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Goat Rider vs Moobius Cover price $2.95.

One shot parody of Punisher. Story by Shawn Segler. Cover price $2.95.

All reprints. L. B. Cole cover. Numbering continues from Shock Detective Cases (1952) #21. Cover shows a human body hanging by the neck from a tree branch. A violent panel on page seven of "Her Face of Horror.." shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Headless Horror!" retitled and reprinted from "Sergeant Spook, Headless Horseman!" in Blue Bolt Vol. 06 (1945) #8; "The Sensitive Killer, Six Feet Under" art by Wally Wood, retitled and reprinted from "Six Feet Under" in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #3; "Double Cross to Death.." art by Walter Palais, retitled and reprinted from "Smart Guy" in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2; "Her Face of Horror.." retitled and reprinted with modifications from "Madame Rachel" in Crimes by Women (1948) #6. "Crazy to Kill!!" text story retitled and reprinted from "The Shattered Alibi" in Famous Crimes (1948) #10. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane, John Jordan and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Artist Justin Finger becomes obsessed with his married model Lauren, leading to infidelity, murder and vengeance from beyond the grave. A Sergeant Spook story involving gorillas, ghosts and gangsters written by hardboiled detective legend Mickey Spillane, no less, back when he was writing comics. The reader is invited to find the clues and solve the murder of Roger Medlo before Inspector Roc does. Macabre cover by L. B. Cole. A Weird Picture of Murder; You Can't Kill a Dead Man; Sergeant Spook: Gorillas, Ghosts and Gangsters; The Bloody Horror; You Be the Detective Thriller: His Conscience Drove Him Mad! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Rudy Palais and Vern Henkel. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A crook ill-advisedly enters the door that has been sealed with a curse, despite the warnings, and pays the price. Buck Kelly and his cohorts have a robbery and murder spree across 1927 San Francisco. Treasure hunters trick natives by masquerading as a long-dead chieftain, at least until Jungle Lil gets wind of it. Also featuring vintage ads for the "New! 1953 Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie Talkies" and All Live Rubber Giant Beach Ball. Horror Beyond the Door; Death at Midnight!!; The Kill-Crazy Monster; Jungle Lil: The Lurking Ghosts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Peltz. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A female reporter is the only witness as a long-dead mummy revives and goes in search of his ancient bride. A night watchman at a museum is dragged into a painting that is actually the door into an evil dimension. A writer's latest manuscript holds the potential to destroy all evil in the world. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Swamp Spirit; The Vengeful Phantom; The Mummy; The Ghost Who Cried; Picture a Nightmare; Maniac; The Insider. Final issue of the series. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Adam Archer, Story by: R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore, & Ryan Schifrin Author: Ryan Schifrin & Larry Hama Artist: Adam Archer & Jonny Rench. From the Writer/Director of ABOMINABLE and the minds behind Forgotten Realms and G.I. JOE! Spooks is the name of a secret branch of the government that guards humanity from things that go bump in the night, and when the king of all vampires allies with the deadliest of witches, it unleashes an invasion of classic monsters on Washington DC, in an all out battle for control of the Earth. Monster designs by R.A. Salvatore - Military characters designed by G.I. Joe legend, Larry Hama! Cover price $5.50.

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by Larry Hama & Adam Archer Omega Team is the elite division of Spooks - the baddest of the bad. Their job is to exterminate monsters with extreme prejudice, the things too dangerous for anyone else to handle. This special preview takes them to the jungles of South America to investigate rumors of tribal voodoo, zombie slaves, but what they find is something even more sinister! Cover price $0.99.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky gets involved in a two-part adventure over a missing bonnet. Nightmare helps out his pal Harry the Horsefly. Cover features Spooky scaring a couple that resembles Herman and Lily Munster, who were big TV stars at the time. Go Chase Your Bonnet; The Battle for a Bonnet; Nightmare: Guardian Horse-Fly; Wendy: Missing: One Prince; Ghostly Trio: Tricky Party. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Fifth great issue. A 'Warren Classics Special', with exclusive interviews from classic Warren artists and writers. Featuring a special Warren insight into the thoughts of Alex Toth, plus artistic words from Frank Bolle, and views from writers Jack Butterworth and Clark Dimond. Plus, great articles, a Vampirella checklist, Cuti's Corner, and more! Cover price $4.95.

