Comic books in 'Balloon'

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WRITTEN BY KARL KESEL; ART AND COVER BY TERRY DODSON AND RACHEL DODSON. The cupid of crime finds herself the object of the Man of Bizzare's crush, and Bizarro will stop at nothing to win Harley's heart! Now Harley's on the run, and Bizzaro's right behind her, dead flowers and all. And to make matters worse, the real Man of Steel has caught wind of Harley's presence! FC, 32 PG.$2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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Talking magpies Heckle and Jeckle are known for their identical appearance, their distinctive chatter, and their mischievous schemes. With television all the rage in the 1950s, Heckle and Jeckle open a scam school for would-be television stars. The talking magpies smuggle Dimwit into an animal show. A coin collector accidentally gives the duo a rare coin while trying to give them a handout. Gandy Goose; TV Racket; The Tiresome Twosome; Dimwit and Farmer Gray; In the Lions Cage; Tell It to the Judge!; Scratching the Surface; The Rainmaker; Terry Bears. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Peter Gross. "Incarnate Book 1: Hell is Where the Heart Is," script by Len Kaminski, art by Peter Gross; The wandering souls have found host bodies, but how do they feel about it? 36 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

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Created and written by Trace Beaulieu, former Mystery Science Theatre 3000's Crow T. Robot and Dr. Clayton Forrester. Untitled story, pencils by Amanda Conner, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Inventor supreme Austin Milcsop has already created a digital desk and a voice activated apartment that anticipates ones every need; however, when he tries to make a protoplasmic "mother" to take care of regular adults, his idea is a hit but the aliens that interfered with the invention process turn regular humans into little babies that need a mother's care. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover art by Al Avison. Resort Romeo, art by John Prentice; June Baker and her mother manage a summer resort, the only thing her father left them after his death. House Ad for True Bride-to-Be Romance 22. Yesterday's Love, art by Al Avison; Carla has been dating Bern Madsen, and she is ready to marry him but still thinks of Jeff Condon, a pilot she met while he was on furlough from Korea. House ad for First Love 24, Love Problems and Advice Illustrated 49, Hi-School Romance 61, First Romance 44, and True Bride-to-Be Romances 22. School Boy, art by Bill Draut; Sharon hates watching her sister Elaine suffer through, married to Phil who "gets by" working at a gas station. First Claim on Him, art by Bob Powell; Judy works at the Hi School Music Shop, and was intently listening to the new record by Joe Banner, when he enters the store. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Matthew Sturges. Art by Luca Rossi and Sergio Aragones. Cover by Esao Andrews. A new era for the House of Mystery begins as Fig reopens the bar to the public. But where's Harry? What's Cain doing here? And what are those things floating in their dusty jars? This is a stellar jumping-on point for new readers featuring a story illustrated by Sergio Aragones about...oh, what do you care what it's about? It's Sergio! 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.99.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.40.

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WRITTEN BY DYLAN HORROCKS; ART BY RICHARD CASE AND STEVE BIRD; COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO In stores April 9. Ever wish you could step into a picture? Wished it were a real place that you could visit and explore...dancing with the nymphs or singing with the angels? Well, here's your chance. An ambitious young artist has been exploring the relationship between art and magic, and at last his dream has become a reality. Now the art galleries of London have become gateways to a thousand alternate worlds and the whole fabric of reality is collapsing. But when art and life collide, there's bound to be trouble... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG $2.75 Cover price $2.75.

