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Limited Edition (1 for 10) Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by PAOLO RIVERA. FACE FRONT: Part 1 of 2 - Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils by BARRY KITSON. FACE FRONT -An adventure from Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four's past is about to have a profound effect on their future...That's if Spidey and the Torch can stop fighting long enough to notice! What's the cosmic-level rift that's dividing two of the Marvel U.'s best friends? Plus, a dark turn for Harry Osborn. A new role for Mr. Negative. And the start of a story that's going to effect almost every title at Marvel Comics! We kid you not!!! 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.

November 1958. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. In this issue: gunslingers of the Old West (art by Lea Franklin McCarty); dramatic Western skies; and more. 9-in. x 12-in.; part color, part black and white; 36 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.40.

1st printing. Written by BILL WILLINGHAM. Art by SHAWN MCMANUS, PAUL GUINAN, and MARK BUCKINGHAM. Cover by JAMES BENNETT. Don't miss this new hardcover collection of tales from FABLES writer Bill Willingham, including the miniseries PROPOSITION PLAYER, THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE THESSALIAD and THESSALY - WITCH FOR HIRE, plus THE DREAMING #55, MERV PUMPKINHEAD: AGENT OF D.R.E.A.M., THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, plus Willingham's short stories from HOUSE OF MYSTERY and FLINCH! Hardcover, 464 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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Cover by Jose Delbo. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Jose Delbo and Pat Boyette. Reprints Billy the Kid (1956 Charlton) #109. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. Billy finds himself pursued by Ute warriors for no reason he can ascertain, and makes a dangerous cliffside leap to get away. Billy aids homesteaders facing the challenges of life on the frontier. Plus a lesson in basic Spanish. Ute Gold; Boothill Gazette: A Notch on a Killers Gun; Some Simple Smart Spanish; Homestead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "House of Cards," "The Man Who Thought He had Wings," and "Hear, See, Speak Evil." Issue also has one-page text feature "The Terror of Hermit Island" and one-page strips. No story/art credits given. Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. On cover: 10053-509, September. Cover price $0.12.

Art by Dick Ayers and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #23 or as Cowboys and Indians #6. Western-themed kids' comics, featuring funny-animals in cowboy hats and adorable would-be outlaw Jesse Jimmy. This issue featured both comical and serious Western tales. The life of Western legend Doc Holliday, featuring one of the first published stories by future Marvel legend Dick Ayers; Punch the Creampuff Cowpuncher is more concerned with his new cowboy suit getting dirty than with punching any cows. The Doctor of Death – The True Story of Doc Holliday; Danny the Dude; Spurs Larkin; Pow Wow; Ol' Smokey; Punch the Creampuff Cowpuncher; Lil Cactus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Romita. All reprints: The Devil and Donald Webster, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; A man makes a deal with Satan to murder his shrew wife, but Satan frames him for the crime and he is sentenced to the electric chair. The Strange Game, art by Marty Elkin; A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts. Darkness, art by Jim Mooney. Walking Ghost, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bill Walton. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Dismemberment and hypo blood draining stories

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Jon DAgostino, and Harry Harrison. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Dr. Parker's scheme to turn plants into humans only succeeds in giving plants a taste for human blood. A governor who refused to pardon an innocent man is haunted by a deadly disembodied hand that only he can see. An insanely jealous astronomer with failing eyesight murders his partner and harvests his eyes (haven't seen that one before). The Terror of the Killer Plant; The Hand of Death!; Strange Curse of the Mountain; The Eyes of Death!; Adventure in Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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ARROW: David Lapham invades Top Cow! (W) David Lapham(Art) Brian Denham(Col) Matt Milla(Cov) Dale Keown "Hell House," Part 1 (of 4)?Noir master David Lapham (Stray Bullets) brings his own brand of horror and gritty realism to Top Cow, writing and doing layouts for visionary artist Brian Denham. Jackie Estacado checks into an Atlantic City casino gone horribly wrong, where he encounters mobster menaces aplenty, and the true depths of his powers...and his soul. Full color32 pages$2.99ongoing series Cover price $2.99.

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CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN - Written by Gerry Duggan. Art by Mike Hawthorne. Cover by Rafael Albuquerque. Deadpool and the Mercs for Money are clearly the best team in the Marvel Universe. So naturally when there is a cosmic-level threat, they'll be there. Oh - also, they get along REALLY WELL. This arc is going to be all about happy people getting along, right? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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(W) Jai Nitz (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Daniel Brereton A murdered gambler, a dead hit man, and a priest who knows too much put John Lincoln in a lethal position. Pinched between the Dixie Mafia and La Cosa Nostra, the Dream Thief finds himself in a Memphis card game where the stakes are his life! Cover price $3.99.

