Comic books in 'Hippopotamus'

Cover art by John Richard Flanagan. Fang Gow of China: Part 35 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski; The White Witch starring Cotton Carver, art by George Newman. On the Wrong Side of the Law: Part 6 starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Shuster Shop. The God of the Ruby Eye: Part 11 starring Tod Hunter, script and art by Jim Chambers. The Plantation Uprising: Part 6 starring Dale Daring, script and art by Will Ely. Hidden Paradise [Part 2] starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Missionary's Daughter starring Tom Brent, script and art by Jim Chambers. The Count and the Countess starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Pirate Ship: Part 12 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. El Diablo: Part 10--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Victor E. Pazmin. Stories and art by Thurston Harper, Carl Wess, Bill Hudson, Teddi Hudson, Hugh McHugh, Jr., Lynn Karp, Tony Loeb, and Bill Solomon. Sometimes listed as America's Funniest Comics (1944) #1 (there is no actual issue number in the comic). Funny-animal comics of the 1940s. Tommy the Time Traveler wants to show off his new suit of armor, so he visits King Arthur's Court; Good King Rollo's court is rife with subterfuge and assassination plots; Pepper Poodle tries to be a tough guy to join a gang, but he picks on the wrong rabbit. Also featuring an ad for war bonds, a wartime funds drive. Tommy the Time Traveler; Mayor Monk; The Saving of Good King Rollo; Georgie the Flying Giraffe; Soupbone Sammy; Pepper Poodle; The Big Operation; Camera Cub; The Flying Bears; Reggie Rabbit; Hooligan Hare Master Crook; Lemuel Lamb; The Shell Game. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

May 1965. Stories: "The Prophet of Dune" (part 5) by Frank Herbert, "Trouble Tide" by James H. Schmitz, "Planetfall" by John Brunner, and "The Captive Djinn" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact feature, "Magnetohydrodynamics" by Ben Bova. Cover by Schoenherr. Illustrations by Moyler and Schoenherr. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Guest-starring the Brain! Brain tries to take control of the youth of America by asking them to follow Trolley into the Land of Suspended Disbelief. But Brain's message is interrupted by a PSB (Please Send a Buck) Pledge Drive, hosted by Dot! Brain is unaware that the children will not flock to him but will instead visit the Post Office, stop by a dairy, and make a hat for Mr. Puppethead instead. Written by Jeff Suess. Pencils by Walter Carzon and Leonardo Batic. Cover pencils by Leonardo Batic. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $1.95.

Brain takes over the world with...love? Slappy discovers her maternal instincts! And the Warners pester Noah! A mother lode of comedy! Written by Joe Edkin and Frank Strom. Pencils by Walter Carzon and Leonardo Batic. Cover by Leonardo Batic and Mike DeCarlo. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $1.99.

"Super Disguise vs. Super Market Man"; Super Disguise has to battle a villain that can change his body into any object found in a super market. "Jungle Bungle"; Captain Sprocket escorts Professor Jaxon's daughter through the jungle to find her father. Ads for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun, Archie Annual. "A Frightful Dinner," art by Bill Kresse; A traveler in Transylvania finds the only card a restaurant will accept is his blood donor's card. "Captain Shark"; Water Beetle Man uses his brains to capture Captain Shark. "Dr. Bonehead's Boner"; Dr. Bonehead invents a formula that makes insects super-size, but gives them human intelligence. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Snooky Squirrel"; "Monk and Honk"; "Simpy Sam"; "Wooly Willie" art by Larry Riley; "Lunkhead" art by Bill Hudson; "The Ratz Brothers" art by Hawley Pratt; "Jasper the Star Salesman"; "Mother Goose Victory Rhymes" features nursery rhymes about war bonds, by Alexander Samalman; and "Chippy Chipmunk". "The Goat-Getter: Little Timmy Just Couldn't Help Making Excuses!" illustrated text story by Johnny Jill. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. "The Winged Griffin" and two untitled stories. Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Milton Stein; "'Rufus Rabbit' Does His Bit" art by Thurston Harper; "Coo-Coo Clown" by Jimmy Talcott; "Windy Willy" by Otto Feuer; "Mick the Monk and the Three Cops" art by Ben Farish; "Basil the Bold" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Silly Billy"; and "Tom, Dick, and Harriet" by Bob Naylor. Illustrated text stories: "Refugee Cat, A Story of Our Animal Friends: Apartment House Pets Prove They're True-Blue Americans!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "The Glass Bottomed Boat, A Rib-Tickling Barnyard Story: Billy Beaver's Underwater Sightseeing Tour Is a Shining Success!" by Charles S. Strong; and "The Lame Horse, A Story of Kindness: Raymond King Proves That a Good Book Can Be Mighty Useful!" by Charles Roberts. Indicia states "Vol. 2, No. 3". 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Richard Starkings. Art by Axel Medellin and John Roshell. Cover by Boo Cook. Sahara, the Red Queen of the City of Angels, must deal with some Demons. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.99.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" and "Bootkins" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Be a Big Leaguer" by Ed Cronin; "Annibelle" by Virginia Krausmann; and "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small. "The Lost Inca Treasure, Part Two" text story illustrated by Walter Cole Brigham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by AXEL MEDELLIN story RICHARD STARKINGS art AXEL MEDELLIN COMPLETE THIS ISSUE: 'MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN' Read the whole story and see what everyone was talking about! Collects ELEPHANTMEN #30-32 Cover price $5.99.

