Set Description:
Adam is at his finest and been at it a long time, but that Hughes trademark is hard to pass up for some. With such a large amount of work, and all of it usually collectable, it's tempting every time to read and reread! Yes, maybe even drool? There were inspirations he had, even the great Dave Stevens, Hughes has made a name for himself as well. Be sure that there is more to come from Hughes and collectors alike, can't get enough!
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Adam Hughes has a repertoire spanning many an era and genre. His work is regarded as lustrous and vibrant, world renowned!
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The times for the Hughes can start in the late 80's up into late but early 2000's and counting. Those testaments of years gone by show progression, love, and the yearning for continued inspiration. Adam has been in the circuit for this long, and with relative new ideas of illustrating them, that are long deserving of a collector's eye, desire, and even to a texture of color when his wife enhances a sketch for signature series at comic cons. This team has seen both some good times and bad but have reflected their joy within their hearts to in turn share that comradery with others in an artform as wonderful as comics, comics, comics! While most of Adam's sketches are simple, his published style rivals impressively and with many a fan, collector, and with fervor.
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Catwoman (2002) #45 |
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Catwoman 45 Signature |
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CGC |
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1519349003
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Owner Comments
AH! Signature Series done on 5/27/17. Figured I wanted one of these issues signed, Adam Hughes signature series. It seems Catwoman is up to old hijinks! Hush is becoming the go to character at this time, around the issues of the Batman #600's. It just wouldn't be complete without Catwoman and given her reputation, the Batman needs to look after and care for Justice! With the thievery that the Catwoman seems to be addicted too, we could call it compulsory lol. It is the usual for her and Bat's but who is this "Hush" character, and how does he fit into the scheme of things? A cool signature series memento and taking it to heart for the collection. I've got more Hughes in my sights that may be obtained soon! Woo-Hoo!
Complete with a page from Adam Hughes Sketch Book that was also a cover and insides to issue #57 of this Catwoman run. It is nice that he thought enough of the story to include it in a culmination book of his art. 9 lives lived for this Cat that now take up multiple decades!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Catwoman (2002) #74 |
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Catwoman 74 Modern |
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CGC |
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1306979003
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Owner Comments
Cat burglar. The boardie Kevhtx told me about this cover, and it is how I discovered the Adam Hughes run on Catwoman. Striking covers all of them! Well cool cover or not, I sure didn't know how to pick books, slabs, and etc. off Ebay early as a noobie. Still respectfully, the cover does present well. Catwoman is the same, only sexier drawn by Hughes. Given the period, it's up to about the halfway point of the run, and that is nothing to diminish. A long run with any same artist and or writer is quite the achievement in comics. With no press I'm sure, although I did buy it already slabbed, it could be that the 8.0 is improvable. We've all taken lessons in this market, but that cover is undeniably cool, if the price is right! It isn't always a contest, but it takes the passion and or drive to dive in and test the waters with sellers and areas of interest.
Complete with a back cover picture showing the last issue of this series done by Adam Hughes, as the cover of the Catwoman in her free loving lifestyle. A cat's a cat and that's that!
Grader Notes:
crunch bottom of spine;
small bend right top of front cover;
small bend right top of through book;
water stain left bottom of front cover.
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Dirty Pair: Run From the Future (2000) #1 Variant Cover |
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Dirty Pair: Run from the Future 1 Modern |
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CGC |
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4091316005
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Owner Comments
Adam Hughes the Dirty Pair, a Dave Stevens Planet Comics Homage. Nice to grab and sexy as well for what it is. Dave Stevens the pioneer was a hard worker, here Adam Hughes gives it a shot, although the two had collaborated before, Stevens has passed on. Adam Hughes calls to mind the great and pens to paper another "Dirty Pair!" I got this at Fan Expo Dallas 2022 for about $150 all in. I traded ironically a Dave Stevens Airboy #5 to get $25 off this issue of Dirty Pair as a raw, then the cost to grade. Really, I only expected it to get 8.5 and thought I lost money on it, but it was a great representation regardless and I'm thankful for 9.2! Woo-Hoo! A worthy copy! Did NOT have it pressed but there you have it, another dealer found at the con with worthy attitude and books! That is the fun of going to comic cons, when a practical thing is a budget, there is usually something in any price range, and that is why all the money gets spent so fast. This Dirty Pair with title and like flirtation, in some decades would also be the like to have a pin-up or centerfold!
