Comic books in 'Dog', graded by CBCS

May 1, 1969. Joe Sinnott cover and art (6 pages). Cover price $0.10.

Edited by James Langdon. Cover by Fran Matera. Stories by Matt Christopher, Fran Matera, Thomas R. Lane, Mario De Marco, Hazel Mary Boring, Lloyd Ostendorf, Marvin Townsend, Frances Crandall , Tony Tallarico, Luke Schafer, Joe Sinnott, and Frank Baginski. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious and historical in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Summer 1972. Giant-size issue. Reed Crandall reprint ("Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Hero of Two Worlds"; 6 pages). Joe Sinnott art (reprint?), 6 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Lily Renee, Gladys Parker, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Raeburn Van Buren and Eric Peters. A collection of 16 coverless St. John comics, rebound in hardcover and containing a variety of kid-friendly stories. After surviving a train wreck and a tiger attack, Abbott and Costello join a traveling circus. They try to help the beautiful ringmaster save her circus from sabotage by minions of the Big Boss, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. When Bathless Groggins comes into a small fortune, the fortune-hunters come out of the woodwork. Mopsy's new "super-grow" gardening seeds have a strange effect on a passing rooster. Little Annie Rooney; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Little Audrey; Abbie an' Slats; Bill Bumlin; Jim Hardy; Mopsy; Abbott and Costello: Cut the Clowning! Other variants may exist. 516 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

Written by Evan Dorkin. Art by Bill Morrison Stephanie Gladden, and Tim Bavington. Cover by Bill Morrison. Nobody believes Homer's claims of an alien invasion. Written by Scott Gimple and Bill Morrison. Art by Bill Morrison. The kids use Professor Frink to scare Homer and get their Halloween candy back. Based on The Simpsons TV show. 52 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Phil Ortiz and Tim Bavington. Cover by Bill Morrison. The Christmas tree bought by the Simpsons is actually the vanguard for an alien invasion. Written by Batton Lash. Art by Julius Priete and Tim Bavington. Rigel Four, Springfield Zero illustration by Geof Darrow. Based on The Simpsons TV show. Cover price $2.50.

Guest edited by Sammy Harkham, the award-winning creator of the popular Kramers Ergot anthology, this year's issue is jam-packed with some of the most idiosyncratic (and weirdest) takes on The Simpsons universe ever. Kevin Huizenga (Ganges) and Matthew Thurber (Kramers Ergot) collaborate on a story equal parts Lovecraftian eco-horror and Philip K. Dick identity comedy. Jeffrey Brown (Incredible Change-Bots) does a creepy story featuring Milhouse, murder, and crawl space living. Harkham and Ted May tell a tragic monster tale of unrequited love, bad karaoke, and body snatching at Moe's Bar. Ben Jones (Paper Rad) does the epic tale of how bootleg candy sold at the Kwik-E-Mart rapidly spirals out of control into an Invasion of The Body Snatchers-like nightmare of a Springfield filled with cheap bootleg versions of familiar characters. Cover price $4.99.

(W/A) Evan Dorkin, Peter Kuper, Kelley Jones, Kelvin Mao, Lemmy Fan-favorite Evan Dorkin graces the pages of this year's annual with a tale of an intergalactic monster bent on conquering distant worlds named 'The Glavin', who intercepts a space broadcast from none other than Professor Frink! Alternative and political cartoonist Peter Kuper shows off his penchant for Edgar Allan Poe with a story entitled 'The Tell-Tale Bart!' Kelley Jones teams up with Kelvin Mao to tell a tale of burial and betrayal as Flanders finally exacts his revenge on Homer! And finally, brace yourself as cult icon and metal music maestro Lemmy (of Motörhead), takes Homer on hard rockin', heavy metal trip to Hell! Cover price $4.99.

Written by J. Torres, Max Davison, Jesse Leon McCann and Ian Boothby. Art by Hilary Barta, Tone Rodriguez, John Delaney and James Lloyd. Cover by Jason Ho. If you like zombies, we got Zombies! It's an all-out Zombiefest this month at Bongo! First, Homer leads an ever-diminishing group of survivors in their quest to stay alive against a marauding horde of cannibalistic zombies! And Bart and his friends must fend off the shopping dead while trapped at the Springfield Mall. Then, Homer and Bart must protect the nuclear power plant from a zombie invasion. Finally, a Zombienado strikes Springfield! (Need we say more…?) It's a lighthearted, night of the living dead, laugh riot! 44 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Australian Edition. Cover price $8.00.

