Star comic books issue 8

This issue contains "Cease Fire Collapse!" fiction, and introduces rules for new playstyle Doomsday! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages

Cover by Fred Schwab. Stories and art by Paul Gustavson, Norman Daniels, Fred Guardineer, Tod Moro, Richard Speed, Tom Curry, Frank Frollo, Fred Schwab, William Allison, Dick Ryan, Irving Frisch, Will Harr and Rafael Astarita. An early Western anthology published by Harry Chesler, one of the first Western-themed U. S. comic books (along with Western Picture Stories). Short Western strips, sometimes just one to three pages, with titles like Wild West Junior and Tenderfoot Joe. The Air Patrol helps maintain law and order on the frontier. Lyin' Lou's latest story is so outrageous, even he's not sure he believes it. Air Patrol; Tenderfoot Joe; Wild West Junior; Ace and Deuce; Null and Void; Cowboy Jake; Lyin' Lou; Tommy Hawk; Christmas Bullets; Bread and Bullets; Gold Coast; Blood on the Rio Grande. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Catalog of Star Wars and Star Trek products. Tim and Greg Hildebrandt painted cover. 8.5-in. x 10.75-in.; color; 36 pages.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Day of Reckoning!"

By Jude Watson.

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are framed for a crime they didn't commit, and find themselves trapped on a planet where everyone is out to get them.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: Recommended for Ages 8-12.

Cover price $4.99.

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Star Wars Topps drawn by Kazuhiko Sano. Star Wars Master Visions Collector Card. Topps Trading Card Number 8.

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Written by Brian Wood. Art and Cover by Danijel Zezelj and Dave Stewart. Chef Gavin Cruikshank learns when to let go, when to hold on for dear life, and when to smash up a lawyer's office with a baseball bat. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

November 1967. Publishing error: 'Number 5' printed in indicia. William Shatner photo cover. Enterprise Plan pull-out centerfold of the USS Enterprise. In this issue, fans get treated to a look behind the scenes at the miniature space ships and the special effects used to put them in the show, Leslie Thomas reviews the Gold Key Star Trek comic book series, James Van Hise gets into specifics in his review of the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and its impact on the genre, and more. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 40 slick pages; cardstock covers. Cover price $2.50.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Wally rescues a gnome, who then gives him a magic cord as a reward. The magic cord will make things disappear if the right word is said. But after Wally remembers the correct word and makes Sir Flauntaroy disappear, there is the problem of getting Sir Flauntaroy to reappear. So Wally and Conrad try to solve that problem in "The Magic Cord." Script by Don Arr and art by Ben Brown & Jon D'Agostino. Issue also has a "Wally's Magic Show" one-page comic strip. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

DC b&w reprints.

1st printing. Auction bidding catalog for All Star Auctions held May 29-30, 2004. Showcases comics, original art, and more. All in all, nearly 400 collectibles presented with picture scans, estimated values, and descriptions for each one. Makes a great reference for hobbyists and researchers or simply interesting reading for casual fans. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W.

Originally packaged with Wonder Woman First Appearance action figure. Reprints material from All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Mika Yamamori. Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Mr. Shishios change of heart causes Suzume to shut herself up in her room. When Suzume's mother returns to their hometown for a brief stay, Suzume makes the sudden decision to return home. But Yuyuka and Suzume's other Tokyo friends are determined to bring her back! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and Irv Werstein. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. Racketeers try to fix the college ball championship by putting Dick Cole out of action. Bull's-Eye Bill joins forces with Pancho, a gaucho cowboy from Argentina. Dick Cole matches wits with the sinister hypnotist known as The Great Jero. Dick Cole; Bull's-Eye Bill; Salmon Pirates; Dick Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Wendy and Richard Pini. Art by Wendy Pini. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 88 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - "Eye of the Kreegon!" Story by David Manak. Art by Warren Kremer and Jon D'Agostino.. When the warlock, Morag, summons forth the monstrous Kreegon, it falls to Wicket and the gang to save the day. FC, 32 pages Cover price $0.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Across the five star systems, known as the "Joker Systems," kingdoms dot the heavens like stars. Knights, known as "Headliners," control giant robots called Mortar Heads to protect the sanctity of each kingdom. Bound to the knights are the fatimas, fabricated humanoids who possess expanded mental abilities that make it possible for Headliners to control their robotic armor. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche, completes the work on his final two masterpieces, Lachesis and Clotho, only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Across the five star systems, known as the "Joker Systems," kingdoms dot the heavens like stars. Knights, known as "Headliners," control giant robots called Mortar Heads to protect the sanctity of each kingdom. Bound to the knights are the fatimas, fabricated humanoids who possess expanded mental abilities that make it possible for Headliners to control their robotic armor. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche, completes the work on his final two masterpieces, Lachesis and Clotho, only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover (Saddle Stitched), 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $9.98.

