Comic Comics comic books issue 7

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Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, Alan Mandel, Marvin Levy and Alex Toth. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when members of an exclusive club are being murdered one by one. In perhaps the first appearance in comics of an EC-style "horror host," The Ancient Witch narrates the story of The Avenging Hand for Famous Tales of Terror. King of the Beasts faces Mrs. Van Wiggle, a wealthy socialite who uses a trained lion to kill her society rivals. Plus an early one-page cartoon by future comics legend Alex Toth. Yellowjacket: The Lonely Ones; Diana the Huntress; Better Late than Never; King of the Beasts; Famous Tales of Terror: The Avenging Hand!; Little Laffs; Cap'n Grim, Harbor Pilot: Whom the Gods Would Destroy, First They Make Mad; Fip - The Filipino Kid; B Buzzes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Powell, Joe Kubert, Ernie Schroeder and unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "The Glamourous Guerilla"; Blonde Bomber in "Frau Doktor"; Zebra in "Hijacking Jackal"; Boy Heroes, Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story; The Flyin' Fool tale "Big Doings" with art by Bob Powell; "Murder on the Stage" with art by Joe Kubert; and "Satan Rides the Waves" with art by Ernie Schroeder. 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Fred Schwab, Murry Tobin and Jerry Koe. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. Captain Flight battles a plot to invade America by first laying siege to New York. Red Rocket investigates the destruction of Mexican oil fields. Government diver Deep-Sea Dawson is aided on an assignment by a trained seal he freed from its cruel master. Captain Flight; "Little Off" Fanny; Red Rocket; Slug McGee; Flight Heroes; Rock Raymond; Korner Kids; Zaan of the Jungle: The Weird Ape Howls!; Deep-Sea Dawson; Toppy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gary Leach. FINALE ISSUE - Written by: Garth Ennis Art by: Gary Erskine Cover by: Garry Leach SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED It's the final showdown between the Mekon's massive Treen fleet and the British Navy's own trusty ships. Will the Mekon's desire to enslave the human race and destroy Dan Dare finally be realized... or will determination in the face of grim circumstances win out over the blind obedience and sheer numbers of the Mekon's force? Don't miss this heart-stopping conclusion to this gripping story! Cover price $5.99.

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Cover by Dave Gibbons. FINALE ISSUE - Written by: Garth Ennis Art by: Gary Erskine Cover by: Garry Leach SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED It's the final showdown between the Mekon's massive Treen fleet and the British Navy's own trusty ships. Will the Mekon's desire to enslave the human race and destroy Dan Dare finally be realized... or will determination in the face of grim circumstances win out over the blind obedience and sheer numbers of the Mekon's force? Don't miss this heart-stopping conclusion to this gripping story! Cover price $5.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Growth!" Collects Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor - Year Three (2016) #1-5. Written by Rob Williams and Alex Paknadel. Art by Simon Fraser and I.N.J. Culbard. Written by Rob Williams (Suicide Squad)! The eleventh Doctor and Alice are back for the start of a brand-new season! Who - or what - is The Scream? How is The Sapling connected to both the Doctor and Alice? Who joins the TARDIS? What secret messages has cosmic musician Jones left for the Doctor through time and space? And what amazing, magical, unforgettable sights will Alice experience on this all-new rollercoaster ride of a year? It all starts by driving a bright yellow monster truck over a river of fire...! Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Nanashi. Translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian.

Nagatoro is a cute freshman in high school who loves to toy with her senior classmate (Senpai). Even though Nagatoro tricks Senpai, makes him cry, and teases him, the two of them are hardly ever apart. Do the two of them really like each other as friends? Or are they toying with the idea that they can be something more...?

Find out in this rowdy romantic comedy!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Ages 13+

Cover price $12.95.

G.I. Comics (1945) was a promotional comic distributed by Kingf Features Syndicate for overseas Marines as a section of the Leatherneck Pacific Edition. These comic strips feature Blondie by Chic Young,Smilin' Jack, Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff, Donald Duck, Alley Oop, Prince Valiant by Harold R. Foster. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in.

