Comic books in 'Bear', graded by CGC

2nd Edition - Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ranma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl every time he is splashed with cold water. Hot water reverses the effect ? but only until next time! Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. The legendary Dragon's Whisker! Described by a reluctant Ranma as the "seal" that keeps something "terrible" from happening, four steamed little buns have come all the way from Qinghai Province, China, in search of it. But what can it be? Ranma wants it...the martial-artist burns want it...Genma wants it. It looks like a simple pigtail-holder, but it's got to be more than that. According to Cologne, once hair kept bound by the Dragon's Whisker is gone, it's gone for good. Ranma's really cutting it close, this time. Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 20 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. When Genma took baby Ranma away from his mother to go on a decade-long training mission, he made her a solemn promise-that he would see to it that the boy grew up manly, or he would see them both dead of ritual seppuku! Well, Nodoka "Missus" Saotome has finally shown up at the Tendo Dojo doorstep, and she can't wait to catch a glimpse of her dearly beloveds. But will the sight of her "son" in girls' clothes and her "husband" as a panda possess Nodoka to perform the seppuku on them herself? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 21 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Panyhose Taro's back, and so is his thirst for vengeance- thirst he plans to quench by dunking in some water from the 'Spring of Drowned Pious Man,' so Panythose Taro can get his name changed back to something he won't be embarassed to tell pretty girls. Unfortunately, that water isn't the water he thinks it is, it's worse... twice as worse! One Happosai is bad enough- is the world ready for two? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 31 - 1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Ryoga and Ranma will stay forever young unless they eat a special mushroom at the perfect time. Eat the right mushroom size, and your age adds up accordingly! Can the two "boys" survive their squabbling over not wanting to share, being naughty and therefore spanked by Akane, and the terror that is "Uncle" Soun's whiskers until the mushrooms are 16 centimeters tall? Softcover, 5-in x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: 22 & Up are NOT 2nd Edition. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 31 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiro Mashima.

Haru continues his mad dash (with Sylpharion's super-speed) to save Resha, finally locating her while Resha's situation deteriorates. A cut inflicted by her captives suddenly appears on Elie's body simultaneously, mystifying Sieg. Can Haru save Resha and get her to the dance festival at Elie Village in time?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 31 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Hiro Mashima.

Haru continues his mad dash (with Sylpharion's super-speed) to save Resha, finally locating her while Resha's situation deteriorates. A cut inflicted by her captives suddenly appears on Elie's body simultaneously, mystifying Sieg. Can Haru save Resha and get her to the dance festival at Elie Village in time?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.99.

Yank with the Fighting French starring John F. Hasey. Mom Chung and Her 509 Fair-Haired Sons starring Dr. Margaret Chung. Ship Builder No. 1 featuring Henry J. Kaiser. Army Miracle Man featuring Brehon Somervell. Panda Man featuring Floyd Tangier-Smith. Man of the People featuring Lord Tweedsmuir. Most Valuable Player in the American League featuring Joe "Flash" Gordon. Murder by Moonlight featuring Abraham Lincoln. Navy's Ace Raider featuring William F. Halsey. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canada Northern Good Neighbor, script and pencils by Chas. M. Quinlan P. C. Brig. Gen. "Jeb" Stuart, pencils by H. C. Keifer. Samuel P. Langley. Captain Robert Sheldon Scott the Munda Wonder. Daring Warrior the Story of Baron Robert Clive. Last Message from Corregidor text story. Louis Agassiz. Stephen Smith. Ezra Cornell. Volto From Mars Grape Nut Flakes ad. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Nonesuch Nonsense Netters Not for Nonprofit, Part 4. Story by Rosearik Rikki Simons. Art and cover by Tavisha Wolfgarth. Sci-fi comedy as a hapless teen and his anthropomorphic cat become involved in virtual-reality hijinks. Collin and Catreece face exploding virtual pets in their final confrontation with the deranged panda executive Mr. Pandawiener. Final issue of the series. 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Rebel Blood (2012 Image) #1-4. Written by Riley Rossmo, and Alex Link. Art and Cover by Riley Rossmo. A virus has created a wilderness of blood-thirsty creatures standing between you and your family. You don't know if you can save them in time, or if you've even got the strength to try. But you're about to find out. In a world of ravenous creatures it doesn't matter who you used to be. Today you're lunch. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Cover art by Fred Harman. Red Ryder, pencils by Fred Harman. Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted, art by Jim Gary. Captain Easy Biff Baker, pencils by Henry Lee. Little Beaver text story, pencils by Fred Harman. The Fighting Yanks. Alley Oop strip. Freckles and His Friends, art by Merrill Blosser. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Fred Harman. Herky. Red Ryder strip with Little Beaver, pencils by Fred Harman. Captain Easy. Biff Baker, pencils by Henry Lee. Little Beaver text story, pencils by Fred Harman. The Fighting Yanks. Alley Oop. Freckles and His Friends, pencils by Blosser. Boots. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

