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Comic books June 1988

  • Issue #39
    Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) 39

    The Capture of 3-D Magee. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from November 1953 – January 1954. With Canhead in mortal danger, Tracys two-way wrist radio saves the day once again. Their plans thwarted, 3-D Magee & Pony flee, but Tracy closes in, with help from a relative of one of their victims. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #4
    Dick Tracy Unprinted Stories (1987) 4

    Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue includes strips from September 3 – December 24 1956. A mute 10-year old girl is the only witness who can identify the killer named Ivy, who has killed her stepfather and married her mother for the money. Final issue of the series; the 1957 storylines continue in Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986) #52. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #6
    Disney Special (1988 Disney/London Editions Magazines) UK Edition 6

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    British magazine featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Chip and Dale, and all the rest of your favorite Disney characters in hilarious adventures! 8-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color.

  • Issue #137
    Doctor Who Magazine (1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 137

    Includes: Doctor Who? strip By Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett; Season 24 Survey Results; Roots Of Who; Terminus--Synopsis and Fact File by Richard Marson; Travelling Companions – Nyssa; interviews with Pip Baker and Jane Baker; Claws Of The Klathi! Part 2 strip; and The Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) pinup. June, 1988. 36 pgs. Cover price: £1.00. Cover price $3.75.

  • Issue #1988

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  • Issue #2
    Doctor Zero (1988) 2
    Published Jun 1988 by Epic.

    The Judas Goat - Written by D.G. Chichester and Margaret Clark. Art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover by Jon J. Muth. As part of his plan to influence world events, Doctor Zero plans to assassinate a leading U.S. weapons designer. But then, things go very, very wrong. Characters in this issue: Doctor Zero; Gregor Gerasimov (introduction); Henry Clerk; Michael Krimpton; SHAPE (introduction); Senator Wilkins; Adam Neushuk (introduction); Ben (introduction). Plus: 1-page text piece by D.G. Chichester and Margaret Clark; editorial by Steve Buccellato; and pin-up by Bill Sienkiewicz. An Epic Comic. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #263
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 263

    Cover by Daniel Branca. Written by Philippe Le Bars, Jack Sutter, William Van Horn, Jan Kruse, Carl Barks, Homer Brightman and Bob Foster. Art by Victor Arrigada Rios, William Van Horn, Mark de Jonge, Carl Barks, Al Taliaferro and Frank Smith. Donald Duck in "All Washed Up" by Philippe Le Bars, Jack Sutter and Victor Arrigada Rios (as Vicar). Plus: Donald in "Fly Now -- Pay Later" by William Van Horn. Also: Gus Goose in "Double Incentive" by Jan Kruse and Mark de Jonge. And: Donald in "The Price of Fame" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #165. Plus: Donald Duck daily strip "His Level Best" by Homer Brightman and Al Taliaferro. Also: Donald Duck daily strip "Them's the Breaks" by Bob Foster and Frank Smith. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #9
    Doom Patrol (1987 2nd Series) 9

    Larry Trainor wants his negative energy back from Negative Woman...and he seems willing to kill Val Vostok to retrieve it. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Erik Larsen and Gary Martin. Plus: The DC BONUS BOOK #3, featuring the new wave of DC talent. Writer Steve Miller and penciller Randy DuBurke put the spotlight on Celsius as a day in the life of an elderly woman leaves a deep impression in Arani's heart. Cover by Larsen and Al Gordon. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #9
    Doom Patrol (1987 2nd Series) Canadian Price Variant 9

    Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Larry Trainor wants his negative energy back from Negative Woman...and he seems willing to kill Val Vostok to retrieve it. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Erik Larsen and Gary Martin. Plus: The DC BONUS BOOK #3, featuring the new wave of DC talent. Writer Steve Miller and penciller Randy DuBurke put the spotlight on Celsius as a day in the life of an elderly woman leaves a deep impression in Arani's heart. Cover by Larsen and Al Gordon. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #20
    DP7 (1986) 20
    Tags: New Universe The Pitt (part 5)
    Published Jun 1988 by Marvel.

    The Pitt tie-in. "War Dogs!" Guest-starring Codename: Spitfire. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi. As DP-7 and Spitfire continue to search for survivors they come face-to-face with the monstrous Pit Bull. Can they survive against this nigh unstoppable force without the super-strength of Mastodon by their side? Includes Marvel Handbook entries for The Clinic and DP-7 members Friction and Antibody. Includes the Official Timeline of the New Universe. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #134
    Dragon (TSR 1976-2007) Magazine 134

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    Vol.12 #12 June 1988 Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #1
    Dragon's Claws (1988) 1
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4523513007
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    "The Game!" Written by Simon Furman. Art by Geoff Senior. Dragon's Claws - Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Sacvenger, and Steel - were once the finest game palyers in the world. But this is not the world that you and I know! Earth, 6,000 years into the future, is a planet moving ever closer towards its sun. The seas are drying up, the animals are dying, and civil unrest runs rampant in the streets of every town and city. Once disbanded, the Dragon's Claws must now reunite for the betterment of manmind. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Dragonlance Saga GN (1987-1991 DC/TSR) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing.

