Auctions: comic books November 1996

Avengers (1996 2nd Series) 1B CBCS 9.8 Yaep Variant

Paper: White

Chap Yaep Variant.

Label #21-1984276-016

Yaep cover - "Awaken the Thunder!" Plot by Rob Liefeld. Script by Jim Valentino. Pencils by Chap Yaep (pgs 1-19) and Rob Liefeld (pgs 20-41). Inks by Jonathan Sibal and Marlo Aquiza. Cover by Chap Yaep and Jonathan Sibal. Following the events of Onslaught Marvel Universe (1996) #1, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back! But the Avengers are not quite the same...and also not in the same universe! A new creative team reimagines the Avengers for their second volume! On Avengers Island (in the Heroes Reborn Universe), Earth's Mightiest Heroes assemble for their first official mission! The team is traveling to Norway (of all places) to investigate a mysterious man encased in amber! And that man happens to be none other than the Prince of Asgard! If Thor is alive and well in this strange universe, can Loki be far behind? In the Norwegian snowscape, the new Avengers battle alongside the Mighty Thor to thwart Loki's sinister scheme! Cameo appearances by Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Agatha Harkness, Ultron-1, and the Enchantress. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Scarlet Witch, Swordsman, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: The Avengers' chronology continues from Avengers (1st series) 402. The Heroes Reborn universe is also known as Franklin Richards' pocket universe. The Avengers eventually return to the normal Marvel universe and continuity in the Heroes Reborn: The Return Limited Series in December 1997; and the Avengers 3rd series in January 1998. This issue features a 2-page pin-up of the new team.) 56 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 13A VF+ 8.5 Campbell

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell. No certification is included.

Archie and Friends appearance. Part one of three Cover price $1.30.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 13B NM- 9.2 Campbell Bone Variant

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell. No certification is included.

Spawn, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Madman, Part two of three Cover price $1.30.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 13C.A NM 9.4 Campbell Holiday Variant

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell. No certification is included.

Part three of three. Appearances by Shi, Wolverine, Maxx, Madman, Lady Death, Hellboy & others. Variant Holiday cover. Cover price $1.30.

Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) 13C.B VF- 7.5 Campbell Lightning Variant

Signed by artist J. Scott Campbell. No certification is included.

Cover pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Alex Garner. Untitled story, script by Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell, and Jim Lee, pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Alex Garner, Richard Friend Tom McWeeney, Edwin Rosell, and Peter Guzman (assist); Grunge is stuck in the dimension of Sequential Art trying to rescue the Wizard from the Frenzy Beast; With help from a number of familiar cross-company characters and a pep talk by real life motivational guru Tony Robbins, Grunge finds the strength within himself to forsake his collection and rip the chromium covered comic he desires which destroys the Beast and sends him home to his friends. Part three of three. Appearances by Shi, Wolverine, Maxx, Madman, Lady Death, Hellboy & others. 13C regular cover. 20 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.30.

Penthouse Comix (1994) 17 VF- 7.5

November 1996. Milo Manara cover; Reprints Manaras Hidden Camera. Denz, Part 3; Testosterony; Bad Girl: Doles in the House!; Doctor Dare in the Phillipines, Part 3; The Sex Slaves of Mamasaki!; Young Captain Adventure, Part 12; Gotcha!; Milo Manaras Hidden Camera, Part 1; Sense of Modesty; Monkey Jank; Abducted by Aliens, Part 1. Written by Jan Strnad, John Nubbin, Keith Giffen, Milo Manara, Bob Fingerman, George Caragonne, and Eliot Brown. Art by Richard Corben, Sean Shaw, Alfonso Font, Bart Sears, Milo Manara, Bob Fingerman, and John Burns. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in. 80 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Silver Surfer (1987 2nd Series) 122 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-1D90B3E-022

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"It's the End of the World as We Know It!" Guest-starring Legacy (Captain Marvel III). Beta Ray Bill and Quasar cameos. Story by George Perez. Art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. The Silver Surfer has returned to his own universe and ventures home, but things are not as he left them. The son of Captain Marvel fights feverishly to save Zenn-La from destruction, but the Surfer impedes his progress. Why? The answer will shock long time fans of the silvery Sky Rider. Cover price $1.50.