The Comics comic books issue 11

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Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Nanashi. Translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian.

Nagatoro is a cute freshman in high school who loves to toy with her senior classmate (Senpai). Even though Nagatoro tricks Senpai, makes him cry, and teases him, the two of them are hardly ever apart. Do the two of them really like each other as friends? Or are they toying with the idea that they can be something more?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Ages 13+

Cover price $12.95.

Whitman edition. Hana-Barbara characters, 164 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Written by Louis Cha. Art by Wing Shing Ma. Excited with the notion of being reunited with his Godfather, King of Gold Lion, Wuji Chang rushes to his side, only to find that Granny Golden Flower is ready to kill the Lion in order to claim his heralded Dragon Sabre. Can Wuji save his Godfather? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Cover pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "Once Upon a Time Along the Nile," script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; After studying an Egyptian obelisk, Archie wonders what life was like in ancient Egypt; He falls asleep and dreams about Marc Archony and Cleopatricia. AIDS awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Nothing To It," script by Jim Ruth, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie misplaces his English composition so he has to wing it and make up a story on the spot. "Gig Gaga," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; The Pussycats get jobs as waitresses at a diner; Melody is up to her usual scatterbrained ways but gets them a gig at a rocking chair antique store anyways due to her sex appeal. Archie's Club News. "Clowns of Renown," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Sabrina helps a friend entertaining an unruly group of children as a rental clown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

Stories and art by George Wildman and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy is hired as a D.J. on the all-night ghost radio station. Timmy seeks help from Witch Hazel when he wants to be bigger, but he should have listened to the owl: "Accept what you are and be content." Timmy's neighbor is tired of his constant practicing of trumpet. The Disc Jockey; The Biggest Midget; A Sweet Song Wanted; Atomic Bunny: Saved in the Safe; Resting Raccoons; Boogie-Woogie Beat; The Kidnapper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Tom Hickey and Bill Schreiber. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. The story of the Soapbox Derby, a rite of passage for many young Americans. Canadian hockey legend Edgar Laprade earns the nickname "Beaver." Plus a Tootsie Roll ad featuring Captain Tootsie, "Captain Tootsie Catches Hi-jackers," with art by Bill Schreiber. Part eleven of the comics biography of Babe Ruth. The Life of Babe Ruth Chapter 11; City's Cinderella Sophs; The Soapbox Derby, Comet Kids in Cars; Art Houtteman, the Comeback Kid!; It Runs in the Family!; Who Will Be the National Basketball Stars of 1951?; Edgar Laprade, Gentleman of the Rink; Sport Shorts; Meet Frankie Albert, Pro Football's Mighty Mite!; Daredevils on Ice; Clubhouse Closeups; Babe Ruth Sports Quiz. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Leo Morey, Mike Suchorsky, Rick Estrada, Mike Becker, and Dick Briefer. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A childhood rivalry between two boys turns deadly when they both grow up and become gangsters. A French ex-con delivers a cryptic message to the beautiful and deadly Madame de Staba, in a story with striking and unusual art by Bill Ely. An office clerk blackmails his crooked bosses to get ahead at work, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Mr. Mickel Pays a Quarter; What's Under the Rock?; The Amazing Monsieur Chachette; The Greedy Fence; Wireless Cabbage; The Broken Halo; The Man from the Yard!; The Apple Polisher. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by the S.F.C.A. and edited by Rocket's Blast guru G.B. Love, Fighting Hero Comics was produced during the golden age of comic book fanzines. Issue # 11 features "The Black Scorpion vs. The Insidious Dr. Chang," with story by Raymond Miller and art by Howard Keltner. Also includes Helios The Sun God strip, written and drawn by Bernie Bubnis. Black Scorpion cover art by Howard Keltner. 14 pgs, ditto. 20-cent cover price. Cover price $0.20.

G.I. Comics (1945) was a promotional comic distributed by Kingf Features Syndicate for overseas Marines as a section of the Leatherneck Pacific Edition. These comic strips feature Blondie by Chic Young,Smilin' Jack, Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff, Donald Duck, Alley Oop, Prince Valiant by Harold R. Foster. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in.

