| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #1 |
| Item: |
Runaways #1 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1277104011
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 1 of 6. At some point in their lives, all young people believe that they have something to run away from home for. But what if it they REALLY do? When six young friends discover that their parents all share a deep, dark secret, the shocked teens find strength in one another and together run away from their homes and straight into the adventure of their lives. Smallville meets Harry Potter in this all-ages action/adventure series."
The inaugural issue of RUNAWAYS introduces us to the main cast (in order: Alex Wilder, Gertrude Yorkes, Karolina Dean, Chase Stein, Molly Hayes, and Nico Minoru) and their villainous parents - collectively known as The Pride.
Gallery B-Side: Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona introduce Molly Hayes in hilarious fashion.
Fun fact: When RUNAWAYS debuted, it was part of Marvel's ill-fated Tsunami line. Intended to appeal to manga readers, other Tsunami titles included MYSTIQUE, NEW MUTANTS, SENTINEL, HUMAN TORCH, NAMOR, and VENOM.
This issue was signed by Brian K. Vaughan at New York Comic-Con 2014.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #2 |
| Item: |
Runaways #2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565012
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 2 of 6. Having discovered that their parents are all secretly super-powered villains, six young friends decide they must band together and take a stand against them. But how do you deal with finding out that the people you love most in the world may be truly evil?! The emotional stakes are raised and the tables are turned in the second issue of this new ongoing series."
Looking for undeniable proof of their parents' guilt, the kids head to the Yorkes' residence in search of evidence and make a shocking discovery - the cold-blooded, soon-to-be seventh member of their gang.
Gallery B-Side: Old Lace, Gertrude Yorkes' genetically engineered dinosaur makes her debut in a last page cliffhanger!
Fun fact: Brian K. Vaughan named Alex Wilder's parents, Catherine and Geoffrey, after his own mother and father. According to Vaughan, the similarities end there as Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan are very nice people while Catherine and Geoffrey Wilder are totally evil.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #3 |
| Item: |
Runaways #3 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565013
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 3 of 6. Surprises continue to wait around every turn for our team of teenage rebels!"
Gert tames her pet dinosaur thanks to a newly discovered psychic link between herself and the beast. Karolina discovers her alien heritage along with newfound super-powers - just in time for next issue's throwdown with members of The Pride.
Gallery B-Side: Karolina takes flight.
Fun fact: Karolina's parents, Majesdanian invaders posing as humans, assumed the surname Dean after the legendary actor, James Dean, whose bust at the Griffith Observatory is an oft-visited landmark in the series.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #4 |
| Item: |
Runaways #4 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565014
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 4 of 6. When their parents finally catch up with them, Alex, Nico and the rest of the Runaways fight back! It's teenage rebellion gone wild!"
Chase discovers some wonderful toys in his parent's workshop before he and the gang square off against the Steins and the Minorus.
Gallery B-Side: Chase makes good use of his parents' evil designs.
Fun fact: Brian K. Vaughan only planned to write RUNAWAYS for six issues, but decided to stay on indefinitely due to the popularity of the comic and a wealth of new ideas he wanted to explore over the course of the series.
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Runaways Volume 1 #5 |
| Item: |
Runaways #5 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565015
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 5 of 6. The Runaways face a new threat ... and it's from one of their own!"
The kids attempt to rescue Molly from an imminent threat brings them into conflict with the Yorkes and Hayes parental units. Also, Nico and Alex totally make out.
Gallery B-Side: You wouldn't like Molly when she's angry!
Fun fact: "When blood is shed...Let the Staff of One emerge!" The Staff of One assumes control of Nico for the first time after she is injured during a fight with the Yorkes.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #6 |
| Item: |
Runaways #6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565016
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'PRIDE AND JOY' Part 6 of 6. Alex, Nico and the rest of the gang make their final stand against their parents!"
Karolina's mother joins the battle against the children of The Pride, but meets defeat at the hands of her daughter. The gang recruits Molly, officially becoming runaways in the process.
Gallery B-Side: The Runaways have a traitor in their midst. One of the kids remains loyal to The Pride...but who is it?
Fun fact: The star of this issue's cover, Molly Hayes, was named after Brian K. Vaughan's sister: Molly Hayes Vaughan.
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Runaways Volume 1 #7 |
| Item: |
Runaways #7 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0228191002
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'TEENAGE WASTELAND' Part 1 of 4. Still on the run from their super-villain parents, this motley crew of superpowered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger. (Features metallic ink on black cover!)"
The kids foil a convenience store robbery and recruit one of the perps into the fold - a young man named Topher who claims he was forced to commit crimes by his evil super-powered parents.
Gallery B-Side: Molly and Old Lace at play in the Hostel.
Fun fact: This issue's special "metallic ink on black cover" was a feature common to all of Marvel's Tsunami titles published in December 2003.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #8 |
| Item: |
Runaways #8 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565018
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'TEENAGE WASTELAND' Part 2 of 4. The Runaways welcome a new member into their fold, but will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents ... or tear the team apart?"
The gang brings Topher back to the Hostel, much to the dismay of Old Lace. Nico and Topher share a moment, much to the chagrin of Alex.
Gallery B-Side: Nico kisses a boy she shouldn't. This will become a recurring theme throughout the series.
