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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1970’s)

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Superboy became Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #197 (August 1973). Crafted by Bates and Cockrum, the feature proved popular and saw such events as the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel in Superboy #200 (Feb 1974). Cockrum was replaced on art by Mike Grell as of issue #203 (August 1974) which featured the death of Invisible Kid. With #231 (September 1977), the book’s title officially changed to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes and also became a “giant-size” title. At this point, the book was written by longtime fan Paul Levitz and drawn by James Sherman, although Gerry Conway frequently wrote as well. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad were married in All-New Collectors’ Edition #C-55 (1978), a treasury-sized special written by Levitz and drawn by Grell. In #241–245 (July–December 1978) Levitz and Sherman (and then Joe Staton) produced what was at that time the most ambitious Legion storyline: “Earthwar“, a galactic war between the United Planets and the Khunds, with several other villains lurking in the background. During this period, Karate Kid was spun off into his own 20th Century-based self-titled series, which lasted 15 issues. Levitz left the book, to be replaced full-time by Gerry Conway.

Superboy departed from the Legion due to a plot of a villain, and the book was renamed simply Legion of Super-Heroes starting with issue #259 (January 1980). Editor Jack C. Harris hired Steve Ditko as guest artist on several issues, a decision which garnered a mixed reaction from the title’s readership. Jimmy Janes became the regular artist in a lengthy tale by Conway (and later Roy Thomas) involving Ultra Boy’s disappearance during a mission, and his long odyssey to rejoin the team. This story told the tale of the Legionnaire Reflecto (only glimpsed during the “Adult Legion” stories in Adventure Comics), featured villainy by the Time Trapper and Grimbor the Chainsman, and saw Superboy rejoin the team.

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #204 FN $5
Superboy and the Legion of Super-heroes #218 VF- $5
Superboy and the Legion of Super-heroes #219 NM- $12
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #233 VF $6
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #237 VF+ $8
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #245 VF+ $7
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #247 VF+ $7
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #250 VF-NM $8
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #253 F $3
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #257 F $3
Legion of Super-heroes #259 VF $7

Green Lantern (Silver Age)

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Following the successful revival of the Flash in Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956), a new Green Lantern was introduced in Showcase #22 (September–October 1959).

This Green Lantern was Hal Jordan, a test pilot who was given a power ring by a dying alien, Abin Sur, and who became a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an interstellar organization of police overseen by the Guardians of the Universe. The Corps’ rings were powerless against anything colored yellow, due to a yellow-colored “impurity,” or “dopant,” in the master power generator located on Oa, where the Guardians maintained their headquarters; the yellow dopant was described as being a “necessary” one, for without it, the master generator could not function as such.

Green Lantern #13 FN+ $139
Green Lantern #15 FN+ $59
Green Lantern #21 FN+ $65
Green Lantern #27 FN+ $50
Green Lantern #39 VF $89
Green Lantern #47 VF- $60
Green Lantern #58 VF- $49
Green Lantern #65 VF- $35
Green Lantern #69 F+ $24

Batman Versus Predator (1991)

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Batman Versus Predator is a crossover featuring a duel between Batman and a member of the titular extraterrestrial race from the Predator film franchise. It was written by Dave Gibbons with art by Andy and Adam Kubert, and was published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in 1991. Adam Kubert won an Eisner Award in 1992 for his contribution.

Batman Versus Predator Collected Edition VF $14
Batman Versus Predator #1 NM $14
Batman Versus Predator #2 Prestige NM $9
Batman Versus Predator #3 NM $9

Fables (2002)

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Fables was a series published by DC Comics‘s Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as “Fables” – who have been forced out of their Homelands by “The Adversary” who has conquered the realm. The Fables have traveled to our world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown. Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at “the Farm” in upstate New York.

Fables #1 Special Edition NM $7
Fables #16 NM $4
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Fables #151 NM $4
Fables #155 NM $4
Fables #155 Variant NM $5
Fables – The Last Castle NM $6

Detective Comics – Rebirth (2016)

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In February 2016, DC Comics announced that as part of the company’s continuity relaunch called DC Rebirth, Detective Comics would resume its original numbering system with June 2016’s #934. Before the New 52, Detective Comics volume 1 had 881 issues, and the New 52’s 52 issues, which ran from 2011 until 2016, were then added back into volume one, making Detective Comics #934 the premier issue following the events of 2016’s DC Rebirth. Writer James Tynion IV and artists Eddy Barrows and Alvaro Martinez are the creative team on the series which is published twice monthly. The series features a team initially consisting of Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain and Clayface, led by Batman and Batwoman, with Batwing (Luke Fox) and Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) later recruited following Tim’s apparent death and Stephanie leaving the team.

Detective Comics #934 NM $5
Detective Comics #935 NM $3
Detective Comics #935 Variant NM $5
Detective Comics #936 NM $3
Detective Comics #936 Variant NM $4
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Detective Comics #1001 NM $5
Detective Comics #1004 NM $4
Detective Comics #1009 NM $4
Detective Comics #1011 NM $4
Detective Comics #1012 NM $4
Detective Comics Annual #1 NM $5

Wonder Woman (2020’s)

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Following the 2016 DC Rebirth continuity relaunch, Wonder Woman’s outfit was redesigned to resemble the one worn in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This outfit is a red bustier with a gold eagle, a blue leather skirt with gold edges with two stars, and knee-high red boots with gold knee guards and accents. Her tiara once again is gold with a red star. She occasionally wears a red cape with a gold clasp and edges. She continues to wear this updated outfit in DC Universe, the continuity established after Rebirth.

