Auctions: comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price - Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Bernie the Brain. Adventure with a Mystery Toy. The Rise of Sugar & Spike. The Adventure of the Wet-Stuff...the Shiny Thing...and the Sweet-Mush. Impossible Adventure. The New Hat. Adventure with the Wooden Pussy-Cat. Sugar's Greatest Discovery. Who Stole Our Ocean? Growing Pains. Sugar Becomes an Indian Chief. All stories feature Sugar & Spike, all scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00.

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price - Reprints: "Sun-Stroke!" by Len Wein and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez from DC Comics Presents #4; "The Prisoner of the Kryptonite Asteroid" by Bob Haney, Kurt Schaffenberger and Murphy Anderson from World's Finest #246; "Last Hurrah for a Superman!" by Bob Haney, Kurt Schaffenberger and Tex Blaisdell from World's Finest #247; "To Live in Peace - - Nevermore" by Paul Levitz, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano from DC Comics Presents #13; "Judge, Jury...and No Justice!" by Paul Levitz, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano from DC Comics Presents #14. Cover price $2.00.

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price - Best of DC--The Legion of Super-Heroes. Cover art by Karl Kesel. Starfinger!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by John Forte, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; The Legionnaires must guard the valuable mineral rejuvium from Starfinger, who threatens to destroy the Seven Wonders of the 30th Century. Part I: The True Identity of Starfinger!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by John Forte, inks by George Klein; The Legionnaires try to trap Starfinger. Part II: The Secret of Starfinger! The Insect Queen of Smallville, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. Part I: The Weddings That Wrecked the Legion, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by John Forte, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Part II: The Legionnaire Dropouts! 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00.

Pete Miller's Drag Cartoons. 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

1st printing. Edited by Marcus Morris. A collection of comics from overseas; featuring Dan Dare, Jeff Arnold, Luck of the Legion, and Harris Tweed. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

2nd and later printings. Edited by Marcus Morris. A collection of comics from overseas; featuring Dan Dare, Jeff Arnold, Luck of the Legion, and Harris Tweed. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

Featured movies: Scanners, Altered States, The Beast Within, Dragonslayer, Raiders of the Lost Ark, An American Werewolf in London, Friday the 13th I & II. Interviews with Stephen King, John Carpenter, George Romero, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dick Smith, Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Stan Winston, H.G. Lewis. Cover price $2.95.

Featured movies: The Thing, Poltergeist, Creepshow, Road Warrior, Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Interviews with Tobe Hooper, George Romero, John Carpenter, Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, David Cronenberg, Elvira, Craig Reardon. Cover price $3.25.

John Carpenter on Halloween; Martin Scorsese on David Cronenberg; Michael Jackson's Thriller; The Evil Dead; The Hunger; Alone in the Dark; Dick Miller; The Deadly Spawn; John Carpenter's Christine; Twilight Zone: The Movie; Psycho II; The Gates of Hell; Cujo; Ray Dennis Steckler. Bruce Campbell Evil Dead cover. Cover price $3.25.

Original cover price: $3.50. Nightmare on Elm Street; Frankenstein's Daughter; Terror on TV; Evil Dead - the Ghoul FX; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - the Bloody FX; Stephen King Interview; Ghostbusters; Italian Zombies; Pieces; Gremlins; The Terminator. Carrie cover. Cover price $3.50.

Nineteenth Series - 1971. Yearly anthology collection from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Hardcover with dust jacket. 6" x 8.5", 286 pages, all text. Cover price $5.92.

Reprints material from Flying Aces (1928-1943 Magazine Publishers, Inc.) Cover price $1.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Edited by Matt Shaughnessy. Best of Gil Thorpe Volume One (September 1985) is a trade paperback edition reprinting Gil Thorpe comic strip dailies by creator Jack Berrill. Features selected 1963 to 1982 football, basketball, and baseball storylines centering on Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Also in this first volume, a summary of storyline for the Gil Thorp comic strip from 1958 through 1985. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 218 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Edited by Matt Shaughnessy. Best of Gil Thorpe Volume One (September 1985) is a trade paperback edition reprinting Gil Thorpe comic strip dailies by creator Jack Berrill. Features selected 1963 to 1982 football, basketball, and baseball storylines centering on Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Also in this first volume, a summary of storyline for the Gil Thorp comic strip from 1958 through 1985. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 218 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st Printing. Collection of Hagar the Horrible comic strips by Dik Browne. Softcover, 5" x 8 1/2", B&W. Cover price $4.95.

