Comic books September 2005

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Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Dustin Nguyen & Richard Friend Cover by Nguyen. Long thought dead, Henry Bendix has secretly been running the world for years! Now the Authority is back ? under new leadership ? and they're on a collision course with their ex-Weatherman! Plus, the debut of a new team member! On sale July 20 ? 10 of 12 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects AVENGERS (Vol. 1) #141-144 and 147-149. Written by STEVE ENGLEHART Art and cover by GEORGE PÉREZ. It's twin threats to time and space as campaigns by Kang and the Crown coincide! The Avengers fight the Set-serving Squadron Supreme in a clash between Earths and head for the nineteenth century to keep the West from getting wilder! Continuity questions continue as Kang and Immortus mix it up! Plus: the menace of...President Nelson Rockefeller?! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Giant Size Avengers (1974-1975) #4 and Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982 1st Series) #1-4.

Written by STEVE ENGLEHART and BILL MANTLO. Art by DON HECK and RICK LEONARDI. Cover by GIL KANE.

The remnants of their relationship are in ruins, but how did it begin?

See how a match made in heaven started with a wedding in Limbo, and Halloween horror proves that the magic stayed in this marriage! Starring the Avengers, the Inhumans and others against Dormammu, the Grim Reaper, Kang, Ultron, and more! A golden age mystery solved! The Vision bonds with his brothers in all but blood, but who is the Scarlet Witch's father?

Marvel's oddest couple shows that home is where the heroes are!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Dead!"

Written by MIKE MIGNOLA and JOHN ARCUDI. Art by GUY DAVIS. Cover by DAVE STEWART.

The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense and their new team leader, a former corpse himself, moves into their new headquarters only to unearth a gigantic long-buried secret involving United States government covert experiments and Nazi scientists. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi to carve out a bold new direction for the B.P.R.D., while Abe Sapien, still reeling from the revelation of his former life as a Victorian scientist, meets his long dead wife in their crumbling home by the sea. This collection includes an extended sketchbook section featuring the otherworldly designs Guy Davis for the roster of new characters introduced in The Dead. Collecting the five-issue miniseries. The strangest team book in comics gets weirder with this tale of the walking dead, madness, the Spear of Destiny, and a monstrous gateway to heaven.

Featuring an extended sketchbook section with the otherworldly designs by Guy Davis for the roster of new characters introduced in The Dead.

Softcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "The Dead!"

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Written by MIKE MIGNOLA and JOHN ARCUDI. Art by GUY DAVIS. Cover by DAVE STEWART.

The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense and their new team leader, a former corpse himself, moves into their new headquarters only to unearth a gigantic long-buried secret involving United States government covert experiments and Nazi scientists. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams with artist Guy Davis and co-writer John Arcudi to carve out a bold new direction for the B.P.R.D., while Abe Sapien, still reeling from the revelation of his former life as a Victorian scientist, meets his long dead wife in their crumbling home by the sea. This collection includes an extended sketchbook section featuring the otherworldly designs Guy Davis for the roster of new characters introduced in The Dead. Collecting the five-issue miniseries. The strangest team book in comics gets weirder with this tale of the walking dead, madness, the Spear of Destiny, and a monstrous gateway to heaven.

Featuring an extended sketchbook section with the otherworldly designs by Guy Davis for the roster of new characters introduced in The Dead.

Softcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.95.

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1st printing. By Steve Mumford. In the long tradition of war artists, Mumford documents the everyday scenes of Iraq in bold, breathtaking watercolors and drawings and paints a human side of the war that can be lost in the immediacy of photographic and broadcast images. Not overtly political, Bagdad Journal presents portraits of life from all sides of the polarizing conflict. With sketch pad and notebook in hand, Mumford illuminates the routine activities of a nation in turmoil-from the individual soldiers of American platoons to Baghdad residents going about their daily lives amid the chaos surrounding them. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12 1/2-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

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by Kyle Baker By popular demand! More true life adventures of comicdom's cutest family. Baby Jackie learns to walk and immediately becomes "Miss Bossy Boots"! Dad unwisely brings energetic toddlers into a jewelry shop! Special "Consumer Info" section compares "Toys That Hurt Your Feet When You Step On Them" with "Toys That Keep Playing The Same Irritating Tune Over And Over All Day." It's like your own life, but it's funny because it's happening to someone else! 32pgs, B&WSRP: $3.00 Cover price $3.00.

Includes an excerpt from Owly: Flying Lessons (Owly TPB #3) by Andy Runton. New Teen Titans cover by Frank Cho. 6th Annual. B&W, 16 pages, standard paper stock.

