Battle! comic books issue 8

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Vic Donahue and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Sailors try to track down the mystery submarine that is creating chaos on the waves. A young soldier freezes up during a firefight. When a patrol is trapped behind enemy lines and out of ammo, a mechanic hatches a desperate plan. Trapped; Honor Roll; Ring of Fire!; The Ranger Story; The Train Busters!; Glory Road; Mystery Sub!; King of the Battlefield. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Certa, Carl Pfeufer and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. Combat pilot Jeff only needs one more victory to become an Ace, but that's just the point where his buddy Bob was shot down. Masters is one of the toughest soldiers in Korea, but he repeatedly turns down promotions to a higher rank. A US infantry captain must figure out how to take out an enemy tank unit. Target for Today; The Ride of Death!; To Each His Share; Cannon Fodder!; Hit 'Em Where It Hurts!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fight 8: Ouroboros Part 2: True Grit - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Last angelic issue! While Alita relives her showdown with Jashugan in the heart of mad scientist Desty Nova's headquarters, Kaos' life is put in dire jeopardy! Plus, Chief Bigott of Tiphares makes Nova an offer he can't refuse! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Surprise Surrender, script by Bob Langhans, art by Winslow Mortimer; Zoltar allows G-Force to blow up Black Nova, Spectra's most advanced war machine, to give them a false sense of security; He then sends in a robot of himself (called Abbas) to surrender; Once on board the Phoenix G-Force finds out that Abbas is a robot with a bomb inside. The Tidal Wave; 7-Zark-7 is warned that the temperature in the computer core has risen to the danger point so he sends G-Force to investigate; They track the source of the problem to Tiki Atoll, an island with an extinct volcano; When they find the Heat Generator causing the problem they realize it is a trap. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written and drawn by Koshun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi. English adaptation by Keith Giffen. Within the first day of The Program, more than half of the 42 students in Class B have been lost. Most of them were victims of their classmates, who were willing to put aside their humanity and play the game to survive. One of those killers, Mitsuko Souma, fools her victims into believing she's too beautiful and delicate to kill anyone. Softcover, 192 pages, 5-in x 7-in, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 8 - 2nd or later printings. Written and drawn by Koshun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi. English adaptation by Keith Giffen. Within the first day of The Program, more than half of the 42 students in Class B have been lost. Most of them were victims of their classmates, who were willing to put aside their humanity and play the game to survive. One of those killers, Mitsuko Souma, fools her victims into believing she's too beautiful and delicate to kill anyone. Softcover, 192 pages, 5-in x 7-in, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $15.50 View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split to cover. Interior spine splits due to oxidation. Glue on spine. Brittle.

Korean-era war comics from Ajax-Farrell showcase the ideologies of the Cold War. Captain Law suspects treachery while delivering a typhoid vaccine to North Korean guerilla leaders. Private Martin's talent for singing saves his unit from a Korean advance. Reporter Ken Cross learns of an upcoming military maneuver and must decide if publishing will endanger American troops. Flaming Coffin; Red Trap; General Orders; Battle Song; Land Thunder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Lovely cyborg Alita and her allies dive into the center of Melchizedek, the super computer that is holding her friend Lou's brain hostage as one of its organic components. There Alita witnesses a vivid vision of the undead life of her recent battlefield opponent, the mysterious vampire Caerula, who presented her with the key to Melchizedek's kingdom. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Lovely cyborg Alita and her allies dive into the center of Melchizedek, the super computer that is holding her friend Lou's brain hostage as one of its organic components. There Alita witnesses a vivid vision of the undead life of her recent battlefield opponent, the mysterious vampire Caerula, who presented her with the key to Melchizedek's kingdom. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Translated by Stephen Paul.

The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro's new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita's childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her...

For centuries, war has raged on the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system's most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko.

The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!

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

Cover price $10.99.