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'The Great Fables Crossover: Part 2 of 9 - Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art by Russ Braun & Jose Marzan Jr. Cover by Brian Bolland This is the opening salvo in what will come to be known around the world as 'The Great Fables Crossover' (except for that one issue of FABLES that comes out the previous week that actually starts it, but who gives a crap?). You know, everyone is always saying, 'Hey, we want to see Jack get his ass kicked.' And since this is a crossover, there could be all kinds of people who might be kicking Jack's ass. But it'll probably only involve the one person you're thinking would do something like that. On sale April 22 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "A Rude Awakening," art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie tries to collect on a ten dollar debt Jughead owes him. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "Flatter Chatter" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Taster's Choice," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead's intimate knowledge of food comes in handy at the Lodge Mansion. "Sights Unseen," art by Samm Schwartz; A chemical accident renders Jughead's body, but not his clothing, invisible and nobody seems to notice. "Name Dropper," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead sets up Reggie by playing dumb. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Tough Situation, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead and Ms. Beazly fight over the quality of her food. Ad for Hostess Twinkies starring Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones. Rhythm And Blues, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead has a talk with parents about why he avoids girls. Ambition Mission, script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Inspired by a lazy actor, Jughead decides to become an actor as well, and spends the rest of the day being the opposite of what people expect from him. Holey Error, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead declares war on a moth that has eaten holes in his favorite shirt. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. "Riff-Raff-Rough," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead proposes turning Pop's place into an ultra-exclusive establishment called "Le Hangout." "Finishing Touch" one-page Li'l Jinx's Chum, Greg story by Joe Edwards. "Heat Treat," script by George Gladir and Samm Schwartz (additional dialogue), art by Samm Schwartz; Archie tries to convince Jughead that he can brave the cold through psychology. "Test Case," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tries to resign from high school. "Footwear Frolic," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; When the snow is higher than their boots, Archie and Jughead try to think of a remedy. Hostess snack cakes ad with Sabrina the Teenage Witch. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Script by Craig Boldman. Art by Rex Lindsey, Rich Koslowski, and Barry Grossman. Cover art by Rex Lindsey. Jughead struggles to avoid Dilton Doiley, who continues to read their "boring" science paper to Jughead in "Paper Chased". Jughead in "Munch Money". While Archie's away, Jughead fills in for him at Veronica's mansion, causing mayhem for everyone in "The Substitute". Jughead fears Ethel will get overemotional after he buys her a Christmas gift in "Magic Moment!" Jughead in "Inventive History". When a new family moves into Jughead's old house, it brings about a change in the father and son in "The House That Jug Built". 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. "Another Fine Mess," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rich Koslowski; Veronica puts Archie in charge of making sure that Jughead doesn't disrupt her dad's party. "A Gold Star for Jughead!", script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rich Koslowski; When Jughead's paper accidentally gets a gold star attached to it, the rest of the class tries to figure out how to get a gold star on their papers also. "The Critical List," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rich Koslowski; When Jughead becomes over-critical of Pop Tate's food, Pop slaps the apron on Jughead and makes him work behind the counter; Pop then gives Jughead a litany of complaints about Jughead's food and service to show him what it's like...but somehow you know that Jughead will have the last laugh...and the last bite! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.25.

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Written by Craig Boldman. Art by Rex Lindsey. Who is Pop Tate's best and steadiest customer? Everyone would say Jughead, of course, but they've somehow overlooked the mysterious Mr. Milkweed! What lengths will Jug go to in order to ensure that he is number one? Then, Jug's pals build a sand sculpture worthy of the big award. They just should have looked more closely before building it on top of Jughead! Finally, Jughead gets more thrills, chills and spills at the theme park's snack stand than the rest of the gang does from the rides! Cover price $2.50.

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by Various 'The Gift': Seeking the perfect gift for his sister Jellybean, Jughead turns to Ethel for advice... and before all is said and done, Jellybean, Jughead, and Ethel all benefit from the gift of 'giving!' Plus, new and classic tales, games, puzzles, and pin-ups! Cover price $3.69.

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Written by Tim Kennedy, George Gladir, and Mike Pellowski. Art by Tim Kennedy, Jeff Shultz, and Bill Galvan. The 100th anniversary of Pop Tate's Chock'lit Shoppe comes once in a lifetime - and is Pop ever grateful for that! Then, Reggie cries 'small change' when Jughead finds a penny, until it starts yielding dividend upon dividend! Finally, it's Friday afternoon, and that means weekend fever for Jughead! Plus, puzzles, pin-ups, games, and more! Cover price $3.99.

