The Comics comic books issue 9

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Mario D’Alessandro (CA) Marco Ferrari MARTINA VS. LULZ! THEIR FIRST BIG BRAWL! Terror takes on new forms as Lulz takes on the Black Mountain gang head-on. Plus: our first big hint as to just why Sally is so dang rude. KEY SELLING POINTS: • The SIXTY-ISSUE series reaches its NINTH issue in our most intense arc yet! • New York Times Bestseller FRED VAN LENTE (Deadpool vs. The Punisher, Marvel Zombies) shows us he means business with this new villain! Should you be CGCing this arc? (Not a bad idea!) • Interior Artist Mario D’Allesandro takes the intensity up a notch as he continues to show the comic book industry he’s a new force to be reckoned with! • Cover by GOTHAM ACADEMY: FIRST YEAR (DC Comics) and G.I. JOE: SCARLETT (Skybound/Image Comics) artist Marco Ferrari! • Learn to be a hacker with even more Capture the Flag challenges in each and every issue! • TWENTY-FOUR STORY PAGES FOR ONLY $4.04! CAN YOU DIG IT? Cover price $4.04.

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Mario D’Alessandro (CA) Mario D’Alessandro MARTINA VS. LULZ! THEIR FIRST BIG BRAWL! Terror takes on new forms as Lulz takes on the Black Mountain gang head-on. Plus: our first big hint as to just why Sally is so dang rude. KEY SELLING POINTS: • The SIXTY-ISSUE series reaches its NINTH issue in our most intense arc yet! • New York Times Bestseller FRED VAN LENTE (Deadpool vs. The Punisher, Marvel Zombies) shows us he means business with this new villain! Should you be CGCing this arc? (Not a bad idea!) • Interior Artist Mario D’Allesandro takes the intensity up a notch as he continues to show the comic book industry he’s a new force to be reckoned with! • NOW FEATURING "B" COVERS BY THE INTERIOR ARTISTS! Mario & Ennio did some absolute banger covers on our Kickstarters, and we decided the Direct Market needed the love, too! • Learn to be a hacker with even more Capture the Flag challenges in each and every issue! • TWENTY-FOUR STORY PAGES FOR ONLY $4.04! CAN YOU DIG IT? Cover price $4.04.

The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #9 (November 1971) is an early-era comics ad zine featuring comic for sale lists and ads for the many fan publication of the period. This issue features a Stephen Fabian cover. 24 pages, black and white on newsprint, tabloid 11.5-in. x 17.5-in. NOTE: Early issues were mailed free to interested comic collectors; back issues could be ordered at 25c ea. Later the publication moved to paid subscriptions. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by C. C. Beck. "Fantastic Crimes of Dr. Durgan," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Mr. Morris tells Billy that the theft of the fabulous Elban Crown Jewels could lead to war between the nation of Elba and the U.S. unless the jewels are recovered; Billy discovers an evil scientist that is shrinking innocent men to minute proportions and flying them in model planes to various areas to commit crimes. "Race Against a Noose" starring Golden Arrow, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; vs. Yellow Feather. "The BLACKBIRD Pirates" starring Lance O'Casey, script by Bill Parker, art by Bob Kingett. "The Hypno-Ray Affair" starring Spy Smasher, script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; vs. The Mask. "The Radio Racketeers" starring Dan Dare, art by Harry Anderson; vs. Power. "You Never Can Tell" text story. Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, script by John Hampton, art by Mac Raboy; Hal and Nikko explore the Temple of Gold and discover the secret of how Maxinya came to live in the jungle. "The Wrath of Piang" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; vs. Piang and Carl Brand. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Albelo. "Uncouth Sweet Tooth, or B.O. Go Home!," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Orson Whales witnesses the arrival of an extra-terrestrial, but nobody listens to his warnings; The alien appears at the Daily Beagle office, where Peter, Jonah and the interns name him B.O., then discover that he eats everything in sight; Candy makers Rhesus and Crawdad hire Woodchuck Morris to capture B.O., and everyone arrives at the candy factory, from which B.O. is jettisoned back into space. Ad for Spider-Man/Power Pack. "The Asinine Torch vs. The Sub-Marsupial," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; Remembering the good old days, the Torch meets The Weaselly Whizzard, who persuades the Torch to become a wrestler; Going against the Sub-Marsupial, they're too busy reminiscing to fight, but they beat up everyone else. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

