Adventure comic books issue 26

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Part 1 of 2. If Indy has to brave shark-infested waters to reach a remote island that is filled with bloodthirsty Cossacks, he's got to have a good reason--and he does! He's helping the granddaughter of Bill Cody get back the stolen Golden Guns of Buffalo Bill! "Trail of the Golden Guns" is written by Ron Fortier (idea) and David Michelinie, with art by Steve Ditko and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Bob Budiansky and Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $0.75.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Nurse Lisa resorts to an emergency call to get her doctor fiance to make time for their wedding; Diner waitress Mimi splurges on an expensive gown for the Moonlight Ball, but misleads handsome Craig into thinking shes wealthy; Advice on avoiding jealousy and apologizing. Kilroy is Here!; Love of a Librarian; Can You Say...I'm Sorry?; Kissin' Kin; Design for Heartbreak!; Dream World; Happily Ever After!; A Heart Specialist...Wanted! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 26. August 2010. Written and illustrated by Sean Harrington. Flare and Lana crossover issue. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color. Mature. Cover price $4.99.

Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis commune with nature in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Dial-Dandies untitled reprint 1-pager by Harry Lampert; Varsity Vic untitled 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Teen Teasers activity 1-pager by Martin Naydel. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. An aging sheriff is still a threat to an outlaw gang, so they try to arrange a fatal run-in with Billy the Kid. Billy meets a dying prospector and learns the truth about a hidden vein of gold that brings death to all who see it. Billy must talk fast when a woman wants to kill him to avenge her brother's death. The Sheriff's Pride!; Diggings of Death!; The Water Poisoner; End of the Trail!; Sunrise Orders the Blue Plate Special. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#26. Volume 7, Issue 2. Collects "Staffel of the Invisible Men" by Robert J. Hogan, originally published in November 1935. When a cryptic cable message sends G-8 and his battle aces into the air, G-8 learns that he has embarked on the most daring mission he's ever tackled, fighting against an invisible staffel! Softcover, 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

John Wayne photo cover. Hounds and Hares, art by Jack Sparling; John Wayne in Africa, facing a bull elephant. Not So Jolly, Roger, art by Jack Sparling; John Wayne in the South Seas. Tall Man in Hong Kong starring John Wayne, art by Jack Sparling; John Wayne adventuring in Hong Kong. Devil's Canyon text story by Benton Rice. About Horses fact page, art by Fran Matera. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Midnight in the Morgue" (art by Dick Ayers), "I Walked on the Moon" (art by Gene Colan), "The Burning Sands" (art by George Evans), "Gorilla Man" (art by Robert Q. Sale), and a two-page text story, "Look in the Mirror." Russ Heath cover. 1st appearance of Ken Hale/Gorilla Man. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Shrunken Head" (art by Bill Benulis), "Once a Horse Thief," "Before the Dawn of Time" (art by Russ Heath), "The Hanging Man," "The Bear Facts of Life!" (art by Mac Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Iron Maiden." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Luis Lorente. Story by Pedro Angosto. Art by Luis Lorente and Jorge Santamaria. After the events of The Last Whiz Kids Story Part 3 in Big Bang Adventures #22, Mike Merlin summons the former members of the disbanded Round Table of America to try to reunite the team! Ultiman, Knight Watchman, Venus and the rest of the heroes are going to wish they where fighting some world destroyer instead! But the emergence of a new Beacon leads the group into a recruitment drive such as the Big Bang Universe has never seen! Introducing: Nemo, War Eagle, Protoplasgirl & even more old and new characters into the group! Full Color. 36 pages. Cover price $4.99.

The Hero Games Quarterly. In this issue: Enter The Scarlet Queen - new skills, powers & characters for Dark Champions; A Matter of Heart - an adventure for Champions; The First Adventurers Club Index - a guide to issues 1 to 25; The Ultimate Base - an out take from Enemies Assemble!; The Paladinhood of St. Kiruin - an order of paladins for Fantasy Hero campaigns. Cover price $5.00.

Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. "Clark Kent - The Grooviest Guy In Smallville!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; When Phineas Potter overdoses Clark Kent with a spray that makes him irresistible to women, it complicates his life as Superboy; Characters: Professor Potter; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Pete Ross. Plus: 8-page Strange Encounters of the First Time story "Superboy Meets Superboy - Almost!", script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Joe Giella; To do research for a school paper on a space flight, Superboy goes 4 years into the past, becoming a phantom so as not to interfere with his already-existing younger self, and sees himself thwarting spies in an incident he no longer remembers. Continued next issue. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "The Valley of the Immortals: Part 2!"

Written by Yves Sente. Art by Peter Van Dongen and Teun Berserik.

