The Comics comic books issue 8

Volume 8 - 1st printing. By Shinji Saijyo. Jan is a talented, arrogant young chef on a non-stop quest to become the world's greatest cuisine master. Mr. Otani, the famous food critic is in for a huge surprise when he is served his own head on a platter?!?! Tasty! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages. B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8. A nice quality fanzine, typically with well proportioned women and superheroes, published by Paul LeGrazie, Jr., circa 1970's. Contributors to this issue are Charlie T. Smith, Masao Kono, Jim Jones, Martin L. Greim, and Mark Lonergan; 22 pages; b&w; 8 1/2-in. x 11-in.

Canadian Price Variant. $1.65 cover price. Softcover digest, 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 128 pages, full color. Cover price $1.65.

Italian reprint series. Reprints stories from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #24-27, featuring the 1st appearance of Mary Jane Watson and Crime Master. Softcover, 84 pages, full color, Italian language, L.3000 cover price.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson. Art by Olive Bailey. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy must visit Dr. Terrapincus to find a cure for Miss Spotty's disorder. Then the duo encounters undersea pirates. S. S. Penmanship!; The Apothecary Shop; The Strange Stuart Case; The Undersea Pirates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Charlton presented this version of the mischievous Ollie Orwell as a promotional item for Blue Bird Comics, handed out at kids' shoe stores as a free giveaway. While experimenting with their bubble wands, Ollie and Li'l Tomboy accidentally enter Bubble Land and get captured by the Bubble People. Ollie's dad ill-advisedly sends Ollie to be a caddy during his boss's golf game. Uranium-carrot-powered Atomic Bunny leads a hungry fox on a merry chase. Bubble Happy; Very Helpful Caddy; Chumpo the Chimp; Atomic Bunny: Emergency Carrots; A Rare Bird. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "May 5, 1966 to February 3, 1968!"

Story and art by Leonard Starr.

Mary Perkins adventures trodding the stage continue in the eighth volume of Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins on Stage, reprinting daily and Sunday comic strips originally published between May 5,1966 to February 3, 1968, with an introduction by David Apatoff. Storylines include the return of Russian Major Volkov, the devious doings of Vanna Croy, Johnny Q, and the Fletchers as guests at the home of movie director Renzo di Saba.

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.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by RIKACHI. Nina had a rough start to life, orphaned and stealing to survive, only to be abducted for her unusual lapis lazuli eyes. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess... specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha, who had her same eyes. Despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight. Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits, but how much can she trust him? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Older Teen (16+) Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Standard Edition. Features Star Trek's Majel Barrett. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $9.00

