Comic books in 'Grim Reaper', graded by CBCS

Features include Anderson PSI Division in "The Possessed" (script by R. Clark, art by Brett Ewins), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "Video" (script by John Smith, art by Geoff Senior), Ace Trucking Co. in "The Garpetbaggers" (script by Grant/Grover, art by Messimo Belardinelli), Judge Dredd in "The Art of Kenny Who?" (script by T.B. Grover, art by Cam Kennedy), Sooner or Later (script by Peter Milligan, art by Brendan McCarthy/Riot), and Strontium Dog in "Rage" (script by Alan Grant, art by Carlos Ezquerra).

All color. Features include Judge Dredd in "Judgement Day" part 20 (script by Garth Ennis, art by Carlos Ezquerra), Bradley in "The King's Birthday Suit" (script by Alan McKenzie, art by Simon Harrison), Zenith in phase 4 part 8, "Deja Vu" (script by Grant Morrison, art by Steve Yeowell, color by Gina Hart), Tharg's Future Shocks: "This Island East Dulwich" (script by John Tomlinson, art by J. Anderson), and Robo-Hunter in "Return to Verdus" part 7 (script by Mark Millar, art by Casanovas). Ezquerra cover.

July 15, 2009. Cover by Steve Yeowell. Written by Al Ewing, Ian Edginton, John Smith, Dan Abnett and Pat Mills. Art by Karl Richardson, Steve Yeowell, Edmund Bagwell, Anthony Williams, Rob Taylor and Leigh Gallagher. In this Prog: Judge Dredd in "Rehab: Part 1"; the end of the world looms in the Red Seas story "The Chimes of Midnight: Part 1"; "Cradlegrave: Part 12"; Sinister Dexter story "Wish You Were Here: Part 3"; and Defoe in "Queen of the Zombies: Part 5"! 28 pages, PC/PB&W.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1954: February to August!" Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #26-32. Art by Paul Reinman. Cover by Ken Bald. Tales exploring the supernatural collected togther from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues #26-32. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Forbidden Worlds (1952-1967) #26-32. Written by Sid Jones. Art by Ken Bald. Another bevy of far-out freakiness from the kid sister mag of ACG's groundbreaking Adventures Into The Unknown, featuring more tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the classic Forbidden Worlds. They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Doesn't seem like five minutes since we were putting the finishing touches to the inaugural volume of our Forbidden Worlds hardcover reissue series and already we're on the fifth book. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Direct Edition. Cover art by Kerry Gammill and Brett Breeding. Certain Death starring Superman, script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob McLeod, inks by Brett Breeding; Lex Luthor apparently dies. 36 pages, Full Color, $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

"The Lost Lives of Laura Hastings" (art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel), "Dolls of Doom," "The Shape of Evil," "The Buried Brain" (art by Ogden Whitney), and "The Citadel of Evil." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, George Wilhelms, Charlie Sultan, Al Camy, and Ogden Whitney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Ghost That Trembled" (script by Richard Hughes as "Greg Olivetti," art by Edd Ashe); "The Curious Camera," "The Other Presence!"; "They Called Him Crazy!"; and "The Right Man!" (script by Kermit Lundgren, art by Chic Stone). Statement of ownership--average print run 318,399; average paid circulation 155,102. Kurt Schaffenberger cover (as "Lou Wahl"). Cover price $0.12.

