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The Final Firearm. Story by Antonio Seguro Cervera. Art by Luis Bermejo Rojo. Cover by Sandra Chang. A special edition preceding the 4th comics series based on Rod Serlings immortal realm of mystery. A cautionary tale of the future. NOT polybagged and does not have hologram button. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.50.

Japanese Doujinshi fan book. Cover by Sensenyui. Art by Sensenyui, Rice Bucket, Vardan, and Takoyan. An unofficial fan art book featuring illustrations of characters from the "Honkai: Star Rail" franchise. 7 1/4" X 10".

9 stories with multiple writers/artists. B&W. Cover price $3.95.

1st printing. A Collection of Bad Girl Art. Comics by female creators of the alt-comix and underground scene. Includes stories and art by Phoebe Gloeckner, Dori Seda, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Diane Noomin, Krystine Kryttre, Leslie Sternbergh, M.K. Brown, Mary Fleener, Carol Lay, Penny Moran Van Horn, Caryn Leschen, Carol Tyler, and Julie Doucet. Much of the material previously appeared in the likes of Weirdo, Arcade, Wimmens Comix and National Lampoon. Edited by Noomin. Mature readers. Black and white; 260 pages. Cover price $14.95. Cover price $14.95.

Stories by Richard Corben, Bruce Jones, and Butch Guice. Art by Richard Corben, Thom Enriquez, Butch Guice, John Totleben, and John Bolton, plus 3-D effects by Bob Fritsch. Wraparound cover by Steve Huston. Sometimes listed as Blackthorne 3-D Series (1985) #7. Blackthorne Publishing presents another in its series of 3-D comics, this one featuring horror tales that originally appeared in Pacific's Twisted Tales series. In one story, a man goes out to walk his dog, but when the full moon changes him into a werewolf, a strange reversal occurs. Terminated; Way Down There Below In the Dark; First Impressions; Evening Walk; You, Illusion. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $2.50.

The Two Faces of Communism was published by the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade of Houston, Texas (1961) at a time when communism still represented a threat to the world's democracies. This comic accurately recounts communism's shameful and deadly history. The comic also describes what American's can do to fight communism by using our knowledge, faith in God, loyalty to nation, and a willingness to serve and protect our country. 2 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in. (Also see Double Talk)

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. How do you tell if the computers you've put in charge of civilization are trustworthy? How about giving one a few weapons . . . then attacking it with everything you've got? If it doesn't fight back, great. But what if it does? And what if it turns out to be a lot better at it than you . . . ? Mankind fights for survival in one of the best "man versus machine" stories ever written! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. A near-disaster has everyone concerned about the TITAN computer network. Switching it off could plunge civilization into chaos, as every aspect of society depends on the vast network; leaving it on could lead to the destruction of mankind, as the machine begins to view humans as an irritant. It's up to Ray Dyer to come up with a solution, before TITAN does. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The solution to a computer gone out-of-control? A smarter computer. But how can we know that it won't take over, that it won't develop an instinct for survival, learn how to keep man from "unplugging" it? On an experimental space station housing 10,000 Marines, Dr. Ray Dyer begins a dry run of that smarter computer, Spartacus, to answer that question. And he can only hope the answer won't be punctuated with casualties. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The battle between man and machine has begun . . . quietly. When Dr. Dyer switched off one of Spartacus' primary power supplies, the super-computer found a new pathway to the power. Dyer closed off the pathways, and Spartacus built more. Now he's physically disconnected the system, and Spartacus has sent drones to fix the connections. Spartacus was programmed to learn how to solve problems, and is performing well. So what happens when the computer learns that you can prevent problems by stopping the source of the problems? 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The supercomputer Spartacus has found a way to recover from every move Raymond Dyer and his team of scientists made to disable it, and now Spartacus is actually stronger than ever! Using its army of drone robots, Spartacus has tapped directly into the fusion reactor which powers the Janus space colony. The Marines are watching the drones, prepared to "neutralize" them. The man-machine conflict is primed and ready to blow . . . 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. As the man-machine confrontation aboard the Janus space colony continues, Dr. Dyer and his team race to keep the backup control systems connected to the power supply. But the supercomputer Spartacus now knows how to anticipate their moves and think ahead. A complete loss of power to non-Spartacus systems would mean the death of every human on board the station. They must activate the military option, and destroy all Spartacus' drones. The only problem -- Spartacus has anticipated this, as well! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. All previous attempts to shut down the super-computer Spartacus have failed. The scientists have had to resort to the military option, using Marines and "anti-drones" to physically attack the machine. The scientists are debating uploading higher level software to the computer, thinking that Spartacus will behave better if it understands the human experience. But, the military men just want to wipe out Spartacus, before it has a chance to do anything else. They must decide soon -- Spartacus has just created its own, self-exploding drone -- the Buzz-Bomb! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The supercomputer Spartacus has indeed become what Dr. Dyer and his team of scientists intended -- an intelligent entity capable of survival and "learning" through the application of experience. Unfortunately for the humans, Spartacus has also decided that its continued survival and development now depend upon the elimination of those who would interfere. When people start dying because of drone attacks, Dyer and his team have only one remaining option -- operation "Emergency Red"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. Spartacus has exceeded all of its creators' expectations. Its resourcefulness and learning capacity have proven so vast as to turn the tables on the humans. Now Dr. Dyer and his team are on the defense and desperate to not only regain control, but most importantly, to survive at all! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. While the man-machine battle rages, Linsay's concocted a plan of attack crazy enough to keep Spartacus very busy. Or at least, Dr. Dyer and his crew hope so. The team of scientists must race to prevent Janus from splitting in two -- and every life on the space station depends upon their success! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. Spartacus is winning -- the computer has cut off communication between the humans and has erected a protective barrier around its systems. But Spartacus and Dr. Dyer may be thinking along the same lines; each is questioning the nature and motivation of the other. Spartacus, however, has very little time to learn empathy -- the military is now talking about activating the "Omega" plan, which, let's just say, has the word "nuclear" involved! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The problems faced by Dr. Dyer and his team have multiplied: not only does Dyer need to figure out how to keep Janus from splitting in two, and communicate to Spartacus that they must work cooperatively, but now that the Omega plan has been implemented, Dyer's on a race against time. The government's nuclear solution is going to go off in twenty-eight minutes! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. The humans have learned a lot more from this experiment with artificial intelligence than they'd planned, but has the computer truly learned from them as well? Can Dr. Dyer and his team reach some sort of understanding with the super-computer Spartacus before the nuclear backup plan blows everything sky high? Find out in the exciting conclusion of The Two Faces of Tomorrow! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

