Comic books in 'Ape', graded by CBCS

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Larry Watts. Cover by Arthur Adams. As the Chosen One, Ash has seen some strange things and visited some strange times and places. But nothing has prepared him for this! Catapulted into the depths of space, Ash must confront the Deadites in a place where no one can hear his screams... or his chainsaw... or his boomstick! What do the forces of the evil dead want with the International Space Station? Whatever it is, Ash embarks on his most out-of-this-world adventure in order to stop them! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover by Arthur Adams. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Larry Watts. As the Chosen One, Ash has seen some strange things and visited some strange times and places. But nothing has prepared him for this! Catapulted into the depths of space, Ash must confront the Deadites in a place where no one can hear his screams... or his chainsaw... or his boomstick! What do the forces of the evil dead want with the International Space Station? Whatever it is, Ash embarks on his most out-of-this-world adventure in order to stop them! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. What do you do when you're a talking gorilla, and all your life you've wanted nothing more than to be a drummer in a rock & roll band? That's right, you go to Astro City. But from there, well, things are never all that simple. Also featuring the First Family, Honor Guard and more. Part 1 of 2. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Tales to Astonish Part 1 of 4. "The Man in the Ant Hill!" Script by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts) and Mike Machlan (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan. While monitoring overseas communications, Hank Pym intercepts a shocking message that indicates his first wife, Maria Trovaya, might still be alive! Wow! And posthaste the Avengers take off for Central Europe! However when they land at the Budapest airport in communist Hungary, the west coasters are placed under arrest by local security forces (which include Madame X, El Toro, and the Beasts of Berlin)! But the Avengers didn't travel this far just to be stopped on the tarmac! So Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Tigra, and Wonder Man engage the communist authorities; while Hank and Jan make a run for it! What will the Wasp and the former Ant-Man find on the streets of Budapest? Retelling of Hank Pym's origin and the Wasp's origin. Cameo appearances by the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. (Note: The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 383,072; average paid circulation 205,792.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): Bantam is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Secret of Mechanical City," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders and Professor race one another to Mechanical City to retrieve a stolen secret formula on microfilm. One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. Do You Know What's Behind a Law? public service announcement, art by Bob Brown. "The Mirage Maker," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders battle a wily foe who can create illusions, which stumps Batman until he finds a way to combat these mirages with radar. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Invisible Patrolman" text story. "The Bat-Ape," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; An animal trainer at a circus is arrested for robbing the box office since an ape provided a distraction; However, Batman seeks to prove the man's innocence, using the ape as a cowled assistant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 in 10 Variant Cover. Written by Eric Powell and John Carpenter. Art by Brian Churilla. Cover by Alexis Ziritt. As Lo Pan's forces bring their terror to the Midnight Road in search of Egg and Miao Yin, Jack Burton looks to end this once and for all. Jack Burton is back, and he has brought an army...sort of. With the Lords of Death on their tail, Jack and Wang must find a way to make these two evil forces butt heads without bringing Chinatown down in the process. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

BACK TO AFRICA: Part 3 of 4 - Written by REGINALD HUDLIN Penciled by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover by ALAN DAVIS He's back - and he's badder than ever! Killmonger returns to Wakanda, with vengeance on his mind. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Time Machine; Swami Salami invents a time machine and gets Ali Baba and Muhrad to test it, but he discovers he doesn't much like the 20th century. Babbo, the Babbling Beast; Garrett is now a secret service man stationed in England; Doc Schneider finds a giant tame Oran-a-tang in Africa and brings him back to England where he uses him to commit crimes. G-Men of the Radio War. The Leering Lantern, script and art by Charles Quinlan; Joan and Mike investigate a haunted house that turns out to be a Nazi spy nest. The Bishop and the Halo, art by George Tukel; The Bishop fights Nazis as a masked man in a blue suit. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by H.S. Tak. Art by Amancay Nahuelpan. Cover by Danijel Zezelj. In the tradition of Y: The Last Man and Blade Runner. In the near future, when the drug-addled heir of a genetic-engineering company begins to investigate his company's murky past, he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him and forever alter the course of human evolution. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Stories by Hobart Donovan. Art by Ray Willner and others. Cover by Ray Willner. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, featuring adventure stories and comical hijinks from radio personality Smilin Ed and the Buster Brown Gang of talking animals. Smilin Ed and the Buster Brown Gang help with the school play and chaos ensues; Ghanga the elephant boy investigates when two people claiming to be gods appear in a jungle village; The debut of a new science fiction series, The Interstellar Police. Meteor Menace; On Stage with Smilin' Ed and His Gang; The Monkey God. 36 pages, Full Color.

