Auctions: comic books April 2023

Amazing Spider-Man Facsimile Edition (2019) 129 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4239655015

Written By Gerry Conway. Art by Ross Andru. Cover by Gil Kane. He's different…he's deadly…he's the Punisher! But why does he have Spider-Man in his sights? Find out as Frank Castle makes his mighty Marvel debut in an all-time classic from legendary creators Gerry Conway and Ross Andru! The Punisher's relentless war on crime has enthralled readers for decades - but it all began here, as the lethal vigilante is manipulated by the scheming Jackal into targeting Spidey! Frank only kills those who deserve to die - and he believes the "web-slinging menace" has earned just such a fate! Now, as Spider-Man and the Punisher clash for the first time, a rivalry for the ages is born! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man Facsimile Edition (2019) 129 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4255045016

Written By Gerry Conway. Art by Ross Andru. Cover by Gil Kane. He's different…he's deadly…he's the Punisher! But why does he have Spider-Man in his sights? Find out as Frank Castle makes his mighty Marvel debut in an all-time classic from legendary creators Gerry Conway and Ross Andru! The Punisher's relentless war on crime has enthralled readers for decades - but it all began here, as the lethal vigilante is manipulated by the scheming Jackal into targeting Spidey! Frank only kills those who deserve to die - and he believes the "web-slinging menace" has earned just such a fate! Now, as Spider-Man and the Punisher clash for the first time, a rivalry for the ages is born! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Catwoman (2018 DC) 52A CGC 9.8 Nakayama

Paper: White

Label #4225450018

Written by Tini Howard. Art by Sami Basri. Cover by David Nakayama. Looks like cat is the new black in Gotham jail as Selina quickly finds herself clawing her way up as the queen cat behind bars by making friends with all the wrong types (which are of course also exactly her types). Meanwhile, Eiko Hasigawa continues to prowl the Gotham streets as the Catwoman keeping the mob bosses in check, with a little help from...Tomcat. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2022 Marvel) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4339788005

Written by B. Earl, Taboo. Art by Juan Ferreyra. Cover by Rahzzah. The dawn rises after the demonic invasion of New York City, but what will that light reveal? It will reveal Chasm's final gambit and the new denizens of Hell he helped create and unleash on Spider-Man and the X-Men! See how Dark Web changed this city's landscape forever! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Eight Billion Genies (2022 Image) 8SPECTRAL.A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Spectral Comics Virgin Exclusive.

Label #23-1E30BD3-010

Spectral Comics Exclusive Virgin Cover by Huy Dinh - limited to 88 copies. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Ryan Browne. MINISERIES FINALE The monumental ode to worldwide wish fulfillment completes its story with an exploration of THE FIRST EIGHT CENTURIES after the moment eight billion genies appeared on earth. We'll see how the last remaining wishes get used and discover the fates of the characters we met at the Lampwick Tavern all that time ago. What's our wish? That you'll see us through, all the way to the end. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Punchline the Gotham Game (2022 DC) 5C CGC 9.8 Kung Variant

Paper: White

Kung Variant Cover.

Label #4212935014

Written by Tini Howard, Blake Howard. Art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover by Crystal Kung. THE BATTLE FOR PORT ROYAL! As Bluebird and Nightwing desperately search for brother, Cullen, Punchline's expansion of the Royal Flush Gang takes a terrifying technological turn. The nanotech experiments she's been conducting with 1-0 will allow her to create an army of A.C.E. robots, and nothing beats a hand full of A.C.E.s...Nightwing and Bluebird are in for a world of hurt. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Silver Surfer Ghost Light (2023 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.6 Clarke

Paper: White

Label #4242204015

Written by John Jennings. Art by Valentine De Landro. Cover by Taurin Clarke. Toni Brooks and her family have moved into the quiet town of Sweetwater. But nothing is quite what it seems in their new home. What mystery did Toni and her family unravel that would call upon the Sentinel of the Spaceways - the Silver Surfer?! And just who, or what, is GHOST LIGHT? Eisner Award winner JOHN JENNINGS and artist VALENTINE DE LANDRO (Bitch Planet) introduce a new Marvel super hero over 50 years in the making!Rated T+

NOTE: See Silver Surfer (1968 1st Series) #5 for the 1st appearance of Al Harper. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Unbreakable Red Sonja (2022 Dynamite) 5D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover D.

Label #4385948005

Written by Jim Zub. Art by Giovanni Valletta. Cover Art by David Finch. Past, present and potent futures collide and a sacrifice will be paid in blood! Is Red Sonja truly unbreakable or is this her final stand? As we head toward 2023, the 50th anniversary of the She-Devil With a Sword, Dynamite's newest sweeping story of sword & sorcery high adventure comes to a climactic conclusion from writer Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons, Avengers) and artist Giovanni Valletta (John Wick, James Bond)! 32 pages, full color. Rated Teen+ Cover price $3.99.

Vampiress Carmilla (2022 Warrant) Annual 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4309768001

Written and Art by Various. Cover by Sanjulian, Ken Kelley. The Vampiress Carmilla 2024 Annual recreates the iconic Warren horror annuals popular in the 60's and 70's by emulating Warren's early page layouts. This Annual edition collects of the best stories from the first year of Vampiress Carmilla in a perfect bound collector's edition. Each issue of Vampiress Carmilla is a highly collectible instant classic! 66 pages, full B&W. Cover price $10.99.

W0rldtr33 (2023 Image) 1B NM 9.4 Aja Variant

Signed by writer/creator James Tynion IV with Midtown Comics certificate of authenticity.

Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire. Cover by David Aja. In 1999, Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet, a secret architecture to the Internet. They charted their exploration on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control. Someone broke into W0RLDTR33-someone who welcomed the violent hold the Undernet had on them. At great personal cost, Gabriel and the others thought they sealed the Undernet away for good. They were wrong. And now they will know the meaning of PH34R. The next major horror outing from multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, The Nice House on the Lake) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics), along with Eisner-winning colorist JORDIE BELLAIRE and Eisner-nominated letterer ADITYA BIDIKAR, begins here! 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.