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Siege. Story, art and cover by Steve Woron. A post-apocalyptic science-fiction superhero adventure featuring the Survivors, first seen in Spectrum Comics Previews #1. With Earth on its last legs, a team of scientists sends super-powered humans into space, where they are stranded on a strange planet and pursued by bounty hunters. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

The Old One. Story, art and cover by Steve Woron. A post-apocalyptic science-fiction superhero adventure. On the planet Tykara, The Survivors face battle drones and take the fight to the underwater fortress of The Old One. 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

Face Off. Story, art and cover by Steve Woron. A post-apocalyptic science-fiction superhero adventure. Starlight confronts the Old One during the battle in the underwater fortress of The Old One; revived from her coma, Ariel becomes Pulsar. Final issue of the series; followed by the Prelude Graphics Survivors series. 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

The Survivors (2001) Book 1 created, written, and drawn by Cheston Gasik, is an online comic book mini-series. The story and characters are loosely based on the conversations held in a Star Wars chat room. All creative content, except that of character concepts, is credited to Cheston Gasik. 80 pages, B&W.

"Stuffed" - By Kristiaan Erlingen and Wim Tilkin. It's time for the team's next adventure! A new weapon for animal abuse has been created -- the Stuff-O-Matic! -- and once again, Griff, Wart & Vane will try to rescue the victims of this horrible machine! Also in this issue: Griff's hilarious Wart-imitation, Wart's cleanin' obsession, Vane's satellite, and much more! It's the SWAB-team stuffed! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

"A Clockwork Horror." Swamp Thing, Matt Cable and Abby Arcane go to Burgess Town, where humanoid robots (including dupes of Alec and Linda Holland) reside. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson.

NOTE: Includes a letter from legendary sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison.

Cover price $0.20.

"The Destiny Machine." Swamp Thing goes after Nathan Ellery and the Conclave, who have captured Matt, Abby, and Jeff. Script by David Michelinie, art by Nestor Redondo. Cover by Redondo. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "A Clockwork Horror." Swamp Thing, Matt Cable and Abby Arcane go to Burgess Town, where humanoid robots (including dupes of Alec and Linda Holland) reside. Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Cover price $0.20.

Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Jesus Saiz. 'The Machine Queen' part 3! Lines are drawn and strange allies are recruited as the Machine Queen assembles her army, while Anton Arcane and the Fungal Avatar take sides! Plus, Swamp Thing receives a dire visit from John Constantine! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Non-3-D Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Jesus Saiz. The Avatars of the Green, Red and Gray go to war with the avatars of Bacteria and Metal! It's five years later, and Alec Holland is trying to mediate a ceasefire that could also be his last stab at reconnecting with humanity! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Dave Harwood. Edited by Martin Lock. Stories and art by Bill W. Ryan, Dave Harwood, Dale Coleman, and Lew Stringer. Sci-fi anthology from British press Harrier, featuring both self-contained stories and continuing serials, some from rising talents. Chapter Five of Codename: Andromeda; the Batman spoof Brickman. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Pat Boyette. The Enchanted Man, script and art by Pat Boyette. Begin, script and art by Daniel E. Carroll. Orion, script by Nick Cuti, art by Don Newton. Jason, script by Nicola Cuti, art by Joe Staton. Prince Athel. The Galley starring Thane of Bagarth, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo. Untitled Kuno Son of Steel story. 52 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

KEITH GIFFEN/GREG TITUS/JULIAN WASHBURN cover by GREG TITUS & JULIAN WASHBURN On sale August 13, FC, 32pg, $2.99 In the future, on an Earth where humans have become extinct and machines rule the planet, a directive is given?"know man." But when the directive is taken too far, and machines begin to act human, an enforcer is called in to remedy the situation. It is known as Form Optional Synthetic - 240, an independent action search and destroy unit, tasked with hunting down and killing machines who seek to "know man" a little too well. But she thinks of herself as Syn and is more human than most of those she hunts... Don't miss out on "Genesis" the first chapter of the new Rocket Comics series Syn. Featuring the storytelling genius of Keith Giffen (Lobo, Ambush Bug) and the exciting artwork of newcomers Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. This is sure to be one of the most talked about comics of the year! Cover price $2.99.

Written by Keith Giffen. Art by Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. Syn is sent on a mission by the AI Net to hunt down those who have strayed too close to becoming human. Little does she know this mission will be her last and that her own secret longing for humanity will be exposed. The hunter is about to become the hunted! Syn must race to complete her personal quest to "know man" while trying to stay alive. And when she becomes cornered with nowhere to turn, she'll make a decision that will change her life forever! Written by Keith Giffen (Lobo) and illustrated by Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. Don't miss out on one of the most thrilling new comics of 2003! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.99.

