The Comics comic books issue 4

Volume 4 - 1st printing. The comic was loosely autobiographical, with characters based on Parkhill's friends at the time: her boyfriend Justin, his band mates Nate and Jack, her friend/roommate Sarah, and others. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Harry Lucey cover. Cover states "Formerly SURE-FIRE COMICS". Numbering continues from Sure-Fire Comics (1940) #3B. In order of appearance: "'Flash' Lightning"; "The Raven"; "X the Phantom Fed"; "Ace McCoy"; "Hap Hazard"; "Marvo the Magician and Tito"; and "Whiz Wilson and His Futuroscope". "The Golden Siesta" illustrated text story by Clint Douglas. Indicia states: "LIGHTNING COMICS, formerly Sure-Fire Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jim Mooney cover. In order of appearance: "'Lash' Lightning" art by Jim Mooney; "The Raven"; "Doctor Nemesis Rx" art by Red Holmdale; "'Marvo the Magician' and Tito" art by Jack Alderman; "Congo Jack" art by Mark Schneider; "Hap Hazard"; and "Whiz Wilson and His Futuroscope" art by Red Holmdale. "The Lobo Locksmith" text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Keiko Suenobu. When a traffic accident almost wipes out an entire high school class on fieldtrip, the five remaining survivors must settle their social differences to survive in the Japanese wilderness. A modern mix of Heathers and Lord of the Flies, The Limit is a girls survival story where looks and popularity may be the downfall for one average teen. Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: Read Right to Left Cover price $10.95.

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Adventures of Little Miss Sunbeam, the bread-company mascot created by Ellen Segner. A promotional series of the same title was also published as a giveaway. Sunny and Weegee encounter outlaws during a wild horse roundup out West; The gang puts on a play that becomes a runaway hit when a poster mishap has Clark Cable starring in it; The kids race gangsters to find Blackbeard's buried treasure. Sunbeamland Puzzle Page; The Desperados of Devil's Gap; Gus the Grocer; Toothy Snyder, Delivery Boy; Sunbeamland Quiz and Game Page; The Treasure in the Sand!; Pencil Fun with Little Miss Sunbeam. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This is the Quality Bakers bread giveaway series (#1-4), 14-pages. NOTE: A #1-4 series also exists that was sold on newstands (36-page, full-color, standard-sized comics).

Story by Todd Meister. Art and cover by Jennifer Feinberg. The original run of the goth-life series later published by Slave Labor Graphics. James unleashes things man was not meant to know. Final issue of the series; the storyline continues in Slave Labors Little Scrowlie series. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, Art, and Cover by Keiko Iwashita. For Meeko, boarding house life has finally become second nature, and her feelings for Matsunaga-san, a professional designer and the eldest at the boarding house, grow stronger with each passing day. Summer break begins, and Meeko gets a part time job to prepare for Matsunaga-san's birthday, only to find out that one of her coworkers is Ryo-kun! With Ryo-kun and everyone else's help, Meeko's party preparations are a huge success ... and could the stakes possibly get any higher than when Matsunaga-san invites her to his room ?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $12.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

An epic samurai adventure of staggering proportions Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Okami in Japan) is acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and the groundbreaking cinematic visuals of the late Goseki Kojima, creating unforgettable imagery of stark beauty, kinetic fury, and visceral thematic power that influenced a generation of visual storytellers both in Japan and in the West.

This volume includes Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger and Chains of Death.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 506 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese.

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Written by Matthew Erman. Art and Cover by Lisa Sterle. Rescued by their Aunt, Piper and Frances reacquaint themselves with Hazel Patch, their hometown. Their memories are front and center as they wander through the decaying town to a childhood hangout, The Hazel Patch Landing, in search of answers. 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Fujimomo. As plain Eriko Ichimura gets to know the bratty boy behind handsome Akira Ohmis smooth-spoken facade, she falls further and further for him. At the same time, even as he is strung along by Ellies Perv Power, Omi-kun finds himself increasingly drawn to Ellie. Their feelings culminate in mutual attraction, but Omi-kun adopts a cold attitude in order to protect her, leading to a grave misunderstanding! What will happen after they confirm each others feelings on Sports Day!? Softcover 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

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(W) Jon Price, David Norton (A) The Seal has burst open and magic has spread to every person across the globe. And with the tragic death of a leader at the ends of a deadly assassin, order begins to dissolve. As Ben and Darius try to make sense of the new world that is emerging and get used to living with magic, one member of the gang discovers she still isn't safe from her past. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects stories from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #62-71.

