Comics, The comic books issue 4

Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Axel Medellin and Issac Escorza. Cover by Matt Ryan Tobin. In the not so distant future, firefighter Griffin DeSanto has found himself a man out of time - stumbling into a harsh world of poverty, automation, and subjugation. Though lost, Griffin is never alone, he was brought here for a reason, and The Vengeful One is his guide. Griffin and his freedom fighters attempt to reveal the plan behind Kek's evil empire, and all-out war erupts! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Axel Medellin and Issac Escorza. Cover by Raymond Swanland. In the not so distant future, firefighter Griffin DeSanto has found himself a man out of time - stumbling into a harsh world of poverty, automation, and subjugation. Though lost, Griffin is never alone, he was brought here for a reason, and The Vengeful One is his guide. Griffin and his freedom fighters attempt to reveal the plan behind Kek's evil empire, and all-out war erupts! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Bruce Elliott. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Witch Awful Annie tries to spruce up to impress her long-lost son; Businessmen ask Frankenstein's Monster to help them get rid of a werewolf; Frankenstein accidentally becomes a spokesmodel for a breakfast cereal. Awful Annie; The Terrible Werewolf; Youth Restorer; Frankenstein and the Sorcerer; Cereal Model. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, John Stanley, and Gaylord Du Bois. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story by Kelly, the gang works as WWII air-raid wardens, and accidentally stumbles on a gasoline hoarder's secret tank. Jerry and Tuffy try to get doughnuts without alerting Tom, in a story with art by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. A spider tries to trick the ladybug family, in a comics adaptation of the M.G.M. cartoon Mrs. Ladybug. Plus photo stills from the Our Gang theatricals, and a WWII-era PSA for war stamps featuring Our Gang and Barney Bear. Our Gang; Flip 'n' Dip; Maintain the Right; Mrs. Ladybug; Barney Bear: Gold Is Where You Find It; King; The Hungry Wolf; Tom and Jerry; Jimmy Wells; Benny Burro. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written and Illustrated Chester Brown. 24 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

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Direct Edition. Comic book version of the classic cartoon series. In this issue, Bullwinkle, as president of his small toupee business, is invited to participate in a marathon open to all presidents of small companies. But Bullwinkle gets the address wrong, ends up at the White House and in the Oval Office in "The Presidential Race or Every Man-Date for Himself" and "The Secret of the Jelly Beans Mystery or Spilling the Beans." The story includes a historic moment – Bullwinkle meets Ronald Reagan. Issue also has "Peabody's Improbable History – Alexander the Late" in which the history of ancient Greece and Alexander the Great is revealed and a "Mr. Know-It-All" gag strip. Scripts by David Manak and art by Ernie Colon & Al Milgrom. Cover price $1.00.

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Newsstand Edition. Comic book version of the classic cartoon series. In this issue, Bullwinkle, as president of his small toupee business, is invited to participate in a marathon open to all presidents of small companies. But Bullwinkle gets the address wrong, ends up at the White House and in the Oval Office in "The Presidential Race or Every Man-Date for Himself" and "The Secret of the Jelly Beans Mystery or Spilling the Beans." The story includes a historic moment – Bullwinkle meets Ronald Reagan. Issue also has "Peabody's Improbable History – Alexander the Late" in which the history of ancient Greece and Alexander the Great is revealed and a "Mr. Know-It-All" gag strip. Scripts by David Manak and art by Ernie Colon & Al Milgrom. Cover price $1.00.

"Magical Child!" Story by Michael Higgins and Alex Saviuk. Art by Alex Saviuk and Fred Fredericks. Can Mandrake the Magician and young Kshin survive an encounter with the powerful wizard, Dr. Dark? FC, 32 pages NOTE: Unfortunately this series ends on a cliffhanger and the resolution to this story has never seen print. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.00.

Direct Edition. Comic book version of the TV show featuring the Fraggles, Gorgs, Doozers and other wonderful creatures living in the small fantastic place known as Fraggle Rock. Cotterpin, a Doozer isn't interested in doing what other Doozers do and becoming a part of the work crew. So she spends her time following and watching Fraggles and wishing she could be like them in "The Doozer Who Wanted to be a Fraggle" and "Something Else." Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Newsstand Edition. Comic book version of the TV show featuring the Fraggles, Gorgs, Doozers and other wonderful creatures living in the small fantastic place known as Fraggle Rock. Cotterpin, a Doozer isn't interested in doing what other Doozers do and becoming a part of the work crew. So she spends her time following and watching Fraggles and wishing she could be like them in "The Doozer Who Wanted to be a Fraggle" and "Something Else." Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Grid!" Collects Justice League (2011) #18-20 and 22-23.

Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Ivan Reis. Cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.

These amazing tales lead into "Trinity War," and spotlight Cyborg, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman! Plus: Learn the secret behind Pandora's Box!

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "The Grid!" Collects Justice League (2011) #18-20 and 22-23.

Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Ivan Reis. Cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado.

These amazing tales lead into "Trinity War," and spotlight Cyborg, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman! Plus: Learn the secret behind Pandora's Box!

