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  • Issue #1A
    Black Kiss (1988 Vortex) 1A

    1st printing. Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book One, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Dean Motter (production design); this series is set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and opens with Dagmar Laine, a transsexual prostitute and lover to former 1950s film star Beverly Grove, searching for a reel of film taken from The Vatican's collection of pornography; The reel has been sent to Father Frank Murtaugh by his brother who is a Cardinal in The Vatican; Laine tries to grab the reel from Father Murtaugh but it's stolen by a nun. Adults only. See also--Big Black Kiss. 10 pgs. of story. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #1B
    Black Kiss (1988 Vortex) 1B

    2nd printing or later. Cover art by Howard Chaykin. Black Kiss Book One, script and inks by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Howard Chaykin and Dean Motter (production design); this series is set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and opens with Dagmar Laine, a transsexual prostitute and lover to former 1950s film star Beverly Grove, searching for a reel of film taken from The Vatican's collection of pornography; The reel has been sent to Father Frank Murtaugh by his brother who is a Cardinal in The Vatican; Laine tries to grab the reel from Father Murtaugh but it's stolen by a nun. Adults only. See also--Big Black Kiss. 16 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #1
    Savage Henry (1987 Vortex/Rip Off Press) 1

    Story, art and cover by Matt Howarth. A spin-off from Howarths Post Bros., featuring the adventures of Henry, guitarist for a trans-dimensional rock band. Savage Henry goes to remind his bandmate the dread Cthulhu about a gig, and gets captured by a race of monsters intent on sacrificing him to their gods. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1
    Vortex (1982) 1

    Cover by Ken Steacy. Edited by William P. Marks. Stories and art by James Waley, Joe Haidar, Peter Hsu and Don Marshall. An anthology in the tradition of the early 80s, with an emphasis on science fiction and stories for an older audience. Featuring an early cover by Ken Steacy; also includes a memorial article about artist Gene Day. In the Lions Den; Trip to Glory. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #1A
    Out of the Vortex (1993) 1A

    Regular Editon (#1 in on-going series/$2.00 Cover Price) – Written by John Ostrander. Art by Damon Willis and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by Doug Mahnke. Pick up where you left off with Dark Horse's exciting 16-issue superhero explosion Comics' Greatest World, and find out more about the most mysterious and powerful hero of them all, Vortex! In the first of the Vortex monthly stories, "From the Maelstrom," the military personnel of Nevada's top-secret Army post, Cinnabar Flats, face off with a force beyond their experience -- perhaps beyond their imagination. They bring out the best firepower available... but will they end up simple casualties in a battle of the big-time between Vortex and the Seekers who have tracked him across the galaxy? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

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    $4 Oblivion City 9 Slave Labor 1992 NM- 9.2 Andy Garcia Final Issue Postcard Homage
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  • Issue #1
    Big Black Kiss (1989 Vortex Comics) 1

    By Howard Chaykin. Collects issues #1-4 of Black Kiss (1988). B&W with color cover. Cover price $3.75.

  • Issue #1
    Bloodlines (1987 Aircel/Blackburn/Vortex) 1

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    $9 BLOOD LINES 1 ROB WALKTON COVER AIRCEL COMICS 1987 DRAGONRING AD

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  • Issue #1A
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Alpha (2015) 1A

    The Black Vortex: Part 1 of 13 - Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness and Kris Anka. Cover by Ed McGuinness and Justin Ponsor. THE BLACK VORTEX STARTS HERE! The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. Story continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #24. 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1B
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Alpha (2015) 1B

    Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. The Black Vortex: Part 1 of 13 - Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness and Kris Anka. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. THE BLACK VORTEX STARTS HERE! The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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    $50 Black Vortex #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Sorrentino Variant CGC 9.8 2015

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  • Issue #1C
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Alpha (2015) 1C

    2nd Printing - The Black Vortex: Part 1 of 13 - Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness and Kris Anka. Cover by Ed McGuinness and Justin Ponsor. THE BLACK VORTEX STARTS HERE! The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. Story continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #24. 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1A
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Omega (2015) 1A

    The Black Vortex: Part 13 of 13 - Written by Sam Humphries. Art and Cover by Ed McGuinness. THE BLACK VORTEX ENDS HERE! When an entire planet, and potentially the entire galaxy, is caught in the crosshairs of Knife's cosmically empowered forces, the Guardians and the X-Men face their final test. With billions of lives at stake, our heroes are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. But in gaining the power to potentially defeat Knife, by submitting to the Black Vortex, could they have given up their humanity forever? 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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    $6 37323: Marvel Comics GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY AND X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX #1 NM G

