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Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 20 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3957669006

Cover by Erik LarsenHoward Mackie/Erik Larsen/John Beatty? THE SCOOP: The 100-Page Monster strikes again!? THE STORY: It's an all-action extravaganza as Aleistar Smythe returns?and so do his sinister Spider Slayers! The father's machines almost killed Spider-Man on numerous occasions?will the son's 21st Century versions finish the job? J. Jonah Jameson sure hopes so?because he hired him! Also, did Jonah peek under the web-slinger's mask back in PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #10? The answer is revealed here! Will this be Triple J's greatest triumph?or his most costly embarrassment? Plus: this Monster Edition continues the Spider Slayer theme by reprinting some of the web-head's most wild battles with those rowdy robots, including AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25, #58 and #192! THE FORMAT: It's the package that has them all buzzing... 100 whopping pages of wall-crawling action and killer contraption craziness for a low, low price! Cover price $2.99.

Batman Gotham Adventures (1998) 22 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4176881002

WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON; ART BY TIM LEVINS AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY BOB SMITH AND BEATTY. Gotham's toughest father-daughter team takes center stage in a special issue starring Commissioner Gordon and Batgirl! Keeping it all in the family, our heroes must track down a pair of criminal siblings who have escaped from jail and are now somewhere in Gotham City. FC, 32 PG." Cover price $1.99.

Bettie Page Queen of the Nile (1999) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4388395012

by Jim Silke; cover by Dave Stevens Whoops! This time, Bettie is the one falling in love. She runs smack into the Roman general, Julius Caesar, and is overcome by his animal magnetism. But there's a problem: Cleopatra has a serious "thing" for Caesar. And he can't decide between the two of them. So the two nubile lovelies battle it out to become "The Queen of the Nile"! On sale February 2 FC, 24pg (2 of 3)" Cover price $2.95.

Daredevil (1998 2nd Series) 10 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2CA0FDD-001

cover by quesada, PALMIOTTI & mack david mack/joe quesada/jimmy palmiotti Introducing Echo, a new villain so strange you'll swear you're hearing her name over and oer and over and...! Matt Murdock gets slapped upside the head by Cupid as a new romantic interest enters his still shattered life. But is she the lady of his dreams or a nightmare waiting to happen? Plus: Daredevil uncovers a deep dark secret thatcould destroy the Kingpin! "Quesada's art is simply gorgeous. A classic in the making and the best mainstream comic around at the moment, bar none. Score: 10 (out of 10)" -Comics International " Cover price $2.50.

Daredevil (1998 2nd Series) 11 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #22-2D96179-002

cover by quesada, palmiotti & mack david mack/joe quesada/jimmy palmiotti If you're Matt Murdock, nothing good comes without a price?not even a nice quiet date! It's a walk in the park, dinner, a movie?then a massive brawl! But why is Daredevil protecting the life of the Kingpin? And why is the new femme fatale known as Echo out to make sure we never again hear from the Man Without Fear?! Cover price $2.50.

Deadpool (1997 1st Series) 46 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #0357758009

"cruel summer" part 1 (of 3). painted cover by joe jusko. jimmy palmiotti/paul chadwick/ron randall. ?THE SCOOP: Sparks fly as writer Jimmy Palmiotti (PUNISHER) and penciler Paul Chadwick (Concrete) drag Deadpool into the mean streets of crime fiction! THE STORY: Wade Wilson takes a job from one of New York's Finest?an assignment that just might get him whacked by the mob! Of course, these wiseguys have never had to deal with the Merc-With-The-Mouth before! And the topping off this tasty cake is a fully painted cover by Joe Jusko! Cover price $2.25.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 53 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-22F6136-048

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WRITTEN BY JOHN LAYMAN. ART AND COVER BY DAN NORTON. A special issue focusing on the villains that menace GEN13! Ever since our heroes moved back to New York, they've been ambushed and attacked by mysterious and malevolent super-scum. Now we learn the reasons why, as we spotlight a sad-sack super-villain, who, once humiliated by GEN13, has come looking for revenge. And this time around, he's got some powerful friends backing him up! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

Harley Quinn (2000) 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #16-2D380CB-030

