Comic books in 'Strange machines', graded by CBCS

Cover by Tom McWeeney. Features interviews with Paul Dini, Jeff Gordon and Dale Jarrett.

Written by James Robinson. Art by Barry Kitson, Marc Laming and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Michael Komarck. In 1917, what brought together UNION JACK, IRON FIST, and FREEDOM'S FIVE? Would you believe…invading MARTIANS?! Plus: THE WINTER SOLDIER sends the modern-day INVADERS to England to help SPITFIRE…but why? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

June 1937. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by Walter Rose, Joseph Wm. Skidmore, Miles J. Breuer, George H. Scheer, and Edmond Schueler. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages Cover price $0.25.

Dec 1937. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by H.F. Arnold, John Russell, Harold S. Sykes, Milton R. Peril, and Eando Binder. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages Cover price $0.25.

July 1941. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Leigh Brackett, Henry Gade, James Norman, William P. McGivern, and David Wright O'Brien. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Magarian, and Joe Sewell. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - March, 1945. Science fiction stories by Richard Shaver (and Ray Palmer, uncredited) with the first of the "Shaver Mystery" stories, "I Remember Lemuria," plus Morris J. Steele, A.R. Steber, Alexander Blade, Lee Francis, Leroy Xerxa, Richard Casey, Omar Greer, and Leo A. Schmidt. Also a short essay by Shaver and Palmer, "Mantong, the Language of Lemuria." Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Virgil Finlay, Julian S. Krupa, Malcolm Smith, Brady, Ned Hadley and L. Raymond Jones, and Robert Fuqua. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 208 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

December 1945. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Richard Shaver ("Quest of Brail"), Frances M. Deegan, William Lawrence Hamling, Robert Moore Williams, Chester S. Greier, Berkeley Livingston, and Rog Phillips ("Let Freedom Ring!" -- his first published work). Illustrations by Brady, Robert Fuqua, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, Brady, James B. Settles, and Rod Ruth. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

May 1950. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by William Carter Sawtelle "Slaves of the Crystal Brain", Robert Bloch "Tooth or Consequences", Kris Neville, Rog Phillips, Frances M. Deegan, E.K. Jarvis, Gerald Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Paul Lohrman. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson (2 stories), Leo Ramon Summers, Edmond Swiatek, and Enoch Sharpe. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Tom Fowler. That was just a battle… Now get ready for the war! X-O Manowar has played the ultimate gambit, and finally leveled the playing field against the villainous Armor Hunters. But the galaxy's deadliest killers haven't come this far just to surrender! Their final charge is now upon us…and it will take the combined powers of X-O Manowar, Unity, Bloodshot and the rest of the Earth's most formidable heroes to save our world from a full-scale cosmic reckoning. The summer's biggest crossover event is out going with a BIG bang - and, when the smoke clears, everything you thought you knew about the Valiant U will be forever changed! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

February, 1943. Volume 30, Issue 6. Cover by William Timmins. "The Weapon Makers" Part 1 of 3 by A. E. van Vogt and "Opposites React" Part 2 of 2 by Jack Williamson (as William Stewart). Other science fiction stories by J. Francis McComas (as Webb Marlowe), Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore (as Lewis Padgett), Henry A. Norton, Malcolm Jameson, Fox B. Holden, & L. Sprague de Camp. Interior artwork by Frank Kramer & Kolliker, Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

