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Item #60970558
Batman The Dark Knight Returns HC (1986 DC) 1-1ST VF- 7.5
Ends Jun 10 6:40 PM CST Bid History 5 bids Current Bid $29 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.
Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.
Writer/artist Frank Miller's classic, and one of the most groundbreaking comic-book stories ever, returns in a new hardcover edition featuring a dust jacket designed by multiple award-winner Chip Kidd!
Ten years after the Dark Knight has retired from crimefighting, he finds himself unable to exorcise the bitter memories of his parents' murders - making the long suppressed voice of his vigilante side aching to break through once more. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory, fighting a new generation of crime in Gotham City.
Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.
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Item #60970561
Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 DC) 1-1ST VG 4.0
Ends Jun 10 6:41 PM CST Bid History 2 bids Current Bid $2 Your Secret Max Bid If you'd like to bid, please log in or register. 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.
Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.
This trade paperback edition re-presents the landmark mini-series, with a new cover by Miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by Miller, the original covers to the mini-series and Warner Books edition, the plot to The Dark Knight Falls, and material from Miller's sketchbook.
Softcover, 224 pages, full color.
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Item #60996592
Tags: Alternate Reality, BatmanBatman White Knight Presents Red Hood (2022 DC) 2C CBCS 9.8 Di Meo 1:25 Variant
Paper: White
Simone Di Meo Retailer Incentive.
Label #22-30822D2-004
Starts Jun 10 Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sean Murphy and Clay McCormack. Art by Simone Di Meo. After being reluctantly recruited to bring justice to the East Backport neighborhood of Gotham, Jason Todd is back in the hero business! With an all-too-eager sidekick, Gan, by his side, hes on the road to becoming one of the good guys again. And after all the damage Bruce Wayne did to his childhood, hes hell-bent on creating the ultimate Robin, no matter the cost. But when the new dynamic duos first challenger comes calling, will they be up to the task? Shriek is ready to turn up the stereo and blow our heroes away! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
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Item #58690283
Dark Ages (2021 Marvel) 4D CBCS 9.6 Woods 1:25 Variant
Pete Woods Retailer Incentive.
Label #22-11A3106-005
Starts Jun 10 Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Iban Coello. Cover by Pete Woods. A group of heroes have crossed dark seas in a desperate and dangerous attempt to save their friends. But before the heroes can save the world, they must first survive the most treacherous place on Earth - Europe. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
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Item #61099250
Heroes Reborn (2021 Marvel) 1L CGC 9.8 Artgerm Virgin 1:200 Variant
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Paper: White
Lau "Virgin" Edition.
Label #4208905004
Starts Jun 24 Limited 1 for 200 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Ed McGuinness. Cover by Artgerm. A WORLD WITHOUT AVENGERS! Welcome to a world where Tony Stark never built an Iron Man armor. Where Thor is a hard-drinking atheist who despises hammers. Where Wakanda is dismissed as a myth. And where Captain America was never found in the ice because there were no Avengers to find him. Instead this world has always been protected by Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Squadron Supreme of America. And now the Squadron faces an attack from some of their fiercest enemies, like Dr. Juggernaut, the Black Skull, the Silver Witch and Thanos with his Infinity Rings. But why is the Daywalker Blade the one man alive who seems to remember that the entire world has somehow been…reborn? 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.
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Item #61075043
Tags: Heroes Reborn (2021 Marvel) (part 6.2), Alternate RealityHeroes Reborn Squadron Savage (2021 Marvel) 1B CGC 9.8 Blatt Variant
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Paper: White
Variant Edition
Label #3864362014
Starts Jun 24 Written by Ethan Sacks. Art by Luca Pizzari. Cover by David Blatt. ELEKTRA LEADS A TEAM OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST HEROES AND VILLAINS - WITH ALL OF REALITY HANGING IN THE BALANCE! There are some threats that require a more savage approach than the Squadron Supreme of America can offer. For those missions, the Department of Defense has put together a team consisting of Elektra, the Punisher, Crossbones, Cloak and the enigmatic Murder Hornet. They must fight their way through a team of super-powered terrorists known as the Redeemers-if they don't kill one another first! Prepare for twists, turns, double crosses and action aplenty! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
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Item #61092930
Human Target (2021 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Hairsine Connecting Variant
Paper: White
Variant Cover
Label #3964018024
Starts Jun 24 Written by Tom King. Art by Greg Smallwood. Cover by Trevor Hairsine, Danny Miki. Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target—a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. Hes had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didnt see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder...as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DCU hated Luthor enough to want him dead. Human Target is a hard-boiled, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noirs told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood! 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
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Item #61093702
Human Target (2021 DC) 3B CGC 9.8 Artgerm Variant
Paper: White
Variant Cover
Label #3995681006
Starts Jun 24 Written Tom King. Art by Greg Smallwood. Cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. Christopher Chance is a man on a deadline and working to solve a crime that might be unsolvable. Despite his better judgment, hes falling for his lead suspect, and her violent ex-boyfriend isnt happy about it. Oh, and that ex? Hes a Green Lantern. 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
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Item #61092933
Human Target (2021 DC) 7B CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Variant Cover
Label #4346705023
Starts Jun 24 Written by Tom King. Art by Greg Smallwood. Cover by Stanley Artgerm Lau. The acclaimed series returns, and Christopher has only days left to solve his own murder. The intrepid detective might have met his match, however, when Fire smolders into his life. What secrets does this flaming femme fatale hold, and will the Human Target get burned? 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
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Item #57513697
Tags: Alternate RealityWhat If (1989 2nd Series) 27 CBCS 9.8
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Direct Edition.
