Auctions: comic books 2009

Adam Legend of the Blue Marvel (2008) 2 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4495160020

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX. Art and Cover by MAT BROOME. In the wake of Anti-Man's devastating attack on New York City, the Mighty Avengers are neutralized, and Iron Man's on a quest for answers! Who was the Blue Marvel? Why did he disappear over 40 years ago? And...what alarming secrets will Iron Man discover about the U.S. government and his own agency of S.H.I.E.L.D.? There are no easy answers in the story of Marvel's newest super hero.! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Adam Legend of the Blue Marvel (2008) 3 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4491219008

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX. Art by MAT BROOME. Cover by JUAN DOE. The mystery of Marvel's forgotten Golden Age guardian deepens! As Tony Stark - a.k.a. Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - continues to dig, all he comes up with are more questions. Where is the Blue Marvel today? What unexpected agent has been monitoring him? And what exactly happened that day in space? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Adam Legend of the Blue Marvel (2008) 4 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4491219007

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX. Art by MAT BROOME. Cover by JUAN DOE. The dreaded Anti-Man has returned...the Mighty Avengers barely stopped him before, and now he's stronger than ever! But why is the Blue Marvel, the only man who has ever managed to defeat the villain, rocketing to the bottom of the ocean? Guest-starring NAMOR! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 592B CGC 9.6 Rivera 1:10 Variant

Paper: White

Variant Edition

Label #4438187009

Limited Edition (1 for 10) Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by PAOLO RIVERA. "24/7": Part 1 of 3 - Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MIKE MCKONE In the aftermath of Spidey's Fantastic Four voyage, his whole world is turned upside down by the new rules of the world. The good news is that after all these years, Spider-Man finally gets the upper hand on J. Jonah Jameson--but it's gonna cost him, particularly with the all-new Vulture winging into town! Plus--Peter drops by Aunt May's house for the shock of his life! Set your faces to stun! 32 PGS./Rated A ... Cover price $2.99.

Amazing Spider-Man (1998 2nd Series) 607D VF/NM 9.0 Campbell Variant

Direct Edition. "Long Term Arrangement" Part 2 of 2 - Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Mike Mckone and Adriana Melo. Inks by Mckone, Lanning, Justice, Smith, and Benes. Covers by J. Scott Campbell. Cover price $2.99.

Black Panther (2009 Marvel 4th Series) 1D CGC 9.8 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #3737852006

Second Printing Variant Cover. Dark Reign tie-in - Deadliest of the Species: Part 1 - Written by Reginald Hudlin. Art by Ken Lashley & Paul Neary. "Deadliest of the Species, Part 1." The Black Panther is back...and she's badder than ever. That's right -- she! What happened to T'Challa? Who is the new Black Panther? Find out why the female is the deadliest of the species. 40 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 854A CGC 9.8 Williams

Paper: White

Label #4060751019

FIRST PRINTING. Elegy: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Greg Rucka. Art by JH Williams and Cully Hamner. Cover by JH Williams. A new era in the history of DETECTIVE COMICS begins as Batwoman is unleashed on Gotham City! Marked by the blood-red bat, Kate Kane is a soldier fighting her own private war - one that began years ago and haunts her every waking moment. With a script by Greg Rucka and breath-taking art by JH Williams III, you've never seen anything like this! Featuring the debut of a new co-feature starring The Question written by Rucka! Odds against you? Alone and nowhere to turn? Willing to fight, but you don't know how? When you're searching everywhere for an answer, sometimes all you need to do is ask the right Question. Renee Montoya again dons the faceless mask to help those in need, all the while searching for her own answers in this new adventure with art by Cully Hamner (BLUE BEETLE). Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by JH Williams III ), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by JG Jones). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale June 24 ? 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US Cover price $3.99.

Invincible Iron Man (2008) 10A CGC 9.8 Larroca

Paper: White

Label #3758156007

Dark Reign tie-in - World's Most Wanted: Part 3 . In the world-shaking wake of SECRET INVASION, everything has changed. Now a fugitive, Tony Stark initiates the deletion sequence that could save the world, but end his life...while Norman Osborn assumes the reins of power and brings the H.A.M.M.E.R. down. How much trouble are Tony, Pepper, and Maria in? Things go from bad to worse as WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues here! Cover by Salvador Larroca. Written by Matt Franction with art by Salvador Larroca 32 pages/Rated A Cover price $2.99.

Spawn (1992 Image) 189A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4491219017

Cover by Whilce Portacio. Endgame: Part 5 - story TODD McFARLANE & BRIAN HOLGUIN art WHILCE PORTACIO & TODD McFARLANE colors JIN HAN Jim continues to struggle to remember his past while trying to come to terms with the dark power that now dwells within him. Wrestling for control with the Spawn entity, he soon discovers that power is not corrupting, it's addictive. Brought to you by the all-star team of TODD McFARLANE, WHILCE PORTACIO and BRIAN HOLGUIN. 32 PAGES FC Cover price $2.95.

Spider-Man Noir (2009) 1A.D FN+ 6.5 Zircher Variant

Direct Edition. Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER. Written by DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO. With great power, there must also come great responsibility - and when those in power abuse it, it's the people's responsibility to remove them. The year is 1933, and New York City is not-so-secretly run by corrupt politicians, crooked cops, big businesses...and suave gangland bosses like New York's worst, the Goblin. But when a fateful spider-bite gives the young rabble-rouser Peter Parker the power to fight the mobster who killed his Uncle Ben, will even that be enough? It's a tangled web of Great Depression pulp, with familiar faces like you've never seen them before! By 'Hardboiled' David Hine, Fabrice 'The Spider' Sapolsky and Carmine 'Carbine' Di Giandomenico! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $3.99.

Spider-Man Noir (2009) 1B VF- 7.5 Calero Variant

Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO. Written by DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO. With great power, there must also come great responsibility - and when those in power abuse it, it's the people's responsibility to remove them. The year is 1933, and New York City is not-so-secretly run by corrupt politicians, crooked cops, big businesses...and suave gangland bosses like New York's worst, the Goblin. But when a fateful spider-bite gives the young rabble-rouser Peter Parker the power to fight the mobster who killed his Uncle Ben, will even that be enough? It's a tangled web of Great Depression pulp, with familiar faces like you've never seen them before! By 'Hardboiled' David Hine, Fabrice 'The Spider' Sapolsky and Carmine 'Carbine' Di Giandomenico! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Thunderbolts (1997 Marvel) 127B VF/NM 9.0 Jock Villain 1:10 Variant

Limited Edition Villain Variant Cover by Jock. Burning Down the House: Part 2 - Written by ANDY DIGGLE Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE. It's Bullseye & Venom unleashed - and the T-Bolts will never be the same! All-out war erupts in Thunderbolts Mountain, as Songbird fights for her life against the team's most psychotic and bloodthirsty members -- and this time, they're taking no prisoners! Old scores are settled and long-standing enmities explode into violence as Norman Osborn clears the deck to make way for his all-new, all-different Thunderbolts! And it ain't over 'til the Songbird sings in part two of 'Burning Down the House' by Andy Diggle (Losers) and Roberto De La Torre (Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.