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Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. A wounded soldier must get back into action when Nazi forces attack the hospital, in a story with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. Allied soldiers in the frozen Arctic wastes try to prevent Nazis from a rendezvous with a U-boat. Outnumbered and outgunned, cut off from reinforcements, a US platoon in Korea makes a desperate attack. The Last Attack; The Helmet; The Hunters; Sitting Duck; Needles & Pins; The Raiders of Ward 5. Final issue of the series; followed by Attack (1962 3rd Series Charlton) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Bill Molno. Published annually. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. The Hanley brothers must take out anti-tank guns before an Allied advance can proceed. A US reconnaisance squad scouts out Nazi troop movements in the Black Forest. During the Battle of Guam, Pfc. Yamato overcomes his fellow soldiers' prejudice with his valor in action. Jump Into Danger; My Brothers Keeper; Fellow Americans; L is for Lysinkgoski; Double Dynamite; Careys Report. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Pat Boyette, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. Axis general Kamyoto turns a Pacific island into the site of a dramatic last stand. After escaping a frozen lake, a WWII soldier is mistaken for a WWI ghost by Nazi soldiers. Plus a look at the Fokker DVII from Peacemaker co-creator Pat Boyette. Cover by future horror comics legend Tom Sutton. The Ghost of the Marne; Classic Weapon: Fokker DVII; The Battle of Sabo Bay; The Drop!; Kamyotos Last Stand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Antonio Colmeiro. Stories and art by Antonio Colmeiro and Pat Boyette. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. An issue-length story describes the Battle of Peleliu in the Pacific during WWII, later called "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines." Marines and Army forces fight to take an airfield on a heavily defended Pacific island. Plus a text story with spot illustrations by Peacemaker co-creator Pat Boyette. Three Roads to Hell; The First to Fight! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Miguel A. Repetto. Stories and art by Pat Boyette, Sam Glanzman, Will Franz, Joe Gill, and Miguel A. Repetto. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. Hiding out from US forces that think he's a deserter, Willy Schultz masquerades as a German soldier and winds up driving a Panzer tank, in a Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz story by Will Franz and Sam Glanzman. Red Bait; The Headsman; The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Vince Colletta. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. Marines and Navy forces combine to assault enemy forces on high ocean cliffs during the Battle of Inchon. Budley and James are assigned to convince an Axis outpost that Japan has surrendered and the war is over. New recruits hate the drill sergeant they call "Old Ugly," but they can't deny he makes them better soldiers. Von Rumstadt's Plan; Tall Tale; Old Ugly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

The Aurora Comic Scenes were promotional comic books included with the Aurora superhero model kits made in 1974. They were drawn by famous comic book artists like Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, and Dick Giordano and all ten feature popular comic book characters from both Marvel and DC, including Superman, Batman, Spider-man and the Incredible Hulk! Because of the rarity of the books and the way in which they were distibuted, they are difficult to find in collectible grades. This issue has a script by Marv Wolfman and art by Gil Kane. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; 8 pages (two instructional; the rest a comic story by Wolfman/Kane); color.

Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gil Kane. The Aurora Comic Scenes were promotional comic books included with the Aurora superhero model kits made in 1974. They were drawn by famous comic book artists like Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, and Dick Giordano and all ten feature popular comic book characters from both Marvel and DC, including Superman, Batman, Spider-man and the Incredible Hulk! Because of the rarity of the books and the way in which they were distibuted, they are difficult to find in collectible grades.

1st printing. By Ryder Windham and Josh Ling. "Bounty Hunters. We don't need that scum." - Admiral Piett. From the movies to the books to the collectibles - take a look at the history of the most dangerous characters in the Star Wars Universe. Featuring concept art, bios, a look at weapons and space ships...this volume sheds light on the bounty hunters of Star Wars. Hardcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, full color.

