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Cover by Al Milgrom and Joe Rubinstein. "The titan and the hunter". Part 5 of 10. Story by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Don Newton. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. The child Lucifar gives the gods a clue to finding the kidnapped New Genesis child Esak. But is it just a ploy of Darkseids to allow him to kidnap General Torch? 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Reprints New Teen Titans (1984-1996 2nd Series) #14 - Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover. "The Light within...the Dark Without!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Eduardo Barreto and Romeo Tanghal. Cover by Jerry Ordway. Starfire has been summoned home to her homeworld and Nightwing and Jericho are coming along for the ride. Meanwhile, the Crisis continues to tear the DCU apart. Can the Titans and the heroes of Earth somehow find a way to stop the madness before it destroys all of existence? Plus, the return of Raven! Cover price $0.75.

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Total Chaos: Part 2 of 9. "That which Lurks within a Star!" Guest-starring Deathstroke and the Team Titans. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art and cover by Tom Grummett and Al Vey. Story continued from Deathstroke the Terminator (1991-1996) #14. On one side is the New Titans, on the other are the Team Titans, and stuck in the middle is an ailing Donna Troy. Oh yeah, and Deathstroke shows up to mix it up a little, too. Story continues in Team Titans (1992) #1. Cover price $1.75.

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Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Jeckle discovers that the priceless tribal artifacts he bought from an "Indian chief" were made in Brooklyn. When Silly Sidney the elephant wants to become a detective, the vultures get on the wrong side of a gorilla gangster. Uncle Percy thinks he's dying, and wants to leave something to Heckle and Jeckle. Indian Givers; Silly Sidney: Defective Detective; Hashimoto-San: A Lesson Well Learned; The Last Daze of Uncle Percy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Whitman edition. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Jeckle discovers that the priceless tribal artifacts he bought from an "Indian chief" were made in Brooklyn. When Silly Sidney the elephant wants to become a detective, the vultures get on the wrong side of a gorilla gangster. Uncle Percy thinks he's dying and wants to leave something to Heckle and Jeckle. Indian Givers; Silly Sidney: Defective Detective; Hashimoto-San: A Lesson Well Learned; The Last Daze of Uncle Percy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Volume 101 - 1st printing. "Zeppelins: German Airships 1900-40!" Written by Charles Stephenson. Art by Ian Palmer. On 2 July 1900 the people of Friedrichshafen, Germany, witnessed a momentous occasion - the first flight of LZ 1, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's first airship. Although deemed a failure, a succession of better craft (LZ2 to 10) enabled the Zeppelin to expand into the consumer market of airship travel, whilst also providing military craft for the German Army and Navy. The years of the Great War saw the Zeppelins undertake strategic bombing missions against Great Britain. This title covers the post-war fate of the Zeppelins, including the crash of the Hindenburg, and their use by the Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II. Softcover, 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.95.

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Written by WARREN ELLIS Pencils and Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA The White Event. The most startling celestial phenomenon ever witnessed by the human race. The phenomenon that branded Ken Connell, embedded the ultimate doomsday weapon in his palm. He's out of his mind with grief, mourning the loss of his girlfriend and his former life. And to make matters worse, an army tasked with wiping out all signs of superhuman power is on its way to exterminate him. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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New York Jets Team Variant (W) Kevin Freeman (A/CA) Chad Cicconi, Dave Dwonch First issue in an ongoing series! From his headquarters in the NFL Hall of Fame, Ish, the first NFL Guardian, is charged with protecting the NFL Powercores from a mysterious, otherworldly threat. Join Ish, his friends, a cast of NFL personalities, and the ever-loyal Rusherz as they battle a horde of Blitz Botz and their megalomaniacal overlord. An officially licensed NFL book based on the hit Nicktoons series! Cover price $3.99.

