The Pull List: Batmobile Auction, Doomsday Poster Surfaces - October 29, 2026
This Day in Comic Book History: October 29
1968: Adventure Comics #375 (DC)
Jim Shooter writes, Win Mortimer draws, and Neal Adams does the cover. It carries the first appearance of the Wanderers, a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off team. DCU Guide lists the on-sale date as October 29, 1968, with a December 1968 cover date and a 12 cent cover price.
1985: Booster Gold #1 (DC)
Dan Jurgens writes, pencils and draws the cover, with Mike DeCarlo inking. It is Booster Gold's debut and the first new character added to DC continuity after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Released October 29, 1985 (Boosterrific), cover dated February 1986, 75 cents.
2014: Deathlok #1 (Marvel)
Nathan Edmondson writes and Mike Perkins draws the cover and interiors. The issue, titled "Enemy of My Enemy," launched the ongoing series starring Henry Hayes. Marvel.com lists the on-sale date as October 29, 2014, at $3.99 for 22 pages.
Sources: Comic Indexer, DCU Guide, Boosterrific, Marvel.com, Wikipedia.
Burton's Batmobile Heads to Auction
Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies announced the sale on October 28. It runs November 23 in Los Angeles and online. The headline lot is the Batmobile from Tim Burton's 1992 Batman Returns, built by Carl Casper from two Chevrolet Impala chassis. It is about 19 feet 8 inches long and has a radio-controlled flaming exhaust.
The estimate is $5 million to $7 million. The Batmobile record is $4.6 million, set in 2013 by the 1966 George Barris car. The low estimate beats that by $400,000, about 9 percent. The high estimate beats it by $2.4 million, about 52 percent.
Other lots: Michael Keaton's Batman Returns cowl ($10,000 to $15,000), Christian Bale's screen-worn Dark Knight cowl ($20,000 to $30,000), Keaton's 1989 chest emblem ($5,000 to $7,000), Jack Nicholson's unused Joker facial appliance ($1,000 to $2,000), Alicia Silverstone's Batgirl cowl ($8,000 to $10,000) and Ben Affleck's Batman v Superman Batarang ($3,000 to $5,000). The sale also has Christopher Reeve's Superman IV flying costume, Wesley Snipes' Blade props and a Guardians of the Galaxy Power Stone Orb.
Source: SuperHeroHype, Oct 28, 2026
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Lanterns VFX Reel Shows What Is Fake
VFX house CoSA VFX shared a reel of the hidden work in HBO's Lanterns. The show was shot in California, and nearly every background was replaced so it reads as rural Nebraska. Even John Stewart's beard was a visual effect.
ComicBookMovie.com says the series cost a reported $160 million, which would make it one of HBO's most expensive shows. That figure is a report. The cast includes Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Kelly Macdonald, and the full season is streaming on HBO Max.
DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran on a second season: "If we're able to come up with what we believe to be a worthy successor to a beloved and great first season, that's what's going to dictate whether there's a second season." He also said the show "brought Green Lantern back into the conversation." Showrunner Chris Mundy has suggested a second season would be another grounded story.
Source: ComicBookMovie.com, Oct 28, 2026
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Doomsday Doom Poster Reportedly Spotted
ComicBookMovie.com reports the first character poster for Avengers: Doomsday was spotted at an activation overseas and shared in a post on X. It is an unofficial sighting, not a Marvel release.
The poster shows Robert Downey Jr. as Victor Von Doom with the Sentinels looming behind him. ComicBookMovie.com says it sells Doom as the biggest of the big bads. There had been talk that Marvel might present him as an ally to the heroes first.
The movie opens December 18, directed by the Russo Brothers. ComicBookMovie.com expects Marvel to ramp up promotion in November and says Doomsday is competing with Dune: Part Three, and to a lesser degree Jumanji: Open World, to be December's must-see event.
Source: ComicBookMovie.com, Oct 28, 2026
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VisionQuest: Madripoor Episode, Punisher Fight Report
Spoilers. In VisionQuest episode six, "Deadlock," Paladin lures Vision and Lisa to Madripoor by taking Tommy hostage. Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar (Faran Tahir), the Ten Rings leader from 2008's Iron Man, ambushes them at the order of the mysterious "Client." ComicBookMovie.com's pick for the Client is Sharon Carter, the Power Broker from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and it says other names are possible. The penultimate episode is next week.
The report: an insider on X posting as MyTimeToShineHello answered a fan with "They will fight," pointing to Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle against Paladin. The theory comes from a line where Paladin calls a past fight "just a punishing disagreement with an old friend." SuperHeroHype notes Marvel has not confirmed the fight or the Punisher's appearance. Bernthal's latest MCU appearance was in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Source: ComicBookMovie.com and SuperHeroHype, Oct 28, 2026
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Abrams ComicsArts Joins Neon Ichiban
Abrams ComicsArts is coming to the digital platform Neon Ichiban, The Comics Beat reports in an exclusive. Launch titles include John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen, Alex Ross's Marvel Dimensions, and Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki. The deal also covers the upcoming Dune: Messiah graphic novel and titles from Kana, the French comics and manga imprint.
