Auctions: comic books 1996

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 410 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more

Label #3753595004

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. It's Carnage versus Spidey in Web of Carnage Part 2 of 4, "And Now - Spider-Carnage," script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Larry Malhstedt and Randy Emberlin; Spidey and Peter learn the Spider-skeleton is an actual Spider-Man clone and that Ben's girlfriend Jessica Carradine is the Burglar's daughter (SenSM #3, '96); Meanwhile, Carnage terrorizes the city even though Cletus Kasady is safe in his cell; Seeking answers, Spidey follows Ravencroft guard Dickerson to an underground super-villain-worshipping club where Dickerson sells Carnage memorabilia filched from Ravencroft; Carnage attacks the club, and battles Spidey, escaping after bringing down the roof; At the Daily Bugle, Jessica gets a job to photograph Spidey as a public menace; Spidey tails Ravencroft security chief John Jameson, discovering him possessed by the Carnage symbiote. The story continues from Sensational Spider-Man 3 and continues in Spider-Man 67. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Angela Glory Rage of Angels (1996) 1A CGC 9.6 Cruz

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4645033021

Rage of Angels Part 1; Spotlights two of today's most dynamic female characters, Angela and Glory, in a war that threatens to shatter Heaven. Rebel angels launch an assault on the Angel Station (the angels' cloaked satellite in orbit) in their drive to become equally as powerful as God's army. Awakening the Amazonians from their sleep by breaching the dimension barrier separating the two realities, the war begins. Written by Robert Napton and Rob Liefeld. Pencils by Roger Cruz. #1A cover by Roger Cruz and Danny Miki. FC Cover price $2.50.

Batman Captain America (1996) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4659542015

Elseworlds. Writer/artist John Byrne reunites two of the key heroes from DC Versus Marvel in the era that created them both, the dark days of World War II. In this Prestige Elseworlds one-shot in which Byrne uses a cool, eye-catching, retro style, diabolical Nazis and criminal madmen stand poised to overthrow the free world. The World's Greatest Detective and the Sentinel of Liberty represent the common man's final hope! Written, illustrated and cover by John Byrne. FC, 64 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.

Batman The Long Halloween (1997) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #3752531009

Batman the Long Halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and Eisner award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's Rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face. In this first issue (called "Crime"), Batman and Harvey Dent team up to find evidence against Carmine Falcone. Catwoman and Batman crash Falcone's penthouse. Script by Loeb, art and cover by Sale. Cover price $4.95.

Bettie Page Comics (1996 Dark Horse) 1 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

Cover by Dave Stevens. Step right up, folks and pay attention! This is it! At long last, Bettie Page has given her blessing to this, her very first officially licensed comic book. And the man who's put it all together in this stunningly illustrated package: Dave Stevens, of course (need you ask?). Featuring three complete stories, Bettie's exploits take her from camera club misadventures to B-movie making, to meeting little green men in Central Park! FC. Cover price $3.95.

Disney Comic Hits (1995 Marvel) 4N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4651642006

Newsstand Edition. An adaptation of the Pixar movie, "Toy Story", using computer generated art from the film. 52 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Eros Graphic Albums TPB (1991-2003 Eros Comix) 19-1ST VG/FN 5.0

1st Printing - Book 19: Domino Lady. Softcover, 8" x 10", 114 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $14.95.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 440 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4268100018

Ghosts of the Future 5 of 5. "The Big Bang!" Guest-starring Thor. Doc Samson and Avengers (Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Black Widow, Giant Man) cameo. Story by Peter David. Art by Angel Medina and Robin Riggs. A piece of Shrapnel lodged in the Hulk's head is slowly making its way to his brain. When it gets there it will kill him. In the mean time it has been effecting his sanity. A rash of destructive disasters have been blamed on the Hulk. Wanting to give the world someone to blame the Hulk has unveiled the identity of the Maestro. Now with the world watching the Maestro and the mighty Thor engage in a battle that only one of them will walk away from. Aftermath continues in Avenger #397. 36 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 441D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4268100020

Direct Edition. Guest-appearances galore. "Hulk Fiction!" Story by Peter David. Art by Angel Medina and Robin Riggs. In the aftermath of last issue's explosive finale, the Hulk is gone. Betty Banner's life with the Hulk has been a tumultuous one at best. She takes a few quiet moments to write her auto biography. 36 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 441D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. Guest-appearances galore. "Hulk Fiction!" Story by Peter David. Art by Angel Medina and Robin Riggs. In the aftermath of last issue's explosive finale, the Hulk is gone. Betty Banner's life with the Hulk has been a tumultuous one at best. She takes a few quiet moments to write her auto biography. 36 pages. Cover price $1.95.

