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April 24, 1987. Marvel runs out of several recent comics - "Every single rule is being broken"; 'Cerebus' goes bi-weekly to catch up before #100 - first 80 issues to be collected in 3 books; preview of Bird; He Isn't Dead Yet! - a small publisher shares his thoughts on the b&w boom and bust; George Evans - EC artist discusses his career; Comics Modelling - you can use existing model kits to customize your own super-hero models; Jim Warren - Greg Theakston looks at Famous Monsters. Also in this issue: Adventures of Superman; Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Cosmic Trips; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; Oh, So?; Original Super-Heroes - Ron Goulart's look at the old, original super-heroes finds a wild one (The Spectre); Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Super Folks; Viewsbreak; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. May 1, 1987. Astro Boy and Speed Racer coming to comic books; Marv Wolfman letter on DC's ratings policy; Justice League #3 gets two covers; Jack C. Harris letter; Pyramid to do color Shuriken; Robotech in 3-D - called first 3-D comic to get newsstand display in 34 years. Cover price $1.50.

May 8, 1987. Jim Shooter out at Marvel - Shooter was replaced as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics Group on April 15th; Glenwood closes its satellite warehouses - assets are liquidated to pay debts; Bloom County wins Pulitzer; Graphitti offers Dave Stevens art print; Disneyland prints its own currency; Peter David's novel is optioned for a movie; 'Video Jack' - TV mania invades comics in new Epic title; Slave Labor - 'Barabbas' canceled, Valentino does mini-series; DC cancels four - 'Blue Beetle,' 'Booster Gold,' 'Hawkman,' and 'The Outsiders.' Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Original Super Heroes; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Super Folks; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. May 15, 1987. John Byrne takes over Star Brand; Libby Ellis preview; MICRA #3 sells out, copies rationed by publisher; David Michelinie - Iran Man is due for drastic changes starting slowly with issue #222; Ron Goulart looks at pulp magazines' phantom detectives. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. May 22, 1987. DC is launching 30 titles in 1987; Fred Hembeck returns to CBG; Dick Giordano letter to Marv Wolfman; Terry Austin letter on getting his award; Millennium crossover series to be weekly; preview of The Emissary #1; Male Call - Milton Caniff's for-soldiers-only strip to be collected in entirety; Howard Mackie talks new 'New Universe.' Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. May 29, 1987. Marv Wolfman discusses being taken off Adventures of Superman; Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1 sells out - 2nd printing scheduled; Comico to publish Max Headroom comics; Pied Piper offers publisher-direct distribution to retailers. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 5, 1987. Tom DeFalco - Marvel/DC crossover could happen; letters from Harlan Ellison and Stephen R. Bissette; Popeye returns to comic books; Shadowplay - rock 'n' roll graphic novel will include flexidisc; Doctor Who: Voyager preview; Malibu to publish Trouble With Girls. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 12, 1987. Hamilton and Cochran to administer Disney art; no new Frank Miller art for Ronin TPB; First sells out of Lone Wolf and Cub 2nd printing; Peter David resigns to write full-time; The New Archies - younger version of gang is in cartoon, teens get live-action TV movie and pilot; The Privateers preview. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 19, 1987. 'The Atlanta Project' - Marvel prepares major ad experiment; interviews with Marv Wolfman and Ted McKeever; publishers say they can't get comics into stores; Superman comes come - Cleveland plans statue, Siegel and Shuster museum; The Final Cycle, Part 1 preview; The Lost Boys - film blends humor and horror; 'How to Write Like Stan Lee.' Cover price $1.50.