Wonder Woman #750 40s Variant NM- $7
Wonder Woman #750 50s Variant NM- $7
Wonder Woman #750 70s Variant NM- $7
Wonder Woman #750 90s Variant NM $10
Wonder Woman #750 NM- $7
Wonder Woman #755 Variant NM $4
Wonder Woman #755 NM $4

Action Comics (1990’s)

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Action Comics Weekly lasted until the beginning of March 1989 and after a short break, issue #643 (July 1989) brought the title back onto a monthly schedule. Writer/artist George Pérez took over the title and was joined by scripter Roger Stern the following month.

As writer of the series, Stern contributed to such storylines as “Panic in the Sky” and “The Death of Superman“. He created the Eradicator in Action Comics Annual #2 and later incorporated the character into the “Reign of the Supermen” story arc beginning in The Adventures of Superman#500. The Eradicator then took over Action Comics as “the Last Son of Krypton” in issue #687 (June 1993).

Stern wrote the 1991 story wherein Clark Kent finally revealed his identity as Superman to Lois Lane.

Action Comics #0 NM $4
Action Comics #649 Newsstand NM- $8
Action Comics #650 Newsstand NM- $4
Action Comics #654 NM- $6
Action Comics #663 NM- $5
Action Comics #664 NM- $6
Action Comics #665 NM $6
Action Comics #666 NM $5
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Action Comics #713 NM- $2
Action Comics #714 VF+ $6
Action Comics #720 NM $4
Action Comics Annual #3 NM $5
Action Comics Annual #4 NM $5
Action Comics Annual #5 NM $4
Action Comics Annual #6 NM $4

Amalgam Comics (1996)

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On two separate occasions – April 1996 and June 1997 – Marvel and DC co-published issues under the Amalgam Comics imprint. The issues were presented as if the imprint had existed for decades, with stories and editorial comments referring to a fictional history stretching back to the Golden Age of Comics, including retcons and reboots. For example, they referred to Secret Crisis of the Infinity Hour (an amalgamation of Marvel’s Secret Wars, DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, Marvel’s The Infinity Gauntlet, and DC’s Zero Hour), which featured the well-known cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths #7, but with Super-Soldier holding his sidekick’s body, instead of Superman holding Supergirl. Several issues included fake letter columns to provide the illusion of background to the stories, with the “fans'” hometowns formed by amalgamating the names of existing cities.

Amazon #1 NM $5
Assassins #1 NM $5
Legends of the Dark Claw #1 NM $9
Magneto and the Magnetic Men #1 NM $5
Speed Demon #1 NM $7
X-Patrol #1 NM $4

Swamp Thing V2 (1980’s)

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In 1984, editor Len Wein assigned Swamp Thing to British writer Alan Moore. When Karen Berger took over as editor, she gave Moore free rein to revamp the title and the character as he saw fit. Moore reconfigured Swamp Thing’s origin to make him a true monster as opposed to a human transformed into a monster. In his first issue, he swept aside most of the supporting cast Pasko had introduced in his year-and-a-half run as writer, and brought the Sunderland Corporation to the forefront, as they hunted Swamp Thing and “killed” him in a hail of bullets. The subsequent investigation revealed that Swamp Thing was not Alec Holland’s consciousness transformed into a plant but actually a form of plant life that had absorbed Holland’s consciousness after exposure to his work, with Swamp Thing’s appearance being the plants’ attempt to duplicate Holland’s human form.

Swamp Thing V2 #1 NM- $12
Swamp Thing V2 #2 VF $5
Swamp Thing V2 #5 VF $3
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Swamp Thing V2 #7 NM $10
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Swamp Thing V2 #11 VF-NM $7
Swamp Thing V2 #12 NM $8
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Swamp Thing V2 Annual #1 VF-NM $10
Swamp Thing V2 Annual #2 NM- $24
Swamp Thing V2 Annual #4 NM- $6
Swamp Thing V2 Annual #5 NM $9

The House of Secrets (1971)

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The House of Secrets was revived in 1969 after a 3 year absence. Now its horror and suspense tales were introduced by a host named Abel, who would also host the satirical comic Plop!. His brother Cain hosted House of Mystery. Swamp Thing first appeared in House of Secrets #92 (July 1971) in a stand-alone horror story set in the early 20th century written by Len Wein and drawn by Bernie Wrightson. The woman appearing on the cover of this issue was modeled after future comics writer Louise Simonson.

This revival, sporting many covers by Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson, and Michael Kaluta, ran through issue #154 (Nov. 1978), with three months passing between #140 (April 1976) and #141 (July 1976). It was then ‘merged’ into The Unexpected with issue #189, through issue #199. The series was 68 ad-free pages, allowing all three portions to be full-length issues.

The House of Secrets also came to be the name of the actual edifice in which Abel lives. Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jerry Grandenetti introduced the house and explained its origins. The Sandman series revealed it exists both in the real world of the DC Universe and in the Dreaming, as a repository for secrets of all kinds.

The House of Secrets #92 Signed by Bernie Wrightson FN+
Bernie Wrightson HOS 92
House of Secrets #102 VG+ $7
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