Comic books August 1997

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Cover art by Anthony Williams and Andy Lanning. Dirty Tricks, part 3, script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, pencils by Anthony Williams, inks by Andy Lanning; Batman battles The Magician, who turns out to be several CIA operatives. 32 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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ILLUSIONS: Part 1 of 3. The Harder They Fall - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Norm Breyfogle & Joe Rubinstein. Painted Cover by Chris Moeller. Something strange is going on in Gotham City and Batman has no idea what it is. A murder is committed on live television; the president of the banking association kills himself; gunfire erupts at the Penguin's birthday party; Commissioner Gordon is arrested for embezzlement; and a young man seems to have proof that he's Bruce Wayne's son! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $199.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4391022013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Kingpin's wife lies deathly ill, and Ra's al Ghul offers a solution: the ailing Mrs. Fisk can bathe in the Lazarus Pit and be restored, but only if the Kingpin helps Ra's kill off 99.5% of the world's population. Only the Dark Knight and the Wall-crawler have any hope of thwarting the uneasy alliance in this globe-spanning adventure. Written by J.M. DeMatteis. Art and cover by Graham Nolan and Karl Kesel. FC, 48 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $4.95.

Auction Item: CBCS 9.8 View scans Auction opens June 10 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #20-26442BF-012

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $62.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Label #2097589018

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"Mother's Day." The Scarecrow escapes from Arkham Asylum and douses Batman with fear gas. Bruce, under the influence, runs from Captain Gordon. The death of Bruce Wayne's parents is revisited, further illuminating Batman's motivations for fighting crime. A contest for readers to guess the identity of Holiday is announced. Script by Jeph Loeb, art and cover by Tim Sale. Cover price $2.95.

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Challenge 2: Gun Dreams - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita has escaped the dastardly Desty Nova's trap, but now with Nova's assistant/lover Eelai running interference for him whilst armed with a deadly weapon, it looks like Nova may escape Alita! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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.

1st printing. "Beavis and Butt-Head's Guide to Sci-Fi and The Unknown". Created by Mike Judge. Written by Greg Grabianski and Aimee Keillor. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.00.

2nd and later printings. "Beavis and Butt-Head's Guide to Sci-Fi and The Unknown". Created by Mike Judge. Written by Greg Grabianski and Aimee Keillor. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.00.

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Written by George Gladir and Mike Pellowski. Art by Stan Goldberg, Mike Esposito, and Tim Kennedy. Cover by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. At the fair, Betty drags Archie from one ride and concession to another in a desperate attempt to avoid Veronica. Five pages of two-panel gags based on records the various Riverdale characters have set during their lives. Betty falls asleep after reading nursery rhymes to the twins she is babysitting and dreams of her friends participating in various fractured nursery rhymes. Betty improvises a water athlete routine with a snowboard, a tow rope and Ethel's wave rider in order to win a local contest sponsored by a Riverdale TV show. Editor Gorelick promotes the Archie syndicated newspaper strip, Betty & Veronica's Summer Fun #4 and Sabrina The Teenage Witch #5. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Written by Mike Pellowski, Kathleen Webb, and Joe Edwards. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Mike Esposito. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Betty turns down a chance to ogle guys at the beach to keep a promise to Veronica. Betty and Veronica speculate about the futures of their friends over pizza. Deciding that she is Riverdale's primary trend-setter, Veronica begins speaking in slang that she made up. Veronica needs Betty's help to babysit her cousin Leroy. Editor Gorelick promotes Archie's Vacation Special #5 and Veronica #66. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Jeff Weigel. The Riddle of the Sphinx, script and art by Jeff Weigel; Once a member of The Pharaoh's Elite Guard on the Earth of another dimension, scientist Chefren Ra escaped to Earth and took steps to cover his tracks to prevent The Pharaoh's armies from conquering his new home; Using technology he brought with him to amass a huge fortune, "Peter Chefren" became a philanthropist, and in addition, the superhero "The Sphinx" (wearing the uniform of the very people he left behind); When an industrial spy inadvertently causes one of the Elite Guard soldiers to find him, The Sphinx is forced to abandon his new life to insure the safety of everyone else. House ad for next issue, Big Bang Comics #14, art by Rich Buckler. 44 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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By Dean Haspiel. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Stories, Art and Covers by Charles Burns. A mysterious plague causes mutations in Burns acclaimed horror graphic novel. Keith is smitten with Eliza, an alluring artist who happens to have a tail. Final Kitchen Sink issue. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

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1st printing. Collects Black Pearl (1996) #1-5. Written by Mark Hamill and Eric Johnson. Art by H.M. Baker, Bruce Patterson, and Dan Schaeffer. Mark Hamill's The Black Pearl was all over the news during the release of the Star Wars Special Edition trilogy, causing fans to hunt for the sold-out series. Now the entire story is available in one package, "remastered" to make it appropriate for all ages. The Black Pearl explores the differences between reporting the news...and creating it. Softcover, full color. Cover price $16.95.

