Auctions This Week: Wednesday, July 8th

Welcome back,

We’re cruising through the hot, hot summer with some equally hot books, and you’re invited along for the ride! Up first this week is a solid example of Amazing Spider-Man #15, a classic early Silver Age story featuring the first appearance of Kraven the Hunter, the second appearance of the Chameleon, and the first mention of fan-favorite Mary Jane Watson. Also up for grabs is a fantastic copy of X-Men #94, the beginning of the “new X-Men” as written by Len Wein and Chris Claremont, in which Sunfire leaves the team and we’re treated to the second appearances of beloved heroes Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Thunderbird. These key books are not to be missed!

These 10-day auctions run from July 8th to July 18th:

Amazing Spider-Man #15 CGC Universal Grade in 5.5 condition with off-white pages. This is a fantastic Silver Age comic from an original owner collection. Featuring the first appearance of Kraven the Hunter, the first mention of Mary Jane Watson, and the second appearance of the Chameleon, the exciting issue is written by Stan Lee, with interior artwork and cover by Steve Ditko.

X-Men #94 CGC Universal Grade in 8.5 condition with off-white to white pages. This is an incredible comic to complete your collection. Featuring the beginning of the New X-Men series, in which Sunfire leaves the team, and containing the second appearances of Nightcrawler, Storm, Thunderbird, and Colossus, this key issue is written by Len Wein and Chris Claremont, with a cover by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum, and interiors by Cockrum and Bob McLeod.

Don’t forget that these auctions are ending Saturday, July 11th:

	Detective Comics #404 CGC Universal Grade in 6.5 condition with off-white to white pages. A classic 15 cent book containing a Batgirl backup story, this also stars Batman and features a tribute to Enemy Ace. This issue has writing by the late, great Denny O’Neil along with Frank Robbins, with art by Dick Giordano, Frank Giacoia and Gil Kane, and cover and artwork by Neal Adams.
	Avengers #3 CGC Universal Grade in 5.0 condition with off-white pages. This is a wonderful comic to complete your Silver Age collection. Featuring the first Hulk and Sub-Mariner team-up, along with Fantastic Four and X-Men appearances and even an Amazing Spider-Man cameo, this early issue has artwork and cover by both Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman and a story written by Stan Lee.

Good luck, everyone!

It’s One Hot Week!

…hot new release week, that is! Take a look at everything we just got in and unpacked that will greet you Wednesday morning, bright and early:

Email requests are always welcome, so don’t hesitate to ask us to reserve something for you.

As a reminder, we have recently expanded our hours — we will now be open Wednesdays, 11am–6pm; Thursdays, 11am–6pm; Fridays, 11am–6pm; and Saturdays, 10am–3pm. We hope that this will prove beneficial to you all. Don’t forget to wear your favorite fun mask, or to bring your blue Wonderland reusable bag to carry all your new goodies in!

We look forward to seeing you in-store soon~

New This Week: Wednesday, July 8th

Greetings, everyone!

And with this, can we officially say that New Comic Book Day is back? All of your favorite publishers, big and small, are represented with this week’s new release comics and books. Hope you took the time last week to get caught up on your reading, because there are lots of fantastic things just on the horizon. Seriously, look at these lists:

Comics & Magazines

ABSOLUTE FLIPBOOK #1

ADVENTUREMAN #2

AGGRETSUKO #4

ARCHANGEL 8 #3 (OF 5)

BATMAN #94

BATMAN #94 CARD STOCK FRANCESCO MATTINA VAR

BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #2 (OF 6)

BATMANS GRAVE #8 (OF 12)

BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #8

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW #1

CIMMERIAN RED NAILS #2

DC CLASSICS THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #2

DCEASED DEAD PLANET #1 (OF 6)

DCEASED DEAD PLANET #1 (OF 6) CARD STOCK MATTINA VAR

DCEASED DEAD PLANET #1 (OF 6) CARD STOCK OLIVER MOVIE VAR

DCEASED DEAD PLANET #1 (OF 6) BLANK VAR

DEJAH THORIS (2019) #6

DETECTIVE COMICS #1023 JOKER WAR

DR STRANGE #5

EMPYRE FANTASTIC FOUR #0

EVERGLADE ANGELS #1

FIREFLY #17

FLASH #757

GHOST RIDER #7

GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #5 (OF 12)

HARLEY QUINN #74

HAWKMAN #25

HEAVY METAL #299

JUSTICE LEAGUE #48

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #6 2ND PRINTING

LOIS LANE #12 (OF 12)