Hack Wilson cover by Joe Maneely. Marcel Cerdan, Great Fighter...Grand Guy! Hack Wilson, art by Mike Becker. The Gladiator! Man O' War, art by Bill Everett. A Pair Of Mitts text story, art by Joan. Herman Sandow, pencils by Gene Colan. Al Lassman, pencils by Gene Colan. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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The brutal adventure continues. Still searching for the dimension that leads to Earth, Spyke winds up in the hospital before facing his arch nemesis, Sonia, in the ultimate showdown. Written by Mike Baron. Art and cover by Bill Reinhold. Cover price $1.95.

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1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. This 54-page issue includes a 16-page comic sized color insert called "Lucky Fights It Through" with art by Harvey Kurtzman. The main article this issue examines Roy Krenkel's work for Creepy. Original publication price was $4.00 Cover price $4.00.

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1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. The main article this issue is a highly entertaining 24-page transcript of panel discussions from the 1972 EC convention with lots of photos of the talent that made EC great. Other features this issue include the artwork of Al Williamson and a Johnny Craig Cover Gallery. Cover price $3.00.

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Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Pencils by KEVIN SHARPE, inks by JEREMY FREEMAN. Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO. With order in the world rapidly unraveling in the wake of an attack on New York City, Nick Fury takes his band of super-powered heroes to the Middle East to confront the new super-terrorists that attacked the United States. It promises to be a battle that will change the whole world...but none of the Squadron Supreme realize just how much. Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to this epic series! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Stories, art and cover by Jhonen Vasquez. The first spin-off from Vasquez beloved goth series Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Squee encounters a monstrous dust mite, the ghost of a dead girl, and the devil himself, who tries to recruit Squee as a playmate for his son. First printing. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

By Jhonen Vasqueuz. 2nd printing. Cover price $2.95.

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3rd or later printing. Cover price $2.25.

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"Quest for a Stolen Soul." Script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Wally Wood. Ditko/Wood cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by LEE BERMEJO Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled & Inked by MIKE PERKINS It begins here: the apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror Stephen King! On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something that will send Charlie Campion and his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family--and the rest of America--they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: A virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity's last stand! Be there as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) teams with artist Mike Perkins (Captain America) for the first arc in the next great Stephen King event! 32 PGS./ Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory...$3.99 ©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. This comic series is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King. Cover price $3.99.

Second Printing Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Penciled & Inked by MIKE PERKINS It begins here: the apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror Stephen King! On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something that will send Charlie Campion and his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family--and the rest of America--they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: A virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity's last stand! Be there as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) teams with artist Mike Perkins (Captain America) for the first arc in the next great Stephen King event! 32 PGS./ Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory...$3.99 ©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. This comic series is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Art by MIKE PERKINS Cover by TOMM COKER Welcome to Boulder, land of the free, home of the brave. Where the forces of good have started to gather, in preparation for the winter ahead: Nick and his crew, Stu and his posse, and Larry and his entourage. The first order of business: rebuilding society from the ground-up. But even in this garden, under Mother Abagail's watchful eye, there are serpents: Harold Lauder and Nadine Cross, wondering if they didn't end up in the wrong place... The first seeds of a terrible betrayal are scattered in this issue of Stephen King's horror masterpiece, True Believer, and you won't want to miss it! 32 PGS. MATURE READERS. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Fred Schwab. Stories and art by Will Harr, Fred Guardineer, W. M. Allison, Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, Jim Chambers, Richard Speed and Irving Frisch. An early Western anthology published by Harry Chesler, one of the first Western-themed U. S. comic books (along with Western Picture Stories). A drunken cowhand gets fired and starts a stampede. Historical and educational strips, including comics biographies of Crazy Horse, Great Northern rail baron James Hill and The Buffalo. Short Western strips, sometimes just one to three pages, with titles like Jest the Type and Cactus Cal. Military pilot Ted is enlisted to help find aerial bandits terrorizing the US-Mexico border. The Buffalo; Crazy Horse; Tenderfoot Joe; Tenderfoot Mary; Wild West Junior; Ace and Deuce; Death's Head Range; The Empire Builder; Cowboy Jake; Lyin' Lou; The Double-Crosser; Six-Shooter Justice; Medicine Man; Trigger Trap; Maverick Puncher; Cactus Cal; Gopher Moore; Tommy Hawk; Tubby of the T-Bone Ranch; Homeless Oscar; Wagon Trail; Trouble Hunters; Hokus-Pokus; Wings Over the Border; Jest the Type; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Western Facts; Pedro and Pancho; Jess Phoolin; Gitalong Jones; The West That Was; Killer McGee; Daffy Dills; Bunk House; Lonesome Luke. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2 in., 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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2nd printing. Front and back cover art switched. Written by Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks and Howard Chaykin. Art by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin. In this issue: "...The Birth of Death!" by Jim Starlin; "Death Building" by Starlin and Al Milgrom; 2-page stories "Fish Myths" and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates; "A Tale of Sword and Sorcery" by Ed Hicks and Walt Simonson; "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin; and 1-page story "The Origin of God!" by Starlin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

