Africa comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Collects Punisher War Journal (1988-1995 1st Series) #6-7.

Written by Carl Potts. Art and cover by Jim Lee.

When Frank tracks some bad guys to the jungles of Africa he crosses paths with arguably the deadliest man alive - Wolverine. Can these two hard-case-heroes stop trying to kill each other long enough to stop the real bad guys?

It's the Punisher vs. Wolverine!

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $5.95.

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WRITTEN BY BRETT BOOTH; ART AND COVER BY BOOTH AND SEAN PARSONS In stores July 14. A vacation trip turns deadly for two of the most popular characters from WILDCORE! In the midst of a well-deserved vacation on Africa's Mediterranean Coast, relaxed couple Backlash and Taboo find their blissful recreation interrupted when Giovanni charges them with checking up on Vigor, who is on a dinosaur dig in Africa and hasn't been answering his cell phone. Now Backlash and Taboo must brave dense jungles teeming with dangerous animals ? both modern and (supposedly) extinct ? to save their friend from a strangely familiar foe. For more information, see the feature article. Prestige Format. FC, 48 PG.$5.95" Cover price $5.95.

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The heartwrenching story of a Peace Corps worker who wants to marry an African who survived his country's insane dictator's reign of terror. Written by Cindy Goff and Rafael Nieves. Art by Seitu Hayden. Painted cover by Brian Stelfreeze. Epic Comics. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A complete, beautifully rendered graphic story featuring the most popular member, Princess Adastra, of the Young Gods, from BWS' ground-breaking Storyteller series. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.00.

Signed by Barry Windsor-Smith - 1st printing. Story and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. A complete, beautifully rendered graphic story featuring the most popular member, Princess Adastra, of the Young Gods, from BWS' ground-breaking Storyteller series. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

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1st printing. Collects CVO: African Blood (2006) #1-4. Written by El Torres. Art and cover by Luis Czerniawski. CVO, the top-secret CIA covert ops squad of vampire agents, goes to Ethiopia to track down a dangerous arms dealer, specializing in powerful artifacts, the kind that even affect the super natural CVO team. Presenting the latest adventure from our nation's first and only line of super natural defense! Softcover, 110 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Written by Roye Okupe. Contributions by Toyin Ajetunmobi. Art and cover by Chima Kalu, Godwin Akpan, and Sunkanmi Akinboye. Heart-pounding superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy action from the best Nigerian comics talent! The YouNeek YouNiverse is a vibrant, interconnected world of African-inspired superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy stories, unfolding across multiple time periods. These epic tales are brought to life through award-winning graphic novel series such as Iyanu: Child of Wonder (soon to be an animated series on Cartoon Network/MAX), Malika: Warrior Queen (winner of the GLYPH Award for Story of the Year), E.X.O. The Legend of Wale Williams (named one of NPR's Best Books of 2021), and WindMaker (recipient of the NOMMO Award for Best Graphic Novel), among others. For the first time, experience a taste of each of these groundbreaking series in a monumental, value-priced compilation! Softcover, 152 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $14.99.

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Cover by Bob Powell. Stories and art by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #137. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of jungle adventure. Cave Girl learns a local witch doctor has been using trickery to exploit his tribe; A treasure hunter stumbles onto the sacred treasures of the Wamboolis, including a model steam engine; An explorer discovers the Dawn Lands of Thun'da and threatens to reveal them to the outside world. The Volcano Fury; The Lost Juju; The Man From The Sky; The Doom Boat. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Collects Black Panther (2005-2008 3rd Series) #35-38 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by REGINALD HUDLIN. Art by FRANCIS PORTELA, LARRY STROMAN and KEN LASHLEY. Cover by ALAN DAVIS.

Out of the frying pan...into the fire!

Their fantastic adventures in the interdimensional superhighway complete, the Wakandan Royal couple at last returns to Wakanda - only to find home is anything but sweet. With serious strife tearing apart his court and one of the Panther's greatest foes waiting to strike, is it too late for T'Challa to regain control of his kingdom?

Plus: It's 2057, and the Watcher's prediction came true - Wakanda is an imperial power steering the course for humanity's future. As T'Challa prepares the next Black Panther for the great responsibility ahead, he must first reflect on the road traveled - a long and winding journey filled with surprises.

