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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Running out of suckers to fleece at Fort Baxter, Bilko tries to get transferred to another base; At the same time, Col. Hall tries to get out of being rotated to a new post by the Pentagon. Do You Know What's Behind a Law public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Brown; A teen goes driving without a license and nearly runs down some kids because he didn't know the traffic laws. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko has his men apply for Officer's Candidate School, hoping to get someone in management in order to improve his ability to make money; Then he swipes the test answers and sells them to the men; So Col. Hall changes the test questions. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Hoping to get Col. Hall transferred, Bilko attempts to convince the Colonel that he's suffering from a debilitating disease. Are You a Litter-Bug public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Henry Boltinoff; A boy spends the day carelessly littering, then wonders who is responsible for the unkempt shape of the local ball field. This Ain't the Army; Series of examples of humorous definitions for military specific terms. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; A new non-comm is transferred to the base: an old rival of Bilko's who is an even bigger sharpie than he is. Look to the Stars public service announcement , script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron; A young teen informs his friends about how they can find their way by the stars should they ever get lost. This Ain't the Army; Examples of military slang terms taken literally. Play Army find-a-word puzzle by Martin Naydel. Word Battle activity page by Martin Naydel; See how many different words can be spelled from the letters in the phrase "military police." 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Phil Silvers (as Sgt. Ernie Bilko) and Maurice Gosfield (as Pvt. Duane Doberman). Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Finding a treasure map in a World War II North African theater jeep, Bilko, Doberman and Barbella stow aboard a cargo ship and head to Egypt to find their fortune; The script ignores the fact that Bilko and his buddies are stationed at an army base in Kansas, which would not have a sea port to dock a cargo ship, as well as the fact that a sea voyage from North America to Egypt wouldn't take less than a day. The Family Favorite public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; At different times, two sons of the same family bemoan their place in the family hierarchy with the same complaint. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. How to Get Rich in Real Estate, Part 1; script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko catches wind that the government has plans to build a missile base somewhere in the area of the camp, so he plans to find the land the government intends to use, buy it, and then sell it to the government for considerable profit. Showcase #20 - Rip Hunter, Time Master ad. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How to Get Rich in Real Estate, Part 2, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko determines that the government will be buying one of five islands for the base, but doesn't know which one; So he devises a new plan: purchase one of the islands and make the others undesirable for the government. Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park ad. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. How to Get Rich in Real Estate, Part 3. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Be Sure of Your Facts, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; When club funds come up missing, the members of a boy's club are ready to accuse the treasurer of stealing until Buzzy reminds them not to jump to conclusions. Gay Paree!, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko, Doberman and Barbella travel to Paris, France, in order to pick up a dress for Col. Hall's wife so the Halls can go to a Pentagon ball and Bilko can put his latest mercenary scheme into action. Puzzles and games with a military theme by Martin Naydel. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Navy Jibes humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Merry Maneuvers Jibes humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Phil Silvers (as Sgt. Ernie Bilko). Gold Rush, art by Bob Oksner; Determined to mine for gold while on war game maneuvers in some nearby mountains, Bilko runs every scheme he can think of to obtain the needed equipment and actually dig without alerting Colonel Hall. Navy Jibes humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Phil Silvers (as Sgt. Ernie Bilko) and Paul Ford (as Col. John T. Hall). Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Ritzik the camp cook wins five hundred dollars in a cooking contest and Bilko immediately goes to great lengths to try to con it out of him. Navy Jibes humor page by Henry Boltinoff. New Stars for Old Glory public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; On the occasion of Alaska being added as the forty-ninth star on the flag, a father relates some historical anecdotes to his son on how other states were added. The Light Side humor page by Mort Drucker. Navy Jibes humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Phil Silvers (as Sgt. Ernie Bilko) and Paul Ford (as Col. John T. Hall). Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Learning of the search, Bilko tries to pass himself off as the long-lost heir to a British Lordship. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Best Present of All public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner; Binky and Pop try to console Allergy, who feels his inexpensive Christmas presents to everyone are inadequate. Navy Jibes humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 1, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; As part of his latest scheme, Bilko convinces Col. Hall's wife that if she ever wants her husband to make General, he had better polish up his social graces with some dance lessons, what with the directive recently sent out by General Mullins. The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #57 ad. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 2, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Using a photo of Hall in Irma's arms, Ernie pursuades more officers to get with the program at $100 a pop. Which One? humor page by Mort Drucker. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 3. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; As a result of his taking a mail-order course on how to be a spy, Doberman becomes convinced that two of the base staff are enemy agents. Untitled Khaki Yaks half-page; A paratrooper carries a baby into battle; a fighter pilot is propositioned. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Thinking he's volunteering for a mission to a famous race track, Bilko accidentally signs up for the space program and its planned moon mission. Untitled Khaki Yaks half-page; A soldier has bad timing; an artillery man gets a lecture in manners; a soldier doesn't want to make his bed; one soldier has a fine time on the ten mile hike. This Ain't the Army half-page; Series of military terms given humorous illustrated definitions. Untitled Barracks Blues half-page by Henry Boltinoff; A Colonel inspects the barracks. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Doberman's unaccountable popularity with local females leads Bilko to enter him in a local popularity contest, hoping Doberman will win him the cash prize. Barracks Blues half-page by Henry Boltinoff; An army mess cook has a unique method for boiling eggs. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Doberman's latest invention accidentally intercepts control of an experimental radio-controlled robot jet plane; Bilko decides to use it to house his floating poker game; And when the government regains radio control, the jet and the poker game head for parts unknown. Untitled Navy Blues one-pager by Henry Boltinoff; A sailor makes an injudicious remark about the ship's captain in front of the captain's daughter. Word Maneuver activity page by Martin Naydel; Find the fifteen other words that can be spelled from the letters in the word "Leatherneck." 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo is a reprint of a CBS network publicity still for The Phil Silvers Show. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; The camp is ordered to undergo a basic training refresher course and Col. Hall adds the incentive of a furlough for the company who scores highest; Knowing his unit has no chance with Doberman involved, Bilko arranges for Doberman to be off the post during the course. But Doberman won't leave. Untitled Sea-Saws one-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Seaman Shorty has doubts about the fidelity of his date. Untitled Navy Blues one-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Seaman Shorty is reluctant to take credit for rescuing the ship's Chief Petty Officer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Phil Silvers. Untitled story part one, art by Bob Oksner; Stationed in the American West, Bilko is inspired to find some local Indians and put on a rodeo, in order to fleece the soldiers on the base out of their money; First step, put Doberman in an Indian outfit and persuade Colonel Hall to allow him to take his men out on maneuvers in the desert. The Brave and the Bold #23 ad. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story part two, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko and his men search the desert for Indians, while Colonel Hall, now hip to Bilko's scheme, searches the desert for Bilko. Navy Blues humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story part three, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko finds his Indians and gets invited to a "wardance," though it is more like a jitterbug. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Tokyo Bound, art by Bob Oksner; While temporarily stationed in Tokyo, Bilko gets the idea to become a film producer as a way of meeting comely Japanese women. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Blockbusters activity half-page by Martin Naydel; Lead the camp postman along a path around the base so that he delivers to every stop, but doesn't retrace any of his steps. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Doberman volunteers the motor pool for a mission to test a new army survival kit, and the company is parachuted into a wilderness. Untitled Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Maurice Gosfield (as Pvt. Duane Doberman). The Colonel's Pet, art by Bob Oksner; Problems start for the base when Bilko runs out of cash at the same time a Maharajah from India presents Col. Hall with an elephant as a gift. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Bilko's Space Academy, art by Bob Oksner; Bilko tries to con Col. Hall into transferring him to the NASA space academy by staging an invasion of the base by aliens from Venus. This Ain't the Army humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story chapter one, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; When a professional hypnotist gets transferred to Bilko's outfit, Bilko asks to be hypnotized into believing he's Pervis Peesley, rock and roll legend; But when Bilko doesn't "concentrate on the watch," the suggestion is picked up by someone else. Untitled story chapter two, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Colonel Hall's wife falls in love with Doberman's voice, and Hall fears his wife will leave him for "a private!" Bilko gets permission to take Doberman on a cross-country concert tour, mostly to get him off the base. This Ain't the Army humor page by Henry Boltinoff. It's Fun to Help Others! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Untitled story chapter three, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Hall cancels Doberman's tour when he becomes concerned that his wife will leave him if Doberman isn't around; Bilko's last gambit--to hypnotize Mrs. Hall into falling in love with her husband's voice; Unfortunately the hypnotist has transferred out, leaving Bilko to try to do it himself. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Dangerous Love: Part 1 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Masakazu Katsura is one of the most admired manga artists in comics today. And Dark Horse and Studio Proteus are bringing his fabulous creation, Shadow Lady, to you at the insanely low cover price of $2.50! In Gray City, a different world exists between night and day. It is in this city of crime and corruption where we find our unlikely heroine. Aimi Komori is a shy girl, but a shy girl with a secret; her magic eyeshadow transforms her into Shadow Lady, an infamous thief who sees Gray City as her own personal playground. Along with her sidekick, De-Mo, Shadow Lady turns the menacing metropolis upside down. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Dangerous Love: Part 2 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Confronted outside the museum by the Gray City police, Shadow Lady must try a new form in order to escape. And escape she does, only to later meet up with the handsome hunk from earlier. But as Aimi is finding out, appearances can be deceiving. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Dangerous Love: Part 3 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Aimi and her alter ego find themselves in a perpetual state of melancholy. Aimi is unable to sleep, Shadow Lady just has no motivation to steal anything. The cause of this all? The man who saved her the previous night. He is Bright Honda, one of the newest additions to Gray City's police force. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Dangerous Love: Part 4 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Lady finds herself at a loss when she learns that Bright, the man she had fallen in love with, is a police officer. Furthermore, Bright seems to be overly determined to capture Shadow Lady. Even though Aimi had decided that she was going to quit using her magical eye shadow and stop becoming Shadow Lady, can she do so after she finds out the reason for Bright's determination? 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Dangerous Love: Part 5 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Aimi is ecstatic after she learns that Bright's obsessive attitude toward Shadow Lady was not because he had any sort of hatred toward her. Further, the only reason that he came to Gray City was to see her pay for her crimes and set her on the path of justice. But her happiness soon fades when she realizes that Bright's affections are for Shadow Lady and not the timid girl behind the magical make-up . . 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Dangerous Love: Part 6 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Once again Aimi finds herself at a loss, unable to cope with the fact that Bright is in love with Shadow Lady and not with her. She decides never to become Shadow Lady (again) until she happens on an article in a magazine about a temple of love and its famous secret that brings couples together. So, she heads for the temple to steal its secret of love. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Dangerous Love: Part 7 of 7 – Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Once more Aimi swears that she'll never be Shadow Lady again . . . But that doesn't last for long when Demota suggests to Aimi that maybe she could get up the courage to tell Bright how she feels if she were to put on some makeup normal makeup. So, the call goes out to Inspector Dory that Shadow Lady is going to go five-finger-discount shopping at the department store . . . 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Eyes of a Stranger: Part 1 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. As Aimi paces around her apartment trying to come up with some way to get Bright to fall in love with her, Demota asks the simple question, "What do you love about Bright?" To that she finds herself at a complete loss for an answer. Before Aimi can think of what to do next, she runs into Bright during her lunch break... 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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The Eyes of a Stranger: Part 2 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Mysterious parts of a message are being left in the biggest banks of Gray City. So far the messages read, "Shadow Lady is . . ." Can it be that someone is onto Shadow Lady's secret identity? When Aimi learns about the possible threat to her secret alter ego, Shadow Lady must try to head off this messenger-thief who could ruin her chances of getting together with Bright for good! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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The Eyes of a Stranger: Part 3 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. After the shocking discovery that Shadow Lady has a rival (and one who claims to be a better cat burglar than Shadow Lady), Aimi also finds that a girl named Lime has come looking for Bright. Even though Aimi knows that she'll have to compete with Lime for Bright's affections, Aimi can't stop herself from helping the girl out a bit when she sees that Bright is not exactly thrilled to see this old acquaintance. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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The Eyes of a Stranger: Part 4of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Lady sends a challenge to the person accusing her of being number two to settle who is better between them. Little does Shadow Lady know that her new rival is Aimi's new friend Lime. Calling herself Spark Girl, Lime is out to capture Shadow Lady to free Bright of his obsession over her. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Eyes of a Stranger: Part 5 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Lady's battle with Spark Girl continues. How will Shadow Lady be able to defeat her new opponent when Spark Girl knows how to reverse the magic eye-shadow transformation? And defeat her Shadow Lady must, because if Spark Girl succeeds, Aimi's true identity will be revealed to the crowd of spectators who've gathered to watch the battle between the rival thieves. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Awakening: Part 1 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Aimi's mysterious visitors turn out to be police officers from the demon world. They came to the human realm to arrest De-Mo and take him back to be executed because, according to the laws of the demon world, any contact with humans is punishable by death. In order to save De-Mo's life, Aimi agrees to take on a dangerous mission for the demon world. . . 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Awakening: Part 2 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. In order to save De-Mo, Aimi agrees to help the Demon World Police recover the Demon Stones that were stolen and released into the human world. What makes the situation extra difficult is that if anyone finds out what they're doing, or any of the secrets of the Demon World, not only will De-Mo's life be forfeit, so will Aimi's . . . 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Awakening: Part 3 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Since Spark Girl has no idea that Aimi is Shadow Lady and was setting a trap for the kidnapper, she tries to save her. But the demon-Kein defeats Spark Girl, and she is changed into stone. After Spark Girl gets zapped, Shadow Lady loses her temper and attacks with all of her power for the first time in her life . . . but will it be enough? 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Awakening: Part 4 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Having lost her temper at the kidnapper/murderer who's been terrorizing young women in Gray City, Aimi transforms into Shadow Lady in front of him. Shadow Lady battles the criminal, whose power is enhanced by the demon stone in his possession, but Shadow Lady seems to have the upper hand in the matter . . . that is until the demon sealed inside the demon stone escapes! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

The Awakening: Part 5 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Aimi finds herself no match for escaped demon Medu, who has the ability to turn anyone he looks at into stone. Can Shadow Lady defeat him? 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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The Awakening: Part 6 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Lady uses a last-ditch attack to defeat the escaped demon, but at the cost of being turned into stone herself. The demon kills the kidnapper and gives Shadow Lady another chance to defeat him. To further complicate things, Bright, using Lime's transmitter, comes onto the scene and thinks Shadow Lady was the one who killed the man... 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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The Awakening: Part 7 of 7 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. What now?! Bright is convinced that Shadow Lady has murdered Klein, and there's no way Aimi can possibly explain the secret of the Demon Stones--that would mean certain death for De-mo at the hands of the Demon World Police! But even if Aimi could find a way to convince Bright that Shadow Lady is innocent, there's no time for that now: the fate of the whole world depends on her finding and sealing up the Demon Stones! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Sudden Death: Part 1 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Gray City's corrupt Mayor Karman has become a demon! One by one, Shadow Lady is recovering the demon stones and vanquishing the evildoers corrupted by their demon power. But she's not getting any thanks for it! In fact, the people of Gray City think she's gone totally mad and is murdering their favorite citizens! As the tide of public opinion turns against Shadow Lady, Aimi herself learns that even Bright has lost his faith in Shadow Lady's goodness. It's time for the big question, Bright: do you really love Shadow Lady? And how do you love her? 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Sudden Death: Part 2 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Demo's Demon Stone detector has led Aimi to the Gray City Cathedral, where the bishop himself has been corrupted by the evil power of the stones. But what should have been an easy mission goes terribly wrong, when Shadow Lady finds herself face to face with Detective Bright! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Sudden Death: Part 3 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Trapped in Bright's shower, Aimi is helpless as the pounding water washes off her magic eye shadow! If Bright sees her true form, her secret is out -- and the Demon World Police will kill her! But the arch-demon Zera has been resurrected from the last Demon Stone, and the Demon World Police must ask Shadow Lady to pull off the greatest heist of her spectacular career! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Sudden Death: Part 4 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Lady goes toe-to-toe with the arch-demon of destruction! With her final remaining smidgen of magic eye shadow, Aimi must transform into Shadow Lady for perhaps the last time to defend the future of the human race. It doesn't help that the citizens of Gray City all think that she's the demon's master -- and they're all calling for her head! She has only minutes left before the other Arch-Demons awaken -- which will cause all of mankind and demonkind to perish from the face of the Earth! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Final Issue - Sudden Death: Part 5 of 5 - Story and art by Masakazu Katsura. Don't miss the epic finale to Aimi's adventure and quest to save all mankind from total annihilation. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.