This Australian series reprints a number of old Western Printing comics. This issue is a retelling of Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men in "The Wilderness Trail." 32 pages (covers included per page numbering), B&W.

story SHANE HOUGHTON art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON 'REED GUNTHER AND THE STEAK SNACKING SNAKE!' The bear-riding cowboy returns in full-color! The previously self-published all-ages indie book by the Houghton brothers gets the Image treatment. In the exciting first issue, follow Reed Gunther and his trusty grizzly bear steed, Sterling, as they bumble their way through battling one of the wild west's most ferocious creatures: a giant, cow-hungry snake! Cover price $2.99.

story SHANE HOUGHTON art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON 'Trains, Reigns and Pains!' Reed Gunther and his best bear buddy Sterling are separated when the legendary steel-driving man, John Henry, returns from the dead while the sneaky Mr. Picks escapes to the East Coast with the mysterious monster-creating Idol. Cover price $2.99.

story SHANE HOUGHTON art / cover CHRIS HOUGHTON 'REED GUNTHER IN FISH OUT OF SLAUGHTER!' Reed and his trusty steed Sterling must fight their way through the wild, wild... East? The out-of-place cowboy searches New York City for the monster-creating Idol and his missing friends while being pursued by the President's best monster-fighting government agent! Cover price $2.99.

'FROM COWBOY TO COWMAN!' Reed recalls the tale of how he and his grizzly bear steed, Sterling, first met. This spooky and fun origin tale is the perfect jumping on point for folks who have never read the exciting adventures of Reed Gunther! Cover price $2.99.

story SHANE HOUGHTON art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON 'WEREWOLF WOES!' The bear-riding cowboy loses all of Starla's money buying a nifty new pair of boots. In order to make that money back, Reed plans to collect the bounty on a rowdy cowboy who strolls into town once a month to spread terror as a werewolf! A done-in-one adventure! Cover price $2.99.

story SHANE HOUGHTON art & cover CHRIS HOUGHTON 'REAL LADIES PUNCH HARDER' Tough-gal Starla has an identity crisis when Reed makes fun of her for acting uncharacteristically 'lady-like'. Starla mistakenly disrupts sacred burial ground when getting back at Reed and must fight off resurrected Indian mummies! A DONE-IN-ONE ADVENTURE! ""(W) Shane Houghton (A/CA) Chris Houghton Cover price $2.99.

