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Star Wars The High Republic (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Noto

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Label #4076855010

Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Ario Anindito. Cover by Phil Noto. BEFORE THE SKYWALKER SAGA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI! A new era of STAR WARS storytelling begins. It is centuries before the SKYWALKER SAGA. The JEDI are at their height, protecting the galaxy as REPUBLIC pioneers push out into new territories. As the Frontier prepares for the dedication of majestic STARLIGHT BEACON, PADAWAN KEEVE TRENNIS faces the ultimate choice - will she complete her Jedi Trials or rescue the innocent from disaster? New Jedi! New ships! New evils to fight! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars The High Republic (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Noto

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Label #4076855012

Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Ario Anindito. Cover by Phil Noto. BEFORE THE SKYWALKER SAGA! THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI! A new era of STAR WARS storytelling begins. It is centuries before the SKYWALKER SAGA. The JEDI are at their height, protecting the galaxy as REPUBLIC pioneers push out into new territories. As the Frontier prepares for the dedication of majestic STARLIGHT BEACON, PADAWAN KEEVE TRENNIS faces the ultimate choice - will she complete her Jedi Trials or rescue the innocent from disaster? New Jedi! New ships! New evils to fight! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars the High Republic (2022 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Anindito

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Label #4169743012

Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Ario Anindito. Cover by Ario Anindito. A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS FOR STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC! One hundred and fifty years before the fall of Starlight, another beacon burns bright in the galaxy, a beacon of faith and spirituality. Jedha. The Pilgrim Moon. The Kyber Heart. But tensions are rising in the holy city and dark days are to come. Jedi Vildar Mac, a Jedi safe and secure in who he is and what he could be, arrives as Jedha's fragile peace begins to crumble.. But a nightmare awaits...a nameless terror that will become the stuff of legend… 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars the High Republic (2022 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Noto Variant

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Variant Edition

Label #4169744003

Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Ario Anindito. Cover by Phil Noto. A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS FOR STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC! One hundred and fifty years before the fall of Starlight, another beacon burns bright in the galaxy, a beacon of faith and spirituality. Jedha. The Pilgrim Moon. The Kyber Heart. But tensions are rising in the holy city and dark days are to come. Jedi Vildar Mac, a Jedi safe and secure in who he is and what he could be, arrives as Jedha's fragile peace begins to crumble.. But a nightmare awaits...a nameless terror that will become the stuff of legend… 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The High Republic Adventures (2021 IDW) 1 CGC 9.8 Tolibao Variant

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Label #1618523080

Written by Daniel Jose Older. Art and Cover by Harvey Tolibao. IDW joins The High Republic with all-ages adventures tying into the larger High Republic story! Flaming destruction is coming to Trymant IV! A remnant of the Hyperspace Disaster appears in the sky, and Zeen and her best friend Krix have only minutes to get to the Elders of the Path and find safety! Meanwhile, Master Yoda, Master Baro, and a group of Padawans are racing towards the disaster for a daring rescue mission. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars The High Republic Adventures (2021 IDW) 1 CGC 9.8 Tolibao Variant

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Label #1618523083

Written by Daniel Jose Older. Art and Cover by Harvey Tolibao. IDW joins The High Republic with all-ages adventures tying into the larger High Republic story! Flaming destruction is coming to Trymant IV! A remnant of the Hyperspace Disaster appears in the sky, and Zeen and her best friend Krix have only minutes to get to the Elders of the Path and find safety! Meanwhile, Master Yoda, Master Baro, and a group of Padawans are racing towards the disaster for a daring rescue mission. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars The Jabba Tape (1998) 1 CBCS 9.8

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Label #21-262F0EB-020

Written by John Wagner. Art and cover by Kilian Plunkett. With Jabba the Hutt dead, a swarm of greedy Hutt relatives descend on Tatooine ready to claim their piece of Jabba's vast criminal empire. But Big Gizz and Spiker, Jabba's swoop-riding thugs, have their own agenda for a hidden ship full of Jabba's most precious art treasures. Unfortunately, the ship is protected with a security program modelled on Jabba himself! Collecting the serialization from Topps' Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars The Mandalorian (2022 Marvel) 1BLACKFLAG.B CGC 9.8 Crain Black Flag Virgin Variant