Complete with a back cover that has such a centerfold missing, from the golden age of comics, from a prolific artist or illustrator from the time, that the world over is considered a "great" contributor, i.e. L.B. Cole! From 1949-50 to the Dirty Pair Hughes from 2000, shows the styling and printing contributions that have so far kept the hobby progressive and ongoing for those 50-some-odd years, and those are the contrasts we have in choosing collecting attributes!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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G.I. Joe (2008) #2 Variant Cover |
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G.I. Joe 2 Modern |
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CGC |
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0298392005
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Owner Comments
Adam Hughes Cover of a Bad MamaJama! Delivering some high-octane art, of a woman that keeps after it! Likely to be after the cartoon version or at least I think it looks depicted that way. She has two guns and ready to roll. Happy to be able to have it in the old collection. She was hot even as a kid and gave the eye candy appeal. She wore glasses and struck as a nerd all suited up. Ruthless that is the word. Arguably worse than Cobra Commander, in my opinion, but who is to argue. The 80's gave us all a surprise with bringing back the G. I. Joe action figure and with the cartoons, made ever so relevant. A lot of lives were immersed, and this gave a tangible way to connect with family members in the service, and or friends of friends. Schooled when you are young, and when you are old you don't depart, or it takes an extra special truth to turn the dial.
Complete with a back cover picture of the hat and extra-large t-shirt I scored at the prescreen of the new Top Gun movie, Maverick! Should pair nicely given the overall tone was military and the well-received reviews. My brother had not seen the first installment, but he didn't have enough good things to say when it was over. "So Cool!" He elaborated more than that too!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Harley Quinn (2014) 1 Variant Cover |
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Harley Quinn 1 Modern |
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CGC |
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1345866005
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Owner Comments
Hughes Cover. Sheeeeee's Johnny! Finally, an Adam Hughes cover where the woman is not in "surprise face!" Harley Quinn seems to know right where she is and what is normal in the "padded" room! This cover does NOT remind me of my Junior High Girlfriend, but it does remind me of the way I felt about the Girlfriend at that time. Sometimes it's best to expect the unexpected. This cover is a little "off" in my opinion, like something is not quite right, which kind of works for what it represents. Sometimes we're delivered lemons and the best we can do is serve tequila! I don't believe it was pressed upon submission, but I am not the original submitter though. That book is hardly ever available in the "wild" and especially in person, depending on what area of availability is discussed. Local Comic Shops maybe, at Comic Con probably somewhere, otherwise only online.
Complete with the Harley Quinn Arkham Knight GameStop paperweight statue, as the back cover picture. I bought this early on when getting back into collecting in 2016. I still have the box, although it is smaller in stature for a statue, it still has some finer tuned details! I have a lot of the boxes for my statues, a closet full, even the Sideshow ones, and those are huge! This cost $60 and is of a game that was popular, that came out before the Suicide Squad film.
Grader Notes;
light spine stress lines to cover.
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Hero Comics (2011) #nn |
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Hero Comics nn Modern |
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CGC |
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4523381014
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Owner Comments
Hero Initiative benefit book. 2 different covers exist, 1 by J. Scott Campbell & 1 by Adam Hughes. I bought this early on when back to collecting, because I was enjoying the view! At cover price it just made sense, and who doesn't love a sun kissed sweater artillery cover, the Lord's army, yes sir! Well, taken back to Sunday School with this one, that infiltrates the minds of readers by discussing none other than a Tomb Raiders plight. On land and on sea, this is to take it to the street with firepower. Living Lavita Loca when there is time for trekking across beaches or sand dunes. It is not as easy to think it fun, but it sure looks the part. Bought from LCS Titan Comics, with an Adam Hughes cover that is easy on the eyes to pull out the wallet. A Hero's Initiative book that is marketed to help those who need a helping hand, published and distributed as such to the liking of collectors.
