[CLOSED] Mixed Silver and Bronze period: foreign editions, magazines, unusual items 4 4

[vaillant]

A sale of mixed books, mostly Silver and Bronze period: foreign editions, magazines, unusual items.

IMPORTANT: As many of you know, I am based in Italy. Postage costs for Registered are high, so this time I will try to offer a flat rate (at my cost).
I am also offering Priority (which is not trackable) just to people which I already know and I'm acquainted with and with the agreed upon condition that if the packages get lost we have no means to check it and split the loss (as Jim has been doing). Both methods have more or less the same transit times: 12-15 working days to USA/Americas, or less.
I would just ask a minimum purchase of $20 to offset costs. Not mandatory, but will be appreciated.

Tracked methods (Registered and Poste Delivery International):

$19 up to 1kg (roughly 8-10 US books, less if they are heavy)

$25 up to 3kg

Priority (not trackable):
$13 up to 1kg (roughly 8-10 US books, less if they are heavy)

$20 up to 2kg

You can find my kudos thread here.

Rules: The first (icon or text) in thread wins. You can purchase by PM but at your own risk – I will go by time stamp.

Payment methods accepted: Paypal. Please no people on the HoS or Probation list.

Return policy: I do not offer returns as it would be impractical cost-wise from here, but in the unfortunate case I missed something drastic we will discuss.

Thanks for looking!

Edited May 19, 2023 by vaillant

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Tomb of Dracula #10 (French edition)
This is the first 4 Francs French edition by Aredit, 1975.
Black and White, pocket sized. Now getting pretty scarce.

• First appearance of Blade the vampire slayer in France
• Book also contains Adventure into Fear #20-21-22 (first Morbius in his own series)
• Published in the pocket b/w series "Dracula.
• Book also contains: Kull the Conqueror #7, Werewolf by Night #4.

VGFN - $200

 

 

 

 

 

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Fantastic Four #10 (Italian edition)
Editoriale Corno, June 1971

Italian edition of Fantastic Four #10 and #11. It does include the original stickers (including a cool Dr. Doom one), in gorgeous condition but detached from the book.
Small pen sribble on top back cover (see picture).
For the full contents, see here: https://www.comicsbox.it/albo/F4_C1_007

Copy in wonderful state for the average of italian books. Paper is very fresh.

NM- - $140

 

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Fantastic Four #6, 7 (Italian edition)
Editoriale Corno, May 1971

First Italian edition of Fantastic Four #6-7 (1st Doctor Doom and Sub-Mariner team-up, 1st appearance of Kurrgo).
For details, see here: https://www.comicsbox.it/albo/F4_C1_004.
Copy in exceptional state for the average italian books. Paper is white and fresh. It’s extremely difficult to find Italian editions in these grades.
NOTE: The original stickers coming with the book are NOT present.

NM- - $110 $90

 

Edited May 18, 2023 by vaillant
PRICE CUT

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Vengadores #89 (Supplement edition) - La Prensa

This is one of the very rare supplements of Mexican La Prensa books which were offered with the newspaper. It’s the equivalent of Tales to Astonish #85.
Much poor editions, larger than comic book size and roughly cut, the supplements came without a cover, with poor, almost b&w printing.

VG range - $95

 

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Howard the Duck - 1st Italian appearance in "Eureka"
Editoriale Corno, 1976

• First Howard the Duck in Italy.
• In antologic magazine "Eureka" with "Death Frog", second episode from Man-Thing Annual #4 (the cover uses artwork from Howard the Duck #1, but #1 was published later on).
NOTE: The original stickers which originally came with the book are NOT present.

VGFN - $45 $39

 

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PRICE CUT

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Amazing Spider-Man #101 (German edition)
Williams, 1978

The book has a production printing defect on the front cover (see picture): an excess of Cyan ink caused some spots. In gorgeous shape otherwise.

VF - $90

 

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Marvel Feature #1, 2 (Italian Edition)
Editoriale Corno, 1973

First Italian edition of the Defenders debut. The book has the original poster that originally came with it, in nice shape, but not the sticker.
See here for full contents: https://www.comicsbox.it/albo/ASE_C_001

FN+ - $110

 

 

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All for now. Thanks for looking!

