CGC Registry

Category:  Eras/Ages
Owner:  MAY1979
Last Modified:  9/28/2024
Set Description
MAR 1979 Cover Date. Originally On Sale DEC 1978

Set Goals
1) Collect all Marvel regular size comics cover dated MAR 1979 graded CGC 9.8 if possible.
2) Add MAD + select DC Books cover dated MAR 1979 graded CGC 9.6 or higher - Completed

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Item Description
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Pics
Won at an old school Comic Heaven Mail/Phone auction in 1998. Amazing Spider-Man 190 Modern 9.8 Excellent Cover by the far too underrated Keith Pollard, Byrne Interiors. Self-submitted. Won an old school Comic Heaven Mail/Phone auction in 1998. View Comic
Love the original CGC slab and label! Avengers 181 Modern 9.8 Classic Perez Cover. Classic Byrne interiors, Classic Michelinie story. 1st Scott Lang. Simply put this issue is a stone Classic in every respect. View Comic
Self-Submitted. Found this copy in my LCS in 2008 for $5.00 Avengers 181 Modern 9.8 Classic Perez Cover. Classic Byrne interiors, Classic Michelinie story. 1st Scott Lang. Simply put this issue is a stone Classic in every respect. Purchased at my LCS in 2008, Self-submitted. View Comic
"ANNIHILATION!" Battlestar Galactica 1 Modern 9.8 Classic cover by Cockrum/McLeod View Comic
Whitman Pre-Pack Variant. Battlestar Galactica 1 Modern 9.8 Whitman Pre-Pack Variant. Classic cover by Cockrum/McLeod
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This one has it all; Panther, Avengers, 1st published Bill Sienkiewicz cover and Gene Day interior inks. Black Panther 14 Modern 9.8 Historic 1st published Bill Sienkiewicz cover. Sienkiewicz/Rubenstein cover. Bingham/Day interiors. Avengers App. View Comic
Self-Submitted. Only 9.8 from the original CGC label days Captain America 231 Modern 9.8 Pollard Cover. Sal Buscema/Perlin interiors. Only 9.8 with Original (pre July-2003) CGC Label. Self-submitted.
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I like custom sets as they allow for displaying multiple of the same comic :) Captain America 231 Modern 9.8 Pollard Cover. Sal Buscema/Perlin interiors View Comic
I really like the perspective used on the cover. Captain Marvel 61 Modern 9.8 Drax app View Comic
Self-Submitted. Classic Buscema Conan Cover Conan the Barbarian 96 Modern 9.8 John Buscema cover, John Buscema/Ernie Chan interiors.

Self-submitted raw purchase from Showcase New England at the May 1998 Motor City Con.
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Gene Colan's last Daredevil. Daredevil 157 Modern 9.8 Last Gene Colan Daredevil, Avengers App. Story continues into the historic and paradigm shifting #157 View Comic
"NO HULK! Stay Back! He's The One Foe We Don't Dare Fight!" Defenders 69 Modern 9.8 Trimpe/Layton cover View Comic
"Skrull's are Back!" Fantastic Four 204 Modern 9.8 Pollard/Sinnott interiors. 1st Nova Corps. View Comic
Great Gene Colan Cover! Fun issue! Howard the Duck 30 Modern 9.8 Colan cover & art View Comic
Cover by Bob Layton during his prime. Human Fly 19 Universal 9.8 Excellent Bob Layton Cover highlights the end of a well written series. Back during those Troubled Late 1970's Business of Comic Book times 19 issues of an "odd-ball" title like this seems like pretty good run. View Comic
A book I could never seem to remove from my want list :) Incredible Hulk 233 Modern 9.8 Milgrom cover, Sal Buscema/Chic Stone interiors. Marvel Man (Quasar) app View Comic
Had the book on my want list, but never crossed it off when I acquired my previous copies, so now I have 3 :) Incredible Hulk 233 Modern 9.8 Milgrom cover, Sal Buscema/Chic Stone interiors. Marvel Man (Quasar) app View Comic
Had the book on my want list, but never crossed it off when I acquired my previous copies, so now I have 3 :) Incredible Hulk 233 Modern 9.8 Had the book on my want list, but never crossed it off when I acquired my previous copies, so now I have 3 :)

Milgrom cover, Sal Buscema/Chic Stone interiors. Marvel Man (Quasar) app
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Liked the cover so much I picked up an extra copy Invaders 38 Modern 9.8 I first saw this cover as a child in the 1980's, something about it captivates me to this day. Not sure why it just does!

Kupperberg/Sinnott cover, Kupperberg, Heck pencils/Chic Stone inks. Liberty Legion appearance
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Liked the cover so much I picked up an extra copy Invaders 38 Modern 9.8 I first saw this cover as a child in the 1980's, something about it captivates me to this day. Not sure why it just does!

Kupperberg/Sinnott cover, Kupperberg, Heck pencils/Chic Stone inks. Liberty Legion appearance
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Alcoholism Issue Begin. Iron Man 120 Modern 9.8 I've loved this cover since I first laid eyes on it as child. To me it what a cover to a comic book is all about, and yes I've seen the original art at an online gallery and I'm very jealous :)

Layton Cover. Romita Jr/Layton interiors.
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"Canyon of Despair" John Carter, Warlord of Mars 22 Modern 9.8 Nebres Cover View Comic
A fun read which hold up very which today! Laff-a-Lympics 13 Modern 9.8 My favorite Hanna-Barbera book of all-time! The cover brings me back to my childhood. Evanier wrote a fun story!