Regular Special Edition. Limited to 750 copies. Includes Amryl Entertainment Certificate of Authenticity. (W/A) Rob Durham Thanks to Meriem, the garden is now wrecked by snow. The town must rely mainly on a scant amount of canned food now and everyone fears that they might not make it through winter without some new source of food. Meriem wanders aimlessly on the outskirts of town and chances upon an abandoned house where she ducks in for shelter. Whose house was this - and what is in the basement? Mature readers.

Stories and Art by Ed Luce, Art Spiegelman, Fred Van Lente, Derek Charm, R. Sikoryak, Jeffrey Brown, E.J. Su, Tony Shasteen, Gabe Soria, Nate Doyle, Bob Fingerman, John Arcudi, Tyler Crook, Eric Powell, Tim Wiesch, Gabriel Hardman, Peter Bagge, Sina Grace, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer and Jared K. Fletcher. Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Pointed Satire! Off-color Parody! Bawdy Laffs! Relive the days when adult humor magazines ruled the newsstand, with the 2015 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL! An anthology of some of the funniest folks in comics, tipping sacred cows, writing stupid gags, and drawing the ridiculous. With an all-star line-up of talent, this 48 page monster benefits the Free Speech work of the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND! 44 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $4.99.

This special Edgar Allan Poe issue includes the following stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Rich Margopoulos and Jose Ortiz; Man of the Crowd by Rich Margopoulos and Luis Bermejo; The Cask of Amontillado by Rich Margopoulos and Martin Salvador; Shadow by Rich Margopoulos and Richard Corben; A Descent into the Maelstrom! by Rich Margopoulos and Adolfo Abellan; and Berenice by Rich Margopoulos and Isidro Mones. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.00.

Stories in this ape-themed issue include: The Star Saga of Sirius Sam by Nicola Cuti and John Severin; The Laughing Man by Bruce Jones and Bernie Wrightson; Murder on the Vine by Cary Bates and Esteban Maroto; The Empire of Chim-Pan-Zee by Nicola Cuti and Luis Bermejo; The Oasis Inn by Bob Toomey and Jose Ortiz; and The Old Ways by Roger McKenzie and Leopoldo Duranona. Cover art by Don Maitz. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Creepy (1964-1985 Magazine) #11-15.

Written by Archie Goodwin, Ron Parker, Eando Binder, John Benson, Bob Stewart, Carl Wessler and Johnny Craig. Art by Frank Frazetta, John Severin, Reed Crandall, Frank Brunner, Neal Adams, Rocco Mastroserio, Joe Orlando, Steve Ditko, Dan Adkins, Manny Stallman, Donald Norman, Alex Toth, Gil Kane, Angelo Torres, Gray Morrow, Bob Jenney, Jerry Grandenetti, Al Williamson, Wallace Wood, Gene Colan, Hector Castellon, Bill Pearson and Jay Taycee. Cover by Frank Frazetta.

Fans of horror comics and jaw-dropping artwork, rejoice! Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to bringing you the highest-quality horror comics ever made with this third blood-curdling collection of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking horror magazine Creepy. This landmark archive series brings readers, for the first time ever, each and every eerie story from Creepy magazine's original run, featuring work from many of the best artists ever to work in the medium of comics. Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and Angelo Torres are just a sampling of the artists whose work bring horror to life in startling and gorgeously gruesome detail in this third huge collected volume. Features art by Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, Angelo Torres, and others!

Features the original back-and-white artwork meticulously restored, with the original covers of each issue reprinted in luscious full color!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 240 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Creepy (1964-1985 Magazine) #11-15.

