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"Star Waugh." Part two of a two-part Star Wars parody, this issue pits Howard and pals against Bzzk' Joh and a Wal-Mart-type super store. Man-Thing guest stars. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Mayerik. Cover by Gene Colan and Alan Weiss. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Star Waugh." Part two of a two-part Star Wars parody, this issue pits Howard and pals against Bzzk' Joh and a Wal-Mart-type super store. Man-Thing guest stars. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Mayerik. Cover by Gene Colan and Alan Weiss. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils by GABRIEL HARDMAN Two nightmarish new villains attack Red Hulk at his most vulnerable! After sleepless weeks on edge, Red Hulk is losing it fast. Perfect timing for enemies mounting separate attacks-and the deadliest comes from a dark horror restored to the world, known as BLACK FOG. Deadliest until the world-ender called THE OMEGEX arrives! The book CBR says 'continues to impress...' 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Variant Cover by ED McGUINNESS Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils by GABRIEL HARDMAN Two nightmarish new villains attack Red Hulk at his most vulnerable! After sleepless weeks on edge, Red Hulk is losing it fast. Perfect timing for enemies mounting separate attacks-and the deadliest comes from a dark horror restored to the world, known as BLACK FOG. Deadliest until the world-ender called THE OMEGEX arrives! The book CBR says 'continues to impress...' 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Omegex: Part 1 - Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN OMEGEX, a deadly force from beyond the far reaches of space, has awakened, and he wants Red Hulk! Our Crimson Crusader has fought battles of massive scale, fought villains of great strength and guile, and even punched a Watcher! But what can he do against a destroyer of entire worlds? Star scribe Jeff Parker and the astounding artisan Gabriel Hardman bring an epic Hulk tale in the grand Marvel tradition! 32 PGS./ Cover price $2.99.

Omegex: Part 2 - Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN THE OMEGEX SAGA CONCLUDES! Apparently you really can't go home again. The Red Hulk just wanted to visit his old homestead, but is now in the fight of his life against the mighty Omegex, the world destroyer! As Red Hulk is on the ropes and it seems as though things can't get any worse, super-villainess extraordinaire Zero/One and her henchman Black Fog arrive. Rulk's renowned writer Jeff Parker and all-star artist Gabriel Hardman bring a thrilling, action-packed conclusion to Red Hulk's most dangerous dust-up yet! Cover price $2.99.

Omegex: Part 3 - Written by JEFF PARKER Pencils & Cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN THE OMEGEX SAGA CONCLUDES! Apparently you really can't go home again. The Red Hulk just wanted to visit his old homestead, but is now in the fight of his life against the mighty Omegex, the world destroyer! As Red Hulk is on the ropes and it seems as though things can't get any worse, super-villainess extraordinaire Zero/One and her henchman Black Fog arrive. Rulk's renowned writer Jeff Parker and all-star artist Gabriel Hardman bring a thrilling, action-packed conclusion to Red Hulk's most dangerous dust-up yet! Cover price $2.99.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

Dec. 26, 1979. Hulk (Stern/S. Buscema), the Silver Surfer (Lee/J. Buscema), the Black Knight, Ant-Man (Friedrich/C. Russell), and the Defenders (Kraft/Slifer/Giffen). This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

Written by MARC SUMERAK and ALEXANDER ZALBON. Art by by SANFORD GREEN and JOYCE CHIN. Cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN. Mutant mayhem in a Battle by the Bay! While exploring their new home in San Francisco, X-Men Iceman and Angel discover that the weirdest part of the city isn't its eclectic populace or crazy landmarks, but the monsters that pass through -- namely the Incredible Hulk! Now they've got to track down Hulk and get to the bottom of a series of earthquakes (because THAT never happens in SF...) before the Red Hulk shows up bringing his trademark good cheer to San Fran. Did we say good cheer? We meant destruction and carnage. PLUS: Dazzler rocks out at the Fillmore and Hulk's got backstage passes! Will the Pop Princess get Smashed, live in concert? 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Part 1 of 2 - "Castle in the Clouds!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Lee Elias and Don Perlin. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Joe Sinnott. A rich man enlist the help of the Human Fly to rescue his daughter that has been kidnapped. But the Fly soon discovers that there is more to this caper than meets the eye. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The Human Fly #3-4 are some of the first comic books I can remember reading as a child. Though the Fly didn't last, my passion for comics has lasted my entire life. – Odinson. Lone Star Comics Archivist.   Cover price $0.35.