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The Great Fables Crossover: Part 7 of 9 - Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges. Art by Tony Akins and Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Joao Ruas.Jack Horner, meet Jack Frost. But wait a minute! Didn't we already establish that Jack Horner was Jack Frost? Concerning the nature of his craft, Tom Clancy once opined that the 'difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.' If this is so, how do we explain Jack being put in charge of the Farm and all of Fablekind? How do we explain Jack being allowed to babysit Bigby and Snow's cubs? How does that make sense? We here at Fables headquarters can only come to one conclusion: as impossible as it may seem, Fables isn't fiction, it's real. 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

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"Dead Is My Darling" (art by Fred Carrillo), "The Spectral Avenger" (art by Gerry Talaoc), "The Most Haunted House in England" (pencils by J. Noriega, inks by Alfredo Alcala), and "The Jinx That Rode the Skies" (art by Sam Glanzman?). Cover price $0.20.

Cover by David Nakayama. by Raven Gregory, Dan Leister & Sarah Ruffino The can't-miss sequel to Return to Wonderland continues! The ultimate game of chess begins as Johnny and Calie face off for the first time since their sister sacrificed her kin into the realm of madness and terror. But Johnny is hellbent on wreaking more havoc before he confronts his dear sis and decides that a murder spree is just what the doctor ordered! Cover price $2.99.

Las Vegas Comic Expo Exclusive Variant Cover by Anthony Spay & Ivan Nunes (W) Patrick Shand. (A) Jacob Bear, Rodrigo Ramos Rodolfo. This new bi-monthly series features characters from the Grimm Universe in never before told stories. Issue #1 ties directly into the 2012 annual and the Grimm Angel One-Shot. As the Flesh Reavers descend on the people of earth an unlikely alliance forms between a trio of Highborns who have only recently discovered their powers. In order to save the humans they defend...and themselves...they'll have to master their powers in the heat of a life or death battle without any margin for error.

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Women of Marvel Variant Cover by Erica Henderson. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Valerio Schiti. Chapter 7 of the BLACK VORTEX! Double-sizes spectacular! Rocket and Magik in action! Beast defeated and broken! Gamora on the offensive! Ronan deposed! Star-Lord defiant! Nova gives chase! This issue surely has it all! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Stories by Alice M. Marin and Pamela Ravelli. Art by Ray Patin, Preston Blair, and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG. Izzy and Dizzy use the Magic Lamp to take a sea voyage. The Captain Was a Sissy; Why Must It Always Be Chickens?; Throckmorton; Izzy and Dizzy; Korky; Waldo Wolf; How Gertrude Found Happiness; The Secret of Success; Homing Horatio. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

Cover by Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart.

Mike Mignola has expanded Hellboy into the most exciting group of books since the early Marvel universe, and his style has influenced art and illustration far beyond the world of comics. Selected finished pieces are shown alongside sketches and raw scans from the last twenty years.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 136 pages, full color.

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Stories and art by Chic Stone, H. R. Cohen, and Al Pross. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Big Shot is a street peddler with a W.C. Fields accent and the same problems with kids and cops. Rhyming reporter Scoop Scully is a lot like Basil Wolverton's Scoop Scuttle - at least as much as anyone can imitate the inimitable Basil - with early art by comics legend Chic Stone. A canary escapes from his cage and encounters a cat, but neither one knows they're supposed to be enemies. Fresh Off the Cob; Scoop Scully; Jest Nuts; The Cat and the Crazy Canary; Stop Me if You've Heard This Before; Who Laid That Egg?; Hicky Stix; Slightly Cracked Nuts; Big Shot; Bats in the Belfry; Mr. Hyde and Mr. Seek Master Detectives; Silly Dillies; Sawdust Follies; Stop! You're Killing Me!; Whacky Wacks; This'll Kill You; Heppy; Positively Nutty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Phantom Pilot" (art by Ruben Moreira), "The Canvas Trap" (art by George Roussos), and "The Cosmis Game of Doom" (art by Mort Meskin). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 8, Issue 6 - June 1939. Painted cover by Albert Fisher. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

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Free Comic Book Day edition. No cover price, marked FREE.

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"Showdown in Cheyenne," "The Gun Nobody Wanted," "The Road of Ruin," and "Beyond the Law" (art on all by Jack Keller). Back-up story, "Fear" (script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson). John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and Art by BRANDON GRAHAM. Pete falls in love with an alien he's forced to betray...Anna watches her boyfriend literally turn into the drug he's addicted to...and Joe has a cat that can become any tool or weapon. It's all just another day in King City, where mystery is down every alley...and weirdness is crawling through your window. From critically acclaimed comics vet BRANDON GRAHAM comes a comic unlike any you have ever read! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

August 2006. Special School's Out Summer Issue! Inside: 9 pull-out-fake-out Yu-Gi-Oh! cards! Plus: Help us create a new superhero, Cars that didn't make the movie, stupid skateboard tricks, and an exclusive interview with Nacho Libre's Jack Black! Cover price $4.99.

