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Comic books April 1989

  • Issue #12
    Official Prince Valiant (1988) 12
  • Issue #1
    Official Prince Valiant King Size (1989) 1
  • Issue #198904
    Omni (1978-1995) Magazine 198904
    Published Apr 1989 by Omni.

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  • Issue #1
    Omni Men (1989 Blackthorne) 1

    Red Tape. Story by Steve Perry. Art by Jim Reddington and Rico Rival. Cover by Jim Reddington and Kevin Nowlan. A super-team from Blackthorne Publishing featuring Darkon, Adam-1, Genesis Lee, Ravenlock, Zephyr and Warstar. They work for the NSB (National Security Bureau), commissioned to battle the international crime cartel Terror, Inc. When Terror targets the U.S., the Omni Men and women must race against time to save the eastern seaboard from nuclear disaster. Featuring cover inks by future superstar artist Kevin Nowlan. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

  • Issue #9
    Oriental Heroes (1988) 9
    Published Apr 1989 by Jademan.
  • Issue #10
    Oriental Heroes (1988) 10
    Published Apr 1989 by Jademan.

    Cover by Tony Wong. "Victory Prizes," script by Mike Baron, art by Tony Wong; After escaping from Crag Castle Prison, Tiger fights Jupiter and his monstrous hound, while Gold Dragon fights the remaining Devil brothers, and White Beau tries to rescue him. "Jademan Kung Fu Comics," art by Tony Wong. Part 2 - Rough Layout Stage instructional article on producing comics. Free poster inside. 76 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #18
    Original Astro Boy (1987) 18

    Escape from Nowhere. Story and art by Brian Thomas. Cover by Brian Thomas and Marc Hansen. A controversial (to fans) adaptation of the beloved manga and anime series from Now Comics. While I.Q. Plenty and the shuttle crew try to repair Astro, King Cosmo and the Cybots are moved by his words and his sacrifice. 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

  • Vol. 18 #4

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  • Issue #5
    Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) 5

    Story and art by Johji Manabe. More of the best manga from Japan! Princess Kahm takes Tetsuya, her reluctant Earthly lover, to her massive flagship where he discovers the history of the galaxy-spannings Santovaksu Empire, and learns that to Kahm's people, the human race are "insects" that must be exterminated! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #2
    Phantom (1989 DC 2nd Series) 2

    A gunrunner who's already been marked by the Phantom's sign of the skull is about to learn the true meaning of the power of the Ghost Who Walks. Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Written by Mark Verheiden, with art by Luke McDonnell. Cover by McDonnell. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

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  • Issue #9
    Pineapple Army (1988) 9
  • Issue #10
    Pineapple Army (1988) 10
    Published Apr 1989 by Viz.
  • Vol. 36 #4
    Playboy Magazine (1953-Present HMH Publishing) Vol. 36 #4

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    $155 CGC Playboy April 1989 CGC 9.0 PLAYBOY CGC Girls of the Big East CGC

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  • Issue #3

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  • Issue #11
    Power of the Atom (1988) 11

    Apr 1989. This is one fight Ray Palmer hasn't been looking forward to as the Atom goes up against Paul Hoben, the man who stole his wife and his original size-changing belt. Continued next issue. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Graham Nolan and Kez Wilson. Cover by Nolan and Brett Breeding. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #45
    Power Pack (1984 1st Series) 45

    Cover art by June Brigman and Hilary Barta. Who Am I This Time?, script by Julianna Jones, pencils by June Brigman, inks by Hilary Barta, epilogue of the Revenge of the Bogeyman storyline, includes the Inferno Demons. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #4
    Previews (1989) 4
    Published Apr 1989 by Diamond.

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  • Issue #75
    Prevue (1984 Steranko) 75

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    Mediascene Prevue 75 Volume 2 Number 35. Super Women of the Summer Hits, featuring Sybil Danning, Kim Basinger (Batman), Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters II), Alison Doody (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Amanda Pays (Leviathan), Talisa Soto (License to Kill), Nancy Mette, Maria Ford. Sybil Danning cover. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #437
    PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1951) 437
  • Issue #30
    Psi-Force (1986) 30

    Justice/Psi-Force Crossover: Part 6 of 7 - The Siberian Project: Part 4 of 4 - "The Serpent's Kin!" Guest-starring Justice. Story by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Rodney Ramos and Chris Ivy. This is it, the final showdown with super powerful Rodstvow! It's a battle not everyone will survive. Story concludes in Justice (1986) #30. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

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    $3 Psi Force #30 1989 FN

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  • Issue #18
    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) 18

    Cover art by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams. Face Off, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Whilce Portacio, inks by Scott Williams; The Punisher, Microchip, and Vernon break into the Kingpin's tower. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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    $2 BARGAIN BOOK ($5 MIN PURCHASE) Punisher #18 (1989 Marvel) Free Combine Shipping
    $60 PUNISHER #18 - CGC 8.5 - KINGPIN - WHILCE PORTACIO COVER & ART
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  • Issue #18MJ
    Punisher (1987 2nd Series) Mark Jewelers 18MJ