3rd Printing. Written by Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks and Howard Chaykin. Art by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin. In this issue: "...The Birth of Death!" by Jim Starlin; "Death Building" by Starlin and Al Milgrom; 2-page stories "Fish Myths" and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates; "A Tale of Sword and Sorcery" by Ed Hicks and Walt Simonson; "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin; and 1-page story "The Origin of God!" by Starlin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

4th printing. Written by Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks and Howard Chaykin. Art by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin. In this issue: "...The Birth of Death!" by Jim Starlin; "Death Building" by Starlin and Al Milgrom; 2-page stories "Fish Myths" and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates; "A Tale of Sword and Sorcery" by Ed Hicks and Walt Simonson; "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin; and 1-page story "The Origin of God!" by Starlin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. 90210-307. First 20-cent cover price. Painted cover by George Wilson, with inset photos of William Shatner as Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. "The Haunted Asteroid," script by Arnold Drake, art by Alberto Giolitti; The Enterprise crew beam down to an asteroid that's supposed to be haunted...they may not believe in ghosts, but the ghosts might believe in them! 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Number/month on cover: 90210-801, no month listed. Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. This issue features "Planet of No Life" in which Captain Kirk and Lt. Jinz, a new officer on the enterprise, visit a inhabited planet and find more than they bargained for. Story by Arnold Drake and art by Al McWilliams. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by J. K. Woodward. (W) Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Tony Lee. (A) Gordon Purcell, J.K. Woodward. The biggest science-fiction crossover of all time continues, in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2! As the CyberBorg continue to carve a swath of destruction across the galaxy, the Federation is met with the possibility of assistance, but from an unthinkable source! Will Captain Picard and the Doctor agree to an alliance that could be worse than the enemy they face? Cover price $3.99.

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"The Hunter!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek. Continuing the saga began in the movie by George Lucas and released by Twentieth Century Fox, this tale finds Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, and the droids within striking distance of the evil Galactic Empire. Is this the end of our heroes, or can they somehow find a way to escape? Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Hunter!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek. Continuing the saga began in the movie by George Lucas and released by Twentieth Century Fox, this tale finds Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, and the droids within striking distance of the evil Galactic Empire. Is this the end of our heroes, or can they somehow find a way to escape? Cover price $0.35.

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Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Colin Wilson and Wes Dzioba. Cover by Jo Chen. Twenty-five years after the events in A New Hope, the relentless assault by the alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong has plunged the galaxy into war. But word has come of a possible intelligence coup for the New Republic! Young Finn Galfridian joins Leia Organa and her children aboard the legendary Millennium Falcon for an undercover mission to a notorious refuge for pirates and smugglers. Meanwhile, Finn's sister Kaye, held prisoner aboard a Yuuzhan Vong starship, is about to show the invaders that the galaxy is not defenseless! A first look at Princess Leia twenty-five years after A New Hope! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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VINDICATION: Part 2 of 4 - John Jackson Miller (W), Bong Dazo (P), Joe Pimentel (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Brian Ching (Cover) Padawan Zayne Carrick has come to confront the Jedi who framed him for the murder of his fellow students. Yet he and his former Masters are shocked by an unforeseen revelation-another failed Padawan, believed to be a devoted servant, unveils his own dark intentions! Events are racing to the conclusion of the story that began in issue #1, and the Jedi Order will never be the same after this! FC, 40 pages Cover price $2.99.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980 UK) at issue #118.

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By Randy Queen. The beginning of an all-new sci-fi epic from the people who brought you Darkchylde, Witchblade and the Darkness! Get a sneak peek at Randy Queen's upcoming Starfall series! 16 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Mike Vosburg and Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Vosburg and Vince Colletta. Starfire fights more Yorgs, the sinister demons from the shadows. 36 pages, full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Tales of horror and the macabre, one of several similar magazines from Stanley Morse Publications. A man pays the price for insulting something that appeared human...but wasn't. A man who thinks he's a genius discovers he's only a pawn of the real genius. The perfect crime goes hideously awry. All or Nothing at All; The Worm Turns; The Devil Walk on Halloween; The Wizard Who Wiped Out Time; Death Was the Only Witness; Brains; The Lost Secret of the Ancient Garden; The Smart One; Black Cat from Hell. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Written by Mark Millar. Art by Goran Parlov. Art by Pasqual Ferry. Duke and his young companion are getting deeper into Tantalus' underground movement, doing everything they can to infiltrate the invaders and meeting some unlikely allies. It's been 40 years since Duke last held a gun. Does he still have what it takes to drive out alien invaders and save Tantalus for a second time? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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George Lucas & Ron Howard introduce the warriors of Willow; Star Trek: The Next Generation's Jonathan Frakes - "I don't look like William Shatner!"; Beetlejuice - Geena Davis' favorite haunts; how to write for Beauty & the Beast; Starman - Robert Hays speaks; The Invaders - one of them could be you. Willow cover. Cover price $3.50.