1st Printing. Softcover, 8 1/2" x 11", 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

Moebius and Corben reprints, plus 1 page Simonson reprint Cover price $2.95.

Features Work from Paul Kirchner, Josh and Drew Friedman, Bill Griffith, Ron Siegel, Dave Sheridan, S. Clay Wilson, Peter Bagge, Gilbert Shelton, Ted Mann, Frank Thorne, Kim Deitch, Spain, Joe Coleman, Robert Crumb, and Trina Robbins. 104 Pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $3.95.

1st printing - by Ted Tindell. Selection of the best of "Judge Blount" cartoons that appeared from the Maryville-Alcoa Daily News. Softcover, 5 1/4-in. x 6 3/4-in., 60 pages, BW.

1st printing. By Al Capp. A collection featuring the best adventures of L'il Abner and the denizens of Dogpatch! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 190 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Al Capp. A collection featuring the best adventures of L'il Abner and the denizens of Dogpatch! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $7.95.

Stan Lee presents The Best of Marvel Comics slipcase set containing 4 pocket books all in full color. Fantastic Four representing issues #1-6, The Incredible Hulk representing issues # 1-6, and 2 books of The Amazing Spider-Man representing issues # 1-6, & # 7-12.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Rick Meyerowitz. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Breast of National Lampoon!" Cover by Rick Meyerowitz. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Cover by Neil Adams. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "100% Recycled Humor!" Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Cover photo by Chris Callis. Featuring a collection of some of the best gags from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. A collection of some of the best gags (1978-1980) from the humor magazine Nation Lampoon! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 172 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.95.

No issue number. Collection of fiction and pictorial features that previously appeared in Omni magazine. In this volume: fiction by Isaac Asimov ("Found!"), Harlan Ellison ("Count the Clock That Tells the Time"), Robert Scheckley ("Body Game"), Orson Scott Card ("Unaccompanied Sonata"), Hayford Peirce ("Iceback Invasion"), Joe Haldeman ("No Future In It"), Alfred Bester ("Galatea Galante"), Ben Bova ("Kinsman"), Roger Zelazny ("Halfjack"), and George R.R. Martin ("Sandkings"). Interview with Arthur C. Clarke. Squarebound; color; 144 pages on slick white paper. Cover price $3.50.

Collection of fiction and pictorial features that previously appeared in Omni magazine plus a new Robert Silverberg story. In this volume: fiction by George R.R. Martin ("the Way of Cross and Dragon"), Dan Ing ("Down & Out on Ellfive Prime"), Leigh Kennedy ("Whale Song"), Dr. Robert L. Forward ("The Singing Diamond"), Suzy McKee Charnas ("The Ancient Mind at Work"), William G. Shepherd ("The Chessmen"), Tom Sullivan ("The Mickey Mouse Olympics"), Theodore Sturgeon ("Time Warp"), Lloyd Biggle, Jr. ("The Weariest River"), Juleen Brantingham ("Lobotomy Shoals"), Ron Goulart ("Invisible Stripes"), Orson Scott Card ("A Thousand Deaths"), Robert Silverberg ("Waiting For the Earthquake"), and Paul J. Nahin ("The Language Clarifier"). Dune pictorial by John Schoenherr (text by Frank Herbert). Chris Foss portfolio. Spaceships pictorial (text by Arthur C. Clarke). Squarebound; color; 144 pages. Cover price $3.75.