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Stories by Hubie Karp, Bert Gilmore, and Harold T. Hays. Art by Dan Gordon, Gil Turner, Lynn Karp, Ken Champin, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. The Dope cant tell the difference between a movie cop shoot-out and the real thing; In a time-capsule of a story, Hermie is an iceman who tries to fit a giant block of ice into a tiny ice-box (an early kind of refrigerator); Ringo the raccoon is framed for stealing picnic baskets, and his mask makes him look guilty. Hermie; Superkatt; The Duke and the Dope; The Flight; Pigsby Pig; The Rude Raccoon; Alec; Spencer Spook; Ringo and the Picnic Lunches; Chloe. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and Art by Ryan Browne. Cover by Chris Burnham. The awkward name-calling and gentle smooching of anthropomorphic superheroes just got awkwardly smoochier! Muggings continue to transpire at an alarming rate! Someone better call the Anti-Mugger! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.50.

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Jim Tyre cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Spring Cleaning"; "'Doc' Bernard" by Gene McGregor; "'Hoot' Owl"; "Bully Boy" and "Ozzie the Seminole" art by Larry Riley; "Wallace Bear and Breezy" art by Otto Feuer; "Happy Hal the Hyena"; "Gilligan the Pelican" art by Sid Pillet; "Adam" by Jim Davis; and "Danny Dog's Duck Hunt" art by Larry Riley. Illustrated text stories: Bill, The Story of a Parrot" by Private Paul Purdy; "Bunny Boy and the Magic Rug: A Story of the Far, Far Land" by Martin Smith; and "Fly, Little Swallow" by Alexander Samalman. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Wilbur Wolf: The Answer to a Maiden's Prayer..." art by Lynn Karp; "Tommy the Time-Traveler" art by Thurston Harper; "Uncle Pigly" art by Ken Hultgren; "Buck 'N Ears or the Pie Rats" art by Kay Wright; "Crock O' Dile" art by Ken Hultgren; "Bucko Beaver"; "Cecil Goes Hunting" by Al Pross; "Hatter" story by Martha Hultgren, art by Ken Hultgren; and "Jiggles Giraffe". Illustrated text stories: "Martin's Monkeyshines" by Henry Hale; and "Gabby Tabby Talks" by Donald Bayne Hobart. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" by Ken Hultgren; "The Travelers"; "Micky Raccoon"; "Bagshaw Bear" by Jack Bradbury; "Chimpo Chump" and "Li'l Leo" by Victor E. Pazmiño; and "Mat Mouse" by Carl Wessler. "Volto From Mars" comic advertisement from Grape Nuts Flakes. Illustrated text stories: "Wise Old Owl" by Uncle Jerry; and "The Lazy Cat" by Charles Strong. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" art by Ken Hultgren; "Bobo Burro" by Don R. Christensen; "Gooligan"; "Little Billy Bear"; "Daffy n' Dilly"; "Wiley Foxxe" by Ray Patin; "Twenty Riddles..." activity page; "Scoop"; "Fur Goo'ness Sakes!" by Gil Turner; and "Skinny is One Hungry Pup...". Comic advertisements: "History's Mysteries" from Smith Brothers Cough Drops; "Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike" from Schwinn Bicycles; and "Volto From Mars" from Grape Nuts Flakes. "Winter Carnival" illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" and "Crock O' Dile" art by Ken Hultgren; "The Worstest Wolf and the Baddest Buzzard" story by Tom Baron, art by Phil Monroe; "Chip and Chop" by Lynn Karp; "Bagshaw Bear" and "Gooligan" by Jack Bradbury; "Wallace of the Zootown Mounted Police" art by J. F. L.; and "Snooper-Sam" by Don R. Christensen. Illustrated text stories: "Buster Bunny Goes Traveling: A Restless Rabbit Ventures Forth to See the World!