Issue 8 - May, 1956. Digest sized joke book full of one page gags centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Comic book version of the animated TV series about the Muppet Babies – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf, Animal and all of the extraordinary friends who pop into their lives. In this issue, Piggy gives a birthday party in the nursery even though it's no one's birthday. But when they make a wish and blow out the candles on the birthday cake, they are magically transported to a strange land and have to figure out how to get back home in "The Storyland Caper" and "The Chicken Dragon." Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Cover by Joe Albelo. "Pigs Over Tokyo, or Kimono My House," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Tony Salmons, inks by Joe Albelo; Raymond Bear reports on Jacques Gooseteau's brush with terror, so Jonah calls Peter and the three interns into action, and they go to Japan, where they witness the emergence of Hog-zilla!; The monster goes on an eating binge, so the army sends in Mechano-Hog-Zilla, but the robot is defeated; Spider-Ham defeats the monster, but the director Cur-Asawa hires him, and our heroes head for home. "Silver Squirrel," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; The Watchdog introduces us to The Silver Squirrel, a reprehensible character who zaps everyone and everything by use of the Power Cosmic. After several zaps, The Watchdog gets fed up, and turns the Squirrel into a silver-plated water fountain. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - The search for his parents leads Planet Terry, Robota and Omnus to the Prison Planet of Alphatraz. But in order to get onto the planet, they have to be criminals. So the trio commits some crimes, get arrested and are on their way to Alphatraz, where their troubles really start in a three-part story, "Alphatraz the Prison Planet," "This is Prison?" and "King of the Prison." Script by Dave Manak and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.75.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects the winning and best manga-inspired stories from Tokyopop's "Rising Stars of Manga" contest for aspiring American writers and artists. Includes: "Welcome" 01: "_SS_SSIN" 02: "According to Venus and Marx" 03: "Strawberry Wine" 04: "Mubu" 05: "Daylight" 06: "Moonless" 07: "Cry, Wolf" 08: "Full Circle" "Where are They Now" "RSoM Tips" Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Demon." Nightcrawler of X-Men fame accidentally teleports to Crystalium, where he is mistaken for the Lord of Chaos. Script by Mary Jo Duffy, pencils by Ricardo Villamonte, inks by Dave Simmons. Cover by Michael Golden. Cover price $0.60.

Tia Carrere (Relic Hunter), Roswell, Black Scorpion, Stargate, Buffy, Voyager, Hercules, The Avengers, Seven Days, Beastmaster, Spider-Man, Now & Again, The X-Files, and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 80 pages. Cover price $5.99.

Issue #8 - May/June 1973. Convention reports. David Gerrold encourages ST fans to write to the networks. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 pages, black and white.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Highest Score!" Written by Kem Antilles, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rebecca Moesta. Jake and Nog have hit the jackpot playing holo videogames in the Amusement Arcade. An alien named Kwiltek has offered them jobs helping him run remote-controlled mining operations on a distant planet where dull mining is turned into a thrilling video game. In the "gaming room," teams of kids work together monitoring the operations by remote control, loading cargo and defending against the most frightening "threats" they've ever seen on-screen. Now Jake and Nog can show their stuff! Soon they're competing with other alien kids to see who can haul the most ore. It's the ultimate game -- with pay! Until the night Jake and Nog slip into the command center and see a roomful of screens displaying real-life images of a devastated world where desperate natives are under attack by fighters that look very familiar! Suddenly the game is over -- and the nightmare begins . . . Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 118 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages Cover price $3.99.