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Mystery Men, Deep Blue Sea, The Iron Giant Cover price $4.99.

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WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBINSON; ART BY PETER SNEJBJERG; PAINTED COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON. Loose ends all come together as the "Grand Guignol" nears its finale! Culp's mysterious past and his grand, dark plan for Jack Knight and Opal City come to light in an issue featuring appearances by most of the series' roster of characters.FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY JAMES ROBINSON; ART BY PETER SNEJBJERG; PAINTED COVER BY ANDREW ROBINSON. As the "Grand Guignol" nears its shattering crescendo, good and evil do battle in the streets of Opal City. See Bobo fight Crusher, Mikaal fight Grundy, Ted Knight fight Phosphorus, Adam Strange face the Bodines, and Jack Knight enmeshed in the struggle of his life against the man called Culp! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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Written by DANIEL WAY. Art and Cover by RICHARD CORBEN. You want barbarian action? You got it! Nomad. Slave. Warrior. King. All of these describe the man known today as Starr the Slayer. But before he was any of those, he was simply an idea floating around in the head of Len Carson, a pulp novelist with ambitions of literary greatness. His dreams dashed and his career on the skids, Carson makes the fateful decision to revisit his most famous creation. But what he never expected was for his creation to revisit him...in person! Let the smashing and slicing commence! 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by DANIEL WAY. Art and Cover by RICHARD CORBEN. Starr the Slayer wasn't the only fictional character that writer Len Carson created back in the day -- he also created Starr's opposite number, the deceptive and demonic sorcerer Trull. Using his black magic, Trull has summoned Carson to the Realm of Zardath and bound him to a human host, making him his slave. His task? Destroy Starr the Slayer! But even with Starr's creator in his back pocket, Trull has his work cut out for him as Starr grows stronger by the day, hardening both his body and his mind in the fierce and bloody Zardathian gladiatorial arena! 32 pages, full color, MATURE READERS. Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The Underground of Mars! starring Space Detective Featuring Lance Lewis. The Four Strangers text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. Henry W. Hanks, Jr. filler page by Al Hartley. The Menace of the Baboons starring Tygra of the Flame People. Young Navigator text story by Edward Hasset. Swag of the Swampland starring The Fighting Yank. Miss Crabtree filler page by Al Hartley. The Joneses story. Camera Capers starring Jefferson Jones, art by Hal Sherman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Variant cover with black background on title by L. B. Cole. The Ghost Spider of Death!! Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. This was actually the first cover printed, a misprint with the black background on the logo. It was replaced with a blue background, but approximately 10 percent of issues have the black background. In an issue-length tale reprinted from Fox's Feature Presentation Black Tarantula (1950) #5, vampiric Count Rorret makes beautiful maiden Elthena his undead slave, by tricking her into believing she can live eternally with the commoner she loves. But the scheme is Rorret's undoing when her lover Leopold refuses to play along. Fairly mild for a pre-Code horror comic, except for the vampires turning into gigantic black tarantulas when they attack their prey. Classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A scientist accidentally contacts a hideous alien from beyond the stars, and she's got a crush on him. Jungle hero Jo-Jo, Congo King and his mate discover The Garden of Lost Maidens. Killer Leonard Scarnici strikes terror in the lawful and lawless alike with his viciousness, but a redheaded beauty proves to be his downfall. Another classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. Love from a Gorgon; Burning Sands of Death; Jo-Jo: The Medicine Men Murders; Jo-Jo: Terror of the Lost Maidens; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Hoodlum Red Fresno's plan to rob a carnival payroll leads to a shootout on the fairway. Prohibition-era bootlegger Charlie Zack relies on his boyish good looks, but if that fails, he falls back on his murderous temper. The public gun-battle that led to the demise of The Brady Gang has become an essential part of Maine folklore, even portrayed in Stephen King's It. Crime at the Carnival; Frame Up; Mad Trigger-Finger; Stir Scared Killer; Crimson Trail of Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.