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Sparky's Team: Fire Prevention for Everyone (1989) was a promotional comic book sponsored and distributed by the National Fire Protection Association. Sparky teaches the kids how fire start and how to prevent them. Written by Scott Deschaine & Mike Benton with art by Voc Lockman. Full color, 16 pages, standard paper stock.

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Spring 1986. Collection of comics presented by the British Columbia Cartoonists' Society. Comics by Garrett End, Greg Holfeld, Charlie Grant, Steve Hodge, Karl Rempel, Don Fuller, Theresa Henry, James A. Howard, and Bill McNamara. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. Cover price $1.95.

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"Crossing Over!" Guest-starring Cerebus. Story by Dave Sim. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cerebus the Aardvark takes Spawn on a surreal journey and exploration about the politics of the comic industry and the rights of creators. Featuring uncredited guest-appearances by Superman and many major characters from the world of comic books (arms reaching through prison bars). Cover price $1.95.

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Newstand Edition - "Crossing Over!" Guest-starring Cerebus. Story by Dave Sim. Art by Todd McFarlane. Cerebus the Aardvark takes Spawn on a surreal journey and exploration about the politics of the comic industry and the rights of creators. Featuring uncredited guest-appearances by Superman and many major characters from the world of comic books (arms reaching through prison bars). Cover price $1.95.

Original cover price: $2.95. Featuring: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film; Hard Boiled - designer violence from Frank Miller & Geof Darrow; Peter Milligan - life in the house of dreams. Ninja Turtles film cover. UK and US comic news.

Special Delivery Pogo (1951 circa) is a promotional booklet produced by Post-Hall Syndicate to encourage newspaper editors to carry the Pogo comic strip. No date, but the strips (15 pages) are from October-December 1950, so this was probably published in 1951 (the copyright date on the cover). There is also a two-page biography of Walt Kelly. 8.5 x 10 in.; black and white; 20 pages.

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by David Dwonch What happens when a powerless teenage boy gets sent to a superhero high school? He gets sent to the remedial class, of course! Under the tutelage of the "reformed" evil mastermind Doctor Zero, Ed Warble and Co. learn just what it means to be heroes ? one misadventure at a time! 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.99.

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"Another Fine Mess!" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils and Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by Sal Buscema. The Fabulous Frog-Man is back! And he wants to team-up again with his favorite superhero buddy, the Spectacular Spider-Man! But the web-slinger remembers their previous adventure together (in Amazing Spider-Man 266) and strongly encourages Eugene to go back to normal college life. Frog-Man is ready to hang up his springs until his arch-enemy, the White Rabbit, resurfaces! When the White Rabbit and the Walrus being tearing up the city, Frog-Man leaps into action! Right alongside his web-slinging buddy! A fun story! First $1.25 issue. (Notes: The White Rabbit previously appeared in Marvel Team-Up 131. She returns in Spectacular Spider-Man 253.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

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Someone is threatening and hurting police officers. So Robbie Baldwin, as Speedball, tries to help in "Beware the Basher." Script by Steve Ditko & Roger Stern and art by Steve Ditko & Bruce Patterson. Then someone has a vendetta against cats and when Speedball investigates, he discovers a very strange villain in "The Two-Legged Rat." Script by Steve Ditko & Roger Stern and art by Steve Ditko & Bruce Patterson. And in "The Freak of Science," when Robbie thinks that someone knows about his secret life, he discovers someone else like him. Script by Jo Duffy and art by Steve Ditko & Bruce Patterson Cover price $0.75.

Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Speedy and his friends. A reprint of Television Puppet Show (1950) #2. Speedy learns about knights and armor during a visit to a friends castle; Speedy learns the strange tale of The Cannonball Ghost; Retellings of Pecos Bill folktales running alongside the comics stories. A Hot Knight in Old England!; The Way of the West; The Cannonball Ghost; Adventures of Pecos Bill; Pecos Bill's Life with the Coyotes; The Great Sherlock; Pecos Bill and the Rattlesnake; Sparky's Puzzle Page; The Secret Cave. 32 pages, Full Color.

Ben Brown presents Peter Cottontail in "Smarty Pants," "Ducktater," "Cry Wolf," "The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood," plus a Buster and Brownie Bear untitled story, and a two page text piece, "Ferdy, the Fawn, Grows Up!" Possibly, these are reprints from Key Publications' 1954 "Peter Cottontail" #1. (Curiously, Speedy Rabbit does not make an appearance in this issue.) Cover price $0.10.