Cover art by Paul Parker. Untitled Crime on the Run story; During a payroll robbery one of the victims is shot and killed. Untitled Mystery Thriller of the Month story; A wave of bank robberies sweeps Los Angeles. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; Fate formed a peculiar partnership with a sadistic assassin. Untitled Hale! ...the Magician story, art by George Tuska; Hale is asked by the police to track down the deadly prophecies of the Signor Diablo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Crime on the Run! story starring Sheriff Percy Way. Untitled Manhunters, Guardians of the Law story, art by Gus Ricca; A road builder turns into a desperate criminal. Untitled Johnny Rebel story, art by Bob Fujitani; German saboteurs blow up a dam near the Worth estate. Untitled Lady Satan story, art by George Tuska; Lady Satan vows to destroy the evil forces that killed her fiancee in a bombing raid on the ship taking them to New York. Untitled Crime on the Run! story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Manhunters - Guardians of the Law story. Untitled Scoop Daily story, art by Joey Cavallo; Scoop is uncovering a full fledged war in the making between the United States and Mexico. Murderer! starring Lucky Coyne; A man is killed for not paying his gambling debts. The White Death, art by Gus Ricca; The mysterious deaths of society women, all by the draining of their bodies of blood, prompts the Veiled Avenger to pose as a wealthy society dame in order to lure the perpetrators out of hiding. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; A murdered lady found in a runaway car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Lubbers. The Couple Who Came to Kill! (or The Case of the Whispering Bride). The Red Desperado, art by Gus Ricca; An escaped desperado is hunted by a posse of eight men with dogs. Case 1: Master Forgers--Science Corners the Criminals!, script and art by Jack Cole. Murder Fumbles a Doublecross, inks by Bernard Sachs; An antique dealer reports an emerald stolen and frames a released convict for the theft. The Phantom of Marco's Villa, art by Ralph Mayo; The ghost of Nancy's murdered father shows her where his money was hidden. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Paul Gattuso and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Roy and Connor investigate a hot-check ring, in a story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Reporter Scoop Daily is covering a goodwill mission to Mexico when he learns that corrupt billionaire Oily Welles is trying to start a war between Mexico and the U.S. McGuire, arrested for a crime he didn't commit, tries to prove his innocence. Plus the origin of the Masked Blackjack, the superhero formerly known as the Gay Desperado. And a biography of Legs Diamond. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gerald Chapman; Master Forgers; Scoop Daily; Crime Does Not Pay!; Jack Diamond; How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence; Two Minutes to Doom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by George Tuska and Dean Franklin. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Reporter Lawson Hunt uncovers a gangland scheme to eliminate a key witness, in a story with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska. Even the New York underworld isn't sure what to do with the straight-up crazy behavior of Kid Dropper. Crime reporter Rocky Stone and his two-fisted sidekick Frank fight their way to the Mystery of the Evil Eye. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Who Killed Walter Neilson?; Newsman Balks Scheme to Kill Key Witness; Kid Dropper, Manhattans Mad Mobster; Pseudo-Murder; Rocky Stone: Gem Cache Uncovered Before Mansion Burns; The Diplomat Who Dabbled in Diamonds; Monument to Death; Crime Reporter Nabs Stage Beautys Killer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Terry is the one cop who can stop Chad Ludwig and his mob, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, the Mounties go after outlaw James J. "Make-a-Million" Milton, otherwise known as "the red-bearded rogue." Vic Flint takes a vacation to the lake with an old Marine buddy and stumbles on a blackmail plot. Cover by Baker. Crash-dive of a Crime Career; Midwest Cops Smash the Crimson Gang!; Vic Flint: The Case of Lake Mystery; The Case of the Red Bearded Rogue. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Rookie cop Bill goes up against his own uncle, a powerful crime boss, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, detectives Pete and Hugh go after the Bulletproof Bandits, who elude pursuit, resist witness description, and are seemingly immune to bullets. A judge hires private eye Vic Flint to investigate the gangland-style murder of gambler Jimmy Jerce. Cover by Baker is a reversal of the standard woman-in-jeopardy image of many crime-comics covers. Crooked Paths to Prison; Rookie Cop Traps the Kingpin of Crime; Vic Flint: The Jerce Murder; Police Valor Defies the Bulletproof Bandits. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Enrico Bagnoli, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Bad girl Molly Stamm is the brains behind an international market in stolen "wonder drugs," in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A major gang figure who was going to testify to a Senate committee is murdered in broad daylight on Millionaire Beach by men in scuba gear wielding spearguns. Private eye Vic Flint is hired to find out who is blackmailing wealthy industrialist AJ Mogul. Cover by Baker. Trapping the Triangle Gang; Death on Millionaires Beach; Vic Flint: Blackmailers at Work; Racketeering in Drugs. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Matt Baker, and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Believing that "juvenile delinquency must be stamped out!" patrolman Bob goes undercover in the city's teen gangs, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Crooked contractors commit murder after murder to conceal the truth about the sub-standard houses they're selling to veterans, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Blonde bad girl Millie has a scheme to get her hands on the money from the bank job, even if it means turning her companions against each other, in the sort of story that a young Frank Miller's parents might have read to him at bedtime. Cover by Baker. Mystery Man of the Death House; The Moll Who Gambled on Murder; Teen-age Gangs Tangle With Cops!; Cover Up For Murder; Hit-and-Run Killer!; The Killer Who Played CORPSE. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Antonio Canale, and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Hijack Mac Jones lives up to his name as his gang of road agents targets the trucking industry. The Camouflage Killers raid hotel suites in 1950s New York. Modern-day pirates target the luxury yachts cruising the Florida west coast jungle waterways , leading to an Everglades Manhunt. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Double Dynamite; Hijack; The Criminals Law of Averages; Murder Masks a Black Market; The Camouflage Killers; Everglades Manhunt. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Antonio Toldo, and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. After Red Daughterty goes to the chair, his son "Little Danny" grows up hating the law, and determined to strike back at the world. A killer and his surviving victim tell different stories as to whether the killing was self-defense or murder. A stolen-goods fence becomes a powerful crimelord by turning compulsive gamblers into his patsies. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Lost River Manhunt; Killers Son; Manslaughter or Murder?; The Fence; Flaming Terror; Apprentice in Crime; Fun Time. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Honest police chief Dolan tries to get the goods on Anders and Barret, the corrupt power-brokers who run Haynes City. In prison, cellmates Maline and Hermos develop a deadly rivalry, and when Hermos maneuvers his way to parole, Maline swears to get him. In a story that's a product of its times, Shag and his gang begin targeting milkmen on their early-morning delivery routes. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Devils Partners; Cell Mates; Arson Is Hard to Prove; Hotel Theft; Lighter Side; Have You Heard This One?; The Dawn Gang. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover credit unknown, may be by Bill Moino or Joe Shuster. 3 full length comics in 1. This publication was compiled using remaindered copies of other comics, the contents may vary in each copy. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Mario Norberto Leone, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Lou Terril and his gang set their sights on a million-dollar pension payroll... but is it all just a trap set by the cops? Private eye Vic Flint is hired to keep wealthy murder witness Monte De Carlo alive, but he has no such deal with the hoodlums Peewee and Egghead. Blackie becomes an expert at a particular skill: torching buildings for the insurance money. Million Dollar Steal; Vic Flint: The Case of Kid Slick; Confessions of a Police Informer; Vic Flint: Blood on the Snow; Arson Expert; The Final Proof; Last Cruise of the Ibex; Murder by Appointment; Ups and Downs in Crime; Hit and Run; Plunder on Patrol; Gag Bag; The $80,000 Stick-up; 3 Dimes; The Tough Guy; Comedy Column. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Edd Ashe, Ken Landau, George Olesen, Bernard Sachs, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Holdup man "Lefty" reveals the secrets of his past to a reporter as he's on the way to Alcatraz. Private eye Vic Flint goes to a fancy dinner and gets a lead on a cold murder case, in the evocatively titled "Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat." Nate is released from prison after five years and immediately picked up by his ex-partners, who want to know where he stashed the loot. Gunmans Gamble; Full Dress Shakedown; The Killer Quartet; The Push-Button Murder; Kingpins in Crime; The Short Beer Kid; Boomerang Booty; Ticketed for Murder; Escape by Night; Too Dumb to Be Dangerous; Guns for Gangland!; Vic Flint: Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; Mr. Bluebeard Takes Wife No. 13. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and André LeBlanc. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Art and his gang kidnap the adult daughter of a wealthy Vegas casino owner, but she turns out to be smarter and more formidable than they expected. Private eye Vic Flint investigates a murder, and gets set up as a fall guy for his trouble. Crooks set their sights on a lavish party for millionaires aboard the yacht Sea Nymph. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Las Vegas Loot; Lou Erskines One Man War; The Kidnapped Sea Nymph; The Crown Prince of Frisco; Vic Flint: The Case of the Jumping Beans; The Police Always Win; Piracy on Route One; Easy-Money Kid; The Tailor-Made Crime Wave; First Offense; The Body on Demand. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Antonio Toldo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Giant Edition. The Keely Mob finds a new angle: taking over a Catskills resort. A killer counts on the fact that his wife is the only one who can identify him. The Coney Island gang finds death on the boardwalk. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Killers on a Spree; Coney Island Jackpot; Short Circuit Trap; The Strange Fugitive; Bandits Bride. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Terry is the one cop who can stop Chad Ludwig and his mob, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, the Mounties go after outlaw James J. "Make-a-Million" Milton, otherwise known as "the red-bearded rogue." Vic Flint takes a vacation to the lake with an old Marine buddy and stumbles on a blackmail plot. Cover by Baker. Odds Against the Outlaws; Midwest Cops Smash the Crimson Gang!; Vic Flint: The Case of Lake Mystery; The Case of the Red Bearded Rogue. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene Colan and Enrico Bagnoli. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Murderous art forgers escape from postwar Europe disguised as American soldiers, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A clue found on a charred corpse sets police on the trail of an arsonist. Cops try to figure out who's fixing horse races by drugging the horses, but no one suspects groomer Joey. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Payoff Is Punishment; Five-Alarm Torch!; 9,000 Miles to the Noose!; Daily Doubles Death Trap; The Angel Mob; Blackmail Photography. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