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Volume 11 - 1st printing. Written by Shotaro Ishinomori and Toshiki Inoue. Art and cover by Hitotsu Yokoshima. Translated by Jonathan Clements and Motoko Tamauro. BASED ON THE TOKUSATSU SHOW STREAMING NOW ON AMAZON PRIME! THE ULTIMATE BATTLE BETWEEN HUMANS AND MONSTROUS FORCES REACHES NEW HEIGHTS! The battle against the Gurongi intensifies as a new, shadowy force emerges behind the scenes. As the deadly Gurongi game (gegeru) escalates, the powerful Go class appears, bringing with it an overwhelming sense of doom. But theres more at play than just monsters… Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Sam Henderson. 96 pages, B&W Mature Readers. Cover price $11.95.

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Volume 11 - 1st printing. Written by FUNA. Art and cover by Keisuke Motoe. Character Design by Touzai. Translated by Stephen Paul. After growing up an orphan, Mitsuha has a healthy respect for money and a desire to live well--at least, until she dies after being pushed off a cliff. Waking up in a strange fantasy world, Mitsuha narrowly survives an encounter with a pack of wolves, then realizes she has the power to move between this world and the real one. A lesser person might embark on heroic adventures--Mitsuha instead immediately recognizes the lucrative possibilities of her new situation, and heads out to buy an arsenal of modern weapons. Her goal: to acquire 80,000 gold, and the life of leisure she's always dreamed of! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, B&W. Rated 16+ Cover price $12.99.

Heathcliff, Madballs, Care Bears, and Muppet Babies stories. 64 pages; full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Dick Burdick, Carl Wessler, Terry Szenics, B.Q. Siege, Bob Rogers and Maurice Del Bourgo, plus articles by Mickey Rooney and Candy Jones. This teen-oriented comic offered madcap comedy with Taffy and her friends, plus a focus on popular celebrities of the era. Text articles are credited to screen legend Mickey Rooney and model Candy Jones, plus a story in which Taffy meets Rooney. Taffy learns about the YWCA's "Y-Teens" in a PSA. Molly Muddle's dad is determined to become not just a painter, but a great painter. Taffy and Mickey Rooney; Mickey Rooney Says; Taffy and Putty: Everything Works Too Well!; Taffy and Putty: The Y-Teen; Molly Muddle: Michelangelo Muddle; Taffy 'n' Putty: My Kingdom for a Horse!; Taffy: Carnival in Bonnie Brooks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Mort Meskin, George Roussos, Dan Barry, R. Teaney, Lit-Win, Dorothy Davis, Red Holmdale, W. Truett, and H. C. Kiefer. Adventure stories starring such characters as The Treasure Keeper, Carrot Topp, Wild Bill Hiccup, and Teen-Age Tommy --these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Janice Valleau, Harry Sahle and unknown. Featuring: Untitled Uncle Fuddly story; untitled Pinky story; untitled Hickory story; Kelly Poole in "Termite Terror"; untitled Giddy Goose story; untitled Atomictot story; untitled Nuttsy story; and 2-page text story "Firebreak"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. "Aman the Amazing Man" by Bill Everett; Chuck Hardy in "The Lant Beneath the Sea" by Frank Thomas; "The Iron Skull" by Carl Burgos; "Minimidget the Super-MIdget" by John T. Kolb; "Zardi the Eternal man"; "The Shark" by Lew Glanz; "Mighty Man and the Coal People" by Martin Filchock; "The Magician From Mars" by John Guinta and Michael Mirando; and a two-page text story, "Three-Ring Death" by Duke Carey. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Andreas Martens. Edited by Terry Nantier. Stories and art by Jacques Tardi, Peter Kuper, Ted Rall and Andreas Martens. NBM Publishing promotes its Comic Lit line with this magazine showcasing its highbrow artists and books, edited by the N in NBM. Peter Kupers Eye of the Beholder visual games; an Adele Blanc-Sec adventure by Jacques Tardi. Rork: Descent, Part 2; Eye of the Beholder; Adele Blanc-Sec: The Two Headed Corpse, Part 2; The Worst Thing Ive Ever Done. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $21.00 View scan Glue along spine. Centerfold detached. Water spotting.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, Gil Kane, and Dan Zolnerowich. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. In 1860s England, a man claims to be the missing heir Roger Tichborne, but something's not quite right. Yonnie Licavoli and his family become crimelords in the Prohibition-era Midwest. That story features art by Bob Powell of Sheena fame; other stories include art by Dick Briefer and comics legend Gil Kane. Wanted - Roger Tichborne; The Bootblack; Yonnie Is Always at Home; The Manuscript; The Imperfect Crime!; Ice Box Madden; Too Many Rudolphs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Ray That Turned Steel To Dust starring Samson, art by Alex Blum [as Alex Boon]; vs. Prof. Donaldson. In the Days of the Cavemen starring Flip Falcon, art by Orville Wells. The Queen of Soulless Isle starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian; vs. Sulia. Assignment In Greenland starring Yank Wilson, art by Grant Ferguson; vs. Col. Ock. The Hand of the Fire-God starring Captain Kidd, art by Bill Bossert. Captured On Cato starring Space Smith, script and art by Henry Fletcher [as Hank Christy]. The Skullface Kurd Mob starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Fletcher King]. The Last of the Ray-Men starring Sub Saunders, art by Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #11. Anthology comic grouped around themes. This issue's theme is The Silver Age. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Cover by Greg Hyland. Edited by Greg Hyland. Stories and art by Greg Hyland, Brian Lemay, and John Migliore. Superhero spoofs galore from Greg Hyland, featuring Lethargic Lad the badly-drawn hero, Punisher spoof Guy-With-a-Gun, Walrus Boy and the No-Mutants, among others. The return of Grad; the debut of Bloody Voodoo Sockpuppet Killer. Youngblood #1 parody cover. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "1945: Cap Stubs and Tippie!"