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Written by TOM DEFALCO & TOM PEYER Penciled by JACOB CHABOT, AGNES GARBOWSKA & ADAM DEKRAKER Cover by JOE JUSKO THE TIME FOR NOT WAITING IS OVER - THE ORIGINAL SPIDER-PIG TURNS 25! When J. Jonah Jackal, Mary Crane and Pete's beloved Aunt May are kidnapped on his 25th birthday, Spider-Ham must battle Doctor Octopuss and the Swinester Six! Six-to-one odds? Don't get your tail in a bunch -- when the slop's on, this pig throws down -- and Tom DeFalco & Jacob Chabot (X-BABIES) are there to bring it to you.Then, take a look into the many possible fates of Spider-Ham as the Assistant Watcher answer the questions you never really thought about in MARVEL: WHY NOT? - a six page Spider-Ham Extravaganza by Tom Peyer (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Agnes Garbowska (GIRL COMICS). Finally, in the not too distant future, Swiney-Girl, the daughter of Spider-Ham, returns to face down 'Crayfin's Last Bunt!' by Tom D. and Adam DeKraker (MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION) 48 PGS./One-Shot/All Ages ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Signed by Tom DeFalco - Limited to 75 copies. Written by TOM DEFALCO & TOM PEYER Penciled by JACOB CHABOT, AGNES GARBOWSKA & ADAM DEKRAKER Cover by JOE JUSKO THE TIME FOR NOT WAITING IS OVER - THE ORIGINAL SPIDER-PIG TURNS 25! When J. Jonah Jackal, Mary Crane and Pete's beloved Aunt May are kidnapped on his 25th birthday, Spider-Ham must battle Doctor Octopuss and the Swinester Six! Six-to-one odds? Don't get your tail in a bunch -- when the slop's on, this pig throws down -- and Tom DeFalco & Jacob Chabot (X-BABIES) are there to bring it to you.Then, take a look into the many possible fates of Spider-Ham as the Assistant Watcher answer the questions you never really thought about in MARVEL: WHY NOT? - a six page Spider-Ham Extravaganza by Tom Peyer (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Agnes Garbowska (GIRL COMICS). Finally, in the not too distant future, Swiney-Girl, the daughter of Spider-Ham, returns to face down 'Crayfin's Last Bunt!' by Tom D. and Adam DeKraker (MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION) 48 PGS./One-Shot/All Ages ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST Penciled by MIKE MCKONE Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN! All of Manhattan has been transformed into an island of Spider-Men... and it's up to the Avengers to contain the chaos. But when a spider-powered Ultimatum attacks the United Nations, the?Avengers are spread too thin... and must turn to the one man who can save them all: FROG-MAN. No, for real. We were just as surprised as you. PLUS! Squirrel Girl takes on the most unlikely foe of all! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Zeb wells (w). Duncan Fegredo (p). THE SCOOP: Teen Angst meets the world of tights and latex in this special, self-contained issue written by Wizard magazine video award-winner Zeb Well and illustrated by Duncan Fegredo! THE SET-UP: Marvel continues to reach out and attract unique creators to The House, and TANGLED WEB is the perfect place to let them strut their stuff! We believe in a Spidey book for every type of reader, and this comic - which examines the wall-crawler from a more street-level view - is perfect for those who never thought they'd ever read a Spidey book! THE STORY: In high school, no one can hear you scream. Few kids can brag that their father has gone toe-to-toe with Spider-Man, but even fewer that their father was dressed as a giant frog at the time! Eugene Colorito can. And this mild-mannered teen would just as soon forget the image of his father being beaten over the head with his own spring boot. Unfortunately, Eugene goes to high school with plenty of people eager to help him remember... and daddy's just been released from the pen! THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock with a cardstock cover. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.

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Billy the Radioactive Skater by Larry Rains. Chauncy and Clovis by Ronnie Ashlock. B&W Cover price $2.50.