Meet super spy and super guy Lester Girls as he saves the world and gets the girl. But he doesn't want adventure, fame, glory and girls. He just wants peace and quiet. In this issue, returning to his home in San Francisco after all of the adventures, Lester Girls tries to relax and contemplates going to his high school reunion in Dullsville in "Girls At Home." Script by Will Jacobs & Gerard Jones and art by Tim Hamilton. This front cover of this issue has a Legion of Super Heroes cover parody. Issue also has "When Lester & Apache Met the Lizard Lady," a story of "Little Girls – The Adventures of Lester When He Was A Boy." Cover price $1.95.

Meet super spy and super guy Lester Girls as he saves the world and gets the girl. But he doesn't want adventure, fame, glory and girls. He just wants peace and quiet. In this issue, Lester Girls has finished his Christmas shopping and now needs to get home to celebrate the holiday with his friends. But he keeps getting delayed in doing that in "The Dreaming of a White Girls." Script by Will Jacobs & Gerard Jones and art by Tim Hamilton & Marvin Perry Mann. Cover price $1.95.

Painted cover. "The Age of Innocence" - For seventy years, Galloway & Galloway has dominated the pharmaceutical field. From band aids to cough syrup, G&G made life easier for all of us. Then they decided to make life itself. In the early '80s, G&G created the next step in evolution -- a race of genetically engineered superhumans, each bred with specifically endowed enhanced abilities. But the company -- and the G&G employees who volunteered to be the test subject's parents -- never took into account one very important thing -- puberty! XL! BLUR! CALAMITY! REBOUND! They live the life most kids would love to have...and they'd be more than happy to trade with you! This series will offer single-issue, self-contained stories about four kids growing up in a super-science complex with powers that enable them to move mountains, but prevent them from making friends. In the first issue, the Troublemakers try to help their favorite maintenance worker at G&G,"Uncle" Jack Willoughby, out of his mysteriously deepening state of depression -- but what if solving Jack's problems create a whole bunch more? Written by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Kenny Martinez and Anibal Rodriguez. FC, 32 pgs. #1B painted cover by Vince Evans. Cover price $2.50.

Stories and art by Alice Dalgliesh and Ernie Schroeder. A spin-off of the long-running True Comics (1941) series, featuring true stories of courageous animals and people. Gunnar Kasson and his dog Balto lead a team of sled dogs to Nome, Alaska with the cure for a diphtheria outbreak. Frank Buck travels the world, capturing animals for zoos with his catchphrase "Bring 'Em Back Alive." A pet shop accidentally releases one hundred monkeys into New York City in 1946. Soldier Dog; Balto of Nome; Fireman's Dog; A Pig That Made History; A Dog Named Bill; Monkey Business on Wall St.; Bear Facts; Jungle Master; Schooner of Cats; Panda Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Harry Fisk and Ernie Schroeder. A spin-off of the long-running True Comics (1941) series, featuring true stories of courageous animals and people. The famous terrier Greyfriars Bobby keeps vigil at his master's Scots grave; A heroic dog rescues soldiers with a lifesaving message; The little-known story of the U.S. Camel Corps. Greyfriars' Bobby; Chips Makes a Comeback; Man's Messenger; The Cat That Didn't Eat The Canary; Baldy's Great Race; Army Mule: Rosebud of Company E; K-9 Courier; Capturing the Sacred Bird of the Mayas; Buffalo Bulldogger; Friend of Animals; The U.S. Camel Corps. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Andrew Curie. (W) Alan Ball, Tischman, Huehner (A) David Messina Alan Ball's hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creature, comes to IDW! Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte's, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame. People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette and are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past-those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul! Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted, in a story co-plotted by True Blood series creator Alan Ball, with a script by David Tischman (Bite Club) and Mariah Huehner, and lush art by David Messina (Star Trek: Countdown). Bonus inside every issue: an exclusive pullout gatefold poster by David Messina! o HBO's most-watched show! o True Blood has won Emmy, Golden Globe, Scream, and People' Choice Award! o True Blood was the only TV show in the top-selling DVDs of 2009! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by David Messina. Trapped inside the mystically-sealed Merlotte's by a soul-sucking spirit, psychic waitress and vampire girlfriend Sookie Stackhouse is forced to reveal her deepest, most shameful secret to save the lives of Bill and her friends. But will Sookie's shame be enough to satisfy the spirit, and does her story hold a surprise clue to the true cause of her parent's death? Our untold tale from the world of HBO's hit vampire series TRUE BLOOD continues. Story by series creator Alan Ball and show writers Elizabeth Finch & Kate Barnow! Cover price $3.99.