No Number; The Story of the Gloomy Bunny

This special Legion of Super-Heroes issue includes the following: a Legion of checklist; a history and description of Legion Headquarters; features on the Legion's members, equipment, constitution, allies, enemies, and policies; "Living in the Thirtieth Century"; a piece on time travel; "Thirtieth Century Earth"; planets in the Thirtieth Century; and more. Cover by Dave Cockrum. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Bob Wood, Sam Burlockoff, Norman Maurer, Alan Mandel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Gender-bending villain He-She is caught perpetrating a marriage scam, becoming one of the more unique foes of Crimebuster. Axis forces try to prevent Swoop Storm from reaching Europe with his design for a new cargo plane that could turn the tide of the war. Yankee Longago meets Hippolyte and the Amazons, in a spoof of Wonder Woman featuring art (and a cameo) by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster Meets He-She; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Sky Phantom; The Case of Bobbie Morse; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Captive of the Voodoo Master," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Suffering from amnesia, Kaänga becomes King Tongo's chief warrior and assists in the capture of a group of monks and Ann; Ann's voice restores Kaänga's memory and he frees the captives and ensures Tonga's death at the hands of his pet elephant. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; A mad scientist develops a process for granting humans super-human strength at the cost of their minds; The Panther forces the scientist to reverse the process. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Sir Champions saves the city from a herd of stampeding elephants who had been set on the city by Arab slavers. "Jungle Justice"; Roy Lance puts a stop to the brutal treatment by a jungle rubber company of their native employees. "Burnt Alive" text story, art by George Tuska. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Mark Lord captures 50,000 giant royal panthers to use in his plan to destroy civilization by losing them on the streets of New York. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba assists a pair of missionaries in disposing of a white gang of slavers. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers must retake his fort after it is captured by Arabs led by a treacherous soldier. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; Tabu dispatches some unscrupulous diamond miners by hurling them off a cliff to their death. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Zittler, planning on stealing native land, hypnotizes Wambi and passes him off to one group of natives as a god. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, John Celardo, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, and Nick Cardy. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Clipper Kirk captures a mysterious map from a downed German pilot; Action nurse Jane Martin uses chloroform to escape a hospital that's a front for Nazi drug smugglers; Suicide Smith also faces drug-stealing Nazis, in the Mediterranean. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; Flying Colors; Vultures of Vengeance; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Brian Denham. Revel in all-new MONTHLY thrills and adventure in Antarctic's Exciting! Katie Merrywhether discovers her father's secret super-identity means she can't be an ordinary high school gymnast any more in 'Cat Girl' by Ben Dunn, David Furr and Jane Wen. Dan Sehn and Elton Thomas bring us the 'Big House Blues', where the super-villain inmates of Gatehouse Prison find they're not bad, mean or insane enough to match the bad, mean dedication of their warden. And geeky aspiring writer Trent Anderson is kidnapped by a scientist who means a new kind of human, but instead creates a 'Weirdo' by Dan Sehn and Eduardo Vienna! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Various. Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Kelsey Shannon. Revel in all-new MONTHLY thrills and adventure in Antarctic's Exciting! Katie Merrywhether discovers her father's secret super-identity means she can't be an ordinary high school gymnast any more in 'Cat Girl' by Ben Dunn, David Furr and Jane Wen. Dan Sehn and Elton Thomas bring us the 'Big House Blues', where the super-villain inmates of Gatehouse Prison find they're not bad, mean or insane enough to match the bad, mean dedication of their warden. And geeky aspiring writer Trent Anderson is kidnapped by a scientist who means a new kind of human, but instead creates a 'Weirdo' by Dan Sehn and Eduardo Vienna! We present for your a-mews-ment this mog-nificent Cat Girl variant cover by Kelsey Shannon! Don't litter about-you've got adequate claws to reserve your copy now. Better hurry, as we get the feline they won't be around for long. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Stories and art by Jack Davis, Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Gus Mager, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, George Lichty, and Amelia Opdyke Jones. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 1 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. As Tarzan tries to aid the injured Tutamken, Erich is prepared for human sacrifice, in "The Egyptian Saga" with art by Hal Foster. The "Cartoonists Club" page in this issue includes the first published work by future MAD and EC legend Jack Davis, then a mere 12 years old. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and lessons in drawing comics by Little Mary Mixup artist R. M. Brinkerhoff. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; The Boomers; Frankie Doodle; The Tip Top Cartoonists Club; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Freddie and Fritz; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Of All Things; For Junior Readers; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; All In The Family; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boys of Wynnecastle; Joe Jinks; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner; The Young Idear. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(W) Benny Powell (A) Jamie Tyndall, Iwan Nazif (CA) Ale Garza White Widow returns to America and heads immediately to Texas. She's learned that The Group is targeting her relatives, so she must try to save her father's family from the dual menace of Pulse and Recluse! Cover price $4.99.

