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Super-Villain Team-Up Lot of 7

Issues 1, 9, 13-17 of Super-Villain Team-Up (1975). Most will grade in the FN/VF to VF+ range.

Superboy Lot of 10

Issues 129, 131-136, 142, 147, 160 of Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC). Most will grade in the GD+ to VG range.

Superior Carnage (2013) 1A CGC 9.6 Crain

Paper: White

Label #3931518018

Cover by Clayton Crain (W) Kevin Schinick (A) Stephen Segovia Superior Spider-month gets sinister with the return of carnage! Locked away in an asylum, it looks like Carnage is gone for good-but his fellow inmates have other plans... will they successfully wake the monster? Or will this hideous experiment create the msot powerful, dangerous, maniacal Carnage yet... a Superior Carnage? Kevin Shnick (Avenging Spider-Man, Robot Chicken) and Stephen Segovia (Extreme X-men, Thor) come together to create a story so grotesquely gratifying you wont be able to look away! Cover price $3.99.

Superior Carnage (2013) 1A CGC 9.4 Crain

Paper: White

Label #3931518017

Cover by Clayton Crain (W) Kevin Schinick (A) Stephen Segovia Superior Spider-month gets sinister with the return of carnage! Locked away in an asylum, it looks like Carnage is gone for good-but his fellow inmates have other plans... will they successfully wake the monster? Or will this hideous experiment create the msot powerful, dangerous, maniacal Carnage yet... a Superior Carnage? Kevin Shnick (Avenging Spider-Man, Robot Chicken) and Stephen Segovia (Extreme X-men, Thor) come together to create a story so grotesquely gratifying you wont be able to look away! Cover price $3.99.

Superior Carnage (2013) 1A CGC 9.4 Crain

Paper: White

Label #3931518012

Cover by Clayton Crain (W) Kevin Schinick (A) Stephen Segovia Superior Spider-month gets sinister with the return of carnage! Locked away in an asylum, it looks like Carnage is gone for good-but his fellow inmates have other plans... will they successfully wake the monster? Or will this hideous experiment create the msot powerful, dangerous, maniacal Carnage yet... a Superior Carnage? Kevin Shnick (Avenging Spider-Man, Robot Chicken) and Stephen Segovia (Extreme X-men, Thor) come together to create a story so grotesquely gratifying you wont be able to look away! Cover price $3.99.

Superior Spider-Man (2013 Marvel NOW) 1A CGC 8.5 Stegman 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4171908022

Cover by Ryan Stegman (W) Dan Slott (A) Ryan Stegman THEN!...Peter Parker spent a lifetime living up to the responsibilities his powers foisted upon him but his Amazing story finally ended dramatically in the historic Spider-Man #700. NOW!...The new Amazing Spider-Man has arrived and he is better in every single way. Smarter, stronger...Superior. Cover price $3.99.

Superior Spider-Man (2013 Marvel NOW) 1O CGC 9.8 Young Baby Variant

Paper: White

Young Variant Cover

Label #4490186012

Cover by Skottie Young (W) Dan Slott (A) Ryan Stegman THEN!...Peter Parker spent a lifetime living up to the responsibilities his powers foisted upon him but his Amazing story finally ended dramatically in the historic Spider-Man #700. NOW!...The new Amazing Spider-Man has arrived and he is better in every single way. Smarter, stronger...Superior. Cover price $3.99.

Superior Spider-Man (2019 2nd Series) 11 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #2073834005

Written by Christos Gage. Art and Cover by Mike Hawthorne. Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, saved San Francisco several times, defeated Terrax and Master Pandemonium and has built quite a life for himself. Sadly, the Spider-Powered Norman Osborn from SPIDER-GEDDON has arrived to destroy it all. Does Otto stand a chance of stopping him? Does he stand a chance at LIVING THROUGH this?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 7 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages and piece missing (interrupts text story). Near full length spine split (partially taped). Centerfold detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Interior pen markings.