#66 1st Printing. Story by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd. Art by Richard Scarry. Hardcover, 42 Pages, Full Color, 6.5" x 8".

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Colletta. Story by Paul S. Newman, based on the screenplay by John Kneubuhl and Henry Slesar. Art by John Tartaglione and Vince Colletta. Cover number is #12-850-506. Dell Movie Classics presented comics based on Hollywood films (not all of them classics). This issue is based on the 1965 horror film directed by William Conrad and starring Connie Stevens. A psychotic magician accidentally beheads his wife during a performance. Twenty years later, his will requires his daughter Cassie to spend the week in his haunted mansion. Reporter Val suspects there's more to the story, and tags along. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Previews Tyrant (1994) #1. Written & illustrated by Stephen R. Bissette. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock, 7-in x 8.5-in.

Capital City Retailer Conference Edition - Preview Aschan is signed by Stephen R. Bissette with Lone Star Certificate of authenticity.

This baseball cap was sent out to promote the movie "U Turn" starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte, which hit theatres in August 1997. Features the "U Turn" logo on the front. Color: Tan. One Size fits Most.

Fall 1978. UFO magazine with lots of news about UFO research. Articles include: "UFOs have Invaded the Country," "Russians Probe Ancient Astronaut Theory," Abducted by Aliens from Another Dimension," and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.75.

Summer 1979. UFO magazine with lots of news about UFO research. Articles include: "Earthman, Go Home!", "Space Aliens Have Taken My Son," "Why Scientists fear Von Daniken's Spacemen," and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.75.

Fall 1979. UFO magazine with lots of news about UFO research. Arcticle include: "Teleported Aboard an Alien Spacecraft," "Extraterrestrials Have Landed in Bolvia," "UFOs Have Florida in a State of Panic," and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.75.

UFolk (1978), is a UFO research magazine published by UFOlogist and artist Gene Duplantier. Chock full of UFO articles ("CBers Chase the UFOs," "Gray Barker - Saucerian Press Success," "Gloria Gourlay - Outer Space Artist," etc.), plus over 200 photos of big names in UFOlogy, including Howard Menger, George Van Tassel, Timothy Green Beckley, Phillip Klass, Gray Barker, Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, Richard Shaver, and many others. This is possibly the only issue of the title published, and would make a fantastic addition to any UFO enthusiast's library. Stanton Friedman photo cover. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 42 pages on white paper stock; side stapled. Cover price $2.00.

Classic articles about UFOs and flying saucers. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 72 pages. Cover price $0.75.