(W) Benny Powell (A) Jamie Tyndall, Iwan Nazif (CA) Jamie Tyndall White Widow returns to America and heads immediately to Texas. She's learned that The Group is targeting her relatives, so she must try to save her father's family from the dual menace of PULSE and RECLUSE! Cover price $9.99.

(W) Benny Powell (A) Jamie Tyndall, Iwan Nazif (CA) Ariel Diaz White Widow returns to America and heads immediately to Texas. She's learned that The Group is targeting her relatives, so she must try to save her father's family from the dual menace of PULSE and RECLUSE! Cover price $19.99.

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A new character called Tyger Lili appears and hires E-Man and Mauser to find her nephew Wing Fat and the case causes all kinds of problems including trouble between E-Man and Nova in "What's Up Tyger Lili?" Script by Joe Staton & art by Joe Staton & Rick Burchett. Issue also has a snack ad parody featuring Buck Godot and a text feature "Origins of Independent Comics – Part 1" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.

Cover inks by Pete Costanza. Boss Kizer's Political Power Play starring Bulletman, art by Jon Smalle. The Hijacked Bomber, art by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. Quest For Jimmie's Parents; El Carim vs. The Duke. Captured By the Djungas; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess vs. Djungas and King Leon. The Drought of Doom starring Lee Granger, Jungle King. Framed For Kidnapping starring Red Gaucho, art by Harry Anderson; a western story. Mark of the White Arrow, pencils by Ken Battefield; In compliance with a mysterious note, Buck heads for the saloon to bait his trap for the unknown "White Arrow" who signed the threat. The Horned Masks starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Jack Binder. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Fine. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Bob Powell, Lou Fine, Ed Laughlin, and Dan Zolnerowich. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. The Diary of Dr. Hayward becomes Weird Stories of the Supernatural, featuring time-traveling adventurer Stuart Taylor; Sheena tries to protect the seekers of a fantastic city in the jungle; Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas becomes The Hawk. Jumbo switches to full color with this issue, and changes size to 8.5 x 10.5 inches. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Bobby; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Spencer Steel; Uncle Otto; News Facts; Jest Laffs; Pee Wee; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Sport Shorts; Ken Hammond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Stars on Parade; Inspector Dayton; Wilton of the West. 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Isle of Golden Geese by Carl Barks, from Uncle Scrooge #45; The Lost Rabbit Foot with Gyro Gearloose, by Carl Barks; Trail Tycoon with Grandma Duck, by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Harvey Eisenberg, Frank Reilly, Carl Fallberg, John Carey, Dan Spiegle, Pete Alvarado, Paul Murry, Nat Edson, George Wheeler, and Al Hubbard. 4.75. x 6.5. 192 pages. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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by Yambar, Bates, Smith, McCann & Morrison. This month's collection of Bart Simpson stories has Bart growing a beard, wearing a tasteless T-shirt, playing romantic go-between for Milhouse, and mailing away for the ultimate cereal prize. Also, in this issue ? Kang and Kodos prepare a tasty meal and Ralph Wiggum sets an amazing record in the Duff Book of World Records! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

