Comic books in 'Magnifying Glass'

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Cover by Noel Van Horn. Written by Donald D. Markstein, Jan Kruse and Paul Halas. Art by Noel Van Horn, Bas Heymans and Francisco Rodriguez Peinado & Enriqueta Perea. Noel Van Horn provides the cover and art for the Mickey Mouse tale for this issue! "Surefoot Jones" is a take-off on the classic Holmes/Watson stories, written by Donald D. Markstein. Plus: Donald Duck takes the kids on a camping misadventure in "Back to Nature"! And: Morty and Ferdie star in their own soccer adventure, "Riverside Rovers"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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By Romano Scarpa Gemstone proudly presents "The Photonic Muffler," a hitherto lost Mouse epic by fan- favorite Romano Scarpa! Pegleg Pete wants to sell super-powered army tanks to the highest evil bidder, and he's making captive techie Blint Brandon build them for him. Mickey settles Pete's hash ? but good! Great Danish artist Mårdøn Smet wraps the book with Donald Duck's "A Shot in the Dark." 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.95.

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Nightclubs and Daydreams, Parts 4 and 5. Stories by Dean Motter. Art by Seth. Cover by Dean Motter. The original run of the influential, visually arresting series created by designer Dean Motter. The cover features Motters final Mister X art until the book was revived in the 2000s. 32 pages, Full Color. Mature readers. Cover price $2.25.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff and Ray Burnley. Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Ray Burnley and Henry Boltinoff. Mr. District Attorney in: "The Flying Prison" with art by Sheldon Moldoff and Ray Burnley; "Million Dollar Ticket" with art by Moldoff and Burnley; and "The Man in the Martian Suit" with art by Moldoff and Burnley. Also in this issue: Warden Willis 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; The D.A. File 1-page text article; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Batman (1940) #64; and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $90.00 View scan Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #20-077742A-040 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Comic book version of the animated TV series about the Muppet Babies – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf, Animal and all of the extraordinary friends who pop into their lives. In this issue, after reading a lot of stories about Sherlock Holmes, Kermit imagines himself and all of the other Muppet Babies in a Muppets version of the famous detective with Kermit as Kermlock Holmes and Fozzie as his trusted friend and mystery-solving partner Dr. Fozzie in "The Strange Case of the Missing Mermaid Costume." Script by Laura Hitchcock and art by Marie Severin. Issue also has "Out of This World," in which the Muppet Babies imagine themselves in their own version of Star Trek. Script by Bill Prady and art by Marie Severin. Cover price $0.75.

(W) Patrick Storck (A) Amy Mebberson 'Once you eliminate the rational, whatever remains, no matter how absurd, must be the Muppets.' Join Gonzo as Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective (19th century champion) and his associates Dr. Watson (Fozzie) and Inspector LeStrade (Kermit) in this issue as they embark on 'The Adventure Of The Speckled Band.' Includes a bonus mystery game, 'Where's Moriarty?' A not-to-be-missed miniseries that takes your favorite Muppet characters and drops them right into the exciting world of Sherlock Holmes! Cover by Mouse Guard's David Peterson! Note: Available in United States and Canada only. Cover price $2.99.

(W) Patrick Storck (A) Amy Mebberson Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade go deep undercover to find the truth behind strange tunnels, missing sandwiches in the break room, suspicious paper jams, and maybe even some larceny! But will they learn the real truth behind 'The Red-Headed League'? Cover price $2.99.

(W) Patrick Storck (A) Amy Mebberson It's another mystery and pun-filled issue as Muppet Sherlock Holmes continues! Will Gonzo's weirdness outweigh his need to maintain character? Will you see Sherlock Holmes flying out of a cannon for the love of a chicken? Stayed tuned because even we don't know what will happen next! Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Roger Landgridge. (W/) Roger Langridge (A) Amy Mebberson Fozzie's mother makes an unexpected appearance with plans to fix him up with an old childhood acquaintance. Fozzie enters panic mode as he tries to live up to the exaggerated lifestyle he has painted for his mother over the years but will reality catch up to him despite his efforts? Roger Langridge's critically acclaimed run on The Muppets continues. Note: Available in the United States and Canada only. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A man tries to convince others that he's seen a mermaid. Clumsy Jonesy finds his latest stumble has taken him to a fairy-tale world ruled by a beautiful queen named Mmmmm. Strange reports from the new outpost on Saturn lead Dr. Kyle Duran and his assistant Verna to go to Saturn to investigate. They Didn't Believe Him; A World Where I Was King; A Forgotten World; Destination Venus; The Strange Guests of Tsarus; Interplanetary Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adam Strange stars in "World War on Earth and Rann!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up story: "The Planet Patrol Peril!" (art by Sid Greene). Letter to the editor from comic writer and MyComicShop owner Buddy Saunders. Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Jenn St. Onge and Triona Farrell. Cover by Babs Tarr. Nancy's returned to her hometown of Bayport to sniff out the sender of an ominous letter that may have to do with her mother's death seven years ago. Re-teaming with her childhood crime solving team -- Bess, George, and The Hardy Boys -- Nancy is determined to get to the bottom of things. But she hasn't even been back in town a day, and someone's already tried to kill them once. Can they follow the clues in time to stop it from happening again? This modern take on the classic mystery icon continues from KELLY THOMPSON (Hawkeye, Star Wars, Rogue & Gambit) and JENN ST-ONGE (Giant Days, The Misfits)! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Anthony Del Col. Art by Werther Dell'Edera. Cover by Veronica Fish. Does blood run thicker than water? In this thrilling climax of the hugely acclaimed first arc, the murderer of Fenton Hardy is revealed… but do Nancy Drew and the Hardy brothers believe it? In order to find out where the truth actually may lie they must return to a place from their pasts and risk their lives. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Haunted Dollhouse!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Nancy Drew, this graphic novel features many subtle tributes to classic Nancy Drew adventures. River Heights is celebrating 'Nostalgia Week' and everyone in town is dressing up and acting like it was 1930 - including Nancy, Bess, and George! Wait till you see Nancy in her roadster! But when scenes of crimes displayed in Emma Blavatsky's antique dollhouse start coming true, Nancy has a full-blown mystery on her hands! Nancy's shocked when she stakes out the dollhouse, and witnesses a doll version of herself murdered! Will that scene become reality too? Plus a preview of the next Nancy Drew graphic novel, The Girl Who Wasn't There. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