June 26, 1987. Comico selects art team for Jonny Quest series; classic Spirit story in CBG; wedding portrait photo of Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson; Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson team on Thing/Hulk graphic novel; Eclipse/Viz Comics sell out, are reprinted; new Marvel bags ship in July; benefit portfolio announced to help store fight charges. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Four-Color Comments; Information, Please; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Super Folks; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 3, 1987. Comics Price Guide Issue. Jack Kirby gets 2100 pages of art back; Stan Lee speaks out - gives his views on rating comics, his love for reading, and lots more; what's in stock at the publishers - a list of currently available comics, posters and books; Marvel after Shooter - new spirit of fun; Fish Police preview; comics ads of the '40s; Spider-Man back in original red-blue outfit; Walt Simonson on Avengers. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 10, 1987. Black and white implosion hits - Renegade puts moratorium on taking on new projects; Stan Lee interview; Rick Veitch - a talk with Swamp Thing's new writer; Grendel novel by Matt Wagner to be published by Ballantine; Boris the Bear on hiatus; Superman's 50th birthday - year-long program to celebrate half-century mark. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 17, 1987. Millennium - DC weekly series has 35 crossovers; Stan Lee speaks about cons; Focus - DC gives away magazine about the company's coming comics; Batman movie has a script; photos from Spider-Man's wedding album; Maxwell the Magic Cat - Alan Moore draws strip as 'a primal scream session.' Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 24, 1987. Piranha Press - DC creates independent line of 'sophisticated' comic books; The Fall of the Mutants; Peacemaker - another Charlton hero returns; Roy and Dann Thomas write Blue Comet's Crime-Smasher; Bob Wayne joins DC Comics staff; preview of The Solution; Ron Goulart on 'The Old Original Super-Heroes, Part V: The Flash.' Cover price $1.50.

July 31, 1987. Mutants every week - 'Excalibur' makes four per month; DC revises label policy - 'Mature' stays, but 'Universal' rating is dropped; First is "fairly confident" Jon Sable will be on TV, but it isn't cast; Hellblazer - Constantine gets a mini-series; preview of Megaton; Moondog's fourth store interrupts Spider-Man's honeymoon; Piranha Press - DC's new editor is "sitting by the phone and waiting for a date"; Jim Shooter - R.A. Jones offers a concise view of Shooter's comics career, complete with chronology; Apple guarantees everyone's comics. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. August 7, 1987. The Fall of the Mutants illustration by Alan Davis and Paul Neary; big doings in 'New Universe'; Sylvester McCoy - Doctor Who's new Doctor talks about himself and the show; Peter David - retailers warned of big events, top guest stars coming up; Airboy pollution story back to press; Robotech in 3-D preview; cache of WW II military mini-comics is found. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. August 14, 1987. Jim Shooter: 'I was asked to leave' Marvel Comics - disagreed with upper management over creators' rights, he says; Charlton Bullseye Special #2 preview; Trina Robbins' California Girls preview; Mike Barr creates Maze Agency for Comico; Marshal Law - new Epic Comics series offers super-heroes with a dark twist; Taboo - 100-page horror comic book aims at new standard for the field; Jack Kirby has his art - will not be sold all at once. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. August 21, 1987. Capital - DC tops Marvel in comics shop sales; Overstreet 'Companion' is coming in October - Big Little Books to be featured; Kitchen Sink to print complete Flash Gordon; Epic Comics plans inter-related comics; Jon Sable on TV; preview of The Flame; 'The Old Original Super-Heroes, Part VI: The Hour-Man.' Cover price $1.50.