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Book Nine: Mutiny. Story, art and cover by Jack Katz. Foreword by Jerry Siegel. Katzs legendary science-fantasy saga is one of the first independent comics, and a work unlike any other. The goddess Terika faces execution on the sacrificial altar for the crimes she is accused of. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in., 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

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Story and Art by David Hutchinson. JABBERWOCK one-shot! David Hutchison (Teether) takes you on a magical, bloody expedition through a child's imagination. A girl, a butcher knife, and a haunted mask hunt a monster in the depths of an orphanage. 'The Vorpal blade went snicker-snack.' What more do you need to know? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Rii Abrego, Zachary Clemente, Cat Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Art by Rii Abrego, Cole Ott, Kit Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Cover by Marie Wu. In this issue's short stories, Choose Goose is the worst, Princess Bubblegum just wants to have a nice picnic, and Ooo is definitely a weird place. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rii Abrego, Zachary Clemente, Cat Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Art by Rii Abrego, Cole Ott, Kit Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Cover by Feifei Ruan. In this issue's short stories, Choose Goose is the worst, Princess Bubblegum just wants to have a nice picnic, and Ooo is definitely a weird place. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Rii Abrego, Zachary Clemente, Cat Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Art by Rii Abrego, Cole Ott, Kit Seaton and Jenna Ayoub. Cover by Ariel Ries. In this issue's short stories, Choose Goose is the worst, Princess Bubblegum just wants to have a nice picnic, and Ooo is definitely a weird place. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Charles Soule, Zac Thompson, and Lonnie Nadler. Art by Paulo Siqueira and Andre Lima Araujo. Cover by David Yardin. ALL-WOLVERINE ISSUE! First, Wolverine's decades-long battle with demon the Truth comes to a bloody and brutal finale! Then, head back into the digital world of the .EXE/men to meet their version of Logan! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Charles Soule, Zac Thompson, and Lonnie Nadler. Art by Paulo Siqueira and Andre Lima Araujo. Cover by Gerardo Sandoval. ALL-WOLVERINE ISSUE! First, Wolverine's decades-long battle with demon the Truth comes to a bloody and brutal finale! Then, head back into the digital world of the .EXE/men to meet their version of Logan! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. King Questionmark's use of deranged lunatics for his gang proves less than ideal, in an explosive finale. Neighborhood kids hear the story of Daredevil's origin and his battles with the super-speedster called The Bolt. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: The Champion of Crime; Thirteen and Jinx: Crippled Vengeance: Ch. 4; Sniffer: Brush-'Em-Off Syndicate; Crimebuster: On Mystery Mountain; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Claw Battles Ghost. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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WEDNESDAY COMICS, DC's new, 12-issue weekly series, reaches its incredible conclusion in September. Here are just some of the highlights of this third and final month: ? In BATMAN, WEDNESDAY COMICS' weekly cover feature, Bruce Wayne digs further into a steamy murder mystery. It's a classic noir tale by the Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso. ? METAMORPHO dives into a fever-dream of an adventure, written by New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman with art by Eisner Award-winner Michael Allred (Madman). ? THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN make a deadly detour after Selina Kyle attempts to rob Jason Blood's collection of antiquities, taking her into unexpected territory. Written by Walter Simonson (Thor, MANHUNTER) with art by famed DC cover artist Brian Stelfreeze. ? DEADMAN is warned off of pursuing a serial killer by the only being who could do so: Rama Kushna. It's a tale of mystery and mystics written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck, art by Dave Bullock. ? KAMANDI explores the living nightmare that is the world after the Great Disaster in a sprawling tale written by Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN, GREEN LANTERN CORPS) with art by Ryan Sook (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ARKHAM ASYLUM: LIVING HELL). ? The feathers fly as HAWKMAN heads into slam-bang action, as written and illustrated by Kyle Baker (PLASTIC MAN, Special Forces). ? SGT. ROCK is captured by German forces - but will the Rock break? Find out in a gritty wartime epic written by Adam Kubert (SUPERMAN: LAST SON) and ilustrated by legendary comics artist Joe Kubert. And don't miss these continuing features: ? THE METAL MEN, written by Dan DiDio with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. ? THE FLASH, written by Karl Kerschl (TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE, THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE) and Brenden Fletcher with art by Karl Kerschl. ? SUPERGIRL, written by Jimmy Palmiotti (JONAH HEX) with art by Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL). ? GREEN LANTERN, written by Kurt Busiek (TRINITY, ASTRO CITY) with art by Joe Quiñones (TEEN TITANS GO!). ? SUPERMAN, written by John Arcudi (The Mask) with art by Lee Bermejo (JOKER). ? ADAM STRANGE, written and illustrated by Paul Pope (BATMAN: YEAR 100). ? WONDER WOMAN, written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell (Dare Detectives). ? THE TEEN TITANS, written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway. WEDNESDAY COMICS will arrive in stores folded twice to 7' x 10'. 16 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ricardo Villagran. The Outcast, script by Mark Manhart, pencils by Malcolm Davis, inks by Ricardo Villagran; Agent Neptune stops a misguided man named the Outcast from sinking a submarine during the Navy's War Games. Agents of Atlantis, script by Mark Manhart, pencils by Malcolm Davis, inks by Ricardo Villagran; the Agents of Atlantis fight an unearthly creature named Ashtoreth. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Stories by Bill Black and unknown. Art by Bill Black, Mark Heike, Bob Fujitani and unknown. In the new story "Watch Out for the Ooze," a creature called the Ooze sucks the life force from two people, so Yankee Girl follows it into the sewers to try to find out where it comes from! Plus the reprints: Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "Will Power"; The Black Terror in "Dice of Death!"; and Pyroman in an untitled story. Also: 10-page article "Beware the Hangman" by Mark Heike on the comics history of the Hangman. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