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman and unknown. Blazing heroes of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke in "The Killers of Sorocco" with art by Manny Stallman; The Masked Marvel in "His Deadly Double"; "The Border Patrol"; "Massacre"; and 2-page profile of Charles Starrett with a photo of Starrett. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sooyeon Won.

The "Crazy Angel" Miss Crangela prays at the feet of Dai Lee. Only Jaehee stands in the path of Dai's malicious intent, but stopping Dai may mean publicly revealing a part of his soul to the world... his love for Dai. Meanwhile, Dai dares Eunhyung to a suspicious night meeting with him in the park. Fearing for her life, Jaehee pleads with her not to go. Compelled by her fury, she pushes Jaehee's concerns aside. Nothing will stand in the way between Eunhyung and vengeance against those who assaulted her.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Rated T

Cover price $9.99.

The Golden Age lives again when the LIBERTY GIRL returns in two all-new adventures.First, it's a Rob Jones solo stunner when the Liberty Girl takes on the Imperial Japanese heroine know as ZERO.Also in this issue, in "A Tale of Malice," by Wilson Hill and Franco Urru, it's Christmas 1932, and the original GIANT finds he has hands full trying to control the demon that lives within the soul of the woman he loves.Finally, when a renegade sorcerer threatens New York City on the eve of World War II, America's bronze goddess of freedom finds she has "Bigger Problems" to deal with in this new adventure by Peter Aitken, Russ Manning award nominee Craig Cermak, and Rob Jones. Cover price $4.99.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. Pinup of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) by Bob Larkin. "Tom Sawyer," script by Irwin Shapiro (adaptation), art by E. R. Cruz; Poor kids Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have a variety of adventures on the Mississippi River, including attending their own funeral, pretending to be pirates, and witnessing a murder. Adapted from the Mark Twain novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876). Short biography of Samuel Clemens. 52 pgs., full color.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "October 12, 1964 to May 04, 1966!"

Story and art by Leonard Starr.

The seventh volume of the Eisner-nominated series Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage reprints the daily comic strips and Sunday strips, from October 12, 1964 to May 4, 1966, of the acclaimed series about a young woman in the theater culture. Introduction by Sal Amendola and a special foreword by Leonard Starr.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W.

NOTE: See also Heart of Juliet Jones Dailies TPB (2008)

Cover price $24.95.

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Stories by Vincent Fago and Matt Curzon. Art by Vincent Fago and Matt Curzon. Cover by Vincent Fago. The characters get a complete redesign as other artists take over the series from Harrison Cady with this issue, which has Adventures of Peter Rabbit on the cover. A pig takes the football expression pigskin personally; The baby sitter is more frightened of strange noises than the kids are; Retellings of classic fables Sleeping Beauty, The Boy That Cried Wolf and The Fox and the Sour Grapes running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Peter Rabbit; Ride Em Cowboy; The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods; Culprit Gets Stuck; Pigskin; Tall Tales; Camping Out; Freedom for All; Everyone Has Spring Fever; Bad Mistake; Initiation Daze; The Shepherd Boy That Cried Wolf; Order Please!; A Stitch in Time; Baby Sitting; The Fox and the Sour Grapes; Pixie Puzzle Adventures. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Evans. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Graham Ingels, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. Reed Crandall illustrates the saga of two competing pirate captains, each trying to steal the other's treasure. A kindly fisherman's heroic deed impresses everyone but his shrewish wife, with art by Graham Ingels. A ship is lost with a fortune in gold and jewels, but a captain suspects foul play, in a modern-day sunken-treasure story (and cover) by George Evans. Partners; Prologue; Up the River; Johns Reward; Temptation. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. Book 7: 1960. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from Jan. 3 to Dec. 25, 1960. A quest to learn the truth about the Holy Grail brings Valiant to Stonehenge, the Roman outpost Sarum, Glastonbury, and finally Avalon itself. On his way home, he frees a noble lady's castle from an usurper. A fight with Aleta leads Val to reckless battle and a subsequent wounding that makes him appreciate home and family. After recovering, Val and his family return to Aleta's kingdom just in time to defend it from invasion. The Grail Quest; The Mad Warrior; The Abdication. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Basil Wolverton (July 9, 1909 - December 31, 1978) born in Central Point, Oregon and later moved to Vancouver, Washington. He worked as a vaudeville performer and a cartoonist and reporter for the Portland News. Wolverton was a master in caricaturing the human face and body and his drawings have elicited a wide range of reactions; he even described himself as a "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People who Prowl this Perplexing Planet." Preferring to work with pen and ink, Wolverton's lack of artistic schooling gave his drawings an otherworldly appearance. There was no other artist at the time who drew like him! Harvey Kurtzman felt "Wolverton never borrowed, never hacked, and he never shortchanged the public. Wolverton was an original." In 1991 he was posthumously inducted in the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and in 2000 in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Collects Amazing Mystery Funnies featuring Space Patrol (December 1939-September 1940), Target Comics Month featuring Spacehawk (June 1940-June 1941), and Weird Tales of the Future featuring Basil Wolverton (June-September 1952). Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "May 1953-January 1954!" Collects Dynamite (1953 Comic Media) #1-5. Cover by Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi, was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld-he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But always gave as good as he got; he was an experience and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Myra Benz, who had shot him in the eye, was brazenly killed without any true justification beyond his own sense of justice. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