Cover by ADI GRANOV Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art by SCOTT WEGENER. Before he became the hero he was created to be, the original Human Torch had to battle his inner demons to stake a claim on the soul he knows he has...and his enemies will stop at nothing to tear him apart to get at the city they want to control. Can he learn to tap into the human side of the Torch, or must he sacrifice himself to save the people he has sworn to protect in this all-new 22 page story? Also included is a bonus 10 page Torch tale from Marvel's rich history! 48 pages. Cover price $3.99.

(W) Tony Daniel (P) Tony Daniel (I) Kevin Conrad (Cov) Richard and Tanya Horie Conspiracy, androids, hot chicks on motorcycles, and monstrous alien abominations run amok in the first issue of this great new ongoing series! Detective Alia Sparrow leads the Human Crimes Bureau on the planet Thera, a planet that steals its culture and patterns itself after Earth. With the help of her hulking robotic sidekick, Greta the Enforcer, Sparrow investigates the disappearances of several human slaves, and begins to unravel the mystery of a downed space shuttle from Earth...and the conspiracy surrounding its crew. FC, 32pg$2.99continuing series Cover price $2.99.

(W) Tony Daniel (P) Tony Daniel (I) Kevin Conrad (Col) Richard and Tanya Horie. Bruno is on the run, accused of the murder of dozens of people on the planet Thera. The only way to earn his freedom is to fight his way out of a blood-soaked Gladiator arena. But Detective Alia Sparrow and her hulking sidekick, Greta the Enforcer, know the truth behind the murders?and who really stands to gain from them. Conspiracy, androids, and hot chicks on motorcycles abound in this great new sci-fi series! Full Color 32 pages $2.99 continuing series Cover price $2.99.

HUMANKIND #5 "ALL ROADS LEAD TO (NEW) ROME," PT. 5 OF 5. ARROW: Monsters, robots, and babes on bikes! (Written, penciled, and cover by) Tony Daniel (I) Kevin Conrad (Col) Richard and Tanya Horie It's all been building up to this: Bruno is an unwilling "Trojan Horse," carrier of a virus from planet Thera that could wipe out the entire population of Earth! Alia Sparrow, head of Thera's Human Crimes Bureau, has the weight of two worlds on her back: Should she destroy Bruno and save all of humankind? Or find the genetic cure that can save him by invading the laboratory of the evil geneticist Crucifer? Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series Cover price $2.99.

Wizard World Chicago 2004 Exclusive B&W cover. (W) Tony Daniel (P) Tony Daniel (I) Kevin Conrad (Cov) Richard and Tanya Horie Conspiracy, androids, hot chicks on motorcycles, and monstrous alien abominations run amok in the first issue of this great new ongoing series! Detective Alia Sparrow leads the Human Crimes Bureau on the planet Thera, a planet that steals its culture and patterns itself after Earth. With the help of her hulking robotic sidekick, Greta the Enforcer, Sparrow investigates the disappearances of several human slaves, and begins to unravel the mystery of a downed space shuttle from Earth...and the conspiracy surrounding its crew. FC, 32pg$2.99continuing series

Written by Tom Pinchuk. Art and Cover by Kate Glasheen. Years ago, Zeus' wife cast a vengeful spell that made him fall in lust with every inanimate object in sight. Now, the king of the gods' hybrid bastards wander the world. Embarrassed, he dispatches goons to "take care" of these problem children, but a handful manages to escape. Now, Cotton, a smarmy cloth patchwork; Carmine, a timid automobile; Corey, a self-loathing apple; and Walter, a belligerent stack of bricks, seek their father's love. Through schemes both ingenious and idiotic, will they force their negligent father to recognize them? 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

Written by Tom Pinchuk. Art and Cover by Kate Glasheen. The Hybrid Bastards are getting back at daddy. Trashing his condo didn't accomplish much, so now, these quirky creatures are doing something guaranteed to get his attention -- they're going to steal his money! It's a mad caper that's crazy enough to work, but there are two colossal problems. One, someone's ratting them out to their terribly embarrassed father. And two, their father just happens to be Zeus, the mighty Greek god! 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

If the Hyperkind surrender their powers so they can be used to save another world, do they condemn the Earth in the process? Unfortunately, Thermakk, the only entity that could help them come to a conclusion, still seems intent on killing them! The fates of the Hyperkind and whole planets are at stake in this life-or-death drama! Written by Fred Burke. Art by Fabio Laguna, Luke Ross, Manuel Flores and Mike Halbleib. Plus: an adventure of Hokum and Hex! Cover by Paris Cullins and Bob Petrecca. Cover price $2.95.