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Dreamsong: Part 2 of 7 - Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. Makie is a natural-born killer bred to be a geisha. Splitting her life between servitude and slaughter is going to lead to an untimely death, so it's time she chose a path. And her choice could mean trouble for Manji, the immortal ronin. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $2.95.

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"Dead Man Walking" - In the best tradition of Hong Kong action and twisted film noire, the mystery deepens as Bloodshot struggles to learn the connection between Garrison and Angelo Mortalli (a name very familiar to fans of the old Valiant Universe). What he leaves in his wake is spilled blood and broken bones...but what he's destined to find is all the more grisly! Written by Len Kaminski, with art by Sal Velluto and Jeff Albrecht. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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Dark Horse Edition - 1st printing. Collects Body Bags (1996-1997 1st Series) #1-4.

Story and art by Jason Pearson.

Mack's as big as a house and as mean as a bull elephant. Panda's as pretty as a rose and as deadly as the ebola virus. They're the daddy-daughter, bounty-hunting team known as Body Bags, and this is the story of how they got together!

Jason Pearson's four-issue frenzy is collected in this 104-page trade paperback! If you missed the comics, you won't want to miss the story everybody's talking about.

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

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1st Printing. Cover art by Jeff Smith. Untitled story, script and art by Jeff Smith; Fone Bone and Smiley Bone meet Roque Ja. Bone illustration by Scott Robert. 1st Printing. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Keith Giffen. Art and cover by Ron Wagner and Bill Reinhold. Signs; Alan Scott petitions the masters of magic to remove the articles of Fate from Jared Stevens. Last $2.25 cover price. 36 pages, full color. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover art by Alex Robinson. Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth; Stephen's childhood career is revealed. Life In Exile After Abdication; How Iriving Flavor started back in comics. Art Of Friction; a day at the bookshop for Sherman. Scripts and art by Alex Robinson. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $4.95.

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The Gallimaufry, Part 7: This Thing Called Death. The various plot threads are tied up one-by-one: Buck arranges an audacious deal between the alien races; Lou gives Oorts killer a New Hong Kong wake; Buck dons a Mega-Suit and tracks the missing Winslow into shift space. Includes a page explaining how aliens see death. Whimsical sci-fi adventure written by Phil Foglio, with art by Foglio and Barb Kaalberg. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Foglio. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover pencils by Randy Green, inks by Scott Hanna. Moving Target Part One: No Escape, script by James Robinson, pencils by Randy Green, inks by Scott Hanna; Bastion has taken over X-Mansion and Cable invades to protect Xavier's files and to break Caliban out. Robinson begins run on series. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Shiver in d-minor - Written by Joe Gentile. Art by Rich Gulick. Cambion was once a happy musician with a pet bunny and a hit single. Things kind of got sucky after that. His girl left him under cruel and unfaithful circumstances, and Cam kind of had a hard time coping. The band suffered, and finally stopped playing. Cam checked into a mental health facility, and was abused by Doctor Mary, although we are unsure of the extent. Upon being released, he could manage to speak only in song lyrics. He was befriended (?) by Brandy, when he destroyed her unhealthy relationship. She has gone from friend to traitor. He is currently being pursued by Jim-the-Cop for some crimes he committed, and others he didn't. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Serpents & Eagles Part 3 of 4. "Capital Punishment" Guest-starring the Falcon. Script by James Robinson. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Sandra Hope and Mark Irwin. Cover by Joe Bennett and Sandra Hope. Captain America is convinced that the Sons of the Serpent's high-powered armaments are coming from a branch of the U.S. government! So the Sentinel of Liberty travels across the country to Washington D.C.! And the first person he talks to is the director of SHIELD! Surprisingly, Nick Fury agrees with Cap about the weapons! And sends him and several SHIELD agents on a mission to capture the Serpent King in his D.C. lair! But the mission turns out to be a trap! Did Nick Fury set up Cap to become the serpents' prey? Meanwhile on the SHIELD Helicarrier, Bucky (aka Rikki Barnes) begins snooping around! Is she going to find trouble again? (Notes: The cover is an homage to Jim Steranko's classic panel in Captain America (1968 1st series) 113. This issue includes a 3-page preview of the upcoming Quicksilver (1997) series. This issue also features a gatefold cover recapping the past two issues.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Wataru ran away from home to find . . . something. Something fun, something exciting, something different. What he found was all three, with emphasis on "different"! Mian Toris is an enigma, an endearing, buxom redhead with a big sword and a penchant for dog collars and trouble! All the fleets of Helgebard are after her lovely tail, and she's drafted Wataru and his sidekick Babo to be her companions for the escape run. The authorities claim she's the harbinger of Armageddon, with aspirations to destroy the whole planet, but from where Wataru is sitting, she's the answer to his prayers. He found his something, and no one is going to come between the two of them! Softcover, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $247.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4354869014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Regular Edition. Cover pencils by Genndy Tartakovsky, inks by Barbara Krueger. Untitled story, script by John F. Kelly, pencils by Genndy Tartakovsky, inks by Barbara Krueger; Dee-Dee's interference with Dexter's experiment produces a giant pink kitty that endangers the city. Alley Oops!, script by Michael Kupperman, art by Bill Alger; Top Cat and the gang must stop a developer from building over their beloved alley. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Platinum Edition. Cover pencils by Genndy Tartakovsky, inks by Barbara Krueger. Untitled story, script by John F. Kelly, pencils by Genndy Tartakovsky, inks by Barbara Krueger; Dee-Dee's interference with Dexter's experiment produces a giant pink kitty that endangers the city. Alley Oops!, script by Michael Kupperman, art by Bill Alger; Top Cat and the gang must stop a developer from building over their beloved alley. 36 pgs.

