Comic books May 1998

1.95 Newsstand Edition. Story by Munier Sherrieff. Art by Joe Madureira and Tom McWeeney. Cover price $1.95.

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

1999 - 1st printing. Featuring a collection of the beloved British comic strip for that year! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Doug Allen. Introduction by Les Daniels. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 5-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli. "Riverdale Revisited," script by Bob Bolling, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty goes back in time after putting on a pair of old glasses. "A Helping Hand!", script by Harold Smith, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey; Jughead buys a back scratcher. "The Worry-er Princess," script by Angelo DeCesare, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty's little cousin Aliza thinks she's a warrior princess. "Dinner Is Served," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie invites Betty to his house for a home-cooked dinner while his parents are away. "Movie Critical," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty goes to a movie by herself. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Written by Hal Smith, Kathleen Webb, and George Gladir. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Jon D'Agostino. Cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood. Veronica becomes obsessed with joining the school swim team. Betty and Veronica compare the dreams they had the previous night. Betty and Veronica compare the dreams they had the previous night. When Veronica expresses her frustration over the male orientation of arcade video games, Mr. Lodge takes her and Betty to his video game company to get their input on making female oriented games. Veronica decides to prove that she's not an irresponsible, boy-crazed shopaholic by helping her father build homes for homeless people. Jacuzzi Cuties pinup with Betty And Veronica by Rex W. Lindsey. 36 pages, full color. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood. "Just Desserts" Part 1 and 2, script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty and Veronica argue over whose food gift to injured Jughead is better; They decide to hang with their own kind of people: Betty with Brigitte and Veronica with Cheryl. Betty and Veronica Style '98 illustration. B&V Fashion '98 illustration. "Dear Betty and Veronica," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty and Veronica become the advice columnists for the school newspaper. "Photo Op!", script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty feels scorned by Veronica when she is not included in the innumerable pictures of Veronica's friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.75.

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On Silent Wings: Part 1 of 8 - Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. It's festival time, but Rin's spirits are heavy as she cannot forget Anotsu's last admonition to her -- in her quest to kill him, she is becoming more like him. Meanwhile, Manji meets a mask maker whose own benign visage may prove to reveal a lethal interior. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $2.95.

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Cover art by Alex Robinson. Bumbles Bounce; a night of skating. In Which TV Show Would You Live? article in which the Box Office Poison cast answers the question. Back cover illustration is an homage to the Magical Mystery Tour poster. Scripts and art by Alex Robinson. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $4.95.

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Written and illustrated by George B. Bridgman. To paint of draw a portrait is one of the most difficult feats for an artist, unless he has a thorough knowledge of head shapes and proportion, of eyes and their expressions, the mouth and jaw and the ways they move, and all the features. The man who for over 50 years taught thousands of students is the author of his series: George B. Bridgman. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this learning tool will provide a foundation and reference, which you will draw on constantly. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Cover by M.A. Castrillo. Collects Uncanny X-Men #4 and 161, Marvel Tales starring Spider-Man #190, Daredevil (Vol. 1) #172, Avengers (Vol. 1) #8,Giant-Size Avengers #2, Tales of Suspense (Vol. 1) #50, Iron Man (Vol. 1) #275, The Origin of Galactus, and Fantastic Four (Vol. 1)# 341. Reprinting the classic collections that spotlight the villains you love to hate - featuring the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus, Magneto the Master of Magnetism, Kang the Conqueror, the Kingpin of Crime, the sinister Mandarin, and the indomidable Fin Fang Foom! Featuring the talents of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Chris Claremont, Walt Simonson, Dave Cockrum, John Romita, Sr., John Byrne, and more. Softcover, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Rocket Man. Story, art and cover by The Fillbach Brothers, Matt and Shawn Fillbach. A superhero saga in the tradition of classic underground comix. Captain Freebirds spirit guide leads him to Ivan, a Russian cosmonaut exiled from the Space Race; a drunk Ivan reveals his plan to return to space in a ship made from salvaged car parts. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover art by John Gallagher. Trouble In Paradise, script and art by John Gallagher; Captain Ultra has progressed from protecting the population to ruling them; Someone has to stop him, and his old sidekick seems to have returned from the dead. The Secret Files Of Doc Cyber character profile by John Gallagher. The Perilous Plan Of Gamblin' Dan, script by John Gallagher, pencils by John Gallagher (layouts) and Tim E. Ogline, inks by Tim E. Ogline; Gambling Dan has an insidious plan. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Variant cover by Jim Lee and Troy Hubbs. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover pencils by Jose Ladronn, inks by Juan Vlasco. Jungle Action, script by Joe Casey, pencils by Jose Ladronn, inks by Juan Vlasco; After the battle with Pierce, Cable crash lands in Wakanda where he becomes a guest of the Black Panther; Klaw invades Wakanda to repair his vibranium sonic blaster. 38 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