From the moment she first appeared on Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn has taken the world by storm. Now, building on her triumphant debut as part of the DC Universe during "No Man's Land" (in the hugely successful BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN one-shot), the Joker's special lady takes center stage in a new ongoing series titled ? what else? ? HARLEY QUINN. Written by Karl Kesel (SUPERBOY, Section Zero) with art and covers by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson (SILVER AGE, Generation X), HARLEY QUINN is not the story of an honorable woman and her quest for justice. Instead, it's a love story gone horribly, horribly, horribly wrong, especially in the first, extra-length issue, as the Joker's girlfriend must do without Mister J's "calming" influence! And considering just how many sandwiches short of a picnic Harley is, you know this book's going to be wild! Harley is driven to astounding lengths to free her loony lover. And that's just in the first seven pages! What follows is too strange for words, though it does involve one itsy-bitsy cameo by Batman. Just one! Once you see life through the eyes of Harley Quinn, you'll find she makes a lot more sense. Would you believe a little more sense? Cover price $2.95.

Marvel Boy (2000) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4084192018

Grant Morrison script; J.G. Jones art. THE SCOOP: The dream team of writer Grant Morrison (JLA) and J.G. Jones (BLACK WIDOW) unleash a new Marvel hero for the 21st Century! THE STORY: Forget everything you know about the name Marvel Boy! Burn the toga and the headband! Shred the cape and wave goodbye to Uranus! This is a very different character. The new Marvel Boy is Noh-Varr, the youngest member of a Kree Diplomatic team. After voyaging for years, these alien super heroes reach Earth, only to be blown out of the sky. Only Noh-Varr survives, and is captured and tortured by the mysterious Midas Organization. Escaping, he vows vengeance on all mankind. But with Morrison weaving this tale, don't expect cliche superheroics or a squeaky clean protagonist. Instead, get ready for Dr. Midas, a criminal billionare who's so obsessed with Cosmic Rays that he bathes in them... Exterminatrix, who arrives in issue #3 to make life heaven and hell for Marvel Boy... the Plex Intelligence, a clone of the Supreme Intelligence, but with Multiple Personality options... Hexus, the Living Corporation... Bannermen, a trio of U.N. super soldiers whose bodies are laced with adamantium and enhanced by gamma-rays... and have we talked about our ticked off protagonist yet? Hey, why don't we just listen to the words of Morrison instead? THE WRITER SPEAKS: "We're always being told that super hero books are nothing but adolescent power fantasies. Fine. Here comes the ultimate adolescent power fantasy! The Marvel Style began with the Sub-Mariner... and like Bill Everett's Prince Namor, I wanted my hero to be an outcast, a fiery rebel with an appetite for righteous mass destruction. Marvel Boy is not one of the Kree we're familiar with from books like AVENGERS and CAPTAIN MARVEL. He's a super diplomat who's spent a few years adventuring across numerous alternate realities and bizarre dimensions. Now, in the Marvel Universe, he must use all of his skills and powers just to stay alive and continue his one-man guerrila war against our planet. Like Marvel Boy himself, I'm a newcomer to this Universe and I'm having fun using stuff like S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Mindless Ones and finding new takes on it, things we haven't seen or thought before. I got sick of seeing what I call ?DadComics.' It's time to say goodbye to all those boring, nostalgic books. We're here to trash the past and make something new that's relevant to our lives today." ? THE FORMAT: Six-issue monthly limited series. Cover price $2.99.