Fiends Forever: Part 1 of 2 - (W) Shane Houghton (A/CA) Chris Houghton FIENDS FOREVER,' Part One When an evil spirit is awakened inside of Sterling, Reed must face off against his best friend and become a bear-fighting cowboy! Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Bear-Riding Cowboy!" Collects Reed Gunther (2011 Image) #1-5. Story and art by SHANE HOUGHTON. Everyone's favorite bear-riding cowboy gallops into his first collected edition! REED GUNTHER and his trusty grizzly bear steed bumble their way through the wild west fighting giant snakes, hoards of mole creatures, a resurrected John Henry zombie, freak show freaks, special government agents, and all sorts of wild monsters created by an ancient mysterious Idol! This colored collection of excitement, friendship, and adventure is fun for folks of all-ages! Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Monsters, Mayhem and Mustaches!" Collects Reed Gunther (2011 Image) #6-10. Story and art by SHANE HOUGHTON. The bear-riding cowboy returns with more hilarious adventures! In this exciting collection, Reed Gunther tells his origin tale, battles a reverse werewolf, gets stuck in a hole, buys new boots, gets possessed by an evil spirit, eats pickles, and lots more. Of course his best friends Sterling and Starla are there for all the dangerous, heart-warming and goofy adventures. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Harvey's flagship title featuring the adventures of Richie Rich, the richest kid in the world. This issue features the debut of two short-lived new characters: Billy Broke and Frosty the Polar Bear. Cadbury even teaches the owls on the Rich estate to "who" grammatically. Oil-rig workers on the Rich estate accidentally strike money. Bring Em Back Alive; Billy Broke; Richie Rich & Cadbury: My Good Old Brolly; Little Dot: Tiny But Terrible; Little Lotta: The Great Snowmobile Race! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

Richie Rich's fortune is both the cause and solution to his comedic misadventures. Richie discovers the diary of his prehistoric ancestor, Stone Age Richie. Stone Age Richie manages to keep a phony wizard from swindling his family out of the original Rich fortune. To the Rescue; Lets Slip Away; Magic Man; The Bicycle That Couldnt; A Better Magic. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Richie Rich Millions was part of the first wave of Harvey's Richie Rich comics, featuring the adventures of the richest boy on Earth. Richie's dog Dollar follows the smell of food onto a plane heading to the North Pole, in a three-part story. After the plane crashes in the Arctic, Richie must set out to find his doggone gone dog. Mayda Munny's horoscope predicts a horrible day. Richie and Freckles go on a virtual safari. Also featuring vintage ads for Harvey Records and Sea Monkeys. Plus PSAs for UNICEF and dental health featuring Casper and the Harvey characters, and photo coverage of the "Casper Awards." To the North Pole; Lucky Dog; Oils Well That Ends Well; Mayda Munny: The Horror-Scope. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Joe Kubert cover, In "The Imp," Rima and Abel must each deal with trouble caused by a boy and his mother traveling with a safari. Story credits: unknown. Art by Nester Redondo. Issue also has a one-page text feature "Jungle White Men: Fact or Fiction" and "Space Marshal." Script by Robert Kanigher and art by Noly Zamora. Last issue of series. Cover price $0.20.

Contains Pull Out Poster insert. Souvenir Program & Magazine. 10 x 13. 100 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Nicole Jones. Art by Buddy Setiawan and Derek Fridolfs. Lost in the back roads of southern Louisiana, a group of college students accidentally run over a raccoon in the swamp. Little do they know that deep in the ruins of a nearby plantation, a voodoo witch doctor has resurrected an army of zombie roadkill eager for revenge. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Nicole Jones. Art by Buddy Setiawan and Derek Fridolfs. The return of Baka! Nothing that dies in this swamp stays dead long - nothing evil, that is. Just when the kids think they've found a way home, their old nemesis reappears, throwing a monkeywrench into their plans. Actually, it's a severed head... but whose? Cover by Jeff Rebner. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Collects Roadkill Zoo (2006) #1-4. Written by Nicole Jones. Art by Buddy Setiawan and Derek Fridolfs. Lost in the back roads of Southern Louisiana, a group of college students accidentally run over a raccoon in the swamp. Little do they know that deep in the ruins of a nearby plantation, a voodoo witch doctor has resurrected an army of undead roadkill eager for revenge! A 2007 Russ Manning Award nominee! Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Diego Barretto; cover by Pete Woods and Jesse Delperdang. Wedding bells are in the air, and they're not for Robin and Spoiler! That's right, Jack Drake is getting hitched again, and now he'll be mellow, kindly, and nice to be around ? not! As if spending his vacation with dad weren't enough, Tim's going to find himself face to face with the answer to this question: what happens when you mix your wedding plans with a love of archeology, unearthing something very dangerous in the process? Let's just say this is one wedding the Drake family will never forget! FC, 80 PG. Cover price $5.95.