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    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams. Face Off, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Whilce Portacio, inks by Scott Williams; The Punisher, Microchip, and Vernon break into the Kingpin's tower. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #5
    Punisher War Journal (1988 1st Series) 5
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4353215015
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    Cover art by Jim Lee and Carl Potts. Crucible, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams; Punisher battles Sniper, who was in his old Vietnam unit. Punisher's Arsenal by Eliot R. Brown. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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    $7 Marvel Comics Punisher War Journal Punisher War Journal 1st Series #5 EX
    $18 1989 MARVEL VOL 1 1988 SERIES THE PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5 FN/VF ISSUE COMIC BOOK
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  • Issue #1
    Purgatory USA (1989) 1

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    Stories, art and cover by Ed Brubaker. The first published work of Ed Brubaker, later a superstar writer for DC and Marvel. Brief glimpses of life in small-town Maynardville, USA, which Brubaker quickly abandoned to work on Lowlife. Welcome to Maynardville; Chicken; The Rain; A Minor Altercation. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.75.

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  • Issue #27
    Question (1987 1st Series) 27

    Hub City's mayor-elect, Myra Fermin, lies in a coma...and the city itself lies on the edge of disaster...with the only hope for both to be found in an issue of a comic book from the 1940's. Written by Dennis O'Neil, with art by Denys Cowan, Rick Stasi, Malcolm Jones III and Terry Beatty. Cover by Cowan. Suggested for Mature Readers. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #7
    Ralph Snart Adventures (1988-1992 Now) 3rd Series 7

    Stories, art and new cover by Marc Hansen. Color reprints of the second series about Ralph Snart, a foul-tempered accountant whose subconscious is the locale of fantastic adventures. Ralph is in trouble when his brain and his creator, artist Marc Hansen, both take a powder. Also, Ralph gets drunk with aliens on his blind date, and another alien named Joe gets a job. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.75.

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    $6 37879: Now RALPH SNART ADVENTURES #1 VF Grade

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  • Issue #8
    Real Ghostbusters (1988 Now) 8

    Toad Island. Story by James Van Hise. Art by John Tobias, plus a pinup by Guy Davis. Cover by Marc Hansen and John Tobias. The official comic adaptation of the popular 1980s cartoon series, inspired in turn by the hit movies. At the Toad Island amusement park, fish-like people are kidnapping patrons to appease something called the Deepest One. When the Ghostbusters investigate, Janine is kidnapped by the fish people, and only another fish person can help them save her. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #42
    Real Ghostbusters Magazine (UK) 42

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  • Issue #15
    Realm (1986 Arrow/Caliber) 15

    Cover art by Guy Davis and Sandy Schreiber. The Darkness Before the Dawn, script by Ralph Griffith and Guy Davis, pencils by Guy Davis, inks by Dirk Johnston and Randy Zimmerman; the group attacks Terrorek and company, the dark kills Marjorie, and Alex uses pure light to destroy the evil. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #4
    Ribit (1989 Comico) 4

    Story, art and cover by Frank Thorne. Part 4 of 4. Sahtee finally recovers the Orb and changes herself back to normal, though she is unwilling to return everyone else to their proper selves. For Ribit and Thog, this is a good thing. For a few others, like the Alchemist Boomer Fen, they are left to plot their revenge. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Rip Kirby TPB (1989 Pioneer) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond.  Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Pioneer Comics presents reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Collects the daily strips from July 23, 1946 to December 7, 1946. Rip's old foe The Mangler targets the germ warfare formula Rip is escorting to the authorities in Washington; band leader Swanee hires Rip to investigate a blackmail case. Liquid Murder; Fatal Forgeries. Final issue of the series. Softcover, 9-in. x 11.5.-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #5
    Roachmill (1988 Dark Horse) 5

    By Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney. Another change-of-pace issue for the future's deadliest bounty hunter as creators Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney shift gears to show the serious side of Roachmill! In this, the first part of a three-issue series-within-the-series, Roachmill is hired to protect a neighborhood from a vicious serial killer. The killer's victims: local prostitutes. Roachmill's employers: their pimps! B&W. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #6
    Robotech 2 The Sentinels Book 1 (1988) 6

    Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, Cabell's attempts to capture an Invid Hellcat and study it finally prove successful; Minmei and Janice, a singing partner, prepare a song for Rick and Lisa's wedding; and Edwards finds something to cause problems for Rick and Lisa in "The Best Laid Plans." Script by Tom Mason & Chris Ulm and art by Jason Waltrip. Issue also has a sneak preview of "Tiger X." Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #1
    Robotech 2 The Sentinels Wedding Special (1989) 1

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    $11 Robotech II: The Sentinels Wedding Special #1 (1989, Eternity) New Warehouse VG

