Can Can comic books issue 23

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Written by Andrew Kreisberg. Art by Mike Norton, Bill Sienkiewicz and Josef Rubinstein. Cover by Ladrönn 'Big Game' part 1 of 2! In the main feature, Green Arrow investigates a crime with all the earmarks of his old nemesis known as Big Game - which is made extra-mysterious by the fact that Cupid killed Big Game. And in this issue's co-feature, Black Canary attempts to save her rival's life when Cupid is attacked in police custody! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Canadian edition $0.75 cover price. Regular series begins (first appearance is in Marvel Graphic Novel 4). Cover art by Bob McLeod. Initiation!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Mike Gustovich; The New Mutants get acclimated to their new home, new talents, new friends, and new teachers, unaware that they are being watched; Moira learns that Professor X has a son; and Psyche is attacked in the Danger Room by an unknown assailant; Origin of Karma. Second appearance of the New Mutants (after Marvel Graphic Novel #4). 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Kirk and Scotty try to shake Redjac from the Excelsior's tail, while Dr. McCoy tend to the injured Chekov in "Wolf At The Door". Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ricardo Villagran. Denys Cowan/Klaus Janson cover. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with .75 cents cover price. Arak journeys into evil's lair to match wits with the Baphomet monster in "In the Belly of Baphomet." Valda the Iron Maiden appearance. Script by Roy Thomas and art by Adrian Gonzales and Alfredo Alcala. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Cobra Commander Captured at Last!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Mike Vosburg and Jon D'Agostino. Cover by Michael Golden. Duke and Roadblock prove their worth by taking on Cobra's elite agents - Major Bludd, Storm Shadow, and the Baroness - and capturing the big man, Cobra Commander, himself! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. "The Scarlet Princess!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Al Capp.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from August 9th, 1955 to April 11, 1956. Steve helps Chinese rebels escape to Texas, but an ambitious actress may be more than any of them can handle. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a Li'l Abner strip by Al Capp, and an illustration of character Happy Easter in a 19th-century U.S. Cavalry uniform, done for the modern U.S. Seventh Cavalry in 1947. Piece de Resistance!; Twice Broken Heart; Happy Easter in Uniform; The Scarlet Princess.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy and Trish try to get Tina to lose weight so she'll get more dates in an untitled story co-starring Ted Dawson, Jim Kirby, Madame Martha, Donna, Dewey Wood and Fats Jamison. Plus: Candy stars in two more untitled stories. Also: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Swenson, Mrs. Swenson, Inspector Flanagan, Gully and Mrs. Wortle. And: Candy in 1-page text story "Candy's Working Wardrobe" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor and Tim O'Connor. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Night of the Beast!" Part 1 of 2. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Bob Wiacek. When a demonic force usurps control over Langkowski's body, the he strongest member of Alpha Flight turns against the team. It falls upon the divine Snowbird to stop him before it's too late. It's Snowbird vs. Sasquatch in a battle to the death, and the shocking outcome will surprise everyone. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Blackfire and the Gordanians come to Earth to take back Starfire in "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Aqualad, Superman cameos. Perez/Dick Giordano cover. 1st Vigilante (not in costume) 1st appearance of Blackfire. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. It's the archaeological treasure of the century, and Indy knows where to find it! But he must infiltrate a well-guarded island controlled by a mad dictator, trek through dangerous enemy territory, and then dive to the bottom of a rocky waterfall! Piece of cake, right? Herb Trimpe wrote, penciled and inked "The Secret of the Deep." Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition. Firestorm must contend with the electric menace calling herself Byte at the computer fair in "Byte". Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. First appearance of Felicity Smoak. Script by Gerry Conway, plot by Carla Conway, pencils by Rafael Kayanan, inks by Rodin Rodriguez. Firehawk. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Linda Danvers' boss, Dr. Barry Metzner, has transformed himself into a future man, what man will become one million years in the future, and poses a threat to Supergirl. Meanwhile, a man from Linda's past has also arrived in town in "The Future Begins Today." Script by Paul Kupperberg and art by Carmine Infantino & Bob Oksner. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Part 2 of 3 - "Another Green World!" Written by Alan Moore. Art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben. The Floronic Man intends to make mankind pay for his transgressions against nature. Meanwhile, the Swamp Thing is reborn and the stage is set for the ultimate plant showdown. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with .95 cents cover price. Arion and company make it home to Atlantis only to find that it not the city they knew and loved in "Homecoming." Script by Paul Kupperberg and art by Jan Duursema. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian Price Variant. $1.20 cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Food Fight, script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Chic Stone; Jughead is tired of food jokes and insults, so he's going to quit eating between meals. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation; past year--48,609 latest issue--47,457. The Five Vs..., script by Hal Smith, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Rudy Lapick; Jughead is to interview the Senator. The Jones Family Tree, script by George Gladir, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Rudy Lapick. Archie's Club News. Heat Treat, script by George Gladir, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Chic Stone; It's so cold that Jughead wears his grandfather's old raccoon coat. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.20.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Remembrances!" Guest-starring the Fantastic Four. Story by Mike Carlin. Art by Ron Wilson and Bob Layton. Story continued from Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #277. The Thing has returned home to find that things have changed. Angered over the relationship developed by Johnny Storm and Alicia Masters in his absence and a revelation about his friend, reed Richards, the Thing leaves the Fantastic Four. 32 pages, FC Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Steve Bissette. The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universe, script by Todd Klein, pencils by Jon Peterson, inks by Al Vey; with the New Guardians, this is a Millenium week 6 tie-in, and there are flashbacks to Crisis On Infinite Earths. Shine On You Crazy Diamond starring Floronic Man, script by Rick Veitch, art by Brett Ewins. Cover price $1.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Under Bolt's control, Blue Devil attacks Firestorm, as Mindboggler, Slipknot, Hyena and Multiplex watch from a distance in "Caught In The Firestorm". Part 2 of 3, continued from Fury Of Firestorm #46. Story continues in Fury Of Firestorm #47. Script by Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Bill Collins. Paris Cullins/Gary Martin cover. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Clark Kent exiles himself to the Old West in "Superboy Who Never Was." Continued from last issue. Characters: Toby Manning (Terra Man): origin retold; Ma Kent; Pa Kent. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: 8-page Superboy's Secret Diary story "Day of the Secret Signal," featuring the origin of Superboy's signal lamp. Characters: President Kennedy. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by John Calnan and Joe Giella. Also: a letter from Todd McFarlane. Cover by Schaffenberger and Hunt. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Jerry Ordway. When Fate Thy Measure Takes...!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jerry Ordway, inks by Mike Machlan; Dr. Fate and the Atom go to Fates Salem Tower to find the Spectre; Amazing-Man has fates old helmet. The Secret Origin of... Amazing-Man!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Mike Machlan. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. During the Korean War, airman Tim Jones and his crew must find the mysterious enemy destroyer known as the Red Whale before more US ships are lost. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins is hired to smuggle a defector and $1 million out of China, and ends up facing a firing squad. Johnny Anger and the Flying Dragons encounter a double boondoggle over Algeria and French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Assignment D (for Destruction); Powerhouse Perkins: Million-Dollar Target; Operation Dead Secret; Isolated Command; Fiery Skies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with .95 cent cover price - Halo's origin tale concludes in "The Search For Halo". Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Alan Davis. Davis cover. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $1.35 cover price. After an encounter with the Madmen, Blue Beetle starts to hallucinate in "Don't Get Mad, Get Even!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Garry Leach cover. Cover price $1.35.

