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Sept. 5, 1979. Hulk (Moore/Neary/Lloyd), the Black Knight, Ant-Man (Lee/Huntley/Heck), Nick Fury, the Eternals (Kirby), and Hulk/Captain America. This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

This title lasted 63 issues before merging with Marvel UK's Spider-Man title. Like many titles published by the company under Dez Skinn, Hulk Comic featured new material produced by British creators such as Steve Dillon, David Lloyd and Steve Parkhouse, along with a smattering of American reprints drawn from the Lee/Kirby Marvel back-catalogue. Once Skinn was replaced by Paul Neary, however, the title's original output dwindled, being supplanted by an increasing number of reprints. The title included new Hulk material drawn by Dave (Watchmen) Gibbons and Steve (Preacher) Dillon. This material was significant in that it portrayed the illiterate, wandering Hulk of the 1970s television series. Once the title began featuring American reprints, it chose to display the Marvel Universe Hulk as depicted by Sal Buscema. Hulk Weekly is best remembered for reviving Captain Britain, which had previously been US-originated material. Other original work included Nick Fury also drawn by Steve Dillon and a new Black Knight strip which also featured Captain Britain. These original stories were mostly restricted to the first 20 issues of the title, before tailing off to make way for U.S. reprints, with the Black Knight strip running through most further issues until the title's cancellation. Nevertheless, Hulk Comic is particularly significant for launching the character of Night Raven by Steve Parkhouse and David Lloyd. Night Raven is one of several Marvel UK characters to eventually made the jump to the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe.

NOTE: Title changes to Incredible Hulk Weekly #47-58.

Written by Ben Raab Art by Justiniano & Walden Wong Cover by Justiniano. Ulysses has an old girlfriend, and Nymph doesn't like her one bit...with good reason! Meanwhile, Paracelsus has more to throw at Delta Chi Delta. On sale July 20 ? 5 of 7 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Perfectly good houses sink into the ground after they're built. Reed suggests sabotage; a farmer blames "swamp demons"; When Johnny investigates, he sees strange men with blue skin using an "electro gamma wave" ray gun to make the houses sink. Part 2: Trapped in Another World!; Johnny is transported to another dimension, where, in a futuristic city, he's taken before Zemu, a despot who plans to conquer Earth. Part 3: The End of Zemu!; Johnny uses his flames to create a tornado to take out the asbestos-covered armored tanks. Reptile's Revenge! starring The Original Human Torch [Jim Hammond], art by Al Bellman. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Human Torch Meets Paste-Pot Pete!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; While waiting in line at the bank, Johnny observes a robbery pulled by Paste-Pot Pete--"Master Criminal--who, while called a "cornball" by one of the customers described his paste-gun as "the ultimate weapon"; After trying to keep his identity a secret, Johnny pursues Pete to his next crime: stealing a "Delta Cosmic Missile" from a nearby missile base; A running battle around the base results in Johnny being stuck to another missile and launched toward space. The World's End starring The Original Human Torch [Jim Hammond], pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $4,500.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0975785002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Captain America Comics #3, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 1] starring The Human Torch and Toro, script by Carl Burgos, pencils by Carl Burgos (layouts), inks by Harry Sahle (finishes); Torch drops in to see the Police Commissioner, at his request, to solve the case of noted criminals who disappear from their usual haunts and cannot be found again. Ad for All-Aces Comics #1. The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 2]. The Serum Must Get Through!] starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics #20. The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow! starring Patriot, script by Ray Gill, art by George Mandel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #4. Secret Arsenal starring the Human Torch and Toro, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must deal with crooked business men, who create a "Secret Arsenal" to manufacture tools of death that are put into the hands of murder-hungry, money-mad terrorists! Promotional ad for readers to join Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. The Legion of Despair starring the Human Torch; Torch investigates the mystery behind a strange newspaper ad that cautions people in despair not to commit suicide. Hot-Shot Harmony text story. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless story, script and art by Art Gates. Murder Afloat starring The Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Tubby an' Tack humor page by Ray Houlihan. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Riding a Rocket to Doom starring the Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle; Torch and Toro foil a Nazi scheme to launch rocket bombs from Brest, France at New York City. Unmask a Gestapo Rabbit! starring the Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle; The Rabbit goes after a Russian female sniper when she kills a high ranking Field Marshall and uses an amnesia technique on her which turns her into a traitor to the cause of freedom. Lair of the Pig Boats! starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer; Investigating a old-time schooner, Prince Namor discovers that the vessel is actually a mother ship for a fleet of German U-Boats! $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Mad Dogs starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by George Klein; A Nazi villain named Ratter is done in when one of the dogs he keeps for experimentation lunges at him as he threatens Torch and Toro with a melting bullet and he drops it at his feet. Wings of Death starring the Human Torch starring The White Vampire, pencils by Harry Sahle. Smashing the Bloody Plasma Pool starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. Painted Roof text story. Message to Moscow starring the Sub-Mariner, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, and the Cobra, art by Carl Pfeufer. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Big Brain starring the Human Torch, art by Al Gabriele; Hitler orders his special agent The Brain, who is a senator turned traitor, to begin a campaign of sabotage; He falls to his death in battle with Torch and Toro at an industrial plant he had hoped to destroy. Nazi Poison Fiend starring the Human Torch. Testing Ground text story. The Dog Tag Horror starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. Yellow Fang's Unholy Mission starring the Sub-Mariner. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1945. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Blackmailer of Death starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele; Moke Slade attempts to blackmail Broadway star Rita Worth since her father is serving a prison term for murder; She telephones the Torch for help and Slade overhears so he shoots her. The Chamber of Horrors starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. Embraced By Death text story. Holiday With Murder starring the Sub-Mariner. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Death Writes a Diary starring the Human Torch; A villain named Snowball gets the hotseat for murders committed because he likes cold and hates heat. The House That Changed Color starring the Human Torch. An Eye For an Eye text story. Murder In Blackout starring the Sub-Mariner. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Syd Shores. Her Diary of Terror starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson; A stockbroker sells fake stock to people that he and his newlywed wife then decide to murder so they won't be found out; He invents a story about a has-been actress and her son pursuing revenge against these people for wrongs they did to his mother in order to throw suspicion off of himself and his wife. One of Us Is a Killer starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Gold in Those Hills text story. The Ghost of Shadow Manor starring the Human Torch. The Fatal Curse of the Sea Witch starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,030.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4233207003

