Adventure comic books issue 44

Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Sandman Meets the Face, script by Gardner F. Fox (sign as Larry Dean), pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Creig Flessel and Fred Guardineer (backgrounds); The near victim of an old-friend turned crook, Wes Dodds watches him shot dead by the Face, then changes to the Sandman to discover why the villain had it in for the young victim. The Return of Fang Gow: Part 2 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Mr. Fletcher, Smuggler starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. The Two Mr. Rowes starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). Count Ogrloff's Dangerous Game: Part 2 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Search For Captain Wade: Part 1 starringSkip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 4 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. Alcatraz Al--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The Magnetic Peril starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet in "The Plant That Plotted Murder," "A Switch in Time" (pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs), "The City That Went Mad," and "The Man Who Couldn't Die." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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WRITTEN BY DAVID MICHELINIE; ART BY ALUIR AMANCIO AND TERRY AUSTIN; COVER BY MIKE MANLEY AND AUSTIN In stores April 12. The Commander ? the manipulative malefactor with the power to force anyone to obey his orders ? returns! And his only desire is to have all of Metropolis kill one man: Superman! How can the Man of Steel fight an entire city that has turned against him? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by Don Rosa. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Daniel Branca, Juan Torres Perez, Rob Klein, Victor Arriagada Rios and David Gerstein. This Gladstone series featured art by Disney artists around the globe, including Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Magica De Spell creates a magical duplicate for her latest scheme - but the duplicate has a mind of its own. Gyro's inventions don't help him in his dispute with a neighbor. Donald tries to protect Scrooge's sheep from a wolf. Two in One; Inventor of Anything; The Sheepish Rancher. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

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"The Future Shark Trilogy, Part Three: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" - Written by Dean Clarrain and Chris Allan. Art by Chris Allan and Jon D'Agostino. Cover by Peter Laird and Ryan Brown. The dramatic conclusion to the "Future Shark" trilogy! Guest starring the Shredder, Verminator-X and the Merdude! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

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Efforts are made to get Pa to run for City Council in "The Traps That Are My Mind." Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Joe Giella. Characters: Dyna-Mind; Pa Kent. Plus: 8-page Dial H For Hero story "Dream a Deadly Dream for Me," where Nick learns Chris and Vicki's secret. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Joe Giella. Characters: Nick; The Master; Raggedy Doll; Fuzz-Ball; Golden Web; Pod; Intro: The Swarm; Power Pirate (introduction). Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.60.

WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON AND TIM LEVINS; ART BY LEVINS AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY BOB SMITH AND BEATTY. Two-Face is loose, Nightwing's down, and at the critical moment, Batman's gone! With one decision, the Dark Knight becomes a total stranger to his team in "Choices!" FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind realizes he has not fully recovered from his amnesia when he can't think of a new evil plot. He goes to attend his School for Evil and recovers his own evil nature. Billy is captured again by Archibald the Satyr, but he escapes and Captain Marvel tears apart the school, though he can't find Mr. Mind in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 23: Mr. Mind's School for Evil" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Genius of the Garret" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel and His Trip to Other Worlds" with story by Otto Binder; and "Washington's Haunted Embassy" with story by Otto Binder (Washington, D.C. city story). Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager. And: 2-page text story "Night Comes to Esquag" by Arthur Lane. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by MARC SUMERAK Penciled by JONBOY MEYERS Cover by ZACH HOWARD All Peter Parker wanted to do was catch a movie with some friends... but NO! Instead, he's got to save the city from a legion of lizards set loose by the sinister Serpent Society! And if that wasn't enough, one of his oldest foes is ready to rampage through the streets of NYC all Godzilla-style! Sometimes being a super hero really bites -- with big pointy fangs! 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