Written by Dwight Zimmerman and Howard Mackie. Art by Paul Ryan, Harry Candelario, and Mark Texeira. Cover by Rob Liefeld.

The mayhem-loving mutant faces occult intrigue against Abdul Alhazred, while fallout from the Acts of Vengeance brings him face to facelessness with the ninjas of Deathwatch! Wolverine does it again, and he does it the best!

Guest-starring Ghost Rider!

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.99.

Issue #4 - Sept.(?) 1946. Assume reprints partial contents of Mary Marvel Comics #4. Canadian edition published by Anglo-American Publishing Company. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Weird of the White Wolf!"

Based on the Story by Michael Moorcock. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by P. Craig Russell.

Compiling the short stories "The Dream of Earl Aubec," "The Dreaming City," "While the Gods Laugh," and "The Singing Citadel," The Weird of the White Wolf brings the albino prince Elric and his enchanted sword Stormbringer back to his city of Melniboné for a series of epic adventures, where his might and magic will face the ultimate test!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Bull and the Spear!"

Based on the story by Michael Moorcock. Adapted by Mark Shainblum. Art by Jill Thompson. Cover by Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell. Foreword by Mark Shainblum.

The Conclusion of Michael Moorcock's Epic fantasy!

When Corum's dreams are disturbed by strange voices he embarks on a quest to to seek out the only weapon capable of destroying his foes!

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. Art by Tomofumi Ogasawara.

One of the biggest anime/manga properties of all time returns with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Following the actions of five fighters and their mobile suits (large robots made for destruction), Gundam Wing is a heavily political, dramatic action work that is centered around a war between Earth and its surrounding colonies in space.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel. Art by Josep Maria Beroy. Cover by Abigail Jill Harding. AN UNMISSABLE BRAND-NEW ERA IN THE LIFE OF FULL-TIME COP AND PART-TIME WIZARD, PETER GRANT! A Werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture! It's up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice. Written by bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch and Doctor Who Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. Rivers of London has sold over two million copies worldwide! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel. Art by Josep Maria Beroy. Cover by Vv Glass. AN UNMISSABLE BRAND-NEW ERA IN THE LIFE OF FULL-TIME COP AND PART-TIME WIZARD, PETER GRANT! A Werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture! It's up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice. Written by bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch and Doctor Who Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. Rivers of London has sold over two million copies worldwide! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel. Art by Josep Maria Beroy. Cover by David Buisian. AN UNMISSABLE BRAND-NEW ERA IN THE LIFE OF FULL-TIME COP AND PART-TIME WIZARD, PETER GRANT! A Werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture! It's up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice. Written by bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch and Doctor Who Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. Rivers of London has sold over two million copies worldwide! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Photo cover of Brian Aherne as Captain Fury. "Blue Montana Skies"; Gene Autry follows a clue written on a rock by a dead man to get to a smuggling operation near the Canadian border; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. "Big Town Czar"; When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, except the respect of his parents and his sweetheart Susan Warren; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. "The Oregon Trail"; Wagon trains are not making it to Oregon and Jeff Scott has been sent to investigate; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. "Captain Fury"; An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. "Star Reporter"; John Randolph (Warren Hull), an idealistic young newspaper owner who uses his paper as an instrument for the public good, uses a campaign against crime to successfully run grafting politicians out of town; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. "Streets of New York"; Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune; airbrushed and inked over movie photo stills; Based on the 1939 movie. All-American Comics ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Bird promotional comic for shoes Cover price $0.12.

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Written by Andrea Fort and Michael Christopher Heron. Art and Cover by Sam Beck. Bethany, Elissar, and Jonas are close to solving the mysteries of the ancient map, reaching their destination of Vallagard: a sprawling city with a complex history. Here, in the shadow of the God-King himself, the heroic trio do what they must to uncover the answers they need. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Seven 8.5" x 14" pages, printed on one side. Cartoons, gags and comic strips featuring very nice art by Victor J. Green. These booklets were created for and mailed to Service Men fighting overseas during WWII. Came in an illustrated envelope (see separate listing for envelope). Published by Art Litho Co. Houston, TX. #1 is copyrighted 1946 by Victor J. Green. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita and Sven Elven. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman tries to figure out what has turned Mayor Scott from an honest man into a crooked politician in league with criminals. The Red Gaucho, who owes much to Zorro, rescues Rosita from the corrupt general who has seized the country, and winds up leading a revolution into the bargain. Captain Venture must rescue the Planet Princess held prisoner in a glass case, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; Red Gaucho; Breaking All Records; Jungle Twins; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Warlock the Wizard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Story by Betty Quan, Art by Michael Dixon. Groundbreaking story of one young man recruited in China for the highly dangerous work of building the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains. 24 pages, full color.