Cover art by Syd Shores. Gay Nineties Gamble starring the Human Torch, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Mike Sekowsky; After a robbery puts the owner of the Gay Musique club in bad straits, Torch and Toro discover that it was a competitor attempting to make the new club a failure and apprehend him. The Beast of the Bowery Barge starring the Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Bowery Bennie, script and art by Bill Everett. Call the Doctor text story. The Hyena Strikes! starring the Human Torch, script by Bill Woolfolk; A criminal called The Hyena is causing truck crashes, the latest of which resulted in the driver being killed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Warren. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Hy Gage and Jack Warren. Kids' comics from Novelty Press. Speck, Spot and Sis sneak into school at night to find a missing microscope, and stumble across robbers instead. The Hermit of the Woods shows Mickey Starlight an adventure of Thor from the Norse myths. Butch's Magic Wishing Cap introduces him to Sweettooth the Skinny Ogre. Plus puzzle and activity pages. Speck, Spot and Sis: The Missing Microscope!; Kids Is Kids; Mickey Starlight: How Thor Recovered His Hammer; Fearless Fellers; Jinky's Whistle; Foxy; Dink; The Jerkwater Line: The County Championship Race; Humdinger Humor; Humdinger Stingers; Butch: Sweettooth the Skinny Ogre. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

2nd Printing. Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Ramon Rosanas. THE HUNT IS OVER. The hunt for Wolverine is over… Now the time has come to put the pieces together and see what was learned. Kitty Pryde, Daredevil, Tony Stark and Sabretooth may have found what they were looking for…but it wasn't what they expected. Where has Wolverine been? What has he been doing? And how does it lead into next month's WOLVERINE #1? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Pre-code bondage cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. "Danny the Dagger," "Two-Gun Crowley" (reprinted from Crime Does Not Pay (1942) #46, this story was also reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1948) #10), and "The Perfect Con." Two page text story, "Stranger than Fiction." Panels in this issue were used in Seduction of the Innocent," to illustrate comics "treating police contemptuously." Cover price $0.10.

Mark Waid and Marc. Silvestri's EXPLOSIVE ongoing series! (W) Mark Waid (P) Marc Silvestri (I) Joe B. Weems V (Col) Steve Firchow (Cov) Marc. Silvestri Ellis, the young Ultra-Sapien whose powers just emerged, is trapped inside the Hunter- Killer compound. Worse, he knows that the moment he leaves, the enigmatic man known only as "Wolf" will find him and kill him. Ellis noses around the compound and starts to see that not all is as it appears. Who are these other agents working for Samantha and her bosses? And why must their existence be kept a secret? The answers are brought to you by the stellar creative team of Waid and Silvestri! Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series And please flip to the Dynamic Forces section of Previews for Hunter-Killer lithos and merchandise! ALSO AVAILABLE: Hunter-Killer #1 certified and graded by Comics Guaranty Corporation! This first issue in this landmark new series! Hunter-Killer #1 Signature Series autographed by Marc Silvestri CGC Graded 9.6$59.99 suggested retail Hunter-Killer #1 CGC Graded 9.8$59.99 suggested retail Cover price $2.99.