Neon Ichiban was founded by former Comixology executives David Steinberger and Chip Mosher. It offers digital remarques and signatures, resellable digital comics and import of DRM-free comics. Abrams joins DC, Marvel, IDW, Dynamite and Udon in offering same-day-as-print digital releases, which makes six publishers.
Joseph Montagne, VP and Publisher of Abrams ComicArts: "We want to encourage that curiosity." Steinberger: "Now readers everywhere can discover their acclaimed books in digital form."
Source: The Comics Beat (exclusive), Oct 28, 2026
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Catwoman: Lonely City Gets an Absolute Edition
DC is releasing Cliff Chiang's Black Label Catwoman series as Catwoman: Lonely City Absolute Edition. It collects Chiang's 2021-22 series, four prestige issues of 48 pages each, written, drawn and covered by Chiang.
The book is 488 pages, 8-1/8 by 12 inches, at $100, and ships July 20, 2027. Extras include behind-the-scenes material, a collectible clamshell case, a souvenir keychain and postcards with exclusive art. The math: $100 divided by 488 pages is about 20.5 cents a page.
The story takes place ten years after Batman's death, with Gotham run by Mayor Harvey Dent and the Batcops. Selina Kyle, fresh out of prison, leads a crew of former rogues to break into the Batcave.
Source: ICv2, Oct 28, 2026
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Bronze Star #1 Brings a 1:100 Variant
American Mythology is releasing BIG Comics' Bronze Star, written by Nexus co-creator Mike Baron with art by Creature Commandos co-creator Pat Broderick. It began as crowdfunded graphic novels and now comes as standard 32-page comics at $4.99. Issue #1 goes on sale January 27, 2027, through Lunar Distribution.
Four covers: A by Broderick, B by Anthony Gonzales-Clark, C a virgin variant of the B cover, and D a black-and-white 1:100 variant of Broderick's A cover at $29.99. A 1:100 ratio means a store orders 100 copies of the regular issue to qualify for one copy of that cover. The $29.99 price is $25 above the $4.99 cover price, about six times as much.
The story is set in 1880: a wanted gunslinger rides into a dying mining town where people vanish into an abandoned mine and the sheriff turns into a monster under the full moon.
Source: ICv2, Oct 28, 2026
Magic Event Offers an Exclusive X-Men '97 Yearbook Variant
Wizards of the Coast unveiled Magic Presents: Marvel Double Issue, a Magic: The Gathering event stores can schedule from December 4 through December 31, 2026, in the Two-Headed Giant format. It can run as sealed, booster draft, or Standard, Modern or Pioneer constructed. Wizards recommends single elimination, though Swiss is also possible.
The prize: winners get two copies of an exclusive X-Men '97 Yearbook #1 variant comic. Prize covers tied to a tournament result follow the number of winners, which is what makes them chase material.
Source: ICv2, Oct 28, 2026
Fantagraphics Sets Visiting America Memoir
Fantagraphics will release Visiting America: 19 Days in an I.C.E. Facility by British cartoonist R.E. Burke. The Comics Beat reports the graphic memoir covers her February 2025 detention by ICE after she tried to cross from Canada into Washington state.
It follows her friendships with other detained women and includes an epilogue updating some of them. It is a 208-page paperback at $29.99, out May 11, 2027. That is about 14 cents a page ($29.99 divided by 208).
The press release: "In vivid color and startling detail, Visiting America immerses readers in her experiences."
Source: The Comics Beat, Oct 28, 2026
Two Fox Golden Age Books Hit Auction
Bleeding Cool, in Heritage-sponsored coverage, highlights two Fox Golden Age books at auction. Mystery Men Comics #2 is cover dated September 1939, with a Lou Fine robot cover and Dick Briefer's Rex Dexter story. The lot is a CGC Universal VG+ 4.5 with cream-to-off-white pages, in the November 5, 2026 Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction.
Green Mask #1 (Fox, 1940) reboots the character from Mystery Men Comics #1 (1939, created by Walter Frehm) with a superpowered origin. Lou Fine did the cover, with interiors tentatively attributed to Frehm. It introduces Domino the Miracle Boy as partner to hero Michael Shelby, against the Grim Circle, a villain group that wants the US pulled into the war.
Source: Bleeding Cool, Oct 28, 2026
Sources: Bleeding Cool, The Comics Beat, ICv2, ComicBookMovie.com, SuperHeroHype, Comic Indexer, DCU Guide, Boosterrific, Marvel.com, Wikipedia.