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Billy the Kid (1956 Charlton) 110 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4724844013

Cover by Warren Sattler. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Jose Delbo and Pat Boyette. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. Billy gets thrown from a bronco during the Durango Rodeo. Billy tries to help a new arrival from the East find her fiance, who has fallen in with a crowd of gamblers and owlhoots. Plus a lesson in basic Spanish. Big Day in Durango; Boothill Gazette: $1000 Reward for Young; Wagon Train at the Waterhole; Second Chance! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Bionic Woman (1977 Charlton) 1 CGC 6.5 SS Wagner

Paper: White

Signed by Lindsay Wagner on 11/2/24.

Label #4532766002

Based on the Bionic Woman TV series (1976-78) starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson. Cover by Jack Sparling. Rico, Come Home!, art by Jack Sparling; Jaime Sommers comes to the aid of one of her students when an attempt is made to kidnap him. Weaker Sex?, art by Jack Sparling; In order to help keep Jaime's bionics a secret, Oscar orders that they be reduced in power between missions, with potentially deadly results. Birth of the Bionic Woman; Editorial recapping the history of the Bionic Woman TV series and of the character Jaime Sommers. Ad for back issues of Charlton's Six Million Dollar Man magazine. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 1 FR/GD 1.5

Cover detached. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman and Dick Giordano. The third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) Charlton series to feature the Blue Beetle introduces the Silver Age BB, Ted Kord (after his debut as a backup character in Captain Atom). In one of the first superhero "reboots," Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko gives the Golden Age hero a new look, new tech, and a new alter ego, then sets him against the Squid Gang. The backup story introduces another classic Ditko hero: Vic Sage, the faceless crimefighter known as The Question. Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids; Who is the Question? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Caroline Kennedy (1961) 0 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4478003005

I Love You (1955-80 Charlton) 20 GD+ 2.5

1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's long-running romance title showcased the fashions and relationship ideals of its rapidly changing eras. Pro skier Helen loves her partner Bryan, but a crash during a competition threatens both their work and their love. Anne tells a young woman the story of how she lost her love Carl after an argument led him to run off to the sea. Schoolteacher Jennifer is overlooked by men, until she meets Mike. Live Once More; No Substitute for Love; The Faded Snapshot!; Love Laughed; Last Chance; Another's Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Just Married (1958) 20 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Vince Colletta. Day Of Reckoning, art by the Vince Colletta studio; After marrying John, Donna makes plans for his business success; She arranges for him to meet the right people to get ahead. Ashamed, pencils by Charles Nicholas (as ChaSal), inks by Sal Trapani; Maria Modiniza grows up on the wrong side of the tracks, a daughter of foreigners; Envying the people in the big houses, she leaves home and adopts the name Mary Wolton. My Love Did Not Die, pencils by Charles Nicholas (as ChaSal), inks by Sal Trapani (as ChaSal). Man Of Your Dreams? text article. My Heart Was My Betrayer, art by Vince Colletta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves (1967) 40 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4573079014

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Warren Sattler, Joe Gill, Steve Morisi and Pete Morisi. Ghost hunter Dr. Graves presents, and sometimes participates in, tales of ghosts, monsters and the supernatural. A man is welcomed into his wife's new family, but he doesn't suspect their sinister secret. Hippies squatting in a "crash pad" learn the terrible secret that lurks upstairs, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Strangler on the Loose; Second Life; The Glowing Ghosts; Crash Pad! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Marvels of Science (1946) 1 VG- 3.5

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Cover by Robert Pious. Stories and art by Sid Greene, George Markos, Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Art Helfant. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about the first moon landing, from the perspective of 1946. A biography of Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who figured out the answer to the wave/particle question. Another article predicts how technology will change American life after 1946. Some predictions came true, like color TV, film-less cameras, and frozen food; others, like the aluminum dress and metal bathing suits, remain to be invented. Jet Plane, the Aircraft of the Future; Hero Scientist of the Atom Bomb; Young Scientist's Home Experiments; The First Trip to the Moon; Professor Blowfuse I.S. N.U.T.S.; Making the Weather in Peace and War; Gibson Girl Radio Kit; Wonder World of the Present & Future; Hunting Rhino in Uganda; Riding a Blister; Explorers of the Deep Sea; Device Showing Heart Reaction to Excitement; Lie Detector's Work; Charlie of the Navy; Dog Dead or Alive? 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Little Margie (1954) 19 VG 4.0