KEITH GIFFEN/GREG TITUS/JULIAN WASHBURN cover by GREG TITUS & JULIAN WASHBURN On sale October 8, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Syn undergoes a transformation the likes of which the universe has never before witnessed. Machine has become human! But it may be more than Syn was prepared for as she has now become the only human in a world filled with machines, and when her presence is discovered she may be in for the fight of her life! Written by Keith Giffen (Lobo) and illustrated by Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. Cover price $2.99.

KEITH GIFFEN/GREG TITUS/JULIAN WASHBURN cover by GREG TITUS & JULIAN WASHBURN On sale November 12, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Transformed from machine to flesh, Syn has become the only human on a planet devoid of organic life. The odds of her survival are low to say the least. But those odds are about to decrease dramatically when her existence becomes known to the AI Net which dispatches a copy of her former self to do away with the new flesh-and-blood Syn! Will Syn's dream of becoming human come true just in time for her to die?! Read this issue to find out! Written by Keith Giffen and illustrated by Greg Titus and Julian Washburn. Don't miss out on one of the most thrilling new comics of 2003! Cover price $2.99.

Written and drawn by Mark Winfrey. B&W. Cover price $1.50.

By Fernando Ruiz. 'Summer Champ': It's off to summer camp for Dilton Doiley, but at Camp Copernicus, hiking, fishing, and canoeing are replaced by computer programming, chemistry experiments, and robot building. When Archie comes for a visit, he tries to teach these gifted and talented geniuses about traditional camp experiences, but it's Archie who learns a thing or two from this innovative crew! Cover price $2.49.

