Comic books in 'Dog', graded by CBCS

Cover by Andy Price (W) Katie Cook (A) Andy Price Collecting all 6 of the "Mane 6" covers in one handy box set, with an exclusive slipcase! All the ponies in one place! Welcome to Ponyville, home of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and all your other favorite Ponies! Something's not right in the town though, as some of the inhabitants are acting very, very strange! It's up to the Mane Six to find the source of the weirdness before it's too late! Cover price $24.99.

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and Cover by Amy Mebberson. A special one-shot issue featuring the ponies' pets! When some new trouble comes into Ponyville, all of our normal heroes are incapacitated. Luckily help is on the way in the form of Angel, Owlicious, Gummy, Tank, Winona and Opal! Will they be able to use teamwork to save the day? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Amy Mebberson. Cover by Sara Richard. A special one-shot issue featuring the ponies' pets! When some new trouble comes into Ponyville, all of our normal heroes are incapacitated. Luckily help is on the way in the form of Angel, Owlicious, Gummy, Tank, Winona and Opal! Will they be able to use teamwork to save the day? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Kathryn Longua. Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Amy Mebberson. A special one-shot issue featuring the ponies' pets! When some new trouble comes into Ponyville, all of our normal heroes are incapacitated. Luckily help is on the way in the form of Angel, Owlicious, Gummy, Tank, Winona and Opal! Will they be able to use teamwork to save the day? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Katie Cook. Art by Andy Price. Cover by Andy Price. A new plot of land has been bequeathed to the Apple family and they, along with the rest of our favorite ponies, go to investigate the land's worth! Unfortunately the land has been taken over by Cattle Rustlers who think there's treasure hidden somewhere on it! It's an epic Western-pony-style! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Katie Cook. Art and Cover by Andy Price. A new plot of land has been bequeathed to the Apple family and they, along with the rest of our favorite ponies, go to investigate the land's worth! Unfortunately the land has been taken over by Cattle Rustlers who think there's treasure hidden somewhere on it! It's an epic Western-pony-style! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Was a Dance-Hall Girl!"; "The Storm in My Heart"; and "Amateur at Love". Text articles: "Please Advise...Love Problems from Our Readers", "To the Girls! Don't Be A Slouch" reprinted in Top Love Stories (1951) #14, and "Love Chatter, How to Get Your Man". Indicia states "MY STORY, Real Romances in Pictures". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

A boy, a girl, and a puppy in a tale of adventure and suspense. Laurie and Nick Gibson find action and excitement in a story that every child will love. Text story by Jay Morris with illustrations throughout by Mary Stevens. A Trumpet Book designed for ages 9-14. 7-3/8 in. x 10-in.; two-color illustrations; 64 newsprint pages with cardstock covers; squarebound. Number BT60 on front cover. Cover price $0.25.

"The Wreck of the Endurance!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Glenn Herdling. Art and cover by Geof Isherwood. Namor and Andromeda explore the secrets behind a centuries old mystery. But there are dark forces that will do anything to see those secrets remain hidden. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller. The comic-strip adventures of Nancy and her pal Sluggo. Nancy plays a rhyming game, until Sluggo throws her off her rhythm. Nancy finds an uncommon use for a common object. Sluggo's streetwise ways are contrary to Aunt Fritzi's ordered housekeeping. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art credited to Ernie Bushmiller. Untitled story; When Nancy spies Sluggo flirting with another girl, she finds a boy with a farm in his penthouse to play with. Untitled story; Nancy is shown a boy with his back to the hole in the fence of the ball park. Untitled story; Nancy adopts a baby pig. Untitled story; Hippo helps Bingo with home renovations. "Punchy"; Slim finds boxing gloves, but doesn't find a good use for them. Untitled story; Nancy faces the challenges of a slow-growing tree, medicine, Sluggo's scheme to create a circus, a heat wave, and a rainy day. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