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 32 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3860285006

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1939 1st Series) 137 GD/VG 3.0

1" Spine split from top.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Brat From Krypton (Part 1), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; A freak accident creates a duplicate of Kal-El's rocket. The Young Super-Bully (Part 2); Now a teenager, Super-Bully tries to steal Clark's life. Superman vs. Super-Menace (Part 3); Now grown to manhood and significantly, immune to Kryptonite, Super-Menace battles the Man of Steel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75D CGC 9.8 SS Dan Jurgens Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Signed By Dan Jurgens on 3/24/14.

Label #1406031020

1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. Cover price $1.25.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75PLAT.P NM- 9.2 Platinum in Black Bag Silver S Variant

This is the Platinum Edition which comes with a black polybag (never opened) with bleeding silver "S" on polybag. Dan Jurgens story. Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding art. The "Death" of Superman. Cover price $2.50.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 166B.ERROR VF McGuinness Error Variant

This was meant to be produced as a silver holofoil edition, but some issues got away from DC with no foil coating put on it. Content Info: Prelude issue to Return to Krypton, new direction for Superman--return to his true origin. (Changes Byrne's Krypton origins from Man of Steel miniseries to a false origin told to Superman by Jor-El). Cover price $2.25.

Superman and Friends Lot of 11

Issues 185, 187, 190, 192, 194, 198 of Superman (1939 1st Series); 68, 69, 71, 72 of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958); and Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) Annual 2. Most will grade in the VG to FN- range, with Annual #2 grading at GD.

Superman and Friends Lot of 12

Issues 170, 189, 191, 193, 201 of Superman (1939 1st Series); 66-68 of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958); and 82, 96, 99, 105 of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954). Most will grade in the GD to VG/FN range, with Superman #170 grading at FR.

Superman IV Movie Special (1987) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4499611025

"SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE!" Based on the story by Christopher Reeve, Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. Adapted by Bob Rozakis. Art by Curt Swan, Don Heck, Frank McLaughlin, John Beatty, and Dick Giordano. Cover by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway. When the Man of Steel decides to rid the world of all nuclear weapons, his arch foe Lex Luthor returns with a fiendish plan of his own. Enter: Nuclear Man! This DC Comics Movie Special is an adaptation of film starring Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman. 64 pages, FC. NOTE: This adaptation features scenes that were not included in the movie. Cover price $2.00.

Superman Lot of 10

Issues 3, 6, 12, 17, 18, 23, 35, 44, 53, and 61 of Superman (1987 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range.

Superman Lot of 16

Issues 215, 219, 236, 253, 270, 271, 275, 277, 280, 282, 283, 300 of Superman (1939 1st Series); and 137, 161-163 of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954). Most will grade in the VG to VG/FN range, with Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 161-163 grading at VF.

Superman Lot of 5

Issues 261-265 of Superman (1939 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG range.

Superman Lot of 5

Issues 215-219 of Superman (1939 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG to GD range.

Superman Lot of 8

Issues 156, 159, 160, 171, 180, 205, 208, 210 of Superman (1939 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG- to VG/FN range, with #156 grading at FR/GD.

Superman Lot of 9

Issues 275-283 of Superman (1939 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN to VG range.

Superman Radio Shack Giveaway (1980) 3 FN 6.0

Supergirl in "Victory by Computer"

Superman Scrap Book SC (1940 Saalfield) 178 GD+ 2.5

1 1/2" cumulative Tear. Residue. Tape on interior of cover. Oxidation.

A vintage scrap book from 1940 for the purpose of collecting stamps. Saddle-stitched, 10 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages.

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Lot of 3

Issues 6, 8, and 9 of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958). Most will grade in the GD range.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 105 VG- 3.5

1st appearance and origin of Rose and Thorn. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. Death House Honeymoon!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Art Saaf and Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Johnny Adonis, a murderer on death row, asks Lois to marry him as his last request. Night of the Thorn, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Rose Forrest becomes the Thorn to avenge her father's murder by The 100. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane Lot of 8

Issues 39, 46, 52, 53, 54, 74, 82, 93 of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958). Most will grade in the GD- to VG range.

Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 8 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4057529012

1st appearance of The Elementals - Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. Power Times Four!, script by Tony Isabella, art by Val Mayerik; N'Kantu is transported to the Elementals, four former rulers of Earth that wish to return; They make the mummy their slave and teleport him back to earth to destroy a scarlet scarab--an ancient weapon of magic capable of destroying them. The Little Gypsy Tea Room, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal forces a gypsy to hide him from the police, but gets more than he bargained for when she does help him.

NOTE: "The Elementals are featured in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far from Home." - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.25.

Supernatural Thrillers Lot of 5

Issues 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 of Supernatural Thrillers (1972). Most will grade in the FN- to VF range.

Superzero (2015 Aftershock) 1B CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Darwyn Cooke Retailer Incentive

Label #16-1BE5C7B-017

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Rafael de Latorre. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. With great power comes a bit of insanity, anxiety, and a dash of social alienation. Have you ever fantasized about being a super hero? Well Dru Dragowski does…that's all this nineteen-year-old, comic book obsessed, high school senior thinks about. She NEEDS to escape the normalcy of suburban life! Her plan? To become a real-life superhero by recreating the origins of her favorite comic characters! Hopefully then, she can become a hero not only for herself--but to protect everyone around her! If only that plan went just the slightest bit right... 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Supreme Power (2003) 2 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4494523012

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Cover & pencils by GARY FRANK In a world with no heroes, what happens when powerful superhumans emerge? And now that the government knows that superbeings exist, what lengths will they go to use them for their own purposes? J. Michael Straczynski tells a hard-edged, mature and deeply personal saga that pushes the limits of the comics form into new, uncharted territory. 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.99 UPC: 5960605457-00211 Cover price $2.99.

Sure-Fire Detective (1941-1942 Duchess Printing) Pulp Vol. 2 #2 GD/VG 3.0

2" Cumulative spine split.

Suspense Comics (1943) 11 FR 1.0

3" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. 4" cumulative spine split through all wraps. Brittle.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. After I Murdered Sandra starring Mr. Nobody, script by Jack Crooks, art by Rudy Palais. A Matter of Nicotine, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. the murder and the miner starring Grey Mask, script by Jack Crooks, art by Maurice Whitman. A Bullet for the Ballerina text story by Jack Crooks. Sherry Flippe story, script by Jack Crooks, art by Tony Di Preta. Satan Furnishes a Bride for Harlequin, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. Boomerang of Horror starring Mr. Nobody, art by Howard Larsen. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 1 FN 6.0

"Dark Genesis." While working on a restorative formula (that can make forests out of deserts) in the Louisiana swamps, scientist Alec Holland is killed by a bomb set off by Mr. E., who wants the formula. Shortly thereafter, a humanoid plant being rises from the swamp, created from the body of Holland, the chemicals in the formula, and the strange forces in the swamp. 1st appearance of Alec and Linda Holland. 1st appearance of Matt Cable. (Swamp Thing himself first appeared in House of Secrets 92). Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Includes brief bios of Wein and Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 3 FN/VF 7.0

"The Patchwork Man." Swamp Thing battles the Patchwork Man, who has captured Abigail Arcane. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 7 FN- 5.5

"Night of the Bat." Swamp Thing goes to Gotham City and encounters Batman. Both are after Mr. E, who is leader of the Conclave. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 8 FN+ 6.5

Signed by artist Berni Wrightson.

"The Lurker in Tunnel 13." People in the town of Perdition (where mines have been restored by sorcery) have been disappearing, but a dying old man warns Swamp Thing not to go there. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series) 16 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4144234005

"Night of the Walking Dead." Swamp Thing helps a priestess and a mercenary fight a revolution against a tyrannical regime, but stops when the priestess raises an army of undead soldiers. Script by David Michelinie, art by Nestor Redondo. Cover by Redondo. Cover price $0.25.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 20D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #3737185004

