Comic books January 1990

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Sabretooth and Cable guest star in "Prey for the Living." Script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Hilary Barta. Liefeld/Scott Williams cover. Cover price $1.00.

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Titan Plague: Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring Deathstroke. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Tom grummett and Al Vey. Cover by Tom Grummett and George Perez. The Titans are being infected with a mysterious illness, and not even Raven's abilities can save them. Who is responsible for this plague, and what does the Titans' deadliest adversary Deathstroke the Terminator have to do with it? Cover price $1.75.

8" x 10.5", 88 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

8" x 10.5", 104 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

8" x 10.5", 108 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

8" x 10.5", 100 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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"Seat of power." Part 1 of 5. 20 pages. Story by Mike Baron. Pencils and cover by Tony Akins. Inks by Steve Huston. Stan heads to Ylum to try to find out why The Merk has deserted him. While there, he is invited to start the University of Ylum. However, Stan's new enemies, the Elvonic Brotherhood, have some ideas on the curriculum. "Helter Skelter." 6 pages. Story by Ian Carney. Pencils by Chuck Wojtkiewicz. Inks by Tom Baxa. Mezz hires Judah as concert security, but his best defense may be that old standby teenage love. 26 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Reprints early Nexus; Steve Rude art Cover price $1.50.

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The Chaos Serpent: Part 1 of 4. Stealth Warfare - Written by D.G. Chichester. Art and Cover by Keith Pollard & Kim DeMulder. You'd think that with the menace of the Death's Head Guards finally resolved, Nick could go back to the life he wants to lead. Well, Leviathan and the Coven are about to change Nick's plans forever! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

January/February 1990. The premiere gaming magazine for all things Nintendo. Each issue features game strategies, reviews and news on video games and related pop-culture. Full Color, 8.25" x 10.75". Cover price $3.50.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

"Lo, the Axeman Cometh!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Dale Keown and Fred Fredericks. Something terrible happens to Alfie's complete run of the Fantastic Four! Now you know that's just going to set him off... 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Dale Keown's 1st art at Marvel. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing. By Pat Oliphant. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages. PC/B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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Armageddon - The End is Nigh (Again); Personality - Do Genes Determine it All?; Seeking the Arctic Dinosaurs; Ruthless Selfishness - The Secret to Genetic Immortality - Dawkins; Arno Penzias - When Computers Become More Human. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Normandy 1944!" By Stephen Badsey. D-Day, 6 June 1944, saw the largest amphibious landing operation in history. From ports and harbours on the southern coast of England, an armada of troopships and landing craft launched the Allied return to mainland Europe. Stephen Badsey provides a concise account of the Normandy campaign, from the fiercely contested landings, to the struggle to capture Caen, the 'Cobra' offensive and the dramatic pursuit of the Germans to the River Seine. This was the crucial campaign of the Western theatre: after the Battle of Normandy the only question was how soon the war would end, not who would win it. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Austerlitz 1805!" By David Chandler. Austerlitz was the battle that established Napoleon's reputation: a classic example of the general's masterly use of deception to lure his enemy into a carefully devised trap. Beginning with the bold and crushing advance of the French Army from the Rhine to the Danube, David Chandler describes the envelopment of Mack's army at Ulm, the manoeuvres to Austerlitz and the counter-attack that resulted in the decisive defeat for the Austro-Russian Army. Excellent overview illustrations of the battlefield at Austerlitz supplement the text by clearly showing the movements of the opposing armies. A comprehensive guide to one of the most important battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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Story and art by Johji Manabe. The truce is broken! Disobeying orders, the ruthless Commander Geobaldi unleashes the full power of the Santovasku Punitive Fleet against the major cities of North America. And if that isn't enough action, Princess Kahm and Tetsuya prepare to spend their first night together! The fireworks will light up the skies! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.

1st printing. Published circa 1990. This book features cut-outs of all the magical characters fromt he Land of Oz. Young readers can cut the figures out and have a wonderful visual of the characters they are reading about in L. Frank Baum's amazing stories. There are 32 pages (with full oclor cut-outs on one side and blank on the back). Featuring everyone from Scarecrow and the Tin Man to Jack Pumpkinhead and Tik-Tok the Machine Man. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Shoe-String Binding), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 32 pages, full color. NO Cover Price.

International Wizard of Oz Club Edition - 1st prinitng. Based ont he charatcers created by L. Frank Baum. Written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Art by Jno R. Neil. This tale continues the story of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, along with the Wizard of Oz himself, Jellia, and the Soldier with the Green Whiskers. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 292 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). NO Cover Price.

