Real comic books issue 8

Cover by John Prentice. Art by John Prentice, Gerald McCann and Reed Crandall. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #56. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #8 in indicia. Missouri country boys decide to go to the big city and pull some crimes. Frankie joins a jewelry heist after his own crime goes awry. American gangsters are out of their league in Paris. Missouri Mastermind; Frankie Was an Orphan; The Monk Loves His Cabbage; The Last Time Nick Saw Paris; Room 1010 in Miami; The Heel Wins His Letter. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Rosenberger and Rafael Astarita. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Separated by the Korean War, fiancees Amy and Tom are reunited when he becomes a soldier and she enlists as an Army nurse; A woman is torn between a cop and an escaped convict; Lynns soldier boyfriend is killed after she writes him a Dear John letter, in a story with an unsubtle message for female readers of Realistic Romances. Our Love Was Battle-Scarred; Faced With Shame; How I Learned What Love Really Is!; I Loved A Four-Time Loser; How My Husband Proposed; The Letter I Didn't Mail! Final issue before a two-year hiatus; issues #9 to #14 were never published. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bill Ely and Joseph Gagliardi. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #68. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #8 in indicia. A convict escapes Devil's Island, but tiny poppy seeds give him away. A thief steals a fancy wig for his mother and winds up facing a murder rap. Childhood friends from France and Germany grow up and find themselves on opposite sides of the law and World War II. Keeper of the Poppies; Me Old Lady's Wig; The Baker Rolls No More; Waltz of the Wallets; Red-Hot Refrigerators; Locked; The Five-Foot Mouse; The Well-Packed Iceman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Barry. Art by Bob Fujitani, Dan Barry, Art Helfant, Bernard Sachs and Carmine Infantino. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #20. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #8 in indicia. A jolly crimelord commits one kidnapping too many. Actor "Johnny" Booth plans the highest of crimes in 1865 Washington DC. Stories with early art by Carmine Infantino and future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Also featuring a vintage ad for reproduction WWII pistols - "German P-38 and Italian 7.65 Brevettata" - for only $1.25 each. Last Laugh For Willie; The Mark Of Akron; America's Most Heinous Crime; You Can't Split Murder; The Tell-Tale Ear; French Death In Grey Gloves; La Savate; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Baron Buckskin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dan Zolnerowich cover (signed as "Zolne"). "Policeman's Pledge," "Little Adam and the Duchess" (art by Mort Lawrence), "The Ghouls" (by Williams and John Belfi, we're not sure which Williams this is), "The Little Guillotines," "Louie's Dream Cottage" (also by Williams and Belfi), and "The Little Gunman's Debt" (art by Alfonso (?) Greene and Belfi). Two page text story, "There's Many a Slip." Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Prentice and Ed Moore. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #44. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #8 in indicia. A courier stumbles on a lucrative Ponzi scheme. A fence extorts from the thieves who must sell to him in 18th century London. A cop refuses to carry a gun after he's shot by a fellow cop in the line of duty. Miller the Clipper; The Thief-Taker; Empty Holster; The Linguist; The Bookkeeper; Just Like the Birds. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Art by Lorence Bjorklund, Dan Zolnerowich, and Dick Briefer. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #80. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #8 in indicia. Carnation Willie's daring scheme to make a heist getaway is to take the city bus, in a story with possible art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A spy being tailed by US agents hires a hit man to carry out his plans. French jewel thieves set out to steal a necklace from a famous detective's wife. Ten-Cent Waterloo; No Two Alike; The Dummy of Page 10; Get in Line Please; The Phantom Badge; The Leather Orphan; The Sepulchre on the Mantle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Rafael Astarita and John Rosenberger. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks and a title that suggests more than the stories themselves. Jilted Joan cant bring herself to love again; Sharons beauty drives Eddie to crime; A woman regrets her flirtatious behavior. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Left At the Altar!; Fatal Woman; Curtain Call for Cupid; Dangerous Jealousy!; I Was Unfaithful! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Chas. M. Quinlan, King Ward, Nat Schachner and A. M. Froehlich. Biography, history and real war stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Champion racehorse Man O' War; Pappy Boyington, the legendary air commander of the Flying Tigers and Black Sheep Squadron; Roy Rogers becomes everyone's favorite singing cowboy. Headliners in This Issue; Hobby Corner: Autographs!; Fiorello H. LaGuardia; Roy Rogers - King of the Cowboys; Inspiring Inventions: Bailey Bridge!; Angel of Mercy; Man O' War - Horse of the Century; James H. 'Jimmy' Hare; Ambassador of Mirth; Lady at the Zoo; True Animal Lore: Famous Eagle; 'Pappy' Boyington!; Manuel Avila Camacho - Good Neighbor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Dojyomaru. Art and cover by Fuyuyuki.