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The Chaos Serpent: Part 2 of 4. The Devil, You Say - Written by D.G. Chichester. Art and Cover by Keith Pollard & Kim DeMulder. World War III could happen at any second -- Leviathan has escaped the Vault! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Recruitment Drive - Written by D.G. Chichester. Art by Ernie Stiner & Don Hudson. Cover by Jackson Guice. Fury and Wolverine must stop a Hydra plot to steal a Soviet icebreaker! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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The Cold War of Nick Fury: Part 1 of 4. The Fourth Horseman - Written by Eliot Brown & Bob Sharp. Art by Jerry DeCaire & Don Hudson. Cover by Eliot Brown & Don Hudson. Return to the end of World War II, as Fury tries to stop a renegade Japanese officer from unleashing a lethal virus upon the Allies! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Painted cover by Jim Steranko. "The Delta Equation," script by Bob Harras, pencils by Paul Neary, inks by Kim DeMulder; Fury leads a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to stabilize the nuclear core of the crashed Helicarrier, only to be over-run by a joint AIM/HYDRA team, sent to steal the core; Fury is contacted by a sleeper agent, who informs him of Roxxon's involvement, and Fury brings it to the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Board of Directors; S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated at the deepest levels, and soon Fury must run to keep safe from the long arm of the agency that he once led. 52 pgs., full color. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

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Painted cover by M. D. Bright. "Uneasy Allies," script by Bob Harras, pencils by Paul Neary, inks by Kim DeMulder; To aid in his battle against S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury recruits some unlikely allies - Tony Stark, an accountant, and one of the greatest villainesses in the world! Characters: Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine; Alexander Goodwin Pierce; Jimmy Woo; Jasper Sitwell; Gabe Jones; Rollins; Obadiah Stane; Tony Stark; Kate Neville; Clay Quartermain; Al MacKenzie; Madame Hydra; Commander Koenig. 52 pgs., full color. $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

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"The High Ground!" Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Art and cover art by Javier Saltares. It's a no holds barred as the Folding Circle, Aardwolf, Silhouette, and Nigh Thrasher collide in a battle royal for the ages! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

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Freefall: Part 4 of 7 - Written by Peter J. Tomasi Pencils by Don Kramer, inks by Christian Alamy & Mark McKenna. Cover by Rags Morales & Michael Bair. In an attempt to stop Dr. Kendall's mad experiments with the dead, Nightwing and Robin head to a remote island hideaway to confront the doctor and his fiendish creations once and for all. The only obstacle in their way: The League of Assassins! ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

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Days of Past Remembrance. Story, art and cover by Ben Dunn. The adventures of the teens at Quagmire High School, a student body comprised of novice ninjas, mages-in-training and undercover aliens. The alien Salusian Marriage Squad decides that Jeremy will make an acceptable consort for the future queen…as long as they can change him into a Salusian. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Samuel Clarke Hawbaker, inks by Mark McKenna. Airport Security, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Clarke Hawbaker and Mike Harris, inks by Mark McKenna; Nomad is waiting to board a plane when he is forced to battle the Infinity War version of Gambit. Infinity War crossover. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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1st printing. Story and art by Wayne Vansant. Normandy depicts the planning and execution of Operation Overlord in 96 full-color pages. The initial paratrooper assault is shown, as well as the storming of the five D-Day beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. But the story does not end there. Once the Allies got ashore, they had to stay ashore. The Germans made every effort to push them back into the sea. This book depicts the such key events in the Allied liberation of Europe as the Capture of Cherbourg, the nearest French port; the American fight through the hedgerows to take the vital town of Saint-Lô, the British-Canadian struggle for the city of Caen, and the breakout of General Patton's Third Army. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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The Marvel Bullpen parodies themselves in MAD-style spoof stories. King Konk 68, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton; Super-Hero Daydreams, story and art by Marie Severin; Auntie Goose Rhymes, written by Roy Thomas, with art by John Verpoorten; Knock Furious, Agent of SHEESH: Dark Moon Rise written by Arnold Drake, with art by Frank Springer; Its a Mad, Mad Ave written by Stu Schwartzberg, with art by Marie Severin; The Puns of Will Bonnet written by Arnold Drake, with art by Tom Sutton; Spidey-Man: Fame Is a Cross-Eyed Blind Date, written by Arnold Drake, with art by Marie Severin, and Ivanshmoe, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton. Cover by Severin. 64 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Reunion!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Ron Wagner and Fred Fredericks. Russian bombers converge on Pennsylvania Avenue! Meanwhile, John Doe fraternizes with the enemy. But when the enemy looks like Novikova, can you really blame hime? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani. "The U-2," pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani; Information about the U-2 plane. "The Origin of Nukla," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani; CIA agent Matthew Gibbs is transformed into Nukla when he is obliterated by an atomic blast while on mission over China. "The Power of Nukla," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani; Matthew Gibbs reports to his CIA chief, Jim Clarke, and is given a first assignment for his new persona as Nukla. "Nukla Meets the Evil Prince," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani; Matthew Gibbs assumes the name of Laszlo Von Haarte to visit Luis De Mal and learn his plans, but is poisoned and imprisoned before he can inform anyone. "Doomsday...minus 2 Minutes," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani; As Nukla, Matthew Gibbs destroys all the instruments of De Mal's plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in a small country's harbor, including De Mal. Ad for the World's Biggest Life-Size Poster of The Beatles. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN & OTHERS Cardstock Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA & RICHARD ISANOVE This is it: The Mighty Marvel Handbook returns! Featuring in-depth profiles on more than 30 of the Hulk's friends and foes ? and an all-new cover by superstar artist Salvador Larroca, digitally painted by Richard Isanove ? OHOTMUH04 is a must-have for any true Marvel fan! 48 PGS./MARVEL PSR ...$3.99 UPC: 5960605585-00111 Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Andrea Lafrance and Dennis Francis. Art by Dennis Francis. Part of Blackthorne's popular How to Draw series, featuring step-by-step instructions on how to draw the GI Joes and Cobra commandos, along with their assorted weapons and vehicles. This issue includes Hawk, the Skystriker, and Major Bludd. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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The Riddle of the Discs! Stories, art and cover by Frank Robbins. Reprints of the Frank Robbins aviation adventure strip. Reprints of Frank Robbins's aviation comic strip from the 1950s. Daredevil pilot-for-hire Johnny Hazard has a high-flying adventure involving Baroness Flame, Aunt Tizzie, the crew of a Chinese junk - and an encounter with a mysterious flying disc. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ray Fawkes.