MARVELS X #4 (OF 6)

NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #2

NO ONES ROSE #3

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #25

OFFWORLD SCI FI DOUBLE FEATURE #1 (OF 7)

OLD HAUNTS #2

SKYLIN #1

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2020

STEALTH #3 (OF 6)

STRANGE ACADEMY #2

STRANGER THINGS INTO THE FIRE #4 (OF 4)

SUPERMAN #23

USAGI YOJIMBO COLOR CLASSICS #4

WONDER WOMAN #758

X-FORCE #10

X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #1 (OF 2)

YOUNG JUSTICE #16

Graphic Novels, Trades, & Hardcovers

ALWAYS HUMAN GN VOL 01 SEASON 1

BATMAN HC BOOK 13 CITY OF BANE PART TWO

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS WEIRD SCIENCE TP

DOODLEVILLE GN

FLASH FORWARD TP

INFINITY 8 HC VOL 07

JACKY HA HA GN

KILLADELPHIA TP VOL 01 SINS OF THE FATHER

LOST SOUL BE AT PEACE GRAPHIC MEMOIR SC

MARAUDERS BY GERRY DUGGAN TP VOL 01

ONCE UPON A SPACE TIME GN VOL 01

QUEEN OF THE SEA SC GN

RICK & MORTY TP VOL 11

RISE AND FALL OF TRIGAN EMPIRE TP VOL 01

SPEED BUMP ANNIV ED HC

STREET FIGHTER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL COLLECTION HC

UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY TP VOL 01

As always, we encourage everyone to get your requests in early. Even better — if you’ve really been enjoying a series and would like to stick with it, or if you know of a just-announced title that you absolutely must have, let us know that, too! The more up-to-date your regular pull list is, the more accurately we can order and make sure that we have just what you want on release day.

Next, we want to remind everyone that we will be CLOSED Saturday for the Fourth of July holiday. New releases will be available on Wednesday, July 8th, as normal.

Finally, we would like to announce that starting next week, we will be expanding our hours again! After July 4th, we will be OPEN on Wednesdays, 11am–6pm; Thursdays, 11am–6pm; Fridays, 11am–6pm; and Saturdays, 10am–3pm; for both in-store shopping and curbside pickup. Thank you for your patience, support, and mask-wearing while we get settled into our new schedule!

Have a great holiday weekend, and we’ll see you soon for another New Comic Wednesday~

Auctions This Week: Wednesday, July 1st

Greetings, everyone,

As we head into the sweltering second half of 2020, we’re bringing out some classic goodies that deserve a spot in your collection. Up first is a great copy of Detective Comics #404, a classic Batman book featuring an Enemy Ace tribute and a Batgirl backup story. We’re also reaching far back to bring you a solid example of Avengers #3, an early issue from that legendary run that not only contains the first team-up between Sub-Mariner and the Hulk, but appearances from the Fantastic Four and X-Men, and a Spider-Man cameo. What are you waiting for?

These 10-day auctions run from July 1st to July 11th:

	Detective Comics #404 CGC Universal Grade in 6.5 condition with off-white to white pages. A classic 15 cent book containing a Batgirl backup story, this also stars Batman and features a tribute to Enemy Ace. This issue has writing by the late, great Denny O’Neil along with Frank Robbins, with art by Dick Giordano, Frank Giacoia and Gil Kane, and cover and artwork by Neal Adams.
	Avengers #3 CGC Universal Grade in 5.0 condition with off-white pages. This is a wonderful comic to complete your Silver Age collection. Featuring the first Hulk and Sub-Mariner team-up, along with Fantastic Four and X-Men appearances and even an Amazing Spider-Man cameo, this early issue has artwork and cover by both Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman and a story written by Stan Lee.

Don’t forget that these auctions are ending Saturday, July 4th:

	Daredevil #181 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with white pages. An incredible double-size guest-star-loaded classic to add to your collection, it features the “death” of Elektra, appearances from Bullseye and Kingpin, and a Punisher cameo. This issue’s story is written by Frank Miller and has cover and artwork by Miller and Klaus Janson.
	Shazam #12 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with white pages. A 60 cent giant size square bound issue, it features Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, and Mary Marvel, along with the Marvel Family in a mix of new and Golden Age classic stories with writing by Nelson Bridwell, Otto Binder, and Elliot Maggin; artwork by Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano; and a cover by Oksner.

Happy bidding, all!

Let’s Play “Catch-Up Week”!

