Auctions: comic books in 'Canadian Price Variant'

Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 141 VG 4.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Blind Justice!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Black Widow, and Daredevil. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Jim Owsley. Art by Greg LaRocque (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Art Adams and Mike Mignola. Spider-Man is missing! What has happened to the spectacular one? Regardless, Daredevil and the Black Widow must keep working on the pawnbroker murder case in order to prevent an innocent man from going up the river! The Man Without Fear and Natasha just about have the case solved, when the web-slinger suddenly reappears...in a brand new costume! They'll be glad to have Spidey's help to finish this caper...or will they? Daredevil's deal with the Kingpin may not go over too well with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Cameo appearances by the Kingpin, the Arranger, and Dr. Curt Connors. (Notes: Spider-Man's new costume debuted this month in Amazing Spider-Man 252, Spectacular Spider-Man 90, and this issue. The letters page includes a letter from Marvel creator Stan Lee.) 32 pages Cover price $0.75.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) Canadian Price Variant 68 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Canadian Price Variant

Label #4395115012

Canadian Edition with 75¢ variant cover price. Origin of Boba Fett. "The Search Begins" Written by David Michelinie. Cover by Gene Day. Art by Gene Day/Tom Palmer. Cover price $0.75.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1988) Canadian Edition 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Canadian Price Variant

Label #4366433023

Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price (U.S. is $1). Cover price $1.25.

True Crime Comics (Canadian 1947 Alval) 5 FR 1.0

Near complete spine split (taped). Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

1947 Canadian Reprint. Art by Jack Cole. Parts of this issue are reprints from True Crime Comics (1947) 3. Cover redrawn to vastly reduce the violence. Full color. 36 pages. 7" x 10". Cover price $0.10.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 250 FN- 5.5

Canadian Edition with 75¢ Cover Price. "Confessions!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roger Stern. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. The web-slinger's one-man war vs. the Hobgoblin continues! The amazing one privately contacts all the businessmen being extorted (by the goblin) in hopes of getting a lead on the super-villain's whereabouts! But eventually Spider-Man locates the Hobgoblin the old-fashioned way...with a spider tracer! In the Big Apple's Warehouse District, the wall-crawler comes face to face with his startled foe! Can the web-slinger score a quick victory and end the menace of the new goblin? Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson decides it's time to confess his involvement in the development of the Scorpion. The Daily Bugle's publisher prepares to take his mea culpa...in the pages of his own newspaper. Cameo appearances by Harry Osborn and Roderick Kingsley. Flashback cameo by the Kingpin. (Notes: This issue completes the sensational 2-year Stern-Romita Jr. run on the Amazing Spider-Man title. A magnificent collection of issues featuring the Black Cat, Foolkiller, Juggernaut, Cobra, and the Vulture; and of course highlighted by the creation of the Hobgoblin.) Cover price $0.75.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 265 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

75 Cent Canadian Price Variant

Label #24-0DCD0E5-002

Canadian edition with $0.75 cover price. First printing of "After the Fox!" First appearance of Silver Sable. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. The Black Fox is on the run! But it's not the Spectacular Spider-Man who's chasing him! It's Silver Sable! An adventurer for hire from the European country of Symkaria! Silver Sable and her Wild Pack pursue the fox through the streets of Manhattan and then later corner him on the waterfront! However, the aging international jewel thief has a wall-crawling guardian angel! Down on the docks, the sparks fly as the web-slinger gives Silver Sable a lesson in diplomacy...superhero-style! Second appearance of the Black Fox. Cameo appearances by Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Liz Osborn, and Normie Osborn. (Notes: Silver Sable appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 279. The Black Fox returns in Web of Spider-Man 14. There is a second printing of this issue published in 1992. The second printing features a gray cover and a yellow dog ear touting the first appearance of Silver Sable. This story was also reprinted in Marvel Tales 277.) Cover price $0.75.