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "The Well-Dressed Chicken: A Vain Little Creature Learns His Lesson!" by Mickey Klar Marks; and "The Raccoon and the Robin: Rickie Finds Out That It Pays to Be Kind!" by Justin Blazer. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" by Ken Hultgren; "Timothy T. (For 'Timber') Wolf"; "Lumberjack Rabbit"; "Rusty and Dusty"; "Fishy Follies" by Frank Tipper; "Ray Coon" by Ed Dunn; "Nit and Wit"; "Cat Tale"; and "The Settenest Hen" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Allan G. Benedict. Illustrated text stories: "The Ugly Butterfly: Poor Little Brown Wing Looked Like a Moth!" by Mickey Klar Marks; "The Eagles and the Pelican: Plucky Penny Proves to Be a Real Pal!" by Justin Blazer; and "Timothy Turtle's Reward: This Animal City Policeman Was Slow, But Sure!" by Lily K. Scott. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Martin W. Smith, Roy Donath and Lloyd Hartman. Art by Lynn Karp, Jim Tyer, Victor Pazmino, Ben Levin, Carl Wessler and Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG. Bobby Braggs pals scheme to put an end to his insufferable boasting; Boogie Beaver doesnt believe a fortune-tellers warning to watch out for an accident; Goopie goes on a shopping spree after finding a winning lottery ticket, but Soupie has some bad news for him. Bobby Bragg; Pete Parrot, Rookie Policeman; Boogie Beaver; The Adventure of the Vitamin That Wasn't!; Tommy Tiger Learns a Lesson; Horatio the Sleuth; Two-Gun Gilly; Mickey Becomes a Giant; Jerry the Jeep; Goopie and Soupie; Ralph Rooster Crows Again; Whitey Weasel. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "The Canary and Cat"; "The Enchanted Woods"; "Tabasco Turtle" by Lynn Karp; "Hiram Hound"; "Uncle Sam's Mother Goose" by Berton Braley; "The City Slicker"; "The Heroic Hare"; "Sappy Happy Hyena"; "The Camera Bug"; and "Volto From Mars" comic advertisement from Grape-Nuts Flakes. "Felippo the Frog: A Musical Frog From Brazil Finds a New Home!" illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Whitey"; "Dauber Dog"; "Potter Otter" art by Don Christensen; "Fowl and Fair" art by Thurston Harper; "Ozzie the Seminole" by Larry Riley; "Little Billy Bear" story by Tom Baron, art by Harris Steinbrook; "The 'Lonely Wolf'" art by Irv Spence; "Hotfoot Harry"; and "Dan". Comic advertisements: "History's Mysteries" from Smith Brothers Cough Drops; and "Volto From Mars" from Grape-Nuts Flakes. Illustrated text stories: "Wolf in the Woods: Billy Bear and Buddy Bunny Are Real Forest Heroes!" by Johnny Hill; "The Laughing Chipmunk: Cheerful Chubby Finds Out Some Things Aren't Funny!