Sentry (2000 1st Series) 1A CGC 9.8 Lee

Paper: White

Label #4240440018

1st appearance of Sentry. cover by Jae Lee. Paul Jenkins/Jae Lee. THE SCOOP: In 1961, Stan Lee introduced the Fantastic Four. One week earlier he invented something else! Find out what as Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee (the same creative team that brought you the Eisner-award-winning INHUMANS limited series) reunite to tell a new adventure! THE STORY: In an amazing twist of fate, Marvel Comics and the Marvel Knights have unearthed what could be the most shattering conspiracy perpetrated on the comic book community! Our creative founding fathers introduced us to a pantheon of characters rivaled only by those of Greek mythology itself. One week prior to that, Stan?along with artist Artie Rosen?launched what should have been Marvel's flagship title. A title that contained within its four-color pages a being so powerful and so full of beauty and grace that it somehow didn't fit in the Marvel Universe as we know it. Somehow, somewhere, we were all forced to forget?made to simply pretend the title never existed. What was it about this god amongst human heroes that set these events in motion? What was it about this character that threatened the very fabric of the Marvel Universe? Find out in the new limited series that will uncover the life of this long-lost character, guest-stars our greatest heroes, and takes you on a journey of dark mysteries, heart-wrenching realization and ultimate heroism! THE CREATORS: Bringing you this tale of discovery is the award-winning INHUMANS creative team of writer Paul Jenkins and artist Jae Lee. With several years of research?and the help of the legendary Stan "The Man" Lee himself?Jenkins and Lee will uncover the truth... and attempt to preserve our very existence! THE FORMAT: Each issue of this five-part limited series will be 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 98D CGC 9.8 Direct Variant

Paper: White

Label #4125958017

Angela Appearance. Cover price $2.50.

Star Wars Boba Fett Agent of Doom (2000) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-39B6F03-009

Written by John Ostrander. Art by Cam Kennedy. Cover by Francisco Luis Velasco. Some jobs are too much of a risk for even the best bounty hunters -- but that never stopped Boba Fett! The Imperial "Death Ship" Azgoghk , designed for the sole purpose of exterminating alien species, continues its duties long after the Empire has fallen apart. Now it's time for justice and REVENGE. When the last member of a dying species seeks to exact revenge on the Azgoghk and its crew, there's only one man he can turn to -- BOBA FETT! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.99.

Tellos (1999 Image) 7 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-248E175-012

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(W) Todd Dezago (P) Mike Wieringo (I) Rob Stull (C) Paul Mounts/KenWolak BongoTone. "Darkness and Light"?Despite their losses in the violent and vicious battle, e 'HINDERS discover that Destiny has much more of a hand in their dealings than they once thought! Faced with the ever-encroaching Forces of Darkness sweeping across the Lands of Tellos, JAREK and his Comrades realize that they must come up with a plan to Defeat the vile MALESUR before he becomes too powerful! Many questions are answered here in Tellos 7... Don't miss it! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.50.

Untold Tales of Chastity (2000) 1A CGC 9.6 Vale

Paper: White

Label #0132117021

by Steven Grant & Peter Vale It's Halloween in New York, 1982. Sweet talkin' ladies man, Slade, lost his life ? and his world ? in a gangland hit that stole his niece's young life as well. On the anniversary of his death, Slade returns from the dead to exact his revenge. Can Chastity Marks, the lovable vampire assassin, save her dear friend Slade from a head-on collision with a life of crime? Or is it too late already? Regardless, she's gonna have to go undercover to get the job done. It's a pop-cultural melting pot as the goth scene meets blaxploitation (with a dash of hip hop thrown in for good measure!), all with a supernatural twist! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

Untold Tales of Chastity (2000) 1G CGC 9.6 Glow Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Premium Edition

Label #0132117026

Glow-in-the-dark cover edition.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 150A CBCS 9.8 Skroce

Paper: White

Label #20-2C1A2CC-023

White cover; green sidebar to the right thet reads "Revolution" THE SCOOP: A bold new era for the X-Men begins! THE STORY: "Blood Debt." The next chapter in Wolverine's life starts in this double-sized extravaganza! While old friends return to Wolverine's life, some brand-new?and decidedly vicious?enemies make their move! It's been six months since the war with Apocalypse, the return of his adamantium, the taking of his free will and the heartrending sacrifice. Now, as Logan grapples with the emotional repercussions, a new evil arises that targets his very heart! Who is Lord Haan, and how might his vile bloodline consume Wolverine? Plus: What are Silver Samurai and Yukio doing back in Logan's life? THE CREATORS: Starting with this double-sized issue, Steve Skroce takes over as both writer and penciler. Steve is best known for his kinetic art on AMAZING SPIDER- MAN and GAMBIT and for his work as storyboard artist for the hit movie, The Matrix. Skroce's thoughts on Wolverine: "He's a man with a shady past that's still torn between his animal and his human sides. I want to explore that without walking too much on worn territory. I want to focus less on the one-liners and more on the quiet beats between events." Inks by Lary Stucker. Skroce cover. THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 154 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4240440023