4 pages Peanuts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nancy in "Gift Till It Hurts," "Skin Game," "Somebody's Lion," and "Bombs Away." 4-page Peanuts comic strip. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Doggone Town!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. When Nancy Drew and Ned Nickerson attempt to return a lost dog named "Togo" to its owner in the small town of Nevershare, they stumble onto a much bigger mystery-where did all the people go? The entire population of Nevershare is missing, except for one person, and she's mean and not very helpful. Will Nancy solve this mystery before she and Ned also disappear? Available in hardcover and softcover editions. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Doggone Town!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney. Art by Sho Murase. When Nancy Drew and Ned Nickerson attempt to return a lost dog named "Togo" to its owner in the small town of Nevershare, they stumble onto a much bigger mystery-where did all the people go? The entire population of Nevershare is missing, except for one person, and she's mean and not very helpful. Will Nancy solve this mystery before she and Ned also disappear? Available in hardcover and softcover editions. Hardcover, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

(W) Mark L. Miller (A) Steven Babb (C) Babb, Adam Ellis After the terrifying events of last issue, Nanny and Hank attempt to pick up the pieces and deal with the fact that one bite from a vampire has changed their lives forever. Plus, the vampire O'Neil wakes with a hangover and realizes what he's done. You've never seen vampires like this in this comic filled with horror and heart! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. From the Hyperion Library of Classic American Comic Strips comes this collection of the first year of Clifford McBrides' Napoleon strips. Introduction written by Jack Herbert. Edited by Bill Blackbeard. Softcover, 11" x 8-1/2", Horizontal Format, 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Stories and art by Clifford McBride. Cover by Stephen Douglas. Reprints of the Napoleon and Uncle Elby newspaper strip. Napoleon is a large, clumsy dog like the later Marmaduke, constantly getting his humans caught up in his disastrous but well-meaning antics. Napoleon lives with portly, fussy Uncle Elby, who often gets his nephew Willie to try to rein in Napoleon's antics. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Napoleon and Uncle Elby Coloring Book (1938, No. 2214) by Clifford McBride, with interior art reprinting portions of sequental daily newspaper comic strips from the newspapers, some with text below individual panels, and a couple of panels featuring character's dialog in the panels. Published by Saalfield Pub. Co. 68 pages counting covers, color covers, black and white interior, cardstock cover, 10.75-in. x 15-in. , no cover price.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Predicament!" Story and art by Masashi Kishimoto. Orochimaru's nefarious plans for Sasuke are revealed, and Naruto vows to save his friend. But first he must battle the mysterious Kimimaro, who has deadly past ties to the Sound Ninja Four! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 23 - 2nd and later printings. "Predicament!" Story and art by Masashi Kishimoto. Orochimaru's nefarious plans for Sasuke are revealed, and Naruto vows to save his friend. But first he must battle the mysterious Kimimaro, who has deadly past ties to the Sound Ninja Four! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 34 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto finally finds Sasuke! But Sasuke won't return to Konoha without a fight. This time it might take all of Team Kakashi to bring him down--and bring him back. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

January 1973. Death. Deadman Comics, featuring art by Dick Giordano and Neal Adams (but not the DC character); kids suicide notes to Santa; a spoof of Playboy for dead people. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, P. J. O'Rourke, Frank Springer, Brad Holland, Sean Kelly, Gahan Wilson, Jeff Jones, Shary Flenniken, M.K. Brown, Bobby London, Michael Gross, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Famous, often-imitated cover by Gross and photographer Ronald G. Harris. (The dog survived.) Cover price $0.75.

The Latest Issue. A spoof of dog magazines; how rich people came to America; Dirty Duck and Trots & Bonnie in full color. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, M.K. Brown, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Byron Preiss and Howard Chaykin, Trina Robbins and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Page Wood. Cover price $1.00.

January 1977. An early piece by Sue Coe on game shows; a cartoon section featuring M.K. Brown and Ronald Harris, plus Dirty Duck and Trots & Bonnie in full color; a parody of Scientific American magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Ted Richards, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Dan ONeill and Gary Hallgren, Alan Kupperberg and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

May 1978. Families. A spoof of the Swiss Family Robinson, featuring art by Val Mayerick; the family farm by John Hughes; a parody of Nancy Drew illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Tony Hendra, Shary Flenniken, Frank Thorne, Chris Browne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Charles Rodrigues. Cover price $1.25.

December 1980. The first publication of Christmas 59 by John Hughes, which inspired the second film of the National Lampoons Vacation series; ideas for tattoos by Shary Flenniken. Stories and art by P.J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Rick Geary, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Ralph Reese and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 104 pages. Cover by George Parrish. Cover price $1.50.