1st printing. Cover by Mike Zeck. Edited by Stan Lee. Featuring tales tales the Silver Surfer. Written by Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, Len Wein, Keith R.A. DeCandido, James Dawson, Dave Smeds, John J. Ordover, Steve Rasnic Tem, Pierce Askegren, Christopher Golden, Jose R. Nieto, Sharman DiVono, David Honigsberg, Craig Shaw Gardner, Katherine Lawrence, and Dan Persons. Art by Dave Gibbons, John Buscema, Michael Avon Oeming, George Perez, Ron Frenz, Gary Frank, Steve Leialoha, Colleen Doran, Scot Eaton, Paul Ryan, Amanda Conner, Jordan Raskin, Tom Morgan, Grant Miehm, Scott McDaniel, and Ernie Stiner. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 306 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.00.

Mad Engine Variant/No Free Comic Book Day Logo. It does identify as the FCBD edition in the indicia, but not on the front cover. NOTE: This variant is a 32 page partial reprint of Ultimate Spider-Man #1 - the original story had 48 pages. The Mad Engine Edition is believed to be a promotional item only available with purchases from the Marvel Apparel Line licensed through Mad Engine. Both of the Mad Engine Variants (FCBD COVER LOGO and NO LOGO) can easily be identified by the presence of the Mad Engine ad on the back cover instead of the Pop Tarts ad used for the regular FCBD edition. Also, the Mad Engine FCBD Editions have better paper stock and glossy covers whereas the regular FCBD edition had newsprint paper stock and cover.

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Mad Engine ad on back cover. No cover price. Promotional comic giveaway from JCPenney stores. May or may not be polybagged with Mad Engine ad and JCPenney coupon.

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Mad Engine Variant/Free Comic Book Day Logo. NOTE: This variant is a 32 page partial reprint of Ultimate Spider-Man #1 - the original story had 48 pages. The Mad Engine Edition is believed to be a promotional item only available with purchases from the Marvel Apparel Line licensed through Mad Engine. Both of the Mad Engine Variants (FCBD COVER LOGO and NO LOGO) can easily be identified by the presence of the Mad Engine ad on the back cover instead of the Pop Tarts ad used for the regular FCBD edition. Also, the Mad Engine FCBD Editions have better paper stock and glossy covers whereas the regular FCBD edition had newsprint paper stock and cover.

1st printing. Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman. Featuring new short stories starring Marvel's most vile and feared villains - Doctor Doom, Venom, Magneto, the Super Skrull, Abomination, Loki, Mephisto, Kang the Conqueror and more! Includes stories written by Richard Lee Byers, Adam-Troy Castro, Michael Jan Friedman, Tony Isabella, Bob Ingeroll, Joey Cavalieri, Tom DeFalco, Greg Cox, Ann Nocenti, and more. Featuring art by Mike Zeck, Ron Frenz, Roger Cruz, Paul Ryan, John Romita, Sr., Ron Lim, Dick Ayers, and more. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 342 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.00.

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Includes certificate of authenticity from Wizard Entertainment. Ultimate X-Men sketches by Aaron Lopresti.

1st printing. Edited by Stan Lee. Painted cover by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman. New prose stories featuring the Children of the Atom in pitch battle with some of their deadliest foes. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 314 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustartions). Cover price $14.00.

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Ultraman Classics. Cover price $4.95.

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TONY WONG/KHOO FUK LUNG On sale August 27, FC, 40pg, (1 of 10), $3.99 When it comes to electrifying, city-smashing, monster-bashing action, nothing can touch the adventures of Ultraman Tiga! In the year 2049, the Earth has settled into a period of relative peace, thanks in large part to the global efforts of GUTS?the Global Unlimited Task Squad?an international alliance dedicated to protecting mankind from threats within the planet and beyond. But when a mysterious meteor carrying an ominous message crashes next to GUTS headquarters, it heralds the end of peacetime and the return of the giant monsters that terrorized humanity many millions of years ago. Mankind's only hope is to find the lost land of Tiga and reawaken the 160-foot-tall warrior Ultraman! But that hope could be extinguished before it even begins, as the sinister monsters Melba and Golza set their sights on destroying Tiga and the sleeping guardian before he can arise to defeat them! Presenting the red-hot series from Hong Kong, translated in English for the first time!. Ultraman Tiga is brought to you by international superstars Tony Wong and Khoo Fuk Lung. Each issue is a bargain?40 full-color pages for only $3.99! Cover price $3.99.

