Auctions: comic books May 2022

25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Special (2022 Boom) FCBD 0 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-3985F7A-001

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Written by Sarah Gailey. Art by Carlos Olivares. Cover by Christa Miesner. What better way to celebrate 25 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer than with a high school yearbook! This Free Comic Book Day special, in actual yearbook format, is a retrospective of your fan-favorite character moments from the past two decades. Celebrate the Chosen One(s), the Scoobies, and your faves through yearbook photos, vignettes, and plenty of jokes and lighthearted moments from an array of artists and writers. Plus you won't want to miss a special look at the future of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Reprint Material. 28 pages, full color.

Archies Anniversary Spectacular (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.A CBCS 9.6 SS Parent

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 07/31/2022. Collector's Edition.

Label #22-2B979C7-006

Collector's Edition Variant Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Homage to "Rio" Album Cover by Duran Duran. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Jeff Shultz, Glenn Whitmore. We're celebrating THE ARCHIES 55th anniversary with this special issue honoring their musical mayhem-featuring a BRAND NEW STORY! In 'Sound Off!' The Archies are looking for a place to practice after their loud music forced Mr. Andrews to kick them out of his garage. Where will they go next to rehearse? PLUS a sampling of some of the best classic and modern classic stories featuring the musical supergroup! 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

Archies Anniversary Spectacular (2022 Archie) 1COLLECTOR.B CBCS 9.6 SS Parent

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Witnessed Signature: Dan Parent on 07/31/2022. Collector's Virgin Edition.

Label #22-2B979C7-007

Collector's Edition Virgin Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 250 copies. Homage to "Rio" Album Cover by Duran Duran. Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Jeff Shultz, Glenn Whitmore. We're celebrating THE ARCHIES 55th anniversary with this special issue honoring their musical mayhem-featuring a BRAND NEW STORY! In 'Sound Off!' The Archies are looking for a place to practice after their loud music forced Mr. Andrews to kick them out of his garage. Where will they go next to rehearse? PLUS a sampling of some of the best classic and modern classic stories featuring the musical supergroup! 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

Catwoman (2018 DC) 41E CBCS 9.8 Sozomaika 1:25 Variant

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Sozomaika Retailer Incentive.

Label #22-12224D0-006

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tini Howard. Art by Nico Leon. Cover by Sozomaika. With Batman out of the picture, Catwoman would be wise to remember that there are more than bats in Gothams belfries. Speaking of bats, Onyx returns to her home city to bat cleanup and make sure Catwomans not letting any strays into her city...and with no big Bat in the shadows, those pesky no-killing rules are off the table. Lets see if Catwoman and Onyx can agree on a target… 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 18TINYONION.GOLD CBCS 9.8 Robles Tiny Onion Variant

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Onion Club Foil Exclusive.

Label #22-1ECEEA5-010

Tiny Onion Exclusive Gold Foil cover by Nick Robles. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Martin Simmonds. NEW STORY ARC Co-creator MARTIN SIMMONDS returns for the explosive new arc of the Eisner-nominated hit! For decades, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart, THE MINISTRY OF LIES. Now Cole Turner will have to face the consequences of his predecessors as the dark actions of the past unfurl before him… 28 pages, full color. Rated M

Devil's Reign (2022 Marvel) 5A CBCS 9.8 Checchetto

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Label #22-0FA5507-007

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Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Marco Checchetto. Cover by Marco Checchetto. As smart and ruthless as Wilson Fisk may be, he's chosen to enlist the aid of some of the most reprehensible, dangerous and bloodthirsty criminals the Marvel Universe has to offer! He's been able to keep them on a short leash out of fear for weeks. IN THIS ISSUE - that fear runs out! Fisk's lackeys aren't scared of ANYTHING anymore, even him - and ALL OF NEW YORK is left to pay the price! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Grey Alien Life @#$% (2022 Aardvark-Vanaheim) 1 CGC 9.8

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Manufactured with "872 of 2379" Printed on Cover

Label #4376820012

Limited to 2379 copies. Written and illustrated by Dave Sim. Two big features in one issue! 1) Satan in "It's Not Easy Being Me," a behind-the-scenes look at exactly how difficult it is being Satan and manipulating all the evil in the world. Satan's programs in development: "Are you Sufficiently Ashamed of being white?" Also! PESTA (People For The Ethical Sexual Treatment of Animals); Also! Hunter Biden's telepathic Ukrainian-Chinese orange-skinned "honey-pot" Trump porn-tape bobby-soxer nurse alien! 2) Cerebus in "The Case of the Safe-Word Seal," The Infernal Trial of the Century sponsored by The Infernal People's Republic of China and featuring the debut of Matt Dow's Hello Spawnee! 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