Batman (1940) Canadian Price Variant 353 VG/FN 5.0

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 1st printing. The Joker's creating a monument to himself...and wants Batman to be a part of it in "Last Laugh." Written by Gerry Conway. Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez & Dan Adkins. Back-up tale: Batman and Robin in "'The Sting' - - Batman Style." Written by Mike W. Barr. Art by Don Newton & Dennis Jensen. Also: 15-page Masters of the Universe preview insert co-starring Superman: "Fate is the Killer" by Paul Kupperberg, Curt Swan & Dave Hunt. Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Cover price $0.75.

Batman (1940) Canadian Price Variant 368 VG 4.0

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. In this key issue, Jason Todd begins as the new Robin (with a new costume) in a book-length story titled "A Revenge of Rainbows" starring Batman, Robin, Crazy-Quilt, Dick Grayson, Vicki Vale, Joker (flashback), Two-Face (flashback), Scarecrow (flashback), and Penguin (flashback), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Dick Grayson officially passes along the mantle of Robin to Jason Todd, who accompanies Batman on a "shakedown cruise" around Gotham. Cover price $0.95.

Batman (1940) Canadian Price Variant 374 VG/FN 5.0

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dick Giordano. "Pieces of Penguin!" starring Robin, Alfred, Julia Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and The Penguin, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Penguin is on the loose and out to steal the plans for the Pentagon's "early bird" warning system. Cover price $0.95.

Batman (1940) Canadian Price Variant 375 FN- 5.5

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Klaus Janson. "The Glacier Under Gotham!" starring Batman, Robin (Jason Todd), Mr. Freeze, Julia Remarque, Harvey Bullock, and Vicki Vale, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Mr. Freeze returns with a giant ice-cannon, which he intends to use to freeze and loot Gotham City. Cover price $0.95.

Batman (1940) Canadian Price Variant 381 VF- 7.5

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Rick Hoberg and Dick Giordano. Darkly Moved the Pawns, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Alfredo Alcala; James Gordon is reinstated as commissioner, Batman goes after Night Slayer (who's been doing crimes as Batman), Jason Todd investigates Nocturna. Cover price $0.95.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 6 CGC 7.5 Restored

Restored: B1

Paper: White

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Canadian Price Variant.

Label #4418460009

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Apocalypse Now!" Part 2 of 2. 1st full appearance of Apocalypse. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jackson Guice and Bob McLeod. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops begins to worry that the group's X-Factor ads are fueling mutant paranoia among humans. Plus, the last time X-Factor fought the Alliance of Evil they were soundly defeated. Can they take down their adversaries in time to save the life of a fellow mutant, before it's too late? And, witness the fury and power of Apocalypse, a mutant tyrant who believes in a world where only the strong survive. Cover price $0.95.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) Canadian Price Variant 197 VG+ 4.5

Water spotting.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Batman and, Catwoman star in "The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!" Script by Alan Brennert, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by George Freeman. Jim Aparo cover. Cover price $0.75.

Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 222 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

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Label #4418462024

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Death Games" is written by Gerry Conway, with art by Chuck Patton and Romeo Tanghal. Characters: Zatanna; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Aquaman; Firestorm; Superman [Earth-1]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Maximus (villain); Reena; Dr. Lovecraft. Cover by Chuck Patton and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.95.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 173 CGC 7.5

Paper: White

Canadian Price Variant

Label #4418494025

Canadian Edition with $.75 cover price. "To Have and Have Not!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek. The X-Men have been poisoned and don't have long to live. Now the only two immune to the poison, Wolverine and Rogue, must race against the clock to save the team. But when push comes to shove can Wolverine trust the former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to watch his back? Will Viper and the Silver Samurai let them live long enough to find out. Plus, Storm and Yukio's friendship grows. Storm gets a new look and Mariko informs Wolverine of a decision that will haunt him for years to come. Cover price $0.75.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 175 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

