Comic books September 1985

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Duty Over All!" Guest-starring Firelord. Script by Roger Stern. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. In the depths of the Andromeda Galaxy, Nebula and her band of mercenaries score a major hit on the remnants of the Skrull empire! However during the attack, Captain Marvel is finally able to relay a message back to Avengers Mansion! And shortly thereafter five avengers plus Firelord blast off into space and then through subspace to reach the galaxy next door. Fortunately, the Avengers quickly locate Captain Marvel, and meet the crescent city avenger's new allies: the Skrulls! Hold on…teaming up with the Skrulls, is that allowed in the Avengers' playbook?! But adversity makes strange bedfellows, and the Skrulls and the Avengers join forces to challenge Nebula! Cameo appearances by She-Hulk and Wyatt Wingfoot. Flashback cameo by Galactus to recap the events of Fantastic Four 257. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Firelord and the Skrulls guest star in "Duty Over All!" Script by Roger Stern, layouts by John Buscema, finished art by Tom Palmer. Cover price $0.65.

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After suffering a breakdown when he couldn't save his mother, the Badger is in bad shape and everyone tries to help him in "Breakdown on the Road to Happiness." Script by Mike Baron and art by Bill Reinhold & Jeff Dee. Cover price $2.50.

Fall 1985. Articles on Labyrinth and Howard the Duck. David Bowie photo cover.

Fall 1985. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 32 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover art by Tom Mandrake. Ebon Masquery starring Batman, Robin, Alfred, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Black Mask, script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; to lure Black Mask, Bruce Wayne hosts a masquerade ball at Wayne Manor. Assault on Mount Mayhem starring Mask 16-page promo/preview, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Mike Chen, inks by Joe Delbeato. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Tom Mandrake. Ebon Masquery starring Batman, Robin, Alfred, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Black Mask, script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; to lure Black Mask, Bruce Wayne hosts a masquerade ball at Wayne Manor. Assault on Mount Mayhem starring Mask 16-page promo/preview, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Mike Chen, inks by Joe Delbeato. 48 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

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1st appearance of Looker - "A Serpent in Eden!" Part 1 of 3. Written by Mike W. Barr. Art and cover by Alan Davis. Halo gets mixed up with a mysterious cult. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with .95 cent cover price - Halo gets mixed up with a mysterious cult in "A Serpent in Eden!" Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Alan Davis. Davis cover. Cover price $0.95.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Halo gets mixed up with a mysterious cult in "A Serpent in Eden!" Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Alan Davis. Davis cover. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price - The wedding of Rex Mason (Metamorpho) and Sapphire Stagg does not go off without a hitch in "Dissembler At The Wedding!" Script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by David Ross, inks by Dan Adkins. Story takes place between BATO #27 and #28. Masters of Disaster appear. Jim Aparo cover. Cover price $1.60.

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September 28, 1985

The Baum Bugle: A Journal of Oz (1985) Volume 29 #2 is published three times annually by The International Wizard of Oz Club.

Volume 28, Issue 358 - September 2, 1885. The Prince of Pan-Out; or, The Beautiful Navajo's Mission. 9" x 13", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 359 - September 9, 1885. Yellow Jack, the Mestizo; or, Tiger Dick to the Rescue. 9" x 13", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 360 - September 16, 1885. Jumping Jerry, the Gamecock from Sundown; or, A Craw Full of Sand. 9" x 13", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 361 - September 23, 1885. Tombstone Dick, the Train Pilot; or, The Traitor's Trail. A Story of the Arizonian Wilds. 9" x 13", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 362 - September 30, 1885. Buffalo Bill's Grip; or, Oath-Bound to Custer. A Romance of a Real Trail that Ended in the Avenging of the Heroes, Custer and his Three Hundred Troopers who Fell in "Sitting Bull's Battle of the Big Horn.". 9" x 13", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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Cover by Steve Bissette. Written by Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, Bill Kelley, David Bianculli, Glenn Lovell and Earl J. Bondgrasse. Art by Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, Joe Ragusa, Tom Marnick, John Totleben and Ernie Pasanen. Featuring: "Lo" by Steve Bissette; "Sneaky Pete" by Rick Veitch; "Forgotten Fears of the Fifties" by Bill Kelley, David Bianculli, Glenn Lovell, Earl J. Bondgrasse, Bissette, Veitch, Joe Ragusa, Tom Marnick, John Totleben and Ernie Pasanen; "Curious Thing" by Bissette; 1-page story "Pick of the Litter" by Bissette; and "Cell Food" by Veitch and Bissette. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Rick Veitch. Written by Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, Lawrence Shell and Jack Venooker. Art by Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, John Totleben and unknown. Featuring: 1-page untitled story by Steve Bissette; "Conquest of the Banana Planet!" by Rick Veitch; dinosaur tale "Scraps" by Bissette; "Earth Invasion" by Lawrence Shell and unknown; "Arena" by Jack Venooker and Bissette; Peanuts parody "Nutpeas!" by Veitch; and 1-page "Hell's Bells" illo by Vietch, Bissette and John Totleben. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Reprints: "Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors" by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan and George Klein from Superboy #117; "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire" and "The Victory of the Evil Legionnaire" by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney from Adventure Comics #330; "The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains" and "The Revolt of the Super-Villains" by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney from Adventure Comics #331; "The Super-Moby Dick of Space" and "The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad" by Ed Hamilton and John Forte from Adventure Comics #332; "The War Between Krypton and Earth" and "The Civil War of the Legion" by Ed Hamilton, John Forte and George Klein from Adventure Comics #333; "The Unknown Legionnaire" and "The Secret of Unknown Boy" by Ed Hamilton, John Forte and Sheldon Moldoff from Adventure Comics #334. Paris Cullins/Bob Smith cover. Cover price $1.50.

