Can Can comic books issue 12

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Cover by Troy Nixey. Stories and art by Ed Steckley, Eric Searleman, Rick Remender, F. Andrew Taylor and John Marr. A comics anthology based on the notorious zine of the same title, featuring true tales of death, disaster and crime. Burning Ring of Fire; Drama at the Park; Pop-Up Tragedy; The Mishap; The Ride of Your Life!; The Mindbender. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Power Pack is cornered by the Morlocks in the sewers, but Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde are there to help the kids in "Underground!" Continued in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #195. Lockheed, Callisto, Caliban, Piper, Erg, Ape, Tar Baby, Annalee, Leech, Beautiful Dreamer appearances. Script by Louise Simonson, pencils by June Brigman, inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Brigman & Wiacek. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Siege!" Written by Cary Bates. Art by Carmine Infantino and Tony DeZuniga. Bron goes on the road! Diana invites Willie to lunch! And the action is just getting started! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Law and Order" Story by Peter David. Art by Sal Buscema and Bob McLeod. Cover by Mark Beachum and Josef Rubinstein. The thugs from the previous issue set Peter Parker's apartment on fire! Spider-Man strikes back at the juvenile delinquents, but the stakes continue to get higher as the thugs ask a professional hitman to kill Peter. The hitman is lying in wait in Peter's apartment, when Mary Jane walks in! Can Spider-Man get there in time to save her? 32 pages Cover price $0.95.

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

Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Booster takes the final, explosive battle to the 1000 in "War". Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Jurgens/DeCarlo cover. Cover price $1.00.

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Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. AIDS awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Beauty and the Beasty," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Parody of Beauty and the Beast; Beauty goes to live with the Beast after her father steals some roses from the Beast. "Gift-Rapped," script by Bill Webb, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alexandra only wants designer wrapped presents under her Christmas tree. "Christmas in New York," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Della puts all the mortals in New York City to sleep for 2 days so Christmas passes them by. "If the Suit Fits!", script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Mr. Weatherbee tries to lose weight to fit into his Santa suit. Archie's Club News. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Sonja and friends ride mammoths controlled by Kynon; Branwyn escapes from Cavalok; and aging King Vlad gets up the courage to face the Harpy which has been stealing villagers in "Descent!" Characters: Red Sonja; Alain D'Bruges; Math Mac Llion; Kynon; Branwyn; Vassilisa; Vlad Bloodhawk; Cavalok. Written by Louise Simonson, with art by Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta. Cover by Mary Wilshire and Tony Salmons. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - "The Dregs of Victory!" Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Paul Ryan and Sam De La Rosa. Cover by Ryan & Bob Layton. This is it, the final showdown. With the lines between good and evil no longer certain, the Squadron Supreme and Nighthawk's Renegades come together in one final confrontation for the fate of the world. Whose side are you on? What's more important? Utopia or free will? 32 pages, FC.

NOTE: This is the epic super-hero Armageddon that inspired the likes of Kingdom Come, Earth X, and Civil War. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover art by Jerry Bingham. Blood and Snow, Part Two, script by John Ostrander, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Bob Lewis; The mission in Columbia continues, and in true Squad style, everything goes wrong; We have Vixen and the Black Orchid trapped in the fortress and we have the rest of the team on the outside; The deciding act falls to June Moone who must summon forth Enchantress, but can the Squad keep her madness in check long enough to smash the drug pipeline?; And how does Speedy react when confronted by corruption and greed to the nth degree? 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