Water damage.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Charlton presents the misadventures of the popular TV/radio show character and her long-suffering father, Vern. Margie is test-riding a horse, when a fugitive robber horse-jacks her - now THERE'S a comedy plot we haven't seen before. Margie decides it's time to learn to drive, and the streets will never be the same again. Dumbo and Goldwater compete to get the best costume to take Susie to the masquerade ball. Hoarse Thief; Ridin High; An Eye for Beauty; Dish Is the End; One Lonely Knight!; Vic the Villain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nurse Betsy Crane (1961) 13 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

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Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas. Scratch of Death, pencils by Charles Nicholas; Betsy realizes that Jeff Wilson's strange behavior is caused by rabies which he contracted from his daughter's dog. Don't $ell $hort on Love text story. Nursing - A Career, pencils by Charles Nicholas; Description of the nursing profession and the different kinds of nurses. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Outer Space (1958 Charlton) 23 VG 4.0

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Ernie Hart. Science fiction comics with a space-exploration theme from Charlton, perfect for the age of Sputnik. A man dreams of an air disaster. A dying billionaire decides to spend his remaining months orbiting the Earth, away from the humanity he despises. A UN Space Patrol ship is captured by gigantic aliens, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Fun cover by Charles Nicholas and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A Change of Heart; Uprising on Wensla; Big Deal; Light in the Sky; Bubble Busters; The Incredible Giants. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Peacemaker (1967 Charlton) 2 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4585538008

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Cover art by Pat Boyette. The Survivors!, script by Joe Gill, art by Pat Boyette; Peacemaker stops a race of underground shape shifters from taking over the world. Peacemaker Patter article by Joe Gill, Ernie Bache; Dick Giordano; Writer Joe Gill and artist Ernie Bache write mini-bios of themselves, with accompanying Photographs. The Ultimatum, script by Joe Gill, art by Pat Boyette; Premier Gekk's army is stopped by Peacemaker. The Canadian Caper, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Montes, script by Joe Gill, art by Bill Montes; The Fightin' 5 and their new female member travel to the Arctic to fight Russians. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Peacemaker (1967 Charlton) 2 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by Pat Boyette. The Survivors!, script by Joe Gill, art by Pat Boyette; Peacemaker stops a race of underground shape shifters from taking over the world. Peacemaker Patter article by Joe Gill, Ernie Bache; Dick Giordano; Writer Joe Gill and artist Ernie Bache write mini-bios of themselves, with accompanying Photographs. The Ultimatum, script by Joe Gill, art by Pat Boyette; Premier Gekk's army is stopped by Peacemaker. The Canadian Caper, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Montes, script by Joe Gill, art by Bill Montes; The Fightin' 5 and their new female member travel to the Arctic to fight Russians. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Secrets of Young Brides (1957 Charlton) 5 VG- 3.5

1.25" Tear at centerfold.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. "My Wedding Day"; Just before her wedding, Marge confesses that she fears her fiancé Fred will be disappointed when he discovers the real "shy, quie" Marge; Marges father helps her peek at Fred, who is admitting to his best man that he is afraid Marge wont love him when she finds out hes a "plain, humdrum guy!" "Cruel," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; Helen marries gambler Nick; After the ceremony, they are abducted by gangster Al, who claims Nick owes him a lot of money. "Lazy Bones" text story. "The Stolen Groom," inks by Jon D'Agostino; Vicki, frustrated with her mooching longtime boyfriend Artie, becomes engaged to Don; However, Don and Vickis roommate Edna fall in love. "Follow Your Heart," inks by Vince Alascia; A car hop has a crush on Stan, who comes to the drive-in every day in a fancy car and with a different girlfriend; She never responds to his flirtatious come-ons, fearing her heart will be broken. "The Ideal Couple," inks by Vince Alascia; Secretary Verna marries her boss John, but a year later thinks hes having an affair with his new secretary; She demands a divorce. John introduces her to Alice, his secretary: a middle-aged woman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Secrets of Young Brides (1957 Charlton) 20 VG- 3.5