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Black Flag Comics "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4278038020

Black Flag Comics and Clayton Crain Studios exclusive virgin cover by Clayton Crain. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Georges Jeanty. For the first time, THE MANDALORIAN arrives in comics! The Mandalorian bounty hunter tracks a target for a well-paying, mysterious client. Witness the introduction of Din Djarin and the first meeting between the Mandalorian and the Child! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The Mandalorian (2022 Marvel) 1C VF+ 8.5 Yu 1:50 Variant

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Georges Jeanty. Cover by Leinil Yu. For the first time, THE MANDALORIAN arrives in comics! The Mandalorian bounty hunter tracks a target for a well-paying, mysterious client. Witness the introduction of Din Djarin and the first meeting between the Mandalorian and the Child! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The Mandalorian (2022 Marvel) 1G CGC 9.8 Aja 1:25 Variant

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Aja Variant Cover.

Label #4278038010

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Georges Jeanty. Cover by David Aja. For the first time, THE MANDALORIAN arrives in comics! The Mandalorian bounty hunter tracks a target for a well-paying, mysterious client. Witness the introduction of Din Djarin and the first meeting between the Mandalorian and the Child! 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The Mandalorian (2022 Marvel) 5ILLUMINATI.A CGC 9.8 Zircher Illuminati Variant

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Zircher Variant Cover.

Label #4395335014

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comic Books, Street Level Hero, Comic Traders, Antihero Gallery, and 616 Comics) exclusive cover by Patrick Zircher. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Georges Jeanty. "THE GUNSLINGER"! On a familiar desert planet, the Mandalorian helps a rookie bounty hunter who is in over his head. 36 pages, full color. Rated teen Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars The Mandalorian (2022 Marvel) 7ILLUMINATI.A CGC 9.8

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Andrews Variant Cover.

Label #4395335018

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, The 616 Comics, Comic Traders, and Antihero Gallery) exclusive cover by Kaare Andrews. Written by Rodney Barnes. Art by Georges Jeanty. THE RECKONING! An old contact extends an invitation for the Mandalorian to make peace with his enemies. 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars Visions (2022 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

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Yagawa "Virgin" Edition

Label #4376818004

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, Comic Traders, Anti-Hero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Rickie Yagawa. Written by Takashi Okazaki. Art by Takashi Okazaki. FROM ONE OF THE CREATIVE MINDS BEHIND THE STAR WARS: VISIONS EPISODE "THE DUEL" COMES AN ALL-NEW STORY! TAKASHI OKAZAKI (Afro Samurai) is continuing his storytelling from the acclaimed STAR WARS: VISIONS episode "THE DUEL," featuring the Ronin! With an art style depicted directly from THE DUEL – grey tones with exciting color for lightsabers and blasts - the mythology of STAR WARS infused with elements of Feudal Japan makes this issue a MUST READ for STAR WARS and MANGA fans alike! 40 pages, PC/B&W. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 1H CGC 9.8 Christopher Action Figure Variant

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Action Figure Variant Cover

Label #3912243002

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. AT WAR FOR THE GREATEST PRIZE OF ALL: HAN SOLO! THE HUNT BEGINS! Nobody. Steals. From BOBA FETT! The notorious bounty hunter will not stop until he gets what's rightfully his. For the thief, no corner of the galaxy is safe. Good thing for them that the REBEL ALLIANCE, THE EMPIRE and every bounty hunter in the galaxy is standing in Boba's way. With a last-page reveal that will blow this Death Star-sized story wide open, Issue #1 is just the beginning. The biggest crossover in STAR WARS history will continue raging through the pages of the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS event miniseries and tie-in to STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA, DARTH VADER and BOUNTY HUNTERS through October. Only one hunter will be left standing, and the STAR WARS galaxy will never be the same! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 2D CGC 9.8 Christopher Action Figure Variant

