Black comic books issue 5

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rebecca Childs and Brian Hawkins. Art and Cover by Umberto Giampa. Deja and Kato dare a harrowing escape; Macy comes face to face with the machinations of the Big Game Operation. 20 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Ramel Hill (A/CA) Federico Sabbatini. Things heat up as New York's finest combine forces with Santino to bring the fight to Pieris Industries, headquarters of the New York Syndicate. Cover price $3.99.

The Case of the Cheating Bride by Milton Propper. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5 - 1st Printing.

Story and Art by Yuki Tabata.

The mysterious terrorist group calling itself the Eye of the Midnight Sun has been repelled from the Clover Kingdom, but the damage done is great. One of the Magic Knight captains has been gravely injured and Asta's been kidnapped. How will the Wizard King respond?!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in. 192 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $9.99.

2nd or later printing Cover price $3.95.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Hikaru Nakamura. Translated by Richard Tobin. Miharu's mother Haruko comes to tour her son's company, where she meets Rudolph. Teppei suddenly appears and confronts Rudolph, using his Cupid's Arrow on Haruko and turning her into his ally! Teppei is acting under the suspicion that Rudolph is actually Miharu's father, but is there more behind his heinous behavior? The situation takes an even more chaotic turn when a giant mouse attacks! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 178 pages, B&W. Teen (13+) Cover price $13.99.

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Written by Chris Charlton. Art by David Hollenbach. 'The Vulture's Nest.' With nothing left to lose and hanging by a thread, Drake Harper has tracked the vicious killer to his home, but the surprises are just beginning in this final chapter! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Manuel P Godoy, Jr. and Brandon Chen. Art and cover by David Lenormand. Legend has it that an ancient of unspeakable power is buried underneath and the Minoans will do anything to keep it that way. It is in this battle where Ausar faces off against his most powerful enemy to date, the warrior Kingu. Little do the heroes know but while the battle rages for control of the mountain, the Spartans are in full advantage in the land battle in Akrotiri. Just as things are starting to look like it will all work out, an ancient power awakens and the difference in power between Ausar and this new foe is like a canyon. There is little hope for the people of Minoa and now Ausar struggles to keep his family alive. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Three of the Blackhawks are incapacitated with injuries, and two more are stranded in outer space! The team has suffered a serious beating, but they still have one more crazy, hail Mary stunt up their sleeve as our first story is brought to its explosive conclusion by Mike Costa and new fan-favorite artist CAFU! Cover price $2.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alfred Andriola. Collects the Reuben Award-Winning detective series. Featuring the 1946 Anti-Drug Story! Kerry Drake is a special investigator for the District Attorney. He is a fearless two-fisted soldier in an eternal war to protect the law abiding citizens against the ruthless armies of organized crime. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

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Written by Patrick Kindlon. Art and Cover by Antonio Fuso. It all comes down to this. Escape the city or die on the sidewalk. Either way, this is the last run for Saheer. 28 pages, B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.00

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Black Hammer: Visions (2021 Dark Horse) #1-8. Written by Jeff Lemire, Patton Oswalt, Scott Snyder, Cullen Bunn, Cecil Castellucci, Mariko Tamaki, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, and Geoff Johns. Art by Dean Kotz, Scott Kolins, Johnnie Christmas, Diego Olortegui, Leonardo Romero, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean, Melissa Duffy, and David Rubin. This collection features exciting stories from some of the leading creators in comic books, that take place in the world of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormstons Eisner award–winning Black Hammer superhero universe. Creators such as Patton Oswalt, Scott Snyder, Mariko Tamaki, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Cullen Bunn, Johnnie Christmas, Geoff Johns, Cecil Castellucci, and many more of comics top talents take on some of the greatest heroes and villains of Spiral City! Includes pinups by Gilbert Hernandez, Evan Dorkin, Kelley Jones, Yuko Shimizu, Veronica Fish, Dan Brereton, Annie Wu, and more in a affordable omnibus! Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 248 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

(W) Seth Sherwood, Michael Moreci (A/CA) John Bivens 1985 reaches it's action-packed, heartfelt, emotional, and totally narratively-satisfying end! All questions will be answered! Will Max's trans status ever be acknowledged? Will Bear start wearing clothes? Will Roach ever shower? Will we mention the fact Dean has a PHD and was called Doktor in our pitch deck? Will the gang manage to stop an all out space-war between the US and USSR? Has anybody sued us yet? Is this solicit super-meta and hyperbolic? Buy the issue and find out! Cover price $3.99.

