Comic books September 1996

In this issue: A History of the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater; Alchemy - The Quest for the Midas Touch; Re-enacting with the SCA; Medieval Live Action Roleplaying; and Fantasy Alternatives. Plus: Book, Music and Movie Reviews, and Internet and Festival Listings! Cover price $3.95.

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Cover art by Zander Cannon. Autumn starring Knute, Anne, Bryan, and Rose, script and art by Zander Cannon; Anne's husband attacks Knute, Anne wagers with the fairies of the forest for protection from the Goths. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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This item was sent out to members of the media to promote Hollywood Pictures' "The Rich Man's Wife" starring Halle Berry, Peter Greene, and Clive Owen. It includes a synopsis, list of characters, promotional information, and introduction to the actors. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, Text Only.

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Legacy Part 7 of 7. It's up to Robin, Nightwing, the Huntress and Oracle to deal with Ra's al Ghul, Talia and the Wheel of Plagues in "Riptide." Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Staz Johnson & Rob Leigh. Cover by Mike Wieringo & Terry Austin. Cover price $1.95.

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, on their new ship, the Ark Angel, the Sentinels go against the Invid Regent's new and deadly soldiers, the Black Death Destroyers. Meanwhile back on Tirol, Lieutenant Nicks gets some unexpected help in her efforts to locate Lynn Minmei who has been imprisoned by General Edwards in "Dance with the Devil." Script and art by John & Jason Waltrip. Cover price $2.95.

By John and Jason Waltrip. 32 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Written by Dave Stevens, Danny Bilson, and Paul DeMeo. Art by Dave Stevens, Arthur Adams, and Sandy Plunkett. Fuel up your rocket pack and strap on your crash helmet! The Rocketeer's New York adventure is winging its way to you! Dave Stevens' classic character dons the dangerous prototype rocket pack to stop the brutish Lothar and find the beautiful Betty! What's got Lothar so mad? Who is behind Betty's disappearance? And why's the Rocketeer willing to risk his neck to answer these questions? Some things are just worth flying for! Get ready for the most lavishly illustrated adventure you'll ever see! Stevens pulls out all the stops in this heroic, high-flying, period fiction piece. Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Story and art by Rich Tommaso. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Story and art by Rich Tommaso. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Flip Covers by Kyle Hotz and the Pander Brothers. Stories by Doug Moench and James Felder. Art by Kyle Hotz & Tim Bradstreet and the Pander Brothers. "The Crystal Curse" - The energy-sucking vampire returns to his gothic roots! It's the return of the Ultraverse's most popular anti-hero as the Prince of the Void reclaims his bloody throne! Plus, in the flip side back-up story "In Dread Memory: Part 1," Rune's past is explored during the introduction of a new villain created in an exclusive contest in Wizard! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Tokai pays his last respects to Segawa, followed by...a condolence visit to his girlfriend? Then, the secret of Asami's mysterious illness is finally revealed! 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Cover photo by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. The Phantom of the Fair Act Two, script by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, art by Guy Davis; Wesley Dodds's dreams are besieged by images of brutal crimes plaguing the 1939 New York City World's Fair; Thus, the Fair becomes the hunting ground of the Golden Age Sandman--and a cop named Jim Corrigan, who will one day become the Spectre! 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Featuring pin-ups from Eric Canete, Joe Chiodo, Tony Daniel, M.W. Kaluta, Liam Sharp, Tim Vigil, and more. 24 pgs, full color. Cover price $3.95.

TV listings, plus articles on Star Trek, X-Files, Michael J. Fox. Cover price $5.95.

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Uncensored version - Story and art by Erik Larsen. The infamous "God vs. The Devil" battle! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Does NOT say "God is Good" in Image logo. Cover price $2.50.

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Censored version - Story and art by Erik Larsen. The infamous "God vs. The Devil" battle! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Say "God is Good" in Image logo. Cover price $2.50.