Label #21-25971B9-019
Starts Jun 10 Cover pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Sam de la Rosa. What if the Sub-Mariner Had Joined the Fantastic Four, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Gavin Curtis, inks by Sam de la Rosa; Namor joins the FF after the Torch finds him. Guest starring Doctor Doom. Cameos by the Hulk and Nick Fury. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Item #57900822
Tags: Infinity Gauntlet (part What If?), Alternate RealityWhat If (1989 2nd Series) 49 CBCS 9.4
Paper: Off white to white
Direct Edition.
Label #21-24924FC-013
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Starts Jun 10 "What If the Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet?" Script by Ron Marz, pencils by Scott Clark (with Kevin West), inks by Pamela Eklund. Guest starring Thanos and Adam Warlock. Appearances by Captain America, Mephisto, Doctor Strange, and Shalla-Bal. Cameos by Galactus, Wolverine, Cyclops, the Hulk, the Scarlet Witch, the Sub-Mariner, She-Hulk, Eros, the Vision, Cloak, Firelord, Drax the Destroyer, Thor, Nova, Quasar, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Nebula, Terraxia, and Captain Marvel. Cover price $1.25.
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Item #59308447
Tags: Alternate RealityWhat If (1989 2nd Series) 50 VF 8.0
Starts Jun 24 Embossed cover. Cover art by Armondo Gil. What If the Hulk Killed Wolverine?, script by John Arcudi, art by Armando Gil; After the Hulk kills Wolverine he fights the X-Men who are fighting the Adversary in Dallas; based on Hulk #340 and issues of Uncanny X-Men; Guest starring the Freedom Force. Cover price $2.95.
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Item #59308446
What If (1989 2nd Series) 58 VF- 7.5
Starts Jun 24 What if the Punisher had killed Spider-Man? "The Day I Killed Spider-Man!" Script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Gordon Purcell, inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cameos by Captain America, the Human Torch, the Thing, Hawkeye, Daredevil, the Cat, Luke Cage, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Lizard, the Beetle, the Shocker, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, and the Scorpion. Statement of ownership--average print run 239,892; average paid circulation 140,850. Purcell/Peopy cover (based on the Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover for Amazing Spider-Man 129). Cover price $1.25.
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Item #60801421
What If Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8
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Paper: White
Quah "Virgin" Edition.
Label #4376889014
Starts Jul 6 Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Virgin Cover by Alan Quah. Written by Cody Ziglar. Art by Paco Medina. FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD… CAPTAIN AMERICA! What if…Miles Morales had never been bitten by a genetically enhanced spider and became Spider-Man? What if instead…the U.S. government recruited, trained, and granted him incredible powers with the Super-Soldier Serum? What makes Miles a hero no matter the circumstances, no matter the reality?! And are there OTHER super heroes the many Miles of the multiverse might have become instead of Spidey?! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.
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Item #60615278
What If Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) 4A CBCS 9.8 Medina
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Label #23-0466284-072
Starts Jul 6 Written by Yehudi Mercado. Art by Luigi Zagaria. Cover by Paco Medina. WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER… …if they be worthy, shall possess the power of…THOR. And what if…the Miles Morales of another universe was THOR, THE GOD OF THUNDER?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.
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Item #60615286
What If Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) 4C CBCS 9.8 Medina Design 1:10 Variant
This item's CBCS grade equals the top CGC census grade.
Paper: White
Design Variant
Label #22-30822D2-028
Starts Jul 6 Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Yehudi Mercado. Art by Luigi Zagaria. Cover by Paco Medina. WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER… …if they be worthy, shall possess the power of…THOR. And what if…the Miles Morales of another universe was THOR, THE GOD OF THUNDER?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.