Complete with a back cover picture of the "screen" before released publicly at the prescreen of, "Expendables!" More sun kissed lines of wrinkles that rub the bad guys and gals face in the dirt. A one two punch for that explosion of over-the-top variety. Calling in the minds, guns, and big-name billers.
Grader Notes Unavailable.
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JSA: Classified (2005) #1 |
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JSA: Classified 1 Signature |
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CGC |
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1519027014
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Owner Comments
AH! cover SS by Adam Hughes on 5/27/17. Another Awesome Power Girl Cover! This time by the awesome Adam Hughes who poses her out for a flight stroll lol I'm happy to have a different looking cover! and it is Signed! Power Girl is maxing and relaxing with her cape, outside of the school. Taking pictures with planes and all that. Who doesn't wish to look up out of a plane and see the gorgeous female. Still the insides could use one book full interior done by Hughes. They are the Justice Society of America. If we could get some plot, some constant moral, and some dialogue that makes it worthwhile! I have a sketchbook by Adam, that has some Power Girl, and admittedly it's not probably comic book material. There are times when something "new" or at least new to you comes out and it is a must have upon desiring, then comes collecting.
Complete with a back cover picture of the Justice League of America novel, who followed the original "JSA" by a multiverse of sorts. Who gave tutelage to the "JLA" and now to the newly found Adam Hughes "JSA Classified?!" These father and mother figures are brought around by surviving original Justice Society members, mostly, now J.L.A. show the ropes anew as in days of old! A novel cover of an idea, "Exterminators!"
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Lady Rawhide (1995) #3 |
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Lady Rawhide 3 Modern |
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CGC |
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4091316006
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Owner Comments
Adam Hughes! Peek-abo! I got this early on when back into collecting, read it, and put it away. Bought at the Local Comic Shop Titan Comics for about $3.50, there is a running joke at tree-fiddy! Fun read, a bit like lady Zorro, but with her own coined persona and title. She gets by giving to charity and not having her secret identity found out! Classic super-hero written style, and with a name like the Lady Rawhide, I was pleased that it was "set in the olden days type setting!" Whether it just be the country or back in time, this rough neck rider makes it seem like adventure around every turn, and that makes for the kinds of stories that are enjoyable. Intrigue! Keep them coming from Hughes, for example Lady Rawhide and Tomb Raider, these are the kind of attractions that make it to film! Those are reads that come to life with a bit of modern interpretation, and it is surprising how much creators "get right!"
Complete with a back cover picture of a prescreen pass to see a movie before it comes out in theaters, the classics of "Puss in Boots: Last Wish!" Basically, the only other Zorro/Rawhide type memorabilia I have! Still with voice actor of Antonio Banderas, too, which was also the actor of Zorro, and that all can culminate into Lady Rawhide. Head'em up, move'em out, RAWHIDE!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Red Sonja (2005) #7 RRP Edition |
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Red Sonja 7 Modern |
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CGC |
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1566209015
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Owner Comments
Hughes "RRP" edition. Red Foil. Dynamite is the comic distributor, which is similar to Marvel and DC, but was new to me when I bought this issue. They decide what cover or issue will be its RRP and the cover details, they can have small variations when printed. I found this at Titan Comics, where I used to submit my comics to CGC, before I got my own submission account. All I had was $50. I bought it as a raw, and it was priced exactly around $50 with tax! It was a good day at the Local Comic Shop! The owner had just got it in, and it was the first I'd seen of the cover. I like Adam Hughes, he mostly does females with surprise looks on their faces, but this seemed that Red Sonja was minding her own business and had wanted to be left alone. I enjoy the fact that she seems to be about to get in a workout! Who doesn't love ALE by the sweet candlelight!? Submitted to CGC through that shop I believe as well, the 9.6 was a head scratcher at first, yet looking at it in hand, understandable. The "red foil" type label notation was new to me as well, but the attractive cover is what sold it!