WRITTEN BY ROBBIE MORRISON; ART BY DWAYNE TURNER AND SAL REGLA; COVER BY TURNER AND REGLA EYE OF THE STORM. In stores July 2. Widescreen action continues! Reality Incorporated's horrifying shock troops have begun their assault on the Carrier! Caught unaware and separated, the Authority fights a desperate battle for survival. But the odds are against them, and the foes they face have a few tricks up their sleeve. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Part 1 of 4 - Written by TOM TAYLOR. Art by MIKE MILLER. Cover by PETE WOODS. Acclaimed writer Tom Taylor (Star Wars: Invasion) takes the helm for a 4-issue arc. The Authority's journey through space on The Carrier's unknown mission continues. Their mysterious voyage takes an even more terrifying twist than anything they've experienced so far when they discover stowaways of the worst possible kind. Facing a hideous mutiny by overwhelming odds, only one person can possibly save them. But will this reluctant hero break his own vow and return to action? Cover price $2.99.

Part 3 of 4 - Written by TOM TAYLOR. Art and cover by AL BARRIONUEVO. Deep in space, The Authority wage battle on two fronts. Aboard The Carrier, the combined might of the entire team is barely enough to keep the possessed, reanimated Aegean in check. It's time for Hawksmoor to finally unleash his secret weapon, but will it be enough? Outside, against the vast entity known as Mondregon, even the immense Carrier is a mere speck. The High's comeback may prove to be short-lived, as he's about to face down Mondregon in what could turn out to be a suicide mission. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant cover by ANDY PARK. Written by TOM TAYLOR Art by AL BARRIONUEVO. One hundred thousand refugees scream inside the Carrier and are gone. Hawksmoor, Flint and Grifter disappear with them - taken by a species of brutal, nightmarish creatures. River's growing powers as the Spirit of Information hid only a handful of Authority members. As they set out on an impossible rescue, a terrible history is uncovered and the mystery of Swift deepens. 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

