American Century (2001) comic books 2002-2004

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Route 66 - Written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman. Art by Warren Pleece. Cover by John Van Fleet. A stand-alone issue and a perfect entry point for new readers! On his way out of Los Angeles, Harry Kraft is an easy rider down the famous two-lane blacktop. But when he makes a pit stop at a roadside cafe, he finds a hot blonde who'll do anything to escape her dead-end marriage to a boorish mechanic. Harry loves her cherry pie, but is it enough to make him commit murder? 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. "...an escape into a secret, cynical world where morality drains out like blood into a gutter." -Time.com Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. Part 1 of the 4-Part "White Lightning." Anti-hero/adventurer Harry Kraft's knee-deep in rednecks, working for the public good in North Carolina ? where the locals like their stock car racing fast and their liquor home-brewed. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. Part 2 of the 4-Part "White Lightning." Harry Kraft's getting a dose of Southern comfort from Lorelei, a stock car racer who's burning up the track ? not to mention Harry's bed. A Yankee ATF agent comes to town and Wallace Pitt's plot to control Newton's moonshine trade explodes in violence and vengeance. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. Part 3 of the 4-Part "White Lightning," featuring guest-pencils by Luke Ross (X-Man). Harry Kraft rides shotgun with uptight ATF Agent Gilmore after Sheriff Falk is mortally wounded in a gun-blazing car chase with local moonshiners. Harry and Gilmore are dead set on nailing the bad guys, if they don't kill each other first. The Korean War hits home as Wallace Pitt mourns the death of his son, and Lorelei makes a decision that will change her relationship with Harry forever. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. Part 4 of the 4-part "White Lightning." Hell hath no fury like a man betrayed, as Wallace Pitt's moonshine consortium explodes in high octane action and his daughter Lorelei meets a fiery fate on a hairpin turn. Newton, North Carolina - not to mention Harry Kraft - will never be the same. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. A new storyline begins with "An American in Paris," Part 1 of 3. Still stinging from Lorelei's betrayal, Harry Kraft's traded the backwoods of North Carolina for the bistros of Paris. Drinking le wine, reading le book, and cutting le cheese, Harry's in ex-pat heaven until he meets up with an old army buddy named Buddy who needs a favor. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. "An American in Paris," Part 2 of 3. Harry Kraft discovers a warehouse full of stolen paintings, but the Nazi loot is le key to a pompous French art dealer's plan to flood the world with near-perfect frauds. With Henri, the half-baked baker, on his tail, Harry's only hope is the mysterious Angelique. But will this Parisian angel put him on Cloud Nine, or six feet under? MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND DIGITAL CHAMELEON. PAINTED COVER BY JIM SILKE. Part 1 of the 4-part "Coming Home." Harry Kraft's back in Chicago, blowing hot air in the Windy City and hoping life's changed since he left. The jazz clubs are still hopping, the cops are still corrupt, and the camera clubs are still clicking. But when Harry finds out his black sheep brother's no longer among the living, it forces him into a reunion with the one person he wishes was dead. Whatever happens, don't touch the hair. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY JIM SILKE. Part 2 of the 5-part "Coming Home." In "Beth Wish," Harry Kraft comes face to face with his spiteful wife, who's making a fortune in mail-order porn. Will Beth turn his life into a living hell, or can Harry get protection from the cops on the take? The Korean War winds down, and it's the joy of sax, as Ethlie meets Artie at the jazz club. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY JIM SILKE. Part 3 of the 5-part "Coming Home." Harry Kraft's honeymoon in Chicago is cut short, as he's forced to say "I do" to his wife's proposal. But can he divorce himself from Beth's deadly plan in time to save his own skin? Artie has a heart-to-heart with his parole officer; the crooked cops engage in brutal honesty; and Ethlie falls in love with chicken chow mein. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LAMING AND DIGITAL CHAMELEON. PAINTED COVER BY JIM SILKE. "Coming Home" Part 4 of 5. Harry Kraft finds an ally in his plan to frame a pair of crooked cops, but his wife's double-dealing could cost Harry his freedom. Artie and Ethlie do a figure-eight when they go ice skating, Beth breaks in a new boyfriend, and McFadden plays it safe when he empties his safety deposit box. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY MARC LANNING AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY JIM SILKE. "Coming Home" Part 5 of 5. Blackmail, theft, arson, destruction of private property, assaulting a police officer, and impersonating a ghost. These are just a few of the crimes committed, as Harry Kraft's return to his hometown of Chicago comes to an explosive - and deadly - conclusion. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLENN ORBIK. "Tramps" Part 1 of 2. Harry Kraft's hopping freight trains when an unexpected stop lands him in a Hobo Jungle outside Charity, Ohio. But Harry doesn't believe in charity, and when a grisly murder rains on his parade, he looks to a heroin-addicted hooker named Faith for answers. MATURE READERS FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LUKE ROSS AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. "Tramps" Part 2 of 2. Hobos in Nazi Uniforms? It's all a bad dream for Harry Kraft... and the nightmare doesn't end when he wakes up. The local prostitute needs a fix, the local fixer needs an alibi, and Harry needs a one-way ticket out of Charity, Ohio - a seedy little town full of big secrets and bigger lies, where people like Harry wind up dead. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY JOHN SEVERIN. PAINTED COVER BY CHAYKIN. This Western one-shot introduces Harry Kraft's great-grandfather - an Eastern European immigrant who takes on an evil Kansas land baron to help save a little house on the prairie. Special guest-artist John Severin (DESPERADOES: QUIET OF THE GRAVE, Frontline Combat) handles the art chores, with a painted cover by Howard Chaykin. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LAN MEDINA AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. Kicking off the final AMERICAN CENTURY storyline - the 3-part "Bite the Big Apple" - featuring art by FABLES artist Lan Medina. Harry Kraft takes Manhattan by storm when he gets a gig writing super comic books for a seedy publisher. Beatniks and politics collide as a sexy, Hollywood starlet makes a surprise return and a midget wrestler gets his big break. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LAN MEDINA AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. In "Smackdown," Harry creates Starburst Comics' newest costumed hero, and Tiny Tim wrestles with his conscience... for the championship belt. Plus, the return of an old flame as a familiar Hollywood starlet takes on Broadway. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.

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WRITTEN BY HOWARD CHAYKIN AND DAVID TISCHMAN. ART BY LAN MEDINA AND JOHN STOKES. PAINTED COVER BY GLEN ORBIK. In the final issue of the series, Harry Kraft's adventures go out with a bang and a whimper, thanks to a hot night with Broadway bombshell Mindy Marin. Meanwhile, Starburst's costumed hero, Dr. Dream, seeks revenge on Tiny Tim's killers. MATURE READERS FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.75.