Jan 1953. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Walter Miller Jr., Mari Wolf, Rory Magill, Robert Turner, Alfred Coppel, Lynn Venable, Roger Dee, and Gordon R. Dickson. Cover by Anton Kurke. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Sept 1969. Volume 19, No. 7 (Whole No. 140) Cover by Chaffee. Science fiction stories by Perry A. Chapdelaine, Clayton McCarty, T. J. Bass, Mack Reynolds' "The Towns Must Roll" Part 2 of 2, Bruce McAllister, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Philip St. John. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.60.

Sept 1952. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science fiction stories by Dwight W. Swain, Damon Knight, Daniel F. Galouye, Bill Venable, and Geoff St. Reynard. Illustrations by W. E. Terry. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

June 1954. Volume 5, No. 6 (Issue 31). Cover by Malcolm Smith. Science fiction stories: "Slaves to the Metal Horde" by Milton Lesser, "Reception Committee" by Len Guttridge, "The World is But a Stage" by Daniel F. Galouye, "Earthmen Die Hard!" by Richard O. Lewis, "Beware the Star Gods" by S.J. Byrne, and "The Scandalized Martians" by Arnold Marmor. Short review of Isaac Asimov's "Second Foundation." Illustrations by W.E. Terry and H.W. McCauley. . 5-3/8 in. x 7-1/4 in; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Written by Joshua Dysart. Art by Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Raul Allen. Toyo Harada is the most dangerous human being on the planet. Imbued with incredible powers of the mind, he has spent his life guiding humanity from the shadows. But today he is a wanted man. His powers are public knowledge, his allies have turned to enemies, and he is hunted by every government on the planet. Instead of surrendering, Harada has one last unthinkable gambit to play: to achieve more, faster, and with less, he will build a coalition of the powerful, the unscrupulous and the insane. No longer content to demand a better future, he will recruit a violent legion from the darkest corners of the Earth to fight for it. The battle for utopia begins now. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Joshua Dysart. Art and Cover by Doug Braithwaite. The greatest villain in the Valiant Universe wages war…to create Utopia! The unprecedented comics story of a madman determined to save the world…at any cost! Toyo Harada is assembling a legion of living weapons. And the last, greatest gambit he needs is deep within the clutches of his most powerful opponents. To secure the human asset critical to his plan, Harada gambles everything he has in an all-out battle to win everything he desires! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Joshua Dysart. Art by CAFU and Juan Jose Ryp. Cover by Bilquis Evely. 'THE VINE IMPERATIVE' boils over! The world is suspended within balances of power. Tense and delicate terms of peace, crisscrossing and humming just below the surface. The Vine plantings, undercover alien spies of a galaxy-spanning race, hold positions of influence all over the planet. Toyo Harada, Earth's most unstoppable psiot, amassed a bedrock of power through his corporate, political, and super-powered maneuverings. A tenuous détente has long held between the slumbering giants, each with the world held loosely in their grip. Until now. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Joshua Dysart. Art by Khari Evans. Cover by CAFU. ALL-NEW ARC! JUMP ON BOARD HERE! 'STORMBREAK' is about to bombard the front lines of the Valiant Universe! The world's most powerful team of mercenaries is on the defensive… as an elite international kill squad led by Livewire and H.A.R.D. Corp's Major Charlie Palmer descends to destroy Imperium's stronghold! Toyo Harada will save the world…if he doesn't doom it first. The revolutionary disruption that Harada and his team have launched - by deposing tyrants, housing refugees, and feeding the poor - has come at the expense of the world's wealthiest nations. When the planet's leaders have had enough, it will be decided: Toyo Harada must die. Now a crack unit of operatives will stand against Harada on the global stage…with his own former pupil Livewire taking him head-on. Meanwhile, Harada's military lieutenant Gravedog meets his match when Palmer drops into the firefight of a lifetime…H.A.R.D. Corps vs. H.A.R.D. Corps! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Tom Derenick and Freddie Williams II. Cover by Carlos D'Anda. Based on the hit videogame INFINITE CRISIS! On the Gaslight world, master inventor Lex Luthor visits the Arkham Sanatorium to try to convince The Joker to join him in the battle against the coming crisis. Meanwhile, back in Mecha Metropolis, Prime Zatanna, Cyborg and The Flash team up with a recharged Mecha Superman for a final, desperate showdown against the rampaging, gigantic Arcane Doomsday once and for all. 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Written by Robert Kirkman. Art and Cover by Ryan Ottley and John Rauch. The death toll finally reaches its end. Who will rise from the ashes? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects It Came (2013 Titan Comics) #1-4.