"All Along the Watchtower." Plot and pencils by Rob Liefeld, script by Eric Stephenson, inks by Norm Rapmund. Liefeld/Rapmund cover. ? THE SCOOP: Rob Liefeld jumps on for a two-part tale?and he's brought Deadpool with him! ? THE STORY: A price has been placed on Wolverine's head?and Deadpool aims to collect! But there is more than a pay day at play for the Merc With The Mouth! For even Wade Wilson holds something dear?and it hangs in the balance! His contractors are known only as the Watchtower. But who?or what?are they? How do they plan to covertly eradicate Homo Superior? And why have they set their sights on the Canadian X-Man? Plus: The introduction of a major new player in the human/mutant war! It's claws, guns, new characters, mystery and mayhem as you like it! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 155D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-279EE3E-009

Direct Edition. "All Along the Watchtower" part 2. Plot and pencils by Rob Liefeld, script by Eric Stephenson, inks by Norm Rapmund. Liefeld cover.STORY: Captured by the mysterious group of zealots known as the Watchtower, can Wolverine free his fellow prisoners before they're martyred? And will Deadpool help him?or stand in the way? All this, and Siryn! Cover price $2.25.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 155D CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-279EE3E-015

Direct Edition. "All Along the Watchtower" part 2. Plot and pencils by Rob Liefeld, script by Eric Stephenson, inks by Norm Rapmund. Liefeld cover.STORY: Captured by the mysterious group of zealots known as the Watchtower, can Wolverine free his fellow prisoners before they're martyred? And will Deadpool help him?or stand in the way? All this, and Siryn! Cover price $2.25.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 155D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4329428005

Direct Edition. "All Along the Watchtower" part 2. Plot and pencils by Rob Liefeld, script by Eric Stephenson, inks by Norm Rapmund. Liefeld cover.STORY: Captured by the mysterious group of zealots known as the Watchtower, can Wolverine free his fellow prisoners before they're martyred? And will Deadpool help him?or stand in the way? All this, and Siryn! Cover price $2.25.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 154 VF 8.0

WRITTEN BY DOSELLE YOUNG; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND GEORGE FREEMAN; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores January 26. Part 1 of the 2-part "Three Hearts." Wonder Woman joins forces with the lost Amazon Nu'Bia (from summer's WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #8) to battle the forces of Ahriman, the Prince of Lies, in an effort to free Nu'Bia's lost love from his entrapment. FC, 32 PG." Cover price $1.99.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 155 VF 8.0

WRITTEN BY DOSELLE YOUNG; ART BY JOHN MCCREA AND GEORGE FREEMAN; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores February 23. Concluding the 2-part "Three Hearts." Wonder Woman is caught beween a rock and hard place as a jump-started Dr. Echo prepares to make toast of Las Vegas again. Meanwhile, Nu'Bia decides to take vicious vengeance on her archenemy Arihman, the architect of all the destruction. Can Diana convince the Amazon that violence is not necessary for justice to be served? FC, 32 PG." Cover price $1.99.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 157 VF+ 8.5

WRITTEN BY ERIC LUKE; ART BY MATTHEW CLARK AND TOM SIMMONS; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores April 26. One of Diana's deadliest foes comes back in Part 2 of the 3-part "Devastation Returns!" Wonder Girl is out for blood for what Devastation did to her, and Wonder Woman can barely hold her back. But is everything what it seems? The apprentice has far out stepped the master this time around, and the ends will in no way justify the means for Cassie. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 158 VF/NM 9.0

WRITTEN BY ERIC LUKE; ART BY MATTHEW CLARK AND TOM SIMMONS; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores May 31. The conclusion of "Devastation Returns!" This time around it oughtta be devastation Defeated!" But at what price? Wonder Girl and Wonder Woman finally overcome the power of Deva's illusions and put the godling down (maybe even for good), but Cassie's trust in Diana may not survive the ordeal. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 159 VF- 7.5

WRITTEN BY ERIC LUKE; ART BY MATTHEW CLARK AND TOM SIMMONS; COVER BY ADAM HUGHES In stores June 28. Many plot threads developed in the last few months are resolved as the WonderDome is brought to Earth as an embassy of peace. Diana sets her sights on the future, getting her life in perspective for the next phase of her career. FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.