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Direct Edition. (W/A) Kochalka, Barta, Sikoryak, Various Are you ready for the comic book premiere of the world's most popular fry-cooking sponge?! This first issue is a whale of a collection of comics by talented indy, mainstream, and animation cartoonists - James Kochalka (Johnny Boo, American Elf), Hilary Barta (Fear Agent), Graham Annable (Grickle), Gregg Schigiel (X-Babies), Jacob Chabot (Mighty Skullboy Army, X-Babies), and more! In this issue: SpongeBob has a recurring nightmare about his favorite cereal; Squidward introduces music to the Krusty Krab; and Mermaid Man is freaked out by a fan who won't... stop... staring! Also: Patrick and SpongeBob team up for the most idiotic joke ever; SpongeBob learns to glow; and readers are invited to draw the absorbing one's new hairdo! All this, plus a page of SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka and a cover pinup, equals a ship-shape maiden voyage! Cover price $2.99.

Newsstand Edition. (W/A) Kochalka, Barta, Sikoryak, Various Are you ready for the comic book premiere of the world's most popular fry-cooking sponge?! This first issue is a whale of a collection of comics by talented indy, mainstream, and animation cartoonists - James Kochalka (Johnny Boo, American Elf), Hilary Barta (Fear Agent), Graham Annable (Grickle), Gregg Schigiel (X-Babies), Jacob Chabot (Mighty Skullboy Army, X-Babies), and more! In this issue: SpongeBob has a recurring nightmare about his favorite cereal; Squidward introduces music to the Krusty Krab; and Mermaid Man is freaked out by a fan who won't... stop... staring! Also: Patrick and SpongeBob team up for the most idiotic joke ever; SpongeBob learns to glow; and readers are invited to draw the absorbing one's new hairdo! All this, plus a page of SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka and a cover pinup, equals a ship-shape maiden voyage! Cover price $2.99.

(W/A) Various SpongeBob's dreams may be the key to his finally passing his boating school road test. Also: SpongeBob splits in two, Patrick has a secret, Gary plays video games, and more! All this and a pin-up of this issue's hot-roddin' cover. Cover price $2.99.

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(W/A) Various Legendary Silver Age artist Ramona Fradon (Metamorpho, Plastic Man) lends her talents to a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy story as SpongeBob gets Squidward hooked on comics! Also: a view into how Patrick's mind 'works,' Gary's career as a Krusty Krab intern, a pin-up by SpongeBob creator Steve Hillenburg, and more. Cover price $2.99.

(W/A) Various SpongeBob's job at the Krusty Krab is jeopardized by a multi-purpose robot - but is there more to it than meets the (single, cyclopean) eye? Also: SpongeBob and Patrick do a simple favor for Sandy, which of course leads to disaster, woe, and rappelling. Plus, Plankton's family tree is revealed. All this, plus short bursts of brilliant SpongeComics by indie darlings Stephen DeStefano, Sam Henderson, James Kochalka, Dave Roman, and Joey Weiser. Cover price $2.99.

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(W/A) Chuck Dixon, Stephen DeStefano, Derek Drymon, Gregg Schigiel, Various In 'Day Off/Off Day,' The Krusty Krab is under siege by SpongeBob! Krabs must keep the humble fry cook from entering the restaurant or (horrors!) face a modest fine for working his employees too hard. But a determined SpongeBob can get through any defenses that Krabs concocts. How far will Krabs go to keep him out? Also, Patrick and SpongeBob face the open road in big rigs. All this plus a pin-up, a choose-your-path comic of Squidward's nightmares, a page of aquatic facts, and a knockout back cover written by Joey Weiser! Cover price $2.99.

SpongeBob journeys to an alternate dimension in 'Bikini Bottom 2' and encounters a very familiar - and yet startlingly different - cast of characters! In 'Squidward Saves Television,' Squidward takes over SpongeBob's favorite shows in order to bring a little class to television. Yeah, that'll work! Plus: a cover pin-up, 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, a painted back cover by Julie Wilson, and an interactive comic that invites readers to draw Mr. Krabs' tattoos! Cover price $2.99.

In 'Missing Man,' SpongeBob, Patrick, and Barnacle Boy go on a desperately dumb search for a wayward Mermaid Man, annoying the hero's entire rogues gallery along the way. And SpongeBob becomes the champion of an underground civilization living beneath the Krusty Krab in 'Look Out Below.' Also, Gary heaves a hairball, courtesy of James Kochalka (Dragon Puncher), and Squidward's clarinet playing gets an assist from Bob Flynn (Heeby Jeeby Comics). All this plus a Scott Shaw! (Simpsons Comics) ad-parody and a pin-up of this issue's sword-and-spongery cover!""(W) James Kochalka, Graham Annable (A) David Lewman, Jacob Chabot (CA) Jacob Chabot Cover price $2.99.