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"Spring 2003!" The gladiators of Ancient Rome face a werewolf from the mysterious north... a small band of men mount a desperate island defense against the Mages of the Orient... a mother risks everything to rescue her only child from the clutches of a cursed tree... and a barbarian awakens an ancient horror deep in the ruins of a crumbling temple. All this and much more in the latest issue of Black Gate, your home for the finest in modern fantasy! As always, the columnists and reviewers seek out the very best in fantasy comics, games and novels and report back in detail. And don't miss the latest exclusive installment of Knights of the Dinner Table from Jolly Blackburn and Co! Softcover, 208 pages, Text (with B&W photos and illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

Final issue of the series. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. Survival!, script by Chris Claremont, art by Keith Pollard; Black Goliath, Celia, and her nephew have been transported to the planet Kirgar, where they are helped by a peaceful alien who is murdered by the robot Mortag; Stilt-Man cameo; The story continues in Champions 11. Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies starring Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0 10p.

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(W) Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sanchez, Jamie Nash, Robert Napton (A) Mario Guevara (C) Lucio Parillo The ultimate origin of the world's most famous pyrate continues! Blackbeard takes command and the Queen Anne's Revenge is born - the most famous pyrate ship to ever sail the seas! Cover price $3.99.

A tale of gothic horror from Fox Feature Syndicate. Numbering continues from Women in Love (1949-50 Fox) #4. In an issue-length tale, vampiric Count Rorret makes beautiful maiden Elthena his undead slave, by tricking her into believing she can live eternally with the commoner she loves. But the scheme is Rorret's undoing when her lover Leopold refuses to play along. Fairly mild for a pre-Code horror comic, except for the vampires turning into gigantic black tarantulas when they attack their prey. The Black Tarantula; The Ghost Who Cried. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) #50-53. Here is the fifth softcover collection of Harvey's Black Cat comic! Absolutely brilliant material from one of the illustrious horror quartet that were the only real opposition to Bill Gaines' triptych of Haunt, Vault, and Crypt. Fabulous words and pics from one of the half-dozen most underrated titles from the good old days! Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Art by Lee Sullivan. Cover by Rian Hughes. London's only trainee wizard cop, PC Peter Grant, has faced many strange and unusual foes, but confronting a sentient, vengeful black mould in the guise a form jazz musician? That has to be a new one! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Art and Cover by Lee Sullivan. London's only trainee wizard cop, PC Peter Grant, has faced many strange and unusual foes, but confronting a sentient, vengeful black mould in the guise a form jazz musician? That has to be a new one! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Art by Lee Sullivan. Cover by Nick Percival. London's only trainee wizard cop, PC Peter Grant, has faced many strange and unusual foes, but confronting a sentient, vengeful black mould in the guise a form jazz musician? That has to be a new one! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Stories, art and cover by Robert L. Crabb. Another funny-animal spoof from the creator and publisher of Hamster Vice. Junior, a mythical jackalope (a jackrabbit with antelope horns) has wacky adventures that also provide sly commentary on American society as it existed in the 1980s. Junior Jackalope and Suicide Squirrel learn about Ninjun's secret past and his connection to the wicked Carlos the Jackel; Fan letters from indie comics artists Valentino and Dennis Worden. Ninjun's Secret; The Jackalope Hunter; Mammy Vice. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

(W/A/CA) Fabian Lelay When all her plans fail, Logan is forced to seek help from the last person she wants it from: her father. With Battle City coming to a close, can the gang keep up now that Logan has seemingly rigged the finals? Catch the exciting conclusion of We Are The Danger from the creative team of Fabian Lelay (Jade Street Protection Services), Claudia Aguirre (Kim & Kim), Taylor Esposito, and Stephanie Cooke. Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Ayuko Hatta. Translated by Diana Taylor. Erika thinks she's hit the jackpot when she and Kyoya finally end up in the same class. But Erika's newfound bliss will be short-lived if their classmate Kamiya has his way. An unapologetic womanizer, Kamiya urges Kyoya to ditch Erika and embrace the playboy lifestyle. Will Kyoya give in? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $11.99.