From visionary cartoonist Ray Fawkes comes one of the most original and thought-provoking graphic novels of all-time!

A unique and poetic narrative, One Soul takes the experiences of 18 individuals and weaves them into the spiritual journey of a lifetime. Gracefully flowing from character to character, moment to moment, Fawkes has crafted a stunning mosaic that takes advantage of the medium of sequential art in a way few creators dare.

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(W) Jeremy Whitley (A/CA) Jason Strutz When mythological creatures of ancient Britain return, the call goes out to England's knights for help. Unfortunately, the call is answered by an aging Rock God, a classically trained actor, a writer of boy wizard books, and a pop star in funny glasses! Get this oversized first issue from the writer of Princeless and get introduced to the magical world of Great Britain! Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force!" Written by Jerry Scutts. Art by Chris Davey. Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the 'Mighty Eighth' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe's fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich. Aircraft of the Aces 1, 19 and 24 are also available in a single volume as ‘Aces of the Mighty Eighth'. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "Late Mark Spitfire Aces 1942–45!" Written by Alfred Price. Art by Chris Davey. Although the Spitfire is undoubtedly best known for its exploits against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, its later war service with Fighter Command on all fronts against the Axis alliance was equally as important. This volume features the exploits of pilots who turned the tide against the Luftwaffe on the Western European and Mediterranean fronts, as well as the Japanese in the Far East, flying Spitfire Mk VIs, VIIs, VIIIs, IXs XIIs and XIVs. Names like Johnnie Johnson, Neville Duke and Donald Kingaby, plus a myriad of lesser known British, Polish, Canadian, American, Australian, Czech, Free French, New Zealand and Norwegian pilots, and their aircraft, are all covered in this book. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 9 - 2nd and later printings. "Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Western Front!" Written by John Weal. The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment it appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II./JG 26. A nimble, speedy and well-armed adversary, the ‘Butcher Bird' quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude. Led by Experten of the calibre of 'Pips' Priller, Heinz Bar and Walter Oesau, the handful of Fw 190-equipped Jagdgeschwader flew against overwhelming odds, firstly on the Channel coast, and then in direct defence of the Reich when the Jagdflieger took on the might of the USAAF's Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. This is their story. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 15 - 2nd and later printings. "Soviet Aces of World War 2!" Written by Hugh Morgan. Art by John Weal. No single volume in English has ever appeared in the West dealing with this intriguing subject area, but now that restrictions have relaxed in the former Soviet Union, records of the deeds of the elite pilots of the various Soviet Air Forces are coming to light. Although initially equipped with very poor aircraft, and robbed of effective leadership thanks as much to Stalin's purges in the late 1930s as to the efforts of the Luftwaffe, Soviet fighter pilots soon turned the tables through the use of both lend-lease aircraft like the Hurricane, Spitfire, P-39 and P-40, and home-grown machines like the MiG-3, LaGG-3/5, Lavochkin La-5/7/9 and the Yak-1/3. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Hurricane Aces 1939–40!" Written by Tony Holmes. Art by Keith Fretwell. The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's first monoplane fighter, and it dragged the air force into a position where it could defend Britain in its 'hour of need'. Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the 'Phoney War', and then during the disastrous campaign in France. Pilots like 'Cobber' Kain had achieved impressive scores in the face of overwhelming LUftwaffe forces, and although the RAF lost no less than 386 Hurricanes during the Blitzkrieg, it gave many pilots valuable experience. Hawker fighters outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and downed far mor aircraft. Overseas, a handful of pilots put up stiff resistance against Germany's Italian ally in Libya and Egypt, and also over Malta. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 21 - 1st printing. "Polish Aces of World War 2!" Art by Robert Gretzyngier. Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors escaped to then neutral Hungary and Romania, before being ordered to France by the new C-in-C of exiled Polish Armed Forces, General Sikorski. With the invasion of Western Europe in May 1940, the surviving pilots were once more thrust into desperate action in newly-formed Polish units. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 28 - 1st printing. "French Aces of World War 2!" Written by Barry Ketley. Art by Mark Rolfe. French pilots endured fighting both with and against the Allies during World War 2. Possessing obsolescent aircraft at the outbreak of the war, the Armée de l'Air was decimated in the wake of the Blitzkrieg; however, a number of fighter units still achieved creditable scores flying Curtiss Hawks, Morane MS.406s and Dewoitine D.520s. Following the capitulation of France at the end of June 1940, many aces continued to fly with the now Vichy French Squadrons that were stationed in North Africa, and a number of these pilots subsequently saw action against their former Allies there. Numerous French pilots also escaped to Britain, and a handful achieved notable sucess with the RAF flying Hurricanes, Spitfires and Tempests. In Russia, the formation of the French-manned ‘Normandie-Niemen' regiment in 1943 also saw near on 40 pilots achieve ace status flying Yak fighters on the Eastern Front. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 29 - 1st printing. "Bf 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front!" Art by John Weal. The follow--on volume to Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 11 - Bf 109D/E Aces 1939-41, this book charts the story of the myriad aces who flew the later marks of Messerschmitt fighter through to VE-Day. As good as the Emil had been during the opening 18 months of the war, the aircraft was being progressively bettered in virtually all aspects of aerial combat by the Spitfire come 1941, so Messerschmitt updated and improved the breed, firstly with the introduction of the Friedrich and then the multi-variant Gustav. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 30 - 1st printing. "P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces!" Written by Jerry Scutts. Art by Chris Davey. This book charts the story of the lesser known aces who flew the mighty Republic aircraft as a tactical fighter-bomber with the Ninth Air Force, rather than as a long-range escort. It also details the exploits of the Mediterranean-based 325th FG, which was the only P-47 group within the strategic Fifteenth Air Force. Thunderbolt aces within the Ninth Air Force, particularly, were rare, despite some 15 groups flying the fighter. Supporting troops on the ground rather than searching out aerial foes, was the name of the game for the men of the Ninth. However, with the Luftwaffe often opposing such sorties through to April 1945, more than 20 pilots had the opportunity to score five or more kills and 'make ace'. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 31 - 1st printing. "VIII Fighter Command at War!" Written by Michael O'Leary. This volume focuses on the little known official Army Air Force report commissioned by the Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command (FC) in May 1944. The detailed document chronicled the experiences of 24 pilots who had seen extensive service in the frontline escorting B-17s and B-24s on daylight raids deep into Germany. Briefed to provide a candid report on combat flying that could be used as a teaching 'manual' for potential fighter pilots, the VIII FC veterans openly discuss their secrets to success, and survival in the deadly skies over occupied Europe. Exactly half of those pilots who contributed to The Long Reach subsequently achieved ace status. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 33 - 1st printing. "Nieuport Aces of World War 1!" Written by Norman Franks. Art by Harry Dempsey. The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of the diminutive XI of 1915. Based on the Bebe racer, built for the abandoned Gordon-Bennett Trophy of the previous year, the aircraft utilised a sesquiplane (lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) arrangement which gave the XI extreme manoeuvrability. It was the only scout respected by the all-conquering German Fokker E-series of 1915-16, and was flown by French, British, Russian, Belgian and Italian aces. The XI was replaced from May 1916 onwards by the bigger and more powerful XVII. which proved to be one of the best fighters of World War 1. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 36 - 1st printing. "P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2!" Written by John Stanaway. Art by Jim Laurier. The first American fighter fitted with a tricyle undercarriage and mid-mounted engine, the P-39 proved less than successful in the hands of its launch customer, the US Army Air Force (AAF). Hampered by unreliabilty and poor engine performance at high altitude, the P-39 nevertheless served alongside the P-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture Guadalcanal in 1942/43, as well as seeing much action over the jungles of New Guinea. Around a dozen AAF aces scored five kills with the P-39, although this total was far outstripped by the Soviet Red Air Force, whose pilots rated the Airacobra as one of the best lend-lease fighters of the war. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 37 - 1st printing. "Bf 109 Aces of the Russian Front!" Written by John Weal. Art by Iain Wyllie. The highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict were the Luftwaffe pilots involved in the bloody combats on the Russian Front. The most common fighter used by these pilots was the Bf 109, which was involved in the action from Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, through to the doomed Defence of the Reich in 1945. Units like JGs 5, 52 and 54 all flew the Messerschmitt fighter, progressing from Emil to Gustav variants. This volume includes all the high-scoring aces, and explains just how difficult a job the Jagdwaffe faced on the Russian Front, and how its experts achieved such overwhelming scores. Aircraft of the Aces 6 and 37 are also available in a single volume as ‘German Aces of the Russian Front'. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 39 - 1st printing. "SPAD VII Aces of World War 1!" Written by Jon Guttman. Built by the 'Société Anonyme Pour l'Aviation et ses Dérivés', (SPAD), the SPAD VII was the first successful fighting scout design to emerge from the company that had traded as Duperdussin pre-war. Flown ‘from the off' by aces Paul Sauvage and Georges Guynemer, the scouts made an immediate impression. Indeed, the latter pilot was so impressed that he dubbed the Type VII the ‘flying machine gun'. The first of two volumes on SPAD aces, this book tells the whole story from the ace perspective. By the time production of the SPAD VII ended in the final months of 1918, around 6000 examples had been built, and Allied aces on every front had enjoyed success with the type. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 40 - 1st printing. "Fokker Dr I Aces of World War 1!" Written by Norman Franks. Art by Harry Dempsey. Undoubtedly the most famous fighter type to see service on either side during World War 1, the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen's JG 1 ‘circus' was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter, and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. The Dr I remained in service on the Western Front until replaced by the superior Fokker D VII in May 1918. Just weeks prior to that, however, Germany's leading ace, the great ‘Red Baron', had been killed at the controls of a Dr I. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 42 - 1st printing. "American Aces of World War 1!" Written by Norman Franks. Art by Harry Dempsey. American fliers arriving in Europe from September 1917 brought with them no aircraft. Instead, US units had to obtain machines mainly from the British and French. From early 1918 American pilots were issued with SPAD fighters and they never looked back. As this volume details, the first American trained pilot to become an ace was Lt Douglas Campbell, who shot down five German aircraft by the end of May 1918. He was a member of the celebrated 94th 'Hat in the Ring' Aero Squadron, which created the bulk of American aces in World War I. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 43 - 1st printing. "P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MT!" Written by Carl Molesworth. Art by Jim Laurier. Thrown into action following the Torch landings of late 1942, the ‘green' American pilots flying the obsolescent P-40F suffered cruelly at the hands of seasoned German fighter pilots flying superior machines. Those that survived learnt quickly, and a handful of Warhawk pilots succeeded in making ace by the time the Axis forces surrendered in North Africa. The action then shifted to Sicily and Italy, and the P-40 remained in service until mid-1944. This book charts the careers of the 23 men who succeeded in making ace during that time, despite the advent of much better P-47 and P-51 fighters. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Gloster Gladiator Aces!" Written by Andrew Thomas. Art by John Weal. Never before has a single volume been devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces. Flying the ultimate British biplane fighter, pilots in China, Finland, East Africa, North Africa, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Middle East all scored the prerequisite five kills to become aces. The first individuals to do so were fighting marauding Japanese fighters and bombers attacking targets in China in 1938. The likes of Sheen, Tuck and Carey will also be featured in this volume, as they were among the many early war acers who cut their teeth in Fighter Command on the Gladiator. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.