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(W) Graham Annable (A) Corey Barba & Various (CA) Vincent DePorter Patrick and SpongeBob's kelp karpet sleds go really fast - and in 'Slip-Sledding Away,' SpongeBob finds a way to make them go even faster! Soon the friends find themselves sledding to a mysterious, faraway retirement community. In 'Recipe For Success,' Plankton finally puts his genius to work and creates a delicious secret formula of his own. Is this the end of The Krusty Krab? All this plus SpongeBob's unique solution to a toothache; a cover pin-up; and more! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Graham Annable & Various (A) Vincent DePorter & Various (CA) Vincent DePorter It's a seaworthy summer vacation issue. In 'Calls in the Wild,' SpongeBob and Patrick must protect a troupe of young campers from the strange creatures that lurk in the woods - -like that grouchy bald one who plays the clarinet! In 'Heroes at the Beach,' Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy attempt to have a relaxing day at the beach. But why must there be so much eeeevil to get in their way? Plus, Patrick forgets his pants, SpongeBob gets acne, and we learn why big socks = big fun! All this and a surreal painted pin-up by SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg. Cover price $2.99.

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(W) Scott Roberts, Gregg Schigiel (A) Hilary Barta & Various Now settin' sail monthly! In 'The Housesitter,' SpongeBob looks after Mr. Krabs' house and fends off a fishy cat burglar. In 'Raising the Curtain of Evil,' Patrick has to think fast to reconstruct SpongeBob's latest issue of Mermaid Man, resulting in a bizarre reading experience. James Kochalka writes and draws 'SpongeBob Finds a Cave,' in which SpongeBob finds a cave that has a magic hot dog! Plus: Plankton takes on Mermaid Man, Squidward paints a portrait, and Sandy Cheeks invents a robot so incredible that only you, the reader, could possibly draw it! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Scott Roberts & Various (A) Corey Barba & Various (CA) Corey Barba, Jacob Chabot Patrick and SpongeBob go on a frenzied 3 AM quest for hidden candy in 'Night Sweets.' Then in 'Dear Diary,' Squidward's suggestion that Patrick start a journal results in daily misery - for Squidward! SpongeBob forgets to wear his square pants to work, and thus begins 'The Big Cover-Up.' And what is the secret of the new delicious sauce at the Krusty Krab? Find out in 'Patrick's Sauce,' but be prepared to gag just a little bit. All this plus a cover pin-up to drool for and step-by-step instructions by James Kochalka on how not to draw SpongeBob. Cover price $2.99.

(W) David Lewman & Various (A) Stephen DeStefano, Jacob Chabot (CA) Vincent DePorter, Bob Flyyn On a reluctant visit to Grandma Sponge's house, Squidward discovers an earthly paradise (for Squidward, that is). But how can he get back to that happy place? Find out in 'Great Grandma.' In 'Too Tough,' SpongeBob invites the bruisers from the Salty Spitoon to make the Krusty Krab their new hangout, and Mr. Krabs sees dollar signs...plus lots of broken furniture. Also: SpongeBob learns the joys of flossing; Squilliam learns the downside to owning a fancy yacht; and the reader learns lots of facts about crabs. Cover price $2.99.

