Comic books February 1988

Vol.2 #3 - January/February 1988. Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games. In this issue: The Plight of Cirria - High adventure in the highest places! Plus: The Djinni's Ring - Even a djinni needs help sometimes! And: The Crypt of Istaris - Dungeon exploration can be a blast! 64 pages. Cover price $3.75.

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Written by Jack Herman. Art and cover by Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin. Spring Time; Eagle and Erika investigate the Talik infiltration of the Earth's government with sleeper agents. Benedict illustration by Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin. 36 pages, B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Ted McKeever Cover price $2.00.

Issue #29 - Feb. 1988. Mike Conran's news fanzine concentrating on Edgar Rice Burroughs. "Tarzan - King of the Jungle" by C. Drewman. Side-stapled, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 14 pages, black and white.

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The Elementals have to go against an old foe, Chrysalis, who has a brand new look in "The Book of Creation." Script by Bill Willingham & Jack Herman and art by Bill Willingham & Keith S. Wilson. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Barry Blair. Untitled story, script and art by Barry Blair; Greylone is confronted by Overlord who claims Ichi and reveals himself to be a future version of Greylone; The Overlord's creature attacks Queen Tiang--successfully. 28 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

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Color reprints of original b&w series. Cover art by Wendy Pini. Quest's End (part 1 of 2), script by Richard Pini and Wendy Pini, art by Wendy Pini; The Wolfriders gain entrance to the Palace of the High Ones. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Wolfsong!" Edited by Richard Pini, Robert Asprin, and Lynn Abbey. Set in the Elfquest world--a time when the Wolves and the Wolf-Riders were forming their deep emotional bonds and learning how to live on the World of Two Moons! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., Text. Cover price $4.50.

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Cover art by Jan Duursema. To Slay the Pale Prince, script by Roy Thomas, art by Jan Duursema; Elric's "Ring of the Kings" is stolen. Searching for it, he encounters Theleb again. Adapted from "The Vanishing Tower" by Michael Moorcock. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Vol. 109 #2 - Man At His Best. In this issue: The Days of Wine and Sushi - A Social History of the Eighties: From Boom to Ka-boom; Did the Yuppie Die for Our Sins? by Hendrik Hertzberg; Money Lust and the Seduction of America by Joseph Nocera. Plus: Inside a Violent Mystery by Bob Greene; Great New Fiction by James Salter; and Men's Wear - The Best from Italy and France. Cover features Michael J. Fox, Yupper Classman. Cover price $2.50.

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Story by Dennis Mallonee. Art by Rick Hoberg, Tim Burgard, Keith Tucker and Aaron McClellan. Cover by Rick Hoberg. Time-traveling scientist Ethan Caldwell Smith arrives from the future to join forces with his daughter Skylark and battle evil as the superhero Eternity Smith. The ancient alien intelligence takes over one of the scientists working at the secret government facility in the Antarctic. In the backup story, Annie and Boomer face the killer called Sardonic. Nursery; One Night In Dallas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

This issue includes the following: the 20th anniversary of Night of the Living Dead; Wes Craven's Serpent & the Rainbow"; a piece on John Buechler's FX factory; director Freddie Francis on Dark Tower; part one of Frank Henenlotter review; a Pumpkinhead poster; and more. Cover depicts creature from Cellar Dwellar. Cover price $3.50.

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"I Want to Die!" Guest-starring the Black Panther. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The Thing and Ms. Marvel were bombarded by cosmic rays while returning to Earth; and now Ben has mutated further, and Ms. Marvel has mutated into a female version of the Thing. After crash landing in Wakanda...the duo encounters Doctor Doom? Meanwhile back in New York, Crystal looks up an old friend. (Note: This issue includes a full-page ad for the first three Marvel Masterworks books.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 41 - Number 2, February 1988. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos.) Cover price $1.50.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Millennium Week 5. Firestorm, Captain Atom, Harbinger and Green Lantern Driq try to escape the planet of the Manhunters in "Planetfall". Millennium story elements continue in Millennium #6. Script by John Ostrander, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Steve Mitchell and Dennis Janke. Cover price $0.75.

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Oscar starts to uncover Inspector Gill's secret at the Rural Reefs and Hook may be losing control in an untitled story. Script and art by Steve Moncuse. Issue also has "Fish Sticks." Script by Steve Moncuse and art Ken Mitchroney. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.75.