Hot Topic Retailer Exclusive Cover by David Messina. Trapped inside the mystically-sealed Merlotte's by a soul-sucking spirit, psychic waitress and vampire girlfriend Sookie Stackhouse is forced to reveal her deepest, most shameful secret to save the lives of Bill and her friends. But will Sookie's shame be enough to satisfy the spirit, and does her story hold a surprise clue to the true cause of her parent's death? Our untold tale from the world of HBO's hit vampire series TRUE BLOOD continues. Story by series creator Alan Ball and show writers Elizabeth Finch & Kate Barnow!

Stories and art by George J. Hecht, Jim Ray and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A rare defeat for George Washington; Elsie MacGill, the first Canadian female engineer, takes charge of building Hawker Hurricane planes during WWII; River boatman Mike Fink becomes a folk hero in his own right. The Greatest of Games; He Fights On!; Ethan Allen; Dog Hero of Fontenoy; Queen of the Hurricanes: Elsie MacGill; How the Old Chief Said Thank You; Air Victories Made in the U.S.A.; Wings of the U.S. Army; Is It True?; Hunger Fighter; True's Movie Guide; Motorcycle Record; He Learned from History; Washington's Only Defeat; Builder of a Paradise; Mike Fink, King of the River; Dollar Pullers; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: Chief of the U.S. Marines bio. Inventor of the Telegraph bio. Bowling, America's No. 1 Indoor Sport. The Story of Sabu, Boy of India. He Saved 10,000 Lives, part 2; inventor of parachute. Theodore Roosevelt Out West bio. The Story of How the Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George J. Hecht, David S. Muzzey, John Prentice and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The third part of the history of America covers the period from the Revolution to the War of 1812; William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was considered by some to be "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages;" Secret messages through the ages, from ancient Sparta to modern times. Knights Were No Bolder; U.S. Rangers; The Infant Republic, 1783-1814; General McNaughton, Canada's Fighter-Scientist; The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages; How the Radio Beam Guides Airplanes; Max Kholas; India; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Bounce, The Dog Whose True Instinct Was His Master's Protection; One Came Back; Super Commandos, the "Fighting Fools" of the Desert; The "Clipper" Girls; Lysander's Secret Belt; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: General Mark Wayne Clark bio. The Story of Steel. True's Movie Guide; Comprised of text and an animated cel of Goofy, plus photos of Buck Jones & Kenny Baker. The Story of Great Britain's Flag. "Uncle Dan" Callaghan bio. General Eisenhower and the Winter Underwear. The Nation Reunited, 1865-1898. U-Boat Ahead! The Bootblack's Poodle. The Picket Fence Code. The Secret Message of Alice DuBois. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: General Ira Eaker: Flying General. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chips Makes a Comeback; Chips is a dog in the U.S. military. Strong Men; Tough guys and weightlifters. Rilie Morgan: Daredevil of Company K; WWII Guadalcanal. Garibaldi: Fighter for a Free Italy. Harriet Quimby: Lady in the Air bio on female pilot. Our Good Neighbor, Ecuador. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Bernard Baruch: Doctor Facts bio on economics advisor. Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers. Dr. Rudolph Diesel: Vanished Genius. 20 Years of Sound talking pictures story. Robert T. Frederick: Frederick's Freighters. Gar Wood: Speed King. Denver, Colorado--How It Got Its Name. Amelia Earhart. The Secret Warriors; Office of Strategic Services. Precious Pebbles; diamonds in Brazil. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Sam Glankoff. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the Canadian Mounties; The story behind the WWII mystery slogan "Kilroy Was Here;" A carrier pigeon prevents British soldiers from being bombed by their own bombers. They Got Their Man!; Kilroy Was Here; Sutter's Gold; Francois At the Bat; Pigeon Hero; Nancy Merki; Surprised Sub; It Isn't True... That Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned; Cities of Destiny: New York City: Part II; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, Jimmy Stewart and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart reveals "My Most Interesting True Experience" in a new feature; Admiral Byrd is determined to be the first man at both the North and South Poles; Hugh Mulzac becomes the first African-American to command a United States vessel after waiting 25 years on a commission. Richard E. Byrd, World's Leading Arctic Explorer; Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Gallico the Great, America's Top Sports Writer; He Fought Against Odds; The Rubber Industry; My Most Interesting True Experience; Underwater Rescue; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

'DOG DAY AFTERNOONS' After days of hearing a small dog barking, Tom decides to find out where this canine lives, so he can leave the owners a note asking them to keep the dog quiet. What he finds there can only be described as stupefying. Also... the Magical Kingdom offers to marry Tom & Lily after living together for four months??!! It's all there in black 'n' white!! Cover price $2.99.

