Auctions: comic books April 1985

Fraggle Rock (1985 Marvel/Star Comics) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4327281010

Comic book version of the TV show featuring the Fraggles, Gorgs, Doozers and other wonderful creatures living in the small fantastic place known as Fraggle Rock. Gobo comes across a metronome and thinks it's a time machine. And he brings the machine back to Fraggle Rock, it has a strange effect on everyone in "The Magic Time Machine" and "Can It Be Stopped?" Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. Cover price $0.65.

Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 90 CBCS 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition.

Label #19-1E8DD8F-038

"Starlight, Star Bright...First Star I See Tonight!" Jonah Hex is stranded in the middle of the desert, as the Monitor (in disguise) gives him a horse to escape from there. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Gray Morrow. Cover by Mark Texeira. Cover price $0.75.

Web of Spider-Man (1985 1st Series) 1D VG/FN 5.0 Vess Direct Variant

Direct Edition. "Til Death Do Us Part!" Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Greg LaRocque and Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Charles Vess. The alien symbiote (aka black costume) ambushes Peter Parker while he is getting dressed. Now Spider-Man must battle the black costume and the new Vulturions on his way to the Baxter Building! Meanwhile, Aunt May laments Peter's decision to drop out of graduate school. (Note: The Web of Spiderman series essentially replaced the Marvel Team-Up title as Marvel's third regular series featuring Spider-Man.) 32 pages Cover price $0.65.