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Cover by Eugene Hughes. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and others. Tales of combat, military life and warfare from publisher Stanley Morse. After their captain is killed in battle, a company waits for its new commanding officer to arrive. A fighter pilot who thinks he's better than bomber crews gets a look at life from the other side. A stone Buddha impassively watches the Korean War unfold. Line Officer; The Gambler!; The Big Birds; Buddha Smiled; Patrol!; Coward. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This issue contains "Cease Fire Collapse!" fiction, and introduces rules for new playstyle Doomsday! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages

UK Edition - Written by Roy Castle

Action Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Fallen Angel!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita experiences a terrible fall from grace when she discovers the utopian city of Tiphare's ulterior motive for retaining her services as a special agent of the "Tuned." Now she must face her greatest foe yet - herself! Then Koyomi makes a strange new friend as she and the rest of the Barjack forces prepare to launch the ultimate weapon on both Tiphares and the Scrapyard. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

UK Reprint

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Issue 8, 1980. Squarebound, 5" x 7", 174 pages, B&W.

Summer Special 1982. 64 Pages

June 1931. Cover by George Rozen. Stories by Malcolm Douglas, Edwin C. Parsons, Charles B. Jordan, John Bowie and Wm. C. Robertson, Arthur Guy Empey, Harold F. Cruikshank, Lt. Chappone, Robert Peery, Benge Atleee, and John Colohan. 6.5-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Sept 1931. Cover by George Rozen. Stories by Joseph Von Dwucet, Edwin C. Parsons, Arthur Guy Empey, Leonard Nason, Maj. Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Benge Atlee, Harold F. Cruickshank, and Capt. John W. Thomason. 6.5-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK Reprint. 68 pages

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yuji Shiozaki. Hakufu's bathroom brawl against the ever-creepy Kannei continues and just whe it looks like her fighting career has gone down the toilet, Saji Genpou lends a hand... which then gets impaled. Saji kicks the crap out of Kannei and Kannei makes a run for it. As many Toushi are taken down, several new characters show up, including a female archer! Don't miss the next Battle Vixens with so much excitement it just can't be held in. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $9.99.

UK Reprints - Digest size

Foreign reprints - 68 Pages B&W

Published by Famepress. 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, Full color cover, B&W Interior.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yasuhiro Nightow.

The agents of Libra need funding for their fight to preserve order in Hellsalem's Lot. A wealthy sheik invites Libra to dine on the exotic fusion cuisine of Earth and the Beyond, but impending danger could spell Libra's doom-if the food doesn't kill them first! From Yasuhiro Nightow, creator of Trigun and Gungrave! (if not used as a headline, must be used as a bullet point) New anime series Blood Blockade Battefront & Beyond begins in Fall 2017! The original Blood Blocklade Battefront anime series now available on DVD and for streaming on iTunes, Amazon, and Hulu!

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 $12.99.

Title becomes Battle Birds (1940-1944 Fictioneers, Inc.) 2nd Series Cover price $0.15.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45!" By Gordon L Rottman. In late1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35,598 officers, 5,384 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431,573 personnel, and now comprised of two amphibious corps, six divisions, 26 non-divisional artillery battalions, and numerous support and service units. Following on from Battle Orders 1 and 7, this book examines the continuing development of the Corps' organization, its training, tactics, weaponry, and command structure. It details the formation of the 5th and 6th Marine Divisions and the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, and examines the Corps' performance in the brutal battles on Guam, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and its deployment as an occupation force. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $25.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Ardennes Offensive - German Forces of the Central Sector!" By Bruce Quarrie. The Order of Battle Series presents the military enthusiast with a new angle on the major battles of history. Supported by comprehensive organization diagrams the forces involved are examined unit-by-unit, including the 'tooth' combat elements and the vital 'tail' support troops. The objectives of the operation are analysed and this 'theory' contrasted with the realities of the battle itself. Order of Battle blows away the fog of war and provides the most detailed information ever published on the great clashes of history and the units which fought them. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Story, Art and Cover by Natalie Riess. The final battle. Peony vs. Melonhead, the sabotaging chef with his own considerable chops. Anything that can go wrong does, and Peony finds herself fighting against time-and a defective oven-to get her cake to the judges! Who will go on to victory in this final issue of Space Battle Lunchtime? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.