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Canadian edition with $1.35 cover price. Written primarily by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman (with research by E. Nelson Bridwell and others), Who's Who is a meticulously detailed, alphabetically arranged series of reference volumes that provides personal data, history, and powers and weapons for countless DC characters, both popular and obscure, both new (circa mid 1980s) and old. Volume twelve has entries for the Justice League, the Justice Society, Kamandi, Kid Flash, and many others. Character renderings are by such artistic greats as Wayne Boring, Bob Smith, Al Milgrom, Kyle Baker, and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. FULL DETAIL: 12 - Character/artist listing: Jonny Double by Denys Cowan and Bill Wray; Jor-El by Wayne Boring and Jerry Ordway; Judo Master by Frank McLaughlin; Justice League of America by Luke McDonnell and Bill Wray; Justice League Headquarters by Howard Bender and Roy Richardson; Justice Society of America by Jerry Ordway; Justice Society Headquarters by Todd McFarlane; J. Wilbur Wolfingham by Bob Smith; Kalibak by Jack Kirby and Greg Theakston; Kalista by Tod Smith; Kamandi by Jack Kirby and Greg Theakston; Kana by Joe Brozowski and Bob Smith; Kandor by Howard Bender and Bob Smith; Kanjar Ro by Murphy Anderson; Karate Kid by Steve Lightle and Larry Mahlstedt; Katana by Jim Aparo; Key by Paris Cullins and Eduardo Barreto; Khunds by Dan Jurgens and Greg Theakston; Kid Devil by Alan Kupperberg and Bob Smith; Kid Eternity by Murphy Anderson; Kid Flash by George Perez; Killer Frost by Al Milgrom; Killer Moth by Tom Mandrake; Killer Shark by Kyle Baker; King by Marshall Rogers; King Faraday by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson; Knights of the Galaxy by Carmine Infantino and Joe Rubinstein; Kobra by Alan Davis; Kole by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; Kong the Untamed by Alfredo Alcala. Paris Cullins/Dick Giordano cover. Cover price $1.35.

Men's humor digest directed towards college males with a focus on the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Robert Perry, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Stick-up men commit two hold-ups and two murders, but their take is a mere $19. A horse trainer who knows how to fix races also has a talent for murder that will take him far in the busy field of organized crime. An extremely detailed look at the science of ballistics in 1949. Two Who Sold Their Lives For $19!; On the Level; Theodore Downes; This'll Kill Ya!; Steve Bracy and Al Moss; Science Vs. the Criminal: Ballistics; Our Police Hall of Fame; Thug Uglies; James Conlon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price. "Final Crisis!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Jerry Odrway. Get ready for the explosive finale to the biggest event in the history of the DCU. The Anti-Monitor mounts an all out attack on the last remaining Earth, the only bastion of light standing in his way of total victory. While the heroes and villains of the DCU wage a war against an army of the villain's Shadow Demons, a contingent of the most powerful beings in the universe take the fight to the Anti-Matter Universe itself. Heroes will rise, heroes will fall, and in the end things will never be the same again. Featuring the deaths of Dove, the Silver Age Lori Lemaris, the Golden Age Green Arrow, Prince Ra-Man, Robin (Earth-2), Huntress (Earth-2), Kole, the Silver Age Wonder Woman, and the 1st appearance of Wally West as the Flash. NOTE: In the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC decides to revamp and reinvigorate their universe, and their heroes. Recommended follow-up reading: History of the DC Universe (1986) #1-2, Man of Steel (1986) #1-6, Superman (1987- ) #1-22, Wonder Woman (1987-2004 2nd Series) #1-15, Shazam: The New Beginning (1987) #1-4, Batman ##404-407 (Year One), Justice League America (1987-1996) #1-25, Identity Crisis (2004) #1-7, and Infinite Crisis (2005-2006) #1-7, where we see the return of Superman (Earth 2), Superboy, Alex Luther, and Lois Lane (Earth 2). Cover price $1.60.

Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition with $1.00 cover price. Early comic book version of the famous "transforming" robots. Now understanding his abilities a little better, Buster puts them to use and tries to help the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons. But those plans don't go as intended. Meanwhile, the Autobots have rescued Optimus Prime but they don't realize that they have fallen into a trap in "Prime Time." Script by Bob Budiansky and art by Herb Trimpe & Al Gordon. Cover price $1.00.

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95¢ Canadian Newsstand Edition. A different kind of fantasy awaits Amy in Hudson, New York. Meanwhile, the Emissaries of Varn guest-star as the Gemworld turns stone cold! Mindy Newell's script is illustrated by Colleen Doran and Karl Kesel. Cover by Ernie Colon. Cover price $0.95.

Cover price of $1.20 and below that 75p (GBP). Reprints Archie 3000 stories. 6 1/2-iin. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.20.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Color reprints of original b&w series. Cover art by Wendy Pini. Hands of the Symbol Maker, script by Richard Pini and Wendy Pini, art by Wendy Pini; Cutter is injured and cared for by humans. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. In "Velocity 9," police investigate a rash of super-speed robberies, a mysterious drug is being sold on the black market, Wally's mom and girlfriend continue to clash over house decor, and Wally discovers something interesting next door. Includes "Light at the End of the Tunnel," a 16-page bonus feature starring Dr. Light. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Mike Collins, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover art by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $1.00.