Story, art and cover by Shea Anton Pensa. Goth kid Maddox MacClarran accidentally becomes really dead while trying to save a life, and finds himself trapped in both San Francisco and Purgatory with his new roommates: a ghost that doesn't know he's dead, a bipolar body-piercer, a masochistic trading-card junkie and an obsessive-compulsive fetish-model. OCD Ophelia causes strife when she rearranges everybody elses stuff; if that wasnt bad enough, the preparations for an evening of goth-clubbing go way over the top and take forever. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa. Art by Francesco Francavilla and Jack Morelli. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. 'Betty, RIP,' Part 1 (of 6). It's been weeks since Archie and his friends left Riverdale. Now, they are wandering the deserted highways of America, one step ahead of the ever-pursuing vicious zombie horde. When they decide to set down roots to observe their first post-apocalypse Thanksgiving, Mr. Lodge leads a team into the forests of Pennsylvania to find dinner, but the hunters soon become the hunted, and not all of the gang will make it out of the woods alive! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA Cover by DAVE BULLOCK This is it, the full-length story that, oddly enough, you keep demanding... THE DEATH OF THE SENTRY! How will the Man of Gold finally fall to his arch villain, The Void? How will the world go on? What about his best gal Lindy (sniff) and Scout n' Li'l Watchdog (who never hurt anybody 'cause he's a good dog) and Harrison Oogar and the Hillbillionaires and.... (sob)... we- we can't do this... excuse us, please... 32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.

Comic book version of the TV sitcom and cartoon that aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990 featuring an Alien Life Form (ALF) living with a family. The countdown continues for the final issue of ALF with Part 3 of "Th – Th – Th That's ALF, Folks – A Melmodest Proposal" in which ALF tries to pop the question, make arrangements for a wedding, stay ahead of the agent from the alien task force that is pursuing him and plan for his trip home. Then Rhonda goes it alone in her first (and last) solo story and tries to deal with the Planet of the Shapes in "Getting Into Shapes." Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Dave Manak & Marie Severin. Cover price $1.00.

Frank Cho Cover

2nd Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #105-142, Giant Size Super Heroes: Featuring Spider-Man (1974) and Marvel Super Heroes (1967-1982 1st Series) #14. Written by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane, John Romita, Sr., Jim Starlin, Paul Reinman, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, Tony Mortellaro, Jim Mooney, Dave Hunt, Mike Esposito, and Bill Everett. Cover by Frank Cho and Sabine Rich. The adventures of comics' most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue! Brought to you by Stan Lee, John Romita Sr., Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and Ross Andru, the saga ahead will captivate you unlike any Marvel comic has before. The Green Goblin is back! Gwen Stacy is missing! And it all leads to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge that will leave Peter Parker forever changed! It's the story that cemented the Green Goblin as the definition of evil - and lest you think that's the only milestone in these pages, this Omnibus also features the debut of the Punisher, the wedding of Aunt May and Doc Ock, Harry Osborn's descent into madness and a new role for Mary Jane Watson! Hardcover, 976 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by JG Miranda. Cover by Gregbo Watson. The casts of Zenescope's flagship series - Grimm Fairy Tales, Robyn Hood, and Hellchild - unite for an event to end all comic book events… the apocalypse. The first defense against the Four Horsemen has failed, and now these four unstoppable demons begin to march on the world. As the students of Arcane Acre rush to keep the civilians of New York City safe, Robyn and Marian's feud reaches a boiling point. As the heroes are fractured and coping with immense loss, who will stop the Horsemen from completing their fatal march? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Ernie Colón and Alfredo Alcala. Cover by Ernie Colón. A mortally-wounded Khiron must make his own way to Hades, shunning all aid. But, when Byzantine soldiers try to waylay him, Arak and Satyricus make sure nothing keeps Khiron from his sombre destination. As he finally crosses the river Styx, Khiron charges Satyricus with protecting Arak until Arak finds his destiny as the Son of Thunder. Written by Roy Thomas and Dannette Thomas. Art by Ernie Colón. A frustrated teenage Valda desperately wants to become a knight, but the king vowed to her mother that Valda would never be allowed to become a warrior like herself. But, Valda is working as a squire to a boorish young knight when he collapses of a sickness. 36 pages, full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Will Franz, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. American soldiers face the brutality of war in conflicts across the globe. The Archer and Corporal Jack take part in a raid on the mountain fortress of Hitler's Messerschmitt air force. The Iron Corporal believes he's being stalked by Death itself, in a story by Will Franz and Sam Glanzman, creators of The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. The Archer and Corporal Jack: The Raid on Messerschmitt Mountain; One Stupid P.F.C.; Weapons, Wars, and Wisdom; The Iron Corporal: Alias Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Joe Kubert. "Return of the Seven-Year-Dead Man," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; An amnesiac crook regains his memory after seven years and goes after an old partner who didnt show up for his memorial service, but the Atom intervenes. "Yo-Yo Hangup in the Sky," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Murphy Anderson; Taking Harris back to his spaceship, Hawkman and his passenger encounter a gravity-defying auto, which he rescues, despite being similarly affected; The car's passengers turn out to be bank robbers trying to make a getaway, and they try to shoot him, unsuccessfully; Hawkman finally questions Harris, determining that his moonstone ring, bought that morning, is the teleportation device, and that the anti-gravity effect came from his own spaceship's grappler and repelling beams, accidentally activated by Harris when he was aboard. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Angel Errant: Part 1 of 2: The Descent - Written by Dennis O'Neil. Art by Dougie Braithwaite & James Pascoe. Cover by Barry Kitson? & James Pascoe. Sister Lilhy's got a brand new lover, leaving Jean-Paul out in the cold. Only one woman could possibly fill the void in his heart -- Ra's al Ghul's daughter, Talia. To what lengths will Azrael go to possess her? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Cover by Neal Adams. "Night of the Reaper!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams inks by Dick Giordano; Dick Grayson attends the annual Vermont parade on Halloween with some of his college friends; The notice some crooks attacking a man dressed as Robin and try to help him; The Reaper attacks Robin; Batman, who has been tracking an ex-Nazi war criminal to the parade, finds Robin and takes him to the house of Tom Fagan, the parade organizer. A letter from Denny O'Neil who recounts the real life events that inspired "Night of the Reaper." "The Screaming House," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds), inks by Bob Kane; While passing by an old house, the Batman hears screams and rushes in to save a man, who he soon discovers is a crook that has been double crossing his boss and who kills the thugs torturing him so there will be no witnesses; Later, the Caped Crusader learns from the dying Joey that his boss is a big time smuggler. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. What Price, the Prize?, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Batman looks for the evil Dr. Fang, who's into boxing. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