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by Root Nibot & Colleen Coover. B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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by Dixon, Kress, Peyer Delaney, & Lloyd. Bart lives the dream of every comic book fan, or so he thinks, when the Comic Book Guy enlists his help at a comic convention. Then, see how a little thing like Bart sneaking into a restricted movie topples the fortunes of an entire movie studio! And finally, after winning a free trip from Krusty the Clown, Bart manages to wreak havoc on an airplane and create his own "No Fly Zone!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Andersen Gabrych Art by Andy Kuhn Cover by Amanda Conner. In search of her mother's identity, Cassandra hits the open road! But a quick rest stop leads to a furious, super-powered throwdown, as Batgirl comes face-to-face with the leather-clad Verraco ? the Road Hog! On sale July 20 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Andersen Gabrych Art by Chris Marrinan & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Jock. The Mad Hatter's implant is driving Killer Croc...well, mad! Can Batman save the reptilian rogue before he shreds himself into an early grave? And can the Dark Knight save the Hatter from bloody, bestial retribution? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Steve Englehart Art and cover by Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin. The classic BATMAN creative team of Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin concludes the exciting 6-issue miniseries! In issue #5, Silver St. Cloud has been abducted by the Joker so that her boyfriend, Evan Gregory, will drop out of the Gotham gubernatorial race. Little does the Joker know that Silver and Gregory have separated ? and her new beau is the Batman! And in the thrilling issue #6, Batman has traced the Joker to a decaying mansion that serves as the shelter for a special hostage: Silver St. Cloud! Unfortunately for the Dark Knight, the mansion is also a funhouse loaded with death traps! Can he rescue Silver and prevent the Joker from winning the election? Issue #5 on sale July 6; issue #6 on sale July 27 ? 5 and 6 of 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Steve Englehart Art and cover by Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin The classic BATMAN creative team of Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin concludes the exciting 6-issue miniseries! In issue #5, Silver St. Cloud has been abducted by the Joker so that her boyfriend, Evan Gregory, will drop out of the Gotham gubernatorial race. Little does the Joker know that Silver and Gregory have separated ? and her new beau is the Batman! And in the thrilling issue #6, Batman has traced the Joker to a decaying mansion that serves as the shelter for a special hostage: Silver St. Cloud! Unfortunately for the Dark Knight, the mansion is also a funhouse loaded with death traps! Can he rescue Silver and prevent the Joker from winning the election? Issue #5 on sale July 6; issue #6 on sale July 27 ? 5 and 6 of 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

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Written by A.J. Lieberman. Art by Rick Burchett and Alvaro Lopez. Cover by Cliff Chiang. Batman's battle with Hush for the life of Poison Ivy may be over, but a surprising ramification to Bruce Wayne's life may publicly compromise his secret identity! You must witness the shock ending to believe it! 32 pg, FC. Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Paul Jenkins Art and cover by Sean Phillips. It's the other side of the coin, as artist Sean Phillips takes over the intriguing 6- issue miniseries! After being beaten and left for dead, Batman pieces together Two- Face's mad plan to poison the inhabitants of Gotham City and liberate their "Mr. Hyde" personalities once and for all! But can Batman save Gotham when he's one of the infected? On sale July 20 ? 4 of 6 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Cover price $2.99.

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Written by J.H. Williams III & Dan Curtis Johnson Art and cover by Seth Fisher Part 2 of the 5-part "Snow," by Dan Curtis Johnson and Seth Fisher! Even Batman can't be everywhere, so he's recruited a strikeforce of experts with their own disciplines. But will their expertise be enough against the obsessed Mr. Freeze? On sale July 6 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Bill Matheny. Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty. Cover by Jeff Matsuda. Reflecting the hit cartoon on the Kids' WB! The Penguin's got Batman on the ropes, and the Dark Knight's last hope is...Alfred?! The keeper of the Batcave may be the only hope Batman has, but even this newer, stranger dynamic duo may not be able to save Gotham City! 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US Cover price $2.25.

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1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "ACT THREE: ENDGAME!" Collects Batman (1940-2011) #633, Batgirl (2000-2006 1st Series) #57, Catwoman (2002-2010 3rd Series) #36, Robin (1993-2009) #131, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000-2006) #58.

Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham, and others. Art by Sean Phillips, Pete Woods, and others. Cover by James Jean.

The final volume of WARGAMES!

Softcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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1st Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "ACT THREE: ENDGAME!" Collects Batman (1940-2011) #633, Batgirl (2000-2006 1st Series) #57, Catwoman (2002-2010 3rd Series) #36, Robin (1993-2009) #131, Batman: Gotham Knights (2000-2006) #58.

Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham, and others. Art by Sean Phillips, Pete Woods, and others. Cover by James Jean.

The final volume of WARGAMES!

Softcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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on sale 03.02 $2.95 five-issue monthly miniseries full color 32 pages written by B. CLAY MOORE art by JEREMY HAUN & DAVE BRYANT cover by JASON LATOUR CONCEPT: 1944. In the waning days of World War II, at the dawn of the nuclear age, super-powered beings are emerging from the shadows of conflict, beginning with the arrival of the Artificial Man. The United States government has a plan to turn these beings into heroes. Too bad nobody told the heroes. THIS ISSUE: The breaking point. The gruesome murder of a hero and a cutting betrayal spark the beginning of the end. One hero departs in anger, one hero decides it's up to him to end the war alone and one is assigned to stop that from happening. The stage is set for the end of the first Golden Age. Cover price $2.95.

The Baum Bugle: A Journal of Oz (1995) Volume 49 #2 (whole # 143) is published three times annually by The International Wizard of Oz Club. 44 Pages, B&W.

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Story, art and cover by Jamie Smart. A cultured talking teddy bear faces chaos and abuse from a lunatic housecat named Looshkin. Bear experiences the afterlife; Karl orders a hundred more Bears from the Internet; Looshkin declares war on the non-existent aliens who want to abduct him. Final issue of the series. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

by Various Bright and brassy, bold and beautiful, blonde and brunette ? it's teen dream queens Betty & Veronica romping through this collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, SC, 96pgs, FCSRP: $2.39 Cover price $2.39.

by Various What's better than a digest full of those teen dream queens Betty & Veronica? A double digest full of them! Featuring new stories and classic tales. Digest, 192pgs, FCSRP: $3.59 Cover price $3.59.

1st printing. Collects Bigfoot (2005) #1-4.

Written by Steve Niles and Rob Zombie. Art and cover by Richard Corben.

Steve Niles and his fellow Creep, rocker Rob Zombie, team up to present this realistic take on the legendary Bigfoot.

A monstrous ape-man is stomping around the woods of the Pacific Northwest, and he's not happy with mankind. Bigfoot also offers master craftsman Richard Corben a return to his true horror roots as he fully renders the imposing beast as only he can. Niles. Zombie. Corben. Bigfoot. What else needs to be said?

Includes a cover gallery.

Softcover, 102 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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Standard cover. Hanging by a Thread - Written by Greg Farshtey. Art by Randy Elliott. #26A Cover by Randy Elliott. #26B Lego Brickmaster Exclusive Cover by Toby Dutkiewicz. Don't miss the penultimate issue of this exciting series! 20 pages, full color. Promotional comic for the Lego Bionicle toys. Cover price $2.95.

Lego Brickmaster Exclusive cover. Hanging by a Thread - Written by Greg Farshtey. Art by Randy Elliott. #26A Cover by Randy Elliott. #26B Lego Brickmaster Exclusive Cover by Toby Dutkiewicz. Don't miss the penultimate issue of this exciting series! 20 pages, full color. Promotional comic for the Lego Bionicle toys. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Gail Simone Art by Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson Cover by Adriana Melo & Kevin Conrad. The mission to Singapore blows up as a Bird's health breaks down! Back home, the Huntress becomes the hunted as she and her new allies find themselves in the crosshairs! 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. This volume features Geoffrey Grahn's The Man Who Saved the World, which tells the tale of Vasily Arkhipov, the Russian sub brigade commander who did not follow orders to begin firing nuclear torpedoes at the U.S., thereby saving the world from nuclear war. Plus, Laura Levine's Veronica recounts the life of 1940s movie star, Veronica Lake. Peter and Maria Hoey present Lost Liner Notes, which examine the lives of jazz musicians like Fats Navarro, Dodo Marmarosa, Serge Chaloff, Dick Twardzik, Wardell Gray, and Sonny Criss. This volume also features work by Spain, Peter Kuper, Gary Baseman, and others. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 10-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Castle of Shadows!" Written by TODD LIVINGSTON and ROBERT TINNELL. Art and cover by NEIL VOKES. The follow-up graphic novel to the Rondo Award-winning best seller for best Horror Comic has pilot Jack Shannon and mystic Archie Caldwell held prisoner in the mysterious Castle of Shadows by a scientist who is creating super-soldiers out of apes - and plans to use our heroes as subjects of an equally monstrous experiment! Also included is an 11-page back-up story of The Wicked West, plus other fun extras!! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.99.

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Written by REGINALD HUDLIN Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by KAARE ANDREWS "WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER?" The first arc concludes and it's one for the record books! It's a rumble in the jungle as the Wakandan royal family squares off against the Radioactive Man, and the Black Panther goes toe-to-toe with his arch-nemesis Klaw in a battle royale! Part 6 (of 6). 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP Cover price $2.99.

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Premiere Edition - 1st printing. Collects Black Panther (2005-2008 3rd Series) #1-6.

Written by Reginald Hudlin. Art and cover by John Romita Jr.

The Black Panther's origin is retold here in cinematic scope with social satire and all-out action.