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Power and Glory Part 1 of 3. "Credibility Gap" Guest-starring Thor. Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Ron Garney. Inks by John Beatty and Andy Smith. Cover by Ron Garney. Thor and Captain America storm into Hydra's London headquarters! And after smashing the Hydra contingent inside, they return to New York. Shortly thereafter, another challenge from Hydra arises! The Sensational Hydra takes hostages at the Empire State Building and calls on Cap to come and rescue them! Once the Living Legend reaches the observation deck, he finds the hostages! But then he finds someone else! Someone he was not expecting: a sinister Skrull! What does the alien race want with Captain America? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan, Iron Man, and the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. This story was reprinted in 2011 in the hardcover: Marvel Premiere Classic Library Edition #65: Captain America To Serve & Protect. The hardcover collects issues #1 thru #7.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

COW AND CHICKEN - Cow and Chicken visit a county fair, where Cow is mistaken for an entry in the dairy barn. While Cow is winning a blue ribbon, Chicken wanders down the midway and is offered a job by a shifty carnival barker (who looks an awful lot like the Red Guy). Chicken looks forward to life in the carny, until he meets his new sideshow partner--Eddie the Geek. In a back-up story, Chicken thinks Cow's ballet class is for sissies, until he finds out that the handsome prince gets to wear...a sword! Cool! Written by Michael Kraiger. Art by Glenn Barr and Tim Harkins. Cover by Glenn Barr. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $1.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Lea Hernandez. Introduction by Kurt Busiek. Set in Victorian-era Texas, Cathedral is the story of a sentient computer and its caretakers, Glory and Summer as they face forces that could destroy Cathedral and tear them apart forever. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Cover art by Jim Balent. Reap What You Sow, script by Devin K. Grayson, pencils by Jim Balent, inks by John Stanisci; Catwoman stops Poison Ivy unleashing seeds into the Gotham reservoir. Cataclysm crossover continued from Detective Comics #721; Cataclysm crossover continues in Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1. Cataclysm Part 15 of 17. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds). Rick's Story 11, script by Dave Sim, art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds); Jaka walks into Cerebus's bar. Mama's Boy part 4 article by Sim. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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First $2.50 cover price. Cover pencils by John Paul Leon, inks by Shawn Martinbrough. Today Is a Long Time Coming, script by Steven Grant, pencils by John Paul Leon and Mike Zeck, inks by Bill Reinhold and Denis Rodier; In a bar, Rocky Davis regales Clay Brody with stories of glory days, including battles with Tyrannosaurus X and the Iron Dictator; And how the Challengers saved the Space Race; Summoned by the President, the Challengers blew into space to find a missing astronaut; They are zapped aboard a spaceship and pitted against the Alien-like Xerons who plan to destroy Earth; When the Challengers get a chance to destroy the planet Xeron, they balk at slaughtering innocents--and win the contest; The drippy-pod Enochians, Guardians of the Space-Time Continuum, tested both races before they ventured into space; The Xerons are banished to their planet for 1,000 years. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover pencils by J. H. Williams III, inks by Mick Gray. Weep for the Future, script by D. Curtis Johnson (plotter, scripter) and J. H. Williams III (plotter), pencils by J. H. Williams III, inks by Mick Gray; Sent to do a babysitting job as punishment for messing up her job in South America, Chase finally gets to meet her boss, Director Bones; Then her boyfriend, sister, and old business partner from San Fransico drop by, since it is just an easy job watching the Teen Titans premiere their new action figures; Then Booster Gold shows up and things get a little tense; But not as tense as when the Clock King and his new gang show up to crash the party and make a name for themselves. Profiles for Cameron Chase and the Teen Titans, pencils by J. H. Williams III. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood. "Stop the Presses" Part 1 and 2, script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Miss Grundy makes Cheryl the co-editor of the school newspaper; Cheryl covers the boring goings-ons at Riverdale with Dilton as her photographer; Cheryl and her Pembrooke friends photoshop the pictures and alter the headlines to make them more interesting. Fan art. Headline Fashions! illustration. "Talent Who Needs It?"; Cheryl, who is tone deaf, lip syncs at the school talent show. Stop the Presses Fashion illustration. "Wigged Out," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Cheryl buys an assortment of wigs so she can change her hairstyle every day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Renaissance Man - Written by John Francis Moore. Art and Cover by Paul Guinan & Steve Leialoha. Walker Gabriel isn't the only time traveler in 1873. Meet Alexandra, a time-travelling gypsy with a mean left hook! But can she save him from the time policing Linear Man out for Gabriel's blood? Escaping further into the past, Gabriel meets the devilish DCU favorite Jason Blood, and has to make a fateful decision that could destroy time as we know it! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Vol 30, Num 1, #140; Species 2, H.R. Giger, John Carpenter's Vampires, X-Files movie, Deep Impact, Tarzan and the Lost City, Godzilla Cover price $5.99.