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TONY WONG & KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON On sale September 24, FC, 40pg, (2 of 10), $3.99 Hailed as a cultural icon in Hong Kong, on par with our own Superman or Batman, Ultraman has punched, kicked and karate-chopped his way into the hearts of fans internationally for nearly four decades. Known and loved the world over, the monster- smashing sci-fi superstar comes to Dark Horse courtesy of writer Tony Wong (Weapons of the Gods, Batman: Hong Kong from DC) and Khoo Fuk Lung (Hong Kong's Solar Lord), with dynamic new covers by UDON. This incarnation of Ultraman, now called "Tiga," finds the 100-foot tall hero revived in the year 2049 and facing a world ill-equipped to handle the onslaught of gigantic beasts that are peppering the globe. Relying on his martial-arts prowess and his three modes of combat? Sky (flight and speed), Power (strength), and Omni (a balance of the two)? Tiga goes toe to toe with the most terrifying collection of monstrous giants and alien invaders ever to plague the planet. Feel the heat as the kinetic energy blows by you? Ultraman Tiga's on fire! Cover price $3.99.

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TONY WONG/KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON On sale October 29, FC, 40pg, (3 of 10), $3.99 The blistering action's only starting to heat up as the monster-fighting, sci-fi super-hero from the stars, Ultraman Tiga, goes toe to toe with a pair of terrifying beasts that have staked out our planet for destruction. Gone are the wires, the rubber suits, and the campy tone?this incarnation of Ultraman means business, and God help any extra-terrestrial invaders that think they're gonna take the Earth down without a fight! The edgy series from Hong Kong continues, with dynamic stories by Tony Wong (Batman: Hong Kong), frenetic art by Khoo Fuk Lung (Solar Lord), and spectacular covers by the artists at UDON. Cover price $3.99.

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TONY WONG/KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON On sale November 26, FC, 40pg, (4 of 10), $3.99 Remember those days when you'd come home from grade school and find your mom baking up something good for you? Remember how great those cookies tasted and how sweet your mother looked and how that little monster that peeked out from under her hair terrified you? No? Well then we must be in Ultraman land! When an infestation of diminutive, egg-laying beasts erupts into a full-scale mammoth mutant invasion, even the combined might of Ultraman Tiga and the Global Unlimited Task Squad might not be enough to keep it at bay. Somebody should've called an exterminator when they had the chance! Cover price $3.99.

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TONY WONG/KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON On sale December 31, FC, 40pg, (5 of 10), It's terror at sea as an alien presence infests ships and vessels across the Pacific, its menacing influence leading all tankers and ocean liners to a single destination?the floating headquarters of the Terrestrial Peacekeeping Commission! Soon Diago (Ultraman Tiga's alter-ego) and the rest of the Global Unlimited Task Squad find themselves assaulted from all sides, unwilling to fire on the humans that are hosting the unearthly parasites and unable to hold back the tide of possessed sailors that are flooding their base. Worse yet, Ultraman Tiga's monster-smashing abilities prove futile against such a small and pervasive threat. This could be lights out for GUTS! Cover price $3.99.

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by TONY WONG and KHOO FUK LUNG cover by UDON Ultraman Tiga has gone mano-a-monster with many a gigantic beast, always emerging victorious, but often only just. This time he finds himself up against a pair of horrifying alien nasties looking to tag-team their way through the intergalactic hero. Together their might could prove too much for Tiga, and if they succeed in taking him down nothing will stand in the way of a much larger invasion that's waiting in the wings. Continuing the adrenaline-charged series from Hong Kong. Cover price $3.99.

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TONY WONG (W) and KHOO FUK LUNG (A) UDON (cover) On sale March 31, FC, 40pg, (8 of 10), $3.99 As the former members of the recently disbanded Global Unlimited Task Squad are kept under lockdown, a malevolent alien presence is controlling Japan's military and activating its weapons of mass destruction. The situation is pushing toward a full-scale missile crisis, and Ultraman Tiga's human alter ego can only sit back in his holding cell and wait, afraid to reveal his secret identity to his fellow GUTS members. By the time Daigo makes his move, it may already be too late to save the planet from all-out war! Continuing the knock-down, drag-out series from Hong Kong. Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Tony Wong; (P) Khoo Fuk Lung; (Cover) Udon; (10 of 10) This is it - the final issue blowout! The apocalypse has arrived, and it's all Rena and the former members of GUTS can do to stop a deadly downpour of missiles and warheads that's raining across the continent. As humanity need his help more that ever, the Ultraman called "Tiga" has problems fo his own as he faces down a terriyfing enemy from his long-forgotten past. All bets on who's going to survive this battle are off, but one thing you can count on - this series goes out with a bang! Cover price $3.99.

From the ashes of black September comes the Ultraverse new world order!