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Action Figure Variant Cover

Label #3926898004

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. THE BIGGEST COMC EVENT OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY CONTINUES! Notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has tracked his missing prize - heroic smuggler HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite - to the remote, frozen world of JEKARA. But representatives from many of the galaxy's most powerful factions have gathered, and they all want the same thing - Solo. Things go from bad to worse, as Boba Fett realizes that he himself has become almost as valuable to the galaxy's hunters as Han Solo, and he must turn to the least trustworthy person in the galaxy for help...DOCTOR APHRA… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters (2021 Marvel) 3IGC.B CGC 9.8

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Gist "Virgin" Edition

Label #3947742022

IGComicstore and ComicBookExclusives.com Exclusive Virgin Cover by Erik M. Gist. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Luke Ross and David Messina. WINNER TAKES ALL! • Terrifying, implacable Dark Lord of the Sith DARTH VADER has laid claim to HAN SOLO, who is frozen in carbonite. • But the great, exalted JABBA THE HUTT also believes that Solo is his property. It's the galaxy's baddest gangster versus the Empire's most powerful enforcer, and neither is backing down. • BOBA FETT is caught between a Sith and a Hutt...and it's WINNER TAKE ALL. 14 pages full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8 McNiven 1:50 Variant

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Black Armor Edition

Label #3886622018

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steve McNiven. Cover by Steve McNiven (after Stephen Platt's cover to Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989) #55). THE STAR WARS COMIC EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has finally landed his greatest prize - HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to TATOOINE to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo's head by the fearsome crime lord JABBA THE HUTT. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.8 Christopher Action Figure Variant

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Action Figure Variant Cover

Label #3855208003

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steve McNiven. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. THE STAR WARS COMIC EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT has finally landed his greatest prize - HAN SOLO, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to TATOOINE to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo's head by the fearsome crime lord JABBA THE HUTT. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Starlight (2014 Image) 1B CGC 9.8

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Label #4350097012

(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Goran Parlov Forty years ago, Duke McQueen was the space hero who saved the universe. But then he came back home, got married, had kids and grew old. Now his children have left and his wife has passed away, leaving him alone with nothing except his memories... until a call comes from a distant world asking him back for his final and greatest adventure. This issue launches the much-anticipated Millarworld Universe. Get in on the start of something MASSIVE! Cover price $2.99.

Starslayer (1982 Pacific/First) 2 CBCS 9.8

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Label #23-3A751AB-002

First appearance of the Rocketeer. Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

Starslayer (1982 Pacific/First) 2 CGC 9.4

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Label #4467531004

First appearance of the Rocketeer. Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

Starslayer (1982 Pacific/First) 2 VF 8.0

First appearance of the Rocketeer. Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 GD/VG 3.0

3" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) 10 VG 4.0

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Startling Terror Tales (1952) is a comic published by Star. Prepare to lose your mind with fear with the stories "A Star Presentation", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (pencils by Wally Wood, inks by Harrison; 25 pages). Back-up story, "The Repulsive Dwarf" (art by Wood). Jay Disbrow/L. B. Cole cover. 36 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.10.

Static (1993 DC) Milestone 1B.D CGC 9.6 Cowan Variant

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Label #4450982023

Direct Edition. Blue cover, no barcode. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. Burning Sensation [Trial by Fire, Chapter One], script by Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, art by John Paul Leon and Steve Mitchell; Frieda goes to Akkad's place where the five alarm crew is waiting to take her somewhere; Static steps in and defeats them; Frieda goes home; Virgil asks Larry about asking Frieda out; Larry says he thinks Frieda believes they're just friends; the five alarm crew take Frieda to Hot-Streak; Static battles Hot-Streak, but when he sees his face he stops fighting and is defeated en by him. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated Lot of 13

Issues 1-13 of Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated (1949). Most will grade in the FN to VG range with #9 grading FR.