(W) David Lewman & Various (A) Stephen R. Bissette & Various Comics legends join with SpongeBob Comics regulars to weave weird water-logged tales for a spooktacular Halloween issue. In Derek Drymon's story 'Drawn In,' SpongeBob uses crayons to insert himself into an old Mermaid Man horror comic - with atmospheric art by Steven Bissette (Swamp Thing). Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey) illustrates Drymon's rhyming romance of doomed love in 'The Curse of the Flying Dutchman.' And in 'Dream Big' Gary goes Godzilla courtesy of Chris Yambar and painted art by MADman Al Jaffee! All this plus a night in the Fry Cook Museum, facts about the hideous angler fish, and SpongeBob's short career as a detective! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Chuck Dixon & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various (CA) Peter Bennett, Gregg Schigiel If Mr. Krabs' archenemy, the microscopic fiend Plankton, can't steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, then he has no choice but to conquer this entire issue of SpongeBob Comics! In 'Dream a Krabby Dream' the little green villain goes all Inception on the dreams of SpongeBob. Then a customer partakes of Plankton's Chumbalaya special - and loves it. Learn how this violation of the laws of nature came to be in 'For the Love of Chum.' Plus: Plankton's existential soul quest, strips by James Kochalka, a painted phytoplankton poster by SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, and more! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Chuck Dixon & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various (CA) Peter Bennett, Gregg Schigiel Patrick would make a great substitute fry cook, right? If you think so, then the horrible chaos and destruction rampant in the story 'Pat the Temp' may surprise you. And in 'Trash Stalkin'' Squidward teaches SpongeBob about that most magical of all creatures, the Garbage Fairy. All this plus Gary at a snail show, Patrick at Jellyfish Fashion Week, and Mr. Krabs as the torso of a giant transforming robot! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Jacob Lambert & Various (A) Stephanie Gladden & Various (CA) Jacob Chabot It's an all-out adventure issue as SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs set out on sea voyage in search of 'The Treasure of Captain Goldfish' - with a sinister stowaway on board. Plus: a pull-out map, facts about sea turtles, SpongeBob's trip to a land of wizards and fauns, and more! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Robert Leighton & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various Readers take SpongeBob's fate into their own hands in 'Trading Laces,' a choose-your-own-pourous-path interactive adventure comic by puzzle-designer Robert Leighton (The New Yorker) and artist Gregg Schigiel (X-Babies). Then find out the secret of Gary's new odd behavior in 'Filthy Habit.' And Bob Flynn (Bravest Warriors) provides a key to 'What Lurks Inside the Jelly Hive.' All this plus SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka (American Elf) and a fill-in comic by Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy)! Cover price $2.99.

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(W) David Lewman & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various The latest addition to Mrs. Puff's boating school is the Flying Dutchman, and SpongeBob is terrified! Will Mrs. Puff finally be rid of her worst student? Find out in 'Driving Dutchman.' And in 'New Guy,' Patrick and SpongeBob make a friend who's a lot of fun, even if he doesn't move or talk at all! But what is his stunning secret? You'll know way before they do. Plus, underground comics legend Gary Hallgren (Air Pirates) designs cool new hot rods for the SpongeBob cast, Ramona Fradon (Metamorpho, Aquaman) draws the adventures of comic-collecting pirates, and Aaron Renier (Walker Bean, Adventure Time) provides a blazing back cover pin-up! Cover price $2.99.

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(W) David Lewman & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various (CA) Caleb Meurer Squidward has moved away with no forwarding address, and SpongeBob and Patrick must scour the globe in search of their best buddy. And what better way to search for a missing friend than taking a long bus trip and yelling 'Squidward' out the window nonstop? It all happens in 'Farewell Squidward!' And in 'Monstah Lobstah Cometh,' Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy remember their first encounter with a deadly, but delicious, foe. All this plus a 4-page doodle comic, a tense shopping moment with Mrs. Puff, and the secret to Squidward's most perfect clarinet performance. Cover price $2.99.

(W) Gregg Schigiel & Various (A) Graham Annable & Various (CA) Gregg Schigiel SpongeBob and Patrick are lost in the Kelp Forest, and it's up to Mr. Krabs and Squidward to find them! But what wild fate has befallen Bikini Bottom's best buddies? Find out in 'SpongeMonkey!' In 'Friend Fair,' Patrick and SpongeBob enter a contest to test just how much (or little) each knows about the other. Plus a lobster fact page by Maris Wicks (Bravest Warriors), 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka (American Elf), and a stunning pinup by pulp-master Gary Gianni (featuring a certain JungleBob Loincloth!). All this and a painted back cover by Becky Dreistadt (Adventure Time). Cover price $2.99.