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Issue #1 - June 1992. Written and illustrated by Dwayne Ferguson. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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By El torres. CVO, the top-secret CIA covert ops squad of Vampire agents, returns at last! The squad has finally been reinstated as America's first line of supernatural defense. They've been tasked with tracking down the source of magic artifacts used to spread terror, but along the way, Cross must face his past as a member of Delta Force...and the partner he left behind. Cover price $3.99.

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Gabriel Hernandez Retailer Incentive Cover. By El torres. CVO, the top-secret CIA covert ops squad of Vampire agents, returns at last! The squad has finally been reinstated as America's first line of supernatural defense. They've been tasked with tracking down the source of magic artifacts used to spread terror, but along the way, Cross must face his past as a member of Delta Force...and the partner he left behind.

1st printing. "The Lion of Mali!" Adapted by Will Eisner. In this tale from the land of Mali, the ruler Sumanguru cannot satisfy his ambition enough. When he encounters the Gray Rock of Evil, his powers are multiplied manifold. Now able to manipulate the elements, he goes on a rampage of conquests. However, the rock is devious, and prepares an enemy for him... one he knows Sumanguru will pay no heed to: a crippled child. The latest in Will Eisner's on-going series of adaptations. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

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Tales from the Heart of Africa: Temporary Natives Cover price $3.95.

Educational comic from the Rosen Classroom series. By Glenn Herdling. 28 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Written by Dave Axe. Art and Cover by Tim Hamilton. It started with a visit from spirits. In 1991, Joseph Kony, the leader of a Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army, claimed that spiritual beings had come to him, instructing him to lead brutal raids against civilians supporting the Ugandan government. For all the horror and condemnation his brutality has aroused around the world, Joseph Kony still survives. Army of God tells the rest of the story, from the chaos Kony has left behind to the long campaign to defeat him for good! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

South African Series. This issue reprints Batman (1940) #404. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 36 pages, full color, N$4,85 cover price.

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Promotional comic centered around the efficacy of bowhunting on elephants and other big game animals. Newsprint. 7" X 10". 8 pages. Full Color.

1st printing.

Have you heard the one about the skull who borrowed body parts to pass himself off as a complete human so he could trick the village beauty into marriage? Well, what about when Frog and Snake's daughters had a play date? Okay, okay. But surely you've heard the story about the crocodiles who held a vote on whether or not to eat a man that had saved one of their lives? No? Wow. Have we got some stories for you.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 210 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.00.

1st printing. By Gary Jeffrey and Terry Riley. A full-color graphic novel-style book that retells African myths - stories as varied and vast as the continent of Africa itself. The Myth of Anasi will also tie in with Neil Gaiman's forthcoming book, Anasi Boy. Includes informational front and back matter, maps and other illustrations. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. By Rob Shone, Anita Ganeri, and Rob Shone. Full-color biography of Harriet Tubman presented in graphic novel style. Includes informational front and book matter, maps and other illustrations. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. "Warrior King of Mali!" Written by Ron and Justine Fontes. Art by Sandy Carruthers. Ugly Sogolon's child, Sunjata, was foretold to be the hero of the Manden people, but he was unable to speak or to walk until he was a teenager. Then he and his mother had to flee their home and Sunjata grew into a warrior in another country. He returned to Mali to defeat the magician conqueror, Sumangaru, and to unite the Manden people into the Mali Empire! Hardcover, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $26.60.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tales from the Heart (1987 Entropy/Slave Labor) #1-3. By Cindy Goff, Rafael Nieves, and Seitu Hayden. This semi-autobiographical story artfully details life in the harsh environs of the Central African Republic. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Sue Coe and Holly Metz. The Second Book in the RAW One-Shot series. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 42 pages, full color.

1st printing. Join that loveable super detective Inspector Gadget as he heads on an adventure to defeat the villainous CLAW with Inspector Gadget in Africa! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.89.

1st printing.

Written by Nancy Goldstein. Art by Jacjie Ormes.

At a time of few opportunities for African American women, Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Her comic strips Torchy Brown and Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger provide an invaluable glimpse into American culture and history, with topics that include racial segregation, U.S. foreign policy, educational equality, and other pressing issues of the times-and of today's world as well.

This biography, recognized as a "Best Book" by the Village Voice and with "Best Book" citations in three Booklist categories, features a large sampling of Ormes's cartoons and comic strips.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Sibongiseni Mkhize.