"Red Moonlight," "The Creeper," "The Phantom Fiend," and "The Devil and the War Bride." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Jon Blummer, Ken Bald, Paul Gattuso, and Pete Riss. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"We Fought the Beasts of Petrified Island," "I Was a Prophet of Doom," "I Found the Fantastic Wheel" (art by Howard Purcell), and a one-page text story, "The Secret of Shadow Valley." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Oil's Well Part 1, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob is hired as a trouble-shooter to solve a problem at some oil wells. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Oil's Well Part 2. Jet Age Ahead article by Raymond Perry. Oil's Well Part 3; Bob accidentally saves the day. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Jerry goes diving in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: The Fittin' Thing 2-pager "Diddlers, Doodlers and Dawdlers!" And: Puffy eats seven sodas in an untitled reprint Varsity Vic 2-pager! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Christopher Hastings. Art by Zachary Sterling. Cover by Derek Hunter. Finn and Jake are pretty sure the King of Ooo's big conference is a trap and have to sneak in to stop it! Featuring "Tiger and the Moon" by Colin Anderson. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Christopher Hastings. Art by Zachary Sterling. Cover by Chris Knidred. Finn and Jake are pretty sure the King of Ooo's big conference is a trap and have to sneak in to stop it! Featuring "Tiger and the Moon" by Colin Anderson. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Gladstone presents classic Scrooge stories by Carl Barks and behind-the-scenes articles, originally factory bagged with a trading card. Donald uses an experimental hypnotic device to get Scrooge to be generous toward him, but Scrooge lavishes attention on a dog instead. Scrooge flees into the jungle to avoid Magica De Spell's face-changing potion. The Thrifty Spendthrift; The Many Faces of Magica De Spell. NOTE: May or may not come with trading card. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

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Stories by Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, and William Waugh. Art by Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, and Pete Morisi. Cover by Terry Beatty. The acclaimed hardboiled detective series featuring female PI Michael Tree, written by mystery novelist and Road to Perdition creator Max Collins. Ms. Tree and Dominique join forces to save their kidnapped children in the final chapter of the " Coming of Rage" saga. Also featuring a reprint from Johnny Dynamite's original 1953 title. Coming of Rage, Part 4; Victims of Circumstance; Mike Mist Minute Mysteries: Fear of Frying; Death is so Lonely. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Veterans of a centuries-long space war learn the truth about the alien race that humanity has been fighting all these years. Future astronauts encounter a disabled ship and its alien pilot, who looks like a beautiful human woman. Scientist Dr. Erika Penn learns that the mysterious force preventing wars on Earth is Mercury Man, last survivor of the planet Mercury and Earth's newest superhero. The Underdog; The Human Element; Magic Skates; Introducing: The Mercury Man!; Make Mine Moonport. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by PAUL TOBIN Art by DAVID HAHN Cover by TOM GRUMMETT & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR When a major fast food restaurant launches a 'Good Taste Need Not Be Alien' advertising campaign, it hires a few aliens for publicity. But who's the marketing genius who thought Null the Living Darkness would make a good employee? And why won't anybody fire him? Battle lines are drawn at a fast food counter when the Fantastic Four stand between hungry citizens and an incredibly powerful, and incredibly belligerent, fast food cashier in, 'Would You Like Living Darkness With That?' 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Pat Block. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, Jack Bradbury, and Bob Gregory. Adventures of Donald and the Ducks from European and American artists. Using a hypnotist, Scrooge convinces Donald to search the North Pole for a diamond, but it's all a ruse to get rid of the Beagle Boys. Donald and his nephews try to figure out why customers are leaving Scrooge's dude ranch. Donald is disappointed by the contents of Daisy's heavy picnic basket. Kitchykaw Diamond; Face Names; Dude Sleuth; Food for Thought. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

Volume 44 -1st printing. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in.124 pages, Text ( with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.00.

