Auctions: comic books May 1999

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4391227018

Cover by John Byrne. First appearance of new Spider-Woman in "And Then There Was One!", script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Mattie Franklin has given herself a new identity of Spider-Woman; In the opening pages she stops a gang who are robbing a bank of Gold; The Media is very interested and she poses for cameras as she answers question; Meanwhile another much more sinister Spider-Woman is stealing the powers of former Spider-Women; The story switches to Jessica Drew in Madripoor where she uses her powers to fight this new mysterious villain but is quickly defeated; Back in New York Mary Jane is ready to go on a fashion shoot when she almost finds out Peter is hiding his Spider-Man costume in her carry-on bag; Julia Carpenter has fallen victim to the new mysterious Spider-Woman two days earlier; At the Daily Bugle, Jameson is hassling an intern to get the paper out on the streets with the headline "Who is the New Spider-Woman?" 38 pgs., full color. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Authority (1999 1st Series) 1 VF- 7.5

Wraparound cover pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary. "The Circle - One of Four," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary; Half of Moscow is destroyed as a large number of superhumans attack the city and destroy large chunks of it, as well as killing several hundreds of people; In New York City, in the United Nations building, Jackson King and Christine Trelane sit and gather reports on Moscow's situation; King expresses his disgust at no longer having a StormWatch team to deal with international crises; Suddenly, a glowing yellow Door appears, and Jenny Sparks comes through it, informing them that she had formed her own team after StormWatch was retired; She assures them the Moscow situation will be dealt with. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Batman Beyond (1999 1st Series) 3 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4410363001

Cover pencils by Bruce Timm, inks by James Tucker. Never Mix, Never Worry, script by Hilary J. Bader, pencils by Rick Burchett, inks by Terry Beatty; When Terry must save a team of specialists sent to the scene of a chemical spill, he encounters Derek Powers, now calling himself Blight, who makes off with radioactive Yostrium; Connecting this theft to an earlier theft of Xanthalium, Bruce theorizes that Blight is collecting chemicals for a powerful weapon; The final necessary chemical, Zeliconium, can only be found in Bludhaven, which has been cordoned off for years; Using secret tunnels under Bludhaven, Terry enters the plant and finds Blight about to steal the Zeliconium. Based on the cartoon. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Double Impact Magazine (1999 Rising Star) 1B CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4341468002

Nude Platinum Edition Variant Cover by Armando Huerta. Features - "Double Impact #0" written by Ricky Carralero with art by David Jermain, "Double Impact Gallery" with art by Ozzy Martin with Jose Varese, "Model: Star" with behind the scenes photos, and "China: Harsh Reality" written and illustrated by Greg Narvasa. MATURE READERS. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pgs, text w/ B&W illustrations. Cover price $7.95.

Witchblade Tomb Raider (1998) Wizard 1/2 1B CGC 9.8 Cha Gold COA Variant

Paper: White

Wizard Special Edition NO COA

Label #4391227020

This is the Wizard 1/2 Gold Edition with Wizard special edition seal on cover. Cover by Keu Cha. Certificate of Authenticity (shown in scan).