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(W) Vincent DePorter & Various (A) Jacob Chabot & Various (CA) Jacob Chabot This issue features a stunning back cover comic painted by legendary MADman Al Jaffee! And inside: The mighty King Neptune has stolen the Krusty Krab and brought it to his legendary palace. Can the combined idiocy of Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and SpongeBob wrest it from Neptune's godly grasp? Find out in 'The Krusty Nabbed!' Next, Sandy is appalled by the horrible inaccuracies rampant in Bikini Bottom's Museum of Land Creatures...but wait until she finds out what they say about squirrels! The fur is flying in 'Landquarium.' Also, Squidward learns the pleasures and pitfalls of earplugs, Gary meets his dream snail, and Plankton paints a portrait of his darling wife! Plus: a fill-in comic and SpongeFunnies by Kochalka! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Shane Houghton & Various (A) Gregg Schigiel & Various (CA) Gregg Schigiel When SpongeBob and Patrick use a new bubble formula, they find it can do almost anything - including create exact living duplicates of themselves! Evil twins have never been so transparent or so menacing as they are in 'Bubble Double Trouble'! Then, in 'See? Dragon!' SpongeBob is convinced he's found a dragon's tooth, but Squidward and Mr. Krabs think he's just finally lost his grip. Does Old Man Jenkins hold the secret to what the tooth really is? Well, yes and no. You'll see. Also in this issue: a gorgeous Bikini Bottom camping poster by Bob Flynn (Bravest Warriors), SpongeBob's amazing new facial hair, facts about coral reefs, and much more! Cover price $2.99.

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(W) Joey Weiser (A) Gregg Schigiel, Israel Sanchez (CA) Jacob Chabot Meet Jay Lee Huntar - jellyfish hunter extraordinaire and wearer of pith helmets! In 'The Jellyfishing Master,' Patrick and SpongeBob can only watch in horror as this interloper's traps capture the entire jelly population of Jellyfish Fields. Who or what can save the jellies...and SpongeBob's favorite sport? Then in 'The Critic,' a restaurant reviewer's visit to the Krusty Krab forces SpongeBob to pull out all the stops, kick out the jams, AND go the whole nine yards to make the most amazing Krabby Patties ever. But what can even SpongeBob do when ingredients run out? Also in this issue: SpongeBob runs a race, Patrick grows a mustache, and Sandy learns a thing or two about playing cards with idiots! All this and a beach scene pin-up of Goo Lagoon in the full swing of summer!" Cover price $2.99.

(W) Graham Annable, Aaron Renier (A) Graham Annable & Various (CA) Gregg Schigiel In our greediest issue yet, Eugene Krabs, owner of the Krusty Krab and SpongeBob's penny-pinching boss, scuttles into the spotlight. First, Krabs hears of a mythical tree with dollar bills for leaves. To what ends will he go to possess this fiscal foliage? You, SpongeBob, and Squidward all find out in 'The Money Tree' by Graham Annable. For this issue's pin-up, former Air Pirates artist Gary Hallgren paints a giant Bikini Bottom dollar bill with Krabs himself in the presidential spot. Also, in 'Squidmund Visits,' Squidward's got company, so he must get his house's feng shui in order. But Squidward forgot to plan for one thing - or make that two things: one yellow, one pink! All this plus facts about sand dollars, Patrick's introduction to the 3-second rule, and an adorable back cover by Graham Annable! Cover price $2.99.

(W) Derek Drymon & Various (A) Stephen DeStefano & Various (CA) Gregg Schigiel It's another swimmingly spooky Halloween issue! First, the Flying Dutchman's undead crew is on the loose in Bikini Bottom-but why can't they get a good scare out of that little yellow guy? Writer Derek Drymon and legendary Mister Monster-maker Michael T. Gilbert may have the answers in 'The Dutchman's Challenge.' And in 'Things That Go Burp in the Night' by David DeGrand (Garfield, Zombie Chasers), SpongeBob must confront the terror of the late shift at the Krusty Krab. Then Squidward's dream has come true - his rival Squilliam Fancyson is reduced to a miserable pauper, in a O. Henry-esque tale of late October by Jacob Lambert and Stephen DeStefano. All this plus a monster pumpkin, a costume contest, and a back cover by acclaimed children's book artist Marc Rosenthal! Cover price $2.99.

