Auctions: comic books November 1993

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 383 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EDE684-009

"Judgement Night!" Trial by Jury Part 1 of 3. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin. The Jury has a new target: the Amazing Spider-Man! After failing to capture Venom several months ago, the heavily-armed vigilantes decide that the web-slinger is the next best thing! In the skies over Manhattan, the Jury (and Orwell Taylor) set a trap for the spectacular one! So much for voir dire! This Jury is already seated and going straight for a conviction! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Richard Parker, Mary Parker, and Nova. (Notes: The Jury previously appeared in the Venom Lethal Protector (1993) series. This issue includes a foldout back cover featuring upcoming Marvel releases.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Chromium Man (1994) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

(#12145/27000).

Label #19-2A98398-027

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Cover pencils by Adam Pollina, inks by Bobby Rae. Bonds And Choices, script by John Riley, pencils by Adam Pollina, inks by Jason Felix; In order to save his kidnapped wife, Chromium Man is ordered to kill thousands of people for the Phylenites, but will he do it? 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Dark Dominion (1993 Defiant) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-033

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Written by Len Wein. Art by Joseph A. James, Steve Leialoha, and Tim Perkins. Cover art: Unknown. "Let There Be Light!" Michael sets off to rescue Mercy from Chasm, but he faces a few obstacles along the way. 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $2.50.

Dark Horse Comics (1992) 15 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #21-1DA1FC5-015

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Cover by John Higgins. "The Mark: What Goes Around" concludes in this issue of Dark Horse Comics when the Archon, Lutzany's despotic leader, finds himself in America at a time when his country is ripped apart by revolution and riot. But the Archon has his own plan and no revolution in the world can stop it now. Gerald Coile was a smuggler of Alien products -- Royal Jelly, Xeno-Zip, and... other "things." It was a lucrative occupation, but without retirement benefits, so he arranged his own retirement benefits via the Drug Enforcement Agency. In part 1 of "Aliens: Cargo," he discovers that such a plan definitely has a down side. Also, in part 3 of "The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research," the scientific team aboard the Donachek discovers that their research really can get the best of them. What can you do when your experiment has its own hidden and horrifying agenda? FC. Cover price $2.50.

Deadpool The Circle Chase (1993) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4398414009

The Circle Chase Round 4: Duck Soup - Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Joe Madureira and Harry Candelario. Don't miss the dramatic conclusion to the search for Tolliver's will! It's Deadpool against Slayback, plus Vanessa and Weasel against Zero in this page-turning slugfest! When Deadpool finally meets up with Vanessa, it may be too late to save her! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

Doctor Chaos (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

(#29,008/30,000).

Label #19-2B9A632-007

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Exiles (1993 1st Series Malibu) 4 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Label #19-2AF890E-023

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The Exiles don't fare too well in the final issue of the series, in "Fatal Flaws." Amber Hunt's journey continues in Break Thru (1993) #1. Script by Steve Gerber. Art by R.R. (Robb) Phipps & Dave Simons. Cover by Jason Pearson. Cover price $1.95.

Firearm (1993) 0 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #19-2AC2DFF-008

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Originally came with a 35 minute VHS movie. By James Robinson. 32 pgs. Full color.

Good Guys (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8 SS

Paper: White

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Verified Signature: Charles Yoakum, Grey, Jan Childress & Jim Shooter.

Label #19-20638AB-002

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Cover pencils by Grey, inks by Charles Yoakum. To Wish a Mile High, script by Jan Childress (co-plot, script) and Jim Shooter (co-plot), pencils by Jan Childress (layouts), Grey, Alan Weiss, and Adam Pollina, inks by Charles Yoakum, Alan Weiss, and Adam Pollina; The Good Guys get their powers, and have to stop an evil boy genius. 52 pgs. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

Itchy and Scratchy Comics (1993) 1D.A CGC 9.4 Vance Variant

Paper: White

Label #4321734017

Direct Edition with poster included. Cover pencils by Steve Vance, inks by Bill Morrison; Itchy and Scratchy's cartoon mayhem extends into their real lives when they enter a race around the world. Diagram of Itchy and Scratchy's body parts. A list of Itchy and Scratchy's top 40 things...all of them violent. 36 pgs., full color. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Itchy and Scratchy Comics (1993) 1D.A CGC 8.5 Vance Variant

Paper: White

Label #4385800007

Direct Edition with poster included. Cover pencils by Steve Vance, inks by Bill Morrison; Itchy and Scratchy's cartoon mayhem extends into their real lives when they enter a race around the world. Diagram of Itchy and Scratchy's body parts. A list of Itchy and Scratchy's top 40 things...all of them violent. 36 pgs., full color. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Scavengers (1994 Triumphant) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

(#10,981/25,000).