Wizard World Boston Limited Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Mark Waid and Marc. Silvestri's EXPLOSIVE ongoing series! (W) Mark Waid (P) Marc Silvestri (I) Joe B. Weems V (Col) Steve Firchow (Cov) Marc. Silvestri Ellis, the young Ultra-Sapien whose powers just emerged, is trapped inside the Hunter- Killer compound. Worse, he knows that the moment he leaves, the enigmatic man known only as "Wolf" will find him and kill him. Ellis noses around the compound and starts to see that not all is as it appears. Who are these other agents working for Samantha and her bosses? And why must their existence be kept a secret? The answers are brought to you by the stellar creative team of Waid and Silvestri! Full color 32 pages.

Cover by Phil Noto. Written by Andrew Cosby and Caleb Monroe. Art by Matt Cossin. The globe-spanning race is on! Hunter outraces his icy step-cousin Miranda in order to save his fortune. Danger! Monks! Secret maps! Writers Andrew Cosby and Caleb Monroe kick this careful-what-you-wish-for adventure into high gear with art by up-and-coming Matt Cossin! Cover price $3.99.

Who is responsible for the murder of Helena's father? The trail leads the Huntress to La Bruja, a witch who rules her Manhattan voodoo cult through fear. Written by Joey Cavalieri, with art by Joe Staton and Bob Smith. Cover by Staton. Cover price $1.00.

July 1952. Science fiction stories by Walter Miller Jr., Charles De Vet, August Derleth, Milton Lesser, Gordon Dewey, Mari Wolf, Ralph Sholto, Arthur G. Hill, and Albert Hemhunter. Cover by Henry Jones. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Kev Walker. Cover by Riley Rossmo. ALL IS LOST! After a betrayal of a member of the team, the all new Illuminati are public enemy #1! Can Titania's new powers save them?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

1st Printing. Written by Jose Phillip Farmer. Adapted and Art by Tim "Grisly" Boxell. 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 1st printings are identified by a $0.75 cover price. Cover price $0.75.

Jan 1958. Cover by Lloyd Rognan. Science Fiction stories by Dwight V. Swain "Stay out of Space!", Tom W. Harris, Robert Silverberg, Rog Phillips, Randall Garrett, and Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett -as (Robert Randall). Illustrations by Becker and D. Bruce Berry. 5-1/2". x 7 1/4"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Doug Wildey. Stories and art by Walter Johnson, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, John Sink and Doug Wildey. Pre-Code Western action comics from Youthful Publishing. A profile of legendary Oglala Sioux chieftain Red Cloud. A white man raised by the Cheyenne tribe, Magic Arrow becomes a hero to both races when he takes on the highwaymen targeting a Western town. Frontier scout the Apache Kid (not the Marvel character) goes renegade after the murder of his father, in a story featuring early art by Doug Wildey. Chief Red Cloud, Scourge of the White Man; Magic Arrow: Arrows of Justice; Comanche Territory; The Red Raiders of Thunder Valley; The Apache Kid: Devil of the Desert. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Ralph Tedesco. Art by Antonio Bifulco. Cover by Ivan Nunes. Mercy gets a lead on a powerful demon hiding in plain sight on Earth. But Virgil tells her that he's not one of their bounties and to leave it alone. Frustrated and curious to know the truth, Mercy calls on her friend, Masumi - a lethal samurai and demon expert - for help. But when Mercy gets herself in a dangerous situation, it could mean the end of the line for Lucifer's bounty hunter. 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ralph Tedesco. Art by Antonio Bifulco. Cover by Gregbo Watson. Everything escalates after Mercy finds herself a potential victim of a very dangerous killer. And this enemy is nothing like what she has ever faced before. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Charles Soule. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Ryan Stegman. Thought dead by most of the world since Infinity, King Black Bolt steps back into the spotlight! Black Bolt and Maximus have been busy over in NEW AVENGERS, but that's not the whole story of what is going on with the Boltagon brothers! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing - Written by Charles Soule. Art by Pepe Larraz. Cover by Ryan Stegman. Thought dead by most of the world since Infinity, King Black Bolt steps back into the spotlight! Black Bolt and Maximus have been busy over in NEW AVENGERS, but that's not the whole story of what is going on with the Boltagon brothers! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Bruno Redondo, Mike S. Miller and Xermanico. Cover by Neil Googe. In the recent uprisings against Superman, one of his allies has been conspicuously absent: the mystical being known as Raven. Find out what has become of her and what role Constantine has played in her absence. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Written by Brian Buccellato. Art by Bruno Redondo, Xermanico and Juan Albarran. Cover by Neil Googe. The new Deadman tracks down The Spectre but makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Trigon launches an attack on Superman, and not even the power of Wonder Woman is enough to help. Plus, the identity of Superman's secret protector is revealed. 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Volume 60, Issue 5A - May, 1982. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $1.25.