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Canadian edition with $1.75 cover price. "For the Man Who Has Everything!" Guest-starring Wonder Woman, and Batman and Robin. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. The amazing creative team that brought you Watchmen deliver one of the all-time great Superman tales. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive at the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they soon discover the evil Mongul has beat them there and enslaved the Man of Steel within a prison of his own mind. How can they possibly hope to defeat this monstrous alien menace without the help of Superman? 48 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Canadian Price Variant. $1.00 cover price. Wonder Girl must save her husband Terry Long from drug runners in El Salvador in "Remote Fastness". Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Ernie Colon, inks by Romeo Tanghal (uncredited). Joe Brozowski/Tanghal cover. Cover price $1.00.

Canadian edition. Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. Canadian publisher Superior reprints EC's influential New Trend title, featuring some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist reaches the upper atmosphere just in time to see the Earth destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. A space captain has no patience for pets, which turns out to be ironic, with art by Wally Wood. In another Wood story, a man builds a robot version of himself so he can cheat on his wife, but that doesn't work out as planned. Day-in-the-life space cover by Wood has his ultra-detailed backgrounds. A Goble is a Knogs Best Friend; The Last Man; The Android; Chewed Out! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. "Moonrise" Guest-starring the Inhumans. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Jackson Guice (breakdowns) and Rick Magyar (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four have been hauled before the United Nations Security Council to explain why the Inhumans and their homeland were allowed to relocate to the moon (in Fantastic Four 240) without full disclosure! The U.N. no longer trusts the FF, so they ask the Avengers to journey to the moon and negotiate peace with the Inhumans! The relationship between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, and Crystal goes way back to many previous adventures, so their meeting in Attilan is a pleasant one. But there's another inhuman on the moon that the Avengers also have a past relationship with...a certain madman known as Maximus! And he's ready to commence his next twisted scheme to destroy the Earth and his royal cousins! When massive boulders begin launching towards Earth, the finger-pointing starts! And suddenly the battle lines are drawn between the Mighty Avengers and the Incomparable Inhumans! Will Medusa or Captain America or the Wasp or anyone realize what Maximus has done before time runs out? Cameo appearances by the Fantastic Four, the Enclave, and the Alpha Primitives. Flashback cameos by Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and Magneto. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Starfox, Thor, Vision, and the Wasp. 48 pages Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layout) and John Byrne, inks by John Byrne. "Mortal Clay," script by Alan Moore, art by George Freeman; Preston Payne, "Clayface," falls in love with a store mannequin named "Helena" who he believes is a real person; He takes up residence in the department store that houses her, hiding all day and coming out only at night to be alone with her; Although they begin very much in love, their relationship takes a turn for the worse when Clayface begins to suspect she is committing infidelities. "Love Bird," script by Max Allan Collins, art by Norm Breyfogle; The Penguin is released from prison and claims to have completely reformed; Batman interferes with the Penguin's love life. Cover price $2.00.

Super Comics Reprint. Cover price $0.12.

Issue 12. August 1972. French language reprint of Captain America (1968 1st Series) #152. 6.75" x 10.25". 36 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price - Convicted murderer Clifford Zmeck, having taken part in the Major Force Project in 1969, reappears 18 years later in "Sweet Dreams Major Force". Part 1 of 2, continued in Captain Atom Annual #1. Script by Cary Bates, co-plot by Greg Weisman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith. Broderick cover. Cover price $1.00.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Arthur Adams sketch of Fara Foxette in letter column (before he went pro). "Of Mice and Menace!" Chester Cheese, who is supposed to throw a basketball game, finds out his father has been killed and gets shrunk down into Little Cheese, the Micro Mouse. Script by Scott Shaw, pencils by Shaw, inks by Al Gordon. Cover by Shaw. Cover price $0.75.