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "The City Dweller: Sammy Sparrow Visits Bird Town and Learns Plenty..." by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Stanley" by Jack Bradbury; "Scamper"; "Francois Feline"; "Hypnotized Hobo" by Ralph Tiller; "Quackie, M.D." by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Noah Taul"; "Peeper Is a Carrier Pigeon Who's New At His Job...One Day..." by Tony Loeb; "Homer Hound" by Gil Turner; "Rowdy Runner" art by Rob Scribner; and "Woolly". Comic advertisements: "History's Mysteries" from Smith Brothers Cough Drops; and "Volto From Mars" from Grape-Nuts Flakes. Illustrated text stories: "The Foolish Gopher: Animal Junction's New Citizen Was Certainly Odd!" by Lily K. Scott; and "The Forest Robbery: Jim Squirrel Solves a Woodland Mystery..." by Donald Bayne Hobart. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Scamper"; "Potter Otter" by Don R. Christensen; "Little Billy Bear"; "Stanley" by Jack Bradbury; "Guffy and Stuffy" art by Curt Perkins; "Deadeye Duck"; "Happy and His Pappy" by Kin Platt; and "Fearless Farmsworth" art by Ray Patin. Comic advertisements: "'Pepsi' the Pepsi-Cola Cop"; and "Speedy Wheeler and His Schwinn-Built Bicycle". Illustrated text stories: "The Little Pink Pig: The Great Big Bear Just Had no Use for Willie!" by Justin Blazer; "The New Sheriff: Billy Beaver Becomes the Hero of Salmon Stream!" by Lily K. Scott; and "Cora Cow's Heroism: An Ambitious Bovine Horns in on Some Trouble!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Scamper"; "Bunnyboy"; "Little Billy Bear" art by Lynn Karp; "Stanley and Homer" by Jack Bradbury; "Francois Feline"; "Riff and Raff"; and "Pansy the Chimp", "Clem McHedgehog", and "Hubert the Hound" art by Jack Bradbury. Illustrated text stories: "High-Flying Squirrel: The Forest Seesaw Certainly Was Grand Fun!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta; "The Friendly Spider: Sammy Was Really a Mild and Gentle Creature!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frazetta; and "Sharpy and the Salmon: The Good-Natured Swordfish Liked to Be Friendly" by Marshall Kent, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Happy"; "Francois Feline"; "Scamper"; "Bear Facts"; "Homeless Hector" story by Warren Foster, art by Ed Dunn; and "Of Mice and Menace" by Manny Perez. Illustrated text stories: "Beautiful, But Not Dumb: Buddy Butterflyfish Wasn't Afraid of the Shark!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frazetta; "Silky and the Wren: The Little Bird's Best Friend Was a Cat!" by Pat Cherr, illustration by Frazetta; and "Ernie the Earthworm: This Wiggly Little Creature Certainly Got Around!" by Lily K. Scott, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Greenish cover, hippo guy in trenchcoat walking in rainy alley by Richard Starkings & Ladronn, with Joe Casey; covers by Ladronn The story of Hieronymous 'Hip Flask" ? begun in Unnatural Selection ? continues. Twenty years after the genetic program that created them was brought to an end, Nikken's half-human creations struggle for survival and acceptance in the world of Man. Features four covers ? all by Ladronn! FC, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