Label #19-2BC24B4-054

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Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 87 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D8FD6C-087

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Blood and Thunder. Part 6 of 13. Guest-starring Thor, Adam Warlock, and Doctor Strange. Story by Ron Marz. Art by Andy Smith and Tom Christopher. Cover by Ron Lim and Keith Aiken. Story continued from Thor 469. The God of Thunder has gone mad and none have the power to stop him. Adam Warlock and the Silver Surfer seek out the council of Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. Story continues in Warlock Chronicles #7. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Sin City A Dame to Kill For (1993) 1A CBCS 9.8 Miller

Paper: White

Label #21-3246A82-019

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1st printing - Story and art by Frank Miller. In Sin City, it's easy to hide from the present, but impossible to forget the past. Frank Miller makes a return trip to Sin City and brings eager readers along for the ride. On the way, meet Dwight, a photographer who specializes in hard-to-get shots... the incriminating kind. The kind that lead to messy, expensive divorces. Dwight's doing his best to forget the past, and was doing a pretty good job until the phone rang. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For #1 is another no-holds-barred, chiaroscuro excursion to the favorite city of Frank Miller, winner of the National Cartoonists' Award for Best Comic Book of 1992. This premiere issue features cover-to-cover story and a special mystery guest. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Sludge (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well

Label #19-2AFFCAF-018

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Cover pencils by Aaron Lopresti, inks by Gary Martin. "Because They Pay Me," script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Aaron Lopresti, inks by Gary Martin; Sludge continues to get caught up in gang related violence; Using his ability to make cells rapidly grow on his victims' faces, he causes them to suffocate; Detective Quinn is on Sludge's trail but with no idea who the gang member killer is, his only link are the causes of death; Sludge tries to stop another act of violence and recognizes one of the hoods as being Quinn, the man he was supposed to kill before his transformation. Prototype ad. Exiles ad. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Solitaire (1993) 1U CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2AFFCAF-024

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Unbagged without card. "Pleasure Principle" - Written by Gerard Jones. Art and Cover by Jeff Johnson and Barbara Kaalberg. Solitaire is up against King Pleasure, who kidnaps and murders young runaways. Solitaire finds King Pleasure's hideout, the Pleasure Dome, and attacks him there. Along the way, we learn some ominous secrets about Solitaire and his mysterious father. Solitaire is a loner who has taken it upon himself to protect "the weirdos, the outcasts and the victims of the world, especially in Los Angeles." Playing cards -- solitaire, of course -- help him think! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Solitaire (1993) 1U CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Poly-Bagged Variant.

Label #19-2AFFCAF-025

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Unbagged without card. "Pleasure Principle" - Written by Gerard Jones. Art and Cover by Jeff Johnson and Barbara Kaalberg. Solitaire is up against King Pleasure, who kidnaps and murders young runaways. Solitaire finds King Pleasure's hideout, the Pleasure Dome, and attacks him there. Along the way, we learn some ominous secrets about Solitaire and his mysterious father. Solitaire is a loner who has taken it upon himself to protect "the weirdos, the outcasts and the victims of the world, especially in Los Angeles." Playing cards -- solitaire, of course -- help him think! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Solution (1994) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFCAF-034

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"The Hunted" - Written by James Hudnall. Art and Cover by Darick Robertson and Barbara Kaalberg. The Solution goes to Hollywood. Their new client, located in Los Angeles, must meet with Tech and the rest of the team. Vurk, not wanting the added publicity, parts from the group, only to meet with a menace of his own. Can Vurk survive a fight with a lethal ultrahunter? Or will Shadowmage be able to save the day? Guest appearances by Hardcase, Choice, The Alternate and Harmonica! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Spider-Man 2099 (1992 1st Series) 13 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-364AAAA-041

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Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Al Williamson. Prophet and Loss, script by Peter David, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Al Williamson; Spider-Man and Thanatos fight, and are blasted into the warp Jordan has created; They fight in an unreal world until the Net Prophet pulls Spidey out of it. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Strangers (1993 Malibu) 6 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2AFFCAF-056

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The Tao of Physiques! - Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Rick Hoberg & Dave Simons. Cover by Rick Hoberg & Joe Rubinstein. A menace from the Strangers' past returns, and Electrocute must stand alone against it! Meanwhile, Yrial decides to join the Strangers in more than just name -- she creates a magical being to prove her devotion to the team! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Triumphant Unleashed (1993) 0A CBCS 9.8 Free Preview White

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Promotional. (#72,131/80,000).