Fun fact: In Brian K. Vaughan's original RUNAWAYS pitch, Nico Minoru's character was named Rachel Messina and was of Hispanic decent rather than Japanese American.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #9 |
| Item: |
Runaways #9 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565019
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'TEENAGE WASTELAND' Part 3 of 4. How do you run away from the Runaways? One troubled member of the team finds out, as she leaves the group's hideout with their dashing new recruit. But it may be out of the frying pan and into the fire, as this mysterious new Runaway finally reveals his startling secret."
Alex's creepy, stalker-like tendencies lead to a falling out between he and Nico. Meanwhile, Topher proves he's a true playa by hooking up with yet another member of the team.
Gallery B-Side: Oh, Karolina...
Fun fact: At this point in the series, the kids assumed codenames which thankfully didn't stick: Sister Grimm (Nico), Talkback (Chase), Arsenic (Gert), Lucy in the Sky (Karolina) and Bruiser (Molly). Only Alex Wilder refused to cast aside the name his parents gave him. Coincidence?
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Runaways Volume 1 #10 |
| Item: |
Runaways #10 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0244883004
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'TEENAGE WASTELAND' Part 4 of 4. The Runaways head into battle with their new recruit, and not everyone will make it out alive. That's not a threat, it's a promise!"
It turns out Topher is a vampire and totally evil. Nico makes more bad decisions, but finally comes to her senses. Karolina's depression nearly gets her killed.
Gallery B-Side: You mess with Nico, you get the Staff of One!
Fun fact: In Brian K. Vaughan's original RUNAWAYS pitch, Karolina's first name was Leslie - the name Vaughan eventually gave to Karolina's mother, Leslie Dean.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #11 |
| Item: |
Runaways #11 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565021
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'LOST AND FOUND' Part 1 of 2. Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel's original teen runaway crimefighters CLOAK AND DAGGER, making their first major appearance in years! With guest art by penciler Takeshi Miyazawa (UNCANNY X-MEN)!"
Eager to please his masters in The Pride, Police Lieutenant Flores brings Cloak and Dagger to L.A. to help find the Runaways. Their paths cross when the kids take to the streets to set a couple of graffiti artists straight.
Gallery B-Side: Molly debuts her homemade superhero costume.
Fun fact: Cloak and Dagger made their debut in Spectacular Spider-man #64 (1982). They were created by Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #12 |
| Item: |
Runaways #12 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0223565022
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'LOST AND FOUND' Part 2 of 2. Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel's original teen runaway crimefighters CLOAK AND DAGGER, making their first major appearance in years! With guest art by penciler Takeshi Miyazawa (UNCANNY X-MEN)!"
The Runaways and Cloak and Dagger make nice after the requisite "misunderstanding" and fight. Cloak and Dagger promise to bring the Avengers to L.A. to help the kids, but The Pride gets to them before they can reach out to Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Gallery B-Side: Molly beats the "sheet" out of Cloak.
Fun fact: Cloak and Dagger got their powers from drugs. True story. Their unusual origin story becomes a running joke over the course of Brian K. Vaughan's run.
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Runaways Volume 1 #13 |
| Item: |
Runaways #13 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0244883008
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'THE GOOD DIE YOUNG' Part 1 of 5. The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! But if our fledgling teenage heroes are going to succeed, they may have to become just as evil as their villainous parents."
Alex decodes the secrets of the Abstract and the kids learn the origin of The Pride and their masters, the Gibborim. The gang plans to use this knowledge to take the fight to their parents, but an unexpected visit from the L.A.P.D. throws a monkey wrench into their plans.
Gallery B-Side: First Appearance of the Gibborim, the Big Bads of RUNAWAYS Volume 1.
Fun fact: The Gibborim are a race of giants mentioned in the Bible.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #14 |
| Item: |
Runaways #14 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0228191005
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'THE GOOD DIE YOUNG' Part 2 of 5. The Runaways have learned how their parents' villainous organization began, and now they must decide how it should END. Plus: more clues as to which Runaway is actually a mole, loyal to the evil Pride!"
The gang fights the L.A.P.D. and Nico brings down the house. The Hayes and Dean couplings hatch a plan to betray the other members of The Pride, ensuring a place in paradise for themselves and their children.
Gallery B-Side: The kids speculate on the identity of the mole within their group. Karolina leads the list of suspects.
Fun fact: Gene and Alice Hayes and Frank and Leslie Dean are the only non-human members of The Pride, being mutants and aliens respectively.
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| Slot: |
Runaways Volume 1 #15 |
| Item: |
Runaways #15 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0228191006
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Owner Comments
Original solicitation: "'THE GOOD DIE YOUNG' Part 3 of 5. The Runaways' biggest adventure continues! Our young heroes are finally ready to take on their evil parants, and the future of the Marvel Universe hands in the balance!"
Planning to hit their parents when they are most vulnerable, the kids make their way to the lair of the Gibborim, a Vivarium 2,500 leagues under the sea. An encounter with the Gibborim's security system goes wrong when a Runaway is mortally wounded.
Gallery B-Side: Chase pays the price for saving his friends.
Fun fact: A vivarium (Latin, literally for "place of life"; plural: vivaria or vivariums) is an area, usually enclosed, for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research. Often, a portion of the ecosystem for a particular species is simulated on a smaller scale, with controls for environmental conditions.
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