Adventure comic books issue 15

Bridgehead, pencils by Mel Keefer; John Wayne and his buddies, Tim, Charlie and Joe Billis, are on a mission to set up a booby trap on a bridge across a vital river. Major Mars strip ad for popsicles, you could send off for a Rocket Ring. The Music Maker; Wayne hears strange music in the night and the whine of angry bullets. The Devil's Horsemen starring Wayne, art by Gerald McCann. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Woman Who Wasn't, art by Tony DiPreta; In a wealthy land beneath Greece, descendants of Medusa deal with thieves by incorporating them into their snake-heads. The Lion's Mouth; A lion-tamer hates his wife and so he trains the lion that he puts his head in to hate her too. The Thing in the Cave. He Kept Him in Stitches, script by Stan Lee; A surgeon gets the chance to operate on a Communist overlord and leaves his scalpel inside of him near his heart so that when he recovers enough in two days to move, he will die. Jaws of Death, art by Cal Massey; When a bank-robber's partner runs out on him and leaves him behind for the police, his ghost fools the sap with false promises of stolen money hidden in the alligator pit into getting devoured. The Tarantula!, pencils by Hy Rosen; A village is victimized by vampire tarantulas. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ron C. Williams. Story by Gary S. Carlson. Art by Ron Williams. The diabolical human-computer Dexter Cortex discovered that Ultiman is alive and has turned the Ultimate Human Beings robots against him. With the aid of Shutterbugs alien technology they are able to block Cortex, and Megaton helps Ultiman recharge his powers so they can go confront Cortex. Full Color. 36 pages. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Dennis Mallonee. Art by Dell Barras. A Gathering of Enemies. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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The Hero Games Quarterly. In this issue: Empire Club; No More Mr. Nice Guy - A scenario for Champions; The Mentally-Balanced Superteam. Cover by Ben Dunn. Cover price $3.00.

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

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "The Secret of the Swordfish: Part 1!" Written by Jean Van Hamme. Art by Rene Sterne and Chantal De Spiegeleer. The original adventures of Francis Blake and Philip Mortimer - and their first encounter with Olrik. In a past almost, but not entirely, like ours, the world lives in dread of a new power, an empire centred in Tibet and led by a megalomaniac. When the inevitable attack comes, it destroys all opposition, and capital cities across the planet are left burning. But, in Great Britain, Professor Mortimer, inventor of a mysterious weapon named the Swordfish, and his friend and protector Captain Blake, have escaped the destruction, and must make their way to a secret base. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Dragon Lady Press: Classic Adventure Strips. Reprints "Buck Rogers" (more Murphy Anderson). This comic is published by Dragon Lady Press. 64 pages, black & white, 8.5-in. x 11-in., newsprint, $2.95 cover price. Cover price $2.95.

Reprints Spook 23: "Weird Picture of Murder" (art by George Peltz), "Gorillas, Ghosts and Gangsters," and "The Bloody Horror." Cover price $0.12.

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#15 "The River Pilot." Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

1st Printing - Reproduction Edition, reprinting "Spicy Detective Stories" from May, 1941. Softcover, 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st Printing. Facsimile Edition reproduction of Spicy Detective Stories July, 1941, reproduced in a larger format, complete with advertisements. Softcover, 7" x 10", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "The Red Death Rain!" 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.

Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #41 and Marvel Adventures Hulk (2007) #5. Written by Marc Sumerak and Paul Benjamin. Art by Ryan Stegman, David Nakayama and Gary Martin. Cover by Sean Murphy. Start your engines, Spider-Fans, because Peter Parker is about to hit the highway on one of the most exciting adventures of his young life -- Midtown High's Driver's Ed course! But the road to four-wheeled freedom becomes bumpy when the monstrous Man-Bull stampedes through the city streets! It's high-octane hijinks at the speed of Spidey! Plus, Bruce, Rick and Monkey seek out Dr. Strange, hoping the master of the mystic arts can cage the fury of the Hulk. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when Dormammu, Prince of the Dark Dimension, takes control of one of his allies. Can even the combined strength of the Hulk and Earth's Sorcerer Supreme stand against the awesome might of...Dormammu-Monkey?! 64 pages, full color. All Ages. Cover price $4.99.