When the aggressively pragmatic Kazuya Souma is summoned to another world as a hero, he's not given a quest, he's given a kingdom to rule. On top of that, he's betrothed to the previous king's daughter! To get the country back in order, Souma gathers a group of gifted individuals to his side. Will their impressive talents and his own knack for logistics be enough to get the country on its feet again?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 250 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Teen (13+)

Cover price $13.99.

Written by Triandhika Anjani. Art and Cover by Triandhika Anjani, Fairuz Athoriq. Kara discovers a new truth behind an old tale. With a little help, Kara is now determined to go back to the Unseen Realm and fix the problem that has happened. Meanwhile, Quinn and Theo have escaped the dungeons heading separate ways. They each found new revelations that would alter their next course of action. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects GI Joe: A Real American Hero (2010- IDW) #191-195. Written by Larry Hama. Art and cover by S L Gallant. LADY JAYE's team is led into the jungles of southeast Asia for a mission that will pit G.I. JOE against an enemy they thought long gone. Meanwhile, COBRA COMMANDER is ready to launch an offensive strike that will bring G.I. JOE to its knees. The mighty shall fall and COBRA will rise again. Softcover, 124 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Written by Madoka Takadono. Art and Cover by Utako Yukihiro. "YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!" Torn by his feelings for William and his duty to the seraph Michael, Uriel considers Metatrons request for aid in staging a heavenly coup. In the meantime, demons Dantalion, Sytry, and Camio call a temporary truce as they work to show William who his butler really is! During a trip to London, William runs into the real Kevin Cecil―as well as a terrifying denizen of the big city. How long can Uriel hide his true identity amid the chaos?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Legend of Drizzt: Book 8 - Starless Night - 1st printing. By R.A. Salvatore. Still reeling after the drow's attack on Mithril Hall and the loss of their beloved friend, Drizzt Do'Urden and Cattie-Brie venture further into the Underdark to face the dark elves on their home turf, and Drizzt may have to form an uneasy alliance with Artemis Entreri, his greatest rival, in order to survive! Hardcover, 334 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Attack of the Evil Cyber-God!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! When Jonny investigates the strange disappearance of software programs from the Internet, he comes face to face with an entity that is devouring all the world's computer data, and, in the process, growing ever more powerful Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 106 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - January, 1970. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 8, Issue 2 - April, 1970. 8" x 10.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 8, Issue 4 - October, 1970. 8" x 10.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Issue #8 - July 2, 1988. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 22 pages, full color.

Yearly publication featuring highlights from the Real West magazines. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Bladestorm!" By Matt Westbrook. Thostos Bladestorm, Lord-Celestant of the Celestial Vindicators, has not been the same since his Reforging. Once a noble warrior whose zeal was tempered by compassion, now he is cold and unforgiving, hungry only for battle. But there is little time for his fellow Stormcast Eternals to come to terms with his transformation, as the Bladestorm and Argellonites Warrior Chambers are sent by Sigmar to the Realm of Beasts to capture a vital realmgate. During their quest they face myriad threats, from traitorous tribesmen to the vast hordes of Drekka Breakbones' Ironjawz. All wonder how Thostos will react to these perils; will they see once again that great and righteous leader, or is he lost to them forever? Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.00.