It is my pleasure to bring to all the members a Charity Auction to benefit the Thomas J. Pappas schools.  100% of the proceeds will be given to this charity.

The Thomas J. Pappas schools were founded in 1989 to provide equitable and accessible education for homeless children.  They are committed to providing a comprehensive educational experience, as well as meeting the social and physical needs of their students.  They currently support an elementary and middle school in Phoenix , and an elementary school in Tempe .

As usual, I will try to give everyone an interesting and desirable selection of cool items to bid for.  Our goodies will be on display Friday and Saturday in the Art Show.  There will be Charity Auction Program Guides available at Registration.  The auction is scheduled for Saturday, please check back for exact time and place.

If you want to donate, please drop me an email thru this website.

All books that are presented as a First Edition are done so at the best judgment of our Charity Auction Director. No guarantee is made by Catherine Book, CASFS, Inc. or CopperCon27 for any item. If you have any questions, please ask via e-mail or inspect the item prior to auction.

Here are a few items already available, check back for updates:

Books:

• “Ai! Pedrito!” by Kevin J. Anderson and L.Ron Hubbard.  Hardcover, First Edition, 1998.  Autographed by Kevin J. Anderson.
• “The Briar King” by Greg Keyes.  Paperback, new, 2003, autographed by author.
• "Return to the Moon" by astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmidt.  Hardcover, Autographed.
  
• "Lost Boys" by Orson Scott Card.  Hardcover, first edition, Autographed.
  
• “Predator Turned Prey” by Ravyn Crescent .  Young adult fiction. Signed softcover.
  
• “Never Burn a Witch” and “Perfect Trust” by M.R.Sellars.  Softcover, autographed.
  
• “Full Spectrum 2” anthology.  Hardcover, first edition, autographed by Edward Bryant. 
  
• “A Call to Arms” by Alan Dean Foster.  Hardcover, first edition, Autographed.
  
• “In Pursuit of the Unicorn” by Josephine Bradley.  Softcover art book with dozens of color art plates by as many artists.  Copyright 1980.  Book has some damage and soiling.
  
• “Star Trek, Vulcan’s Soul, Book 1 of Exodus” by Josepha Sherman and Susan Schwartz.  Paperback, new, first printing, copyright 2005.
  
• Star Wars Encyclopedia by Stephen J. Sansweet with intro by Timothy Zahn. Large hardcover, first edition, copyright 1998.  Beautiful condition.
  
• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, art by Ralph McQuarrie, text by Kevin J. Anderson. Large hardcover, first edition, copyright 1995.  Beautiful condition.
  
• “These Are The Voyages…” a 3-d Star Trek album by Charles Kurts.  A unique collectible from Pocket Books, copyright 1996. In shrinkwrap. 
  
• “Women” selected drawings and Illustrations by Frank Cho the artist of Liberty Meadows comic strip and several Marvel titles.  Hardcover, large, full color prints, new and beautiful.  Adults Only.  Mature material. 
  
• The Art of Marvel, Vol 2.  Hardcover, first edition, copyright 2004.  New, in Fine condition.  Featuring the art of 56 different artists including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Boris Vallejo, John Romita (both Jr. and Sr.), Frank Miller, George Perez, and Todd McFarlane. 
  

  Art:

  • Black/white drawing on cardboard, unknown artist.  Really cool battle scene of insectoid warriors and a horse-mounted warrior who looks kinda like a horse or a dog.  Measures approx 11”x11”.
  • “The Dread Vale” print by Steve Hickman.  Dated 1976, I’m pretty sure it’s from a series for LOTR.  Measures approx 18”x24”

  Tidbits:

  • Jewelry – probably, depends on the dealers
  • Lot of artwork – won’t know what we have until we get to con
  • Program book cover from LAConIV-2006.  Wrap-around art by James Gurney, GoH, Autographed.  Measures approx 11”x15”
  • Star Wars, Episode I, Queen Amidala Collection, “Royal Elegance Queen Amidala” doll.  Measures approx 11”, new in box.
  • “ Puerto Rico ” turn-based strategy game from Rio Grande Games. New in box.
  • “Isaac Asimov Presents…” Vol 5, edited by Martin Greenberg.  Audio book, unabridged, 93 minutes.  Contains “Wings Out of Shadow” by Fred Saberhagen, and “Exposure” by Eric Frank Russell.
  • Key chain of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars.  Die cast metal, measures approx 3”, new in retail bubble pack.
  • Framed postage stamp from St. Vincent and the Grenadines islands.  Stamp is of Star Trek: TNG crew.  Stamp is matted and framed in wood frame that measures approx 5”x4”.
  • Photo, 8”x10”, Kevin Smith as “Silent Bob” and Jason Mewes as “Jay” from movie “Mallrats”, 1995.
  • Photo, 8”x10”, Armin Shimerman as “Quark” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Autographed.
  • Photo, 8.25”x11”, Max Grodenck as “Rom” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Autographed.
  • A prop sweepstakes ticket used in an episode from the TV show 'Eerie, Indiana '.  The episode was named "Tornado Days".  The ticket is signed by the Director, Ken Kwapis, the creator & producer, Karl Schaefer, and the writer, Michael Cassutt.
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture. 16-page collectible souvenir marketing promo booklet.
  • $25.00 gift certificate for The Book Gallery, two locations in Phoenix and Mesa.
  • <>Large plush Stitch (from 2002 movie Lilo and Stitch), approx 17? high
  • Plush bear wearing Phoenix Roadrunners t-shirt, approx 12? high
  • Plush Chip and Dale from Disneystores, approx 6" high, new with tags
  • Buffy Extravaganza:  Two bookmarks, bubblegum collectible tin, set of 54 collectible postcards, two Buffy comicbooks #1 from season 8, “Buffy, X-Posed” unauthorized biography of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy by Ted Edwards, Buffy Magazine Yearbook 2002 and The Officially Liscensed Yearbook of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fall 2000. 
  • “ Carcassonne , the Discover” tile-laying game from Rio Grande Games. New in box.
  • “Quelf” boardgame from Wiggity Bong Games.  New in box.
  • “Oasis”boardgame from uberplay.  New in box.
  • “Superman: Doomsday” promotional bag from ComiCon 2007.  It measures a super size of 30” x 30”
  • “Chronology, Sports edition” cardgame from Great American Puzzle Factory. New in box.
  • Promotional items from Creation Star Trek held in Las Vegas in 2006.  Two adhesive stickers, one is autographed by David Reddick the web cartoonist for StarTrek.com, and a button.”
  • “Plunder” cardgame from Laughing Pan Productions. New in box.
  • “Astrobirdz” cardgame from Bill Cobb Productions.
  • Two Torg roleplaying adventure books:  “Operation: Hard Sell” and “The Land Below” from West End Games.
  • Horror Clix three booster packs: two of “Wicked Fun” and one of “The Lab”. New in box.
  • Horrorclix, 3-D monster combat dicegame. New in package.
  • Battlestar Galactica “MiniMates” of Cylon and Six. New in package.
  • Stargate SG1- 6” action figure of “Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter.  New in package.
  • Comicbooks, lot of 6 different titles including Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Simpsons and the Runaways by Joss Whedon.  Also, a Marvel Previews edition for Aug-Oct 2007.
  • Wizard 190, Summer Movie & Comic Guide from Marvel.  New in bag.
  • Comics International magazine, No. 202, May 2007.
  • Venom and Green Goblin diorama.  Plastic, used, two pieces, Marvel 2001.
  • McFarlane’s Dragons, series 2 “Quest for the Lost King” collectible figure. New in package.
  • Dreamblade, “Baxar’s War” booster pack of 7 random miniatures from Wizards of the Coast.  New in box.
  • CD of music from hit TV anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion III from Geneon.  New.
  • T-Shirt from Bookmans “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend, inside of a dog it’s too dark to read”  New, size XL.
  • Bashin’ Brawler stuffed doll of WWF wrestler “Sting” from World Wrestling Entertainment.  Supposed to talk when you slam his body, may need batteries, no guarantee.
  • Heavy silvertone ring with Superman logo.
  • Funky, super-colorful wooden jewelry: a necklace and two pins.
  • “Frogz” from Hip Hop, dances and sings to “No Scrubs”.  New in box, works great.
  • Souvenir oversized comic hat from Disneyworld , 2000
  • Harry Potter, series 1 action figure, 5.5” high, of Harry Potter with wand and display base.  New in package. 
  • Holographic promotion card, 7.5” x 5.25”, of TRANSFORMERS, THE MOVIE, 20^th anniversary special edition.
  • Light saber, Star Wars, from Tiger.  Child’s toy. Sound works, no lights.
  • Barbie Holiday Princess Belle, from Beauty and the Beast.  Not for the collector, just a child’s toy.  Used, with base and stand.
  • Wall mount for a sword, comes with hardware.
  • Woman’s Watch from Disney with Tinkerbell.  Used.
  • Talking Yoda figure, approx 8” high, used, some damage.  Motion activated.
  • Custom made jewelr.  “Night and Day” is a beaded necklace made of cat’s eye rhinestones with genuine rainbow moonstone, sterling silver and a black onyx faceted pendant stone.  Retail value $200
  • Custom-made jewelry.  “Enchanted Ocean” is a necklace of polished stones, ocean jasper from Madagascar , with seaglass, 14K gold and sterling silver clasp.  Retail value $500
  • Custom-made jewelry.  “Topaz Goddess” is a necklace made from rare yellow turquoise nuggets with 14K gold accents, topaz Swarovski crystal and goddess dangle on the clasp.  Retail value $500
  • Two cases of mixed energy drinks and soft drinks, many in glass bottles, all different. From Pop, the Soda Shop

    Extra special stuff:

    • Star Trek: Enterprise "Broken Bow" episode. Art Asylum action figure of Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker.  Autographed by Connor Trinnear, rare and mint in box.
    • Star Trek, Deep Space Nine.  Black & white laser print mounted on white cardboard of the engine room schematic from the USS Defiant (reprint of actual Okudagram used on the show).  Donated by Larry Nemecek.
    • Geology magazine, Vol 33, NO. 10, October 2005. Cover pic of Mars Exploration Rover Spirit landing site. Autographed by 6 ASU scientists and coauthors on included paper on the landing site geology.
    • 2007 Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) large calendar
    • 2006 German Space Agency (DLR) calendar with large images

    See you at the Auction; don't forget your money.  Bid often, bid high…

    Your tireless Charity Auction Director,
    Catherine Book