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

Limited Edition. Limited to 2,000 copies. Includes numbered trading card insert stapled in the centerfold. Features Star Trek's Majel Barrett. Cover price $5.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Cover by Joe Albelo. "Pigs Over Tokyo, or Kimono My House," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Tony Salmons, inks by Joe Albelo; Raymond Bear reports on Jacques Gooseteau's brush with terror, so Jonah calls Peter and the three interns into action, and they go to Japan, where they witness the emergence of Hog-zilla!; The monster goes on an eating binge, so the army sends in Mechano-Hog-Zilla, but the robot is defeated; Spider-Ham defeats the monster, but the director Cur-Asawa hires him, and our heroes head for home. "Silver Squirrel," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; The Watchdog introduces us to The Silver Squirrel, a reprehensible character who zaps everyone and everything by use of the Power Cosmic. After several zaps, The Watchdog gets fed up, and turns the Squirrel into a silver-plated water fountain. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - The search for his parents leads Planet Terry, Robota and Omnus to the Prison Planet of Alphatraz. But in order to get onto the planet, they have to be criminals. So the trio commits some crimes, get arrested and are on their way to Alphatraz, where their troubles really start in a three-part story, "Alphatraz the Prison Planet," "This is Prison?" and "King of the Prison." Script by Dave Manak and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Near Mint $57.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Space Detective!" Lance Lewis, Space Detective, is a scientific genius and using his ray guns, jet pack and a whole host of other high-tech gadgets fights interplanetary aliens and space menaces with the aid of his gorgeous girlfriend, Marna, solving alien mysteries, such as the amoeba men or Martians. With some absolutely iconic covers painted by Alex Schomburg, you'll wanna catch up on Lance's adventures! Plus, in an observatory high in the Andes, Dr. X, master of the mysteries of occult science undertakes the greatest experiment of his career! Ace Buckley and his friend Toni Stark travel through time on a series of high octane adventures and battles! Collects Lance Lewis: Mystery Comics #3-4 (October-December 1944) and Startling Comics #44-53 (March 1947-September 1948), Dr. X and Ace Buckley: Startling Comics #1-10 (June 1940-September 1941). Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Stories and art by Orestes Calpini and Ray Houlihan. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Horsefeather and his friend hide in a cargo plane to escape a storm, and end up in New York City. Billy Boy befriends magical merry-go-round horse Fancy, and sets out to find him after the carnival moves to another town. McSnargle, jealous neighbor of Earl the Rich Rabbit, drinks Earl's super-carrot juice and learns your eyesight can sometimes be too good. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Punch's Magic Show; Billy Boy and Fancy Horse; Little Leo; Bucky the Mule; Dippy; Little Horse Feathers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Don Perlin and others. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch stumbles across the Hokey Pokeys, a lost family of cavemen. Earl the Rich Rabbit buys a Ferris wheel for the local children, but his jealous neighbor McSnargle hits the roof. Cappy and his pirates, seeking treasure, encounter sea serpent Elmer, who would rather be a pirate than a monster. Punch and Judy; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Papa Flies High; Punch the House Wrecker; Bummer, the Little Dutch Drummer of Old New York; Lights Out; Cappy Hotblast the Pirate Parrot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. The Eagle intervenes when a mad scientist threatens to cut off the city's water supply; Marga the Panther Woman leads a radium expedition to the dangerous Lost Plateau, in a story that includes her swinging a lion by its tail to fend off alligators; Seagoing hero Navy Jones, who already knows Captain Nemo, meets the ancient Viking explorer Leif Erickson. The Eagle: The Water Thieves; Dynamo; The Wrecker; Cosmic Carson: The Globes of Brigo; Perisphere Payne: Ling's Plot to Kill Payne; Marga the Panther Woman: The Lost Plateau; Build a Rocket Ship; The Globes of Brigo; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom: Voyage To the Orange World; Navy Jones: The Log of Harald the Red. Final issue of the series; most of the characters later appeared in Weird and other comics. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Tuska, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers and Charles Sultan. Numbering continues from Yankee Comics (1941 Armed Service Edition) #7. A catch-all anthology from Chesler / Dynamic, featuring adventure, superheroes and comedy. Policewoman Dolly ODare matches wits with her arch-nemesis, the gentleman thief Baron Blue. Mystery hero The Green Ghost tracks an inventor's kidnapped son, in a story that references the new science of television. The magical hero known as Enchanted Dagger seeks an end to the Green Plague. Dolly O'Dare; Enchanted Dagger; Green Ghost; Handy Andy; Corporal Grant; Capt'n Courage; Foul Frame-Up. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Snap (1944) #9. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spanish reprint series. Reprints material from Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #8 and Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) #35. 7.5" x 10.5", 36 pages, full color, Spanish Language.