10th Anniversary Elephantmen Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Unnatural Selection!" Written by Richard Starkings and Joe Casey. Art by Jose Ladronn. Featuring the art of Eisner award winner LADRÖNN, the long out of print HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION HC collects the remastered and expanded "widescreen'" art and story from HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION as well as pages and covers from HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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by Starkings and Ladronn. "The Big Here & The Long Now" begins here! A pulverized body sets Hip Flask on a trail that leads to The Eye of the Needle; Nikken, creator of the Elephantmen, believes that his imprisonment will soon end, and gang war erupts between the forces of Horn and Serengheti. The Eisner-nominated series continues. 48pgs, FCSRP: $4.99 Cover price $4.99.

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(W) Richard Starkings (A/CA) Jose Ladrönn LADRÖNN Eisner award winner for his work on HIP FLASK: MYSTERY CITY returns for the penultimate issue in the series. Sahara is dead, but both Hip Flask and Obadiah Horn are determined to save her! Cover price $5.99.

By Ladronn. The Hip Flask Sketchbook features 24 pages of previously unseen inked character sketches and finished convention drawings by Ladronn. This book features an ivory cardstock cover. Ashcan size, 24 pages. Cover price $4.00.

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by Starkings, Ladronn, & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to the forthcoming mini-series Hip Flask: The Big Here & The Long Now premiering this fall! Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of Mappo, featuring stunning, fully painted art by Ladronn (Cable, The Inhumans), script by Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Wildcats), and alternate covers by Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), and Ian Churchill (Uncanny X-Men)! FC, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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by Starkings, Ladronn, & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to the forthcoming mini-series Hip Flask: The Big Here & The Long Now premiering this fall! Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of Mappo, featuring stunning, fully painted art by Ladronn (Cable, The Inhumans), script by Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Wildcats), and alternate covers by Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), and Ian Churchill (Uncanny X-Men)! FC, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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by Starkings, Ladronn, & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to the forthcoming mini-series Hip Flask: The Big Here & The Long Now premiering this fall! Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of Mappo, featuring stunning, fully painted art by Ladronn (Cable, The Inhumans), script by Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Wildcats), and alternate covers by Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), and Ian Churchill (Uncanny X-Men)! FC, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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by Starkings, Ladronn, & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to the forthcoming mini-series Hip Flask: The Big Here & The Long Now premiering this fall! Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of Mappo, featuring stunning, fully painted art by Ladronn (Cable, The Inhumans), script by Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Wildcats), and alternate covers by Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), and Ian Churchill (Uncanny X-Men)! FC, 32pg $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #2-1ST, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Patsy Pinup"; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "Hateful Herman"; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Stealthy Death" text story, reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #2-1ST. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rafael Astarita. "Monster of the Moon Pool" starring Kaänga, art by Jim Mooney; Muranda, a white woman, leads a tribe of natives in collecting very expensive cobra venom; Muranda, fearing interference in her business, captures Ann and attempts to execute her via hippopotamus. Untitled Simba story, art by Richard Case; A tiger is brought to Africa as part of an experiment to breed lion-tiger hybrids: tiglons; Oneof the tiglo cubs escapes and, when grown to adulthood, challenges Simba for the kingship of the jungle. Untitled story; Terry helps determine that the "ghost" haunting an Arab fortress is a hermit looking for treasure. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; White hunters capture all of Wambi's jungle friends, save Bruno the bear; Wambi and Bruno rescue them by tricking the hunters into thinking that their partners are dishonest. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah and Horus investigate an oasis where travelers are being robbed. "Curse of the Juju Diamond" text story. Untitled story; A tribe, ruled by a white Snake Queen, robs prospectors of their gems until they rob a friend of Tabu's. "The Jungle Is Haunted!", art by George Tuska; A girl is sacrificed to a crocodile pool by a village; Later, her ghost begins to haunt them. Camilla determines that the girls was rescued by Blab, a man who lives with baboons. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Fire-Birds for the Cliff-Dwellers," art by Ruben Moreira; Kaänga's arbitration of a dispute over an idol is not received well by the cliff people who steal the idol; They plan on sacrificing Ann to the idol; Kaänga and Dorna, a cliff people girl that he once saved, prepare fireworks that frighten the cliff people, allowing Kaänga to rescue Ann and retrieve the idol for the valley people. "The Serpent Prophecy," pencils by Robert Webb, inks by Matt Baker; After the death of Haj Abdu, Ko comes to believe that Wambi is the rightful heir to the village throne; He plots to kill Wambi on a lion hunt but Wambi is saved by the intervention of his jungle friends. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba tricks his latest rival, Chonga the Cape buffalo, into falling into a tiger trap dug to capture Simba. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; An old hermit casts spells that shrink men and animals to a tiny size for his own amusement; Tabu restores the animals to their original size and they kill the hermit. "Who Leads the Pack May Be Its Prey" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry arranges to settle a land dispute by having the leaders race camels to decide who gets the lands. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A group of bandits raids caravans in order to get slaves to build their fortress; Camilla manages to free the slaves and acquires a pet dog. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Marge Buell, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Ed Anthony, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Bob Dunn, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar set out to rescue a scientist's daughter from an alternate dimension; Flash Gordon enters the undersea city of Coralia. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Sis Sez; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted; Her Highness of Whyness and King Kojo; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.