Cover A by Chris Madden. Chris Madden (w & a & c) This is it! The conclusion to the explosive minseries finally pits Jack against his mysterious opponent as their search for the Eyes of Fate races to an action-packed confrontation! But with something much more personal on the line than just the fate of the world, both Jack and his enemies must hurry to reach the end of a decades-long plot with a showdown on a lost Caribbean island-where it all began. Explosions, black magic, a cave of the damned, and a duel to the death-it's all right here! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Chris Madden. Chris Madden (w & a & c) This is it! The conclusion to the explosive minseries finally pits Jack against his mysterious opponent as their search for the Eyes of Fate races to an action-packed confrontation! But with something much more personal on the line than just the fate of the world, both Jack and his enemies must hurry to reach the end of a decades-long plot with a showdown on a lost Caribbean island-where it all began. Explosions, black magic, a cave of the damned, and a duel to the death-it's all right here! Cover price $3.99.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Ellis Chambers. Numbering continues from Yellowjacket Comics (1944) #10 (also mentioned on the cover). An early comics anthology featuring superhero and children's stories. The character named Jack In The Box is a villain in this issue, in a comics retelling of The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Ellis Chambers. Danny King, the circus performer known as King of the Beasts, faces The Challenge of the African Ants, in his final appearance. The first Yellowjacket, the bee-controlling star of the series in its previous incarnation, seeks a missing submarine, in his final appearance. The Tin Soldier; Horace the Hippo; Yellowjacket: The Submarine That Vanished!; Anybody's Guess!; King of the Beasts; The Visitor; Jack Horner; The Shnook Goes to the Museum. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This issue features a never-published interview with Jack Kirby! A heartfelt new interview with Jack's son Neal Kirby! Mark Evanier's regular column, plus other regular columnists! Also, look for two Kirby pencil art galleries ? "The Past" and "The Future" ? two rare, complete 1950s Kirby stories, an interview with Kirby Award-winner and family friend, Mark Miller, Kirby's first script from the 1930s, a look at Kirdy's 3-D work, the Eternals, Devil Dinosaur, Justice Inc., war and gangster stories, and the 2005 Kirby Tribute Panel! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Tabloid, 11x17, 80pgs, B&WSRP: $9.95 Cover price $9.95.

Wednesday's Child - Story, Art and Cover by John Byrne. A full-length story starring Mister Miracle! Scott Free returns to Earth and learns the dark secret of his friend Oberon's past, while Metron continues his mysterious plotting with Desaad! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

"Heartbreak!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Freeman. Can Jack of Hearts find the solace he so craves amongst an alien race, or will he find only death? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

Story, Art and Cover by Paul Grist. Charlie Raven was the greatest escape artist of the Victorian Age. No chains could bind him. No bonds could tie him. But when one of his stunts is sabotaged by an old foe, Charlie has to use every ounce of ingenuity to escape the trap. When he finally does, he finds himself waking up in a whole new world -- in a different millennium! But Charlie soon finds out that the past is one thing you can never escape. Also featuring Becky Burdock, Vampire Reporter! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

This is cover A-Another Universe.Com Exclusive. Another Universe.Com Exclusive! in lower right corner. An Image Comic (S) David Campiti & Mike Buckley (P) Mike Deodato, Jr. (I) Mike Deodato, Jr. & Emir Ribeiro (C) Mickey Clausen JEWELS OF THE RISING SUN?A legendary cult of female assassins sworn to prepare Japan for the return of the dragons at the turn of the millennium; the betrayal of a woman named Deathkiss; and a beautiful exotic dancer who appears in the night, offering solace and friendship to a young writer who once saved her life. This is it--the type of series that Mike Deodato's fans have wanted him to draw since his glory days of Wonder Woman! Killer babes! The Yakuza! All-out action! The destruction of Japan! An exotic Asian assassin dares to escape her clan, knowing the only true escape is death at the hands of those with whom she trained. True to form, she is hunted by the Jade Warriors, who follow the bidding of the dreaded Yakuza... never knowing that a "dragon" (what could it REALLY be?) has shape-shifted into the form of their Oyabun leader. It's a race to the true millennium ? 2001 ? and a fight for a nation's very survival! A special extra-length story, "Jewels of the Rising Sun" also includes the hard-to-find original serialized ashcan backup story arc (never before seen in color)! It's Deodato's latest, greatest action epic ever! FC, 32pg" Cover price $2.50.