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Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $75.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition Label #19-23F8EB1-029 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Evolutionary War Crossover. Guest-starring the Eternals and the Super Skrull. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Joe Staton and Joe Rubinstein. The High Evolutionary plans to advance humanity and he's going to use the D.N.A. of the Silver Surfer to do it. But, in order to contain such a powerful being he'll enlist others of great power to help him in his task, the god-like Eternals. Plus, witness the triumphant return of the Super Skrull (last seen in Alpha Flight #10). Nova stars in "Moth to the Flame!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Ron Lim and Chris Ivy. Story continues in Silver Surfer #15. "Mantis!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Ron Lim and Randy Emberlin. Story continues in Avengers West Coast (1985) #37. Pin-ups of all the colorful characters in the Surfer's world. Plus, Part 3 of the origin of the High Evolutionary. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Paris Cullins and Tony DeZungia. 64 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $90.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2215763-021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout.

"Crystal Blue Persuasion!" Guest-starring the Inhumans. Part 6 of the Evolutionary War storyline. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Kieron Dwyer. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. Story continues from Fantastic Four 317. In dramatic fashion Black Bolt and Medusa appear at Four Freedoms Plaza and demand that Crystal return to Attilan and re-unite with Quicksilver! But the Inhuman princess doesn't want to! And Ben Grimm is ready to fight to keep her in the FF! When Crystal fires an elemental bolt at Medusa, the battle is on! Black Bolt, Medusa, Karnak, and Gorgon vs. the Thing, Ms. Marvel, Crystal, and the Human Torch! Meanwhile back in the Blue Area of the Moon, the High Evolutionary and his gatherers arrive in search of the Terrigen Mist! The Inhumans better get back to Attilan fast, if they want to save their homeland! And when all the fighting is over, what decision will Crystal make: stay with the FF or return to Quicksilver? The Evolutionary War storyline continues in Uncanny X-men Annual 12. First back up story: "Crystal" Script by Edward Norton. Art by Jackson Guice (breakdowns) and Jose Marzan (finishes). Crystal tries to adjust to life in Attilan with her husband. Cameo appearance by Doctor Doom. Second back up story: "Silver and Crimson" Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Ron Lim and Tony DeZuniga. Chapter 5 of the High Evolutionary's history. At his Wundagore Mountain citadel, Edgar Wyndham builds his suit of armor and battles the Werewolf. (Notes: This issue includes ten pages of pin-ups by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22 is the 5th part of the Evolutionary War storyline, but the 6th chapter of the history presented in the back up stories.) 64 pages Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $229.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0008893-AB-004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.90) will be charged at checkout.

"Drug War Rages" Guest-starring Daredevil and Speedball. Part 5 of the Evolutionary War storyline. First appearance of Speedball. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. What begins as a simple drug bust in a west side warehouse...escalates into a battle atop the Empire State Building to save the lives of everyone in the Big Apple! Along the way the Amazing Spider-Man teams up with a familiar ally, the Man Without Fear; and meets a new superhero: Speedball (aka Robbie Baldwin)! The High Evolutionary wants to sterilize New York's population to eradicate DNA strands deemed to be undesirable! Can the web-slinger, Daredevil, and Speedball defeat the Purifiers and maintain the gene pool status quo? The Evolutionary War storyline continues in Fantastic Four Annual 21. Appearances by the Kingpin, Arranger, Madeline Naylor, Mary Jane Watson, Ben Urich, and J. Jonah Jameson. First backup story: "He Who Laughs..." Plot by Steve Ditko. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Steve Ditko. Inks by Jackson Guice. Speedball battles a crazy stagehand seeking revenge against his mother. Second backup story: "Kindred Spirits" Story by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Tony DeZuniga. Chapter 6 of the High Evolutionary's history. Inside his Wundagore Mountain citadel, Edgar Wyndham creates Bova -- the future nanny of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch; and foolishly ignores Magnus' warning that the spirit of Chthon is bound to Wundagore Mountain. First backup feature: Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson pin-up by Larry Lieber and Frank Giacoia. Second backup feature: 2-page diagram of Peter and Mary Jane's Bedford Towers apartment. Third backup feature: Two unpublished Amazing Spider-Man covers -- the first by Larry Lieber & Jack Abel; the second by Bob Layton. (Note: Fantastic Four Annual 21 is the 6th part of the Evolutionary War storyline, but the 5th chapter of the history presented in the backup stories.) 64 pages. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $109.00 Paper: White Direct Edition Label #19-470573A-037 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.27) will be charged at checkout.

Evolutionary War crossover, "Resurrection!" and the X-Babies star in "I Want My X-Men!" Scripts by Chris Claremont, pencils by Art Adams, inks by Bob Wiacek. The High Evolutionary part 7, "Demon Knight." Script by Mark Gruenwalk, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Tony DeZuniga. (High Evolutionary story continued in Web of Spider-Man Annual 3.) Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $180.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Jim Salicrup on 3/26/2022 & Gerry Conway & Mark Bagley on 7/29/2022. Direct Edition. Label #23-0B0CC15-084 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Evolutionary War. "Return to Sender" Guest-starring the Young Gods. Part 10 of the Evolutionary War storyline. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Mark Bagley and Keith Williams. Cover by Sal Buscema. After rescuing a young woman from two operatives of the High Evolutionary, the Spectacular Spider-Man suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the clone of Gwen Stacy. Peter Parker had not seen her since Amazing Spiderman 149, and now his long-buried memories and feelings are resurfacing. How will Peter handle the return of Gwen? And perhaps more importantly, how will his wife, Mary Jane? Meanwhile, the High Evolutionary is still trying to capture Gwen in order to study her genetic composition. Can the High Evolutionary discover the truth behind the Gwen Stacy clone? The Young Gods will try to help. The Evolutionary War storyline concludes in Avengers Annual 17. First back up story: "Opposing Forces" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Mark Bagley and Mike Esposito. The Young Gods travel to Jerusalem and battle a mysterious creature. Second back up story: "The Young Gods Fact Pages" A 5-page telling of the backgrounds and powers of the members of the Young Gods. Third back up story: "The Son of Earth" Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Ron Lim and Tony DeZuniga. The 10th chapter of the history of the High Evolutionary includes confrontations with Adam Warlock and Galactus. 64 pages Cover price $1.75.