76 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Non-fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. Cover price $0.60.

Story by Bill Mumy and Miguel Ferrer. Art by Steve Leialoha. Cover by Steve Leialoha. A real curiosity, combining an environmental cautionary tale with a tribute to Golden Age superheroes, written by two well-known sci-fi actors and drawn by Marvel's Steve Leialoha. After his owners are murdered by corporate thugs, Trypto gains superpowers from toxic waste (as one does) and sets out for revenge. Trypto's first adventure, but not his last; he returned in A1 (1989 Atomeka) #5 and Dark Horse Presents (1986) #113. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

TV Guide Vol. 5 Issue #246 (1957) is digest published by TV Guide. This issue features an article on Walt Disney but it's not about his beloved cartoon characters. The article focuses on Disney's unique view of what life will be like in the future. 82 pages, color cover with black, white, and color photos and illustrations, 5-in x 7.25-in. Cover price $0.15.

October 1, 1988. Fall Preview Issue: "Mission Impossible," "Murphy Brown," "Roseanne," "Midnight Caller." Cover price $0.75.

March 9, 1991. Cover: TV pets; Fred Dryer. Inside: Iraq war; Joel Gray; Santa Barbara; Fred Dryer; TV pets. Cover price $0.79.

December 7, 1991. Cover: Christmas programming. Inside: Charles Bronson; Andy Rooney; holiday TV guide, "Bloom County." Cover price $0.79.

Octobe 24, 1992. Cover: Kathie Lee Gifford and kids' TV (Disney's Goofy and Max). Inside: parents' guide to new kids' TV; TV 101. Cover price $0.89.

September 24, 1994. Cover: John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce, and Kelsey Grammer of "Frasier." Inside: returning shows preview; "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"; "Frasier"; Tori Spelling. Cover price $0.89.

October 26, 1996. Parents' Guide to Kids' TV. Cover price $1.19.

December 14, 1996. 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time; "Lois & Clark" news and photo. Cover price $1.19.

Bart Simpson cover. January 3, 1998. Inside: 12-page "Crasy for the Simpsons" feature; Richard Belzer ("Homicide: Life on the Street"); Star Trek: The Experience. Cover price $1.19.

October 3, 1998. Cover: cast of "Frasier." Inside: "Frasier"; Christina Applegate of "Jesse"; "Shot Through the Heart"; National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; TV cov ers the Clinton scandals; Kristy Swanson. Cover price $1.49.

October 31, 1998. Cover: Steve Burns and Blue of "Blue's Clues." Inside: Parents' Guide to Kids' TV; "The Temptations" miniseries; Phil Hartman remembered; Lukas Haas and Brittany Murphy in "David and Lisa." Cover price $1.49.

March 6, 1999. Cover: "7th Heaven" cast. Inside: Kirk Douglas; "7th Heaven"; Megan Mullally; Andrew Ferguson on Bill Clinton; Steve Harris ("The Practice"). Cover price $1.49.

July 3, 1999. The 50 Greatest TV Commercials of All Time. Cover price $1.49.

March 24, 2001. 50 Greatest Movie Moments of All Time; Aaron Carter (Backstreet Boys); Glenn Close in "South Pacific"; Emma Thompson; "Star Trek" news. Part "2001: A Space Odyssey" cover. Cover price $2.49.

May 4, 2002. Greatest TV Shows of All Time; David Boreanaz and "Angel"; Carole King; Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in a "Laverne & Shirley" special; Steve Hartman of CBS News; remembering Robert Urich. Cover price $2.49.

Cover 3 of 4: Brian of "Family Guy." June 12, 2005. Inside: "Family Guy" guide; Carrie Underwood of "American Idol"; behind the scenes at "4400"; "Six Feet Under." Cover price $2.49.

Cover art by Alex Toth. "The Gingerbread Man," script by Mark Evanier, art by Paul Norris; Timid Abner Bakerman, attempting to bake the biggest gingerbread man in history, unknowingly uses radiated flour; and the creature comes to life! "Cauldron of Disaster," script by Mark Evanier, pencils by Will Meugniot, inks by Dave Stevens; A prehistoric family and a group of superpowered beasts try to protect their planet from alien invaders. The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera article; Dynomutt tells readers more about Space Ghost and the Herculoids. "Pilgreen's Progress," script by Mark Evanier, art by Alex Toth; While out searching for space pirates, Space Ghost and his crew come upon ... a flying automobile?! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.