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price - Reprints: "Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors" by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan and George Klein from Superboy #117; "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire" and "The Victory of the Evil Legionnaire" by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney from Adventure Comics #330; "The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains" and "The Revolt of the Super-Villains" by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney from Adventure Comics #331; "The Super-Moby Dick of Space" and "The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad" by Ed Hamilton and John Forte from Adventure Comics #332; "The War Between Krypton and Earth" and "The Civil War of the Legion" by Ed Hamilton, John Forte and George Klein from Adventure Comics #333; "The Unknown Legionnaire" and "The Secret of Unknown Boy" by Ed Hamilton, John Forte and Sheldon Moldoff from Adventure Comics #334. Paris Cullins/Bob Smith cover. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Edited by Matt Shaughnessy. Best of Gil Thorpe Volume One (September 1985) is a trade paperback edition reprinting Gil Thorpe comic strip dailies by creator Jack Berrill. Features selected 1963 to 1982 football, basketball, and baseball storylines centering on Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Also in this first volume, a summary of storyline for the Gil Thorp comic strip from 1958 through 1985. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 218 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Edited by Matt Shaughnessy. Best of Gil Thorpe Volume One (September 1985) is a trade paperback edition reprinting Gil Thorpe comic strip dailies by creator Jack Berrill. Features selected 1963 to 1982 football, basketball, and baseball storylines centering on Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Also in this first volume, a summary of storyline for the Gil Thorp comic strip from 1958 through 1985. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 218 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Missing Children public service announcement with the Archie gang. "The Bottom Line," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty's been reading a book on inner peace and one date with Archie puts everything she's learned to the test. "The Gray Nineties," pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr.(?), inks by Jim DeCarlo; While leafing through an album in the attic, Betty daydreams about living in the 1890s. Katy Keene Fan Club. "Match Point," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie is getting tennis lessons from Sheila, the shapely new tennis pro. Betty fashion page by Dan DeCarlo. "In the Swing of Things," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie and Betty hear Fred playing one of his old Benny Badman records and take it to the school dance. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.65.

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"The Black Dragon: Part 5 of 6!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Bolton. In a moment before the fall of the executioner's blade, Sir James' life is spared by the astonishing arrival of Morgan Le Fey, sorceress and sister to Kong Arthur! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

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Stories by Gene Day, Dave Sim, Mark Shainblum, Dave McCarthy and Ronn Sutton, plus an intro by publisher Deni Loubert. Art by Gene Day, David Day, Gabriel Morrissette, Joe Erslavas and Dave Sim. Painted cover by Gene Day. An anthology title envisioned by artist Gene Day in the 1970s, featuring work by Day, his brothers Dan and David, and his artist friends. The series did not see print until after Gene's death in 1982, when his friends brought it to Renegade Press as a tribute to Gene's life and work. This issue includes Sequence, a Gene Day story completed by Dave Sim after Day's death, and a letter from famed comics writer Doug Moench. The Infinite Man; An Evil Clause; Sequence; Harry. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.70.

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When Verner's Vanquisher abducts Marla, it's Blue Devil (with some unwanted help from Kid Devil) to the rescue in "Damsel In Distress". Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Rick Magyar. Bonus insert: 16-page MASK comic by Michael Fleisher, Mike Chen and Joe Delbeato. Paris Cullins/Gary Martin cover. Cover price $0.75.