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Contagion Part 6 of 11: Tears of Blood - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Azrael returns to Gotham City with a possible vaccine for the plague and Batman sends it with Poison Ivy into the barricaded Babylon Towers, where the city's most powerful citizens are dying. Meanwhile, Robin, Nightwing and the Huntress try to stop a looting, panic-stricken mob! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

"Blood of the Demon!" Written by Ty Templeton. Art by Rick Burchett. Ra's Al Ghul, the Demon's Head himself, is planning to kill virtually all the planet's inhabitants unless the Dark Knight can stop him. And you thought living in Gotham was tough. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Collector's Set #1 comes shrink wrapped in a cardboard sheath and contains: Batman Shadow of the Bat #48, Detective Comics #695, Robin #27, Catwoman #31, Azrael #15, and Batman #529.

1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series)#827-834.

Written by Paul Dini, Stuart Moore, and Royal McGraw. Art by Don Kramer and Andy Clarke. Cover by Simone Bianchi.

In this collection of stories from DETECTIVE COMICS, Batman lives up to his reputation as the World's Greatest Detective as he takes on such evildoers as the Ventriloquist, Scarface, Vox, Harley Quinn, the Terrible Trio and more!

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Batman targets a serial killer who only kills once a year, always on Hallowe'en, in "A Contract With Death!" Written by Alan Grant. Pencils by Jim Aparo. Inks by Stan Woch. Cover by Chris Moeller. Cover price $1.95.

