Auctions: comic books in 'Bird', graded by CBCS

Story by Mike Baron, Ross Turner, Sam Kieth, Don Chin, and Sam Agro. Art by Sam Agro and Dave Feiss. Cover by Sam Kieth and Bill Maus. Another superhero spoof by Parody Press, this one a send-up of Marvels Punisher. A crazed ex-cop wages a one-man war on crime in between plentiful flashbacks to his origin story. Also featuring spoofs of other comics done in the style of The Punisher, including Peanuts, Family Circus and Archie (preceding The Punisher Meets Archie by a year or so). The Pummeler Bore Journal; The Pummelers Day Off; The Mumbler; Wash and Die; The Funny Pages. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Orestes Calpini. Stories and art by Tom Golden, Orestes Calpini and Tony DiPreta. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch no longer likes his nose, but his search for a new one causes chaos that threatens to flood the whole town. Officer Hippo has to arrest three people by the end of the day or lose his job, so his mischievous friend Buttons the Rabbit steps in. Captain Codfish and his friends find their tropical winter getaway invaded by a walrus and his iceberg. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Captain Codfish; Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo; Little Bill; Punch the Inventor; Little Horse Feathers; Starry Eyes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. More funny-animal antics from Charlton. Punchy the boxer gets into a fight with a squirrel over an acorn - but that is one tough squirrel. So tough, in fact, that his manager puts him in the ring. Atomic Rabbit pursues The Disappearing Bandits. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Timmy the Timid Ghost: Couldnt Be Fresher; Atomic Rabbit: The Disappearing Bandits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. More funny-animal antics from Charlton. Punchy tries to sell Shorty a talking dog, but Shorty knows they only exist in cartoons. An alligator tries to swindle Tubby the Scout at a carnival. Leon the Lyin Lion has a tall tale for every occasion, and no one has out-fibbed him yet. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Tubby the Scout; Bruin: The Braggin' Bear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. More funny-animal antics from Charlton. Gate the Gator joins the scouts and tries to out-merit Tubby the Scout for a merit badge. Leon the Lyin Lion tells his own version of the jumping-frog tall tale. Shorty Squirrel tries to sell Blackie Crow a book of household hints, but first he must convince him he needs it. Punchy and the Black Crow; There's a Word for It; Leon the Lyin Lion; Tubby the Scout; Prudence Finds a Home! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Cover art by Bill Reinhold. Speedy Solutions, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Bill Reinhold, inks by Mark Farmer; Punisher battles the leaders of a pair of rival biker gangs. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Eurohit: Part 4 of 7 – "Swiss Timing!" Story by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Al Williamson. Punisher races against the clock to stop the assassin Snakebite before he hits his next target. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Penciled by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ Cover by TIM BRADSTREET "MAN OF STONE," CONCLUSION Despite being boxed in, outmanned and outgunned, Frank Castle stared down General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov, "The Man of Stone," ready to resolve unfinished business. Now, stranded in the mountains of Afghanistan, Frank contemplates the two promises he's made to Kathryn O'Brien. One he's already kept. The other, he's about to. This is more than just punishment...it's payback. 32 PGS./Mature/Explicit Content ...$2.99 THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC Cover price $2.99.

Limtied 1 for 20 Variant Cover by Adi Granov Omega Effect: Part 2 of 3 - (W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto 'The Omega Effect' Part Two! Guest Starring Spidey And Daredevil! A Perfect Time To Try This Highly Acclaimed New Series As Frank Castle Joins In With The Meanest Team-Up You Ever Saw. Forced To Work With Two Garishly Dressed Avengers, The Punisher Makes One Promise: 'Trust No One...Hurt Everyone.' Cover price $16.00.

Written by Nathan Edmondson. Art and Cover by Mitch Gerads. PRISON RIOT! A long trail of blood has led Frank here, but how much farther can he go? Abandoned in a South American prison, who could Frank possibly call for help? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Written by Mike Baron. Art and cover by Bill Reinhold. The most dangerous man alive, Frank Castle, takes his one-man war to the harshest most inhospitable deserts on earth to take on a small army of terrorists. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV CONCLUSION! They threw everything and the kitchen sink at Barracuda, but it didn't spoil his day. What's more, the guy he was paid to protect just became his sidekick. Get ready to meet the baddest hemophiliac on the planet. His name is Oswald -- but you can call him 'Hemo' -- and you'd best get out of his way. 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content Cover price $3.99.