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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A man who knows that Top Dog can talk tries to get Top Dog. When Joey asks what is going on, Top Dog reveals a secret past life and decides to return to that past life in "The Secret of Top Dog," "Money from Heaven" and "The Big Blow." Scripts by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.65.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Fangs of the Rattler, art by Howard Sherman. Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit Tootsie Pops ad, art by C.C. Beck. The Four Notches of Hate starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Rodeo for Rogues starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Post. Brands and Branding Irons history of cattle brands. The Ghost of Zuni Canyon starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Conqueror of Billy the Kid fact page with Pat Garrett. Ad for the Daisy Handbook and Daisy Air Rifles with Captain Marvel. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Piotr Kowalski. Cover by Alan Quah. NEW COMIC SERIES BASED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GOTHIC GAMING HIT, BLOODBORNE! Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested… 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Piotr Kowalski. Cover by Morgan Jeske. NEW COMIC SERIES BASED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GOTHIC GAMING HIT, BLOODBORNE! Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested… 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Piotr Kowalski. Cover by Abigail Jill. Harding NEW COMIC SERIES BASED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GOTHIC GAMING HIT, BLOODBORNE! Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested… 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Co-pic pack virgin variant. Limited to 500 copies. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Piotr Kowalski. Cover by Alan Quah. NEW COMIC SERIES BASED ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GOTHIC GAMING HIT, BLOODBORNE! Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested… 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Tim Daniel and David Andry. Cover and Art by Sunando C. Some say it's the destination, while others insist it's the journey that shapes us. One such journey--into Walt's previous life--offers a glimpse of the man he was before his death. Is he destined to repeat every step here in the End After End? Or will he summon the resolve to become the person he wants to be? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Tim Daniel and David Andry. Art by Sunando C. Cover by Liana Kangas. Some say it's the destination, while others insist it's the journey that shapes us. One such journey--into Walt's previous life--offers a glimpse of the man he was before his death. Is he destined to repeat every step here in the End After End? Or will he summon the resolve to become the person he wants to be? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils & Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS The Ultimate Universe's most talked about series continues! Ultimate Spider-Man Peter Parker's classmate Liz Allen vanished after Ultimatum. Where has she been hiding and what connection does she have to the terrible horrible Blob? Join the new cast of Ultimate X as they head to Southern California to find out these secrets and more when Eisner award-winning writer JEPH LOEB and master illustrator ARTHUR ADAMS bring you the next thrilling chapter in this critically-acclaimed series that's selling out everywhere! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Story by Joseph Schmalke. Black Caravan Imprint: After the events of last issue, rockstar Cherry Blackbird comes face to face with the deadly Mr. October and he's about to learn he just messed with the wrong woman. Cherry is out to save her soul from eternal damnation, and heaven help anyone who gets in her way! The blood-soaked cross-country trip continues. Mature readers only. Each issue comes polybagged. 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Webstore Exclusive Variant Cover by JK Woodward. Story by Joseph Schmalke. Black Caravan Imprint: After the events of last issue, rockstar Cherry Blackbird comes face to face with the deadly Mr. October and he's about to learn he just messed with the wrong woman. Cherry is out to save her soul from eternal damnation, and heaven help anyone who gets in her way! The blood-soaked cross-country trip continues. Mature readers only. Each issue comes polybagged. 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by William Smith. Shipyard Sabotage starring Red, White and Blue, pencils by William Smith, inks by Stan Aschmeier; The boys investigate sabotage attempts at Pearl Harbor. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Untitled Bobby Thatcher story, art by George Storm. Mail Flight starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer; Prop crashes in the mountains and Hop and Ikky have to go rescue him. The Mystery Men of Mars Part 4--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Plot against Spot starring Spot Savage, art by Harry Lampert. Dinnertime starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Untitled Wiley of West Point story, script and art by Lt. Richard Rick. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jerry Ordway. Starmasters ad, art by Paul Gulacy. Dragonfly, script and pencils by Rik Levins, inks by Kevin Dzuban; Kenneth plans to reenact the supernatural ritual that turned the late John Howard Gallagher into the super-hero Dragonfly; however, his girlfriend Nancy walks in in the middle of the ceremony and becomes the new Dragonfly, instead; She fights a giant created by some unscrupulous drug manufacturers. The Night Has a Thousand Screams Part II, script and pencils by Rik Levins [as Ric Levins], inks by Willie Blyberg [as Willy Blyberg]; While coming to terms with his existence, Roger Brant is almost killed when a thief breaks into his house. Backward, Turn Backward, O Time In Your Flight starring Atomic Mouse, script and pencils by Martin L. Greim, inks by Al Bradford. Black Diamond ad, pencils by Paul Gulacy and Don Secrease, inks by Gulacy and Kevin Dzuban. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by Paul Chadwick. When the first issue of Dark Horse Presents hit the stands ten years ago, readers were blown away by the action in Chris Warner's Black Cross, and touched by the humanity of Paul Chadwick's Concrete. This month, history repeats itself as both characters once again appear in an issue together in all-new stories. Also, Dark Horse's first licensed character, Godzilla, wades ashore; and from Dark Horse's first manga series, Outlanders: Twenty Years Later, is a sequel (of sorts) that has never before been seen in this country! You may not have to wait another ten years for an issue this great, but do you really want to take that chance? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Flash stars in "The Gambling Ship," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Cliff Cornwall in "The Stolen Message" and Hawkman in "Thought Terror" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Law" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; King in "The Stolen Washton Jewels" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Where There's a Will" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Plundered Peons" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. Cover art by George Storm. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