August 28, 1987. John Byrne - "Now it's a New Universe!"; Star*Reach trade shows end; preview of The Majcans; Moebius - Jean Giraud discusses his work, now properly collected; Steve Canyon Sherlock Holmes story appears in Comics Revue; Pied Piper, Rosenberg end ownership dispute - 'Ex-Mutants' titles go to Eternity; Fall of the Mutants covers form a trio of special triptychs; 'Darkewood' - Aircel to publish full-color fantasy comic book; Brenda Starr movie now due in January. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Oh, So?; Original Super Heroes; Retailer Directory; Role of the Dice; SF/Fantasy World; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. September 4, 1987. Garfield reaches new plateau - becomes second comic strip to appear in 2000 newspapers; Marvel Masterworks - early Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men collected in hardcover books; Blood...nice-guy vampire - not his optimal career choice; Star off direct market - will be labeled as Marvel titles; Iron Man's campaign - the armor war escalates; Inkpots, Kirby Awards are presented; preview of Just-a-League-of-Americans-Avengeers-War. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. September 11, 1987. Vigilante dies--but gets better; Marv Wolfman talks about his post-writer's-block projects; Frank Miller writes about Jack Kirby's party; Superman is at the Smithsonian and celebrates the Constitution; Growing up with Yogi - Bob Miller celebrates Hanna-Barbera's 30th anniversary. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. September 18, 1987. Bud Plant takes over Alternate Realities; new costumes for X-Factor members (with sketch by Walt Simonson); preview of Cyberhawks; Sable will begin in December on ABC-TV. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. September 25, 1987. Another distributor gone - Sunrise Comics distribution taken over by Second Genesis; Howard Chaykin's Blackhawk; preview of The Rovers; details on extensive changes coming up in new New Universe; a fan tells comics store owners what they're doing wrong. Cover price $1.50.

October 2, 1987. Silver Age comics show higher demand; Groo dies; Ageless Annie previewed; Hembeck - "East of Eeden"; Funnies in the '40s - Ron Goulart examines truth and fiction; Spirit Picture Disk due for Christmas; 'Eagle' #12 to feature origin; Eternity Smith finds horror in Antarctica. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Oh, So?; Price Guide; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 9, 1987. Marvel's New Universe - "We really mean it this time!", with comments from Peter David and Fabian Nicieza; preview of Mangle Tangle Tales; Jack Kirby - the King writes an open letter; Growing up with Yogi, Part II - Bob Miller's celebration of Hanna-Barbera's 30th anniversary. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 16, 1987. Marvel weekly - continuing title features variety of characters, past, present, future, with comments from Tom DeFalco; $2200 is paid for Spider-Man debut; preview of Open Season; Dennis the Menace - Kim Metzger looks at his history and his comic-book appearances. Cover price $1.50.

October 23, 1987. Excalibur - new mutant team; 'Millennium' in print - overprinting means issues are on hand; preview of Champion of Katara; Yogi, Part IV - Space Ghost and others; Mid-Ohio-Con is coming; William Messner-Loebs - busy writer adds 'Flash' to his list of titles; five minutes with Mike Gold. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Unlikely Team-Ups; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 30, 1987. Marvel raises prices on 14 titles, annuals - 'The 'Nam,' New Universe go direct-only; earthquake hits comics world; preview of Stanley the Snake; Squash That Rumor - Mike Baron and Fred Burke stomp some rumors; Eagle Awards - the announced results of the British comics awards. Cover price $1.50.

November 6, 1987. 'Action Comics Weekly' to be launched in 1988 - 'Green Lantern Corps' is canceled, old 'Action' series ends with #600, with comments from Dick Giordano and Jenette Kahn; 'Marvel Masterworks' press runs are set; preview of Alan Moore's Maxwell the Magic Cat; Trufan Adventures - Ward Batty and Charlie Williams begin a multi-part epic extravaganza; update on weekly Marvel Universe, with a panel of John Buscema's pencils for the Wolverine story in Marvel Universe #1; Crash - Iron Man graphic novel done entirely on computer; Mid-Ohio-Con - benefit convention announces more guests. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Clubs; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Unlikely Team-Ups; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

November 13, 1987. Don Martin leaves 'Mad' for 'Cracked' - 30-year association severed over originals, copyrights; preview of The Phantom Force; Doug Murray to write 'Justice Machine'; U.K. customs seizes underground comix; Charlton art sale, publishing rights also available; Comico shipment held by printer, shipping resumes. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Super Folks; Trufan Adventures; Unlikely Team-Ups; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