Direct Edition. 1st Alan Moore script on this title. Cover art by Tom Yeates. Loose Ends, script by Alan Moore, art by Dan Day and John Totleben; After beating Arcane, Swamp Thing is trying to find his body; General Sunderland's men follow Liz Tremayne and Dennis Barclay to find Swamp Thing; they are supposed to hunt and kill Swamp Thing; Sunderland's men kill The Swamp Thing, but fail to kill Liz and Dennis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 20N VF- 7.5

Newsstand Edition. 1st Alan Moore script on this title. Cover art by Tom Yeates. Loose Ends, script by Alan Moore, art by Dan Day and John Totleben; After beating Arcane, Swamp Thing is trying to find his body; General Sunderland's men follow Liz Tremayne and Dennis Barclay to find Swamp Thing; they are supposed to hunt and kill Swamp Thing; Sunderland's men kill The Swamp Thing, but fail to kill Liz and Dennis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 21N FN+ 6.5 Newsstand Variant

Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Tom Yeates. The Anatomy Lesson, script by Alan Moore, art by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben; General Sunderland hires Jason Woodrue to examine Swamp Thing and determine how Alec Holland became the monster, but Woodrue discovers that Swamp Thing only thinks that he was Alec Holland; When Sunderland fires Woodrue, the scientist allows Swamp Thing to take revenge on Sunderland for the both of them; new origin for Swamp Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 78 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4350011004

Swamp Thing...pregnant? It's a true, albeit bizarre and poignant tale with a most unexpected ending. Written by guest scripter Stephen Bissette, with art by guest penciller Tom Mandrake and Alfredo Alcala. Cover by Dave McKean. Suggested for Mature Readers. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) 142 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4456437017

Part 3 of the 4-part 'Bad Gumbo': Alec Holland takes a bizarre trip on the "Soul Train," where a mysterious messenger reveals the secret of his connection to the Swamp Thing. Meanwhile, Abby runs for her life, pursued by a monster that once may have been her husband. Co-written by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, with art by Phil Hester and Kim DeMulder. Painted cover by John Mueller. Suggested for Mature Readers. New Format. Cover price $1.95.

Swamp Thing Lot of 10

Issues 12-19, 22, and 23 of Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series). Most will grade in the FN range with #13 grading VG.

Swamp Thing Lot of 6

Issues 4, 10, 12, 16, 17, 20 of Swamp Thing (1972 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN/VF to VF/NM range, with #16 grading at VG.

Swing with Scooter (1966) 34 CGC 0.5 SS Barbara Friedlander

Paper: Off white to white

Signed & sketch by Barbara Friedlander on 8/17/24. Centerfold missing.

Label #4495244001

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. No Place for a Hero!, script by John Albano, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Sylvester has a toothache but he's afraid of dentists. The Vote Getter!; Sylvester will do anything to be elected student council president. The Freeloader!; Sylvester seems to have a good system for getting others to pay for everything he wants. The Servant Problem!; When Penny's dad fires Harvey the butler, Pussycat sabotages all the possible replacements. Article on Rick Ely, star of the TV series The Rebels. True Blue Friends!; When the girls think Scooter is moving away, they conspire with Sylvester to scare off any prospective buyers for Aunt Hatta's house. The Dating Game! starring Scooter. Malibu the Matchmaker, script by Barbara Friedlander, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli. 68 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

T-Man (1951) 27 GD+ 2.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. Water damage.

Tales from the Crypt Official Archives HC (1996) 1-1ST FN+ 6.5

Signed by Angelo Torres, Jack Kamen and Al Feldstein (interior). Certification not included.

1st printing. By Digby Diehl. This volume takes a look at the horror classic Tale from the Crypt in all its guises - Comics, magazines, television, and movies. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 254 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Tales of Fantasy (1975 Troubador Press) Coloring Book 1 VG+ 4.5

Residue.

Written and Illustrated by Larry Todd. This coloring book features a variety of scenes from both classic and more contemporary fiction. From Greek and Norse myth to the Land of OZ and even the world's of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Each full page illustration is accompanied by the story behind the piece on the adjacent page. 9-3/4" x 12-1/2", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.