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Stories and art by George J. Hecht and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The story of the inventor of parachute, Louis-Sebastien Lenormand; A lawsuit over a pig results in huge legal changes for Boston; Mexican patriot and revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. Dear Readers; U.S. Navy Chief Admiral Harold R. Stark; Hero of a Vanishing Race; Mine Explosion; He Saved 10,000 Lives, Part 1; They Stole a Train; Snow Kings and Queens; The Count of Frontenac; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Carl Von Paulsen; A Pig That Made History; George Washington's Advice; The Cat That Didn't Eat The Canary; Liberator of Mexico's Peasants; Dollar Pullers; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Bloom!" Collects Batman (2011 2nd Series) #46-50 and material from Detective Comics (2011-2016 2nd Series) #27.

Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV. Art by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and Yanick Paquette.

As the new Batman, former police commissioner Jim Gordon is in for the fight of his life against the bizarre threat of Mr. Bloom, who controls the underworld in Gotham City! At the same time, an amnesiac Bruce Wayne has discovered the truth of his past as the Dark Knight-and now, he must descend into the Batcave and reclaim that painful legacy.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

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Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, IVAN BRANDON, MARK PARSONS, TOM COHEN & RICH KOSLOWSKI Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS, NIKO HENRICHON, FRANCIS TSAI & MARCO CHECHETTO Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN The HULK roars into action, drawn by HULK superstar ED MCGUINNESS! But this is a Hulk the likes of which you have never seen before...trust us, True Believer! Plus-MACHINE MAN battles his past, WEAPON OMEGA battles himself, and VANGUARD battles everybody! 40 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Editor Margaret Clark discusses Blueberry; Dolph Lundgren discusses Punisher film; Carl Potts discusses Punisher; Batman storyboards; Michael Keaton discusses Batman; Clayton Moore talks Lone Ranger tv series; Chuck Dixon and Dave Wenzel discuss The Hobbit. Cover price $3.95.

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"Hero Exchange!" Written by Chris Eliopoulos and Joe Caramagna. Art by Scott Koblish, Clayton Henry and Ramon Perez. Marvel Salutes the Real Heroes, the Men and Women of the U.S. Military. Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor face off against the mechanical menace Ultron and the unstoppable Juggernaut. Plus, the mighty Avengers learn the history behind The Exchange (PX), the military's commissary. Standard Marvel comic format, full color, 32 pages, no cover price.