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Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. AIDS awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang, art by Dan DeCarlo Jr. "Sleepy Time Grill," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty finds strange entries in her diary; Jughead suggests she set up a video camera to catch the culprit. Sunkist ad with Archie. Betty's Fashion Diary, art by Stan Goldberg. Katy Keene ad. "Too Many Dolls," script by Hal Smith, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty orders a doll through the mail and receives two by mistake. "Red And Green Blues," script by Kathleen Webb, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty is spending so much time preparing for the Christmas holidays that she can't seem to enjoy them. "A Song For Lydia," script by Rod Ollerenshaw, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; While rummaging through Lydia Wyndham's effects, Betty finds one of Lydia's poems and decides to set it to music for a music class assignment. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

First appearance of Josie. Canadian edition with $.35 cover price. Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Temptation"; Veronica throws Archie over for Reggie because Reggie is driving around in his uncle's brand new Avanti, and Archie's none too pleased. "Wheel and Deal," pencils by Harry Lucey; With some help from Jughead, Archie figures out how to get the Avanti away from Reggie. "Admiration Society," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty hears that Archie and Veronica are on the outs and that she has a chance with him. Betty pinup by Dan DeCarlo. Veronica pinup by Dan DeCarlo. "What Makes Archie Run?"; Mr. Weatherbee asks Archie's friends to cut back on his after school distractions so he can pick up his grades. "Tongue Twister," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Pepper suggests Melody study for her Spanish test by playing a Spanish language instruction record while she sleeps. "To Be Renounced"; Reggie claims he's renouncing women, but it's all a set-up to embarrass Archie. "The Big Lie"; Archie and Veronica catch Reggie in a lie. "The Weak Spot," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie sets up Archie with a pre-cut board. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Cover art by John Bogdanove and Bob Wiacek. Missing!, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by John Bogdanove, inks by Bob Wiacek, the Power Pack are captured, taken to Snarkworld, and placed in inescapable cylinders. Cameo by the Fantastic Four. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian Price Variant. $1.65 cover price. Softcover digest, 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 128 pages, full color. Cover price $1.65.

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Canadian edition with $1.35 cover price. The real Booster helps Superman take on the Booster doppelganger in "Blind Obsession". Part 2 of 2, continued from Action Comics #594. Script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Roy Richardson. Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Superman guests. Jurgens/John Byrne cover. Cover price $1.35.

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Canadian Price Variant. $1.20 cover price. "Marcia the Mermaid," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Scuba Joe finds a mermaid and convinces her to join Mr. Buxton's Sea Kingdom show. Archie's Club News. "Double Duty," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Mike Esposito; Valerie takes a job as a babysitter and ends up beating the kid she's babysitting at a video game; His dad, a video game, exec, offers her a job touring the country promoting video games to girls. "By the Rules," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Salem is tired of humans telling him what to do and performs magic to get back at them including shooting water out of his tail. "Archie's Guide to Gals!", script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Scott McRae; Archie gives tips on how to girl watch including using: mirrored sunglasses, car mirrors, binoculars, store windows. Capri Sun ad with Archie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.20.

Canadian edition with $1.35 cover price. Written primarily by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman (with research by E. Nelson Bridwell and others), Who's Who is a meticulously detailed, alphabetically arranged series of reference volumes that provides personal data, history, and powers and weapons for countless DC characters, both popular and obscure, both new (circa mid 1980s) and old. Volume twenty three has entries for the Teen Titans, Terra, Thriller, Timber Wolf, and many others. Character renderings are by such artistic greats as Jerry Bingham, Mark Bright, Frank McLaughlin, Jim Aparo, and Chuck Patton. FULL DETAIL: 23 - Character/artist listing: Syrene by Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar; Tala by Henry Bismuth; Talia by Jerry Bingham; Tamaran by Chuck Patton and Romeo Tanghal; Tannarak by Jim Aparo; Tara by Mike Grell; Tarantula by Jerry Ordway; Tattooed Man by Kevin Maguire and Dick Giordano; Taz by Ed Hannigan and Don Heck; Teen Titans by George Perez; Titans' Tower by Arne Starr; Tellus by Steve Lightle; Tempest I by Joe Staton; Tempest II by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; Ten-Eyed Man by Irv Novick and Pablo Marcos; Terminator (Deathstroke) by George Perez; Terra by George Perez; Terra-Man by Curt Swan and Sam De La Rosa; Terrible Trio by Terry Beatty; Thanagar by Richard Howell and Murphy Anderson; Tharok by Mark Bright and Karl Kesel; Thia by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; Thinker by Gil Kane; Thriller by Trevor Von Eeden; Thunder & Lightning by Keith Pollard and Bob Smith; Thunderbolt by Peter A. Morisi; Tiger by Frank McLaughlin; Tigorr by Tod Smith; Timberwolf by Steve Lightle; Time Commander by Rod Whigham and Mike DeCarlo; Time Trapper by Keith Giffen and Rick A. Bryant. Joe Staton/Mike DeCarlo cover. Cover price $1.35.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover by Frank Springer Cover price $0.75.