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  • Issue #27
    Rogue Trooper (1986 Quality/Fleetway) 27
  • Issue #3
    Rust Vol. 2 (1989 Now 2nd Series) 3

    Story by Katherine Llewellyn. Art by Jeff Laubenstein, Eric Brant, Galen Davis, Marc Hansen and Katherine Llewellyn. Cover by Jeff Laubenstein. The return of the cult series about a reluctant superhero with a metal skin. Scott is captured by the Cuban dictator, while Debbie and the forces of the Resistance plan to either free him – or salute him as a martyr to the cause. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #14
    Sable (1988) 14

    It's Christmas and not everyone is enjoying the season and Sable has to deal with a gang in "And the Creatures were Stirring." Script by Marv Wolfman & Cherie Wilkerson and art by Bill Jaaska & E.R. Cruz. Cover price $1.95.

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    $6 SABLE # 14 G/VG FIRST COMICS 1989 BILL JAASKA E.R. CRUZ

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  • Issue #6
    Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 6
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0907402001
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    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Dark Denstiny starring Sub-Mariner, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; recaps events of the late 40s and 50s. Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 5 of a Personal View interview with Bill Everett by Roy Thomas (reprinted from Alter Ego #11). 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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  • Issue #31
    Sam Slade Robohunter (1986) 31
  • Issue #14
    Samhain (1986) 14

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    Samhain (1986) #014, Freddy & Leatherface Interviewed, World Execlusive: Living Doll, Video Nazis, Black Sunday

  • Issue #5A
    Samuree (1987 1st Series Continuity) 5A

    Direct Edition cover by Mark Beachum. The Passion Within... Story by Elliot S! Maggin, Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Steve Geiger, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, and Neal Adams. An orphaned American girl raised on an isolated island of Japanese martial arts experts becomes not a samurai or a sensei, but a samuree. Samuree's mission to rescue the hostages becomes even more desperate when she learns that the key player in her origin story is among them. Featuring a script assist from DC legend Elliot S! Maggin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #5B
    Samuree (1987 1st Series Continuity) 5B

    Newsstand Edition cover by Mark Beachum. The Passion Within... Story by Elliot S! Maggin, Neal Adams and Peter Stone. Art by Steve Geiger, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, and Neal Adams. An orphaned American girl raised on an isolated island of Japanese martial arts experts becomes not a samurai or a sensei, but a samuree. Samuree's mission to rescue the hostages becomes even more desperate when she learns that the key player in her origin story is among them. Featuring a script assist from DC legend Elliot S! Maggin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #4
    Sandman (1989 DC/Vertigo) 4
    • Paper: White
    • Label #3715347015
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4335164003
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #2064272013
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4309666008
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #3766096018
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    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-44F9D75-041
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4003350005
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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3805832001
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #3964320003
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    The Sandman journeys into the depths of hell to battle a demon for possession of his stolen mystical helmet. Written by Neil Gaiman, with art by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg. Painted cover by Dave McKean. Suggested for Mature Readers. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

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    $125 Sandman #4 CGC 9.6 DC Comics 1989
    $152 The Sandman, Vol. 2 #4 (9.2 NM-)
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  • Issue #10
    Savage Henry (1987 Vortex/Rip Off Press) 10

    Story, art and cover by Matt Howarth. A spin-off from Howarths Post Bros., featuring the adventures of Henry, guitarist for a trans-dimensional rock band. If he wants to save Caroline, Savage Henry has no choice but to pit The Hood against Professor Eds Max units. Backup story features a Con and Cthulu adventure. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #159
    Savage Sword of Conan (1974 Marvel) 159

    Conan is enslaved in "The Wheel." By Charles Dixon, Mike Docherty and Dave Simons. This issue also features King Kull in "The Plague King" by Charles Dixon and Don Perlin. Joe Jusko front cover. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #115
    Science Fiction Chronicle (1979-2006 Algol Press/DNA Publications) 115

    March 1989. The Monthly SF and Fantasy Newsmagazine. Book and publishing news and reviews. Frederik Pohl column. Debbie Hughes cover painting. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 42 pages on white paper. Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #13
    Scout War Shaman (1988) 13

    It's Beau La Duke going alone against everyone as he attempts on his own to halt the flow of supplies to Redwire's insurgent troops in "Border Lord." Script by Timothy Truman & Beau Smith and art by Timothy Truman & Todd Fox. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #39
    Secret Origins (1986 DC 2nd Series) 39

    "The Secret Origin of Man-Bat" is by Jan Strnad (script) & Kevin Nowlan (everything else). Plus, Animal Man in "The Myth of the Creation." Script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Tom Grummett, inks by Doug Hazlewood. Animal Man tale continues in Animal Man (1988) #10. Cover by Michael W. Kaluta. Cover price $1.50.

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  • Issue #5
    Semper Fi (1988) 5
    Published Apr 1989 by Marvel.

    Andy Kubert/John Severin art Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #5
    Shattered Earth (1988) 5