Cover by Joe Enslavas and Gene Day. Stories and art by Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sanho Kim, Gary Petras, Michael Pellowski, Steve Clement and Steve Stiles. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. A circus clown has trouble making people laugh, in a bonus story for clownophobes. Drunken magician Bernard the Magnificent seeks revenge on the ventriloquist's dummy that replaced him, but there's a reason they call him The Manipulator. Treasure hunters encounter the dreaded Kukulkaton, in a story with art by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Die Laughing; Bats; The Manipulator; The Kukulkaton. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

The color comic book adaptation of the bodacious film event starring none other than...ta daaa...Bill & Ted! Everything's bogus when they're killed and replaced by robots! Written by Evan Dorkin, with art by Dorkin, Stephen DeStefano, Marie Severin and Ron Boyd. Cover by Dorkin. 80 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Brian Lynch. Art by Jerry Gaylord. Cover by Felipe Smith. Bill & Ted are trapped in the 27th century, where no one has heard of Rufus or the Wyld Stallyns and De Nomolos rules the Supreme Most Important Person in the Universe with Station under his control! Featuring a back-up story by Christopher Hastings (Adventure Time) and Matt Cummings (Power Up) about Death's misadventure through hell. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Chris Roberson. Art by J.B. Bastos. Cover by Drew Johnson. A suburban housewife with a criminal past and a thirst for adrenaline is about to get a top-secret side job: carrying out the government's most dangerous missions. Renear is tired of playing by the rules. A valedictorian and top athlete in her younger years, she's sacrificed a promising career to tie the knot and play house… isn't there more to life than this? Of course there is - if you're willing to take the shot. It's time the world found out what she is truly capable of. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Chris Roberson. Art by J.B. Bastos. Cover by Drew Johnson. A suburban housewife with a criminal past and a thirst for adrenaline is about to get a top-secret side job: carrying out the government's most dangerous missions. Renear tracks a professional killer who threatens to disrupt a high-level diplomatic meeting before it's too late. As she faces off against the assassin in the present day, we discover her recruitment into a secret espionage program. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Stories by Gene Day and Augustine Funnell. Art by Gene Day, David Day, Dan Day, and Bruce Conklin. Painted cover by Gene Day. An anthology title envisioned by artist Gene Day in the 1970s, featuring work by Day, his brothers Dan and David, and his artist friends. The series did not see print until after Gene's death in 1982, when his friends brought it to Renegade Press as a tribute to Gene's life and work. It Waits; Occurrence on A Decembers Morning; The Eaters; Gods Good Children. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.70.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. The seven neighbors struggle to make sense of their twisted surroundings as they are confronted by all their worst fears and the terrible inhabitants of the tunnels. The biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS continues from Eisner-winning creative team JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. The seven neighbors struggle to make sense of their twisted surroundings as they are confronted by all their worst fears and the terrible inhabitants of the tunnels. The biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS continues from Eisner-winning creative team JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 'The Eisner-winning creative team of JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO brings you another chapter of the newest epic series within THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS! Secrets are revealed amongst the neighbors as they continue their descent between floors, but when the group attempts to find a way out of the tunnels, they'll find answers that defy logic and terrors beyond reality.' 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. 'The Eisner-winning creative team of JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO brings you another chapter of the newest epic series within THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS! Secrets are revealed amongst the neighbors as they continue their descent between floors, but when the group attempts to find a way out of the tunnels, they'll find answers that defy logic and terrors beyond reality.' 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 'The Eisner-winning creative team of JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO brings you another chapter of the newest epic series within THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS! Secrets are revealed amongst the neighbors as they continue their descent between floors, but when the group attempts to find a way out of the tunnels, they'll find answers that defy logic and terrors beyond reality.' 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. The collective nightmares of the remaining neighbors continue to distort reality around them. How will these fears and regrets help them all find a path out of the madness? And is finding Felix really the answer to all their questions? The biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS continues from Eisner-winning creative team JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. The collective nightmares of the remaining neighbors continue to distort reality around them. How will these fears and regrets help them all find a path out of the madness? And is finding Felix really the answer to all their questions? The biggest and most essential project yet in the bold and ambitious new shared horror universe of THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS continues from Eisner-winning creative team JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. REVELATIONS! The secrets of the Bone Orchard finally revealed in this critical chapter that fans have been waiting for! 28 pages, CP/B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. REVELATIONS! The secrets of the Bone Orchard finally revealed in this critical chapter that fans have been waiting for! 28 pages, CP/B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. After the 'Revelations,' the neighbors have a final confrontation with the traitor to escape from their collective nightmare... but will they ultimately be able to save themselves, or will this lead to only greater horrors? 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. After the 'Revelations,' the neighbors have a final confrontation with the traitor to escape from their collective nightmare...but will they ultimately be able to save themselves, or will this lead to only greater horrors? 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. The true nature of Us'uuul is revealed in the penultimate issue of the TENEMENT series! The residents believe their neighbor, Felix, is the key to all the questions, but the answers are far more sinister and terrifying. 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. The true nature of Us'uuul is revealed in the penultimate issue of the TENEMENT series! The residents believe their neighbor, Felix, is the key to all the questions, but the answers are far more sinister and terrifying. 36 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Note : Copies of this issue contain a printing defect in the form of a large dent on back cover

