Auctions: comic books in 'Giant-Sized Issue'

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 100 VF 8.0

Signed by Sam De La Rosa in margin of splash page, no certification included.

Special double-sized issue! The Nagai invade the Alliance HQ on Endor! A computer has grounded the best Alliance pilots--Han and Luke--and Princess Leia must face the brunt of the attack alone! "First Strike" is written by Jo Duffy, with art by Cynthia Martin, Art Nichols and Sam De La Rosa. Cover by Tom Palmer. Cover price $1.25.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 81 FN+ 6.5

Giant-size issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. And Death Is a Woman Called Widow, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel; Black Widow saves DD from drowning and then the two of them take down the Owl; Mr. Kline is revealed to be the robot MK-9 who refers to himself by the code name "Assassin." Black Widow pin-up by Bill Everett. This issue also contains a Fantastic Four reprint from Strange Tales 132, The Sinister Space Trap!, script by Larry Ivie, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Mickey Demeo. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Batman (1940) 236 VG 4.0

48-page giant. "Wall of the Ghost-Bride!" Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "Rain Fire!" Script by Mike Friedrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "While the City Sleeps" (art by Bob Kane; from Detective Comics # 30). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 417 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4438196003

52-page giant issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Batman for a Night," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; A writers attempt to play Batman for a day becomes serious when his sister is murdered by a bank robber. "A Bullet for Gordon!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; James Gordon reveals that he knows Batgirl's identity. "Alfred, Armchair Detective!", art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #31. "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved," pencils by John Prentice, inks by John Prentice, reprinted from Gang Busters #49. Letters to the editor from Guy H. Lillian III and Jay Zilber. Neal Adams cover. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 572 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4478358002

Giant-Sized 50th Anniversary Issue. Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Alan Davis, Terry Beatty, Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino, Al Vey, E.R. Cruz, and Paul Neary. Cover by Michael Kaluta. Includes a centerfold pin-up by Dick Sprang. Celebrating the proud 50th Anniversary of Detective Comics, a mystery brings together the greatest sleuths of our time, Batman and Robin, Elongated-Man, and Bradley P.I. And, the greatest sleuth of all time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Cover price $1.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 300 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4499611002

76-page giant. Wraparound cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Beautiful Dreamer, Death Unto Thee!" (Chapter 1), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Wonder Woman's life begins to unravel as her nightmares become increasingly real. "My Sister, My Self!" (Chapter 2), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano; Wonder Woman gets a glimpse of her own potential future happiness when she learns her Earth-Two counterpart is now a wife and mother. "The Sands of Doom!" (Chapter 3), script by Roy Thomas; Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Wonder Woman agrees to marry Steve Trevor, and then does away with the third wheel in their relationship - Diana Prince. "The Sands of Doom! Sandman Interlude," script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. "The Queen Is Dead! Long Live the Queen!" (Chapter 4), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Tom Mandrake. Pin-ups by Michael Kaluta, George Perez, and Giffen. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.