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Label #4418462001

Canadian Edition with $125 cover price. 20th Anniversary Issue - Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Paul Smith, John Romita, Jr., and Bob Wiacek. Can it be true, have the X-Men's worst nightmares come true? Has the Dark Phoenix returned? Or is this all just another elaborate scheme to destroy the Children of the Atom? All this plus an X-Man gets married. Cover price $1.25.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 177 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

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Label #4418462012

Canadian Edition. "Sanction!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and John Romita, Sr. Mystique and the brotherhood of Evil Mutants plot revenge on their hated rivals - the Uncanny X-Men. NOTE: This is the issue that first suggest that there is a connection between Nightcrawler and Mystique. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 178 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

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Label #4418462011

Canadian Edition. "Hell hath No Fury...!" Part 2 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr., Bob Wiacek, and Brett Breeding. Don't miss one of the coolest super hero/villain throw downs as the Uncanny X-Men battle the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the streets of New York City. Plus, in order to save the life of the man she loves, Kitty may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. Cover price $0.75.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 184 FN+ 6.5

Canadian Edition with $.75 cover price. "The Past...of Future Days!" Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green. In light of the U.S. Government's passing of the Mutant Control Act, a weapon to deal with the situation is created by one of their own. Valerie Cooper and Raven Darkholme (a disguised Mystique) enlist the help of the man called Forge. Plus, Rachel Summers (last seen in the classic "Days of Future Past" storyline from Uncanny X-Men #141-142) has arrived in the present searching for the X-Men, but instead comes face-to-face with the psychic-vampire Selene! Note: First appearance of Forge. Cover price $0.75.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 252 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

75 Cent Canadian Price Variant

Label #24-0DCD0E5-001

Canadian edition with $0.75 cover price. First appearance of Spider-Man's new black (alien symbiote) costume in "Homecoming!" Plot by Roger Stern. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Brett Breeding (finishes). Cover by Ron Frenz and Klaus Janson. One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man! With a brilliant flash of light in Central Park, the wondrous wall-crawler is back! And he looks a whole lot different! Wow, a new costume! What happened during the Secret Wars on the Beyonder's world? The ominous truth will be revealed to both the readers and the web-slinger in the days and weeks ahead! Cameo appearances by the Black Cat, Dr. Curt Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson , Aunt May, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp. (Notes: Marvel Age 12 contained sketches of the new costume two months prior to the publication of this issue. Spidey's new costume was also unveiled in Marvel Team-Up 141 and Spectacular Spider-Man 90. The first issue of the (1984) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series was published the same month as Amazing Spider-Man 252. The web-slinger discovers his new costume in issue 8 of the limited series. The Frenz-Janson cover is a tribute to the iconic cover of Amazing Fantasy 15. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 470,527; average paid circulation: 241,762. This story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 266.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) Canadian Price Variant 2 GD/VG 3.0

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Wolverine fights ninjas in Japan in "Debts and Obligations." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.75.

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) Canadian Price Variant 3 GD/VG 3.0

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Wolverine's Japanese adventure continues in "Loss." Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Miller/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.75.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 244 FN- 5.5

Canadian edition with $0.75 cover price. "Ordeals!" Part 1 of 2. Third appearance of the Hobgoblin. Script by Roger Stern. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Wiacek. Last issue Peter Parker made the very tough decision to drop out of graduate school. At this point Aunt May doesn't know that he did. When she finds out...she won't be happy. Meanwhile the burglaries at the Osborn facilities continue! Fortunately on the eastside docks the web-slinger catches one in progress! Can Spider-Man corral the Hobgoblin this time? Cameo appearances by the Black Cat, Mary Jane Watson, Harry & Liz Osborn, and Dr. Morris Sloan. (Note: This two-part story was reprinted in the 1992 trade paperback: The Origin of the Hobgoblin; and the 2011 trade paperback also titled: The Origin of the Hobgoblin.) Cover price $0.75.