Written by Archie Goodwin, Ron Parker, Eando Binder, John Benson, Bob Stewart, Carl Wessler and Johnny Craig. Art by Frank Frazetta, John Severin, Reed Crandall, Frank Brunner, Neal Adams, Rocco Mastroserio, Joe Orlando, Steve Ditko, Dan Adkins, Manny Stallman, Donald Norman, Alex Toth, Gil Kane, Angelo Torres, Gray Morrow, Bob Jenney, Jerry Grandenetti, Al Williamson, Wallace Wood, Gene Colan, Hector Castellon, Bill Pearson and Jay Taycee. Cover by Frank Frazetta.

Fans of horror comics and jaw-dropping artwork, rejoice! Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to bringing you the highest-quality horror comics ever made with this third blood-curdling collection of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking horror magazine Creepy. This landmark archive series brings readers, for the first time ever, each and every eerie story from Creepy magazine's original run, featuring work from many of the best artists ever to work in the medium of comics. Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and Angelo Torres are just a sampling of the artists whose work bring horror to life in startling and gorgeously gruesome detail in this third huge collected volume. Features art by Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, Angelo Torres, and others!

Features the original back-and-white artwork meticulously restored, with the original covers of each issue reprinted in luscious full color!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 240 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.95.

B&W Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Cryptozoo Crew (2005) #1-2, and includes three new stories (previously unpublished). By Jerry Carr and Allan Gross. Yeti sightings are a dime a dozen. Outsmarting your spouse...now that's priceless! Join Cryptozoologist Tork Darwyn and his wife Tara as they discover unknown creatures, visit lost civilizations, and fight for the TV remote. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Eric Powell. "Hellboy: the Coffin Man II - the Rematch" by Mike Mignola and Gabriel Ba. "Ape-X: Dirty Bad Science" by Fred Van Lente and Miguel Sepulveda. "Semiautomagic Chapter 4" by Alex De Campi and Jerry Ordway. "Sabertooth Swordsman: Double Date Disaster" by Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley. "Murder Book: Point Taken" by Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh. "Mind Mgmt: Honeymoon" by Matt Kindt. "Dream Gang: Act 2 Chapter 1" by Brendan McCarthy. "Groo the Wanderer: The Kids Who Would Be Kings Chapter 1" by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier. "Pino in Mermaids" by Gustavo Duarte. "Masks" by Gillian Flynn and Dave Gibbons. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Limited Edition Portfolio. Signed and numbered on the first plate to 1,000 by Alex Nino. Set includes the folder and ten 11 x 16 b&w plates. Dark Sun of Gruago marks Nino returning to his roots to revisit the themes from his first graphic novel "Gruaga – The Fifth Corner of the World (Pioneer Komiks 1966)".