(W/A/CA) Don Aguillo With help from Balthazar's memories, the conclusion of the first trial hits Zak hard through revelations about her parents and the sins of their pasts, as the secrets of the House of Jasser begin to unravel. Meanwhile, a massive attack on a school in Pasif'kah by a small army of soul thieves stirs the city into turmoil. Finally, the strange events surrounding the inn come to a head and as the entourage grow closer, they spring to action to come to the aid of their hosts with dire consequences. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by FUNA. Art and cover by Keisuke Motoe. Character Design by Touzai. Translated by Stephen Paul. After growing up an orphan, Mitsuha has a healthy respect for money and a desire to live well-at least, until she dies after being pushed off a cliff. Waking up in a strange fantasy world, Mitsuha narrowly survives an encounter with a pack of wolves, then realizes she has the power to move between this world and the real one. A lesser person might embark on heroic adventures-Mitsuha instead immediately recognizes the lucrative possibilities of her new situation, and heads out to buy an arsenal of modern weapons. Her goal: to acquire 80,000 gold, and the life of leisure she's always dreamed of! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W. Rated 16+ Cover price $12.99.

Heathcliff, Madballs, Top Dog, and Care Bears stories. 64 pages; full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Howard Post. Stories and art by Howard Post, Clem Colbert and Victor Pazmino. Funny-animal stories and other kids' comics from Crestwood/Prize. Alex in Wonderland meets a Dwarf and bakes four-and-twenty blackbirds into a pie; Max the Magician meets homesick zombies; Fantastic Ferdy enters the Land of the Giants when they call for his help. Alex in Wonderland; Burpo the Bear; Nip and Tuck; The Happy Hare; Prof. Screwball and Monty; Max the Magician; Muffy and Duffy; Fantastic Ferdy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. Canadian hockey legend and WWII soldier Turk Broda becomes a coach after retiring. Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded by many as the greatest boxer of all time. Part seven of the comics biography of Babe Ruth. The Life of Babe Ruth; Turk Broda: Hockey's Prize-Winning Goalie; Sugar Ray Robinson: Boxing's Battering Businessman; Andy Varipapa: Bowling Champ at 55; Zoe Ann Olsen: Champion Springboard Beauty; Track Stars of 1950; Baseball Training Camp Tips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Tony DiPreta. Stories and art by Art Seymour, Charles Tomsey, Dave Curtis, Tony DiPreta, and John Cassone. Forgotten superheroes from the Golden Age of comics, featuring early work by Dan Barry and other comics legends. Zippo, Nightmare and Sleepy were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Boy King, Giant and Muggsy battle Dr. Plasma, a sinister Nazi tattoo artist who uses the backs of spies to transmit secret data. Micro-Face investigates why thugs are stealing lampshades from various places around town. Twilight goes into action when wild animals stalk the city streets. The Boy King and the Giant; Nightmare and Sleepy; Stupid Manny's One-Man Gym; Micro-Face; The Fussy Killer; Zippo: The Goblin's Playground; Jackie Law and the Boy Rangers: The Underground Gold Factory; Two-Faced Town. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring Hedy De Vine, Millie the Model, Tessie the Typist and Lana! In this issue: Hedy De Vine in "Miracle of the Bulls!"; Millie the Model in "A Quiet Evening!"; Tessie the Typist in "The Poor Fish!"; and Lana in "The Improper Shopper!" Plus: 2-page text story "The Clown"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Paul Parker, Lawrence Dresser, Gerald McCann, George Olesen and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A gangster blackmails the husband of a famous actress with evidence of his criminal past. A successful executive and her jealous husband are bound by a childhood accident and her fear of