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(W/A) James Kochalka & Various (CA) Gregg Schigiel This issue is filled with sick humor! Because SpongeBob has a bad cold. And when his friends visit, things somehow get worse. Joey Weiser and Gregg Schigiel reveal all in 'Sick Day.' And in 'Trench Vanilla,' readers can experience a SpongeBob adventure in widescreen - that's right, it's a 10-page comic that is one continuous image! Enjoy this miracle of comic book technology courtesy of Robert Leighton and Gregg Schigiel. Plus: James Kochalka's 'SpongeFunnies,' David Lewman and Vanessa Davis' 'Squidward in Love,' Joey Weiser's 'Phoney Dance Party,' and Maris Wicks' 'Flotsam and Jetsam.' Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Jacob Chabot. Art by Dave DeGrand & Various. Cover by Vincent DePorter. In this issue: SpongeBob is dragged to court by a mob of angry jellyfish! It's 'Trial By Jelly' for SpongeBob and Patrick, by Vince DePorter (Scooby-Doo). Then cartoonist Israel Sanchez (Flight) puts Squidward through the ringer in 'Blue Bonnet Society.' Can Squidward survive the chaos after he interrupts SpongeBob's warm-up exercises? In 'The Amazing SpongeBot' by David DeGrand (Zombie Chasers) a mechanical future SpongeBob must stop the present-day Mr. SquarePants from performing a comedy routine - or else the future will be all messed up or something! Also in this issue: SpongeBob blows up big; Gary's shell gets detailed; and Patrick declares a new holiday. Plus: SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka and a kooky coral maze by Robert Leighton (New Yorker) and Gary Hallgren (Air Pirates). Cover price $2.99.

Written by Jacob Chabot & Various. Cover by Jacob Chabot. In the remote wastes of the northern waters, something monstrous sits encased in ice, waiting to be thawed out by two of the silliest nincompoops in the Seven Seas. SpongeBob and Patrick track a wayward Mr. Krabs to the frozen ruins of an ancient civilization and must deal with the enraged creature that once ruled it! In the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft, Carl Barks, Roy Crane, and Snow Dogs comes a full-length SpongeBob arctic adventure, 'The Curse of King Krabbe!' Also: Squidward's new career, comics-loving pirates stuck in pack ice, frigid facts about arctic ocean life, and more! Cover price $2.99.

Written by Stephen Bisette & Various. Cover by Caleb Meurer. United Plankton finally cashes in on the trend that's sweeping comics - science stories starring sea-dwelling squirrels! That's right! It's a whole issue starring Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob's Texas twangin' rodent pal, who's an athlete and a lady scientist t'boot! See Sandy save Bikini Bottom from the horror of the gargantuan Aqua Chimp! Gasp as she goes paw-to-tentacle against Plankton in an invention showdown! Scratch your head as you try to comprehend what her oddest invention has done to SpongeBob's holes! And quake in fear as she discoveres the source of that awful noise coming from deep within an unexplored trench! All this, plus ocean facts about squirrels! Cover price $2.99.

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(W) James Kochalka & Various (A) Jacob Chabot & Various (CA) Jacob Chabot SpongeBob's dream of starring in the Boating School play have finally come true - but is the audience, and Mrs. Puff, ready for SpongeBob's unorthodox acting choices? Please hold your applause until the end of 'Puff's Pageant.' Then, in 'Bottled Up,' SpongeBob is stuck inside a glass bottle (He has his reasons!) and experiences one treacherous humiliation after another. Who can rescue our porous pal? Also in this issue: SpongeBob creates a friend to keep him company by the grill; Pearl wins a sculpture contest; and Mr. Krabs is 'down with the kids.' All this plus SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka (Johnny Boo) and flipbook fun by Bob Flynn (Bravest Warriors). Cover price $2.99.

Written by Joey Weiser and Chuck Dixon. Art by Vincent DePorter and Ramona Fradon. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. After staying up past their bedtimes, SpongeBob and Patrick vow to go for it and stay up All Night. Their mission, to become 'Kings of Night' - and the nocturnal antics that ensue are worth donning those night-vision goggles you've been sitting on. Then, Silver Age legend Ramona Fradon joins with Batman scribe Chuck Dixon to weave a tale of Mermaid Man's run in with true love, in a story we could only call 'The Lovely Lure of Lady Mackeral.' Also in this issue: SpongeBob tries out different shapes to improve business at the Krusty Krabb, and poker-playing Pirates try out a new deck of SpongeBob-themed cards. All this plus 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, tidal trivia by Maris Wicks (Primates), and a back cover by Eleanor Davis (The Secret Science Alliance)! Cover price $2.99.