Blue Bird Shoe editions are standard format comic books (containing reprint material) published by Charlton Comics for distribution by Blue Bird Shoes. All Blue Bird editions have the company's name across the top of the cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Wood. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Fred Guardineer, Jack Romer, Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, H. C. Kiefer, Ken Fitch, Rafael Astarita, Clem Gretter, W. C. Brigham and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Ultem (one of the Holyoke-connected companies) takes over publication of the early anthology of kids' and humor comics, part of the first generation of comic books. Historical and educational strips, including comics biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Horatius, phrases from Shakespeare's plays, and the adventures of King Arthur. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Jingle Jingle and Shinanigans. A rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Plus a one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy. Also featuring an early humor strip by Charles Biro and a cover by Bob Wood, later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Little Nemo in Slumberland; Bows an' Arrows; Belly-Laughs; Down Through the Ages with Fighting Men; Professor McScrewy; Riggin' Bill; Jingle Jingle; Court of Inhuman Relations; Sport-O-Gram; Salute to the Mailman; Impy; Joe Penner; I'm the Guy; Ima Sphinx; Death Journey; Sources of Famous Quotations; Jungle Town Show-Boat; Third Class Male; When Father Was a Boy, When Mother Was a Girl; Bib and Tucker; Topsy-Turvy; Round Table Adventures; Li'l Arthur; Dan Hastings; Prince; Joe McGee; Goobyland; Shinanigans; Joe Dokes; King Kole's Kourt; Ad-Ventures; Jack Potts. 64 pages, Full Color.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Ding Kin Lau. Art by Andy Seto.

The Ultimate Contest is at its final battle -- Zhu the evil Taoist vs. her student Hai. Betrayed and enraged, Zhu goes all out and pulls no punches. But will she be able to defeat her incredibly powerful and former pupil?

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.95.

Oswald the Rabbit - Western Publishing Company, Omar Bread giveaway, 16 pages, 1945.

Oswald the Rabbit - Western Publishing Company, Hancock Oil giveaway, 16 pages, 1947.

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Stories and art by Marv Lev and Jourdain. An anthology of humor and action comics from little-known publisher Able. Perhaps the highlight of the issue is a rare adventure starring World War II feminist and cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, as she applies for a wartime job. Sad Sack-like Army Private Rufe McGoof joins forces with British soldiers in the North Africa campaign. After Nazis kill her family, Tanya joins Russian guerrilla fighters to fight the German forces and becomes the Young Avenger. Because this comic was published with a newsprint cover, copies in VF to NM are extremely rare. Shock Gibson; The Adventures of the Handy Dwarf; Rufe McGoof: Desert Dynamite; Rosie the Riveter; Flossie; Sam Hill; The Young Avenger Strikes; Roddy. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, Michael Binder, and Jack Binder. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Ulysses Q. Wacky, Rex King, Wing Woo Woo, and Muffo the Magician. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Harry Harrison, Joe Galotti, A. M. Langworthy, H. C. Kiefer, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer, Joseph Szokoli, Bill Fraccio, Vince Colletta and Vince Napoli. Numbering continues from Stamp Comics (1952) #7. Stories from comics artists inspired by (and featuring) classic collectible stamps, for a rare series that combines panelology with philately. When a vaudeville performer is killed, his monkeys identify his killers, in a strange true story with early art by Doug Wildey. Knowledge of Esperanto saves a man from a Nazi firing squad. Grace Darling rescues numerous passengers after a steamship disaster. Violent pre-Code cover by Joseph Szokoli. The Philadelphia Mission; Satan's Pact; Monkey Business!; Captain John Smith and Pocahontas; Esperanto Saves a Life; Heroine of Eddystone Light; Oddities in Stamps; The Beard of the Dragon; The Death of Capt. James Cook; Cellini and the Statue of Perseus; Slave Train; Old Blood and Guts; The Spanish River Disaster; What's My Name? Final issue of the series. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Akiko Higashimura. Rinko has finally found happiness in a relaxing, stable romance. But then comes a Four Alarm call that will shake her life at its foundations?!?! Should she go down this path to a future with zero guarantees, even at the cost of her long-sought happiness?! The Tarareba girls greatest choice has come! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 172 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $12.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ema Toyama. Translated by Devon Corwin.

"I'll do it! I'll become your thrall!"