Stormwatch (1997 2nd Series) 4 CGC 9.0

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Label #4467531011

A Finer World: Part 1 of 3 - Written by Warren Ellis. Art by and cover Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. StormWatch Black – a special unit of StormWatch that officially doesnt exist – discovered a deadly plot by International Operations to conduct biological war-games. Heading to Pavane, Louisiana the team began their investigation, despite the fact that the American government had forbid them from operating on U.S. soil. Exerting diplomatic pressure on France, Weatherman Jackson King was able to coerce its Prime Minister to invoke code perfect, the loophole that allows StormWatch to land and protect endangered citizens in any foreign territory. However, during the battle that ensued, StormWatch learned the secret identity of the man who helped facilitate the entire deadly chemical exercise – the mad ex-StormWatch Weatherman, Henry Bendix! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Apollo and The Midnighter. Cover price $2.50.

Story Hour Series (1948 Whitman) 800-948H VG+ 4.5 Hardcover Variant

Cover and interior oxidation. Residue.

"Donald Duck in Bringing Up the Boys." This is the hardcover edition. These promotional items were given away with a subscription to Walt Disney's Comics & Stories. In this edition, Huey, Dewey and Louie cause trouble for their Unca' Donald. The reader is left to wonder, "Why is Donald Duck the primary caregiver of these children?" #800, published 1948. 36 pgs., 4-3/4 x 6-1/2.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 2F CGC 9.8 Ramos Variant 4th Printing

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Fourth Printing

Label #3765807020

4th Printing. Written by Skottie Young. Art and Cover by Humberto Ramos. Go to class with the students at STRANGE ACADEMY! Your class schedule: 8:15-9:15 HISTORY OF MAGICAL OBJECTS with THE ANCIENT ONE, 9:25-10:25 ELEMENTS OF CHAOS MAGIC with SCARLET WITCH, 10:35-11:35 GYM with COACH TAYLOR, 11:40-12:10 LUNCH (cooked by MINDFULL ONE), 12:20-1:20 INTRODUCTION TO THE UNDEAD with BROTHER VOODOO, 1:30-2:30 INFERNO 101 with MAGIK, 2:40-3:20 (Pending survival) STUDY HALL, 3:30-4:30 MAGICAL PLANTS AND THE CARE THEREOF with PROFESSOR MAN-THING. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Strange Academy (2020 Marvel) 8ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

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Anacleto "Virgin" Edition

Label #4150708011

Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive virgin cover by Jay Anacleto. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Humberto Ramos. • Students of Strange Academy go on a perfectly normal field trip… to space… uncovering a magical artifact… with Rocket and Groot. • Yep, perfectly normal. • Meanwhile, WHAT IS THE RING OF DREAD?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 47 GD+ 2.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

"The Man Who Sold the Earth" (art by Murphy Anderson?); "Hands Across the Universe" (pencils by Gil Kane?); "The Super-Perfect Servant"; and "Worlds Within Worlds!" Carmine Infantino art? Anderson cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 237 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4369208011

First 20-cent cover price. Adam Strange reprint: "Ray-Gun in the Sky!" (from from Mystery in Space 77). Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Other reprint stories: "The Skyscraper That Came to Life!" (from Strange Adventures 72). Script by John Broome, pencils by Sid Greene, inks by Joe Giella."The Case of the Counterfeit Humans!" (from MIS 7). Script by Fox, art by John Giunta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Fantasy (1952) 9B VG+ 4.5 Black Cat Interior Variant

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Despite the cover, this (and the other variants) is not Strange Fantasy #9, or any other comic by Ajax. The covers were used to repackage reprints of Harvey comics, in this case an issue of "Black Cat." Other variants than these may exist; the publishing dates are uncertain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Stories from Another World (1952) 2 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4091491018

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Dick Kraus and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from Fawcett. Numbering continues from Unknown World (1952) #1. Two brothers discover the horrific truth about the old man's cursed carousel. Peter makes a devil's bargain with a witch in 1600 Salem, and has eternity to regret it. Oliver murders his wife and hides her body, but is haunted by her disembodied hands. Horror-Go-Round; Deaths Beggar; On Hangmans Hill; Hands of Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 93 GD+ 2.5