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. Bridging the 10year gap between the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES films, fans will bear witness to the fall of humanity and the rise of Caesar's civilization. While the apes of the world have yet to advance as a species, Caesar must find a way to unify them to one cause. On the other side of the country, Malcom must venture into the decaying Americas with his family to find a cure for the plague slowly killing his wife, Rita. World powers will shift as civilizations collapse and rise. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Jay Shaw. Bridging the 10year gap between the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES films, fans will bear witness to the fall of humanity and the rise of Caesar's civilization. While the apes of the world have yet to advance as a species, Caesar must find a way to unify them to one cause. On the other side of the country, Malcom must venture into the decaying Americas with his family to find a cure for the plague slowly killing his wife, Rita. World powers will shift as civilizations collapse and rise. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Graffitti Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Bridging the 10year gap between the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES films, fans will bear witness to the fall of humanity and the rise of Caesar's civilization. While the apes of the world have yet to advance as a species, Caesar must find a way to unify them to one cause. On the other side of the country, Malcom must venture into the decaying Americas with his family to find a cure for the plague slowly killing his wife, Rita. World powers will shift as civilizations collapse and rise. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. After their Rise. Before the Dawn. The end for man is only the beginning for ape. At Koba's request, Caesar sends a search party into the wild. The time to create sanctuary for all apes is upon them. On the other side of the Americas, Malcolm refuses to let Rita, his wife, die alone. Willing to risk the infection, his family must venture through the harsh and dying cities to find some chance for a cure. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. As Caesar's search group ropes new apes into the fold, Pope begins to implement his siege for power and dominance over his newfound tribe. On the other side of America, Malcolm must decide between two worlds-a community built on stability and support or going back on the road for the rumored cure in Austin. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Hazard Graffiti. As Caesar's search group ropes new apes into the fold, Pope begins to implement his siege for power and dominance over his newfound tribe. On the other side of America, Malcolm must decide between two worlds-a community built on stability and support or going back on the road for the rumored cure in Austin. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. Pope's past comes to light as his ascension from commanded to commander stirs trouble among the apes. With no sign of Pope's return, Koba must do away with their kinship for the honor of Caesar. Alexander has been taken. Rita is dying as the simian flu takes more of her every day. The hardest days of Malcolm's life are upon him and there is nothing he can do that will make things right. Nothing to do but try. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Design Graffiti. Pope's past comes to light as his ascension from commanded to commander stirs trouble among the apes. With no sign of Pope's return, Koba must do away with their kinship for the honor of Caesar. Alexander has been taken. Rita is dying as the simian flu takes more of her every day. The hardest days of Malcolm's life are upon him and there is nothing he can do that will make things right. Nothing to do but try. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. As Caesar learns the value of sacrificing a few for the many, Koba will be forced to confront Pope and his militia of apes. On the other side of the world, with his son kidnapped and wife fading with every hour, Malcolm has one chance to make things right before it all comes crashing down around him. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Design Graffiti. As Caesar learns the value of sacrificing a few for the many, Koba will be forced to confront Pope and his militia of apes. On the other side of the world, with his son kidnapped and wife fading with every hour, Malcolm has one chance to make things right before it all comes crashing down around him. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Christopher Mitten. Final issue! Koba and Pope come face-to-face. In this ultimate fight for dominance, Koba will learn that sometimes Caesar doesn't know what is best for all apes.. Malcolm, in a race against time, must find a way to reunite mother and son before it's too late. Nothing could have prepared him for the horrors he has faced, but the little fight left in him will make sure the time he has left counts. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Dan McDaid. Cover by Caesar Graffiti. Final issue! Koba and Pope come face-to-face. In this ultimate fight for dominance, Koba will learn that sometimes Caesar doesn't know what is best for all apes.. Malcolm, in a race against time, must find a way to reunite mother and son before it's too late. Nothing could have prepared him for the horrors he has faced, but the little fight left in him will make sure the time he has left counts. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Collects Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series) #76, Superman (Vol.1) #138, Flash (1959-1985 1st Series) #127, Detective Comics #339 and 482, Hawkman (1964-1968 1st Series) #16, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series) #170, Strange Adventures (1950-1973 1st Series) #201, Shazam (1973-1978) #9, Super Friends (1976-1981 1st Series) #30 and Flash (1987-2009 2nd Series) #151.

Written by Otto Binder, John Broome, and Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino, Wayne Boring, George Papp, Ross Andru, C.C. Beck, and Jim Starlin. Cover by Arthur Adams.

You'll go bananas for this new title collecting DC simian stories!

Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Hastings Variant cover by Carlo Barberi. Written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. Art by John Lucas. Cover by Mark Brooks. ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! Deadpool has recruited some GROOVY help in fighting vampires! Meanwhile: the secrets of Wade's past that Preston learned lead her to a surprise! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

b&w. Mature Readers. M. Boas painted cover. Cover price $2.95.

All New Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Book 5 - 1st printing. By Will Murray and Lester Dent. Doc Savage versus King Kong! Responding to a report that his grandfather' missing ship has been discovered adrift in the Indian Ocean, Doc and his father trace it to Skull Island, where they confront Kong! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 390 pages, Text Only. Cover price $24.95.

Written by Brockton McKinney. Art and Cover by Larkin Ford. Everyone's favorite assassin monkey Mister Everything's shrouded history begins to unravel as Mindwolf fights for her right to party - and stay alive! Plus, Aaron and crew are captured and interrogated at the hands of unknown enemies! Double-plus, Death - horrible, tear-inducing death - awaits in a shocking scene so shocking it shocked us! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by John Layman. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. What kind of thief leaves a single feather at the scene of the crime? Perhaps one that has a talking, painting-eating, oversized Egret as a pet-a pet that gets more oversized the more paintings he eats! Sounds fun, right? Except for some of the people now determined to stop this thief, who is anything but! From John Layman, appetizing writer of Chew, and Sam Keith, captivating creator & artist of The Maxx and co-creator of Sandman, comes the series that HAD to be told at AfterShock! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Gabriel Hardman (W) Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman (A) Marc Laming The Apes epic from Gabriel Hardman (Hulk, Agents of Atlas), Corinna Bechko (Heathentown, Fear Itself: The Home Front) and red hot artist Marc Laming (American Century, The Rinse) continues! Timon and Prisca discover the terrifying truth hidden within the clutches of the Forbidden Zone, as the two apes struggle to stay alive in the clutch of feral humans! Cover price $3.99.