Shaka struggles to retain power as challenges at home and from across an ocean threaten his new rule. Shaka has fought his brother to the death for rulership of the Zulu.

Now king of the southern chiefdoms, Shaka seeks to uplift his people, consolidate alliances, and expand the reach of his power. But challenges both external and internal threaten his rule. A rogue military unit exacts revenge on its enemies. Land-hungry Europeans arrive and ingratiate themselves with Shaka, even while plotting their own path to power. And closer to home, Shaka's own brothers conspire in secret.

Softcover, 40 pages, full color.

Cover price $23.95.

1st printing. Written by Milo Manara and Kim Thompson. Art and cover by Milo Manara. Is life a stage, and do we just follow a script? Can we rewrite our roles, or must we play along according to the instructions of others? The two stories in this volume, An Author in Search of Six Characters and Days of Wrath, take place in Africa, which author/artist Milo Manara views as the bearer of insight and hope for the rest of the world. Turning Pirandellos Six Characters in Search of an Author on its head, Manara sets our favorite inept, globe-trotting hero-naif, Giuseppe Bergman (Manaras comics alter ego), off on another quest for adventure. An off-panel director hands out scripts and then disappears. (Are we watching a play or are we in it?) Dedicated to playing his role, Giuseppe is confused when others assert themselves and send the entire scenario spinning out of control. His sexy co-star, Lulu, cast as a bimbo, rewrites herself as the hero, leading us to ponder deeper matters, such as whether we possess true free will or we just think we do. (But watch out! Just when you think the answer is in sight, Manara flips the script once again.) Giuseppe Bergmans second African adventure begins with Chloe, a winsome nymphet who asks many questions — about the facts of life (and the fictions, too). Is she really that innocent? Or is she just drawn that way? Manara allows his characters to break the fourth wall as Chloe beckons us into an erotic, exotic Fellini-esque romp revolving around young Giuseppes determination to return a kidnapped child to her tribe. His real motive? To break free and become the hero of his own story, rather than remain the hapless plaything of an omniscient narrator. Part tongue in cheek, part philosophical exploration, Manara lets Chloe wink in and out like a mischievous Tinker Bell, pushing events forward only to then pull them back — as Giuseppe Bergman struggles to make sense of it all and become the hero he needs to be. Artist/writer/creator Milo Manara skewers adventure comics and narrative convention itself in this absurdist, sophisticated satire. The Magnificent African Adventure, two complete stories in one volume. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

South African Edition. Reprint of Metal Men (1963 1st Series) 1. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Rain of the Missile Men!, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Ross Andru; The Metal Men battle the Missile Men. 36 pgs. B&W.

South African series. Cover art by Bruno Premiani. Reprints Doom Patrol in "The Nightmare Maker - Part 1", "Doorway to Disaster - Part 2" and "Listen World, I'm the Missing link" From My Greatest Adventure (1955) #81; "I Built The Super Cage" and a "Moolah the Mystic" cartoon from My Greatest Adventure (1955) #81. 36 pages, B&W.

South African reprint of Spawn (1992 Image) #1. Cover price $4.85.

South African Edition, from Super Comix (printed by Republican Press). Reprint from Star Wars (1977 Marvel). 1.50 Rand. 116 pages. Color.

1st printing. "The Lion of Mali!" Adapted by Will Eisner. In this tale from the land of Mali, the ruler Sumanguru cannot satisfy his ambition enough. When he encounters the Gray Rock of Evil, his powers are multiplied manifold. Now able to manipulate the elements, he goes on a rampage of conquests. However, the rock is devious, and prepares an enemy for him... one he knows Sumanguru will pay no heed to: a crippled child. The latest in Will Eisner's on-going series of adaptations. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

South African reprint of Superman #85 with cover art by Win Mortimer. Story by Bill Finger, art by Wayne Boring and Al Plastino. Cover color, B&W interior.

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1st printing.

Written by Siman Nuurali. Art and cover by Katie Crumpton.

What happens when a tortoise challenges a hare to a race?

Read this popular West African tale to find out. There's more than one way to teach a boastful hare a lesson! With engaging text and easy-to-follow panels, Discover Graphics: Global Folktales are perfect for graphic novel fans new and old.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 32 pages, full color.

Cover price $6.95.