Tremonstrous Twentieth Issue! It's Hairy! It's Scary! Featuring: Werewolf Steven Ritch, Hammer Glamour, Ro-Man and His Mate, Varan the Unbelievable, Giant Leeches, Castle of Frankenstein, Destiny Vampire Mermaid in the Flesh. Cover by Terry Beatty. Cover price $5.95.

Fiction (Robert Silverberg, Mark Rich, Stephen Dedman, and Alexander Jablokov); columns on science, games, television, books, and comics; and more.8-in. x 10.75-in.; color; 108 slick pages. Cover price $3.95.

Scream Factory (1988 Deadline) #001 Cover price $5.95.

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Falling Down From Heaven: Part 3 of 4: What You Need - Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and Painted Cover by Michael Zulli. Inside a bizarre alien spacecraft, Charlie Limbo explains the ins and outs of alien abduction to Lucas and Aimee. Meanwhile, on Earth, the Tattmore twins' house begins to whirl uncontrollably! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

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"The Usual Suspects" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Someone is going around Manhattan impersonating super-villains! And successfully committing robberies with a different modus operandi each time! However, once the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) and Peter Parker compare notes, they notice a pattern to the crimes! And the Spectacular Spider-Man is ready and waiting for the aptly named Looter at his next heist! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and the Sentinels. (Notes: The wall-crawler battles the Sentinels in Amazing Spider-Man 415 as the Onslaught storyline comes to the Spider-titles. This issue includes a 6-page Heroes Reborn preview of the Fantastic Four (1996 2nd series) and Captain America (1996 2nd series) with art by Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, respectively. This story was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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Australian Price Variant. "The Usual Suspects" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Someone is going around Manhattan impersonating super-villains! And successfully committing robberies with a different modus operandi each time! However, once the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) and Peter Parker compare notes, they notice a pattern to the crimes! And the Spectacular Spider-Man is ready and waiting for the aptly named Looter at his next heist! Cameo appearances byMary Jane Watson and the Sentinels. (Notes: The wall-crawler battles the Sentinels in Amazing Spider-Man 415 as the Onslaught storyline comes to the Spider-titles. This issue includes a 6-page Heroes Reborn preview of the Fantastic Four (1996 2nd series) and Captain America (1996 2nd series) with art by Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, respectively. 40 pages.

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Blue cover, red title. Also featuring Dennis Eckersley and barry Bonds. Cover price $1.50.

Dynamic Forces signed by William Elliott Tucci with CoA.

The Magazine of Horror Entertainment. In this issue: Shivers Horror Awards; find your favorite fiends in the Film Horror Top 50; The Craft - actress Rachel True weaves a sexy spell; The X-Files - Piper Maru and Apocrypha revisited; The House that Dripped Blood; The Killer Barbys; Screamers; James Bernard; Chris Sarandon; Jimmy Sangster. Cover price $4.95.

All reprints. Cover by George Evans. 4-Sided Triangle, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A farmer tries to molest a retarded girl he keeps to work on the farm as a servant; She tells him that she's got a boyfriend that she sees in the evening. In Character, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; Boris Karloff murders all of his Hollywood contacts after he has been typecast in pictures. The Assassin, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An assassin unknowingly pursues his mark backstage of a theater and kills the man just before the curtain rises. The Operation, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood. Written by Karl Kesel, Peter David and Tom McCraw. Art by Tom Grummett & Joe Rubinstein, Terry Dodson & Karl Story and Roberto Flores & John Lowe. Superman summons Superboy to Metropolis to stop another metapowered teen's rampage in "The Hard Way"! Also, in the midst of a devastating hurricane, Supergirl is haunted by the memory of lives she couldn't save in "Limited Resources"! Finally, Legionnaires Gates, XS and Leviathan must stop an assassination attempt that could shatter the United Planets -- provided the heroes can stop arguing among themselves long enough to get the job done in "Assassination Agenda"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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"Burning Hell!" Story by George Perez. Art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. The universe collectively holds it breath as the Silver Surfer battles the Uni-Lord for the fate of reality. Can the Sentinel of the Spaceways find a way to overcome a being whose power may dwarf that of mighty Galactus himself? Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Bill Morrison. Bart De Triomphe, script by Jeff Rosenthal, pencils by Phil Ortiz, inks by Tim Bavington; Bart, Milhouse and Krusty go to France. Matt Groening talks about going on talk shows. Citizen Shame, script by Dan Studney and Jim Lincoln, pencils by Bill Morrison, inks by Tim Bavington. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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Story, art and cover by Bill Maus. The city is unprepared for its latest super-powered defender, The Skunk, a Tick-like hero who can break wind with hurricane force. During an encounter with the Skunk, crooks discover that there are worse ways to get into trouble than being arrested by the police. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

