Benefit Auction at the University of Colorado Memorial Center in Boulder, Colorado, held on Friday afternoon, February 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm 1) MARCH OF COMICS #203 GOOD Retail Value: $6.00 Woody Woodpecker Story. 2) FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL HC #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $19.99 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL is both an entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative FABLES mythos. (click to view image) 3) PHENIX REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE LA RANDE DESSINEE: #37 FINE Retail Value: $20.00 WINDSOR MCKAY COVER. LOTS OF WALT KELLY OF POGO FAME 4) WILLIAM STOUT'S MOTOR MANIA Retail Value: $20.00 BLACK & WHITE HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARTOONS MAGAZINE FROM 1971-1975 #309 of 750 5) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: THE DC UNIVERSE STORIES OF ALAN MOORE TPB (1ST PRINT) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $25.00 Written by Alan Moore. A new collection of rarely seen DC Universe work! Featuring stories from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, DC COMICS PRESENTS #85, BATMAN ANNUAL #11, DETECTIVE COMICS #549 & 550, SECRET ORIGINS #10, VIGILANTE #17 & 18, OMEGA MEN #26 & 27, GREEN LANTERN #188 and GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2 & 3. 6) LIBERTY MEADOWS: 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC (2008) #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $24.99 This hardcover is a special edition of the first graphic novel EDEN. (click to view image) 7) WALKING DEAD HC (2006) #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $29.99 This is where it all begins. A great start to an incredible series. (click to view image) 8) BROUGHT TO LIGHT SC (1ST PRINT) Retail Value: $30.00 (OUT OF PRINT) FEATURING A STORY BY ALAN "WATCHMEN" MOORE AND BILL SIEKIEWICZ (TRUE STORY) 9) FANZINE-CUTS #84 Retail Value: $30.00 Wirtham parody with Wally Wood art 10) SPAWN #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $30.00 Get the #1 issue of Todd McFarlane creation. This series is still going strong. (click to view image) 11) BARBIE SET (BARBIE #1 & BARBIE FASHION #1) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $31.00 A must for any Barbie collector. (click to view image) 12) GROO (1982) #1 VERY FINE Retail Value: $32.00 Story: Friends and Enemies. Drawn by Sergio Aragones (click to view image) 13) STAR WARS: CLONE WARS #1 LIMITED EDITION NEAR MINT Retail Value: $35.00 Only 1,000 copies ever printed 14) FOOM (FRIENDS OF OLD MARVEL) FANZINE #18 VERY GOOD+ Retail Value: $38.00 JOHN ROMITIA ISSUE 15) SIN CITY: BABE WORE RED (1994) #1 (MATURE) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $40.00 Collection of short stories from "The Town Without Pity." Stories and art by Frank Miller. This collection is noteworthy in Miller's use of limited bright red color tones in an otherwise B&W comic. The red is quite effective in highlighting certain elements of the story "The Dame Wore Red." The other stories, which are much shorter, are "And Behind Door Number Three..." and "The Customer is Always Right." (click to view image) 16) WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONIES (DELL GIANT) #5 VERY GOOD+ Retail Value: $40.00 COMPLETE CINDERELLA STORY 17) WOLVERINE (1998) #100 DELUXE NEAR MINT Retail Value: $40.00 Will Wolverine get his adamantium back or not??? (click to view image) 18) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1967) #3 VERY GOOD Retail Value: $43.00. Photo Cover based on the T.V. Series 19) GI JOE VS. TRANSFORMERS OMNIBUS HC (2007) #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $49.99 This collects all the meetings of the Gi Joe and Transformers ever printed. (click to view image) 20) FOUR COLOR #352 VERY GOOD Retail Value: $50.00 MICKEY MOUSE IN THE MYSTERY OF PAINTED VALLEY 21) BATMAN (1940) #266 VERY FINE Retail Value: $53.00 The Curious Case of the Catwoman's Coincidences! (click to view image) 22) LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER HC (2007) #1 VARIANT NEAR