Hey, everyone,

It’s a small batch of new releases this week, but that will give everyone a chance to catch up on their reading over the holiday weekend. (Actually, it looks a little smaller than it should because someone [Val] forgot to take a pic of the all-ages section, which has an entire shelf of new releases all on its own. While you’re waiting to check out, be sure to sneak a peek at the wall in the lobby for even more fantastic books.) Otherwise, let’s see what’s on the racks to greet you this Wednesday…

And if that’s still not enough, this is the perfect opportunity to scope out some of the graphic novels you’ve been meaning to read, or to fill out some holes in your back issue collection. As always, feel free to email us with requests! Don’t forget to snag your free copy of Marvel Universe, too, with all kinds of exciting information on upcoming Marvel releases.

Finally, we will be CLOSED on Saturday, July 4th for Independence Day. Enjoy your holiday weekend, and we’ll see you soon!

New This Week: Wednesday, July 1st

Hey, everyone!

This week’s list of new releases is a little unusual — you may notice the conspicuous absence of comics from two major publishers! Worry not, however, as this is just a sign of small changes in the comic book industry. Marvel is slowly catching up on their schedule with a “trade week”, while DC, as you may have heard, is transitioning to a new distribution system and so is taking a week off to make sure stores like ours are comfortable with the new setup. Things should settle out soon; in the meantime, this will give you a chance to catch up with all of the fantastic comics and books we’ve seen recently, including these beauties fresh off the press!

Comics & Magazines

ALL-AMERICA COMIX ONE-SHOT

BARBARA THE BARBARIAN #3 (OF 3)

BOYS DEAR BECKY #2

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #15

DEVILS HIGHWAY #1

EZEQUIEL HIMES ZOMBIE HUNTER #1 (OF 2)

GODDAMNED VIRGIN BRIDES #1 (OF 5)

KILLING RED SONJA #2

KING OF NOWHERE #3 (OF 5)

MAGIKA #1

MARVEL ACTION CLASSICS AVENGERS STARRING IRON MAN #1

NAILBITER RETURNS #2

NEGAN LIVES #1

OLYMPIA #5 (OF 5)

PLOT #5

REAVER #9

RED SONJA #16

TMNT URBAN LEGENDS #24

VAMPIRELLA #10

VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #8

Graphic Novels, Trades, & Hardcovers

BECOMING BRIANNA GN

BERING STRAIT GN

BIX GN

CHILD STAR GN

CUISINE CHINOISE TALES OF FOOD & LIFE HC

DAWN OF X TP VOL 06

EXCALIBUR BY TINI HOWARD TP VOL 01

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE TP VOL 01 PRELUDE

GEORGE MCDONALDS LIGHT PRINCESS COMP COLL TP

HISTORY COMICS GN GREAT CHICAGO FIRE

HISTORY COMICS GN ROANOKE COLONY

ISOLA TP VOL 02

JOHNNY DYNAMITE HC COMP ADV PETE MORISI WILD MAN

MARKED TP VOL 01 FRESH INK

MARS CHALLENGE GN

MARVELS BLACK WIDOW PRELUDE TP

OLD GEEZERS HC GN

POKEMON ADV COLLECTORS ED TP VOL 02

PUNK TACO HC VOL 01 NEW FRIENDS

RAIDERS TP

SPIT THREE TIMES GN

STREAMLINER HC VOL 01 BYE BYE LISA DORA

VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING HC GN

WHAT IF CLASSIC COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 04

WILD THING OR MY LIFE AS A WOLF GN

YORICK AND BONES GN

YOUNG AVENGERS BY GILLEN MCKELVIE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP

See something you like? Give us a (digital) shout via email and we’ll get you squared away. It’s that easy, and you won’t have to miss a single thing.

As a reminder, our hours for this week are as follows: we will be open for in-store shopping on Wednesday, July 1st, 11am–6pm and Friday, July 3rd, 11am–3pm. We will be CLOSED on Saturday, July 4th, for Independence Day. We hope everyone has a safe and restful holiday weekend, and we’ll see you again soon for another New Comic Book Day!

Auctions This Week: Wednesday, June 24th

Hello, comic aficionados,

We have some beauties for you this week, so take a peek below! Up first is a lovely example of Daredevil #181, featuring the “death” of Elektra, along with a gorgeous copy of Shazam #12, a giant-size, square-bound issue containing some classic Marvel Family stories. Don’t miss out; get your bids in now.