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Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. The last issue in Part Three! All the misunderstandings have reached critical mass for Kyoko, and when Yusaku comes crawling back to Maison Ikkoku, she tells him that all the rooms are taken. With so many crossed messages and uncertain feelings around, will the sincere but star-crossed Yusaku ever get back to Room #5? 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Vol. 1, No. 1 - September, 1958. Men's interest magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/4-in.x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Limited Variant Cover by Homs. Luke Lieberman, Matt Wolpert (W) Wellington Dias (A) Writers Luke Lieberman and Matt Wolpert, along with artist Wellington Dias present 'Holliday in the Sun'! Featuring Blondie, Tuco and flashbacks to a younger Blondie's early adventures! Cover price $3.50.

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Written and Art by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Reiko Murakami. Jeff Lemire continues his monumental new creator-owned series, as Theresa enters the frightening memories of the dead, searching for peace for a desperate client of her late mother. Liminal and lacking luminance beyond her darkest nightmares, the trance she's trapped in is unfortunately exactly where she needs to be. However, Theresa's anger and unhealed past, combined with the revelation of magic being very real, will do more than muddy the waters, not to mention a dark figure trailing her from just beyond the light's edge… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Jeff Lemire. Jeff Lemire continues his monumental new creator-owned series, as Theresa enters the frightening memories of the dead, searching for peace for a desperate client of her late mother. Liminal and lacking luminance beyond her darkest nightmares, the trance she's trapped in is unfortunately exactly where she needs to be. However, Theresa's anger and unhealed past, combined with the revelation of magic being very real, will do more than muddy the waters, not to mention a dark figure trailing her from just beyond the light's edge… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Limited Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Michael Del Mundo. Jeff Lemire continues his monumental new creator-owned series, as Theresa enters the frightening memories of the dead, searching for peace for a desperate client of her late mother. Liminal and lacking luminance beyond her darkest nightmares, the trance she's trapped in is unfortunately exactly where she needs to be. However, Theresa's anger and unhealed past, combined with the revelation of magic being very real, will do more than muddy the waters, not to mention a dark figure trailing her from just beyond the light's edge… 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Jeff Lemire. In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

(W/A) Jeff Lemire (CA) Frany In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Jeff Lemire. In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Gabriel Walta. In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

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Written and Art by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Jesse Lonergan. In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

Limited Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Jesse Lonergan. In the conclusion to the mystifying first chapter of the new original series from Jeff Lemire, Theresa is worse for wear after her emotional encounter and first journey into The Unseen World. Intoxicated on spirits, she channels her frustration in the front yard of an old ex, where the embers of a love lost are still painful. Unexpectedly, it's where she'll meet a fellow traveler of the unseen, but it's not who she'd expect… Cover price $4.99.

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire In a desperate bid to free herself of this new 'curse,' Theresa finds herself thrown into the Unseen World once again. Delving deeper into the mysterious realm, Theresa uncovers secrets that will prove vital to her understanding of this power… but also finds herself stalked by a Dark Figure whose presence grows increasingly sinister. Cover price $4.99.

(W/A) Jeff Lemire (CA) Megan Hutchison In a desperate bid to free herself of this new 'curse,' Theresa finds herself thrown into the Unseen World once again. Delving deeper into the mysterious realm, Theresa uncovers secrets that will prove vital to her understanding of this power… but also finds herself stalked by a Dark Figure whose presence grows increasingly sinister. Cover price $4.99.

(W/A) Jeff Lemire (CA) TBA In a desperate bid to free herself of this new 'curse,' Theresa finds herself thrown into the Unseen World once again. Delving deeper into the mysterious realm, Theresa uncovers secrets that will prove vital to her understanding of this power… but also finds herself stalked by a Dark Figure whose presence grows increasingly sinister. Cover price $4.99.

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire In a desperate bid to free herself of this new 'curse,' Theresa finds herself thrown into the Unseen World once again. Delving deeper into the mysterious realm, Theresa uncovers secrets that will prove vital to her understanding of this power… but also finds herself stalked by a Dark Figure whose presence grows increasingly sinister. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Anthony Del Col. Art by Werther Dell'Edera. Cover by Fay Dalton. Nancy Drew has a killer plan. In order to clear their names from accusations of their father's murder, she and the Hardy Boys will have to infiltrate a family of petty thieves - by beating at their own (card) games! The classic characters dive deeper into the seedy underbelly of a tourist-town - and they begin to find out if they're really able to go bad in order to do good. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

WRITTEN BY JENNIFER MOORE AND SEAN CAROLAN; ART AND COVER BY PHIL MOY In stores January 16. The Amoeba Boys set up such a lame gambling business that nobody can lose at it ? nobody, that is, until the Mayor bets the city! It's up to the Girls to beat the Boys at their own game! FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.