Written by Mario Hernandez. Art and Cover by Gilbert Hernandez. The long-lost "Tales of Somnopolis" created by Gilbert and Mario Hernandez, which originally appeared in the back of the mid-'80s Mister X comic and have never been reprinted since (they did not appear in the Warner book collection, making them the most sought-after Hernandez items ever, out-of-print for well over a decade), are finally collected in one snappy package! Not only does this issue reprint all three original "Somnopolis" stories (slightly re-edited to delete all references to the world of Mister X and integrate them into the world of Love and Rockets), but Gilbert and Mario have pulled out all the stops and added a new cover, back cover and title page, as well as a brand-new 6-page tale -- and the entire book is being presented in a striking, newly executed duotone (black and red) format that shows the work off to far better advantage than the original, somewhat murky coloring. A Bros. classic not to be missed! 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Cover art by J. David Spurlock. Prologue, script and art by J. David Spurlock; Philip's daughter is taken by an unknown robotic monstrosity. The Coming of Dr. Xyclops, script and art by J. David Spurlock; Rick is hired to look into the kidnapping. Stinger Ray story, script and art by Pat Boyette. A.K.A. Assassi(nada), script and art by Barron Storey. Frozen Images preview, art by Marshall Arisman. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Featuring material original presented in GI Joe (1982 Marvel) #3 - "The Trojan Gambit!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cobra unleashes their ultimate weapon right in the midst of GI Joe's own headquarters! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Stories and art by Greg Hyland, John Migliore and Steve Remen. Cover by Greg Hyland. A spin-off of Lethargic Comics Weakly, the comic that gave the world Lethargic Lad. This series focuses on the adventures of Gun Guy, Ghost Guy, and Guy With Claws (spoofs of Marvels Punisher, Ghost Rider, and Wolverine, respectively), along with pronoun-powered Him, and the occasional cameo by Lethargic Lad himself. Guy With a Gun squares off against Red Rocky, who looks like the red robot from Rock'em Sock'em Robots. Guy With A Gun; Dream Date; Green And Dirty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Invasion from Outer Space," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; Alien ships appear over Earth, causing panic; After a failed military strike, the world's leaders disarm at the advice of an old astronomer, who had actually faked the ships to create unity. "The Sorcerer" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Trapped in Yesterday!", art by Carl Burgos; A disgruntled janitor uses a time machine to travel to King Arthur's time to pose as a sorcerer using technology; None of it works independently, and he is forced to mop up the great hall. "The Planet That Wasn't There!", art by Russ Heath; The world president insists on missions to find a hidden planet, always leading to failure; When his daughter is killed aboard the latest rocket, the attempts to reach "Earth" are abandoned. "The Secret of Planet "X"!", art by Steve Ditko; A dictator conquers an alien world full of unresisting people; He quickly finds that they are already slaves of the sentient plants, which now also control him through their spores. "A Robot in Hiding!", art by Joe Sinnott; When robots are banned, one robot escapes and sneaks into the palace of the dictator who ordered it; He deactivates the leader by pushing a button, since he was actually a rogue robot. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist creates a computer so sophisticated that it can out think human beings; It hypnotizes the scientist into building it a huge robot body so that it can move and threaten human cities to conquer them. "The Missing Film" text story, art by John Severin. "The Demon in the Dungeon!", art by Don Heck; A novelist rents a castle in Transylvania, where the locals believe a demon lives; He discovers that the creature is a lost alien child. "I Lived a Million Years!", art by Paul Reinman; An Asian tyrant bleeds his subjects dry to build a suspended animation machine and avoid nuclear war. "When the Earth Vanished!", art by Steve Ditko; Tiny alien invaders decide to detonate their ultimate bomb thinking that unobserved Earthlings have gone into hiding to avoid their invasion force and end up blowing up an Earth boy's ping pong ball and themselves as they are caught in the aftershocks of the blast. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Man prototype issue - first appearance of Metallo in "The Thing Called Metallo!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name; When he realizes the suits power, he uses it to go on a crime spree; When he finds that he has a disease only treatable by radiation he stays in the suit to die rather than be captured. "The Holiday" text story. "Nightmare!", art by Don Heck; A man scoffs at his friends idea that a nightmare could last forever, causing him to storm out, drive off the road and die; He wakes up having the same conversation, in a nightmare loop. "The Hands of Hogarr!", art by Paul Reinman; A fugitive forces a gypsy to give him a new face, but he is captured because it is the same face as his pursuer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck and Mike Esposito (bottom tier only). "If I Must Die, Let It Be With Honor!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta; Communist camp commander Boris Bullski wants to take on Iron Man and releases one of his prisoners to construct an armor, making him Titanium Man. "Midnight In Greymoor Castle!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Dick Ayers, inks by Dick Ayers; Nazi scientist Dr. Rawlings plots against Cap and Bucky, despite his sister Celia's entreaties. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood. "What Price Victory?", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Wally Wood; Iron Man defeats Titanium Man, but at the price of Happy's health. "When You Lie Down With Dogs...!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and George Tuska (pencils), inks by Joe Sinnott; In this Captain American story, Dr. Cedric Rawlings turns on the Nazis and saves the day. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Esposito. "Hoorah for the Conquering Hero!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Returning to America following his battle against the Titanium Man, Iron Man begins to worry over the fate of his bodyguard Happy Hogan, who was critically injured in that battle. "The Sleeper Shall Awake!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and George Tuska (pencils), inks by Wally Wood (pages 1-4 uncredited) and George Tuska (pages 5-7) (pages 8-10 uncredited); Captain America goes after the Sleepers, sleeper agents planted by the Red Skull who were to activate the Sleeper robots 20 years after the War; Guest appearances by the Red Skull, the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Quicksilver. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. "If This Guilt Be Mine--!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin), inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); When Iron Man is left for dead by the Black Knight, he calls upon Pepper Potts to come to his rescue. "The Final Sleep," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and George Tuska (pencils), inks by George Tuska; Two of Red Skulls Sleepers are activated so Captain America goes to a NATO camp seeking help before a third can be activated; Cap explains to a general that the Sleepers intend to destroy the entire human race. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel. "The Return of the Titanium Man!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jack Abel (as Gary Michaels); Tony Stark finally decides to turn himself in to the authorities so he can finally reveal the secrets of the Iron Man armor to a US Senate Committee for the sake of national security; The story continues from Tales to Astonish #82. "The Red Skull Supreme!", script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Cap fights a seemingly-hopeless battle against The Skull, who, armed with The Cosmic Cube, can do anything he wishes merely by thinking it; The Skull envisions instantly making everyone on the planet his slaves, turning every able-bodied man into a fighting machine, creating "new, invincible weapons... in endless number, with matchless power." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "By Force of Arms!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Tony Stark flies into Washington D.C. to present himself to the hearing in his Iron Man armor, however on the way he is attacked by the newly revived Titanium Man who was launched into Washington D.C. by the Soviets. "The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; The Adaptoid escapes from his AIM creators and invades Avengers Mansion to attack Captain America; Guest appearances by the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Bucky Barnes. Red Skull cameo; The story crosses over with a SHIELD story in Strange Tales #149. Ad for the Merry Marvel Marching Society. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: 1st appearance of Adaptoid. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Golden Gladiator and... the Giant!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Half-Faces creation, the Titanium Man, attacks Iron Man; Iron Man activates his roller skates to dodge Titanium Man's blows; Half-Face orders Titanium Man to destroy a nearby village so that Americans will be blamed for it. "Into the Jaws of ... A.I.M.!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Agent 13 tells Captain America that her mission is to destroy A.I.M. creation MODOK; Cap agrees to destroy it with her; An A.I.M. agent sneaks up and shoots Cap with a paralyzing ray. Walt Simonson, and Deane Blakeney. Letter to the editor from comics artist Walt Simonson. Ad for Merry Marvel Marching Society. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Down on his luck and drunk as a skunk, Heath Huston, alien exterminator, stumbles upon a corrupt and immoral alien race using religion as a justification to drain a sun of the energies that sustain it. This race of scumbags always finds a rationale to put economic bottom lines before the cost to life and the environment. With no love for money-grubbing heartless manipulators, Huston hires himself to stop the twisted operation in hopes of saving the lives of billions of creatures . . . and maybe for a bit of personal satisfaction. Cover price $2.99.