November 20, 1987. 'Action Comics' #600 ends an era - Byrne/Perez on Superman/Wonder Woman; Spider-Man flies - Marvel characters join Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Yogi, Part V - mangling the classics; Old Superheroes, VIII - Ron Goulart looks at Hawkman; Barry Windsor-Smith on 'Iron Man' - Flexographic press dropped for one issue; Ms. Tree to appear in mass-market paperback; Judge Dredd movie gets writers, director. Also in this issue: Adventures of Superman; Advertising Index; Book Guide; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Super Folks; Trufan Adventures; Unlikely Team-Ups; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

November 27, 1987. Aircel: more color, frequency - 'Elflord' offers special, 'Samurai' gets color; Mark Evanier - 'Crossfire' canceled with #26, 'Groo' joke smells up Marvel; 'Blood' sells out, other projects in the works. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. December 4, 1987. Don Martin replies to Mad - 'There's no advantage to Mad magazine'; 3 Marvel titles go bi-weekly for summer; MICRA #6 preview; all 11 Marvel annuals to have connected story next summer; Golden Age find - 3500 comics from the late '40s; Playboy looks at Japanese comics. Cover price $1.50.

December 11, 1987. 'Shadow' from Marvel is coming in February - hardcover graphic novel is by Denny O'Neil, Michael Kaluta and Russ Heath; 'The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told' collects classic tales; preview of Solomon Smoke; Piranha Press' first project is one-shot comics anthology; Brian Augustyn joins DC, is paid tribute in 'Trollords'; Marvel announces trade paperbacks - X-Men, Punisher, Power Pack; 'ALF' #1 sells out. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

December 18, 1987. No Avengers in #297 - they'll be "winnowed away," with comments from Walt Simonson; Forgotten Marvels - there are bargains out there; preview of Agent Unknown; Toys, Part II - here's more cartoons in toys; Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.; Dark Horse adapts Aliens to comics. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Information, Please - the popular feature is back; Law Is a Ass - can Peter Parker teach school?; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

December 25, 1987. Hong Kong comics to get U.S. distribution; both First, Eclipse plan big line-wide crossovers - Eclipse plans 'Total Eclipse,' while First plans 'Crossroads'; Kitchen Sink to print Al Capp's complete 'Li'l Abner'; Pittsburgh loves 'The Pitt' - city responds with glee to destruction story; MICRA overships for Christmas. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; The Law Is a Ass - Ingersoll goes head-to-head with Perry Mason; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

January 1, 1988. Fantastic Four 'Masterworks' misprint - replacement copies available next fall; preview of Marvel's 'Doctor Zero'; Akira - Epic Comics enters Japanese manga field with color series about post-holocaust mutants; Marvel backs humor titles - 'ALF' and 'Bullwinkle' get major media blitz; Historical society honors Superman. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Funnies in the '30s; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Price Guide; Retailer Directory; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. January 8, 1988. Weekly or bi-weekly Marvel Universe series? You tell Marvel; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are on TV; Marvel treasure hunt - 'The Story of Marvel Comics' will publish finds; comics people play roles in final 'Sable' TV show; Dark Wolf joins Eternity line-up; Dinosaurs for Hire - the untold origin; 'Black & White Bust' hurting traditional small press publishers. Cover price $1.50.

January 15, 1988. First plans new manga novel in full color; Comics on Video; Archie Comics launches campaign to fight AIDS; Old Superheroes, IX - Ron Goulart takes a look at The Human Torch. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

January 22, 1988. 1988 to be a big year for Superman, Batman; Marvel's 'Power Line' preview; 'Total Eclipse' plot revealed - each issue and crossovers to feature header cards; 'Action Comics Weekly' begins with six features - DC overprints for 'ample supply.' Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Fanzine Guide; Information, Please; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

January 29, 1988. Marvel annuals feature 'The Evolutionary War' (with comments from Marvel Executive Editor Mark Gruenwald); Mike Baron to write Hong Kong comics; Britain's Acme Press joins with Eclipse; Stan Lee and Moebius team on Silver Surfer. Also in this issue: Adventures of Superman; Advertising Index; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Four-Color Comments; Information, Please; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