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Written by Ryan Ellsworth. Art and Cover by Pablo De Bonis. Leon puts himself in Brendan's crosshairs after his botched B&E on the safe house puts Darlene's life in danger. Annie is manipulated back into the MK-Ultra project by the CIA. A valuable new informant could lead to devastating consequences for the Crusaders. And the mind-altering datura voluntas reveals its true power as the experiment on Freddie goes into full swing. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Collects classic newspaper comic strips includingGasoline Alley from 1931, Brick Bradford from 1935, Secret Agent X-9 from 1938 - Also, The Phantom, Tillie the Toiler, Flash Gordon and more! Edited and published by Woody Gelman. Associate Editor Len Brown. Contributors include Maurice Horn, Art Spiegelman, Ron Barlow, and David Kaler. Softcover, Horizontal format, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W.

Preview ashcan for Nova Hunter #4. 5.5" x 8.5", 8 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

A promotional guide to the comics of media licensing masters Now Comics. This issue focuses on the June 1988 releases. 9-in. x 11-in. PC/PB&W.

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By Orlando Harding, David Miller and Roderic Rodriguez. Hell spawns David's costume and has a special challenge that will unleash the powers that Dave possesses. Ant will appear and teach David a lesson that he will not soon forget. David and Ant engage themselves in a struggle between life and death and only one can win. Natasami will start to instruct David on the craft and abilities of his new suit and he will then discover the first of many awesome powers that he possesses. He will also find that with every new power found, a weakness will accompany it. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Secret Paws!" Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Lucas Ferreyra. More action, adventure and comedy with Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico. The North Wind and the Penguins of Madagascar team-up - and then argue a lot. Plus, the mysterious super-villain Artic Fox causes all sorts of trouble for our Fantastic Feathered Four! All this, plus special back-up stories featuring the Baby Penguins of Madagascar and the North Wind! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $6.99.

Circa 1950. Cover from Planet Comics #59 (March 1949). Interior reprints select stories from random issues of this time period. The Lost World (George Evans), Star Pirate (Len Dodson), Mysta of the Moon (Ross Gallun), and Life on Other Worlds. 7.25 x 10.75, b&w interior, 28 pages.

Stories and art by Charles Sultan, Al Weine, Bob Powell, Pierce Rice, Al Avison, Art Helfant, Al Gabriele, Louis Cazeneuve, Barbara Hall, Alfred Harvey and A. W. Nugent. Harvey's first series paved the way for future digest-sized comics, and featured early female superhero Black Cat among other adventurers. The Black Cat joins forces with fellow superhero Spirit of 76 take on a pair of Nazi spies. Spirit of '76 defends America against Nazi infiltrators in the early days of WWII. Ditto swipes a watermelon and meets his instant karma. Cover may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. Black Cat; Spirit of 76; Private Pinky; Satan Meets His Equal; Spin Hawkins; Simpy; Captain Freedom and the Stratobomber Riddle; Red Blazer; British Agent 99; Can You Solve These Puzzlers?; Phantom Sphinx; Black Cat & Spirit of '76: U.S.A.; Zebra Battles the Human Frog. Final issue of the series. 5-in. x 8-in., 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects material from Pogo Possum (1949-1954) #7-11.

Following on the heels of Hermes Press' critically acclaimed Eisner nominated reprint of Walt Kelly's Pogo stories from Animal Comics, Four Color Comics, and Pogo Possum in Walt Kelly's Pogo the Complete Dell Comics, this fourth volume collects the complete issues #7-11 of Pogo Possum. Walt Kelly's Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics. Now fans of Pogo can see it all from the beginning with Hermes Press' reprint of the complete Dell Comics Pogo.

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $60.00.