June, 1943. Volume 31, Issue 4. Cover by William Timmins. "The World is Mine" by Henry Kuttner (as Lewis Padgett) and "Gather, Darkness!" part 2 of 3 by Fritz Lieber. Other science fiction stories by Anthony Boucher, E. Mayne Hull, Lester Del Rey, & George O. Smith. Interior illustrations by A. Williams, Kolliker, Paul Orban, Elton Fax, & Frank Kramer. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.25-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Dec 1934. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science Fiction stories by John W. Campbell Jr ("The Mightiest Machine" part 1 of 5), Donald Wandrei, Raymond Z. Gallun, Howard W. Graham PhD, John W. Campbell Jr - as (Karl Van Campen), Don A. Stuart, Stanton A. Coblentz, and Edward E. Smith PhD "The Skylarks of Valeron-Part 5 of 7". Illustrations by Elliot Dold and M. Marchioni. 7" x 10"; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Hastings Variant Cover by Kieron Dwyer & Michelle Madsen. Written by Rick Remender. Art by Matteo Scalera and Dean White. THE SECOND ARC OF THE SMASH SCI-FI HIT BEGINS HERE! The mystery of the onion's truth unfolds the deeper one travels. The mythology of the Eververse unveils new truths and new dangers. The team is hurled to a seemingly alien world that holds the key to their true purpose. For what is magic but science that we don't yet understand? 28 pages, full color.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - Fall, 1942. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Planets in Peril"), Jack Williamson, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Henry S. Lewis. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Spring 1944. Final issue. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Brett Sterling ("Days of Creation"), Ross Rocklynne, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Fredric Brown ("Nothing Sirius"). Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Underground comix spoof of classic mystery-adventure strips by Kim Deitch. Featuring the full-length story Miles Microfts Last Case! Mature readers. Black and white. Cover by Deitch. Adults Only, 7" x 10", b&w, 28 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Hastings Variant Cover by Greg Land (#1-4 Hastings variant covers combine into a set). Art by Steve McNiven. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END - 3 MONTHS TO DIE ENDS HERE! The beginning of the end is now here ... THE DEATH OF WOLVERINE! THREE MONTHS TO DIE, the loss of Wolverine's healing factor--all led to this, the single most important X-Men event of the decade. Logan has spent over a century being the best there is at what he does...but even the best fade away eventually. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a samurai, a teacher-and so much more. But now, the greatest X-Men hero will play a role he's never played before. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Salvador Larroca. The team of Weapon X escapees is on a mission...but what happens when they find the one man who can shed some light on their condition - SABRETOOTH?! Also, when a bit of the team's past is revealed, they have more in common than they thought - is it coincidence or is it the sign of something bigger? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Car-related cartoons and comics, including one with art by Alex Toth. Magazine format; 44 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art and Cover by Nick Dragotta. 'THE APOCALYPSE: YEAR TWO' begins in the over-sized EAST OF WEST #16! Following the dramatic conclusion of YEAR ONE, the Great Beast now roams the fractured United States of America. Deep into an all-consuming war between the splintered nations, the Four Horsemen move to further their individual agendas while resisting the inevitability of The Message. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.50.

February 1935. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Short science and engineering-related articles. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 48 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Aug 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Frank Herbert, Dick Purcell, Winston Marks, Paul W. Fairman, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

December, 1949. Cover by Edmond Swiatek. Stories by Rog Phillips "The Involuntary Immortals", Guy Archette, Craig Browning, Lester Barclay, and Charles Recour. Illustrations by Edmond Swiatek, Bill Terry, Rod Ruth, Robert Keys, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Alex Blum. Fury At the Factory starring Samson, art by Alex Blum; vs. Fritz Knoll. Origin of the Banshee, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Enemy Agents Spread Terror and Ruin In the U.S. starring Black Fury, art by Dennis Neville (Mark Howell); vs. The Fang. Return of the Frog-Men starring Sub Saunders. The Treachery of Prince Kafu starring Captain Kidd, art by Bill Bossert. A Train Roars Through the Andes starring Yank Wilson. Captive of the Fourth Dimension starring Flip Falcon. Suicide Turns Murder starring Space Smith, art by Henry Fletcher. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Home Deadly Home!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four are back together again! And basking in the glow of their victory over Doctor Doom in the previous issue. After returning to Manhattan, the FF move back into the Baxter Building and unpack all of their equipment and personal belongings. But something isn't quite right with the computers in the Baxter Building, and suddenly the FF find themselves under attack! 32 pages Cover price $0.35.