Written by MATT FRACTION Pencils and Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI BLOOD AND SAND, PART 1 With the echoes of last issue's tragic ending still rattling in his head, Frank Castle finds himself tied to a fencepost with barbed wire, watching what may be his last sunrise. Somewhere along the U.S./Mexico border a super-militia bent on igniting a race war has been killing scores of innocent people. By the time the last shot is fired and the last body falls, you'll have met the modern incarnation of the HATEMONGER and seen an all-new look for the Punisher. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

STORY BY MARK FINN. ART BY JOHN LUCAS. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. By Dave Kellett. Dave Kellett brings you the first book collection of the popular daily comic strip, Sheldon! Selected favorites from the much-loved webcomic are collected in one beautifully bound volume. Take it with you wherever your jet-setting life may lead you - and enjoy the adventures of a 10-year-old software billionaire, his pet duck, and the grandfather that raises them both. It's a wonderful mix of everyday family humor, pop culture references, and the surreal! Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Written by Aaron Gillespie. Art by JG Miranda. Cover by Joyce Chin. Doomed to spend her days as a mindless ghoul, Purgatori struggles to keep her sanity. As if that's not enough for the vampire goddess, an ancient and mysterious enemy wants her dead. Purgatori will have to rely on her wits to get out of this one… but how will she survive if she can't think past her overwhelming thirst for blood? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover by Joyce Chin. Written by Aaron Gillespie. Art by JG Miranda. Doomed to spend her days as a mindless ghoul, Purgatori struggles to keep her sanity. As if that's not enough for the vampire goddess, an ancient and mysterious enemy wants her dead. Purgatori will have to rely on her wits to get out of this one... but how will she survive if she can't think past her overwhelming thirst for blood? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Written by Troy Dye and Tom Kelesides. The exciting prequel to the Puss In Boots movie is here in this exclusive original graphic novel! Puss enters a secret sword fighting competition to determine who's the best with a blade. Will he defeat the rabid rooster known as "El Pollo Mas Rapido"? Or will Chuey, the Chihuahua cat burglar, take top prize? And in a Bonus story, Puss unravels the mystery of the Maltese Gato! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 p[ages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Stories, art and cover by George Carlson. A rare showcase for the work of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Alec must figure out how to spend his reward money in Fumbleland, but Jabberwock Jake has his own plans for it. This series was the only appearance of Carlson's dream project, Alec in Fumbleland. Also featuring mazes, rebuses, hidden-picture puzzles and other brain-teasers in Carlson's whimsical style. A Juggling Act; Corner the Bug!; A Lot Of People; The Busy Sign Painter; A Days Fishing; On The Spanish Main; The Dinglesnoop Twins; Alec in Fumbleland; Crack-Shot Cross-Words; A Pictorial Enigma; The Tower of Twigs; The Mill in the Maze; The Mysterious Picture; The Bakers' Charade; A Comical Shadow; Cross-Words on the Old Tea-Pot; The Village Grocery; Stepping Stones; A Famous Battle; When a Bear Is an Ostrich; Butterflies and Cross-Words; Hidden Birds; What a Memory!; Swat That Fly!; Answers. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

From the guys who brought you "Star Reach" comes "Quack!" Featuring stories by writers and artists who would go on to have a major impact on the industry. "The Duckaneer," art and story by Frank Brunner; "The Wraith" by Michael Gilbert; "You-All Gibbon" by Scott Shaw!, "E.Z. Wolf" by Ted Richards, "On the Skids" by Howard Chaykin and Alan Kupperberg, "Duckula" by Scott Shaw!, and "Kosmo Cat," story by Mark Evanier, art by Scott Shaw! and Dave Stevens. Brunner cover. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

2nd printing, reprinted 10/76 Cover price $1.25.

The Beavers by Dave Sim (Cerebus); Gilbert, Shaw art; Sim & Leialoha cover Cover price $1.25.

The Beavers by Dave Sim (Cerebus) Cover price $1.25.

Brunner art on Duckaneer; Gilbert art Cover price $1.25.

B/W comic by Joyce Lorraine about 4 bratty girls (quadruplets). Cover price $1.25.