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Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, a mysterious ship with different alien species approaches and they call themselves the Sentinels. Are they friend or foe? Meanwhile, on Optera, the Invid Lord Regent is not happy to hear that there isn't news from his wife in "Smooth Landings." Script by Tom Mason & Chris Ulm and art by Jason Waltrip. Issue also has "Introspect," a sneak peek of the Galactic Patrol comic series. Script by Tim Eldred and art by Tim Eldred & Ken Branch. Cover price $2.75.

Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, the Robotech Expeditionary Force finally meets the Sentinels face to face, a group of various alien species whose home planets are all prisoners of the Invid, and they want the REF's help in "Pursued." Script by Tom Mason & Chris Ulm and art by Jason Waltrip. Cover price $2.25.

Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, after Kami's capture, Rick Hunter and company try to figure out what to do, Rem and Gnea work to repair the ship, and Lisa's plan to infiltrate the Invid by using Tesla begins in "Howl in the Night." Script by Tom Mason and art by Jason Waltrip. Cover price $2.50.

Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, the attack on the Invid holding Kabarra is fully launched but if the rescue forces can't find the Kabarran children which the Invid are holding hostage, it will all be for naught in "Assault on Karbarra." Script by Tom Mason and art by Jason Waltrip. Cover price $2.50.

Comic book version of the Robotech Sentinels cartoon series, a sequel to the Robotech Macross series, that was planned but never fully made. In this issue, the rescue operation leads some of the Sentinels deeper into the Invid Hive and all goes well but then they learn that Rick, Lisa, Karen, Kami and Rem have been scheduled for dissection in "Where Humans Dare." Script and art by Jason Waltrip. Cover price $2.75.

Tribute to Walt Disney (1901-1966) cover by Buddy Saunders. The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #51 (48 pgs), with Disney cover art by Buddy Saunders, owner of Lone Star Comics and mycomicshop.com. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. This issue features: full-page ad for Star-Studded Comics #11 "Dr. Weird Meets the Demon" written and illustrated by Buddy Saunders; plus ads for Fantasy Illustrated #7 and Sooner Comics #4; a piece on collector George Schwartz from the Milwaukee Journal; "I Like Comics" article by Russell V. Cochran; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. Circulation: 1,300.

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom and Brandy, now residing in Starshine's Spaceknight armor, are finally free to declare their previously unspoken love for each other. The Gremlin tells the tale of dread and despair as the Dire Wraiths have infiltrate into the highest ranking offices of Mother Russia. That's when the Soviet Super Soldiers (last seen in Incredible Hulk #258-259) attack. Can even Rom stand against the mutant power of Darkstar, Mistress of the Darforce, Vanguard, the patriot hero of the people, and Major Ursus, able to transform into a mighty man-bear whose strength is legend. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

1961-62 issue (twelfth overall). Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

1962/1963 "Annual" Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Hobo with a Shotgun Cover - The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! WELCOME TO SCUM TOWN - From fake grindhouse trailer to feature-length gorefest, Jason Eiseners ultra-violent Hobo with a Shotgun finally blasts its way into theatres. Heres the story of how one grindhouse fanatic made a big bang. PLUS: An interview with star Rutger Hauer.by Stuart F. Andrews and John W. Bowen. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

Conan stars in pt. 2 of a Hyborian Odyssey in "Spirit of the Beast." By Gerry Conway, Mike Docherty, and Ernie Chan. Earl Norem front cover. Cover price $2.25.

Cover art by Mike Zeck. The Dead Will Live Again!, script by Mike Pellowski, art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Victor Strogoff's castle is stormed by townsfolk who do not like his experiments. Mr. Ober's Nightmare, script by Nicola Cuti, art by Steve Ditko; Mr. Ober is sent here to open the doorway for an invasion from another dimension. Fatal Mistake text story. Men of Magic filler page; Information about famous stage magicians, including Merlin, Count Cagliostro, Robert Houdin, and Harry Houdini. A Grizzly End, script by Nicola Cuti, art by Mike Zeck; Katrina makes friends with a bear in the forest. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.