Comic Book Hauls - June 2016

Here are my comic book hauls for June 2016. Got some pretty good deals in eBay. Most of the books were from cheap sets that I stumbled upon while searching for other books. Most of them are low grade but are still in good condition, making them great reader’s copies for my personal collection. I’m always in a look out for cheap deals such as these.



X-Factor (1986 1st Series) #1

The original X-Men - Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Ice Man, and Jean Grey reunites to form X-Factor to continue Xavier’s dream of mutants and humans co-existing in peace. A milestone issue for the X-Men. This issue is also Cameron Hodge’s first appearance as well as Cable’s (Nathan Summers) 2nd appearance as a baby.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) #14



Part 2 of 2 of “The Mutant Program!” storyline. It’s an all out brawl between Cyclops and Master Mold. A great addition to my Cyclops cover collection.

X-Factor (1986 1st Series) #15

Warren Worthington’s wings got amputated after his injuries at the hands of the Marauders (from X-Factor #10, part of the Mutant Massacre storyline). He will be returning in issue 24 with his new pair of metal wings as one of Apocalypse’ Four Horsemen - Archangel.

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #345

Bought this for the Todd McFarlane art and cover. I should really check out Peter David’s run on the Hulk.

Superman/Batman (2003) #10

It’s Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman vs an army of Doomsday clones. This issue was drawn by the late Michael Turner and comes with a variant cover done by Jim Lee. I wonder why no one seems to be scooping up this issue after the release of the Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice movie. It even features Kara (Supergirl) and the Amazons! If you have friends or family who are fans of the movie (or even DC) do them a favor and pick up this issue for them, it won’t cost you much. This variant is very undervalued at the moment in my opinion. The cover art alone is worth the money - you just can’t go wrong with a dual sword wielding Batman!

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #207

This issue is about Phoenix (Rachel Grey) deciding to take out Selene forcing Wolverine to stop her. Also, this is a great cover by John Romita Jr.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 1st Series #251

This image of Wolverine being crucified to a large “X” sign is one of the series’ most iconic covers. Cover and interior art were done by Marc Silvestri.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) #80

This issue is known to fans as X-23′s “first appearance… in a test tube”. With news of X-23 appearing in the next Wolverine movie and with this test tube being shown in the end credits of X-Men: Apocalypse this issue is starting to heat up. If you are a fan of X-23 add this to your collection - it would be much cheaper than hunting down NYX #3 (X-23′s real full first appearance).

Star Wars Princess Leia (2015 Marvel) #1

Grabbed the Skottie Young variant to complete my interlocking cover set with Star Wars #1 and Darth Vader #1. Interior art is done by Terry Dodson.

Danger Girl (1998) #2

Known as the “Bubble bath” cover, this is a great cover by J. Scott Campbell (which you can get really cheap). If you have extra money to burn hunt down the variants of this cover - the Dynamic Forces Gold Foil edition and the Omnichrome Edition.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #347

One of Venom’s iconic comic book covers and was done by Eric Larsen (who also did the interior art). This contains the second part of the “The Boneyard Hop!” arc where Venom lures Spider-Man to a deserted island in order to kill him.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #275

Hobgoblin returns in this “37 page book-length epic!” and Peter is still in his black suit. It’s amazing (pun intended) that this issue reprints the entirety of Spider-Man’s origin and first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #400

Embossed gray overlay cover (which the newsstand edition doesn’t have). Aunt May dies in this emotionally heartbreaking anniversary issue. It is also revealed that Aunt May knows about Peter being Spider-Man for years. Her death was retconned after a few years and she’s been alive ever since.



Cable and Deadpool (2004) #24

This issue features an early Spider-Man Vs Deadpool slugfest with banters regarding action figures, pop culture, and underoos thrown around for good measure. It seems that this issue is already hard to find due to the success of their team-up in the new Spider-Man/Deadpool comic series (and fan fiction made by teenage girls).

Moon Knight Saga (2009) #0

Some fans consider Moon Knight as Marvel’s equivalent to Batman and this cover is clearly a homage to Detective Comics #27. This book tackles the history of Moon Knight which is a good resource for new readers.