First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When the Thing Runs Amok!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An inventor builds a robot, but others are afraid of it; The robot goes on a rampage and is dropped into the sea. It leaves a letter saying that it will emerge when humanity learns tolerance. :The Magician" text story. "Earth Will Be Lost Tonight!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An agent signs a singer who is an instant hit; He discovers that the singer is an alien whose next record will help his people conquer Earth, and manufactures a scandal to ruin the aliens career. "Mister Black," art by Bob Forgione; A Japanese youth doesnt want to fight in World War II; A stranger named Mr. Black saves him, but only so he will be where he was fated to be in 1945, in Hiroshima as the bomb falls. "The Wax People!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The mannequins in a store come to life in a creepy atmosphere as it closes; However, this is not thought odd by anyone, because on this alien world all people are made of wax, and some work as mannequins, but leave with everyone else at closing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 94 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808001

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Was a Decoy for Pildorr: The Plunderer from Outer Space!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Earth sends a pilot to get an important cargo past attacking space pirates; He is caught and thrown into space, his cargo taken; The cargo is a cobalt bomb that destroys the pirates. "The Treasure" text story. "Save Me From the Weed!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man urges his unambitious gardener to go into business for himself, but his humble diligence saves the world when he snips a radioactive telepathic weed while it rests. "He Came from Nowhere!", art by Joe Sinnott; A fugitive meets a man from the future who offers to switch places; When he arrives, however, he finds that the man was another criminal, a shape-shifting Uranian. "Help!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man gets a mysterious call for help but thinks it's a crank call and slams down the phone, breaking it; The caller is overjoyed, since it was a tiny alien spaceship trapped inside the phone receiver. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 95 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808002

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Two-Headed Thing!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In a storm, a convict escapes through a hole smashed in the wall; When he is found, he tells a tale of a shape-shifting monster; When the guards scoff, the escapee reveals that HE is the monster. "Muscle Man" text story. "The Monster Escapes!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien planning to invade Earth crash lands and tries to find a rocket to escape; Instead, he accidentally conceals himself in an airtight time capsule and suffocates. "The Cave of Shaggdorr!", art by Don Heck; No one had ever returned from a treasure search in the cave of the Shaggdorr on Ursa Centaurius; Bruno Krugg escapes the authorities and heads for the planet to steal the treasure. "Do Not Panic!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An alien craft arrives over a city and descends; The pilot wears a frightening spacesuit, but since the military do not panic, they do not attack, and when the human pilot removes his helmet he is warmly greeted by the people of Mars. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 99 GD- 1.8

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Mister Morgan's Monster," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humanoid robots are banned, but their inventor keeps one in secret, and aliens try to turn it against humanity; It resists and they are forced to flee. "Music Master" text story. "The Day Before Doomsday!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A US scientist defects to the USSR and builds a large dome to protect their leaders from retaliation, allowing a massive strike on the US. "The Man In the Glass Cage!", art by Don Heck; A sound engineer tries to kill a girl who spurned him using sound waves; When they fail, he is confused, and, is killed by the waves which didn't affect the secretly hard-of-hearing girl. "A Switch in Time!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2050 a prisoner reads about the invention of a time machine and so breaks jail to return to the past to rub out the one witness to his crime. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 114 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808003

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Human Torch Meets... Captain America", script by Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue) and Jack Kirby (co-plot, uncredited), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Human Torch is upstaged by the return of Captain America, but the Torch realizes that it is his old enemy the Acrobat in disguise and defeats him; This is the first appearance of Captain America since the Golden Age (though it's actually the Acrobat from issue 106 disguised as the hero). "The Bridge" text story. Third appearance of Dr. Strange in "The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo!", script by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (co-plot), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos; Strange is lured into a trap in England by Baron Mordo, but defeats him with the help of a woman with latent magical talents; First appearance of Victoria Bentley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 126 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4394373007