Sandman (1989 DC/Vertigo) 75REP.2ND FN 6.0 2nd Printing

Second Printing. The last grains trickle through the glass, a pen is set down, perhaps a soft sigh is heard. And with a strange sense of waking as if from some elusive, intangible dream, one of the most significant, closely followed and highly praised chapters in the history of comics draws to an all-too-soon but triumphant close. THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed and award-winning series, has consistently challenged and sparked the imagination of readers throughout the world. With compelling, multileveled storytelling and an unprecedented diversity of artistic styles, THE SANDMAN became the flagship title of DC's Vertigo imprint. Now Gaiman's poetic, personal exploration of the human condition and the lives touched by the eerie power of Dream concludes its 7-year run with #75, "The Tempest." Illustrated by Charles Vess (Gaiman's collaborator on the World Fantasy Award-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from #19), "The Tempest" tells the final tale of the Sandman as Morpheus collects the last part of the debt owed to him by William Shakespeare. With dramatic interludes on a mysterious island, along with monsters, sprites, gods, maidens, apparitions and certain observations on English weather, "The Tempest" brings long-promised closure to what Steve Erickson in the Los Angeles Times Magazine described as "the best monthly comic book in the world." THE SANDMAN #75 is an extra-sized issue with a special 4-color, bound-in gatefold poster featuring art from the original cover of THE DOLL'S HOUSE trade paperback by Dave McKean one one side, and a commemorative time-line on the other. The issue also includes 2 'farewell' text pages by Gaiman. Cover by Dave McKean. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Spawn (1992 Image) 44D CGC 9.6 Daniel Variant

Paper: White

Label #2044913011

Direct Edition. "Avenger!" Written by Todd McFarlane. Art and cover by Tony Daniel and Kevin Conrad. Tiffany, vowing to make a name for herself and take Angela's place as the Priority A-1 angel, knows destroying Spawn ensures her promotion. Meanwhile, Spawn, who was almost destroyed by the Curses experiments, continues to rejuvenate himself. Wild animals help by bringing forth their evil to give life to a hellspawn weakened. As his body slowly grows stronger, Spawn experiences flashbacks of the Curses extractions, and of his love for his wife, Wanda. Tiffany confronts Spawn and is happy to find him in recharge. A fierce battle ensues and Tiffany is just about to decapitate the weakened Spawn… Back in New York, detectives Burke and Williams, after being fired from the precinct, begin to investigate why Banks took the fall when the file they gave to the newspaper indicted several others. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-176

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The Phantom Affair: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Darko Macan. Art by Edvin Biukovic. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. The Battle of Endor (from Return of the Jedi) was never fought -- it was just so much Alliance propaganda. At least, that's the lie being spread by members of the AEA (Ante-Endor Association). But Wedge Antilles and his Rogue Squadron comrades know the truth. They were at Endor when so many of their friends and colleagues gave their lives to destroy the second Death Star. And so, for those lost friends, this is a battle they will not fail. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-178

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The Phantom Affair: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Darko Macan. Art by Edvin Biukovic. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. If Wedge Antilles can't persuade the alien Mrlssti to sell their cloaking device to the New Republic, the result could be disaster. And that's just what Wedge expects when he discovers that the negotiating party includes Loka Hask -- the pirate chieftain who killed Wedge's parents! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 7 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-180

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The Phantom Affair: Part 3 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Darko Macan. Art by Edvin Biukovic. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. A cloaking device isn't easy to come by -- even a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But when the members of Rogue Squadron try to pick one up from the super-scientific alien inventors known as the Mrlssti, they find they've been accused of every crime from burglary to murder, and that the Empire will stop at nothing to bring them in! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 8 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-179

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The Phantom Affair: Part 4 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Darko Macan. Art by Gary Erskine. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. The residents of Mrlsst should have learned their lesson long ago, when a noble Jedi sacrificed himself that the Empire might leave the Academy unharmed -- nobody wins when you play in politics. But old lessons are easily forgotten in the heat of war. Over the years, the Academy has become a snakepit of secrets and plotting, and students and professors fight each other and one another. And now they're about to get a refresher course, the kind that's taught with blood and fire. Unfortunately for Wedge and the Rogue Squadron crew, the lesson comes just as they arrive on Mrlsst. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 9 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-47D43C8-044

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise! Jabba's legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet -- perhaps even the sector! And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 10 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-163