Collection of new and reprint stories and articles by Robert Sheckley, Walter Tevis, Orson Scott Card, Stanislaw Lem, Gregory Benford, Marc Laidlaw, Ian Stewart, Paul J. Nahin, Gordon R. Dickson, Fred Saberhagen, John Keefauver, Rick Gauger, Ben Bova, Fritz Leiber, Edward H. Gandy, John Morressy, Ian Watson, Stephen Robinett, Robert Haisty, Patrice Duvic, Sam Nicholson, and Lewis Padgett. Pictorials by Robert T. McCall, Robert Holdstock and Malcolm Edwards, Gilbert Williams, Vincent Di Fate, and John Harris. 8.5-in. x 10.75-in.; mostly text with full-color pictorials and illustrations; 144 pages on slick paper; cardstock covers; squarebound. Cover price $4.50.

Collection of new and reprint stories and articles by Orson Scott Card (4 stories), Robert Silverberg, Kevin O'Donnell Jr., Gregory Benford, Barry N. Matzberg, James B. Hall, Spider Robinson (new story), Melisa Michaels (new story), Oxford Williams (new story), Alfred Bester, Brian W. Aldiss, Walter Tevis, Stanislaw Lem, Stephen Robinett, Cynthia Darnell, Norman Spinrad, John Keefauver, Isaac Asimov, and John Morressy. Pictorials by John Berkey, Boris Vallejo, Bob Venosa and Marshall Arisman, and others. Frank Frazetta illustration. 8.5-in. x 10.75-in.; mostly text with full-color pictorials and illustrations; 144 pages on slick paper; cardstock covers; squarebound. Cover price $4.50.

Issue 5 - 1982. Collector's Edition with 19 stories - 5 of which have not previously been published. Features Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg, Harlen Ellison, Damon Knight, and Gregory Benford. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 144 pages, color. Cover price $4.50.

Collection of new and reprint stories and articles by Orson Scott Card, Salvador Dali, Poul Anderson, Rene Magritte. First publication of Harlan Ellison's "Chained to the Fast Lane in the Red Queen's Race" plus 16 more illustrated stories - new and classic. 144 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $4.50.

1st printing. Introduction by Garry Trudeau. An exuberant collection of Walt Kelly's immortal cartoons plus photos, articles, and other Pogo memorabilia from the pages of The Okefenokee Star. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.25.

2nd and later printings. Introduction by Garry Trudeau. An exuberant collection of Walt Kelly's immortal cartoons plus photos, articles, and other Pogo memorabilia from the pages of The Okefenokee Star. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

Erotic parody comics from the pages of the notorious San Francisco underground paper. Includes parodies of Dagwood, Peanuts, Green Lantern, Captain America, The Godfather, Fiddler on the Roof, and more. 80 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Erotic parody comics from the pages of the notorious San Francisco underground paper. 80 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Fireside Book Series - 1st printing. Dust Jacket Cover by John Romita, Sr. Collects stories from Spidey Super Stories (1974) #2, 4, 9-10, 16, 18-19, and 22. Includes amazing team-ups with Ms. Marvel, Medusa of the Inhumans, the Incredible Hulk, Namor the Savage Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer! Featuring the villainy of Doctor Octopus, the Kingpin of Crime, the Green Goblin, and Doctor Doom! Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company. Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. All Ages

No Dust Jacket - 1st printing. Fireside Book Series: collects stories from Spidey Super Stories (1974) #2, 4, 9-10, 16, 18-19, and 22. Includes amazing team-ups with Ms. Marvel, Medusa of the Inhumans, the Incredible Hulk, Namor the Savage Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer! Featuring the villainy of Doctor Octopus, the Kingpin of Crime, the Green Goblin, and Doctor Doom! Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company. Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. All Ages

1st printing. Collects stories from Spidey Super Stories (1974-1982) #2, 4, 9-10, 16, 18-19, and 22.

Written by Jean Thomas, Jim Salicrup, and Larry Lieber. Art by Winslow Mortimer, Don Heck, Mike Esposito, and Tony Mortellaro. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

Includes amazing team-ups with Ms. Marvel, Medusa of the Inhumans, the Incredible Hulk, Namor the Savage Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer! Featuring the villainy of Doctor Octopus, the Kingpin of Crime, the Green Goblin, and Doctor Doom! Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company.