MINT Retail Value: $60.00 Mina Murray and a once-again-young Allan Quatermain steal The Black Dossier, and a new generation of Extraordinary Gentlemen doggedly pursue the pair. (click to view image) 23) MAD MAGAZINE 1962) #89 VERY GOOD+ Retail Value: $60.00 Cover art by Kelly Freas and art by Wally Wood 24) SANDMAN (1988) #8 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $60.00 Death's first appearance. (click to view image) 25) THUNDERCATS MAGAZINE #7 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $60.00 May 1987 Very hard to get, only printed in the United Kingdom (click to view image) 26) WONDER WOMAN (1942) #219 VERY FINE Retail Value: $63.00 World of Enslaved Woman! (click to view image) 27) FOUR COLOR #1349 VERY GOOD Retail Value: $68.00 YOGI BEAR VISITS THE U.N. 28) ALIENS: TRIBES HC (1992) #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $75.00 Written by Stephen R. Bissette and Drawn by Dave Dorman (click to view image) 29) BATMAN: BRIDE OF THE DEMON HC (1ST PRINT) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $75.00 RA'S AL GHUL AND TALIA (FUTURE MOTHER OF BATMAN'S SON) story 30) GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) #1 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $75.00 Story: Super Spartan 10.4.2029. One of the first main stream Manga series to hit it big! (click to view image) 31) WOLVERINE (1988) #1 FINE Retail Value: $75.00 Wolvie takes down a band of pirates who have captured Mariko's secretary; Wolverine adopts the "Patch" identity in Madripoor where he tries to track down the infamous Black Sword of legend (click to view image) 32) MAXX #35 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $75.00 Last issue in his first series. Very low print run hard to find. (click to view image) 33) TEEN TITANS (1966) #46 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $80.00 "The Fiddler's Concert of Crime!" is written by Bob Rozakis and drawn by Irv Novick and Joe Giella (click to view image) 34) FLIPPER (1966)#1 FINE Retail Value: $85.00 Photo cover from T.V. series 35) X-MEN (1963) #139 VERY FINE Retail Value: $88.00 1st appearance of Stevie Hunter and 1st appearance of Sprite (Kitty Pryde). New costume for Wolverine (click to view image) 36) ELFQUEST (1996) #9 PAGE #42 ORIGINAL ART Retail Value: $90.00 (click to view image) 37) JOKER 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE DC DIRRECT Retail Value: $90.00 38) AL CAPP'S SHMOO (1952)#5 GOOD Retail Value: $96.00 SCI-FI TRIP TO THE MOON 39) ARCHIE & FRIENDS #42 PAGE #4 ORIGINAL ART PAGE BY RICH KOSLOWSKI Retail Value: $100.00 (click to view image) 40) DEADPOOL (2008) #1 DFE S&N NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 #182 of 330 Signed by Clayton Crain (click to view image) 41) FANTASTIC FOUR THE RETURN PAPERBACK NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 Mighty Marvel Collector's album #9 (click to view image) 42) GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD HC NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 This 1988 Hardcover reprints some of the best Joker stories all in one book. Great Book!! (click to view image) 43) KISS 4K #1 (DESTROYER EDITION) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 30" X 18" LIMITED TO 200 COPIES. It's huge! 44) JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #94 PAGE #30 ORIGINAL ART PAGE Retail Value: $100.00 (click to view image) 45) MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER (1991) #1 WITH CARD NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 SIGNED BY JIM SHOOTER AND BOB LAYTON 46) MARVEL MASTERWORKS #3 (5TH PRINT) NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 Reprints X-MEN #1-10 (click to view image) 47) SAGA OF SWAMP THING (1982) #37 VERY FINE Retail Value: $100.00 Written by Alan Moore. One of his classic works. (click to view image) 48) TOMB RAIDER/DARKNESS SPECIAL CGC 9.4 Retail Value: $100.00 TOPCOWSTORE EXCLUSIVE FOIL EDITION (click to view image) 49) WATCHMEN (1986) #12 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $100.00 Story: A Strong and Loving World. The last in a groundbreaking series. Get it before the movie