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Millennium Week 5. The human black hole that is the Chunk makes life difficult for Flash in "The Chunk". Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cyborg cameo. Guice/Mahlstedt cover. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Millennium Week 5. The human black hole that is the Chunk makes life difficult for Flash in "The Chunk". Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cyborg cameo. Guice/Mahlstedt cover. Cover price $1.00.

Yabba-dabba-doo! Take a look at the adventures and antics of the characters from the Flintstones cartoon series, Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty, when they were kids. In this issue, Fred and Barney try to win the Soapstone Box Derby with their Flintstone Flyer car in "Kind of a Drag Race" and then Fred and Barney wake up and discover all of the furniture in the house is gone and try to find out what happened in "Meet the Leprockaun." Also, Fred runs into difficulties when he tries to get his rich Uncle Mintstone to donate money in "Double Double Trouble." Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher & Jon D'Agostino. Cover price $1.00.

The Birth of Pebbles. Story by John Stephenson. Art by Jorge Pacheco. Cover by Jorge Pacheco. Sometimes listed as Blackthorne 3-D Series (1985) # 42. Blackthorne Publishing presents another in its series of 3-D comics, this one featuring Americas favorite prehistoric family. This issue features an adaptation of the vintage episode when daughter Pebbles makes her surprise arrival in the world. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $2.50.

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Comic book based on the 1980s Hanna Barbara cartoon of the adventures of Foofur, the giant blue dog. In this issue, to avoid detection, Foofur and the gang devise a series of hideaways in the mansion in "Fernando's Hideaway," then Hazel starts acting strange after seeing a hypnotist's act in "Show Business," and then after Louis backs down from a bully, Foofur tells the story about Louis' dog pack days in "The Buddy Guard." Scripts by Tony Franco and art by Ben Brown & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $1.00.

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"The Day after Forever" - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Cover by Paris Cullins and Karl Kesel. They were the super-powered flower children of Jack Kirby's classic 1970's New Genesis saga: idealists and dreamers, united in a bond of trust and love. But that was many years ago. And with the passage of time has come the harsh intrusion of reality. Trapped for over a decade on a faraway world, the Forever People suddenly find themselves face to face with the dead past and thrust headlong into an uncertain future. Lead by the mysterious Maiai, they return to Earth to confront the very soul of humanity. Join Mark Moonrider, Vykin the Black, Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer and Serafin for the "biggest chill" of all -- a very special 6-issue mini-series -- as the Forever People unravel yesterday's secrets, confront today's dangers, and reach for tomorrow's hopes. New Format. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

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Stories, art and cover by Jean-Marc Lelong, plus a Kador backup story by Christian Binet, translated by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier. Renegade Press presents translations of the Carmen Cru comics originally published in France in Fluide Glacial magazine. Female curmudgeon Carmen lives alone in a French town, where she uses her advanced age and bag-lady appearance to abuse the locals with impunity. The Crooks: Carmen has to go to the bank, but she hates standing in line. Chips & Peanuts: Carmen stops at the cafe for a drink and a snack, only to realize afterward she's forgotten her wallet. The Accident: Carmen has a mild collision with another bicycle, and if that weren't bad enough, the other cyclist wants to talk to her afterward. Chips & Peanuts; The Crooks; The Accident; The Fever; Kador: Kador on TV. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Friday the 13th: Part II!"

Based on the screenplay by Ron Kurz. Adapted by Simon Hawke.

Once again a group of counselors attempt to get Camp Crystal Lake ready for summer, but the terror has returned!

Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, Text Only.

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In "Cut and Freeze Dried," it's an all out fire fight as the Joes fight against Cobra for the secret of the Terror-Dromes. Characters: FEATURE: G.I. Joe--Hawk; Duke; Wild Bill; Slip-Stream; Cover Girl; Backstop (1st); Iceberg (1st); Frost-Bite (1st); Blocker (1st); Blaster (1st); Avalanche (1st); Dodger (1st); Maverick (1st); Knockdown (1st); Battleforce 2000 (1st); VILLAINS: Cobra Commander [Fred VII]; Baroness; Televiper; Dr. Mindbender; Scrap-Iron; Techno-Viper; Ice-Viper (1st); Cobra Soldiers. Written by Larry Hama, with art by Ron Wagner and Randy Emberlin. Cover by Ron Wagner and Bob McLeod. Cover price $1.00.