Story and art by Dan Boultwood.

LIGHTS! CAMERA! GIANT RAMPAGING ROBOT!

Fans of B-movie hilarity all over the world have fallen for this love-letter to low-budget SF cinema! Now this charming comedy adventure is collected in a deluxe hardcover, with all-new special features from 'director' Dan Boultwood and the cast and crew of Pinetree Studios!

Enormous alien robot GRURK lays waste to the bucolic 1950s English countryside. When the British Army proves ineffective, only pipe-chomping space scientist Dr. Boy Brett and his assistant Doris Night (a lady) stand a chance of stopping it from sapping what remains of the British Blitz Spirit! How can they possibly prevail against this alien intelligence?! And could DORIS hold the key to beating this invasion? Keep your upper lips stiff, your ties immaculately knotted, and your notions of gender equality dialed back sixty years - for the sake of the planet!

PLUS: Character sketches, movie posters, in-universe interviews - and an all-new 'trailer' story for upcoming dinosaurrific follow-up, Lost Land of the Lost, exclusive to this volume!

Hardcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

In 1993, Michael Baker & Marshall Bradford published this promotional Aschan to promote the launch of a their new fanzine/magazine called IT - subtitled The Magazine For People Who Love Comics. It appears the fanzine never got off the ground, making this prototype issue something of an obscure curiosity that probably few have ever actually heard of. Well, now you have heard of it! The front cover features a dynamic infinity drawing of Madman (kicked back and reading a copy of IT) by Mike Allred, who also gives a lengthy interview inside. IT also covers Gladstone/Disney Comics news, reviews of Spawn and the Maxx, and more in this special prototype issue. Measures 5.5 x 8.5, b&w, 50 pages.

Story, Art and Cover by Dean Rankine. The bunnies are back! And when Phil and Tyrone stumble into a post-apocalyptic illegal cock-fighting ring they will need all the drug-fueled stupid they can muster to survive their latest off-color adventure! In the grand tradition of excessive Hollywood schlock comes Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land: Cock Fight! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Issue devoted to Jack's Work at Marvel Comics! A rare Kirby Interview; A 1975 Interview with Stan Lee; Interviews with every bullpenner we could find, including Roy Thomas, John Romita, John Buscema, Marie Severin, Herb Trimpe, Flo Steinberg, George Roussos; Special Features: Ant-Man, The Eternals, Black Panther & More; Unpublished Art including Pencil Pages Before They Were Inked and Much More!! Spider-Man cover. Cover price $5.95.

This is the one readers have been asking for since #9 ?? the second all Fantastic Four issue! To celebrate the FF's 40th Anniversary, all the stops are pulled out, showing 40 pages of Kirby's powerful, uninked FF pencils! We've got cover inks by Erik Larsen (plus a new Larsen interview), and due to overwhelming demand, Bruce Timm makes a return engagement as a TJKC cover inker! Plus, nearly every writer and artist who worked on the FF after Lee & Kirby has been tracked down, and asked what their favorite Kirby issue of FF was, and why! There are also regular columnists Mark Evanier and Adam McGovern, and a new installment in Mike Gartland's "Failure to Communicate" series dealing with Kirby's final year on FF! And if that's still not enough for you, there's a new interview with Stan "The Man" Lee! It's the ultimate issue, showcasing Kirby art at nearly full-size in the new king-size format! Don't miss it! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Tabloid, 80pg, b&w $9.95 Cover price $9.95.