"Sewer Rat," "The Kiss of Death" (art by Jack Keller), "Dead End," "He Rapped Three Times" (art by Sitton), and a two-page text story, "Somebody's Killer." Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by George Evans, Alex Toth, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. This theme issue focuses on the US Air Force. An aircraft observer suspects approaching bombers, and F-94 jets are scrambled in response. A detailed recounting of a B-29 bombing run over Korea from start to finish. Helicopters find action during Korea by rescuing soldiers from danger. F-94!; F-86 Sabre Jet!; Rocket Flight; B-26 Invader!; H-5. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Cover pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Bruce Patterson. Planet of Monsters!, script by Dan Mishkin, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Carlos Garzon; Hawkman and Hawkwoman free Thanagar from the current dictators. Meanwhile, the museum board decides the fate of Carter and Shiera Hall. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing. Written by Kenkyo Na Circle. Art and cover by Yosuke Kokuzawa. Character Design by Meru. Translated by M. Fulcrum. In his previous life, Lloyd only wished to study magic, but his status as a commoner lead him to an unfortunate end. After being ruthlessly done in by the very magic he so desperately desired to master, Lloyd opens his eyes to an amazing new existence as the 7th prince of the Kingdom of Saloum. This time, he's been born with unmatched magical potential! With a new lease on life, and the resources to grasp his greatest dream in the palm of his hand, Lloyd sets out to finally achieve what he's always yearned for: study magic to his heart's content! There's only one small problem... he's barely 10 years old! How is anyone going to take him seriously like this? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $12.99.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. 52 pages, August 1983 Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - "Descent into the Maelstrom!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Kelley Jones and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Kelley Jones. A new leader and captain?! 32 pages, FC.

Canadian Price Variant. 60¢ cover price. Cover art by "Father Faces Fear Fiercely"; Richie tries to help Audrey's dad get over his fears. Untitled one-page story; Lotta auditions for rock and roll group the Purple Freight Train. "The One-Girl Defense Force"; When the burglar alarm fails at the Rich estate, Lotta takes its place. "Dot's a Sign of Respect!"; Richie has an idea to make the Riches' safes and vaults look worthless by letting Dot paint dots on them. "Nipped in the Bud" text story; Butchie resorts to underhanded methods to try to beat Lotta and Dot in the garden contest. "You Can't Get Away from Money!"; Richie takes Gloria to an uncharted island for a peaceful walk, but they encounter crooks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Canadian Price Variant. Cover pencils by Dave Manak, inks by Henry Scarpelli. A Timely Arrival, script by Michael Gallagher, art by Art Mawhinney; Dr. Robotnik invents a time machine to send Sonic into the past and out of his hair. The Bold-Headed Eagle, script by Mike Kanterovich and Ken Penders, pencils by Art Mawhinney, inks by Rich Kozlowski; Sonic encounters what may be the last living eagle on Moebius. The Lynx Is A Jinx, script by Angelo DeCesare, pencils by Art Mawhinney, inks by Rich Kozlowski; The Freedom Fighters want nothing to do with a bad-luck lynx that Sonic has befriended. Inspired by the Sega Genesis videogame. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. Son of Odin versus son of Odin in "The Blood of Dawn!" Script by Alan Zelenetz, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Mike Gustovich. Inhumans back-up, "Island in the Sky!" Script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Rich Howell, inks by Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Final Issue. An ending like you never expected! The conclusion to this freewheelin' limited series! U.S. 1 has the final confrontation with the Highwayman--and you'll never guess how it all resolves! It's out of this world! What else could we call this final tale but "The Truck Stops Here!" as the Archer brothers race their flying space rigs around the world! Characters: Ulysses Solomon Archer [U.S. Archer]; Al, Wide Load Annie; Retread [Re-Tread]; Midnight [Mary McGrill] (Villain; Flashback panel); The Highwayman [Jefferson Archer] (Villain); Poppa Wheelie; Mr. Leonardo; Clutch; Grab; LeGreed; Taryn O'Connell; U.S. 1. Written by Al Milgrom, with art by Steve Ditko and Danny Bulanadi. Painted cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Wally miscalculates on a magic spell and accidently turns Jay into a frog. Now they need a princess to kiss Jay in order for him to get back to normal. But the problem is that no princess wants to kiss a frog in "The Misspelled Spell." Script by Don Arr and art by Howie Post & Jon D'Agostino. Issue also has "The Magic Bull's-Eye in which Wally and Conrad have to deal with a fake magician doing discount sorcery and cheating people. Script by Wally Green and art by Ben Brown & Vince Colletta. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian reprint series. Reprints material from Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) #12. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.