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"Rapture" - By popular demand, the Sliders are back in this all-new two-issue limited series! Having barely survived their battle with the Draconians, the team is jaded and ill at ease. Now is not the time for a new threat to the quantum field -- the very source of the Sliders' means of transport. Will they be trapped forever in the weird and desolate world they've landed on? And is there really a traitor among them, as upcoming episodes of the Fox TV series imply?! This miniseries promises to reveal all! Script by D.G. Chichester, with art by Bernard Chang and Dick Giordano. Cover by Dennis Calero. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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"Damnation" - All the dimensions have de-stabilized, and the entire universe of alternate universes is collapsing! This time, entire worlds are threatened with extinction. Quinn and Prof. Arturo will have to use every iota of their knowledge gained through sliding to save the multiple earths. But will they find the answer before oblivion? Script by D.G. Chichester, with art by Bernard Chang and Dick Giordano. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Limited edition cover 1a by Matt Martin, limited to 2,999 copies. Story and art by Bill Maus and Matt Martin. A version of the Nira X Cyberangel (1994) Annual, featuring a two-part preview of two series from Entity, Snowman 1944 and Nira X: Soul Skurge. When the Snowman is unleashed on the battlefields of World War II, the Americans, English, and Germans alike face a threat that disregards national boundaries; Nira-X and the enigmatic Cyberhood take on the forces of Arnold Linquest. Includes Entity Comics certificate of authenticity. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $9.95. Cover price $9.95.

Written by Michael K. Willis. Art by Brandon Hovet. Ashcan edition. 5-in. x 8-in. 22 pages. B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Pat Spaziante [as Spaz], inks by Harvey Mercadoocasio [as HARVO]. The Rise Of Robotropolis, The Fall Of Sonic, script by Kent Taylor, pencils by Manny Galan, inks by Phil Sheehy; A confluence of circumstances dampens Sonic's speed; He and the Freedom Fighters go in search of Magic Rings to restore the speed, but instead fall into the hands of Dr. Robotnik's Swatbots, forcing Sonic to choose between saving his friends and restoring his speed. Bedtime Tails, script by Mike Kanterovich and Ken Penders, pencils by Ken Penders, inks by Jon D'Agostino; To entertain a convalescing Sonic, Tails reads him a story from the fan comic that he produced, a story that sounds suspiciously like the origin of the Fantastic Four and their battle with Galactus, but with Sonic and the Freedom Fighters as the leads. Freedom Fighters #3 illustration, pencils by Ken Penders, inks by Jon D'Agostino. Bat-Sonic #164 illustration, pencils by Ken Penders, inks by Jon D'Agostino. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Search & Rescue - Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Ron Lim & Art Thibert. Cover by Dwayne Turner. Part 2 of a 2-part story! The Sovereigns wage a battle royal with Triage in the ruins of Manhattan. But victory won't come easily, especially since Triage has converted Cruiser's old girlfriend, Alyx, to his infinitely evil ways. Is it real or still part of the infinite maze of Crossroads? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.