Complete with a back cover picture of similar Red Sonja Dynamite issues, with art by Jim Lee and Dell Otto! Who would have thought we would have those kind of "heavy hitter" artists on the very same book or Comics from Dynamite, ha! All we need now is a J Scott Campbell signature floating around somewhere, ha-ha!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Tomb Raider: Journeys (2001) #1 Variant Cover |
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Tomb Raider: Journeys 1 Modern |
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CGC |
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2056625002
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Owner Comments
Tomb Raider Hughes Cover. Seems another series where Adam Hughes has a long cover run. This one is my favorite, a Titan Comics find, the fact it came back 9.8 makes me ecstatic! It's all about the thrill of the hunt! While Lara slips into something more comfortable, she keeps the gun cocked! Can't be too careful in these here parts. They come for the treasure, but I think that the wisdom of the Tomb Raider will prevail. Relevant as ever and with past times in the culture of exploration, Lara keeps her wits to discover new treasure and new dangers. Making it day to day, there are certain things that she has grown accustomed too. The nitty gritty will always be in line with her instinct during her journeys, as I read, I hope that it is all for the benefit of getting the History and Knowledge. As Indiana Jones said, "This belongs in a museum!" Then came the punch of a lifetime to continue the "journey!"
Complete with back cover picture of the run I picked up at Titan comics way back when, around 2014 to 2015. At $3.50 a piece, including this #1, would they all come back 9.8 without a press? They were all from the same bins that this Raider issue was bought in! I have it as an experience that "it can happen!" The proof is in believing, searching, and let the hunt begin! I'm all in on this one.
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Tomb Raider: Journeys (2001) #2 |
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Tomb Raider: Journeys 2 Modern |
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CGC |
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4523381008
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Owner Comments
Fiona Avery story. Johnson & Jay Leisten art. Adam Hughes cover. The outfit says it all as a Tomb Raider means having those reader copies graded. Rounding out this set and bought early on for cover price when back into collecting from Local Comic Shop Titan Comics! Perched and ready to drive home those treasures of any kind, when it comes to tombs that is, and keeping armed and ready for poachers and the like. Lara Croft is her name, taking up the knowhow and making it seem a priority for museums by finding and curating, sometimes at a cost. Would love to have more iterations, and many covers by one Adam Hughes. It leaves you in the driver seat of a Humvee for those offroad adventures. Like the outdoors calls and beckons, we will one day need to heed the whisper of treasures not thought of on this earth, where moth, rust, and other are not thought for robbery.
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released publicly to see, "The Outfit!" Taking those gangsters and thievery to show that they can't all be successful every time. Sometimes it takes those from without to see a bigger picture of the masks being worn. Lara has her get up and she is known for freewheeling in khakis and a tube top more often than not!
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Tomb Raider: Journeys (2001) #3 |
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Tomb Raider: Journeys 3 Modern |
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CGC |
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4523381007
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Owner Comments
Flipbook w/ Jeremiah Preview. Lara is back with some intertwining's of a mystery and call to action, setting a light on the torch to catch those unawares and not be caught off guard herself! The outdoorsy type and again sporting Khakis and the overall feel of looseness, but the cover calls to mind the true stress and nerves it takes on when protecting or seeking treasures. A "raider" must be cautious and take her reputation into account, she doesn't want to preempt a struggle except to win. Trust is hard to build, and it has proven her tried and true, one has to believe. Complete with video games and other ephemera or even film. Bought for cover price early on when back to collecting from Titan Comics. It is time to suit up and have some readers graded, but that all fills out the set, as well tells of treasures to find and bin dive!
Complete with a back cover picture of the "screen" before released publicly at the prescreen of, "Ready or Not!" A horrid tale of hide and seek that finds a newly betrothed seeking to survive so she can marry into the family of what can only be called a cult. To escape being her only goal, she finds herself as the treasure they seek, but she proves to be a woman who is capable, such as Lara.
Grader Notes:
spine stress lines;
bend left center of front cover.