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $3.95.

TV & film coverage: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Trek, Doctor Who, ALIEN, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Buck Rogers, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Hole, Time After Time, The Thing, Spectre, The Overlords; Interviews with: Mark Hamill, Leonard Nimoy, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Arthur C. Clarke, Fred Pohl, David Prowse, Tom Baker, Dan O'Bannon, Nicholas Meyer, George Pal, Gil Gerard, Buster Crabbe, Joseph Bottoms; Space Art by: Bob McCall, Chesley Bonestell, Don Dixon, Ron Miller, David Egge, Frank R. Paul; Space Science: Isaac Asimov on faster-than-light travel, James Oberg on Sputnik, Jesco von Puttkamer on wormholes, flight testing the 'Enterprise.' Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker cover. Cover price $3.95.

TV & film coverage: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Hole, Clash of the Titans, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Conan, Battlestar Galactica, Tom Corbett, The Greatest American Hero; Spectacular Space Art by David Mattingly & Don Maitz; Feature Interviews: Harrison Ford, Gene Roddenberry, Harry Hamlin, Lou Ferrigno, Lorne Greene, Brian Johnson; Special Features: animation, SF comics, SF radio, space stamps, robots, UFOs. Yoda cover. Cover price $3.95.

Original cover price: $3.95. TV & film coverage: Star Trek, Blade Runner, Dragonslayer, TRON, Martian Chronicles, Doctor Who, Galaxina, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, This Island Earth, Lost in Space, Flash Gordon, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Disney's 'Tomorrowland'; Feature Interviews: Steven Spielberg, Harlan Ellison, Gary Kurtz, Philip K. Dick, William Shatner, Douglas Adams; Special Features: A Voyager View of Saturn, SF Prediction, Special Effects, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Leonard Nimoy as Spock cover. Cover price $3.95.

Original cover price: $3.95. TV & film coverage: TRON, The Phoenix, E.T., The Road Warrior, Octopussy, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Strange Invaders, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Heavy Metal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, V, Blade Runner, Conan, John Carpenter's The Thing, Blue Thunder, Return of Captain Invincible; Feature Interviews: Mark Hamill, Ridley Scott, Anthony Daniels, Roger Moore, William Shatner, John Badham, Marc Singer, Steven Spielberg, Harlan Ellison, Kurt Russell, George Miller, June Lockhart, Sandahl Bergman, Norman Spinrad, Christopher Lee, Carlo Rambaldi, Mel Gibson, Judson Scott. Jabba the Hutt cover. Cover price $3.95.

Original cover price: $3.95. TV & film coverage: Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Buckaroo Banzai, Superman, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Conan the Destroyer, The Last Starfighter, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Right Stuff, Videodrome, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doctor Who, Brainstorm, The Day After, Splash, V; Film Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Baker, Mark Hamill, Deborah Harry; Special Features: Disney Animation, The Music of Superman, Science Fiction & Fantasy Oscar Winners, The Space Telescope, The Jedi Cartoons, Samurai Cat; PLUS: ALL-NEW interview with David Prowse (Darth Vader), ALL-NEW Star Trek Blooper Album. Star Wars cover. Cover price $3.95.

Original cover price: $3.95. TV & films: The Terminator, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, V, Ghostbusters, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Back to the Future, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Blue Thunder, Doctor Who, Starman, Ladyhawke, WarGames; Star Interviews: Karen Allen, Jane Badler & Michael Ironside, Dan O'Bannon, Billy Dee Williams, John Sayles, Frank Oz, Matthew Broderick, Merritt Butrick, Jon Pertwee, Pat Troughton, Louise Jameson, Buster Crabbe; PLUS: Rick Baker creates the apes for Greystoke, 2010 Special FX Odyssey, The Greatest American Hero Complete Episode Guide, Oscar-winning director Robert Wise tells why Star Trek failed the fans, how box-office bomb Buckaroo Banzai became a cult classic, the nightmare of making Spacehunter, the ordeal of playing Baby. Cover price $3.95.