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Reprints Issues #21-#22 and Action Force (England's own G.I. Joe comic). Cover pencils by Larry Hama, inks by Klaus Janson. "Silent Interlude," script by Larry Hama, pencils by Larry Hama (breakdowns), inks by Steve Leialoha (finishes); Storm Shadow has captured Scarlett while she was on a routine parachute drop exercise and brought her to Destro's Castle as a present to Cobra Commander; Snake-Eyes learns of her capture, and has to sneak in stealthily to rescue her; During the rescue, we learn that Storm Shadow is related to Snake-Eyes somehow based on both of them having the same tattoo on their right forearms. "Like Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust," script by Larry Hama, pencils by Mike Vosburg (breakdowns), inks by Jon D'Agostino (finishes); The Joes begin reconstruction on a better Pit; As they later attend Flagg's funeral, they're attacked by the new experimental Cobra jet, the Rattler, but it's destroyed by Duke (new field commander) and Roadblock. "Top Secret" illustration, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Overall layout for the reconstructed Pit. "Moroccan Roll!", script by Mike Collins, pencils by Kev Hopgood; Action Force ventures into Casablanca to help Farouk defect to them from Cobra, but an undercover Cobra agent poisons Farouk, seemingly killing him; The assassin commits suicide to prevent Action Force from capturing him. "Rigged! Part One," script by Mike Collins, pencils by Geoff Senior; Using intelligence obtained from Farouk, Action Force storms a Cobra-occupied oil rig in the North Sea, but after capturing the rig they discover Destro is the rightful owner and Destro charges Action Force with piracy. "Rigged! Part Two," script by Mike Collins, pencils by Geoff Senior. "The Man in the Silver Mask!", script by Mike Collins, pencils by Kev Hopgood, inks by Dave Harwood; Destro meets with the still-alive Farouk in Casablanca, revealing Farouk as the local agent in Destro's M.A.R.S. organization; The two note the success of their Silversmile worldwide marketing brand and the recent poor publicity Action Force suffered thanks to Farouk's actions. G.I. Joe illustration on back cover by Klaus Janson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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"Plausible Denial!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Dave Cockrum. Lt. Falcon, Psych-Out, and Slip Stream journey to Afghanistan! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

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A complete update on America's Favorite Heroes! Includes: "Trade-Off!" An all-new tale featuring Cobra! "And the Adventure Continues!" An up-to-date survey of all the best GI Joe and Cobra action for the past year. "A Gallery of Cover!" Includes a look back at every cover for GI Joe (1982-1994 Marvel) #57-68. And, "Bystander!" A brand new 7-page story starring Snake-Eyes and Scarlett. 64 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

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1st ongoing Green Arrow series begins in DC's "New Format" with a "Suggested for Mature Readers" label on the cover until issue #62 and continues in this new format through issue #80 when the book converted to standard superhero fare with the departure of writer Mike Grell. Cover art by Mike Grell. Hunters Moon [Part 1] starring Green Arrow, script by Mike Grell, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano; A convicted child killer is out on bail pending a new trial and GA tries to make sure he doesn't go after an earlier victim who helped put him in jail 18 years ago. Story takes place with Ollie and Dinah living in Seattle after the events of Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #3. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson. Diversions, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Mark Farmer; the Corps battle Myrwhydden and Sinestro; Millenium Week 7 crossover; the Floronic Man, Tom Kalmaku, Gregorio delaVega and Takeo Yakata guest-star; Floronic Man changes his name to Floro. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price - Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson. Diversions, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Mark Farmer; the Corps battle Myrwhydden and Sinestro; Millenium Week 7 crossover; the Floronic Man, Tom Kalmaku, Gregorio delaVega and Takeo Yakata guest-star; Floronic Man changes his name to Floro. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

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Wiggins continues to tell an early story about the original Grendel in an untitled story. Matt Wagner, the creator of Grendel uses a different layout arrangement for this issue. Script and art by Matt Wagner. Issue also has the Mage in "Interlude - Deuxieme Partie." Script and art by Matt Wagner. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.50.

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Grimjack tries to figure out if he is real or a clone in "Body Parts." Script by John Ostrander and art by Tom Mandrake. Issue also has "Munden's Bar – Bar Joke" with script by N. Varga & J. Ostrander and art by S. Keith. Cover price $1.75.

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Comic featuring the humorous misadventures of the mighty (physically) but not-so-great (mentally) warrior named Groo. This issue features "Rhyme Nor Reason" in which Groo, still in possession of the magic amulet, continues wishing with disastrous results. Story and art credits: Sergio Aragones. Cover price $1.00.

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