Staple rust. Rust migration.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Colletta. Young couples face the romance and angst of married life after the honeymoon. Alice agrees to marry Brian, even though she can't forget Jerry, who died in a plane crash. Suburban housewife Betty uses her feminine charms to help advance her husband's career when she learns an important client will be visiting. Donna is caught off-guard when her boss Keith offers her a marriage of convenience. With All My Heart; His Loving Unfaithful Wife!; I Almost Lost Him; Tom, Dick, or Harry? Whom Shall I Marry?; Arrangement for Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secrets of Young Brides (1957 Charlton) 27 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Sal Gentile, Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Colletta. Young couples face the romance and angst of married life after the honeymoon. Sylvia falls for boxer Bob, but begs him in vain to find a safer occupation, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A woman suspects that her Hawaiian honeymoon is a little too perfect. Cindy goes on a blind date with Warren, who is, in fact, blind. They Destroyed My Love; Blind Date; Oh Promise Me!; Bill's Bar; The Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Secrets of Young Brides (1957 Charlton) 36 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Norman Nodel and Dick Giordano. Young couples face the romance and angst of married life after the honeymoon. Summer-stock actors Jan and Bob marry, then get the chance for a big break on Broadway - but it turns out they only want Jan. When Myrna marries David, who is twice her age, the rumors start flying. Redheaded Wilma marries sportsman Bob, and hopes to "cure" him of all the constant running, hunting and swimming. Curtain Time for Heartbreak; New Man in Town; I'll Tame Him; Martha Marsden Meditates; The Far Call of Love; The Strength of Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Summer Love (1965) 47 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

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Beatles cover! 25c giant 68pgs.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano. Art by Vince Colletta, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charltons Brides in Love becomes Summer Love, featuring brief appearances by The Beatles at the height of Beatlemania. A three-part story takes place in a hospital; Jeannette Copeland offers vintage love advice to teens; A Beatles poster persuades a couple that rock n roll and love do mix. Someone Else's Man; Overboard; General Hospital: Part I, Mistaken Love, Part II, Room Of Life And Death, Part III, Certain To Succeed; The Beatles Saved My Romance; High Fidelity; Beach Bunny Bivouac. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Teen Confessions (1959) 68 GD+ 2.5

3/4" Cumulative spine split.

Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. Nora is fit as a fiddle...for dancing...for swimming...for tennis...for cycling...but she's..."Unfit for Love"! Also in this issue: "Look at Me Darling" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "Tomorrow Is Too Far Away" with art by Nicholas and Alascia; 1-page story "He Doesn't See Me!"; and Just Jeannette advice 1-pager by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Teen-Age Confidential Confessions (1960) 7 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4726568010

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Charlton's romance comic captures the emerging teen culture of the early 1960s, when surfing, hot rods and new fashions in dance and dress swept America. Carol and Chris are determined to marry, even though they're not yet in their 20s, but Carol isn't prepared for all the work involved in starting a new life. Madge is secretly in love with her friend Helen's boyfriend Burt, and she wants to date him, but she waits until Helen suggests it. Nan isn't prepared for her widowed mother to start dating again. Teen-Age Wife; All's Fair in Love; Too Good for Romance; Darling, I'm a Fool; Teen-Age Troubles; I Hated Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 1 FR 1.0

Full length spine split (partially taped). Cover detached. Oxidation.

Shrunken head cover pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione. "The Creature From Dimension 2-K-31," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Soldiers fight an otherworldly shape-shifting alien creature during the Korean War. "Grunwald," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Three men fight to maintain their sanity when they are trapped in a lighthouse and besieged by thousands of hungry, murderous rats. "Nightmare," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A serial killer randomly decapitates his victims. "The Thing!" text story. "Hellfire of Doom," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A killer blackmails a city by causing people to spontaneously combust. Buy the New Hot Rods and Racing Cars Comics ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 8 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Ghost of Abbey Playhouse," art by Bob Forgione; Eric Abbey inherits a decrepit London theatre; When he opens Abbey Playhouse again to the public, the ghosts from the past won't allow it and bring the place down. "A Grave Situation," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Dying Mike Trenton tells his doctor a fantastic tale: the ghost of the man he killed while on a treasure hunt followed the party and took them out one by one. "The Green Mass" text story. "Vein of Irony," art by Bob Forgione; A vampire is loose in a hospital, but drinks poisoned blood. "Death Has Deep Roots," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A bunch of gangsters kill an old man for his hidden treasure. Having them cursed with his dying breath, the group dies one by one in grotesque fashions. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 9 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 13 GD/VG 3.0

Tape on interior cover and under staple.