fire, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein, by now displaying his recognizable style and signature. A US Savings Bonds PSA, with art by Crime Does Not Pay legend Charles Biro - a rare appearance of that artist in this comic. The Actress and Her Puppet; The Kind Right Arm; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; The Shepherd Boy; The Fractured Mint; The Letter from Italy; The Price Tag; The Huckster's Castle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A deep-cover enemy agent is assigned to destroy the defense lab where his son has just been employed. Mobsters plan a murder down to the last detail, but a random tire blowout proves their undoing. Truckers figure out how to outwit a gang of hijackers. The Jersey Job; 500 Carat Nothing; The Passing of Joseph Camp; The Old Badge; The Rolling Handcuffs; The Sparrow Makes Good; Thread to a Trigger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Dick Dillin cover. When Superman is trapped and used to open a gateway to Earth for an invading force, the Red Tornado appears to help in "The Paralyzed Planet Peril." Script by Paul Levitz and art by Dick Dillin & Francisco Chiaramonte.

Sanglor's Hypnotic Ray starring Samson, art by Alex Blum; vs. Sanglor. Insect Men of Mercury starring Flip Falcon, art by Don Rico; vs. The Insect Men and their Queen. The Hag of Blackamoor Forest starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. The Noxio Gas Plot starring Yank Wilson. The Emperor of Ganymede starring Space Smith, script by Fletcher Hanks, art by Henry Fletcher [as Hank Christy]; vs. Morosio. The Anti-Solar Ray starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks. The Big Octopus starring Sub Saunders, art by Karl Kief. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Garfield (2012- Boom) #25-28. Written by Mark Evanier and Scott Nickel. Art by Andy Hirsch and Dave DeGrand. Cover by Andy Hirsch. Featuring Garfield playing dentist, searching for his Orange Meringue Pie, and running from the returning Lasagna Monster & the Fantastical Foods of Fear, this extra-large collection of Garfield comics is the tastiest one yet. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $13.99.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by C.C. Beck, George Baker, Al Avison and Warren Kremer. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. The owners of a weight-loss clinic decide to make Humphrey their spokesman, but first they have to actually reduce his weight. Would-be bank robbers try to trick Humphrey into becoming their super-strong accomplice, but his ignorance gets the better of them. Plus a Sad Sack one-pager by George Baker. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie to the Rescue," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Honesty is the Best Policy; The Despirit Derby; Wasted Effort; Sad Sack. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1929: Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes!"

Story and Art by Hal Foster and Rex Maxon.

The first 300 daily Tarzan comics ever produced, all in one place! LOAC Essentials brings you all of Hal Foster's first comics work, reproduced from ERB's syndicate proofs. In addition, this book includes "The Return of Tarzan," "Beasts of Tarzan," and "Son of Tarzan," each drawn by Rex Maxon.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 4 1/2-in., 328 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

36 pages. Book-length untitled story by Tarpe Mills. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Comic book version of the animated TV series about the Muppet Babies – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf, Animal and all of the extraordinary friends who pop into their lives. In this issue, Bunsen and Beaker visit the nursery and let Fozzie try out their new invention: a funny hat. But when Fozzie uses the hat, he starts time traveling and it's up to Kermit and the other Muppet Babies to travel back in time too and help him in "Lost In Time" and Wocka Wocka." Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