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  • Issue #1B
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Omega (2015) 1B

    Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. THE BLACK VORTEX ENDS HERE! When an entire planet, and potentially the entire galaxy, is caught in the crosshairs of Knife's cosmically empowered forces, the Guardians and the X-Men face their final test. With billions of lives at stake, our heroes are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. But in gaining the power to potentially defeat Knife, by submitting to the Black Vortex, could they have given up their humanity forever? 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1C
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Omega (2015) 1C

    Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness. Cover by Alexander Lozano. THE BLACK VORTEX ENDS HERE! When an entire planet, and potentially the entire galaxy, is caught in the crosshairs of Knife's cosmically empowered forces, the Guardians and the X-Men face their final test. With billions of lives at stake, our heroes are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. But in gaining the power to potentially defeat Knife, by submitting to the Black Vortex, could they have given up their humanity forever? 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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    $7 37325: Marvel Comics GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY AND X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX #1 NM G
    $8 BLACK VORTEX 1 VARIANT LOZANO GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY OMEGA NOVA VENOM GAMORA
    $9 BLACK VORTEX 1 VARIANT LOZANO GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY OMEGA X MEN VENOM GAMORA
    $11 37229: Marvel Comics GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY AND X-MEN: THE BLACK VORTEX #1 NM G

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  • Issue #1D
    Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Black Vortex Omega (2015) 1D

    Written by Sam Humphries. Art by Ed McGuinness. Cover by Alexander Lozano. THE BLACK VORTEX ENDS HERE! When an entire planet, and potentially the entire galaxy, is caught in the crosshairs of Knife's cosmically empowered forces, the Guardians and the X-Men face their final test. With billions of lives at stake, our heroes are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. But in gaining the power to potentially defeat Knife, by submitting to the Black Vortex, could they have given up their humanity forever? 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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    $15 Guardians Galaxy X-Men: Black Vortex Omega 1:20 Variant, NM 9.4, 1st Print, 2015

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  • Issue #1
    Space Riders Vortex of Darkness (2019 Black Mask) 1

    Written by Carlos Giffoni. Art and Cover by Alexis Ziritt. It's been twenty years since the riders defeated the DESTROYER GOD OF EVIL and saved the galaxy. But when THE MOTHER OF ALL EVIL GODS appears and threatens to take control of every dimension and every strain of possible reality, the now cybernetically-enhanced ex-riders will come together and travel into her mind to ASSASSINATE HER SOUL! It's a suicidal mission into an infinite vortex of blood and death! 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1A
    Vortex (1996 Entity) 1A
    Published 1996 by Entity.

    Variant cover by Trent Kaniuga. Beyond Mortal Fear. Story and art by Matt Martin. The return of Martins Spawn-like supernatural hero Vortex, previously seen in the Hall of Heroes series. Rescued from damnation, Michael is a chosen warrior of God, returned to Earth with an immunity to death and the ability to channel the Fires of Truth. Though Vortex sometimes fights ordinary criminals, he has a tendency toward demonic foes and philosophic musings of a religious nature. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Vortex (1996 Entity) 1B
    Published 1996 by Entity.

    Regular cover by Matt Martin and Bill Maus. Beyond Mortal Fear. Story and art by Matt Martin. The return of Martins Spawn-like supernatural hero Vortex, previously seen in the Hall of Heroes series. Rescued from damnation, Michael is a chosen warrior of God, returned to Earth with an immunity to death and the ability to channel the Fires of Truth. Though Vortex sometimes fights ordinary criminals, he has a tendency toward demonic foes and philosophic musings of a religious nature. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Vortex Cybersin Special (1997 Avatar) 1B

    44 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1
    Comics Greatest World Out of the Vortex (1993) 1

    #4 of Vortex. Frank Miller cover. Comics Greatest World VORTEX WEEK 4: #1-Division 13 #2-Hero Zero #3-King Tiger #4-Vortex Cover price $1.00.