Written by James Asmus. Art by Steve Lieber. Cover by Mike Hawthorne. We fought a zoo! The deadly conspiracy at Quantum and Woody's throats tightens its lethal grip! Everyone that surrounds the brothers Henderson is dead-set on ending them… just when everything was coming up Quantum and Woody! Every so-called friend, neighbor, and confidant goes in for the kill, but Eric and Woody are still trying to figure out what's going on! Who's doing this to them? Why? Who's been messing around inside their brains? How? What dastardly supervillains will come at them next? Where? Will the goat be hurt… and harm their dad's pregnancy? What? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

All Hail Queen Sonja! Dynamite has returned the She-Devil; to what she does best, only this time, the red-headed warrior has more than just herself to look out for, she has a whole kingdom! The story of Sonja's march to the throne continues as writer Joshua Ortega and artist Mel Rubi weave an incredible tale of intrigue and power in the ancient lands of Hyboria! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Mel Rubi. Our first story arc comes to a stunning conclusion from writer Joshua Ortega and definitive artist Mel Rubi! Sonja is seated on the throne, and now the adventures can truly begin! But will the intrigue and battle from this series carry into the next? By the gods, yes! Yes, they will! Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Sketch Variant Cover by Mel Rubi. Our first story arc comes to a stunning conclusion from writer Joshua Ortega and definitive artist Mel Rubi! Sonja is seated on the throne, and now the adventures can truly begin! But will the intrigue and battle from this series carry into the next? By the gods, yes! Yes, they will! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Jackson Herbert. After the thrilling opening adventures of the all-new, all-different Queen Sonja, Dynamite proudly presents the next chapter! Featuring the Dynamite debut of writer Arvid (Kull) Nelson and artist Jackson (Avengers/Invaders) Herbert, Sonja finds herself warily upon the throne and facing a new and deadly threat from within... and without! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Mel Rubi. The penultimate issue of Arvid Nelson's thrilling Queen Sonja arc (featuring the incredible art of Jackson Herbert). Mysteries unravel and blood will be spilled! Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Carlos Rafael. Thulsa Doom rises from the hellish depths to smash Sonja's palace. Normally Sonja would be up to the challenge, but in her weakened state she'll be lucky just to escape with all her limbs attached. Either way, Doom owes a heavy debt to his god Set for his new-found power. Set didn't revive Thulsa out of charity; it needs the undead sorcerer to carry out a horrific rite that can only be performed once every thousand years. The results of this dark ritual? Only Set knows the full truth... Cover price $3.99.

Untitled story, script by Jesse Leon McCann and Robert Graff, pencils by David A. Roach, inks by Michael Collins; An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster. Based on the 1998 Warner Bros. animated film. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Featuring the heroes Garrett, Kayley and Ayden, the villains Ruber and Bladebeak, plus the mystic Merlin and 2-headed dragon Devon and Cornwall, this coloring book allows you to bring the fantasy adventure to full color life. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 6-in. x 9-in., 12 pages, B&W.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles appear in an all-new story (not a reprint). Subtitled, "The Independent Comics' Benefit for Literacy." Cover price $2.00.

1st printing. By Mitch Schauer and Mike Vosburg. RIP, M.D. is the debut graphic novel from The Angry Beavers creator Mitch Schauer, a creepy, fun-filled all-ages adventure introducing Ripley Plimpt, an eleven-year-old boy whose ordinary life is turned upside-down when he discovers that monsters are not only real, but are also in desperate need of his help to overcome their very real problems. Softcover, 88 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $12.99.

July/August/September 1988 issue. Catalog of books and magic items for sale. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 20 pages on white paper. No cover price.

Rachel and Aunt Johnny search for the deadly blonde angel leads them to the town's doctor and the horrifying truth about his shut-in wife. Rachel Rising is a supernatural thriller, written and drawn by award-winning creator, Terry Moore.""(W/A/CA) Terry Moore Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Gilbert Shelton cover. Gilbert Shelton, Skip Williamson, Rick Griffin, Tony Bell, Jack Jackson, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Frank Stack, Victor Moscoso, and Jay Lynch art. Freak Brothers and Wonder Warthog stories. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2", 44 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Walt Kelly art (9 pages). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Animal Mother Goose" by Walt Kelly (5 pages). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Rabbit, Raggedy Ann, None-Such Animals # 15: The Snudge, Egbert Elephant (art by Dan Noonan), The Star Money, The Stone Mora, Animal Mother Goose (by Walt Kelly, 4 pages), and Billy and Bonny Bee (by Frank Thomas). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Michael Finnegan, None-Such Animals # 16: The Quirn, Raggedy Ann, Egbert Elephant (art by Dan Noonan), Little Red Ridinghood, Price Flamingo, Animal Mother Goose (by Walt Kelly, 4 pages), and Billy and Bonny Bee. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Hair-Raising Adventures of Peterkin Pottle (by John Stanley), Egbert Elephant (by Dan Noonan), Raggedy Ann, the Brownies, Stuffins, and Billy and Bonny Bee. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.