Story and Art by Edwina Dumm.

Collecting the works of one of the most important female cartoonists of all time, Tippie will appeal to comics readers, students of women's studies, and dog lovers. Edwina Dumm was the country's first female full-time editorial cartoonist, and one of its first female syndicated comic strip creators. Tippie is truly a Library of American Comics Essential, providing a crucial reading experience and offering perspective on the early work of women in the field. LOAC Essentials reprints, one year at a time, the daily newspaper strips that are essential to comics history, in a format that preserves, as closely as possible, the original reader experience.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 4 1/2-in., 384 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. Art by Tomofumi Ogasawara and Yoshiyuki Tomino.

One of the biggest anime/manga properties of all time returns with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. A longtime hit of the Cartoon Network, Gundam Wing remains one of the most recognized Japanese titles in recent history spinning off a number of movie, books, and model kit collections. The Glory of Losers retells the original WING story by incorporating elements of the anime and its recent light novel adaptations. 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., 220 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

The two-time 2021 Eisner Award-nominated comics anthology returns for its sixth year!

This first new Now of 2022 features all new work from a number of contributors familiar to Now readers as well as new artists from around the globe.

Now: The New Comics Anthology is, every issue, a self-contained cross-section of the best short comics stories the globe has to offer, and has established itself as the preeminent anthology of first-rate comics talent from around the globe. Including brand-new, never before-seen material from a mix of emerging and established talent, Now is the perfect answer to the question, "Why Comics?"

Featuring Stories by Daria Tessler, Theo Ellsworth, Jesse Simpson, Justin Gradin, Tim Lane, Baptiste Virot, Stacy Gougoulis, Natalia Novia, Ariel Lopez, Kayla E., Chris Wright, Steven Weissman, Theo Ellsworth, and Nick Thorburn.

Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

(W) Steve Tanner & Various (A) Roland Bird & Various (CA) John Higgins The new British anthology Quantum UK Format color anthology features 4 ongoing tales set in worlds that are not our own-Major Rakhana (Steve Tanner and Roland Bird), RazorJack-WesterNoir (by special guest John Higgins), Space Banshee (Katie Cunningham and Danielle Wiebe) and the Clockwork Cavalier (Steve Tanner and Francesco Archidiacono). Cover price $8.99.