Label #19-2BC24B4-059

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Cover pencils by Fred E. Harper, inks by Bobby Rae. "The Ascension," script by John Riley, art by Fred E. Harper; A young girl is taken and raised as a super-powered guard for galactic peace, then Chaos intervenes and she ends up on a distant planet where she is worshiped as a goddess and begins a campaign to conquer the galaxy. 20 pgs., full color. No cover price (free). Cover price $2.50.

Triumphant Unleashed (1993) 0C CBCS 9.8 Yellow Variant

Paper: White

(#25,629/31,000).

Label #19-2BC24B4-063

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Cover pencils by Fred E. Harper, inks by Bobby Rae. "The Ascension," script by John Riley, art by Fred E. Harper; A young girl is taken and raised as a super-powered guard for galactic peace, then Chaos intervenes and she ends up on a distant planet where she is worshiped as a goddess and begins a campaign to conquer the galaxy. 20 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Triumphant Unleashed (1993) 1 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

(#21,855/28,000).

Label #19-2BC24B4-065

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Cover pencils by Fred E. Harper, inks by Bobby Rae. "The Fall," script by John Riley, pencils by Fred E. Harper, inks by Fred E. Harper; Phylenore realizes her people were zealots and the crusade ends. Untitled story, pencils by Greg Fox; Young Prince Vandal in the asylum where he was raised. Untitled story, pencils by Adam Pollina, inks by J. Felix; The marriage of Chromium and Candi. Untitled story, pencils by Greg Fox; Sadie inspires lust. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 306 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-40F2430-046

Cover by John Romita, Jr. Mortal Coils, script by Scott Lobdell, art by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green; Xavier battles Quicksilver in the Danger Room; Forge and Storm go on a date; Cameron Hodge kills Candy Southern all over again. Story takes place between Uncanny #304 and X-Men #25. Promo for Siege Of Darkness crossover. Letter to the editor from (author?) Chris Golden (Christopher Golden). 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Valeria the She-Bat (1993 Continuity) 5 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2BC24B4-066

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Story by Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Neal Adams. Tyvek wraparound cover by Neal Adams. Neal Adams Continuity Comics presents a supernatural adventurer, a sort of female version of Man-Bat. The art in this issue was created from reworked art which had been originally created for a Spawn/She-Bat crossover that never saw print. Final issue of the series; followed by Valeria the She-Bat (1995 Windjammer) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #2-4 do NOT exist. Cover price $2.50.

Venom The Madness (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Direct Edition.

Label #18-178DA32-010

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Featuring a multi-level embossed cover! The symbiote is not pleased when Eddie Brock falls in love, and Eddie's problems only get worse when Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy attack. Then, Dusk, with the help of some toxic waste, does his best to drive the living suit insane. You just have to see Kelley Jones's renderings of the suit, both normal and crazed! Written by Ann Nocenti. Art by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Cover by Kelley Jones. Cover price $2.95.

Warriors of Plasm (1993) 4 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2B9A632-049

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Warriors of Plasm Home for the Holidays GN (1993) 1-1ST CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A98398-142

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1st printing. Written by Len Wein. Art by Dave Cockrum and Keith Wilson. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

X-Men 2099 (1993 Marvel) 2 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-248E175-029

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Synge City Blues - Written by John Francis Moore. Art and Cover by Ron Lim & Adam Kubert. With all-new characters and continuity, this blistering-hot series finds the X-Men at the mercy of a family who plans to avenge their father's death! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

Zorro (1993 Topps) 0A CBCS 9.6

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2ACB150-039

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Regular Edition. Originally came polybagged with Dracula vs Zorro (1993) #2. Drink the Blood Straight - Written by Don McGregor. Art by Mike Mayhew & John Nyberg. Painted Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. A cannon-blast of explosive excitement! A savage, mind-numbingly brutal tale! Issue Zero introduces a deadly new villain who will be playing a major part in the regular series. Buck Wylde is a huge, monstrous, renegade Mountain man who creates bizarre animal traps specifically designed to brutally cripple and maim before they kill. Because he is alone, in the middle of the remote, frontier wilderness, he is free to do anything and everything to his helpless quarry. Then Zorro almost falls victim to one of his hideous snares. From that moment on, Buck Wylde's sadistic bloodsport with wildlife is transformed into a savage blood-combat. To preserve the lifestyle he leads, Buck Wylde must slay Zorro. 16 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.