By Murphy and Hawthorne. "ROCK OF AGES" - Construction workers digging deep in the bedrock beneath New York awaken two long-buried robots! But when both the NYPD and the National Guard fail to stop the robots' rampage, it's left to Raphael and Michelangelo to try to save the city! Art by Mike (Hysteria, Umbra, The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty) Hawthorne! Plus, a bonus pin-up by Greg Titus! Cover price $3.25.

by Dan Berger & Jim Lawson Casey Jones is interrogated by the 'Men in Black' after he and Raphael battled an alien robot that crash-landed on Earth. Will Casey reveal who Raphael is to the secret agents? How was the mechanical menace from the stars defeated? And just who are these men of mystery asking all of these questions? Cover price $3.25.

by Andrew Bonia, Bob LeFevre & Mostafa Moussa 'Mere Appendix.' Raphael seriously injures the Fugitoid in a bar room brawl leaving the robotic hero struggling with damaged circuitry, a process that tests Professor Honeycutt's fragile psyche to its outer limits! Featuring the Tales debut of scribe Andrew Bonia and Image Comics art team Bob LeFevre and Mostafa Moussa! Cover price $3.25.

Written by Tristan Jones. Art by Andres Ponce. The Turtles battle an enemy they never dreamed could create the chaos found in this book! Gangs, robots, road rage, crazy Australian mercenaries, and as if that weren't enough, the long-awaited return of the malevolent Mousers! Cover price $3.25.

Painted cover by Johnny Bruck. Stories and art by Carl Burgos, Hector Castellon, A. W. Kapfer and Cirilo Munoz. Legendary publisher Eerie's fondly remembered tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. A scientist's experiments with light open a portal to another dimension. A museum worker gets a map to an Arctic treasure from a reanimated Tlingit shaman, but doesn't see any danger in following it. A mythical feathered serpent guards a South American temple from explorers. Painted cover by Johnny Bruck is reprinted from Germany's Perry Rhodan. Blacklight Monsters; Terror of the Dead; I Chopped Her Head Off; Elixir for Demons; Witches Ghosts; The Weird Dead; House of Chills. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Gene Colan and Bill Everett. A Stranger Strikes from Space!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A giant alien robot accidentally falls out of a passing spaceship and into the lap of Attuma in depths of the ocean; He decides to use this turn of good fortune to destroy Namor and Atlantis. Boomerang and the Brute!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Since they have discovered that the Hulk is not the total villain he has been painted to be, the president tells Ross to pardon him if he thinks the threat is over; Of course, Boomerang picks that exact moment to secretly enrage the jade giant, causing him to go on another rampage and causing Ross to still see him as a menace; Hulk fights the new and improved (but still fashion-impaired) Boomerang. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

by Kenny Kiel Hey you! Yes, you - with the nice teeth and discriminating taste in graphic literature. Do you crave action? Suspense? Romance? Introducing Tales To Suffice, an all-new, all-thrilling anthology series guaranteed to knock your socks off! Damsels in distress! Men in tights! Zombies in neckties! This book takes everything you love about comics and mercilessly skewers it for your entertainment! Five senses-shattering stories for the paltry price of one, and sure to be a collector's item - so stock up on copies while they're cheap! Cover price $3.95.

The Atom, the Flash, the Joker, Manhunter, the Spectre and Plastic Man take on Dr. Aquadus and Warlord in "Bad Moon." Appearances by Damage, the Riddler. Script by Chuck Dixon. Art by Tom Grummett and Lary Stucker. Cover price $2.95.

(W/A/CA) Jim Balent Kittens vs. Robots,' Part 2! It's bad enough that an army of TSA security robots have gone on a rampage in downtown Manhattan. But add the mysterious flying ring disks armed to the teeth to the mix and you have a deadly combination that even the 3 Little Kittens can't fight their way out of! Plus, an intimate date between Jon and Tarot takes an unexpected turn! Cover price $2.95.

Jim Lee cover Cover price $2.50.

"Hunter!" Story by Marv Wolfman and Tom Peyer. Art by Gordon Purcell and Dave Simons. In the aftermath of their bloody battle with the vampires, the Team skips out on Nightwing's wedding to Starfire and attempts to get their heads right with ball. Meanwhile, a metallic horror from the future arrives to terrorize the present. Cover price $1.75.

"The Dead Future!" Story by Marv Wolfman and Tom Peyer. Art by Frank Turner, Steve George, Dave Simons, and John Statema. Battalion confronts his wife. Meanwhile, the Team Titans and Metallik confront the metal monster from the future. Cover price $1.75.