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This is the SECOND printing as noted in indicia. Cover price $2.95.

Spring 1998. First Issue DC Special 100-Page Super Spectacular. A True Golden Age: DC Comics 1967-74. Featuring Carmine Infantino, Joe Orlando, Dick Giordano, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Mike Sekowsky, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson, Julius Schwartz, Marv Wolfman. Batman cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $5.95.

Art by Simon Bisley. Ward off trespassers from your mantle with this FAKK 2 stand-up. Stands: 10-in. tall. Full color.

Original cover price: $2.95. May 8, 1998. Who Killed Gwen Stacy? After 25 years...a comic-book mystery revealed! Gwen Stacy cover. Cover price $2.95.

May 15, 1998. It's 20 years later and they're still questing - an interview with ElfQuest's Wendy and Richard Pini; But I Digress by Peter David - Peter pens melodies for the Pinis; Dan T's Inferno by Dan Tyree - ElfQuest helped end Dan's bachelorhood; Point of View by Mark Evanier - Mark was stupefied at a revival of Li'l Abner; Tony's Tips by Tony Isabella - Tony "helped" make ElfQuest an independent title. Also in this issue: Ad Information; CBG Calendar; Classifieds; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; For Art's Sake; Mass o' Media; Now Appearing; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Scouting Report; Showcase; The Spirit; Subscription Service; What, Where & When. Cover price $2.95.

Wonder Woman Special cover issue of the Comics Buyer's Guide #1279 May 22, 1998. Features include Ask Mr. Silver Age article featuring: Wonder Reprints A pop quiz on Wonder Woman Extra Credit: It's de plane! Cover price $2.95.

May 29, 1998. Barry Windsor-Smith - cool people want cool comics; Pittsburgh Con report; Nick Fury TV movie; to hack and back. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover price $2.95.

Smiley the Psychotic Button preview, Xena/Wonder Woman, Warren Ellis's Aliens, Dracula back at Marvel, Fanboy, more Star Wars. Smiley cover. Cover price $2.35. Cover price $2.35.

Interview with underground cartoonist Spain - down the back alleys and side streets; interview with Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man). Cover price $5.95.

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Newspaper comic strip reprints: Modesty Blaise, The Phantom, Tarzan by Russ Manning, Steve Canyon, Sky Masters by Jack Kirby Cover price $5.95.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Stop Them!" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "The Man who Changed Sides" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.