Special guest-appearance by Captain America.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.99.

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HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A) The feud between the Ittö-ryü and the Mugai-ryü heats up as Anotsu renews his quest for revenge. Still reeling from the Mugai-ryü surprise attack that wiped out most of his troops, Anotsu rallies his surviving followers and sets a new plan of attack in motion. Manji finally meets with Habaki Kagamura, leader of the shadowy Mugai-ryü, and they sit down to discuss Manji's past, his connection to Habaki, and the kessen-chu bloodworms that grant him immortality. Intrigue and surprises in another tense installment from Hiroaki Samura! ? Winner of Japan's prestigious Media Arts Award and America's own Will Eisner Award. ? FOURTEEN volumes of this modern classic available in the Dark Horse backlist! FOR MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Fourteen Days for Conspiracy!" Story and art by Tite Kubo. The race to save Rukia from the Soul Society is officially on, and Ichigo and company have come to their first roadblock. Jindanbô, the monstrous, fez-sporting gatekeeper of the Western Gate isn't about to permit Ichigo's crew to enter. But, Ichigo wasn't expecting his assault on the Soul Society to be a piece of cake either. After all, that'd just be boring. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

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Written by John Byrne & Will Pfeifer Art by Byrne & Nekros Cover by Byrne. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman attempt to track down Jason Blood, who is dedicated to ensuring that Etrigan can never be freed again! On sale July 6 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Collects Bloody Mary (1996) #1-4, and Bloody Mary Lady Liberty (1997) #1-4. Written by Garth Ennis. Art and cover by Carlos Ezquerra. This collection tells the gritty tale of one of the best death-dealing commandos to ever see combat, caught in a future World War. With nothing left to lose, she becomes the ideal weapon; the only one who can take on suicidal missions in fascist Europe and the ruins of a cult-occupied Manhattan! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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MARK WAID (W), CLAUDE ST. AUBIN (P), and WIL GLASS (C) On sale January ??, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The Driver's passenger is a nobody, lower echelon bureaucrat. There's no reason anyone would want to kidnap the guy. So why are he and the Driver being pursued by thugs in semi-trucks and helicopters? And what to the Feds know about the situation that the Driver doesn't? In the midst of a high-speed cross-country?and across rooftops!?chase, the Driver must figure out who or what the bad guys are after if he and his passenger are to survive! Buckle-up and put the pedal down for another white-knuckle adventure with the smoothest, coolest character to ever slide behind the wheel! Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), STEVEN GRANT (W), and FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO (A) On sale February 2, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Sam Wavish has everything: a magnificent yacht moored on the coast of Monaco, membership at an exclusive club in Paris, control of a company he has worked all his life to build ... and enemies. Now the only things between Sam and losing everything?including his life?are a fast car and a laconic Driver. They have a long road ahead of them, an unbreakable deadline to meet, and a small army of mercenaries who will risk anything to stop them. For Sam, it's the ride of his life. For the Driver, it's just another day on the job. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Art by Masahiro Itabashi. When a boy overhears his girlfriend's fears, he tries desperately to be the "perfect" boyfriend. A guy checking out the porno corner of a video store is pounced by three sexy classmates who coerce him into watching a video together. What can a guy do? And another boy's dream girl gives him nightmares when she starts getting tons of sweet gifts... but from who? When it comes to love, not everything is what it seems! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), GUY DAVIS (A), and DAVE STEWART (C). A bloodbath washes across America as the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense turns its attention back to the plague of frogs. While the Bureau tries to interpret bizarre new behavior from the frog men, a madman from the B.P.R.D.'s secret history returns to take advantage of the mindless monsters. Mignola takes over cover duties for the sprawling six-issue epic he's crafted with co-writer John Arcudi and interior art team of Guy Davis and Dave Stewart. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Bob Harras Art by Marcos Martin & Alvaro Lopez Cover by Martin. It's the fallout from the Rifter incursion into New York State, and things aren't looking good for Breach! To make things worse, he has to save one of the people he can trust the least! On sale July 13 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Cover price $2.50.

Issue #45 - Sept. 2005. Fanzine devoted to Doc Savage. Edited by Howard Wright. Front cover Mark Mrvicin. Color reprint of Al Bare's Doc Savage comic story entitled Blind Flight, We First Got Together Back in the War by Julian Paga Ron Wilber's Scenes from Phantom City and more. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 30 pages, black and white. Cover price $6.00.

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Written by George M. Dondero. Art by Ruben DeLuna. Selma's new bug's entertaining tricks give her a newfound popularity at school, which one tragic day, is suddenly taken away. Selma, grieved by her loss of her bug and her popularity, goes crazy trying to regain both, but finds that her actions have dire consequences. B&W. Cover price $2.95.