Streak (the title on the indicia) #1. Sci-fi superheroics from Neal Adams' Continuity Comics. Alien space-slaver Rage abducts two human brothers, and one of them, Jack, is transformed into the superhuman being Armor. The backup story introduces the elemental heroes called The Basics, later known as Earth 4 or Urth 4. The Amazing Origin of Armor, Part 1; Urth, Ayre, Fyre, Watr. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.
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Item #58125802
Tags: Secret Wars II (part 3)Secret Wars II (1985 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-390CD6F-018
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Starts Jun 10 Part 3 of 9. "The World is Mine!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. The Beyonder decides to partake in all the pleasures life can offer. He devours drink, food, women, riches, and sights only beheld by a few, but finds this life of luxury a hollow existence. How can a nigh omnipotent being find contentment in mortal existence when the world is his oyster at the snap of his fingers? Featuring the Kingpin and the Molecule Man.
Story continues in Daredevil #223, Incredible Hulk #312, and Avengers #260.
Cover price $0.75. -
Item #58538938
Tags: TransformersTransformers (1984 Marvel) 8D CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #21-2EE6791-078
Starts Jul 6 First Printing. Direct Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #58538953
Tags: TransformersTransformers (1984 Marvel) 8D CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition
Label #21-2EE6791-075
Starts Jun 10 First Printing. Direct Edition. As Shockwave continues his evil plans, Ratchet journeys to the Savage Land in Antarctica hoping to find help. And he does when he manages to locate the Dinobots in "Repeat Performance." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by William Johnson & Kyle Baker. Cover by Mark Bright and Kyle Baker. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd, 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #1 to #9. Cover price $0.75.
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Item #56266396
Tags: X-MenUncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 197 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2EE27C2-004
Starts Jun 10 "To Save Arcade?!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. The mischievous Arcade begs the X-Men to save him from the wrath of Doctor Doom. Is this a call for help, or another ploy by the nefarious gamesman? Either way, Colossus and Kitty aim to find out. Cover price $0.65.
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Item #57373302
Tags: X-MenUncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 197 CBCS 9.8
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-2594852-016
Starts Jul 6 "To Save Arcade?!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. The mischievous Arcade begs the X-Men to save him from the wrath of Doctor Doom. Is this a call for help, or another ploy by the nefarious gamesman? Either way, Colossus and Kitty aim to find out. Cover price $0.65.