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. Series Finale. The mind-blowing, breathtaking finale of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's Tenement series is here! Will the horrific conclusion bring the residents home or leave bodies scattered at the end of their journey? 44 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Dave Stewart. Cover by Christian Ward. SERIES FINALE The mind-blowing, breathtaking finale of JEFF LEMIRE and ANDREA SORRENTINO' TENEMENT series is here! Will the horrific conclusion bring the residents home or leave bodies scattered at the end of their journey? 44 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 60 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Robert Gill and Doug Braithwaite. Cover by Paolo Rivera. The force behind the fall of the Valiant Universe stands revealed... There is no hope… Only MASTER DARQUE! The terrible future chronicled in the Book of the Geomancer continues to reveal itself as an unexpected and untold player… Master Darque…emerges to make his bid for control of the Earth's newest Geomancer! But does the reappearance of history's most powerful necromancer mean an apocalyptic future has been avoided…or guaranteed? As the heroes of the Valiant Universe fall and nature itself turns on humanity, all that stands between the devastated planet and ultimate evil is the Earth's undying Fist and Steel himself…Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior! 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Regular Cover. Not From Detroit - Written by Joe R. Lansdale (story), Armando Rossi (adaptation) and Neal Barrett, Jr. (script). Art by Armando Rossi. One of the most popular horror novel writers, Joe R. Lansdale, is unleashed again in this all-new series that adapts some of his favorite short stories, all chosen by Lansdale himself, into comic form for the first time. This issue features the story "Not From Detroit," with art by Italian Armando Rossi. An aging car mechanic is simply not going to let Death take his wife, so he has to outsmart him. But it's not an easy game to play with the Grim Reaper himself! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. (Note: #2A cover by Jacen Burrows, #2B Wraparound cover by Jacen Burrows.) Cover price $3.50.

Stories and art by Bob Oksner, Dan Gordon, Don Grange, Elliott Sanders and Charles Quinlan. Adventure comics from the publisher variously known as Rural Home and Croydon. In a parody of Superman, including his famous "Up, up and away!" line, Mussel-Man has trouble fighting crime because of laundry issues with his costume. The Crime Crusader investigates a series of killings that leave the victims with a stuffed animal and a grotesque smile. Hero pirate Thunderbrand seeks the lost golden scepter that holds the secret of his identity, and meets the legendary Barbarossa. Hobo-Ken; Crash Kid: The Strange Case of the Black Dragon Gods!; Mussel-Man; Hardy of Hillsdale High; Hank the Hero; The Crash Kid Scores a Scoop; Crime Crusader: The Strange Deaths of the Painted Grin; Officer O'Heck; The D.A. Dares Danger; Thunderbrand; Gunsite Gus. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First Printing. Written by Troy D. Phillips and Tom Mulvey, art by Lynn R. Sullivan. 32 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.75.