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Tomb Raider: Journeys (2001) #4 |
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Tomb Raider: Journeys 4 Modern |
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CGC |
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4523381006
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Owner Comments
Adam Hughes Cover! We don't always land on our feet, but we keep tackling the big issues, as we live and breathe. Knocking us down means we could be winded, and what will escape the Lara Croft as a Tomb Raider, except to be ready to leap again. Sometimes those paws of the obstacle claw at our backs, but Lara has in herself some experience to deal with most, but it is exciting to otherwise read about and catch up on! Those readers are now summarized in slab form and some pretty and Near Mint examples. Bought for cover price early on when back to collecting from LCS Titan Comics, that has put a smile on this collector's face to show that we miss but sometimes do hit the goal. Long to have those feelings of bin dives when out and about, and with fewer places with a random extra comic lying about, it is still a "never know when or where" that the next hunt will come!
Complete with a back cover picture of the "screen" at the prescreen before released publicly of, "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish!" Voiced by Antonio Banderas and showing the paws of everyone's favorite Zorro type feline. Suited up in a Sundays best will often still find you succumbing to whims of outdoor treasures. It is within the grasp or wish in the eye of the beholder.
Grader Notes:
spine stress lines cover breaks color;
bend right bottom of front cover.
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Tomb Raider (1999) #50 |
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Tomb Raider 50 Modern |
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CGC |
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2094346012
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Owner Comments
Last issue. Adam Hughes Lara Croft cover! Nice to go in my registry with the Journeys #1, which is a 9.8. Kind of completes a beginning set, Hughes has Lara Croft down pact. Sitting on the beach raring to go, just show me the whites of the eyes, and I'll put down the glass of wine and give what for! Looks good in a crystal clear CGC slab though. I'm thankful to have an interest in the Tomb Raider franchise: movies, video games, and comics; all brought fresh ideas to spelunking. Treasure hunting or just archeology in general would be all together time consuming, and keeping in shape to stop would be thieves, that is just all together overwhelming. It inspired many I'm sure to grow and find a vocation with the idea of adventure and exploring in mind. The problem is as there are a lot of fields of expertise that are trying to "find" new venues to compete in, it is agonizing! With Lara Croft Tomb Raider now able to relax in the Last Issue #50.
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released publicly of, "The Beach Boys!" A treasure hunt in its own right by way of a documentary describing the golden sounded waves that call to mind those vacation days! Even a raider of tombs needs the melodic relaxation that hops, skips, and jumps away the blues of melancholy towards the sip and relaxation, of the sandy beaches instead of pyramids or vined jungles of her usual day to day!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Wonder Woman (1987) #189 |
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Wonder Woman 189 Modern |
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CGC |
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2083157004
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Owner Comments
Adam Hughes Cover! Wonder Woman up close, in New Blood. Seemingly the cover is a lot like the Linda Carter portrayal of Wonder Woman, where the eyes are separate from the bottom of her eye lids. lol. She must be looking very intently! Such a "serious" cover Ha! by AH! Had a slabbed under copy in CGC 9.6 that I sold to frozentundraguy (boardie) for his secret Santa 2021. I still actually now have a NM Newsstand under copy. Still with this story, you've got Wonder Woman questioning things and determining if the zeal is worth it. AH! Brings it home for this Walt Simonson story. Nice to see these older artists and writers getting some love. It is nice to see that quality is still appreciated, because they ARE veterans and know how to serve it up right. A white pages 9.8 blue label, with that series female empowering cover. I bought this raw from Keith's Comics for like $10. I already owned a previous 9.6, and I wasn't sure that I "loved it that much!" Hope to have the guts to try again, without a press, and success a 9.8! Because remember that NM newsstand of this issue? Do I dare send in yet a 3rd copy? Newsstands are considered less available from this decade.
Complete with a back cover picture of the Tweeter Head Sideshow statue of the Amazonian Wonder Woman! Spearing the hearts and winning over the jungle of today's type decadence. At 28 inches tall, it shows with what will like force of a moral code she is made, and out from the peaceful like but fierce Amazon!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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