March 1981. Women & Dogs. P. J. O'Rourkes guide to women, illustrated by Shary Flenniken and Trina Robbins; Paramedic Man by Matt Golden; John Bendels favorite dogs, illustrated by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by John Hughes, Gahan Wilson, M.K. Brown, Roz Chast, Rick Geary, Sam Gross, Ron Barrett, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Bill Woodman. Cover price $2.00.

September 1983. All-Star Gala Self-Congratulatory Issue. A guide to dating by Mimi Pond; a truly disturbing 8-page version of Harvey, illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz, about a mans friendship with a giant invisible rabbit; spoof bumper stickers. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, B.K. Taylor, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Flenniken. Cover price $2.00.

April 1984. Not Necessarily the National Lampoon. How to parody anything; the timely Tintin in Lebanon by Fred Graver; Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey (pre-SNL). Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Lee Frank, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 96 pages. Cover price $2.00.

June 1984. A parody of the New York Times Magazine; a screenwriter is hired to write an adult film; a guide to summer movies. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Charles Burns, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Kevin Curran, Mimi Pond, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 90 pages. Cover price $2.00.

April 1985. The Best From Europe. Comics from Spain, France, Italy, England and elsewhere. Includes a 10-page Squeak the Mouse story by Massimo Mattioli and a 3-page Calculus Cat story by Hunt Emerson. Other artists include Dusan Petricic, Quino, Julek Kedzirski, Wim T. Schippers, and Morten M. Kristiansen. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 92 pages. Cover price $2.00.

October 1988. Jimmy Swaggart Bible stories, illustrated by Frank Springer; a parody of The Sporting News; a one-page Harvey Pekar story illustrated by Drew Friedman. Stories and art by Paul Krassner, Gerald Sussman, Tuli Kupferberg of the Fugs, Josh Alan Friedman, Rick Meyerowitz, Buddy Hickerson, Gerard Jones, Rick Geary, M.K. Brown and Shary Flenniken. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Bill Purdom. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 1: #7 - "New Guinea Pig" (art by Gray Morrow), "Thing Frum 20th Sentury" (art by Frank Springer), Idyl (art by Jeff Jones; ten 1-page strips), Cheech Wizard (art by Vaughn Bode; 10 pages), "Doctor Colon's Monster" (art by Rodriguez; twelve 3/4-page strips), "The Adventures of Deadman" (pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Neal Adams), "The Ventures of Zimmerman" (art by Neal Adams), plus art by Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Ralph Reese, Arnold Roth, John Romita Sr., Joe Orlando, Ernie Colon, and others. Softcover, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

A parody of sheet music books, featuring music and lyrics from the Lemmings stage show, the National Lampoon Radio Hour, the NL comedy records, and the magazine itself. Includes material by Sean Kelly, Spinal Taps Christopher Guest, John Belushi, Anne Beatts, Tony Hendra, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Brian Doyle-Murray, and The Late Shows Paul Shaffer, plus a spoof of Bob Dylan illustrated by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Mature readers. Cover price $5.95.

Sequel to the 1964 High School Yearbook. Tabloid newspaper parody (the Dacron [OH] Republican-Democrat) with separate sections featuring national/international news, Metro, Living Life/Sports, Leisure/Travel, and comics (in full color!). There are even parodies of Parade Magazine, local magazine, and Swillmart advertising flyer. COMPLETE LIST OF SECTIONS: Color protective cover (stiff card stock); Tabloid newspaper parody featuring: Comics section, Newspaper sections A, B, C-D, E-F; Sunday Week magazine section; Swillmart ad section; Pomade magazine section (all interior sections newsprint paper stock). Conceived and edited by P.J. O'Rourke; written by O'Rourke, John Hughes (who went on to become a famous screenwriter of National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, et al.), Ted Mann, and Tod Carroll, with additional material by Douglas C. Kenney, Bruce McCall, and Denis Boyles. Designed and art directed by Skip Johnston. Art by Shary Flenniken, Frank Springer, Bob Larkin, Mary Wilshire, Irv Novick, Warren Sattler, John Workman, Chris Browne, and others. A classic collection! Cover price $4.95.