    Based on the novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Thomas Yeates.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

    Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #16
    Dream Magazine (1985-1992 Weller Publications) 16

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  • Issue #10
    Dreamery (1986) 10
    Published Jun 1988 by Eclipse.

    Cover by Lela Dowling. Written by Donna Barr and Diane Duane. Art by Donna Barr and Sherry Watson (as Sherlock). Stinz stars in "The Proving Ground" by Donna Barr. Plus: The adventures of Prince Ivan continue in part 3 of a 6-part fairy tale by Diane Duane and Sherry Watson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #1
    Ducktales Magazine (1987 Welsh Publishing Group, Inc.) 1

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    Issue #1 - Summer 1988. Contents include "The Puzzle of the Lost Pyramid" comic story, jokes, activities, how to draw the ducks, color centerfold poster of the Beagle Boys chasing Huey and Dewey through a jungle, text story featuring Webby, and a puzzle. 8" x 11", 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #11
    Dungeon (Magazine) 11
    Published Jun 1988 by TSR.

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    Vol.2 #5 - May/June 1988. Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games. In this issue: Wards of Witching Ways - A friendly wager on your survival! Plus: The Black Heart of Ulom - An evil forest with a mind of its own! And: The Dark Conventicle - The darkness beneath the ruins! Cover by Roger Raupp. 64 pages. Cover price $3.75.

  • Issue #324
    Eagle (UK 1982-1994 IPC Magazine) 2nd Series 324
  • Issue #325
    Eagle (UK 1982-1994 IPC Magazine) 2nd Series 325
  • Issue #326
    Eagle (UK 1982-1994 IPC Magazine) 2nd Series 326
  • Issue #327
    Eagle (UK 1982-1994 IPC Magazine) 2nd Series 327
  • Issue #37

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  • Issue #42
    Eclipse Extra (Vol. 2 1985) 42
  • Issue #8
    Eddy Current (1987) 8

    Ted McKeever Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #1
    Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories (1988) 1

    B&W Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #1
    Elegant Ladies (1988 Jabberwocky Graphix) 1

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    Art by Brad W. Foster. Filled with portraits of beautiful women in imaginative costumes and ornate jewelry, alone or with fantastical companions, set into a variety of decorative designs and lush settings. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #26
    Elementals (1984 1st Series Comico) 26

    This issue features a Vortex solo story in which details of Jeff's past come out when an assassin hijacks an oil tanker in "Special Forces." Script by Jack Herman and art by Mike Chen & Keith S. Wilson. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #21
    Elflord (1986 2nd Series) 21

    Cover art by Barry Blair. Finale & Denouement, script by Barry Blair, art by Barry Blair and Patrick McEown; Greylone kills Dao and absorbs his power to fight Overlord; Dove Kills Cardinal. Hawk duels and kills Dove; Bran, discovered to be brother to Tiang, becomes king. Surprise starring Mr McTutt (the Turtle), script and art by Barry Blair. 52 pgs. $4.95. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #58
    Ellery Queen's Anthology (1960-1989 Davis Publications) 58

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  • Vol. 91 #6
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 91 #6
  • Issue #6
    Elric The Vanishing Tower (1987) 6

    Cover art by Jan Duursema. Tall Tower Vanishing, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Nicholas Koenig; Elric meets Corum and Jhary. Together, they enter the tower to save all of their versions of Tanelorn. Adapted from "The Vanishing Tower" by Michael Moorcock. This story intersects with that in "Chronicles of Corum" issue 11. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #3
    Empire (1988 Eternity) 3

    b&w. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #18
    ERB-APA (1984- current ERB Amateur Press Association) 18


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    No. 18 - June 30, 1988. Publication of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Amateur Press Association. An APA issue consists of the members individually printed contributions collated together and then sent to each member. Too much information, opinions, gossip, trivia and ephemera to list it all. Velo bound, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 182 colored pages.

  • Issue #58
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    Issue #58 - Summer 1988. Fanzine dedicated to the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover by Jim Cawthorn, back cover by Tom Yeates. Interior art by Dan Barry, Roy Krenkel, Jim Cawthorn, Bill Waters, Frank Reyes and Frank Hoban. "Barsoomian Religion of Ancestor Worship" by Bill Waters, "From Fou-Tan to Nyoka" by Peter Ogden, "We Had a Quiet Smoke and Became Much Better Acquainted" by Alan Hanson, letters from Bill Cantey, Tom Yeates and Jim Cawthorn. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 14 pages, black and white.