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Fantastic Four - Commemorative Italian edition
Panini Comics, 2018

This book came with a metal plate reproducing the cover. It is also the first instance when the original cover was used with an accurate adaptation of the logo in Italian.
Still shrinkwrapped on its original cardboard as it was distributed in newsstands. Book and plate are about NM, cardboard has wear and creases as it can be seen in the pictures.

$100

 

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Defenders #4 - Italian Edition
Editoriale Corno, 1974

This one came out in the same, antologic series of the Marvel Feature I am offering. Since the series started following the "picture frame" design Marvel had adopted at the time, when Corno had to publish books which were not picture frame, they turned them into this fashion.
The book does not come with the original poster and sticker but it is in nice shape for the technical grade.

FN- - $20

 

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Eureka #6
Editoriale Corno, 1978

Stan Lee and Spider-Man newspaper strip features. The magazine includes articles on the Spidey newspaper strip, an analysis of Spider-Man character and a profile of Stan Lee written by Luciano Secchi. Stan Lee photo cover.

VGFN/FN- - $30

 

back cover:

Spoiler

 

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Fantastic Four #5 - Italian edition
in "Provolinus" (special supplement to the magazine "Linus")
Milano Libri, 1967

Italian edition of Fantastic Four #5 (first appearance of Doctor Doom).
This is the very first Italian edition, published in black and white a great adaptation (both graphically and in terms of translation) and with amazing printing quality within the Linus supplement "Provolinus" in 1967 (see pictures).
Very nice midgrade copy of this beautiful early Italian key, downgraded for some chipping on spine.
Overall presents a lot better than the stated technical grade.

This is a super-cool book, if you are into collecting foreign editions — get it while it's still affordable.

VGFN - $125 $110

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Osamu Tezuka - Nextworld #1-2 (First US Edition)
(来るべき世界, Kitarubeki Sekai)
Dark Horse, 2003

«Created in a time when the Cold War was becoming hotter, Nextworld is Osamu Tezuka's parody of the tense relationship between the USA (represented as the 'Nation of Stars') and USSR (known in the work as the 'Uran Federation'). The main storyline focuses on atomic tests that create a race of mutant animals known as Fumoon, with psychic powers and intelligence beyond humans, who formulate a plan to evacuate hundreds of animals and a small group of people off the planet Earth. The reason for this is due to a large toxic cloud approaching the Earth, threatening to wipe out all life. Meanwhile, the two warring superpowers draw closer and closer to a confrontation. […]
Next World is the last of Osamu Tezuka's early epic science fiction trilogy, consisting of Lost World (1948), Metropolis (1949) and Next World (1951).»

NM - $60 for both volumes

 

back covers and other pictures: 

Spoiler

 

 

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Osamu Tezuka - Metropolis (First US Edition)
(メトロポリス, Metoroporisu)
Dark Horse, 2003

«The inspiration for the central character coming from a publicity still of the female robot from Metropolis (even though he had never seen the film or even known what it was about). [?] The setting was based on pre-war Manhattan and Chicago, Emmy and her sister partly from Les Misérables, Michi's powers from Superman (although Tezuka never made the connection between the title of his work and Superman's city), Michi's burning from The Invisible Ray, and Michi's death scene from The Monstrous Fellows of the Country Underground (another Tezuka manga from 1948). [?] The characters Duke Red and Notarlin made their debut in Metropolis, and both of them featured in later works.»

Copy in awesome shape, in my opinion above NM.

NM+ - $65

Other pictures:
 

Spoiler

 

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Set of 2 Italian Disney Postcards with characters in historical costumes
1970s or 1980s

FREE with any purchase (just claim)

Back:
 

Spoiler

 

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Giant-Size X-Men #1 (French Edition)
Éditions Lug, 1981

• First French edition of Giant-Size X-Men #1
• Published in the pocket color series "Special Strange" in 1981
• Custom painted cover designed specifically for France by Jean Frisano with the removal of elements considered "too violent"
or offensive for children (e.g. Wolverine is in the background alone).

FN - $75

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Hero for Hire #1 (Italian Edition)
Editoriale Corno, 1973

Nicely presenting copy, considered the black cover.

VGFN - $49

Back cover:

Spoiler

 

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Iron Man #9

British stamp on front cover. Tiny stain upper fc and tear at staple on back cover bring down the grade on an otherwise pretty nice copy.

FNVF/VF- - $95

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Applied a pair of price cuts.
If I find something interesting to add, I'll try to do so in the next days.
Thanks for looking!