February 5, 1988. Hero Comics sets its first crossover; NBM to publish 'Silent Invasion' as series of 4 graphic albums; Lum - fifth Eclipse/Viz manga is slapstick romantic comedy; 'Rolling Stone' and 'Spin' both interview Alan Moore. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Business World; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Fanzine Guide; Information, Please; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

February 12, 1988. Archie to do 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - three-issue series will adapt TV version; preview of Adventure's anthology title 'Warriors'; 'Comics Scene' back on stands; First Comics negotiates for 'Classics Illustrated' name - company to produce new 'Classics' comics series; 'Willow' graphic novel to adapt Lucas/Howard film; Tony Isabella heads Neverending Battle. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Book Guide; Collector's Showcase; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial - Friendly Frank's Comic Shop; Editorial Cartoon; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

February 19, 1988. Three Marvel titles fortnightly for summer - 'X-Men,' 'Spider-Man' and 'G.I. Joe'; ''Nam Magazine' to begin in April; Old Superheroes, X - Ron Goulart looks as Fawcett's Captain Marvel, Shazam! Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

February 26, 1988. Bi-weekly, not weekly, YOU told Marvel - the price per issue will be lower, too; Dave Sim vs. Diamond; Harlan Ellison on heroes; 'Batman: The Cult' - Jim Starlin, Berni Wrightson produce four-issue squarebound series; preview of Daikazu. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

March 4, 1988. Pioneer Comics offers 'Prince Valiant,' 'Mandrake,' 'Jungle Jim,' 'Secret Agent X-9,' and, later, 'Modesty Blaise.' Plus: Godzilla returns. Also in this issue: Ad Information; Animation News; Book Guide; Business World; Classifieds; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Information, Please; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Showcase; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

March 11, 1988. New editors named for 'X-Men,' 'G.I. Joe' - editorial changes mean story changes; '1st Amendment Wake' aids Friendly Frank's; Marvel's 'St. George'; Hero Comics announces book store distribution; ashcan 'Flaming Carrot' - distributors get 250-copy limited edition; 'Grendel' graphic novel to reprint first 12 issues; Feiffer and Drucker head San Diego Con guest list. Also in this issue: Adventures of Superman; Ad Information; Classifieds; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Fanzine Guide; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Showcase; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

March 18, 1988. Happy 50th, Superman! Superman features in this issue: The Early Years - Ron Goulart relates the events leading up to Superman's appearance in comic books 50 years ago; Sincere Flattery - Superman was quickly followed by a horde of imitators, and Ron Goulart tells about a few of them; Honoring Siegel & Shuster - Superman's real home town, Cleveland, hails the local boys who created a legend; The Collectors - some dedicated admirers of The Man of Steel show off their collections; Publishorial - DC Publisher tells what Superman means to her. Plus CBG's usual sections. Cover price $1.50.

March 25, 1988. Knockabout Comics loses appeal on seizure; new format designed for 'Lum' ('Urusei Yatsura'); 'Retief' is dead, long live 'Retief' - Mad Dog Graphics cancels, replaces title. Also in this issue: Ad Information; Animation News; Classifieds; Comics Trader; Cosmic Trips; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Fanzine Guide; Four-Color Comments; Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Showcase; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

April 1, 1988. John Byrne quits DC - Superman comics to be resolicited; Charlton is bought by Sword in Stone; Happy 10th, Eclipse; Defense fund started for Canadian comics shop; Walter Koenig is himself in 'Eternity Smith' role; Hercules fights his son in new graphic novel. Also in this issue: Ad Information; Classifieds; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Editorial; Editorial Cartoon; Fanzine Guide; Oh, So?; Price Guide; Retailer Directory; SF/Fantasy World; Showcase; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.95.