"The Bore" a short story by James Blish, and "the Moon and Mr. Wick" another short story by Jack Williamson.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Summer, 1950. Stories by Richard Vaughan, R.F. Starzl, John Beynon Harris, Frank K. Kelly, James Blish, Raymond A. Young, and Jack Williamson. One Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Jan 1953. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas L. McClary, Richard Matheson, Frank M. Robinson, and Alfred Coppel. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

May 1954. Science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick, Philip Jose Farmer, Jack Williamson, Frank Belknap Long, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Richard Matheson, Sam Merwin Jr., Frederic Max, Carl Jacobi, Robert Bloch, Evan Hunter, Jacques Jean Ferrat, and C.H. Liddell. No interior illustrations. Cover by Clarence Doore. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Oct 1954. Cover by Bart Lief. Science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick "Souvenir", Frank Belknap Long, Philip Jose Farmer, Robert Sheckley, Evan Hunter, George Whitley, Norman Arkawy, Charles E. Fritch, Gerda Rhoads, Carl Jacobi, Arthur T. Harris, and Gene Cross. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Aug 1955. Cover by Kelly Freas. Science fiction stories by Ed M. Clinton Jr., Dal Stivens, Mack Reynolds, Garnett Radcliffe, Curtis W. Casewit, Richard R. Smith, Evelyn E. Smith, Arthur Sellings, Alan E. Nourse, Norman Arkaway and Stanley Harris, Charles E. Fritch, and J. Harvey Haggard. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

March 1959. Volume 11, Issue 2. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Number of My Days" by John Brunner. Other science fiction stories by Robert Silverberg, Dean McLaughlin, Evelyn E. Smith, Stuart Palmer, Erthre Eljons, Beth Elliot, Robert Shea, & John J. McGuire. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5 1/2-in x 7 1/2-in, 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

(W) Jeff Lemire. (A/CA) Alberto Ponticelli, Walden Wong. Enter: The Spawn of Frankenstein! As Frankenstein and his estranged wife hunt their demonic offspring across Europe, the secrets that tore them apart are revealed. But when Frank finally comes face to face with his long lost son, the fallout may mean the end of S.H.A.D.E.! Cover price $2.99.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Bruce Elliott. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Frankenstein's Monster gets a job and decides he wants to support a family; The Monster is confused when mutated convicts invade a small town; The Monster joins Professor Gonif in his time machine. Frankensteins Family; The Monsters; Nothin' Ever Happens; The Mummies; The Time Machine. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. A mad scientist creates a female monster, but he has a sinister motive; Explorers discover a floating crystal sphere that is the tool of an alien race; Tourists on Java visit an island supposed to be haunted by a mountainous monster. Also featuring a full-page, full-color ad for a "Mystery Fish-Bowl" and other toys from "Uncle Bernie's Toy Shop." The She-Monster; Alladine's Flashlight; Crystal Ball; Ghost Pilot; The Monster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Art & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS A ONE-SHOT Because you demanded it -- FRANKLIN RICHARDS returns for another one-shot! Join Franklin and H.E.R.B.I.E. as they head back into Reed's lab for all kinds of fantastic fun, amazing adventures, and more trouble than you can shake an Ultimate Nullifier at! Featuring two brand new FRANKLIN tales (as well as two previously featured shorts) this compilation is bound to bring out the kid in every reader! Don't let a sell-out keep you from getting your hands on one of Marvel's most talked about new comics! Order your copy NOW! Cover price $2.99.

Painted cover. Related title: John Steele Secret Agent. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Chester Ocampo. by Edmund Shern, Kai Lim & Chester Ocampo Zee's arrival at Los Petropolis sets a series of fateful events in motion when he joins the illegal Freedom Formula race. With corporations eager to crush the uprising of these underground racers, this modern day street war becomes a fight for survival! Cover price $2.99.

Story by Chuck Dixon and Clint McElroy. Art by Ernie Stiner and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Dean Armstrong. One of the many adaptations of movies and TV shows from Now Comics. Based on the 1992 science fiction thriller starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger and Anthony Hopkins. As Alex and Julie mount a desperate plan to keep the dying millionaire McCandless from taking over his body, they get help from unexpected sources. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

52-page giant; Richard Nixon on cover Cover price $0.25.