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

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Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Man's Best Friend!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from May 21 to Sept. 3, 1949. Rip's gal-pal Pagan Lee goes to stay at a remote bed-and-breakfast in New England, where she becomes embroiled in a blackmail plot that only Rip can get her out of. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 24 pages, B&W.

Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Don Rico. Great Peril starring Captain Battle, script by Carl Formes, art by Jack Binder. Daredevil Vs. the Claw [Part 5], script and art by Don Rico. Pirate Prince story, script by Dick Briefer, art by Dick Briefer (as Richard Norman). Ghost of the Domino starring Presto Martin, script and art by Bob Wood. The Red Scar, or, Prarie Justice Never Fails text story by Carl Formes. Cloud Curtis story, script by Carl Formes, art by Jack Binder. Western Justice starring Sheriff Jed, script and art by D. B. Icove. Dan Dearborn story, art by Bernard Sachs. Introducing Mercury, the Boy Streak starring Silver Streak, script and art by Bob Wood. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Supersnipe in "Catastrophe at the Carnival," plus Bobby Crusoe (chapter four), Ulysses Q. Wacky in "Streamlined Time," Dotty, and a two-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Ulysses Q. Wacky, Trouble, and Butterfingers. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. After I Murdered Sandra starring Mr. Nobody, script by Jack Crooks, art by Rudy Palais. A Matter of Nicotine, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. the murder and the miner starring Grey Mask, script by Jack Crooks, art by Maurice Whitman. A Bullet for the Ballerina text story by Jack Crooks. Sherry Flippe story, script by Jack Crooks, art by Tony Di Preta. Satan Furnishes a Bride for Harlequin, script by Jack Crooks, art by George Appel. Boomerang of Horror starring Mr. Nobody, art by Howard Larsen. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Pat Adams and Jose Mendez. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. Cosmo Cat is called in when the King of Winter and the Ice Dwarves in his Snow Machine have it snowing in July; Senor Tamale (a parrot in a sailor hat) joins a race to the top of a mountain; Percy builds a robot to help him with his chores, but obviously he's never seen The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Cosmo Cat: Christmas in July; Senor Tamale: The Mountaineer; Ivan the Terrible Goes Hunting; Percy: Spring Cleaning; Ivan the Terrible: Mail Must Go Through; Catsy and Barko. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories in this issue include: Penniless Palmer in "The Trains That Were Always Late" (Ken L. Fitch writer, Thurston Harper artist); Hamilton and Egbert in "Dudes and Feuds"; Two-Gun Percy in "The Cow-Sheep War" (Jimmy Thompson artist); Tinkerman Tad in "Freak Squeak" (Thurston Harper artist); Vitamin Vic in untitled story (Jack Farr artist); Sadface Charlie in "Switched Packages" (Emil Gershwin artist); Dover and Clover in "Hijinx in Horse Thieves" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); and Genius Jones in "The Man Who Couldn't Spend a Cent." Cover art by Stan Kaye. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 11 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5" x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Why has Hawkman suddenly turned into a deadly assassin and is trying to do harm? That's what Superman tries to find out in "Murder By Starlight." Script by Cary Bates and art by Joe Staton & Frank Chiaramonte.

"Till Death Do Us Part." A woman fantasizes that her love saves a man from dying aboard a bush crash. Also includes: "The Breaking Point!"; "I Hate Janet Briggs"; "Unwanted!"; and "Murder on the Mesa." Pencils and inks by Sieminski and Dan Morino. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Singer cover. Contains teen antics stories in the style of Archie Comics. In order of appearance: "Hap Hazard, The Hare and the Hounds"; "Flophead"; "Hap Hazard"; "Zippermouth"; "Hap Hazard"; "Hap Hazard, The Golf Tournament"; "Slug"; "Zippermouth, 'Howdy Stranger'"; "Hap Hazard"; and "Slug in 'Taken for a Ride!!'". "How I Didn't Become the Town's Best-Dressed Man" text story by Joe Blair. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.