"Jungle Trail of Peril!" Major Dennis leads a party in search of explorer Wallace Ames. Rex rescues Nina, who falls out of a plane without a chute. He then saves Nina from wild animals and stops a pair of bad guys. Also includes: "Where There's Smoke?There's Bobo!" (starring Detective Chimp); "World of Human Pets!" (starring Rex); and "Canine Oddities." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs and Joe Giella. Cover by Kane and Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

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Giveaway/promotional comic distributed at Shoney's and other restaurants across the US (regular listings are for Shoney's copies; other restaurants will have variant designations). Each issue includes a kids' menu, games, puzzles, and activities. Published by Paragon Products. 16 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in.

Lost Life, Lost Love!; the specter of a bygone romance appears from the past. The Farmer Takes a Wife text story. On the Rebound! I Fled from Love! How He Proposed. Dangerous to Flirt! Love---Overdue! text story. The Shadow Between Us! 36 pgs. $.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Flight of the Dragon!" "Death rode like the wind across the sky, in the guise of a monster such as no man had seen before. The flames of destruction are closing about the Master Spy, his men have lost courage in the face of the Dragon's fire. How long can one man fight on his courage alone; what price will he pay for his country's salvation?" Softcover, 112 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

Second issue of the series (despite numbering). Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Ed Winiarski, Russ Heath and unknown. In this issue: Discover the secret of the terrifying house in "The Storm"; "The Stranger" by Hank Chapman (as Henry P. Chapman) and Ed Winiarski; "The Creeping Vine" (similar to the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors); "No Escape" by Hank Chapman and Russ Heath; and 2-page text story "Out of the Past," reprinted from Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) #93. Plus: 1-page public service announcement "The Classroom Secret" with pencils by Jerry Fasano. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Efforts are made to get Pa to run for City Council in "The Traps That Are My Mind." Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Joe Giella. Characters: Dyna-Mind; Pa Kent. Plus: 8-page Dial H For Hero story "Dream a Deadly Dream for Me," where Nick learns Chris and Vicki's secret. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Joe Giella. Characters: Nick; The Master; Raggedy Doll; Fuzz-Ball; Golden Web; Pod; Intro: The Swarm; Power Pirate (introduction). Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Devil's Pawnbroker!" Written by Emile C. Tepperman (as Grant Stockbridge). 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.

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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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Canadian reprint. "The Stranger" (script by Hank Chapman), "The Creeping Vine," "No Escape" (script by Chapman, art by Russ Heath), and "The Storm." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story by Del Connell. Art by Al Hubbard. Peter Wheat is the inch-high hero of the Wheat Field, where he lives with his insect friends. The team of writer Del Connell and artist Al Hubbard continued the strip begun by Walt Kelly. The Wheat Weevils set their sights on the Wheat Kingdom. Peter and Sammy Sweets have a secret weapon: sweets. First they create a molasses flood, and then they bring on the pastries and pies.16 pages, Full Color.

Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Lucky Luke Versus Pat Poker!"

An early adventure of the Lonesome Cowboy as an official lawman Having accepted the sheriff's job in Red City, Lucky Luke arrives to find a town entirely under the control of Pat Poker, a ruthless gambler, cheat and saloon owner, and his henchmen. His horse, clothes and revolver stolen, Luke decides to pass himself off as a harmless, bumbling tenderfoot, all the better to study his opponents and catch them unaware. Still, Pat won't give up easily, and keeping him behind bars might require some additional work!

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

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DC b&w reprints.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Efforts are made to get Pa to run for City Council in "The Traps That Are My Mind." Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Joe Giella. Characters: Dyna-Mind; Pa Kent. Plus: 8-page Dial H For Hero story "Dream a Deadly Dream for Me," where Nick learns Chris and Vicki's secret. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Joe Giella. Characters: Nick; The Master; Raggedy Doll; Fuzz-Ball; Golden Web; Pod; Intro: The Swarm; Power Pirate (introduction). Cover by Gil Kane.. Cover price $0.60.

Red Falcon Adventures (1937 Sealright BLB) #044, Sealright Ice Cream, set of 50 books, circular in shape