Immortal X-Men (2022 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.8 Johnson Carnage Forever Variant

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Johnson Variant Cover

Label #4096460008

Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Lucas Werneck. Cover by Jeff Johnson. IN THE QUIET COUNCIL, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM! The Quiet Council rules the Krakoan age, for better... or worse. Now, shaken by INFERNO and X LIVES / X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE they strive to hold together, no matter how much they want to tear each other apart. Writer Kieron Gillen (UNCANNY X-MEN, ETERNALS, The Wicked + The Divine, Die) returns to the world of X with artist Lucas Werneck (TRIAL OF MAGNETO) to bring us all into the room where it happens. "It" being "the most powerful people on Earth deciding the fate of the whole planet." Prepare for sinister secrets to be revealed and learn that some secrets are more sinister than others... 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Spider-Man Venom (2022 Marvel) FCBD 1A CBCS 9.8 Romita

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Label #22-3985F7A-005

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Written by Zeb Wells, Al Ewing, Ram V and Derek Landy. Art by John Romita, Jr., Stefano Raffaele, Greg Land, Scott Hanna and Jay Leisten. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna. Marvel Comics will celebrate Free Comic Book Day this year with three separate free one-shots, each offering readers new and old an exciting entry point into some of Marvel's biggest upcoming stories and characters! Announced last week, Spider-Man is gearing up for a brand-new era just in time for the character's 60th anniversary! Fans who pick up FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1 will see the very beginning of the major storylines that Zeb Wells, John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna have planned for their run on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, with "Lost in the Mail." This issue will also give fans a chance to check VENOM out in "Seven Seals" by Al Ewing, Ram V and Stefano Raffaele. Plus a bonus ALL-OUT AVENGERS story by Derek Landy, Greg Land and Jay Leisten. 28 pages, full color. Rated T

Spider-Man Venom (2022 Marvel) FCBD 1A CGC 9.8 Romita

Paper: White

Label #4075012010

Written by Zeb Wells, Al Ewing, Ram V and Derek Landy. Art by John Romita, Jr., Stefano Raffaele, Greg Land, Scott Hanna and Jay Leisten. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna. Marvel Comics will celebrate Free Comic Book Day this year with three separate free one-shots, each offering readers new and old an exciting entry point into some of Marvel's biggest upcoming stories and characters! Announced last week, Spider-Man is gearing up for a brand-new era just in time for the character's 60th anniversary! Fans who pick up FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1 will see the very beginning of the major storylines that Zeb Wells, John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna have planned for their run on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, with "Lost in the Mail." This issue will also give fans a chance to check VENOM out in "Seven Seals" by Al Ewing, Ram V and Stefano Raffaele. Plus a bonus ALL-OUT AVENGERS story by Derek Landy, Greg Land and Jay Leisten. 28 pages, full color. Rated T

Star Wars Crimson Reign (2021 Marvel) 3H CGC 9.6 Nakayama 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Nakayama Variant Cover

Label #4057832025

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Steven Cummings. Cover by David Nakayama. ODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST! LADY QI'RA'S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives - the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST. Qi'ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist's search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE'S formation… …and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2017 IDW) FCBD 2022 CBCS 9.0

Paper: White

Label #22-3985F7A-020

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Written by Tom Waltz. Art and Cover by Sophie Campbell. The Ninja Turtles have broken out of the locked-down neighborhood of Manhattan known as Mutant Town - but which Ninja Turtles? As all new mutants terrorize NYC, enemies and allies of the TMNT alike prepare for a confrontation greater than any that has come before: the Rat King's diabolical Armageddon Game! The TMNT event of 2022 starts here from Tom Waltz, Sophie Campbell, Ronda Pattison, and Kevin Eastman! Exclusive Original Material. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Twig (2022 Image) 1SOC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Baldari Variant Cover.

Label #4063511019

State of Comics and Warp Zone Comics Exclusive Cover by Nicoletta Baldari. Written by Skottie Young. Art by Kyle Strahm. SERIES PREMIERE Eisner Award-winning I HATE FAIRYLAND and MIDDLEWEST writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) come together for an all-new epic fantasy/adventure miniseries! It's the first day of Twig's new job as a journeyer on a JEFF SMITH's Bone-esque quest to save a The Dark Crystal/Labyrinth-style world. Join our hesitant hero for an inspiring and imaginative tale of hope, heartache, and determination to overcome insurmountable odds! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.A NM 9.4

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.B NM- 9.2

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Venom Lethal Protector (2022 Marvel) 1SHATTERED.B NM- 9.2

Written by David Michelinie. Art by Ivan Fiorelli. AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

What If Miles Morales (2022 Marvel) 1ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Quah "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4376889014

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.