The race is on to save Nasir... and Hong Kong! Mortimer is brought to the camp of General Li Hsi, the Chinese warlord, where he is reunited with a seriously injured Nasir. The professor was kidnapped in order to recover the archaeological proof of the general's imperial lineage, but also to repair the Red Wing, a formidable combat aircraft Olrik unwittingly delivered. While Blake moves heaven and earth to find him and protect Hong Kong, Mortimer escapes to go in search of the only thing that can save Nasir: a legendary pearl!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

#26 1988. Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Death Reign of the Vampire King!" Written by Norvell Page (as Grant Stockbridge). Art by John Fleming Gould. Painted cover by John Newton Howitt. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies. Cover price $10.00.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Killraven stars in "Something Worth Dying For!" Script by Don McGregor, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dan Adkins. Reprint back-up story: "The World of Flame!" with art by C.F. Miller (from Astonishing 52). The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 96 (Dr. Octopus by Steve Ditko). Cover price $0.25.

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This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

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Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Emerald: Part 1!" Written by Hidenori Kusaka. Art and cover by Satoshi Yamamoto. One of Team Rocket's Three Beasts turns against their leader Giovanni, and seeks to usurp his power. Silver learns a shocking secret about his family. Red and Mewtwo hazard a daring escape. And - whoa! The Team Rocket airship is about to crash-land! Then, in a battle between powerful Mewtwo and Mythical Pokemon Deoxys, who will triumph...? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 272 pages, B&W. All Ages NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Story, art and cover by Walt Kelly. Peter Wheat is the inch-high hero of the Wheat Field, where he lives with his insect friends. The giveaway comics were created for a national bread consortium by comics genius Walt Kelly, artist of Pogo. Peter uses changing powder to undo the Grand Wizard's toad spell. But now he must pursue the captured Fairy Queen to the Caves of Mystery. By the time he gets there, the gnomes of the Caves of Mystery have taken charge of the magically sedated Fairy Queen. 16 pages, Full Color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 7p cover price. Cover by Jim Starlin. "The Death Breeders," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Jack Abel; March 2019; Killraven and his band of freemen are crossing Lake Michigan on an ice catamaran; Two huge sea lampreys break through the ice and attack; One plants its sucker on Grok's back; Carmilla Frost tries to rescue him; The other lamprey knocks M'Shulla's crossbow out of his hands before he can fire; Hawk pulls Frost away from her useless attack, but she slugs him; Killraven kills the other lamprey with a harpoon gun, then swings above the first one and hits it with a silver star so that Grok won't also be killed; As it stands, Grok barely survived; In Chicago, the Martians have replaced the Loop with Central Command, which is only the hub of Death-Birth, a research center and slave pen; In Indianapolis, the High Overlord interrogates Skar about his encounter with Killraven (in issue #25); Skar gladly accepts a mission to track down Killraven. Reprint back-up story: "The Strangers" with art by Herb Familton. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #22 (Man-Thing). 36 pgs, full color. $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Clem Weisbecker and Vince Alascia. Tales of action and suspense from this early Charlton title, often employing stories acquired from defunct publishers like Fawcett. Mike Danger is hired as a bodyguard by Prince Amal, who has too many enemies. Johnny Adventure faces the rogue tiger known as the Devil with the Burning Eye. Mike Danger: Versailles Incident; Johnny Adventure: The Burning Eye; The Wire Buddha; Mike Danger & Johnny Adventure: Allies of Hate!; Lance OCasey: The Pan American Bull Session! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Marvel variants of the Gladstone series ran issues #21-32 only. The Marvel variants are identical to the Gladstone editions except for the Disney/Marvel logo in upper left corner of cover, AND the publication months as shown on the covers are even-numbered months, whereas the Gladstone editions sport odd-numbered months. Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Tony Strobl, and Steve Steere. In this double-sized issue, Donald and his nephews seek the truth about a legendary river serpent. Plus a comics adaptation of the classic educational cartoon "Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land." The Terror of the River!!; Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "The Bounty Hunter!"

Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Morris.

When a huge bounty is posted on a Cheyenne man for the apparent theft of a pedigree horse, the bounty hunter Elliot Belt (based on Spaghetti Western icon, Lee Van Cleef!) will stop at nothing to pocket it - not even at triggering a new Indian war if he has to! Lucky Luke must juggle keeping him in check, appeasing the irate Cheyenne people, and trying to save the suspected thief from Old West-style summary justice. A cheerful homage to the golden age of Hollywood westerns!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.95.

DC b&w reprints.

Circa 1948. Reprints cover from Captain Marvel Adventures. Interior reprints select stories from random issues of this time period. "Captain Marvel and the Scenes out of the Past", "Captain Marvel in the Prophetic Book", and "Discovery of a New Planet". 8.5 x 11.75, b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-man 26, and Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four 22. Cover price $4.99.

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Book 26: Tom Swift and His Sonic Boom Trap - 1st printing. Written by Victor Appleton II. Art by Graham Kaye. These are the famous books about a young scientist whose amazing inventions promise to be the great achievements of the future! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Red Falcon Adventures (1937 Sealright BLB) #026, Sealright Ice Cream, set of 50 books, circular in shape

#26 "Tom Mix In a Tough Spot." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.