Vol. 5 of the complete reprinting of the Black Bat. By Norman Daniels and Norvell Page. Cover by Rafael DeSoto. Blinded by a criminal's acid, DQ Tony Quinn is given a second chance thanks to an operation which not only restores his vision but also gives him the ability to see at night. Aided by Carol Baldwin, Butch O'Leary and Silk Kirby, crime doesn't stand a chance against the Black Bat! 6-in. x 9-in., 338 pages, black and white. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Markets of Treason!" and "The Black Bat's Triumph!"

The Nemesis of Crime returns in classic pulp novels by Norman A. Daniels.

First, murder runs rampant as gruesome cloaked hunchback killers terrorize a city until "The Black Bat's Triumph," in a bizarre thriller edited by future Batman editor Mort Weisinger! Then, the Cowled Crimebuster tackles the toughest racket he's ever confronted when ex-bootleggers band together to manipulate "Markets of Treason."

Plus, The Mask returns in a Golden Age classic from Nedor's Exciting Comics #5.

Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Kanoko Sakurakouji. Misao thinks she's come to terms with being the bride of prophecy and dating a tengu lord. But is she ready to bear her handsome demon an heir?! Kyo's grandfather is impatient to secure the power of the prophecy and the line of succession, and he doesn't care which of his grandsons fathers Misao's baby. If Kyo doesn't act fast, he'll lose Misao and the leadership of the clan. But despite his desire for Misao, Kyo is hesitant to consummate their relationship, for that will bring about catastrophe! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 200 pages, Mature Readers Cover price $9.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kentaro Yabuki. Train's mortal enemy Creed summons his followers, the Apostles of the Star, and sets his grand scheme in motion. Creed plans to launch a global revolution by attacking a summit between world leaders and the executives of Chronos. But if the police and secret service can't stop Creed, does Train have any hope of taking him down? 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 $7.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Dall-Young Lim. Art by Sung-Woo Park. Kuro and the twins discover that the Shishigami are systematically destroying the sacred Tera-producing sites of the world, all under the cover of luxury resorts. But poor Keita is having a confusing time of dealing with this larger problem at hand thanks to the fact that he can't get away from how much Shinobu, his mother's doppelinger, resembles his beloved, late parent. As he juggles the duties of being Kuro's partner and this newfound relationship to Shinobu, Keita is railroaded by an offer from the Shishigami to join their side! What will Kuro say to that? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

Vertical Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community's hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations. But because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil. Black Jack is recognized as Osamu Tezuka's third most famous series, after Astro Boy and Kimba, the White Lion. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 320 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $16.95.

Vertical Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community's hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations. But because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil. Black Jack is recognized as Osamu Tezuka's third most famous series, after Astro Boy and Kimba, the White Lion. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 320 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $16.95.

UK reprint series. Reprints material from Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 2 #6, Eerie (1951 Avon Series) #4, and Astonishing (1951-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 15. 7.25-in x 9.25-in, 68 Pages, B&W.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sachimo. Translated by Adrienne Beck. Shige has decided to costar in a drama with Tatara, a veteran actor his boyfriend Shin adores. Tatara has made it known he thinks Shige is only going to drag Shin down as an actor. Wanting to prove him wrong, Shige puts on a performance to rival that of his far more experienced costar. Meanwhile, Shin's best friend, idol Hanasaki, reveals to the public that the two are friends and uses the opportunity as a way to pursue his own agenda! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.