1st printing. By Bill Amend. Foreword by Lynn Johnston. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring even more hilarious adventures with the Fox family. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

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1st printing. Written by L. Frank Baum. Art by John R. Neill. Brimming with the inspired whimsy, magical adventures and gentle humor that characterize the other Oz books, THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ begins when the Crooked Magician's wife wants a servant girl. The worthy dame makes a life-size patchwork doll with brown yarn for hair, silver-button eyes, perfectly sewn leather fingers and leather shoes, and a head and body made from a stuffed patchwork quilt. Ojo, a Munchkin boy traveling to the Land of Oz, secretly adds extra qualities to her brain - especially Cleverness - before the Crooked Magician adds the Powder of Life (his own concoction) to bring her to life. Upon coming to life the Patchwork girl accidentally spills a strange liquid on the Magician's wife and Ojo's companion Unc Nunkie, turning them to marble. Now, Ojo and the Patchwork Girl must journey through the Land of Oz in search of special ingredients for a concoction that will turn them back. Featuring appearances by Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 352 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Moby Dick!" Based on the story by Herman Melville. Art by Alex Nino. Moby Dick is the exciting story about Captain Ahab's compelling obsession to get his revenge and capture the Great White Wale... The story truly portrays the tradedy of hatred. This timeless epic is considered one of the strangest yet most powerful stories ever written. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Jan. 1, 1990. Jack Nicholson Batman on cover plus feature. 8-in. x 11-in, 108 Pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

When emergency food shipments for the drought-ravaged nation of Khagana disappear, the Phantom steps in to provide relief. Written by Mark Verheiden, with art by Luke McDonnell. Cover by McDonnell. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Wilson McCoy (not Ray Moore, despite what the cover says). Adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter called The Phantom. Collects The Phantom Sunday strips from September 15, 1957 to July 12, 1959. The Phantom seeks the truth about The Monster of Green Valley; A female journalist investigates rumors of a plant-worshipping cult; The story of how the modern-age Phantom assumed the title from his father. The Frameup, Part 2; The Monster of Green Valley; The Plant God of the Massau; A Tale of the Good Mark; The Childhood of the Phantom, part 1. The first story is continued from Phantom Sundays TPB (1989 Pioneer) #6-1ST. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. The original uncensored and uncut screenplay as written by eccentric movie director Ed Wood, Jr. Includes scenes edited from the movie, cast biographies, Ed Wood filmography, and an introduction by John Wooley. Softcover, 104 pages, Text (with B&W Photos from the movie).

Signed and numbered by Ted McKeever - 1st printing. Collects Plastic Forks (1990) #1-5. Story and art by Ted McKeever. Plastic Forks is a book of dreamlike and sometimes disconnected action. It takes place in an unspecified future in an institution devoted to shock and animal experiments. The Doctors of this institution set in motions events they cannot control. Softcover, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 1,200 copies. Cover price $39.95.

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Comic book based on the popular Police Academy series. In this issue, Baby Boomer, the mad bomber, has escaped from prison and has plans to get revenge on commandant Lassard. So officer Mahoney and the gang have to protect Lassard in "The Return of Baby Boomer." Issue also has "Jonesy's Day Off" in which Jonesy has a day off and decides to spend it practicing his sound effects, which enables him to help a lot of people. Scripts by Angelo DeCesare and art by Howard Post & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Bret Blevins. Chinks in the Armor, script by Terry Austin, art by Ernie Colon, Kingpin has Typhoid masquerade as a teacher for the blind to disrupt the Power Pack, Acts of Vengeance crossover. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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All Star Interview Issue. Featuring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on screen, Tom Cruise (Born on the Fourth of July), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Paul Newman, Kurt Russell, Meryl Streep, Willem Dafoe, Sally Field, Roseanne Barr, KC Winkler. Tom Cruise cover. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Prince of Thule!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

Hal Foster's epic Prince Valiant Sunday strips are collected in these full-color treasury volumes. Prince Valiant Volume #8: Prince of Thule, story and art by Hal Foster, was published by Fantagraphics Books.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Robert Bloch. Ten years after the death of Norman Bates, the Bates Motel reopens as a tourist attraction. But things turn sour when mysterious murders began to occur! Hardcover, 218 pages, Text Only.

2nd and later printings. By Robert Bloch. Ten years after the death of Norman Bates, the Bates Motel reopens as a tourist attraction. But things turn sour when mysterious murders began to occur! Hardcover, 218 pages, Text Only.

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Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Your Tax Dollar$ At Work, script by Mike Baron, art by Russ Heath; Punisher assists an engineer, who wants to expose shoddy construction on U.S. subs. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Bill Reinhold. Change Partners and Dance, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Bill Reinhold, inks by Mark Farmer; Punisher goes to Latveria to confront Dr. Doom. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $1.00.

8-in. x 11-in., 40 Pages, B&W/color Illustrations.

8-in. x 11-in., 40 Pages, B&W/color Illustrations.

8-in. x 11-in., 40 Pages, B&W/color Illustrations.

8-in. x 11-in., 40 Pages, B&W/color Illustrations.

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Reprints reg. Punisher #4 & 5. Painted cover art by James Sherman. "False Faith Part One: The Rev," script by Mike Baron, art by Klaus Janson; The Punisher has Microchip provide him with a false background so he can infiltrate the Church of the Saved, a cult headed by enigmatic and magnetic leader, Reverend Sammy Smith; When the Punisher is sent out with Smith's men to take incriminating evidence from a crazed reporter, Punisher is shot in the chest and comes close to dying; Reverend Smith uses mysterious powers to heal Frank. The Punisher #5 cover reprint by Klaus Janson. "False Faith Part Two: Ministry of Death," script by Mike Baron, art by Klaus Janson; The Punisher accompanies Reverend Sammy Smith to his cult compound in Guiana and meets his sister who also has mysterious powers; When Frank learns that Smith is planning on having his followers drink cyanide rather than face infiltration by U.S. government agents, he takes out the paranoid reverend and his crazy sister. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.