Written by Simon Oliver Art by Mike Hawthorne Cover by Philip Bond Part 1 of the 2-part 'Brother #38,' featuring guest art by Mike Hawthorne (Queen and Country, Umbra). The mysterious Dr. Saloth reveals an unexpected romantic side as he courts his would-be soul mate, Professor Neal, with some dining al fresco amongst the vermin of the evening. But that's not all he reveals, as Neal awakens hideous secrets from Saloth's long-buried past. On sale November 1 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS. Written by JEFF PARKER. Art by PAUL PELLETIER. M.O.D.O.K. The Leader. Mad Thinker. Egghead. Red Ghost and the Super-Apes. Doctor Doom. They make up the secret group who have analyzed every victory and every defeat in the Marvel Universe to create the perfect battle plan that results in FALL OF THE HULKS! The origins and shocking truths of some of Marvel's most dangerous villains are revealed as the biggest HULK EVENT yet begins! From fan-favorite creators JEFF PARKER (AGENTS OF ATLAS) and PAUL PELLETIER (WAR OF KINGS) comes this tale of the 'Smartest There Is' and their quest to prove it, once and for all. Features 31 new story pages, plus 8 pages of Marvel Handbook profiles. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited Edition Monkey Variant Cover by Frank Cho. The Death of the Invisible Woman: Part 4 of 4 - Written by MARK MILLAR. Pencils by BRYAN HITCH, inks by HITCH, ANDREW CURRIE & CAM SMITH. 'The Death of the Invisible Woman' concludes, with...well, the death of the Invisible Woman! 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $7.00.

FOES #5 (of 6) Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN Penciled by CLIFF RATHBURN Cover by JIM CHEUNG The Red Ghost is back, and he's brought his super-apes with him! Red, Sue, Ben, and Johnny are face-to-face with one of their greatest foes from the past! 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Written by Paul Jenkins. Art and Cover by Ramon Bachs. After throwing Humpty into custody for the murder of the Eastside Witch, the police precinct has all but closed the book on this case. Without the law on his side, Detective Frankie Mack must take the investigation into his own hands and find a way to end this growing turf war before there is no going back. Someone is looking to put this town in an early grave and it is up to Frankie to find out who before another key player bites the fairy dust. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ken Battefield , Edmund Good, and Ray Osrin. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A woman arranges a prison break from a veldt work detail to free her framed lover, but the wrong convict gets freed; Boxer Kayo Kirby rescues a woman from a bear attack while training in the woods; A text story retells the famous Greek battle that inspired Frank Miller's 300. Another dynamite Tiger Girl cover has her taking out two gorillas with one kick. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; The Pass of Thermopylae; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gordon Purcell (after Scott Shaw). Written by Wilson Hill & Scott Shaw (idea) and Steve Perrin. Art by J. Adam Walters and Terry Pallot. This is the one you've been waiting for! The ever-notorious Scott Shaw teams up with regular writer Wilson Hill and artist J. Adam Walters to bring you the most oddball issue of Flare there's ever been. And believe it or not, everything you see on this cover actually (sort of) happens in the story! Also in this issue, Steve Perrin and Terry Pallot bring you a new adventure of Flare's electric little sister Sparkplug, featuring a guest appearance by Arcanna the WitchGirl! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

"Forbidden Knowledge: Adventure Beyond the Doorway to Souls with Radical Dreamer" by Mark Wheatley. 48 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $3.50.

Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Art & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS The Marvel Universe is a world of infinite possibilities, and as a member of the Fantastic Four family, Franklin Richards has the means to explore each of those possibilities to the fullest! Since every alternate reality has its own unique version of Franklin, the chances of disaster seem pretty high -- no matter which dimension you call home! But if all of those Franklins from across the folds of space and time found a way come together... well, let's just hope that every alternate reality has a H.E.R.B.I.E. too! 32 PGS./One-Shot/All Ages ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.