In Jack Kirby Collector #41 we look at Jack's fondly-remembered (and occasionally maligned) 1970s Marvel work! First, there's a Kirby Black Panther cover inked by comics legend Dick Giordano, and a Devil Dinosaur cover inked by Mark "Cadillacs & Dinosaurs" Schultz! Regular columnist Mark Evanier talks about Kirby at Marvel in the '70s, plus we'll examine the deal Jack got to lure him away from DC Comics in 1975! There's an interview with Ralph Macchio about Jack's tenure there, plus one with Dick Giordano about Kirby and comics, and coverage of the King's work from Captain America to Eternals to Machine Man! Also, "The 2004 Kirby Tribute Panel," direct from this summer's Comicon International: San Diego, tentatively featuring Dave Gibbons, Alex Ross, and other Kirby collaborators and admirers to be announced! Plus there's our other regular columnists, and a colossal Kirby Art Gallery, showing his uninked pencil art at whopping tabloid size! (Twomorrows Publishing) Tabloid, 80pgs, PC SRP: $9.95 Cover price $9.95.

Jack Kirby Collector #61's theme is Jack Kirby: Writer! Whether creating stories while drawing, or pecking away at a typewriter, Kirby gave his work a unique voice which fans either love or hate. Don't miss this examination of the quirks of Kirby's conceptualizing and wordsmithing, from the operatic Fourth World to melodramatic romance work, and beyond! There's a feature-length Kirby interview, MARK EVANIER and our other regular columnists, galleries of pencil art including New Gods, Destroyer Duck, 2001, and more! Unseen Kirby cover painting! Cover price $10.95.

Written by LISA KIRBY & STEVE ROBERTSON Penciled by MIKE THIBODEAUX Cover by JACK KIRBY An All-New series featuring characters and concepts created by Jack 'King' Kirby! In this double-sized first issue, meet the Berkleys, your typical suburban California family. But when young Garrett Berkley discovers his parents' secret-that the science fiction stories his father writes aren't fiction at all, but autobiography-he's blasted into a whole new universe of adventure, mystery and danger. Now, Jack Berkley must put down his pen, reassemble his old team, and take up the mantle of being a Galactic Bounty Hunter for one final mission! (1 of 6) Cover price $3.99.

Written by LISA KIRBY & STEVE ROBERTSON. Penciled by MIKE THIBODEAUX. Cover by JACK KIRBY. At the heart of Dangerland, Mainframe must fight a death-duel with Slugg, for the life of his son, Garrett! But if Mainframe should fall, must the child become the man? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges. Art by Tony Akins and Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Brian Bolland. Jack Frost has fought the Keepers of the Fulminate Blade. He's being lauded as a hero in the ancient city of Landfall, but being a hero isn't maybe so great as Jack thought it might be. A promiscuous princess isn't the only danger awaiting Jack at Landfall castle. All this, plus Babe the Blue Ox in all his grandeur. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

"Heart to Heart!" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Freeman. Jack of Hearts possesses power beyond belief. But what happens when a man is pulled in too many directions at once? Plus, what is Marcy Kane's secret? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

April 27 ? 32 pg ? FC ? $3.50 written & illustrated by PAUL GRIST art & cover by PAUL GRIST. Titanic team-up action as Britain's Greatest Hero, Jack Staff, and Castletown's Cast Iron Champrion, Tom Tom the Robot Man, join forces in the hunt for superhero-hating Detective Inspector Maveryk! Also learn the full details of the Freedom Fighters' battle to halt the Nazi invasion of Castletown in1942! The issue also contains the final eight cards in the collectible Jack Staff Card game, "Beats!" Cover price $3.50.

story PAUL GRIST art & cover PAUL GRIST NOW MONTHLY! It's Giant Robot Action as Tom Tom the Robot man has to bring in John (Jack Staff) Smith for armed robbery! Meanwhile, Vampire Hunter Albert Bramble comes face to face with his most fearsome foe - Albert Bramble the vampire! ? 32 PAGES ? FC ? Cover price $3.50.