A crossdressing girl and an otaku vampire find themselves entangled in a dangerous relationship. Don't miss this heart-pounding romance from the award-winning Ema Toyama, perfect for fans of Crimson Spell, Black Bird, and He's My Only Vampire!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Teen+

Cover price $10.99.

All Text in Japanese

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Yuki Amemiya. Art and cover by Yukino Ichihara. While the Seven Ghosts travel to their past lives' memory bank to investigate who tampered with their memories, Teito unearths a shocking secret of his own - he is the evil god Verloren's vessel! And unless he regains the Eye of Mikael, his soul may crumble, spelling the end of the world. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Teen

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Cover by Chas. M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Ted Miller, Paul Parker, Chas. M. Quinlan, and Walter Johnson. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of 1940s comic strips. Cowboy Rodeo Ryan pursues on horseback after his car is stolen by "bank robbers and such"; The Masquerader and Chris track a missing heiress to a phony psychic, but the heiress is in on the plot; The Corsair investigates the crooked governor of a port city, but someone has tipped him off. Squirt O' Water; The Corsair; Teddy Rich; The Masquerader; Tommy Tinker; Rodeo Ryan; Tugboat Tim; Roger Wright; Danny Dude. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issues #1 to #28 of this series contain original Canadian created content. Issues #29 and #30 date from 1946 and contain U.S. reprints in colour, but with original covers. The series restarted in 1950, ignoring previous numbering (#96 is currently the earliest known) and consisted entirely of color reprints of U.S. comics. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. 20 pages, full color.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Tsutomu Nihei.

The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface. They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level. Yet even so, somehow the people survive.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 330 pages, PC/PB&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Miraijin A and Natsumi Inoue. Art by Natsumi Inoue and jimmy. Cover by Natsumi Inoue. Translated by Stephen Paul. THE ART OF WAR! Ars succeeds in winning over the province of Paradille, along with their military force, thanks to Licias political prowess and mastery of negotiation tactics. Shortly after returning to Semplar, Ars receives his next mission: commanding the entirety of Canarres army alongside Count Lumeire in the battle against the county of Alpharda! Determined to prove himself on the battlefield, he sets out with the full support of his friends behind him! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

Australian Reprint Series. Reprints stories from Avengers (1963 1st Series) #8 and Tales of Suspense (1959) #57. Includes full-color centerfold poster of The Hulk. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. "Kang, The Conqueror!" - Story by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. Kang appears and demands to be made ruler of the Earth; The Avengers attempt to stop him, but it comes down to Wasp and the Teen Brigade to slow Kang long enough for the rest of the Avengers to free themselves and put an end to Kang's threat. "Hawkeye the Marksman" - Story by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck. A carnival marksman tries to become a super-hero, but after a misunderstanding with the police he falls in with the Black Widow; Hawkeye attacks Iron Man at the Widow's request, but when he accidentally injures his partner in the fight he flees to get her to safety. 44 pages. 7 1/2" X 10 3/4". B&W.

Written by Doug Wagner, illustrated by Daniel Hillyard. An adventure story of the conflict between musicians and villains. 6.5" x 10.25", 32 pages, FC.

Issue #8 - June 2014. Written by Chris Charlton, illustrated by Rowel Roque. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

UK Reprint 28 Pages

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Adolphe Barreaux, Robert Turner, Max Neill, Bently Wade, Robert Leslie Bellem, George Appel, and George Papp. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. Cabbie Duke O'Dowd meets Wah Le, ruler of a lost city in Tibet, who gives him a magic belt that grants superpowers. Sea Queen Neptina regroups and declares war against the forces of her usurping sister Mhera. Johnny Fox uses his invisibility pellets to find out who is sabotaging a circus. Champ; Queer Championships; Neptina; Dragon's Teeth; Johnny Fox; Simple Snitz: The Story of the Friendly Fellows Who Wanted To Play; Robinhood Jones; Duke O'Dowd; Champion Puzzler; Lobo, The Flying Sleuth; Yellow!; Liberty Lads; Champs Can't Lose; Jungleman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.