Cornelius comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Story and art by Marc Torices. Horrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck-you just can't look away. Cornelius is a fumbling loser, the butt of everyone's jokes. When his friend Alspacka is kidnapped, the subsequent criminal investigation turns into a dramatic and emotional ordeal, upending Cornelius's life. Torn between his desire to be a writer and his immense guilt over his cowardly role in Alspacka's abduction, Cornelius is a classic Faustian figure: an aspiring artist so hungry for success that he will pay any price. Hardcover, 384 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. By Michael Moorcock. In this adventure, Jerry Cornelius, one of the most original science fiction heroes, faces off with the blubbery Bishop Beesley and conspiratorial, sexually avid Karen von Krupp, in a madcap chase across London, which is under attack by American soldiers, and a futuristic United States where Indians have declared a holy war on the palefaces! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text Only. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing.

By Michael Moorcock.

A mirror-image of his former self, Jerry Cornelius returns to a parallel London, armed with a vibragun and his infamous charisma and charm to boot. On the trail of the grotesque Bishop Beesley, Jerry hunts for a mysterious device capable of manipulating the cosmos. Corruption, violence and greed are rife in a war-torn Europe, but Jerry is against history; he is outside of history. He lusts for the equilibrium of anarchy, for randomness supreme-lock up your daughters (and sons), Jerry Cornelius is back.

Dunked into the ether of Chaos, the second book in the Cornelius Quartet, A Cure for Cancer, was one of the first novels of its form, using hypermedia to spin a web of hauntingly surreal scenes, wickedly funny social satire and sci-fi vignettes that resonate deeply for the modern reader.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $9.95.

Captain Cornelius (1985) is a promotional comic distributed by the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. 20 pages, full color, 6-in. x 9-in., with no cover price.

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1st printing. By Michael Moorcock. The third book in the Cornelius Quartet reissues published by Titan Books featuring the enigmatic character Jerry Cornelius, written by influential, award-winning author Michael Moorcock. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. By Michael Moorcock. Set in a world less abstract and chaotic than depicted in the later volumes, The Final Programme introduces Jerry Cornelius as a hip superhero and follows his adventures as he attempts to subvert a plot by his disreputable brother Frank and Miss Brunner to build a super computer for nefarious ends. Jerry is sucked into the plans of Miss Brunner to create the perfect being by merging the bodies of Jerry and herself together. When this is done, a radiantly charismatic hermaphroditic being emerges from the machinery. All who see the new creature fall quaking to their knees. As things turn out, Jerry discovers that "it's a tasty world". Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing. In this interactive book, Dr. Van Helsing journeys to Transylvania in search of his brother, who has mysteriously disappeared. In his travel, Van Helsing explains everything you need to know about vampyres - or does he? Interjections form Van Helsing's assistant add an ironic layer of discovery in this multi-faceted book. Hardcover, 10-in x 12-in., full color. Cover price $19.99.