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Cover art by Jim Balent. Trapped In The Web Of Morella, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Jim Balent, inks by Ray McCarthy and Stan Woch; Catwoman, wearing her new diving costume, infiltrates S.P.I.D.E.R. to steal a Crystal Skull in which the eyes project death beams. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Budd Root and Bill Neville. Story by Terry Collins. Art by Budd Root, Bill Neville and Brian Hodges. A crossover adventure featuring Roots Cavewoman and the Explorers characters created by Collins and Neville. Hoping to get a better look at dinosaurs, the Explorers wind up in the distant past with Cavewoman and the stranded people of Marshville. Followed by Cavewoman: Missing Link. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds). Rick's Story 2, script by Dave Sim, art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds); Rick and Cerebus play 5 bar gate. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover pencils by John Paul Leon, inks by Shawn Martinbrough. Last Days - Part One of Three, script by Steven Grant and Len Kaminski (plot and scripting assist), pencils by John Paul Leon and Tommy Lee Edwards, inks by Shawn Martinbrough; Intrigue everywhere...; While Clay, Brenda, Marlon and Kenn investigate incidents where aircraft disappear and reappear in an instant; Everyone on board saw a brilliant light...; Brenda visits an old professor and finds his lab on fire; She's jumped by Saxon, the Anti-Challenger, but escapes; Minutes later, Saxon kills an assassin gunning for the Challs. Kenn, Marlon, and Brenda take a convertible to the Mojave Desert where the planes blipped out...; Marlon meets Rocky Davis and Ed Sands, who founded the new Challs; They're pulling the franchise...; Marlon gets a call from his friends in the desert; Rocky demands they pull out: it's dangerous to venture there; He and Marlon fly a small plane over the desert and see the Challs' convertible disappear into a white light. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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Vol 29, Num 2, #131; Contact - Jodie Foster, explorer of the infinite, on the sci-fi filming; filming Shaquille O'Neal as Steel; Spawn; Event Horizon; Mimic. Contact cover art by David Voigt features Jodie Foster. Cover price $5.99.

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July/August 1997 - Shaquille O'Neal discusses Steel; Harrison Ford interview; Barry Sonnenfeld discusses Men in Black; 'The 10 FX Sequences You Must See This Summer'; Joel Schumacher and Peter MacGregor-Scott talk Batman and Robin; article on James Cameron's Titanic; article on Xena: Warror Princess; article on Stargate SG-1. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Collects Clandestine (1994 1st Series) #1-8 and X-Men/Clandestine (1996) #1-2. Story and art by Alan Davis. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Classics Illustrated Study Guides (1997 Acclaim) 29 features More Stories by Poe by Edgar Allan Poe. Adapted by Samuel Willensky with art by Harley M. Griffiths, August M. Froehlich, Arnold L. Hicks, and Gahan Wilson. Cover by Jen Marrus. Includes an essay by Gregory Feeley. Square-bound softcover, full color, 5.25-in. x 7.5-in. 64 pages. Cover price $4.99.

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Classics Illustrated Study Guides (1997 Acclaim) 30 features The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas. Adapted by John O'Rourke with art by Ken Battlefield. Cover by Jay Geldof. Includes an essay by Beth Nachison, Ph.D., Connecticut State University. Square-bound softcover, full color, 5.25-in. x 7.5-in. 64 pages. Cover price $4.99.