Bru-Hed, Cynicalman, Hoodoo Voodoo, Saginaw Kid, and other short strips. 6.75" x 10.25", 28 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Issue #4 - Mar/Apr 1977. Steve Lightle's fanzine starring his various comic characters. 5 1/2-in. x 10-in., 12 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.30.

Canadian reprint of Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) #76. Photo cover features Western star Randolph Scott. Art by Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A comics adaptation of the Western movie "Canadian Pacific," as an engineer oversees construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dusty and Gumption get mixed up with a gambler and a crooked boxer. Masked gunfighter the Black Bull battles masked outlaw Blue Phantom over a fallen meteor. Canadian Pacific; Thousand Dollar Forfeit; Events on the Little Big Horn; Trailing the Border Thieves; A Meteor Saves the Ranch. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Edward Cronin. Stories and art by Edward Cronin, Orestes Calpini and Tony DiPreta. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Disobedient Punch creates chaos with a visiting puppet, a fake bull's head and real billy goat. A guide to making puppets, with art possibly by Jack Kirby. Buttons the Rabbit and his visiting uncle Buck take advantage of Officer Hippo's suggestible nature. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Captain Codfish; How to Make Your Own Puppets; The Biggest Flag in the World; Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo; Little Horse Feathers; The Waste Paper Giant; Starry Eyes and Her Pal "Pinkie". 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Winter 1983 issue (#4/5) - Top quality sequential illustration spotlighting creators. This issue focuses on legendary graphic novelist Will Eisner, G. Liberatore, and Pepe. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Mercedes Hark. Art by Jess Hara. 16 pages. Full Color.

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Written by Jonathan Hedrick. Art and Cover by Debora Lancianese. Somewhere deep underground, Stephanie's team suddenly becomes face-to-face with the monsters that have attacked multiple times on the Earth's surface. But now her team is in their territory and extremely outnumbered. As the crew barely keep themselves from being torn apart by the creatures, it seems as if they are being led further into the unknown abyss. And for those who survive the journey, a shocking surprise will be waiting for them at the end. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Book of Dreams!" Written by Carlos Trillo. Art by Eduardo Risso. An ogre abducts Moon's father's wife, then challenges the father to a duel for her. It's not a fair duel, since the ogre was made invincible by his witch mother. But Moon, a talking cat, and her friend Antolin learn how to hurt the ogre and arrive just in time to help Moon's father. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

The Secret Origin of the Super Pimps! - Written by Richard Hamilton. Art and Cover by Ulises Carpintero. Because you demanded it: the origin of the Super Pimps! Where does Blackbeard's sentient hair come from? What transformed Foxy Mama into the lupine lady of the night? How did Ghetto Blaster build his fantastic 8 Track Suit? The answers to these and other quintessential questions lie in the strangest decade ever: the 1970's! And tragedy strikes when Darquefire springs his trap on the Urban Revengers -- with fatal results! 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

March-April 1949, Volume 4 No. 3. Contains a variety of comic story genres, most were serials continuing from issue to issue. Cover by Ley Fortune. Chapter 2 of "Cosmo and His White Magic" written and drawn by Spike Brown, The Hand in "The Meat Skewer Murder Case" written and drawn by Ernie Walker, "The Adventures of Poppy (J. Popplestone Nobbs)" written by Hall & drawn by Ernie Walker, "Callahan" written and drawn by Bert Bushell, "Mono the Air Cobra" written by Ted Ross and drawn by Ley Fortune, "The Modern Privateer" credited to Thursby?. Ad on back cover for War Savings Stamps. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4", b&w, 48 pages. Cover price $0.10.

(W) Torres El (A/CA) Lolita Aldea At last! What is a fantasy book without dragons? Here you have one! Just like in these tales so big and old. But perhaps he is not exactly what you expect. Bram and Weasel will face the wyrm Armod - or face the wrath of Hakon and his undead crew of draugr! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Odd Parenthood!" Collects Rogues: Odd Parenthood (2015) #1-5. Written by El Torres. Art by Nacho Tenorio and Sergio Mora. Cover by Ruiz Burgos. The funniest rogues in all fantasy realms are back! An evil concubine seduces an evil patrician who commands an evil man-at-arms who hires an evil wizard who summons an evil earth elemental to kill a child. The child that the-not-so-evil (but sometimes wicked) Bram and Weasel are reluctantly guarding! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.