Written by Garth Ennis Art by Carlos Ezquerra Cover by Glenn Fabry. Garth Ennis (PREACHER) returns to the WildStorm Universe for the next chapter in the saga of Kev Hawkins! And along for the ride this time around is the co-creator of Judge Dredd, artist Carlos Ezquerra (WAR STORIES: CONDORS)! When the death of a close friend is revealed, Kev begins to entertain ideas of the futility and horror of the life he leads - until he gets a call from the boss. She's got another lethal mission for him that involves his least-favorite allies: The Authority! And this time, events will take a decidedly darker turn... And in issue #2, Kev's mission to retrieve the Midnighter is under way! On the way, we learn more about the troubled S.A.S. corporal's life and how a one-night stand changed everything. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Garth Ennis Art by Carlos Ezquerra Cover by Glenn Fabry. Kev Hawkins has been party to some terrible events while in the service of the S.A.S. While ruminating over his betrayal at the hands of a mate, Kev recalls a crucial moment in his career that will define the man he will become. Can he live up to the motto 'Who dares, wins'? Cover price $2.99.

WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY ASHLEY WOOD EYE OF THE STORM. In stores March 19. How far can a free-thinking, freewheeling android super-hero travel before he sees his own reflection staring back at him? Funhouse mirrors abound in the ultimate search for the strangest secret of them all. Featuring most unlikely guest-stars, as well as special dispensations for every reader who's late to the party. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Cover by OWEN GIENI The Hand of God: Part 2 of 3 - story ROB LIEFELD & MARK POULTON art OWEN GIENI Avengelyne and Passover question the Four Horsemen about their reappearance on Earth, as Heaven Starr nurses a recuperating Father Peter back to health after a recent attack. Meanwhile, Operation Hellstrike sends their latest recruit, Special Agent Devlin to investigate the recent paranormal activity in New York City, which puts him right in the path of Priest. Plus, an 'Extreme Origins' back up story written by MARK POULTON, with art by a guest artist! Cover price $2.99.

Limited to 3000 copies. Written by Robert Lugibihl. Art by Rick Lyon. Cover by Al Rio. She's young, she's beautiful and she's the deadliest assassin alive. Her name is Onyx and she has been aimed like a gun at Avengelyne. But why would anyone want to have Avengelyne killed? This special prelude to #1 has all-new exclusive art featuring the first sword flashing encounter between the two warrior women. With stellar art by Rick Lyon and luscious colors by Nimbus, this is not a book you want to miss. Because when she takes aim, you can be sure Onyx won't. 16 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Cover by Don Heck. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch return in "The Ultroids Attack!", script by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck; The Scarlet Witch returns, and she explains that Quicksilver has been kidnapped by a UFO; Hawkeye tries to apply Black Widow for membership, but Goliath refuses; The Avengers fly to the Balkans, accompanied by the Black Widow; There they discover a huge computer, named Ixar, draining information from the village's Burgomeister; Ixar's plan is to extract the powers from the Avengers and use it to make special Ultroids; They also discover Scarlet Witch to be a fake Ultroid called Ultrana; Ultrana and the Ultroids attack the Avengers, capturing them; As the Black Widow is not an Avenger, she is sent to be destroyed. Avengers roll call: Captain America, Hawkeye, Goliath, and the Wasp. Black Widow appearance. Reprinted in Marvel Triple Action #28. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

"When Dies A Legend!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. The Avengers are splitting up, but not permanently! Just long enough to take care of a double threat! While half the team searches for the Zodiac in New York City; the Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Goliath fly west to the Great Plains to help Red Wolf stop Cornelius Van Lunt's violent land grab! However, a mid-air ambush in the Montana sky quickly derails the Avengers' mission! After the Vision saves Wanda (as foreshadowed on the cover), Van Lunt captures both of them and forces the Vision to fight Goliath! The devious Cornelius has everything going his way until Red Wolf and his fellow tribesmen set dynamite to Van Lunt's precious concrete dam! Can the Indian legend from decades ago reclaim his sacred homeland? And lead the Avengers to victory? Avengers Lineup: Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: Cornelius Van Lunt returns in Avengers 120. Red Wolf appears next in Red Wolf 7.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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"Claws!" Part 4 of 7. First appearance of Hellcat. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by George Perez. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. The Avengers are free inside the Brand Corporation's Long Island facility! However, it doesn't take long for Hugh Jones and Buzz Baxter to locate them and activate the plant's internal military-grade weapons! During the missile attack, the Avengers are forced to split up. The Beast, Vision, and Scarlet Witch go one way...and Captain America, Iron Man, and Patsy Walker go another! When Shell-head comes across the former uniform of the Cat, the shield-slinger gets an idea! And in a dazzling transformation...Patsy Walker becomes Hellcat! The Avengers could use another hero on their side, because the rematch with Doctor Spectrum, the Golden Archer, Hyperion, Lady Lark, and the Whizzer is coming up fast! An excellent issue! The story (part 5) continues in Avengers 147. Origin of Patsy Walker. Cameo appearances by the Two-Gun Kid, Hawkeye, Moondragon, and Thor. Flashback cameos by the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and Tigra. (Notes: The letters page includes letters from comics writer Peter Gillis and comics writer Mary Jo Duffy, respectively. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B #39 Thor by Jack Kirby.) Cover price $0.25.

