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Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 2A CGC 9.8 Byrne

Paper: White

Label #3782532018

Red Scorched Cover by John Byrne. I Can't ... (And I Don't Want To) ... But I Must!, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Spider-Man is revealed as being the 15-year old girl who had received the gift of power from the Ritual of the Five. House Advertisements (One-Pager) for: X-MEN: MAGNETO WAR storyline and current Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with X-Men illustration). Stan's Soapbox (by Stan Lee). 38 pgs. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 2B CGC 9.6 Kubert Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #3782532017

Green Variant Cover by Andy Kubert. I Can't ... (And I Don't Want To) ... But I Must!, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Spider-Man is revealed as being the 15-year old girl who had received the gift of power from the Ritual of the Five. House Advertisements (One-Pager) for: X-MEN: MAGNETO WAR storyline and current Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with X-Men illustration). Stan's Soapbox (by Stan Lee). 38 pgs. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3782532019

Cover art by John Byrne. Off to a Flying Start!, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Spider-Man impostor is revealed as being the 15-year old girl who had received the gift of power from the Ritual of the Five. Stan's Soapbox (by Stan Lee). House Advertisement (One-Pager) for: current Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with X-Men illustration). 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3782532020

Cover by John Byrne. "Betrayals," script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are in the middle of a fight with half of the Frightful Four, The Sandman and The Trapster; Spider-Man decides to go back to the beginning of the story where he has visited the Fantastic Four to find out whether he is a clone or the real Spider-Man; There the Thing tells Spidey that they have constant camera surveillance on the Sandman when the story switches to the Sandman and Senator Ward sneaking around in a dark Hotel Lobby; Thanks to a phonecall to Mary Jane, Spidey travels to the same hotel to comfort Jill Stacy who is afraid of the dark when he spots the Trapster; Meanwhile the Trapster has been paid to make an assassination attempt on Senator Ward with the help of the Sandman, and soon Spidey arrives with the Fantastic Four not far behind; Spidey and the Fantastic Four fight the Trapster. 38 pgs., full color. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 5D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3782532021

Direct Edition. Cover by John Byrne. First appearance of new Spider-Woman in "And Then There Was One!", script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Mattie Franklin has given herself a new identity of Spider-Woman; In the opening pages she stops a gang who are robbing a bank of Gold; The Media is very interested and she poses for cameras as she answers question; Meanwhile another much more sinister Spider-Woman is stealing the powers of former Spider-Women; The story switches to Jessica Drew in Madripoor where she uses her powers to fight this new mysterious villain but is quickly defeated; Back in New York Mary Jane is ready to go on a fashion shoot when she almost finds out Peter is hiding his Spider-Man costume in her carry-on bag; Julia Carpenter has fallen victim to the new mysterious Spider-Woman two days earlier; At the Daily Bugle, Jameson is hassling an intern to get the paper out on the streets with the headline "Who is the New Spider-Woman?" 36 pgs., full color. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 6 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4008585015

Cover by John Byrne. "Truth Be Told (... Or Not)," script by Howard Mackie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Scott Hanna; Origin of new villainous Spider-Woman, featuring Spider-Man, Aunt May Parker, Mary Jane Parker, Robbie Robertson, Spider-Woman (Charlotte Witter), J. Jonah Jameson, Marla Jameson, Mattie Franklin (Spider-Woman), Madame Web, Doctor Octopus, Jill Stacy, and Flash Thompson. 36 pgs., full color. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Batman (1940) 567 VF- 7.5

No Man's Land Part 23. Mark of Cain: Part 1 of 2. Continued in Detective Comics (1937-) #734. Written by Kelley Puckett. Art by Damion Scott and John Floyd. Cover by Damion Scott and Robert Campanella. A two-part story with dramatic implications for the new Batgirl begins! One of the world's deadliest assassins has been dispatched to No Man's Land to kill one of its denizens. And the only person that stands in his way is a mysterious, seemingly mute young female agent of Oracle, one who may have ties to the assassin himself! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.99.

Batman Beyond (1999 1st Series) Special Origin Issue #1, 1st Printing VG+ 4.5 FCBD Variant

1st printing. Distributed as a free giveaway for Free Comic Book Day as well as a Six Flags giveaway.

Dawn Return of the Goddess (1999) 3 VF- 7.5

Signed by Joseph Michael Lisner. Autograph certification from Legends Entertainment group is included.

By Joseph Michael Linsner. Dawn picks up her sword again, determined to cut a bloody path to hunt out Lucifer. She hacks and slashes her way to infiltrate his stronghold and confronts him; the Goddess gets right in the face of the Prince of Lies to demand to know why her followers are being slain, and then things start to get interesting as she discovers who's really been pulling the strings. Also available as a Deluxe Limited Edition featuring all-new cover art and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Joseph Michael Linsner. Cover price $2.95.