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Volume 7 -1st printing. Story and art by Shinsuke Kondo. Shinoha is a frickin' NINJA. He can't even smile because of a dark trauma in his past that you'll find out about later. But for now, what you need to know is, he kicks ass and can kill so many guys. Kiwami, on the other hand, looks like a regular business guy, but actually he's a flipping YAKUZA. Everyone knows ninjas and yakuzas have been at war for three hundred years, so when Kiwami and Shinoha meet, it's like, fwoosh, slice, kabloop, stab stab stab... My point is, this manga has Real Ultimate Power and, if you read it? Maybe you can too. Softcover, 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $13.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Adachitoka. Translated by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley. The fight with Bishamon is over and it's time for Yato to tie up some loose ends - or cut ties with Hiyori, as he promised Tenjin. But a nameless god like Yato can't survive unless he remains in someone's memory. How will he manage once he is removed from Hiyori's life?! Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

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Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Adachitoka. Translated by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley. The fight with Bishamon is over and it's time for Yato to tie up some loose ends - or cut ties with Hiyori, as he promised Tenjin. But a nameless god like Yato can't survive unless he remains in someone's memory. How will he manage once he is removed from Hiyori's life?! Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Noragami: Stray God GN (2014- Kodansha Comics) Vol. 19-21. Story and art by Adachitoka. Translated by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley. With Bishamon badly injured and Yato and Yukiné arrested by the Heavens, Tenjin has invoked their very last hope: a Trial by Pledge. If the plan works, Amaterasu will pardon all perceived wrongdoings, but the stakes are high. Three gods must pledge the lives of their most trusted shinki. The score is tied when Daikoku volunteers himself as a sacrifice... Softcover, 5 1/2-in., x 8-in., 592 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "May 1953-January 1954!" Collects Dynamite (1953 Comic Media) #1-5. Cover by Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi, was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld-he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But always gave as good as he got; he was an experience and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Myra Benz, who had shot him in the eye, was brazenly killed without any true justification beyond his own sense of justice. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. "May 1953-January 1954!" Collects Dynamite (1953 Comic Media) #1-5. Cover by Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi, was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld-he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But always gave as good as he got; he was an experience and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Myra Benz, who had shot him in the eye, was brazenly killed without any true justification beyond his own sense of justice. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "November 1953-January 1954/January-May 1953!" Collects Fantastic Fears (1953) #4-5 and Purple Claw (1953 Minoan) #1-3. Cover by Ben Brown and David Gantz. More horror and suspense for Volume 7 of Classic Horror Comics! Starting with tales of stalking terror with Fantastic Fears #4 (November 1953) and in Fantastic Fears #5 (January 1954) we have Steve Ditko's "Stretching Things" story, his first sold to a publisher! Followed up with the iconic Purple Claw (issues #1-3, January-May 1953)-after Dr. Jonathon Weir told an African witch doctor how to combat malaria he was given, in gratitude the Purple Claw! All brought to you by those masters of 1950's comics-Iger Shop, Howard Nostrand, Steve Ditko, Jack Abel and Ben Brown. Reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be-just like the original comic! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Basil Wolverton (July 9, 1909 - December 31, 1978) born in Central Point, Oregon and later moved to Vancouver, Washington. He worked as a vaudeville performer and a cartoonist and reporter for the Portland News. Wolverton was a master in caricaturing the human face and body and his drawings have elicited a wide range of reactions; he even described himself as a "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People who Prowl this Perplexing Planet." Preferring to work with pen and ink, Wolverton's lack of artistic schooling gave his drawings an otherworldly appearance. There was no other artist at the time who drew like him! Harvey Kurtzman felt "Wolverton never borrowed, never hacked, and he never shortchanged the public. Wolverton was an original." In 1991 he was posthumously inducted in the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and in 2000 in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Collects Amazing Mystery Funnies featuring Space Patrol (December 1939-September 1940), Target Comics Month featuring Spacehawk (June 1940-June 1941), and Weird Tales of the Future featuring Basil Wolverton (June-September 1952). Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.