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    $8 COMICS' GREATEST WORLD: CINNABAR FLATS #4 MINI 8.0 DARK HORSE COMIC BOOK H30-50
    $8 COMICS' GREATEST WORLD: CINNABAR FLATS #4 MINI 8.0 DARK HORSE COMIC BOOK H30-52
    $12 COMICS GREATEST WORLD VORTEX 4 FRANK MILLER V 1 DARK HORSE GEOF DARROW LEE WEEKS
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  • Issue #1-1ST
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    1st printing. Collects material from Black Kiss (1988 Vortex) #1-12. Story and art by Howard Chaykin. Introduction by Sam Hamm. Set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, Dagmar Laine, a transsexual prostitute and lover to former 1950s film star Beverly Grove, searches for a reel of film taken from The Vatican's collection of pornography. Featuring the entire story serialized in 10-page segments in Black Kiss #1-12, without chapter breaks or other dividing points. Softcover, 132 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $8.95.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Vortex Science Fiction (1953 Specific Fiction Corp) Pulp Vol. 1 #2


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    Cover by Martin. Twenty-five short science fiction stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jack Lewis, Sylvia Jacobs, Joseph Slotkin, and others. Illustrations by Mirachi and Martin. Softcover pulp digest, 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 160 pages. BW. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #1A
    Vortex (1993 Hall of Heroes) 1A

    Regular Cover - By Matthew T. Martin. 20 pages, B&W Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1
    BadLands (1990 Vortex) 1

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    $14 BADLANDS 1 *signed by Steven Grant* VF/NM (Zeck Punisher Writer) Chaykin Cover

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  • Issue #1
    Mister X Special (1990 Vortex Comics) 1

    6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 24 pages, B/W. Cover price $3.00.

  • Issue #1B-1ST
    Star Wars Fate of the Jedi Vortex HC (2010 Novel) 1B-1ST

    Science Fiction Book Club Edition - 1st printing. By Troy Denning. The suspense crescendoes as the Skywalkers and their treacherous Sith allies race against time to discover the origins of the mysterious Force entity known as Abeloth. When they begin to uncover secrets best kept hidden from mortal minds, no one is surprised to see the uneasy partnership erupt into violence, leading them to a confrontation at the home of the Fallanassi, who may hold the key to the future of the Jedi Order itself. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 376 pages, Text Only. NOTE: No Cover Price.

  • Issue #1
    Varla Vortex Babes of Blood (c.1990 Boneyard Press) 1

    Back and front covers by Bob Vessells. Photos by Marina Vain, Christine Ray Muschetto, Silva Images, and Marcus Cuff. Comic format clothing catalogue for Varla Vortex Co. 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1
    Vortex (1991 Comico) 1

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    3 days left Auction VORTEX [Comico - Oct 1991] ## 1

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  • Issue #1
    Doc Chaos: The Strange Attractor (1990 Vortex) 1

    Written by David A U Thorpe. Art by Stephen Sampson. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 28 pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.00.

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    $2 Doc Chaos: The Strange Attractor #1 FN; Vortex | we combine shipping

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Vortex GN (2016 Alternative Comics) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by William Cardini. Welcome to the psychedelic space fantasy cosmos of the Hyperverse, a realm filled with immensely powerful beings who battle over worlds with strange geologies and hoard advanced technologies left by ancient starfarers. Vortex follows the powerful sorcerer the Miizzzard as he travels to a mysterious planet and battles a strange, regenerating monster. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

  • Issue #1
    Vortex Man (2017 Sultana) 1

    Written by Art by Vortex Man is a new comic book superhero who is the guardian of a growing movement for a greener tomorrow. His visions is for a world without waste. Vortex Man kindles within all of us what we know to be true; a greener world is a better world. The future requires that we reduce, reuse, and recycle. Over several decades, the government has conducted tests with the Vortex Formula, resulting in death or deformity for many of the subjects, but enhanced abilities for others. Now these survivors must band together to confront the menace of the mysterious Mr. Gray, whose campaign of environmental sabotage is killing millions, while his true purpose remains unknown.

  • Issue #1
    Vortex Man Presents Polymera (2017 Sultana Comics) 1

    Story by Ian Akin, art by Brian Garvey. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 12 pages, full color.

  • Issue #1
    Vortex the Wonder Mule (1992) 1

    Written & illustrated by Michael Halbeib. Cover price $2.95.

  • Vol. 1 #1REP
    Yawning Vortex (1994 Tsathoggua Press) Fanzine Vol. 1 #1REP

    Volume 1 Issue #1 - 1996 revised reprint. Fanzine devoted to Lovecraft and other weird fiction. Fiction, Frank Belknap Long profile, reviews. Cover by Robert Knox. 5 1/2-in. 8 1/2-in., 30 pages, black and white.