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The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in Color. Volumes in this series are squareboud, 8-1/2 x 11, 60-pgs full color on quality paper stock. Each a fitting tribute to the Carl Barks duck legacy of great comics story telling. Cover art by Carl Barks, all story scripts and art by Barks. The Many Hats of Donald Duck article by Bruce Hamilton and Geoffrey Blum; A discussion of the various costumes worn by Donald on WDCS covers. "Playin' Hookey"; The nephews play hokey on the first day of school. "The Gold-Finder"; The nephews invent a gold detector. "Donald Duck and the Boys The Tax-Collectors"; Donald takes a job as a bill collector. "Turkey Trouble"; The nephews win a live turkey in a raffle. "The Cantankerous Cat"; A howling cat disturbs Donald's and the nephews' sleep. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. "The Underwater Kingdom!", script by Dave Manak, pencils by Warren Kremer, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Wicket and Teebo find a giant blue pearl that leads them to discovering an underwater land menaced by the fish-man Orcon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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Invasion From Uranus starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. World Without Light starring Spurt Hammond, art by Henry Kiefer. Gale Allen story, art by Witmer Williams. Flint Baker story. What Are the Actual Possibilities of Space Travel? fact page, art by Gene Fawcette. An Elementary Course In Astronautics fact page. Moon Monster text story. Menace of the Shrinking People starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force. Stampede on the Star Trail starring Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol, art by Charles Sultan. "Crash" Parker story, art by Henry Kiefer. Death From the Deep starring Don Granval, art by Witmer Williams. Cosmo Corrigan story, art by George Tuska. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

art & cover MICHAEL ALLRED & LAURA ALLRED An advanced Alien civilization has engineered a mind boggling secret headquarters in Snap City for Frank 'Madman' Einstein and the surviving members of the Atomics Super Group. A celebratory party may be in the making, but something sinister is part of the new decor. Is it 'curtains' for Frank and the gang? Haunt your local comic shop this march and be the first in line to find out. Cover price $2.99.

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News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. An interview with Hal Foster of Prince Valiant and Tarzan; an interview with Joe Barbera of Hanna-Barbera animation; George McManus fantasy strip Nibsy the Newsboy; when editorial cartoons decided a presidential campaign; reminiscences about the King Features syndicate in the 1930s. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. Cover by Foster. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

Listing Advance Comics for September 1989. Read about new releases in advance! From the cover: Batman in the cutting edge Batman: Arkham Asylum Hardcover due in September. Cover by Dave McKean.

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Comics Feature was one of the longer running non-fiction comic book magazines of the era. Issue #9 includes: Leonard Starr interview, Epic Illustrated re-examined by Archie Goodwin, POGO review by Peter Sanderson, Frank Robbins article by Roger Stern, The Fandom Zone by Don and Maggie Thompson, The Super-Team Spirit (part two) by Murray Ward, and Jumbo Comics by Chuck Wooley. Cover art by Richard Howell. 98 pgs. Cover price $1.95.

Written by Giuseppe Pederiali, Roberto Renzi. Art by Bruno Marraffa. Cover by Alessio Nocerino. 'The Adventures of Zan the Jungle Lord': (Giuseppe Pederiali, Roberto Renzi, and Bruno Marraffa): The expedition into the lost plateau are captured by the natives of the land and taken to their queen. Zan attempts to rescue them but is captured and must face one of their most feared warriors. 'Prehistorica': (F. Newton Burcham, Nicole Burcham): A simple cave girl goes flower-picking, but there are eyes upon her that are intent on picking something else. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Prey of the War-Eagle"; Chip Collins vs. a Chinese man. Untitled Rip Regan, the Power-Man story. Untitled Shark Brodie story, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Prof. Gustoff vs. Basil. "The True Life Story of Fitzsimmons"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story; Spencer Steel takes Nora to the 77 Club; Steel vs. the Jinxes, Joe Stag and his gang. "The Louis-Braddock Fight" one-page nonfiction story. Keeping Fit article. Untitled Kinks Mason story, pencils by Steve Broder. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Chas Netcher); Big Red travels to Frisco to search for his one-time fiancé Sally Breen; While there, he is substituted into a boxing match when he breaks the jaw of one of the boxers in a sparring session. Untitled Oran of the Jungle story. Untitled Strut Warren story, script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed North), art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled story starring Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby), John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons, art by Ray Burley. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; The Spy Fighter vs. an inventor. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.