Features art from Martin Kellerman, Micheal Kupperman, David B, Paul hornschemeier, Jordan Crane, Mark Martin, R. Kikuo Johnson, Megan Kelso, Johnny Ryan, Joe Daly, Max, and Jason. B&W

Cover by Phil Morrissey. Stories and Art by Jose Calderon, Daphne Lage, Michael Vega, Thor Thorvaldson, Jr., Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia. The longest-running funny animal anthology just keeps on plugging along! In this issue: "Tall Tails Part 12" by Jose Calderon and Daphne Lage delivers another exciting chapter of the sword and sorcery epic! Also featuring: "Full Knight Gear Part 6" by Michael Vega; "Tales of Marga: Inventory Mistress Xiomara Part 4" by Thor Thorvaldson, Jr.; and "Ebin & May Part 1" by Christina Hanson and Ed Garcia. Plus: Illustration by Christina Hanson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Baron Engel. Stories and Art by OsoZeth, Chris Whalen, Rob Lansley, Aimi Tokutake and David Goodman. Your only monthly source for anthropomorphics! In this issue: "Switch Part 1" by OsoZeth; "Gallery Night" by Chris Whalen; "Thrush & Catcher" by Rob Lansley and Aimi Tokutake; and "Tamara the Barbarienne Part 4" by David Goodman. Plus: Illustration by Susan Meyer. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

cover by bill sienkiewicz garth ennis (w) darick robertson(p) jimmy palmiotti (i) ? THE SCOOP: Want a fast-paced war/spy thriller laced with a strong dose of very black humor? Then saddle up, soldier! ? THE STORY: With Nick Fury cutting a bloody swathe through his front-line troops, mad despot Rudi Gagarin brings out the biggest, meanest, ugliest villain you've ever seen. A villain so foul we dare not speak his name! ? THE CREATORS: You want intense? How's this lineup: Garth Ennis (PUNISHER, Preacher) on words, Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan) on pencils, and Jimmy Palmiotti (PUNISHER) on inks! We even got Bill Sienkiewicz (ELEKTRA ASSASSIN) to supply covers! ? THE FORMAT: Each issue of this monthly, six-issue series will be 32 pages, with ads. ? THE WARNING: Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $2.99.

by Wein & Kazaleh One of the benefits of living 1,000 years into the future is that all your worthless junk can suddenly become very valuable. Fry starts his own Internet auction business, but is some evil bidder doing the evil bidding of an evil biddy? Cover price $2.99.

(W) Eric Rogers (A) James Lloyd, Andrew Pepoy (CA) Jason Ho, Mike Rote After too many years of running MomCorp without a soul, it's finally Mom's heart that is beginning to fail. But what is a multi-millionaire magnate supposed to do when her cryogenically frozen, designated organ donor is defrosted and delivering packages across the galaxy as part of the Planet Express crew? Cover price $2.99.

Stories and art by Fran Striker, Joe Musial, Richard Wormser, Harry Wilson Ramsey, Cesare Zavattini, Federico Pedrocchi, Giovanni Scolari, Lee Falk, and Ray Moore. Cover by Joe Musial. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an early sci-fi comic, combining newspaper strip reprints and some original material. Rebo, a Saturnian overlord wearing what appears to be a chicken-crest hat, declares war against the Earth, and the air force is unable to stop him. This story was a translation of an Italian comic - in fact, the first one ever to appear in the U.S. Also featuring reprints of the Lone Ranger and Phantom comic strips, including the continuation of the first Phantom adventure. The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Saturn Against the Earth. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1958. Cover by Ed Emshwiller (as Emsh). "A Little Intelligence" by Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett (as Robert Randall). Other science fiction stories by Robert Silverberg (as Calvin M. Knox), Russ Winterbotham, Edward D. Hoch, & Richard Wilson. Interior illustrations by Freas. Softcover pulp digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in.;130 newsprint pages; B&W. Cover price $0.35.

A comic adaptation of the 1993 film "Future Shock". May have been sold exclusively through Tower Records. Full color, 12 pages, slick paper stock. Cover price $1.95.

January 1951. Cover by John Bunch. Stories: "Tyrann"(Part 1) by Isaac Asimov, "Rule of Three" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Made to Measure" by William Campbell Gault, "The Reluctant Heroes" by Frank M. Robinson, "Dark Interlude" by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, and "Susceptibility" by John D. MacDonald. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

In Chains: Part 1 of 4 - "The Black Hole!" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Salvador Larroca. Ghost Rider is weak and captured. What will the role of the Spirit of Vengeance be moving forward? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.