These 10-day auctions run from June 24th to July 4th:

	Daredevil #181 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with white pages. An incredible double-size guest-star-loaded classic to add to your collection, it features the “death” of Elektra, appearances from Bullseye and Kingpin, and a Punisher cameo. This issue’s story is written by Frank Miller and has cover and artwork by Miller and Klaus Janson.
	Shazam #12 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with white pages. A 60 cent giant size square bound issue, it features Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, and Mary Marvel, along with the Marvel Family in a mix of new and Golden Age classic stories with writing by Nelson Bridwell, Otto Binder, and Elliot Maggin; artwork by Bob Oksner, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano; and a cover by Oksner.

Don’t forget that these auctions are ending Saturday, June 27th:

	Showcase #97 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with off-white to white pages. This is the first solo Power Girl comic and features the first appearance of Andrew Vinson. This 35 cent issue has a stunning cover and interior art by Joe Staton and Joe Orlando, and a story written by Paul Levitz.
	Micronauts #8 CGC Universal Grade in 9.6 condition with white pages. For your consideration, this is a fantastic addition to your collection. With a Bill Mantlo story, Michael Golden and Bob McLeod interior artwork, and Golden on cover art, this thrilling 40 cent issue features the first appearance of the Captain Universe persona.
	Shazam #1 CGC Universal Grade in 8.5 condition with white pages. This is a great key comic to complete your collection. With the first appearances of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and Mary Marvel since the Golden Age, plus the origin retold, this must-have first issue is written by Denny O’Neil, with interior artwork by C.C. Beck, and cover by Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson.

Good luck!

New Releases — Come and Get ‘Em!

Hey, everyone,

Sorry for the wait — new releases are here! Thanks for being so patient with us as we worked through today’s small snag. We can’t wait to see you!

New This Week: Wednesday, June 24th

Hello, everyone,

Our shelves are going to be bursting with all of the new releases we’re expecting this week! From hot number ones to event kick-offs to the latest chapter in your favorite ongoing saga, from superheroes to history to science (and science fiction), and from young readers to the young-at-heart, we have something on its way for absolutely every taste. Just take a look at the enormous list of both comics and books we’re gearing up for:

Comics & Magazines

2020 RESCUE #2 (OF 2)

AQUAMAN #60

ASH & THORN #1

BATGIRL #46

BATMAN #93

BATMAN #93 CARD STOCK MATTINA VAR

BATMAN BEYOND #44

BATMAN THE SMILE KILLER #1

BLEED THEM DRY #1

CAPTAIN AMERICA MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1

CLASSIC PULP ELLERY QUEEN ONESHOT

CREEPS #25

DEAD BODY ROAD BAD BLOOD #1 (OF 6)

DIE #11

EMPYRE AVENGERS #0

FLASH #756

GREEN LANTERN 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECT #1

HANK STEINER MONSTER DETECTIVE #2

HARLEY QUINN & THE BIRDS OF PREY #2 (OF 4)

IMMORTAL HULK #34

IRON MAN 2020 #4 (OF 6)

JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER #7

JUSTICE LEAGUE #47

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23 KYLE HOTZ VAR

LOW LOW WOODS #6 (OF 6)

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #50

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #50 FOIL WRAPAROUND VAR

MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #3 (OF 6)

ONCE & FUTURE #8

OSIRIS PATH #1 (OF 3)

OUTER DARKNESS CHEW #3 (OF 3)

PLUNGE #4 (OF 6)

PREVIEWS #382 JULY 2020

REMNANT ONESHOT

ROGUE PLANET #2

SEX CRIMINALS #29 XXX BARTEL VAR

SLEEPING BEAUTIES #1 (OF 10)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #28

SPAWN #307

SPIDER-HAM #5 (OF 5)

STAR WARS ADVENTURES CLONE WARS #2 (OF 5)

STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #3

SUICIDE SQUAD #6

SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #11 (OF 12)

THAT TEXAS BLOOD #1

THOR #5

TMNT JENNIKA #3 (OF 3)

TMNT ONGOING #105

TRANSFORMERS VS TERMINATOR #2 (OF 4)

YEAR ZERO #2

Graphic Novels, Trades, & Hardcovers

5 WORLDS GN VOL 04 AMBER ANTHEM

ACCURSED INHERITANCE HENRIETTA ACHILLES GN VOL 01 HOUSE DIVIDED

ALTITUDE GN

APOCALYPSE TACO SC GN

ASCENDER TP VOL 02

BANNED BOOK CLUB GN

BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED WORLD MACHINES THAT THINK GN