  • Vol. 109 #6
    Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 109 #6

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  • Issue #198806
    Eternity Comics Sneak Preview 198806

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    Promotional publication featuring previews of upcoming Eternity Comics with art by Rob Liefeld, Ben Dunn, and others. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 44 pages; spiral-bound.

  • Issue #8
    Eternity Smith (1987 Hero) 8

    Story by Dennis Mallonee. Art by Rick Hoberg, Tim Burgard and Aaron McClellan. Cover by Rick Hoberg and Aaron McClellan. Time-traveling scientist Ethan Caldwell Smith arrives from the future to join forces with his daughter Skylark and battle evil as the superhero Eternity Smith. Tesseract returns, and the Smiths are horrified to learn the armored being's true identity. The backup story features the debut of a demon-possessed martial artist, Indigo. Tesseract; Who Is indigo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Exterminator 17 GN (1986 Catalan) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings.

    Written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet. Art and cover by Enki Bilal.

    A futuristic tale of war, politics and robotics from the famed French artist Bilal. The dying scientist who created warbots finds himself resurrected in the body of a model 17 android. From here, he sees the androids make their own history, as they rebel against their human masters and fight a war for the right to create their own lives and destinies.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature readers.

    Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #74
    Fangoria (1979-2015 O'Quinn Studios) 1st Series 74

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    This issue includes the following: a feature on Dario Argento's Opera; a piece on The Chair; an interview with Michael Biehn; articles about Critters 2 and Friday the 13th Part VII; the cult appeal of Beetlejuice; a Return of the Living Dead Part II poster; and more. Cover creature is from Critters 2. Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #315
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 315

    "No Way Out!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. After escaping Belasco, the FF find themselves on the fourth world of Arcturus along with the Avengers' foe, Master Pandemonium. To get back to Earth, the FF will have to work with Master Pandemonium; and also get help from Comet Man and Morbius, the Living Vampire. 36 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #315MJ
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 315MJ

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    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

  • Vol. 41 #6
    Fate (1948-Present Clark Publishing) Digest/Magazine Vol. 41 #6

    Volume 41 - Number 6, June 1988. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos.) Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 39 #6/7
    Films in Review (1950-1997 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc.) Vol. 39 #6/7

    Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fires GN (1988 Catalan) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Story and art by Lorenzo Mattotti. FIRES is a triumph. It tells the story of a young naval officer, Lieutenant Absinthe, who becomes entranced by a magical island and its strange inhabitants and deserts his ship and crew to save his paradise from destruction. The story climaxes in a furious expressionist inferno. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fires HC (1988 Catalan) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Story and art by Lorenzo Mattotti. FIRES is a triumph. It tells the story of a young naval officer, Lieutenant Absinthe, who becomes entranced by a magical island and its strange inhabitants and deserts his ship and crew to save his paradise from destruction. The story climaxes in a furious expressionist inferno. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 500 copies. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #72
    Firestorm (1982 2nd Series) 72

    Cover pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Sam de la Rosa and Keith Wilson [as Kez]. Return of the Zuggernaut, script by John Ostrander, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Sam de la Rosa and K.S. Wilson (assist); Zastrow returns to Moscow with proof that Ron Raymond is Firestorm; Special Prosecutor Soliony has proof that Mikhail Arkadin is Firestorm; Zuggernaut attacks Soliony and Mikhail, Firestorm appears to battle Zuggernaut. Publishorial by Jenette Kahn. From the Den column by Denny O'Neil. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #70
    First Edition (1982 First Comics) 70
  • Issue #8
    Fish Police (1988 Comico/Apple) 8

    Oscar is astounded to have a story he is working on killed, Inspector Gill has Agent Bass assigned as his bodyguard, Hook makes a surprising discover and Angelfish makes friends with Braque in "S.H.A.R.K. Bait – Part 3." Script and art by Steve Moncuse. Story is a color reprint of the original Fishwrap edition of Fish Police #8. Issue also has "Fish Sticks." Script by Steve Moncuse and art by Ted McKeever. Back cover has a Fish Police pinup. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #9
    Fish Police (1988 Comico/Apple) 9

    Angelfish, Braque and Calamari initiate their plan against Hook and Lord Tetra makes a surprising visit to the Fish Police and attracts more than attention in "S.H.A.R.K. Bait – Part 4." Script and art by Steve Moncuse. Story is a color reprint of the original Fishwrap edition of Fish Police #9. Issue also has "Fish Sticks." Script by Steve Moncuse and art by Valentino. Back cover has a Fish Police pinup. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #13D
    Flash (1987 2nd Series) 13D
    Published Jun 1988 by DC.

    Direct Edition. Vandal Savage gets in on the Velocity 9 drug racket in "Savage Vandalism," sending a pair of addicted hoodlums to crash a party Flash is attending. Continued from the previous issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Mike Collins, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover art by Mike Collins and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $0.75.