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Library of Horror," art by Steve Ditko; Horror writer Ken Rolland searches for inspiration by dabbling with black magic; A kill will offer him trips to the Netherworld. "Die Laughing!", art by Steve Ditko; A group of boys enter a haunted house for their initiation into a college frat. "The Witch Fish" text story. "A-Tisket A-Casket," art by Anthony Tallarico; Two explorers discover an Egyptian sarcophagus and a surprise inside. "Avery and the Goblins," art by Steve Ditko; Avery Calhoun, an old prospector, enters a castle full of cannibal goblins hoarding a treasure. "Poor Fish!", script by Carl Memling; A pickpocket hides in an aquarium. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Thing (1952 Charlton) 17 GD 2.0

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Through the Looking Glass," art by Steve Kirkel; Alice is a mean and sadistic girl who runs amok and kills Wonderland's hostile and wondrous inhabitants. "Bad Blood!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Gabriel Robb murders his rich uncle in a rage. "Wishful Thinking!", art by Steve Kirkel; Emil Barto is a vampire aboard a ship and gets stranded on an island. "Horror on the Hill" text story. "Weird Legend of Trelawney," pencils by Bob Powell; John Marshand visits the English town of Trelawney; Two former land owners, the squires Tilton and Ghastney, haunt the region with their ghostly attack dogs. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Is Suspense (1955) 23 VG- 3.5

Water damage.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Wally Wood and Dick Giordano. Numbering continues from Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #22. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An 25-page adaptation of the classic horror novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, featuring art by comics legend Wally Wood. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with humanity's dark side succeed only too well. In another story, a dwarf falls in love with a kind, beautiful gypsy woman, but fears she could never love him. The Choice; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Mine Menace; The Repulsive Dwarf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Time for Love (1967) 28 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Art Cappello, Fred Himes, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. A woman wants a rich husband, but she doesn't realize it will cost her Wade, the man who really loves her. Amy is lonesome on her grandparents' ranch in Nevada, but then she meets handsome Kent. Plus a pinup of Shirley Jones of TV's The Partridge Family, and romance advice. Empty Land, Empty Arms; Don't Remind Me!; Teen-Age Troubles; A Time for Tears; For My Sake, Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Time for Love (1967) 40 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover by Demetrio. Stories by unknown. Art by Demetrio, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown. Featuring: "If You Love Him - Let Him Go"; "He Will Be Mine"; and "My Lonely Heart"! Plus: Find-a-Word activity page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 12 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Vivian works as a paid escort and falls for Jerry, but her boss Mike wants Vivian for himself. A woman, her husband, and a thief fall under the spell of a string of pearls. Judy decides to steal her friend Gilda's boyfriend, Jimmy. Snowbound; I Learned the Hard Way; How Not to Hold Your Man; Yes, I Was an Escort Girl; Green With Envy; The Desert Held My Secret!; Blinded By Glamour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 16 Coverless

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lynn doesn't want fiance Chris to know she's an ex-convict, but then a man from her past turns up for blackmail. Cop Dave discovers that his new girlfriend Nancy is a cat burglar when he catches her in the act, in a story that invites the reader to supply the ending. Jim and Nora must decide if they want to continue their relationship after they learn that he has four months to live. The Shadow of My Past; She Led Two Lives; I Got What I Deserved; Love Always Wins; Four Months to Live; My Secret Decision. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) 2 GD 2.0

1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached. Cover coming detached. Oxidation.

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Cover by Ellis Chambers. Stories and art by Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Harry Lazarus, and A. W. Nugent. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe is stranded on a desert island with a turtle named Friday and it looks desperate, but then a chest washes up on shore. Bloodhound Sherlock Sniff, better known as Detecto, and his giraffe sidekick Billy Longneck investigate when priceless jewelry vanishes from locked rooms in wealthy Snob Hill. In an offbeat take on fairy tales, a servant sets out to find Old King Cole's Fiddlers Three, but winds up searching for the Cat and the Fiddle. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about animals. Circus Elephant Forgot to Remember; Detecto the Bloodhound; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Indian Elephant; Bugsy Bear; The Low-Down on Mother Goose: The Riddle of the Fiddle; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; Join the Dots Little Tots; Cut-Out Stunts; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo the Monk; The Mischievous Ant. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.