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(W) George Gladir, Dexter Taylor, Mike Pellowski (A) Various Jughead becomes 'Mr. Idea Man' to help a costume shop drum up business with a unique way to guarantee a date night. As word of mouth spreads, will Jughead be a victim of his own success? Then, Little Jughead decides to 'Send in the Clowns' to help Principal Weatherbee find a new car. Meanwhile, Ethel and Midge play a game of 'Mix and Match,' imagining what other romantic triangles would be like at Riverdale High! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover pencils by John S. Lucas. Oral care campaign starring Archie and the gang. All's Fair, script by Susan Berkley, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Mike Esposito; Katy accepts Arnold's invitation to the County fair even though she wanted to go with Ramon. Advertisement strip for Ora Care Baseball Bat Toothbrush featuring Archie with Dave Winfield. Camp Out; Ramon takes Katy and Sis to Rickets Glen State Park to go camping. Paper doll pages, pencils by John S. Lucas. Horoscope readings for Leo and Virgo featuring Katy Keene. Membership ad and application for the Katy Keene Fan Club. Car Star; Katy has lunch with the Baron at his estate and he shows her his car collection. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by John S. Lucas. Forever Dancing, script by George Gladir, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Katy's friends surprise Katy with renting a dance hall for her birthday. Paper doll pages. Houdini's Hat, script by Richard Pietrzyk, pencils by John S. Lucas; At auction Lucki purchases an antique trunk and discovers Houdini's top hat inside. Advertisement and order form for Archie Annual Digest #54. Calendar for April 1989 featuring Katy Keene and May featuring Sis. Membership ad and application for the Katy Keene Fan Club. Bark Lark, script by George Gladir, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Katy does a couple of commercials with dogs that leads to her suitors getting her dogs as birthday presents. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Free Comic Book Day Edition 2003. By Various. Previews of Keenspot.com comics. It's a diverse 48-page sampler of Keenspot comics like L33t: Comics for Gamers, Cutewendy, Exploitation Now, Wandering Ones and much more. 48 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Bill Galvan (W) Dan Parent (A) Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski (CA) Bill Galvan Kevin's got a new flame! Now that Kevin has an active love life, things are looking up. That is, until Kevin's secret admirer pops up to throw Kevin into the middle of an Archie-style love triangle! To make matters more complicated, Veronica roped Kevin into performing in the school play, and both Kevin's boyfriend and not-so-secret admirer are involved, sparking jealous tension on set. Will Kevin make it through Act I before the scenery comes crashing down around his blossoming relationship or will he get stage fright? Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Jose Holder (W) Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz (A) Jose Holder Presenting the adventures of Li'l Demon, Starchild, Catkid, and Spacey... the KISS Kids gang! This rockin' new comic offers adventures for all ages (and many in-jokes and familiar characters for the Kiss faithful, too). No blood or fire here, just laughs and fun tales of the little costumed maniacs and the crazy town in which they live. Cover price $3.99.

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2nd and later printings. Cover price $1.95.

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Written by Clayton Crain, art by Kevin Conrand and Brain Holguin. Cover price $2.25.

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Written by Jolly Blackburn. Celebrate this magnificent milestone with a special extra-thick issue! Yes, now more than ever, Knights of the Dinner Table remains the longest running comic magazine on the subject of games and gamers! Come join B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, Sara and the Kenzer & Co. crew for this incredible celebratory issue! Cover price $8.99.