Men's humor digest directed towards college males with a focus on the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Cover by Joe Beck.. Stories and art by Bob McCay, E. Letkeman, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Ken Brickley. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which King Morpheus decides to marry off the Princess to Prince Napping of Nappingland, much to her and Nemo's distress. One of the final new adventures of Little Nemo and friends until modern times. In their last appearance, the Young Americans must contend with Mr. Pitfall and a gun-toting crook, or risk losing their clubhouse and their dog. Tom and Dick try to outfox each other so they can be the one to take Mary out for sodas. Baxter; And All the Stars Fell Down; Tom, Dick, and Mary; Seymour and Dewlittle; Young Americans; Riggin' Bill; Monkey-Shines; Nemo in Adventureland; Gooby-Land; Impy; Punch & Cutey; Crazy Cracks; Mystery Number Trick. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Rocking B Tally starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; A boy's pet bear is accused of killing a man. Roy Rogers Rounds Up a Dude, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Pioneers of the Old West story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: color photo of Roy playing guitar, sitting at table. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 23. July 1973. French language reprint of Captain America (1968 1st Series) #163. 6.75" x 10.25". 36 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

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Canadian edition with $.1.25 cover price. Why would King Conan protect the killer of his son, Prince Conn? There's more here than meets the eye! We'll give you a hint--somebody left a sinister clue to the mystery last issue! Absorb yourself in "Ordeal." Written by Alan Zelenetz, with art by Marc Silvestri and Geof Isherwood. Cover by Mike Kaluta. Cover price $1.25.

Issue 23/24. October 1980. French language reprint of Kamandi (1972 DC). 6.75" x 10.25". 52 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

Not dated, circa 1950. Canadian reprints taken from Plastic Man stories previously published by Quality Comics. Cover and feature story from issue #25 of the source series. Otherwise, the rest of the stories are reprinted from random issues. 36 pages, full color except for back and interior covers. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. Fighter pilot Strange loses the will to live after being deserted by his girlfriend back home, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. American and enemy forces race to reach an American pilot after a crash-landing, with art by Jack Davis. Veteran soldier Pappy tries to teach young soldiers how to stay alive on the battlefield, in a Wally Wood story. Death Stand!; Old Soldiers Never Die!; The Ditch; Kill!; Dog Fight! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issues #1 to #28 of this series contain original Canadian created content. Issues #29 and #30 date from 1946 and contain U.S. reprints in colour, but with original covers. The series restarted in 1950, ignoring previous numbering (#96 is currently the earliest known) and consisted entirely of color reprints of U.S. comics. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 23/24. May 1981. French language reprint of Daredevil (1964 1st Series). 6.75" x 10.25". 52 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

Issue 23/24. French language reprint of Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series). 6.75" x 10.25". 52 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

Canadian Edition. The Minstrel; A troubadour called The Minstrel goes on a music-themed crime spree with his unique trick banjo/gun. The Land That Time Forgot; Perky travels into the distant past to try to help cavemen become civilized. The Policewoman Gig, art by Bill Ward; Torchy becomes a cop and stops the Scurly Mob. The Fool Killer Is at Work; The Fool Killer decides to kill everybody he considers to be a fool. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Hunting a runaway horse, Gene and Bill encounter a lost ghost town in a hidden valley. But it's populated by mountain people who have gone primitive and dangerous. Rancher Calhoun tries to sell his herd before rival Siddon can rustle it away from him. The Lost Towns; Nothing's Ever Perfect; Lucky Hunch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.