Comic books in 'Bagpipes', graded by CBCS

All color except for Tharg's Future Shocks. Features include Judge Dredd in "The Chieftain" part 2 (script by Garth Ennis, art by Mick Austin), Armoured Gideon in part 5, "Pagan Iniquities" (script by John Tomlinson, art by Simon Jacob), Firekind part 6 (script by John Smith, art by Paul Marshall), Tharg's Future Shocks (script by Frances Lynn, art by Dave D'Antiquis), and Bad Company: Kano in part 6, "Day of the Dead" (script by Peter Milligan, art by Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy). Simon Harrison back cover. Austin front cover.

WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA; COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND. PREACHER's Garth Ennis tells a wild tale of WWII that reads something like The Dirty Dozen remade by Monty Python! MATURE READERS. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 3) Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA; COVER BY GLENN FABRY. High Adventure meets Low Comedy as the Rifle Brigade returns in a new and even more outrageous adventure! Hitler's missing testicle, imbued with occult powers, has resurfaced in a remote Middle-Eastern kingdom and has become the ultimate weapon. Captain Darcy and the Brigade must face an old enemy in order to retrieve it. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 3) Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY GARTH ENNIS; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA; COVER BY GLENN FABRY. The quest for Hitler's missing "family jewel" concludes as the battlin' boys from Blighty, their Nazi nemesis, and the American adventurer known as Maryland Smith all fight it out for the hairy little prize! But what's Darcy to do when the power of the Bollock claims one of his own men? MATURE READERS, FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 3) Cover price $2.50.

DC/Vertigo Edition - 1st printing. Collects Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (2000) #1-3 and Adventures in the Rifle Brigade: Operation Bollock (2001) #1-3.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Brian Bolland.

When the chips are down, there's only one team to call to keep Britannia ruling the waves: the Rifle Brigade! This new trade paperback collects the 3-issue Vertigo miniseries ADVENTURES IN THE RIFLE BRIGADE and its sequel, OPERATION BOLLOCK. Ey-oop! Yer aht of order!

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.95.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Bagpipe Contest Part 1, art by Bob Oksner; A freak storm lands Dean and Jerry on the coast of Scotland; While Dean woos the ladies, Jerry falls in love with bagpipes and enters a bagpipe-playing contest. Earn While You Learn public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Bagpipe Contest Part 2; A rival of the MacTavish Clan tries to stop Jerry's playing in the bagpipe contest. Behind the Mike two-pager by Henry Boltinoff; A radio show host switches to television. Bagpipe Contest Part 3. Shorty two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Angelo Decesare and George Gladir. Pencils by Stan Goldberg. Archie finds selling refreshments on the bus is for the birds -- literally -- when a flock of pigeons invade the bus in pursuit of Archie's popcorn in "Bus Boy"! Plus, an auto dealer lets Archie test drive their futuristic, talking car as a publicity stunt -- but the stunt backfires when the 'car' turns out to be arrogant and insulting in "Yakmobile"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "The Date," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Archie scrambles to raise enough money to show Veronica a good time on their upcoming date. "Clear as Glass!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants a color TV set. Bendix Brakes ad with Archie. "Crystal Clear," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Marty Epp; Mr. Lodge becomes convinced that Veronica's crystal ball can actually foretell the future. Archie Club News. "That's My Pop," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Fred makes Archie stay home and help him put up a new TV antenna. Betty and Veronica Pin-Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Friend to the End!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob White, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica try to demonstrate that Dilton is the only boy in school brave enough to hit on Midge without fear of Moose. "Pop Tate We Miss You (or You Can Blame Our Aim)", script and art by Bob Bolling; Pop Tate announces his retirement, sells the shop, and moves to wonderful Wrinkle City in Florida. "Strangers in the Night," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Walking home from a scary movie, Betty and Veronica think they're being followed by someone sinister. Betty and Veronica Summer Fun house ad. "Authentic Archie Jalopy Model," script by George Gladir, pencils by Gus LeMoine; A guide to what an ultra-realistic Archie jalopy toy would be like. Jughead Pin-Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "The Last Home Run," script and art by Bob Bolling; Mr. Andrews insists on trying to recapture his youth by joining in on Archie's backyard baseball game. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Bugs Bunny in "The Harebreadth Hare," "Witches' Brew," and "The Cawwot Cure." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Olympic Owl," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Howl-Larious Cat." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by L. B. Cole. "The Happy Hedgehog" Brothers Grimm story, art by George Peltz; A man has money and land, but he had no children with his wife; People make fun of him, so he says, "I will have a child, even if it is a hedgehog." "The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk"Aesop's Fables story, art by George Peltz; A Mouse and a Frog strike up a friendship; The Mouse lives entirely on land, but the Frog is equally at home on land or in the water; In order that they might never be separated, the Frog ties himself and the Mouse together by the leg with a piece of thread; a hawk spots them. "There Was an Old Man of the Dee," art by George Peltz; illustrated Edward Lear limerick. Article on The Buffalo, art by Norman Nodel. Color This Picture with Crayons page, art by George Peltz. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar join Professor Thursby on his expedition to the moon. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Warren Kremer. "The Dot Dictator"; Dot dreams that she can command everyone in the world to follow all her wishes about dots. Untitled one-page story; Richie Rich is sad about his birthday because he already has everything he could want. "Uncle Branes' Magic Ball"; Dot's uncle invents a dotted ball that can hit anything she throws it at. "Above Average"; Lotta meets Ava Snobly and tries to prove that she is as advanced as Ava claims to be. "Her Circus Saga" text story. "Richie Rich and the Gang"; Richie befriends Knuckles Nooley and his gang, and the gang decides they like Richie better than their leader Knuckles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Dweller by the Dark Stream!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Gene Day. Cover by Gene Day. Shang Chi and his CIA friend, Rufus Carter embark on one of the strangest kung fu adventures as they attempt to prevent the buried treasure of an angry ghost from being disturbed. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Dweller by the Dark Stream!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Gene Day. Cover by Gene Day. Shang Chi and his CIA friend, Rufus Carter embark on one of the strangest kung fu adventures as they attempt to prevent the buried treasure of an angry ghost from being disturbed. Cover price $0.50.

Flipbook with Roswell Chapter 3 of 4. Cover by Bill Morrison. "Stand And Deliverance," script by Sib Ventress and Tracy Berna, pencils by Phil Ortiz, inks by Tim Bavington; Ah, wilderness!; The fresh air, the cool streams, a bald, muscled Scotsman wrestling with a rabid bear...; Finally, Skinner has devised a ploy to break the Simpson boy - have him go camping in the woods with Groundskeeper Willie!; It's up to the Angry Scot of Springfield to whip the Bad Boy of Evergreen Terrace into an honest Iron John!; But wait-who is that smoldering sidekick, stumbling through the forest? The Rollickin' Radio-Activity Results Double-Page Spread And Jamboree! fan art. 8 pages of retro Sci-Fi humor featuring new character by Bongo Comcis - Roswell, Little Green Man, in "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Ant Farm?", script and art by Bill Morrison. Roswell Goes Hollywood! flip cover by Bill Morrison. 36 pgs., full color. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Super Sex to Sexty Special "Hoot Mon, Have a Highland Fling!". Cover by Pierre Davis. Art by Bill Ward, Bill Wenzel, and many others. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 48 pages, Text (w/ B&W illustrations). Mature Readers. Cover price $1.25.