Issue 8 - October, 1995. Interviews: Brent Spiner, Andrew Robinson,Features: Designing Deep Space 9 with Herman Zimmerman, Comic strip: "The Looking Glass War" part 1, Free gift: Collector's card. Softcover, 9" x 11.5", 66 pages, full color.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Edited by Dean Wesley Smith. This newest volume of Strange New Worlds features original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise stories written by Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans! Each of these stories features our favorite Trek characters in new and adventurous situations. In this anthology, we get to experience a new version of the Kobayashi Maru, feel what it's like to be inside the Borg collective, delight in tasting new foods, and encourage Starfleet's future. This year's Strange New Worlds winners encompass newcomers and veterans alike, including Alan James Garbers, Kevin Lauderdale, Kevin Andrew Hosey, Paul C. Tseng, Kevin G. Summers, Sarah A. Seaborne, John Takis, Dan C. Duval, Amy Vincent, David DeLee, Muri McCage, Susan S. McCrackin, M.C. Demarco, Annie Reed, Amy Sisson, J.B. Stevens, Robert Burke Richardson, Lorraine Anderson, A. Rhea King, Derrek Tyler Attico, Geoffrey Thorne, and Paul J. Kaplan. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Starfall!" By Brad and Barbara Strickland. Art by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Cover by Catherine Huerta. Jean-Luc Picard has failed his entrance exam to Starfleet Academy. Now all his plans for the future are gone, and he must make the best of his life in his parents' vineyard. Pressure from his father to become more involved in the family business and the constant fighting with his older brother, Robert, make this life difficult. Jean-Luc's best friend, Louis, tries to cheer him up with an exciting trip, but the future captain's dream of the stars still haunts him. A chance to re-apply to the Academy arises and Jean-Luc must use all his skills to pass the challenging tests. But the greatest risk he faces is the wrath of his father. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $3.99.

#8: USS Excelsior NCC-2000 - This incredible new collection of Star Trek models includes all the most significant ships from the five Star Trek television series. Every ship has been painstakingly recreated in die-cast and high quality ABS materials then hand painted with an incredible level of detail. The collection features a full range of Federation and alien vessels including seven incarnations of the Enterprise, all the major Klingon vessels including the Bird-of-Prey, Dominion, Borg and Romulan ships. Continue your collection with the Romulan Warbird (#5), the USS Voyager NCC-74656 (#6), the Klington K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser (#7), or the USS Excelsior NCC-2000 (#8). Includes Figurine and Magazine (Slick card-stock cover, 20 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color).

Note: Due to packaging, condition of magazine may vary. Near-Mint Grade refers to the fact that the figurine is undamaged. Cover price $20.00.

Issue #8 - 1976. Club newsletter. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 8 pages, B&W.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Splinter of Mind's Eye!"

Written by Terry Austin. Art by Chris Sprouse and Terry Austin. Cover by Duncan Fegredo.

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia face off against Darth Vader over an ancient artifact of legendary power!

Deep in the swamplands of the planet Mimban lies a powerful crystal, capable of giving its possessor such mastery over the Force as to be nearly invincible. In the right hands, it could save the galaxy. In the wrong hands, it could destroy it! With the explosion of the first Death Star still reverberating through the cosmos, Luke and Leia will find that the war they thought they won was only a battle, and that the dark side of the Force still stalks the galaxy.

This hardcover is available only through Direct Market retail outlets, each volume's print run is limited to initial orders and will not be reprinted.

Hardcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.95.

November/December 2011. The Official Star Wars: The Clone Wars Magazine! Season Four Premiere Issue! This issue: They're Back! Clone Wars Returns! What's New For Your Favorite Jedi? Exclusive News and Comics! Cover features Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Swarm!" By John Whitman. The Sikadian Garden on Sk'rrr is full of beautiful plants and flowers...and some other, not-so-pretty things. There are also shreevs, bat-like creatures that swoop down and feast on beetles. Big beetles with biting mouths. When Zak accidentally kills one of the shreevs, he doesn't think it's such a big deal. He was just defending himself, after all. But then Zak wakes up in the middle of the night, covered in beetles. And an Imperial officer turns up dead...smothered by bugs. Zak knows that this is not prime. There are beetles everywhere! Did he upset the garden's ecological balance when he killed the shreev? And is there any way to stop the swarm? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 126 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

June/July 1997. This issue: Effects secrets revealed! Exclusive interviews! Star Wars prequel news! Plus: Free Special Edition Art Prints inside. Cover features Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, Yoda & more.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Togorian Trap!" By Dave Wolverton. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 76 pages, Text Only.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Against the Empire!" By Jude Watson. As the Empire Solidifies its power and stifles all dissent, former Jedi apprentince Ferus Olin must stay undercover?and begin to lay the foundations for the Empire's eventual overthrow. His major rival? None other than Darth Vader. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, Text Only. Cover price $6.99.