First appearance of Dormammu and Clea (named in issue 146). The Human Torch and the Thing face the Thinker and the Puppet Master in "Pawns of the Deadly Duo!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman. Reed Richards and Sue Storm appearances. Doctor Strange stars in "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!" Script by Lee, art by Steve Ditko. First letters page. Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 131 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4394373009

Cover pencils by Bob Powell, Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange figure), inks by Mike Esposito and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange figure). The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!", script by Stan Lee and Bob Powell (co-plot), pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Dick Ayers; The Mad Thinker's latest plot involves a flying, electronics-laden metal ball, which nearly manages to destroy a dam; Cameos by Reed Richards and Sue Storm. "The Hunter and the Hunted!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; In the far East, Strange is on the run from Mordo and his minions, unaware that Mordo's increased power comes from Dormammu; As Mordo forcibly recruits more followers to search for Strange the mage makes plans to hop a plane to New York City. Statement of ownership--average print run 315,500; average paid circulation 214,800. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 132 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4394373010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Sinister Spacetrap!", script by Larry Ivie and Bob Powell (co-plot), pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Mike Esposito (as M. Demeo); Sometime after the FF visit the Skrull home world, Mr. Pearson of NASA pays a visit to tell them of a security risk, Professor Jack; Doris gets upset after Johnny stands her up for the 113th time; Posing as "Doug Brown", Johnny acts as Jack's assistant, in order to keep an eye on him; Guest appearances by Sue Storm and Reed Richards. "Face-to-Face at Last With Baron Mordo!", script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Strange reaches his Greenwich Village home safely but discovers one of Mordo's followers has taken over his sanctum; In a hidden cave in Tibet The Ancient One's servant questions the meaning of his ailing master's word "Eternity"; Strange bluffs his way into his sanctum but when he attempts to consult the All-Seeing Eye he discovers it's been booby-trapped, sending a signal to Mordo and Dormammu of his whereabouts; Strange battles Mordo; Appearance by Clea. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 159 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3943450002

Cover art by Jim Steranko and John Romita (alterations). Nick Fury origin retold in "Spy School," script and art by Jim Steranko; Fury reminisces with Laura about his days growing up in Hell's Kitchen; then at SHIELD HQ, offers her a job as an agent; Fury goes to the UNIT academy, where recruits undergo rigorous education; He meets two new agents: Sidney E. Levine, a tech expert and Val, who scoffs at his attitude that the spy game is man's work; Fury takes on Captain America in a display bout for the recruits, but gets dizzy due to a side-effect of the invisibility pill he used earlier; Yancy Street Gang cameo. "The Evil That Men Do...", script by Roy Thomas and Marie Severin (co-plot), pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Herb Trimpe; Strange returns home to find his Sanctum gone!; Wong, who barely escaped its destruction, recounts how Umar used a spell of vanishment; Strange dispels her enchantment and his house returns; Using the Crystal of Agamotto he senses evil mystic powers around the world. Casting a spell he discovers a group of mystics, banded together, working to free an imprisoned mystic to lead them; Baron Mordo appearance; cameo by the Living Tribunal. Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Evanier. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 169 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4102698002

Cover art by John Romita. "Brother Voodoo," script by Len Wein, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dan Adkins; Part one of the origin of Brother Voodoo, who is the union of Daniel Drumm's spirit in twin brother Jericho Drumm's body; Drumm returns to Haiti to find his brother dying from the curse of Damballah This is the first Brother Voodoo story; The first appearance of the character occurred in an article in Tales of the Zombie 2. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 170 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #2014499002

Cover pencils by Gil Kane. "Baptism of Fire!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dan Adkins; Papa Jambo trains Jericho Drumm to be Brother VooDoo; Brother VooDoo then returns and stops Damballah, the Serpent God. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 179 VF 8.0