(W) Matthew Blair (A) Paul Peart-Smith (CA) Ezra Gilmore Cambrian Comics Presents: Romanis Magicae #4. The final battle is here! As the sorcerer Crixus summons his dark god to carry out his revenge, the fate of Rome rests in a small band of soldiers and a collection of magicians, petty criminals, and misfits. Witness the explosive finale of the first arc of "Romanis Magicae" here! 24 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

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(W) Matthew Blair (A) Paul Peart-Smith (CA) Paul Peart-Smith Cambrian Comics Presents: Romanis Magicae #4. The final battle is here! As the sorcerer Crixus summons his dark god to carry out his revenge, the fate of Rome rests in a small band of soldiers and a collection of magicians, petty criminals, and misfits. Witness the explosive finale of the first arc of "Romanis Magicae" here! 24 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

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Story and Art by Natasha Alterici. Cover by Tess Fowler. As they set out to free Aydis from the goddess Freya's grasp, Brynhild and Sigurd find trouble brewing in a rural village. Brynhild feels compelled to intervene. Meanwhile, with the help of a quiet ally, Aydis strikes a crucial blow against the enemy. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jason Franks. Art and Cover by Jan Scherpenhuizen. The shattering conclusion to the Return of The Human Fly arc! It's the moment of truth for the Fly, Mercury, and the team as the ruthless genius of Firesword's plan is unveiled. Plus: secrets of the Human Fly through history are revealed in preparation for writer Jim Krueger's run, beginning next issue! 24 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by William Stout. Stories and art by Don Simpson. Beauty and the Beast! Fantagraphics' Monster Comics imprint serves up Don Simpson's adaptation of the 1932 King Kong novelization, with eye-catching covers by some great gorilla artists. Even in Kong's mountain stronghold, Ann Darrow is not safe, as giant pterodactyls patrol the skies. But Jack Driscoll is determined to rescue her. Meanwhile, back at the village, Carl Denham hatches a plan to capture Kong. Cover by legendary dinosaur artist William Stout. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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Stories by Michael Gallagher. Art by Howard Post, Michael Gallagher (1-pager) and Roberta Edelman. Now...the new, even grosser Madballs! And that's a gross understatement! In this issue: "The Madballs Meet the New Madballs" by Michael Gallagher, Howard Post and Roberta Edelman; 1-pager "Madballs in the Movies" by Michael Gallagher (writer/pencils) and Roberta Edelman; and "Anchors Away!" by Michael Gallagher, Howard Post and Roberta Edelman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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"A Friend There Was," "The Fallen Hero," and "Black Lightning." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch has to deal with the ransom threats by a Dr. Manyac, who plans to use the Green Flames as a tool to exact revenge if his demands are not met. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel ventures into The Devil's Playground, which harbors killers, murderers, and every other imaginable menace to civilization in order to battle a giant who carries out the gruesome activities. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Betty, concerned on what effect the Nazi submarine warfare has had on ocean-going travel and commerce, enlists the aid of the Sub-Mariner and his aerial subs to deal with the problem. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A couple of prospectors discover a large gold deposit on their property, but are threatened by local crooks to give them the location of that claim. Warning Enough text story, script by David G. Cooke, art by Harry Ramsey. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog creates a marvelous robot, all powerful and intelligent, as a means of helping humainity by banishing all crime and evil. Electro's first case is to rescue a kidnapped child actress. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; Our hero faces a challenge from the underworld, who doesn't take a liking to his "crime doesn't pay" articles and is out robbing and killing people for jewelry. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; e Kraft returns to the Belgian Congo, where, years earlier, he had killed Ka-Zar's parents, and when Ka-Zar spots him, he swears revenge. Now De Kraft uses deadly tactics to deal with the natives, who want to desert him because they fear retribution from the "Jungle God." 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Fred Methot, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Robert Dickey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Berdanier, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #4. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. A young Tarzan encounters other humans for the first time, and challenges ape Kerchak for leadership of his tribe, in colorized reprints of the earliest Hal Foster Tarzan strips. New arrival Slats wins over the town of Crabtree Corners when he beats Joe Pastafazoola in a boxing match, but wealthy J. Hagstone and his daughter Judy have designs on Slats. Fritzi and Nancy tour the countryside in their jalopy, in a VERY early series of strips by Bushmiller. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen legend Gary Cooper. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster of Waverly Prep; Roads of Romance; Jest di-Jest; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Joe Jinks; Fritzi Ritz; Billy Make Believe; Buster Beans; Bucky and His Pals; Little Mary Mixup; Benny; Opportunity Knox; Twice Told Tales; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Dub Dabs; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.