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A criminal warlord has stolen a vital bit of information, so vital, in fact, that Wedge and the Rogue Squadron were going to steal it themselves! Rather than simply steal it, they'll now have to fight for it! Through the heated deserts of Tatooine, in the midst of a gang war sparked by the death of Jabba the Hutt, the Rogue Squadron risk life and limb for the Rebel Alliance! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 10 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-162

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A criminal warlord has stolen a vital bit of information, so vital, in fact, that Wedge and the Rogue Squadron were going to steal it themselves! Rather than simply steal it, they'll now have to fight for it! Through the heated deserts of Tatooine, in the midst of a gang war sparked by the death of Jabba the Hutt, the Rogue Squadron risk life and limb for the Rebel Alliance! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 11 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-171

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 3 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. Jabba the Hutt is dead, and in the ensuing scramble for power, a secret Imperial weapons cache could be the key to victory. But only one being alive knows the location of the hidden weapons cache -- Firith Olan. While that makes Firith a very powerful being, it also makes him a prime target. In a desperate race to uncover the missing weapons, as the criminals converge to fill the role of the dead Hutt, Wedge and Rogue Squadron find themselves smack in the middle of Battleground: Tatooine! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 12 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-174

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Battleground Tatooine: Part 4 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Jan Strnad. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. A handful of Tatooine outlaws and a mountain full of Imperial weaponry are a deadly combination -- deadly enough to make allies of X-wing Rogue Squadron and a troop of Imperial Special Forces! The hot desert sands really heat up in the explosive conclusion to Battleground: Tatooine, as Wedge and crew attempt to take back the galaxy, one planet at a time! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 13 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-154

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The Warrior Princess: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Scott Tolson. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. The squadron's roster has contained Corellian heroes and Alderaanian fighter aces, but when the royal court of Eiattu comes to reclaim their princess from the ranks of Rogue Squadron, it's a surprise to everyone . . . especially the princess! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 14 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-165

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The Warrior Princess: Part 2 of 4 - Written by Michael A. Stackpole and Scott Tolson. Art by John Nadeau and Jordi Ensign. Cover by Mark Harrison. When the royal court of Eiattu came to Rogue Squadron to collect their princess -- Plourr Ilo, who was unaware of her heritage -- they did so to help put an end to their planet's internal rebellion. They reasoned that a strong figurehead might pull the people together -- what they couldn't know was that a strong-willed princess might have her own view of how things should be run. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Super Taboo (1995-1996 Eros Comix) 6 FN 6.0

Story and artwork by Wolf Ogami. 6.5" x 10", 48 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.95.

Venom Along Came a Spider (1996) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4528300016

Along Came A Spider, script by Larry Hama; Venom busts Ann out of the local precinct and the new Spider-Man shows up to help stop him. Hybrid, Phase One: First Touch, script by Evan Skolnick, pencils by Patrick Zircher, inks by Greg Adams; The 4 alien symbiotes form Hybrid. 52 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 104 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4646942008

Cover pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Chad Hunt. The Emperor of the Realm of Grief, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Chad Hunt; Elektra and Wolverine go to Gateway to try and get more information on Onslaught; Gateway shows them the moment when Xavier shut off Magneto's brain (after he ripped all of the adamantium out of Wolvie) and the seed was planted for Onslaught to be born; cameos by Daredevil and Magneto. Onslaught Cross-Over. 44 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 105 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4646994014

Second Genesis: Epilogue - Lifelines: Prologue – Phantom Stranger cameo. Story and art by John Byrne. Diana applies for a job as a visiting lecturer at Gateway City Museum of Cultural Antiquities…and proves her knowledge of the subject matter when an ancient Grecian artifact is brought to life to menace the city and a new character that will play an important role in Wonder Woman's future. 36 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Cassandra Sandsmark (Wonder Girl II). Cover price $1.95.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 59D CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #21-2498142-060

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Direct Edition. A clandestine government agency puts Aric and the X-O armor on its Christmas list. It's up to the government's best agent to bring X-O in -- the hard way! "Old Soldiers" is written by Jeff Bailey, Marty Golia and Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing. Cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing. Cover price $2.50.

X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) 64 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #21-2498142-065

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Round Two of X-O's greatest battle! Master Darque takes control of the X-O armor! Aric wants it back, but the only weapons he has are his bare hands! The last Visigoth throws down with the Lord of the Dead to take back his honor, his armor, and his life! Written by Keith Giffen, with pencils by Paul Gulacy. Cover price $2.50.