Last Issue.
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What a Cover! Marvel Team-Up 79 Modern 9.8 Incredible Byrne/Austin cover and interiors, Claremont Story. Spider-Man and Red Sonja. Clark Kent cameo View Comic
Gene Day inks! Marvel Two-In-One 49 Modern 9.8 A fun spooky read that still holds up today. Gene Day inks. View Comic
Zeck/Austin Cover Master of Kung Fu 74 Modern 9.8 Zeck/Austin Cover, Zeck/Patterson Interiors
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"Death Dual at Daytona" Micronauts 3 Modern 9.8 Golden Cover and Art View Comic
Nice Brunner cover! Red Sonja 14 Modern 9.8 Last 35 cent Red Sonja. Excellent Brunner cover. View Comic
Combatra & Dangard Ace join Raydeen Shogun Warriors 2 Modern 9.8 Who else had Shogun Warrior PJ's as a Toddler? View Comic
2nd Miller Drawn Daredevil. Spectacular Spider-Man 28 Modern 9.8 2nd Miller Daredevil
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"The Stage is Set for All Out Action" Spider-Woman 12 Universal 9.8 Infantino/McCleod Cover View Comic
Excellent Pollard Cover! Thor 281 Modern 9.8 Pollard Cover. Pollard/Marcos interiors. View Comic
Death of the Golden Age/Earth II Batman :( To best of my knolwedge this is one of the few comics "deaths" that has stuck. Adventure Comics 462 Universal 9.8 Rocky Mountain Pedigree

Bronze Age Key; Death of the Golden Age/Earth II Batman. Very Rare in high grades due to black boarded front/back covers and like all of the Adventure $1 run it languished in quarter sections for decades. Which is how I got my 1st copy of the issue in 1982

Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1979
Release Date: December 14, 1978
Format: 64 Saddle-Stitched Pages
Cover Price: $1.00

Cover Pencils/Inks: Jim Aparo

Justice Society of America: "Only Legends Live Forever" (15 pages)
Paul Levitz (Writer) Joe Staton (Artist) Ben Oda (Letterer) Adrienne Roy (Colorist)

A man named Bill Jensen, armed with inexplicable power scales the top of the Gotham Towers where he single-highhandedly defeats the Justice Society of America. Jensen screams that he wants to avenge himself against Commissioner Bruce Wayne, whom he believes framed him in order to further his own career. When Wayne learns of the situation, he has little choice but to come out of retirement and operate as Batman one last time. Swinging to the top of the tower, he catches the Flash, whom Jensen had hurled from the rooftop. He rests him on a ledge, then scales the tower to confront Jensen.

The other JSA members continue fighting him, but even the combined might of Green Lantern and Doctor Fate cannot stop him. Batman approaches him, and Jensen turns his power against him. He continues to struggle forward until both combatants are locked in a violent embrace. Jensen's power sears away Batman's mask, and he realizes that this is the man he has sworn to destroy -- Bruce Wayne. Driven to even greater fury, Jensen's power burns out of control, consuming both men. The Batman, one of the first and most infamous of Mystery Men... is dead.

In the following days, Bruce Wayne's body is laid to rest next to the grave of his wife, Selina, and his parents. His daughter Helena speaks with Dick Grayson about the future of the Batman legacy. Helena solemnly states that only "legends live forever".

Feature Character(s)
Justice Society of America (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Doctor Fate (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Doctor Mid-Nite (last appearance in Justice League of America #160; next appearance in Justice League of America #166)
Flash (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Green Lantern (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Hourman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #74; next appearance in Adventure Comics #466)
Huntress (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Power Girl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Robin (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #463)
Starman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #74; next appearance in Adventure Comics #466)
Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Justice League of America #160; next appearance in Justice League of America #166)
Superman (last appearance in Justice League of America #160; next appearance in Adventure Comics #466)
Wildcat (last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; next appearance in Adventure Comics #464)
Wonder Woman (last appearance in Justice League of America #160; next appearance in Adventure Comics #466)

Guest Star(s): Batman (dies in this story; last appearance in Adventure Comics #461; no further appearances)


Flash: "The She-Demon of the Astral Plane" (12 pages)
Cary Bates (Writer) Don Heck (Penciller) Joe Giella (Inker) Ben Oda (Letterer) Gene D'Angelo (Colorist)

Deadman: "The Sins of the Father --" (12 pages)
Len Wein (Writer) Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Penciller) Dick Giordano (Inker) Ben Oda (Letterer) Glynis Wein (Oliver) (Colorist)

Wonder Woman: "Voyage of the Sorcerers Lost" (12 pages)
Jack C. Harris (Writer) Jack Abel (Artist) Milton Snapinn (Letterer) Jerry Serpe (Colorist)

Aquaman: "Executive Action" (12 pages)
Paul Kupperberg (Writer) Don Heck (Penciller) Robert R. Smith (Inker) Ben Oda (Letterer) Gene D'Angelo (Colorist)
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Love this Aparo X-Mas Cover! Brave and the Bold 148 Modern 9.8 This book was graded on 12/26/2002 very apropos for a XMAS cover. View Comic
The first Mad Magazine cover I ever saw. Mad 205 9.6 My first MAD! View Comic

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