comes out. (click to view image) 50) MARVEL COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS: X-MEN (1998) #1 DFE S&N NEAR MINT Retail Value: $125.00 #436 of 1500 signed by Adam Kubert (click to view image) 51) UNCANNY X-MEN #458 CGC 9.6 Retail Value: $125.00 World's End Part 4. The Enemy of my Enemy (click to view image) 52) WOLVERINE (1982) #2 NEAR MINT Retail Value: $125.00 Story: Debts and Obligations. The second in his first four issue limited series. (click to view image) 53) DETECTIVE COMICS (1937) #367 FINE Retail Value: $127.00 "Where There's a Will - There's a Slay!" Drawn by Carmine Infantino. (click to view image) 54) AVENGERS (1963) #27 FINE Retail Value: $149.00 Story: Four against the Floodtide. Written by Stan Lee. (click to view image) 55) BALDER THE BRAVE (1985) #1 CGC 9.8 Retail Value: $150.00 Story: The Sword of Frey. Written by Walt Simonson. (click to view image) 56) DARK HORSE PRESENTS (1986) #51 SIGNED BY FRANK MILLER VERY FINE Retail Value: $192.00 This issue features the second-ever appearance of Sin City. (click to view image) 57) ACTION COMICS #704 PAGE #10 ORIGINAL ART PAGE BY JACKSON GUICE Retail Value: $200.00 (click to view image) 58) ARMY OF DARKNESS" ASHES 2 ASHES #2 RETAILER INCENTIVE CGC 9.8 Retail Value: $200.00 Ash is back with more insane and funny adventures. (click to view image) 59) MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA LIMITED EDITION NEAR MINT Retail Value: $200.00 Only 1300 copies printed. Reprints the original CAPTAIN AMERICA #5-8. 60) BETTY #86 PAGES #1-5 ORIGINAL ART PAGES Retail Value: $250.00 (click to view image) 61) FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #66 FINE Retail Value: $270.00 Begin the origin of Him, later known as Adam Warlock. The Thing is beside himself with anger and worry as his blind sculptress girlfriend, Alicia Masters, has been kidnapped. (click to view image) 62) HEROBEAR AND THE KID (2000)#1 CGC 9.4 Q (SIGNED WITH SKETCH) Retail Value: $300.00 Written and Drawn by Mike Kunkel. A great story for all ages. (click to view image) 63) LOIS LANE (1958) #70 VERY GOOD Retail Value: $340.00 1st Silver Age Catwoman appearance. (click to view image) 64) SWAMP THING (1972) #1 FINE Retail Value: $355.00 Bernie Wrightson (Pencils) and Bernie Wrightson (Inks) Some of his finest works. (click to view image) 65) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #45 FINE Retail Value: $400.00 Story: Spidey Smashes Out! Written by Stan Lee and Drawn by John Romita. (click to view image) 66) MICHAEL TURNER'S FATHOM: CANNON HAWKE PRELUDE #1 WIZARD WORLD 2005 CONVENTION EDITION CGC 9.8 Retail Value: $400.00 Written by J.T.Krul and drawn by Marcus To (click to view image) 67) 80 PAGE GIANT (1964) #1 VERY GOOD Retail Value: $565.00 A hoax, a dream, an imaginary tale! Six super-stories of Superman and his extended family; each lovingly reprinted from their 1950s original runs; makes for 80 pages of excitement as only the Action Ace can deliver. (click to view image) 68) SPIDER-MAN (1990) #1 PLATINUM NEAR MINT Retail Value: $800.00 This is the very rare Platinum edition. Low print run and very hard to find. (click to view image) 69) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) #22 FINE Retail Value: $850.00 Crisis on Earth-Two! JSA crossover. (click to view image) 70) TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #27 GOOD Retail Value: $5600.00 1st Ant-Man appearance and last 10 cent issue in this series. Key Issue! (click to view image) 71) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 SET Retail Value: $ Retail Value: $125.00 This is 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prints of the very sought over Barak Obama covers (click to view image) 72) SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #2 (1968) CGC 7.5 Retail Value: $450.00 Story: Green Goblin Lives! Written by Stan Lee and Drawn by John Romita, Sr. (click to view image) 73) MATTHEW VANDERPOL ORIGINAL SKETCH Retail Value: $????? (click to view image) 74) A SIGNED SPIEGELMAN POSTER Retail Value: $????? 75) CAPTAIN AMERICAN ORIGINAL SKETCH BY Dan Crosier Retail Value: $????? (click to view image)