"Born Again (and Again and Again...)" Plot by Jim Shooter and J.M. DeMatteis. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Don Perlin (layouts) and Embellishers Assembled (finishes). Cover by Don Perlin and Dan Green. It's off-beat tale as a young boy visits Avengers Mansion with a unique problem...he can't be killed. Or in other words: he won't stay dead. The bizarre events of Captain America 264 have created a virtual eternity man. While the Avengers figure out what to do about the situation, the distraught boy stows away on a rocket bound for the sun! But the awesome fury of the sun does not destroy him! It transforms him into a rampaging fire creature! Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp have their hands full in this one! (Notes: Various artists contributed finishes to this issue. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 437,081; average paid circulation 221,394 .) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

"Crawling from the Wreckage" Script by Terry Kavanagh and Howard Mackie. Pencils by Mike Deodato. Inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Mike Deodato and Tom Palmer. Plot continues from Incredible Hulk 440. Following the epic clash between the thunder god and the Green Goliath in the Canadian wilderness, Earth's Mightiest Heroes search for the remaining G-bombs left behind by Omnibus! The Vision, Swordsman, and Masque fly to St. Louis; while Thor and the Black Widow rush to the Louisiana Superdome! If the Avengers can defuse the bombs, everything will be okay! If they can't...everything will be gone! Meanwhile after crash landing in the Grand Canyon, Wanda and Clint fight for their lives against renegade army troops! Their duel in the desert pits sorcery and archery vs. military might! Appearances by Hotshot and Jailbait. Cameo appearance by Moonraker. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Giant-Man, Thor, Vision, and the Wasp. (Notes: After long absences Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch finally rejoin Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The Avengers appear next in Spider-Man Team-Up 4.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Title: The Avengers and the Savage Sword of Conan. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chua. Lettering by John Costanza. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B/W.

Limited Gatefold Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art by JOHN ROMITA JR. THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why...! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis. Cover price $3.99.

Promotional Gatefold cover only poster featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Thor on one side, and ads for upcoming marvel products on the other. Full Color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Paolo Rivera. Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! - 'THIS PROBLEM OF AVENGERS' The first Avenger meets the last Avenger... And the Avengers World crumbles. You won't believe what comes next. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Mark Waid. Art by Mike Del Mundo. Cover by Jim Lee. SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN! The most loved Avenger of all has now shown his true colors - and the Avengers will have to put their allegiances to Steve Rogers aside and fight the good fight! But for one Avenger, that fight is very far away indeed! Trapped in a nameless land, a timeless time, can Thor find her way back to the here and now in order to return to the struggle? 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

No Surrender: Part 8 of 16 - Written by Al Ewing, Jim Zub and Mark Waid. Art by Sean Izaakse. Cover by Mark Brooks. - One Avenger will gamble everything to save thousands - and the odds aren't in his favor! The Challenger reveals his ace in the hole, and Jarvis awakens from a mysterious coma long enough to cry four chilling words: 'It's all a lie!' 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. No Surrender: Part 9 of 16 - Written by Jim Zub, Mark Waid and Al Ewing. Art and Cover by Paco Medina. NO SURRENDER Part 9 THE AVENGERS WEEKLY EPIC CONTINUES! Jarvis' life hangs by a thread. Only by voyaging into Jarvis' mind can the Beast save him - but what terrible secret is lurking inside the memory of the Avengers' loyal butler? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.