BLACK COTTON STAR GN

BONE ADVENTURES SC VOL 01 FINDERS KEEPERS

COMPLETE NOIR MANCHETTE TARDI HC VOL 01 STREETS PARIS MURDER

CROWDED TP VOL 02

DARK MATTER OF MONA STARR SC GN

DOOMSDAY CLOCK HC PART 02 WITH SLIPCASE

DRAWING THE VOTE ILLUS GUIDE VOTING IN AMERICA GN

EARTH BEFORE US YR TP VOL 02 OCEAN RENEGADES

FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION TP NAME IS DOOM

FARMHAND TP VOL 03

FOX & RABBIT YR GN VOL 01

JOHN WICK TP VOL 01

LABYRINTH EXISTENTIAL ODYSSEY WITH SARTRE GN

LUMBERJANES TP VOL 14

MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN TP BOOK 04 VENOM

MEDICINE A GN

MELVILE GN

MILOS WORLD BOOK 03 CLOUD GIRL

MY LITTLE PONY FEATS OF FRIENDSHIP TP VOL 01

NINJA SEX PARTY GN VOL 01 ORIGINS AVIDAN & WECHT

NIXIE OF MILL POND & OTHER EUROPEAN STORIES GN

ON AJAYI CROWTHER STREET GN

PATHFINDERS SOCIETY GN VOL 01 MYSTERY OF MOON TOWER

PIZZA AND TACO YA GN VOL 01 WHOS THE BEST

RADICAL SHIFT OF GRAVITY TP

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 06 LAST MINUTE

STAR WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 09 FIGHT THE EMPIRE

STEPPING STONES GN

STRINGBAGS GN ROYAL NAVY FLYERS

SUMMER OF HER LIFE GN

TANK GIRL COLOUR CLASSICS HC 1993-1995

TRESPASSERS GN

WARM BLOOD GN VOL 01

WINE A GRAPHIC HISTORY GN

Don’t hesitate to shoot us an email with anything you’d like saved; it’s that easy! Also don’t forget that, as we come upon the end of the month, we’ll be turning in our next batch of orders for August and beyond, so make sure we know about any list changes or special requests you may have. Getting requests in early is key!

See you guys on Wednesday for another New Comic Book Day!

Auctions This Week: Wednesday, June 17th

Hello and welcome back,

Hope everyone is doing well! We have a spectacular batch of graded auctions for you this week; in fact, we had so many good ones that we decided to launch not two, but three this time. First up is a gorgeous example of Showcase #97, otherwise known as the first solo Power Girl comic. Also available is a stunning copy of Micronauts #8, a humble little issue featuring the first appearance of the Captain Universe persona. Last, but certainly not least, we have an excellent example of Shazam #1, with the first appearances of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Jr., and Mary Marvel since the Golden Age. Don’t miss out on any of these for your collection!

These 10-day auctions run from June 17th to June 27th:

	Showcase #97 CGC Universal Grade in 9.4 condition with off-white to white pages. This is the first solo Power Girl comic and features the first appearance of Andrew Vinson. This 35 cent issue has a stunning cover and interior art by Joe Staton and Joe Orlando, and a story written by Paul Levitz.
	Micronauts #8 CGC Universal Grade in 9.6 condition with white pages. For your consideration, this is a fantastic addition to your collection. With a Bill Mantlo story, Michael Golden and Bob McLeod interior artwork, and Golden on cover art, this thrilling 40 cent issue features the first appearance of the Captain Universe persona.
	Shazam #1 CGC Universal Grade in 8.5 condition with white pages. This is a great key comic to complete your collection. With the first appearances of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and Mary Marvel since the Golden Age, plus the origin retold, this must-have first issue is written by Denny O’Neil, with interior artwork by C.C. Beck, and cover by Beck, Nick Cardy, and Murphy Anderson.

Don’t forget that these auctions are ending Saturday, June 20th:

	Daredevil #181 CGC Universal Grade in 9.2 condition with white pages. An incredible double size guest star loaded classic to add to your collection, featuring the “death” of Elektra, appearances from Bullseye and Kingpin, and a Punisher cameo. This issue’s story is written by Frank Miller and has cover and artwork by Miller and Klaus Janson.
	Captain Marvel #14 CGC Universal Grade in 9.8 condition with white pages. From an original owner collection, this is a stunning modern key issue. Featuring the first appearance and introduction of Kamala Khan in an one-panel cameo, the story is written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, with interior artwork by Scott Hepburn and Gerardo Sandoval, and a thrilling cover by Joe Quinones.

Everybody, happy bidding!