Cover art by Jim Starlin. "Death Ship!", script and art by Jim Starlin; Warlock is captured by Autolycus of the Black Knights an brought aboard Magus' Flagship; His fellow prisoners tell Warlock, that survivors of the Wars of the Church are taken as slave laborers, those who refuse will be terminated and their remains will be chemically broken down and valuable elements that can be retrieved will be used to further the cause of the Church; They also tell him, that Non-Humanoids are not considered fashioned in the Magus' image and thus must be disposed of, this also holds true for some Humanoid types—such as Trolls; First appearance of Pip the Troll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 180 VG/FN 5.0

Cover art by Jim Starlin. "The Judgment!", script by Jim Starlin (as Sam Jiltirn), pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Jim Starlin (as J.L. Minirats) and Alan Weiss; While battling a couple of the Black Knights the Soul Gem almost takes control again and Warlock decides, that he must destroy it, however as he takes it off Warlock collapses and realizes, that he can no longer exist without the Gem as it has been sucking out Warlock's Soul in the last three Years thus becoming his life force; The Matriarch wants to make a Slave out of Warlock now instead of killing him; After trying to remove the Gem Warlock is invited by the Matriarch to the Sacred Palace, an obvious trap, but since she claims, that she knew that the gem would become a danger even to Warlock himself, Warlock decides to accept the invitation and ditches; Pip First appearance of Gamora. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Trap." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 180 VG 4.0

Cover art by Jim Starlin. "The Judgment!", script by Jim Starlin (as Sam Jiltirn), pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Jim Starlin (as J.L. Minirats) and Alan Weiss; While battling a couple of the Black Knights the Soul Gem almost takes control again and Warlock decides, that he must destroy it, however as he takes it off Warlock collapses and realizes, that he can no longer exist without the Gem as it has been sucking out Warlock's Soul in the last three Years thus becoming his life force; The Matriarch wants to make a Slave out of Warlock now instead of killing him; After trying to remove the Gem Warlock is invited by the Matriarch to the Sacred Palace, an obvious trap, but since she claims, that she knew that the gem would become a danger even to Warlock himself, Warlock decides to accept the invitation and ditches; Pip First appearance of Gamora. Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Trap." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) Annual 2 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #2022254003

New 18-page Human Torch versus Spider-Man (4th appearance) story , "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Sue Storm appearance. The rest of the issue contains reprints: "I Was the Invisible Man!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Paul Reinman (from Strange Tales 67); "I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder!" Art by Don Heck (from Strange Worlds 2); "I Am Robot!" Art by Joe Sinnott (from SW 1); "Worlds Within Worlds" (from World of Fantasy 16); "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!" Art by John Buscema (from SW 3); "I Fly to the Stars!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Dick Ayers (from SW 3); "Prisoner 2000 A.D." Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Ayers (WOF 16); "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!" Art by Ayers (from SW 2); "Nightmare Planet!" Art by Sinnott (from WOF 16); and "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from SW 1). Kirby/Ditko cover. 76 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Strange Tales Dark Corners (1998) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-26FFB29-017

Painted art by John Estes. Cloak And Dagger in "Expressway To Hell," script by Mike Baron, pencils by Alexander Maleev, inks by Chris Ivy; Jason, a runaway teen, hops a freight train and meets a trio of gangbangers also riding the rails; Aided by Cloak and Dagger, Jason and the other runaways are set up at runaway shelters. Spider-Man comic book ad. Morbius in Desiring Martine, script by Don McGregor, art by Mike Dringenberg; Martine Bancroft, having found a new lease on life, works as an editor at 'Enitce' magazine; Outside her office window, Michael Morbius, who was her fiance before he became the Living Vampire, spies on her, torn between remaining in the shadows or revealing his presence to her; While she and her assistant deal with the demands of her publisher who has ordered the revival of a Betty Page-like character, Morbius waits outside reliving his origin. Gargoyle in "In Stone," script by Jean Marc DeMatteis, art by Mark Badger; For months, Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle, has sat like his stone namesake upon the corner of an abandoned rural Virginia church; One lightning-splashed night, he is roused from his stupor by the arrival of Seetah, a goddess-like entity; She transports him to another dimension which she calls the Land, and there, Isaac is attacked by demonic beings. Spider-Man comic book ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.99.