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July 17, 1983. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Speedwalker Private Eye, Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), W.C. Fields (by Frank Smith and Jim Smart), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Dick Tracy (by Dick Locher and Max Collins), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), The Phantom (script by Lee Falk, art by Sy Barry), Tarzan (script by Don Kraar, art by Gray Morrow), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Henry (by Don Trachte), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), They'll Do It Every Time, Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

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Last 35-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo. "The Finish Line," pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie offers to refinish the school's furniture in an effort to curry Mr. Weatherbee's favor. "Hold That Line," pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Betty and Veronica are barred from trying out for the football team. "The Answer Man," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie manages to say the wrong thing to just about everybody. "Let's Split," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx and Charley partner to win a contest. "The Week That Was"; Mr. Weatherbee is after Svenson to get started on building maintenance. Mr. Lodge Pinup, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Meeting The Girls," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; When the guys go skiing, Dilton attracts the most girls due to his injury. Anti-drug public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Odd Girl Out," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alexandra joins the group and decides to take over, using the fact that her father financially backs the group to prevent resistance. "You Know You're In Love When," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; How to tell when you're in love. "The Rules," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie, Jughead, and Dilton have a snowball fight. Archie's Club News. "400 Laughs...And Counting!", pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie has good news to share, but he can't remember it; Meanwhile, the number 400 seems to surround him wherever he goes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Dan De Carlo. "Snow White and the Three Giant Dwarfs," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; The story of Snow White with its characters played by the Riverdale teens. "TV Goes to the Dogs," script by George Gladir, art by Henry Scarpelli; Hot Dog imagines what television would be like if all the shows were about dogs. Reggie's Word-O-Rama! puzzle. "High Jinx," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Chic Stone; The girls have trouble shooting their new music video because disasters keep popping up. Archie Club News. "Motel Magic," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Sabrina and Aunt Hilda go away to a witches' convention and leave Salem at a pet boarding hotel, where his powers cause havoc for the human keepers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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"Marcia the Mermaid," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Scuba Joe finds a mermaid and convinces her to join Mr. Buxton's Sea Kingdom show. Archie's Club News. "Double Duty," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Mike Esposito; Valerie takes a job as a babysitter and ends up beating the kid she's babysitting at a video game; His dad, a video game, exec, offers her a job touring the country promoting video games to girls. "By the Rules," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Salem is tired of humans telling him what to do and performs magic to get back at them including shooting water out of his tail. "Archie's Guide to Gals!", script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Scott McRae; Archie gives tips on how to girl watch including using: mirrored sunglasses, car mirrors, binoculars, store windows. Capri Sun ad with Archie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Rubin Hoot," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; parody of Robin Hood with The Mighty Archie Art Players. "The Retiring Miss Grundy," script by Sam Kujava, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; The rumor mill swirls as Miss Grundy mentions she's thinking about retiring. "Melody For President," script by Hal Smith, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Melody runs against Alexandra for class president. Archie's Club News. "Stressful Sorcery," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Sabrina describes situations in which magic made her life more stressful rather than less stressful. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Those Nifty Fifites"; The gang wants to do the school play about the 1950s, but Mr. Weatherbee suggests the 1920s. "The Sport," pencils by Bob Bolling; Archie would rather play baseball than clean his room. "Hostest With the Mostest," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Miss Beazly tries to remake her image by being the cafeteria Maitre D' rather than head lunch lady. Statement of Ownership: Total paid circulation over past 12 months is 129,421; Most recent issue: 134,679. "Fast Fashion," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Alexandra gets her new exclusive designer outfit flown in from Paris, only to discover that Josie and Valerie have identical outfits. "Beastly Bowman!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob White, inks by Jon D'Agostino; C.R.U.S.H. agent The Bowman shoots V.E.R.O.N.I.C.A. with one of his mind-controlling arrows and forces her to help him steal the reorganization plans for her father's plant. "Male Call," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Sampson says that Samantha has been seeing too much of the wimpy Bingo and that she should date some boys who are more muscular and aggressive. "A Plug For the Band," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; When Veronica comes down with a cold, Sabrina takes her place when The Archies play at a school dance. Plus puzzles, other stories, and more. 132 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.