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Art by Jim Tyer and Tom Morrison. The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. Oil Can Harry's latest time-trap sends Pearl Pureheart into the Roman era, with Mighty Mouse in pursuit. Heckle and Jeckle are rapidly running out of places on Earth to get kicked out of - so they try Mars. When escaped criminals hide out in a schoolhouse, Mighty Mouse is incensed. Heckle and Jeckle; What a Night!; Gandy Goose; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Heckle and Jeckle: Rolling Stones; School Daze; Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Abel. Elephants non-fiction page. "The Rogue of Kopje Kull," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga attempts to save the lives of a pair of hunters pursuing the murderous rogue elephant, Old Thunder. Untitled story, art by C. Kiefer; Wambi and the animals of the jungle stop Sirdah from killing a rajah. "Terror in the Baggage Car" text story. Untitled story; Boku tells his story of training eagles. "A Walk in the Sun"; A male lion protects his wandering cub. Untitled story, art by Matt Baker; Tiger Girl confronts and defeats the war-mongering Masu. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Peter Parker vs. the X-Men!" Collects Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man (2005- ) #58-61. Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by MATTEO LOLLI, CHRISTIAN NAUCK and BENJAMIN DEWEY. Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG. The all-new, all-ages, all-action fun continues! It's wall-to-wall mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner with four original tales of everybody's favorite teenage wall-crawler! Featuring the X-MEN and BULLSEYE! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 3/4-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Collects Adventure Time (2012 Kaboom) #66-69.

Written by Delilah S Dawson. Art by Ian McGinty. Cover by Shelli Paroline.

Join Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, and LSP as they take on Finn, Jake, and BMO in a hot air balloon race around the land as they try to see who can gather up the three pieces of gold that will get them their ultimate prize.

Softcover, 7 1/-in. x 10-in., 112 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. The Beast stars in "Murder in Mid-Air!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione. Guest starring the original X-Men. First appearance of the Griffin. Cameos by Iron Man, Mastermind, and Quasimodo. Jim Starlin/Joe Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.20.

Art by John Rosenberger. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) #102. 68 pages, B&W.

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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issue #15 - August 12, 1981. Daredevil reprint by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan plus the Black Panther by Jack Kirby. 8-in. x 11 3/4-in., 28 pages, black and white.

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Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Ruby and Sapphire: Part 1 of 8!" Written by Hidenori Kusaka. Art by Satoshi Yamamoto. Ruby's father Norman is the new Gym Leader of Petalburg City. But Ruby doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps - he wants to win Pokémon Contests! Sapphire's father Professor Birch is the local Pokémon researcher. But Sapphire is tired of gathering scientific data-she wants to win Pokémon battles! When Ruby and Sapphire meet, they're more likely to hit each other than hit it off. But then Sapphire challenges Ruby to a competition! Which of them will achieve their dreams in just eighty days?! Meanwhile, what dastardly plan is Team Aqua up to...and how does it involve Sapphire?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 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.

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Fall 1971. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Classic SF reprints - "Enchantress of Lemuria" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "When the Darkness Came" by William De Lisle, "Lunar Vengeance" by Thornton Ayre, "Madcap of Mars" by Festus Pragnell, and "Valley of the Sun" by Leroy Yerxa. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.60.

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, Dragonel and Beetle escape from the Hornet Knights, only to become exiles. They find a rabbit warren to stay in, but the Knights are on their trail. After the Knights take Beetle, Peter and Dragonel conceive a desperate plan. 16 pages, Full Color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Murder In Mid-Air!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione (as John Tartag); Injured during his battle against Quasimodo, the Beast stumbles to the apartment shared with Patsy Walker and her husband Buzz; Only Patsy is home, and she takes the wounded Beast to her couch and administers first aid; In a delirious state the Beast reveals that he is really Hank McCoy and explains the series of events that led to him being turned into the Beast; While explaining that he was injured fighting Quasimodo, Beast considers the idea that he is continuing to mutate; Beast fights Griffin. 36 pgs, full color.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Daltons in the Blizzard!"

Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Morris.

The coolest cowboy in the Wild West goes north! Lucky Luke can outshoot, outride and outdraw anyone, but can he bring the Daltons back from Canada? The Dalton brothers escape from a Texas jail and head north. Lucky Luke is called in to recapture them. He and Rin Tin Can, his faithful canine companion, follow them all the way to Canada, where Captain Winston Pendergast offers his assistance.

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

Cover price $11.95.

#15 (Volume 3 - Issue 2) Cover price $6.00.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989-1995) #62-66.

Written by Dean Clarrain. Art by Chris Allan. Cover by Steve Lavigne.

The all-ages action continues in "Dreamland!" In the future, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have become the Cyber Samurai Mutant Ninja Turtles. The brothers have new powers and new allies, and they're going to need them to face some new enemies in this time-hopping story from the world of tomorrow!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $19.99.

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Adventures of Andy Panda (1942 Dell BLB) Fast Action Story Cover price $0.10.

DC b&w reprints.