Comic books in 'Manga', graded by CBCS

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Normally April Fool's Day is a time for good-natured pranks, but with Haruhi's power, any trick she pulls could threaten reality as we know it! While Koizumi struggles to organize the SOS Brigade to prepare for her antics, Haruhi is busy thinking up ways to recruit new members! Given the supernatural crowd already gathered in the clubroom, who knows what type of person Haruhi will summon to the SOS Brigade next? If anyone shows up at all! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. It's another new year, and we all know what that means - time for Kyon's first dream of the year! Once again, lucky(?) omens hawk, eggplant, and Mount Fuji (played respectively by Tsuruya, Nagato, and Koizumi) make an appearance, but their promise of fortune never seems to play out for Kyon. All he ever gets is fresh year of Haruhi-chan's antics! The SOS Brigade goes miniature, Koizumi's trying out a new look, and everyone seems intent on getting Kyon into a dress! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Osamu Tezuka.

When Dan Takuya's sister marries into the mob, he is also automatically thrown into the dark underworld of organized crime. While unknowingly breaking the mob's code of silence, Dan is brutally tortured, arms severed and left for dead as punishment. He somehow manages to survive, and through rehab and with the help of an eccentric doctor, he is provided with new prosthetic metal arms. But there is a catch! He must tap into his psychic powers to move his new limbs.

Through the use of telekinesis, or KP, he trains to make use of his new arms through sheer will and vows revenge to those who did him wrong. But as soon as he's out for the hunt, there is a wake of death that's left behind which he has no knowledge of. Does Dan truly have full control of his new metal weapons?

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

The mermaid prince is super-popular with all the girls lining up to be his bride. But the one he falls in love with...has legs!

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

Prince Naru is doing the 'mermaid in love' thing and has transformed into a human boy in order to be with Nami. But the devilishly handsome mermaid Roa appears! What could he want with Nami?

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

Even without his tall muscular body and long beautiful hair, Prince Naru has managed to get close to the girl of his dreams, Nami. Sure, she might think he's a pervert (he does keep showing up naked, after all), and Arashi is constantly stealing his spotlight, but nevertheless, life as a human isn't all that bad...That is until Loa-who's just as hot as the merman version of Naru-makes his entrance at school! Everyone's swooning over the new boy, but it seems he has his sights set on Nami too?!

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Rumiko Takahashi. Partake of the Mermaid's Flesh, the Leends says, and you will be granted eternal life and youth! Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey they meet others who have eaten of the flesh of the mermaid in hopes of becoming immortal....but the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are some of the lucky ones - Others die in agony, or worse, turn into savage monsters known as lost souls! In a world of suffering and evil, Yuta and Mana must fight to retain their humanity!. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $17.95.

2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Rumiko Takahashi. Partake of the Mermaid's Flesh, the Leends says, and you will be granted eternal life and youth! Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey they meet others who have eaten of the flesh of the mermaid in hopes of becoming immortal....but the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are some of the lucky ones - Others die in agony, or worse, turn into savage monsters known as lost souls! In a world of suffering and evil, Yuta and Mana must fight to retain their humanity!. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $17.95.

Story and Art by Tetsuro Ueyama. An all-new manga series! He's got a head of metal but a heart of gold -- The Terminator meets the Guyver in the all-new action series Metal Guardian Faust. When schoolgirl Rushiha is suddenly attacked by a humanoid robot, a guardian robot appears out of the blue to rescue her! Who sent him? And why does he insist on staying on as her permanent personal bodyguard? 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Clash of the Steel Warriors - Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The action-packed story of a girl and her robot continues! Metal Guardian Faust has defeated the evil robot Rudolph, but now he's assaulted by Dasher and Dancer. Notice a pattern here? Learn more about the mysterious sinister organization behind the attacks on innocent schoolgirl Rushiha! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Highway Battleground - Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The classic superhero-style tale of a girl and her robot continues! When Rushiha is held hostage by Prancer, a crab-like robot on wheels, how can Faust defeat him without hurting his delicate human charge? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Dream of an Angel - Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The classic superhero-style tale of a girl and her robot continues! While Rushiha and Faust lay low in a hideout that's not as secure as it seems, she learns that her father's captor, a robot named Angel, wants to use Rushiha to fulfill her wildest dream! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. Faust must fight not one, not two, but three of the fearsome robots at once: Cupid, Blitz and Donner! And this time, they're armed with a device that can scramble electrical fields! Guess what form of energy powers Faust's robot body! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Revelations - Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The classic superhero-style tale of a girl and her robot continues! Rushiha is being used as bait to entrap Faust...but lucky for him there seems to be a traitor in the reindeer robot ranks! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The tale of a girl and her robot continues! Faust meets a woman who triggers a strange memory deep inside his memory banks! Then Vixen attacks. She doesn't look like a reindeer, but she sure resembles her other namesake! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Meca Tanaka. Strange accidents always seem to happen around Hako Natsuno - so much so that she's been dubbed "The Queen of Bad Luck." It's hardly surprising then that a naked alien prince falls from the sky to tell her that out of all the girls in the universe, he's come to Earth to mate with her. Does this mean Hako's luck has changed, or...? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Meca Tanaka. Hako Natsuno's bad luck hasn't improved, but her alien boyfriend, Io, takes everything in stride, even when his feelings for her cause him to be repeatedly struck by lightning. The two have barely started dating when a naked alien girl arrives on Earth and says she is Io's true mate. Hako really does have the worst luck! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yuki Fujisawa. Mishima is your average spineless pushover, working as a repairman for the Exopolis Tower, Tokyo's largest and hottest high rise business and entertainment building. He promises to come home in time to celebrate his son's birthday, but when he lets his boss saddle him with overtime, the task takes him all night. On the morning subway train heading home, a massive earthquake strikes and collapses both Exopolis and its underground train lines. Now Mishima is trapped deep underground with the other passengers of the train, some of whom are less than cooperative. Will he be able to take the initiative for once and lead them all to freedom, or will they starve in their underground prison? Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Osamu Tezuka.From Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, comes Metropolis, the legendary 1949 graphic novel that inspired the animated fame that floored audiences and critics alike. In a not-so-far-off future a beautiful, artifically created girl -- unaware of her non-human background -- searches for the non-existent parents she believes must exist, wandering alone in a world populated by humans and by the slave-driven robots who serve them. Tezuka's key theme of the nature of humanity in a technological society is framed in bold relief, as well as his wry allegorical observations of the Cold War that was escalating when he created Metropolis. A brilliant work of wit and wisdom -- and guest-starring some friends you may recognize from Astro Boy! -- Metropolis is one of graphic fiction's most enduring tales, available for the first time in an English-language edition. Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.