Deadpool (1997 1st Series) 30 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4618712016

Cover pencils by Pete Woods. Truth and Lies, script by Joe Kelly, pencils by Pete Woods, inks by Rebecca Shelander; Wade and Mercedes reminisce about their old life together; Deadpool heads to Hellhouse and helps Patch and his old merc pals lead a little revolution against T-Ray's influence; When T-Ray strings up Monty and leaves him for dead, Pool realizes that his old enemy is back in action. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

E.V.E./Soul Saga Special Preview Edition (1999) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4645033020

Incredible Hulk vs. Superman (1999) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4609869015

"Double Lives!" Story by Roger Stern. Art by Steve Rude and Al Milgrom. One is half a ton of primordial rage and fury and the product of modern science. The other is the last son of the doomed planet Krypton and endowed with abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Rendered in nostalgic 1950's-style artwork, this book tells the tale of "What if these two met?" What if these comic book icons had been born under the same banner? What will happen when the man-monster known as the Hulk, the strongest one there is, meets Superman, the Man of Steel and perhaps the greatest superhero of them all? Cover price $5.99.

Inhumans (1998 2nd Series) 5 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4588873004

First Contact - Written by Paul Jenkins. Art and Cover by Jae Lee. Earth vs. Attilan -- war! The first salvo has been fired in the assault on the fabled Attilan, whose inhabitants must now decide between diplomacy and retaliation. And while Black Bolt and his closest confidantes weigh their options, the wheels of deception turn in the outside world, as Stalyenko turns to an unlikely source for aid in his campaign against the aliens that live at humanity's door. For all their power, can the Inhumans handle the lies, greed and politics of mankind? Plus: a special guest appearance by the Black Widow, who will soon be starring in her own Marvel Knights limited series! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Inhumans (1998 2nd Series) 5 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #2102289005

First Contact - Written by Paul Jenkins. Art and Cover by Jae Lee. Earth vs. Attilan -- war! The first salvo has been fired in the assault on the fabled Attilan, whose inhabitants must now decide between diplomacy and retaliation. And while Black Bolt and his closest confidantes weigh their options, the wheels of deception turn in the outside world, as Stalyenko turns to an unlikely source for aid in his campaign against the aliens that live at humanity's door. For all their power, can the Inhumans handle the lies, greed and politics of mankind? Plus: a special guest appearance by the Black Widow, who will soon be starring in her own Marvel Knights limited series! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

New Eternals Apocalypse Now (1999) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3720063024

Michael Higgins & Karl Bollers/Joe Bennett/Scott Hanna. Cover by Jose Ladronn and Walden Wong. THE SCOOP: The Eternals return to battle Apocalypse! THE CONTENTS: Springing out of events currently unfolding in the pages of X-MEN, Apocalypse has turned his attention to the cosmic characters that walk among us! His plan: Spark an all-out war between the humans and the subterranean-dwelling Deviants to learn who is worthy of survival! And only a handful of beings can save the day... all-powerful beings known as the Eternals! This wondrous one-shot uncovers several revelations about these fascinating entities' true place in the Marvel Universe and introduces new Eternals that you've never seen before! FC, 64pg Cover price $3.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 82N CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4584232017

Newsstand Edition. "Devil Inside: Part 2 of 2!" Written by Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin. Art by Greg Capullo and Danny Miki. Cover by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. Billy Kincaid's ghost taunts Spawn about the recent innocent murders. Not only has Spawn been unable to prevent the killing of innocent people, but Billy warns him that things are just getting started. Elsewhere, Sam's wife and son become hostages on the commuter train. When Spawn intervenes to save the innocent people on the train, the gunman is inadvertently killed and becomes one of Billy Kincaid's ghostly crew. Later, Granny Blake feels Billy's ghostly presence and protectively warns him away from her family. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Sammy Sosa. Cover price $1.95.

Star Wars (1998 Dark Horse 1st Series) 10 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4268100025

Outlander #4 by Tim Truman, Rick Leonardi, and Mark Lipka; cover by Ken Kelly Ki-Adi-Mundi is coming closer to discovering if the mysterious leader of the Tusken Raiders is the legendary Jedi Sharad Hett. Only two things stand in his way: the vicious krayt dragon of Tatooine and the Jedi-killing bounty hunter Aurra Sing! This is one issue you won't want to miss! Featuring the storytelling talents of Tim "Lightsaber" Truman, the pencilling prowess of Rick "Death Star" Leonardi, and the deep, rich inks of Mark "Lobot" Lipka! Plus a cover by Ken "Wampa" Kelly! On sale September 22 FC, 32pg" Cover price $2.50.

Superman The Man of Steel (1991) 94 VG+ 4.5

Signed by Randall Frenz, and Ron Frenz. No autograph certification is included.

Who is Strange Visitor? Chapter 4: Why? - Written by Ron Frenz & Randall Frenz. Art and Cover by Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema. Continued from Action Comics (1938 DC) #759. STRANGE VISITOR concludes as DC's newest heroine faces a fateful choice: Will she return to the small-town life she left behind, or face an unknown future in Metropolis? And what option is Superman rooting for? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 141 VF/NM 9.0

Trinity: Part 2 of 2 – Guest-starring Superman and Batman. Written by Eric Luke. Art by Yanick Paquette and Bob McLeod. Cover by Adam Hughes. Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman form the greatest trinity of superheroes in the DCU but can even they stop the mystical menace - Oblivion. 40 pages, FC. Cover price $1.99.