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Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "The Haunted Dollhouse!" Based on the series by Carolyn Keene. Written by Stefan Petrucha (X-Files, Kolchak). Art by Sho Murase. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Nancy Drew, this graphic novel features many subtle tributes to classic Nancy Drew adventures. River Heights is celebrating 'Nostalgia Week' and everyone in town is dressing up and acting like it was 1930 - including Nancy, Bess, and George! Wait till you see Nancy in her roadster! But when scenes of crimes displayed in Emma Blavatsky's antique dollhouse start coming true, Nancy has a full-blown mystery on her hands! Nancy's shocked when she stakes out the dollhouse, and witnesses a doll version of herself murdered! Will that scene become reality too? Plus a preview of the next Nancy Drew graphic novel, The Girl Who Wasn't There. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/4-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

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Written by PETER MILLIGAN, ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, JOE CARAMAGNA and IVAN BRANDON Penciled by MIKE ALLRED, NIKO HENRICHON, HARVEY TALIBAO and RAEL LYRA. Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ. All the pieces fall into place as this final issue concludes with a bang! Namor has never taken orders from anyone before, so why does he take them from Cyclops? Where does Emma get all those Jimmy Choo's? And when a mystery strikes Utopia, who does Cyclops send to solve it? DOOP! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Promo comic for NBC's 1991 Fall Saturday morning cartoon line up. Captain Mayhem--Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin; Nick McClary is a boy with a magic baseball glove that, when punched three times, granted a wish--but only one per week. Super Duper Snag; Adventures of teenage versions of Yogi, Boo Boo, Huck and their friends at Jellystone Mall. Saturday on NBC ad. Help Yogi Find Boo Boo maze. Brazil Nuts; Three athletes (Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretsky, and Bo Jackson) team up to help kids around the world. Advertisement for NBC's Saved by the Bell. Diamonds Are Fur-ever starring the Spacecats. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Costanza. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Heckle and Jeckle answer an ad for a detective job that requires them to stay in a haunted house for one night. Vultures Merton and Melvin see an opportunity for a meal when Sidney the elephant takes up hot-air ballooning. Great-aunt Sayishi visits the Hashimoto house, and immediately insults and belittles everyone. Whither Thou Ghost?; Silly Sidney: For Cryin' Out Loud; Hashimoto-San: Handsome Ransom; Horseplay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. Cover by John Costanza. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Heckle and Jeckle answer an ad for a detective job that requires them to stay in a haunted house for one night. Vultures Merton and Melvin see an opportunity for a meal when Sidney the elephant takes up hot-air ballooning. Great-aunt Sayishi visits the Hashimoto house, and immediately insults and belittles everyone. Whither Thou Ghost?; Silly Sidney: For Cryin' Out Loud; Hashimoto-San: Handsome Ransom; Horseplay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Forgotten Dead - Written by Chuck Dixon. Art and Cover by Scott McDaniel & Karl Story. Dick meets a cop -- on the verge of retirement -- who has one last regret: An unsolved case involving a bystander killed in a drive-by shooting. With only two days left, Nightwing faces a daunting task: Solving the case and making it seem like the cop himself cracked it. 32 pages, full color. (Note: Nightwing guest stars in Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #725, also out this month.) Cover price $1.99.

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Written by Heath Corson and J.M DeMatteis. Art by Tom Grummett and Tom Mandrake. Cover by Marcus To. When a famous Hollywood talent agent is found brutally murdered, suspicion and evidence seem to point to his most famous client, Oscar winning actor Magilla Gorilla. Dick Grayson, already in Tinseltown to meet with said agent, senses something suspicious. Donning his Nightwing costume and joining forces with the simian suspect, he's got one night to prove that this monkey doesn't belong in a cage. Plus, part three of a Secret Squirrel backup story written by J.M. DeMatteis. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover by Joe Oriolo. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and Otto Messmer. As part of Harvey Comics' revival in the early 1990s, they reprinted classic comics starring Felix, one of the earliest cartoon characters. Felix gets lost in the Maze Caverns. Felix's trip to pick up a new car takes some unexpected detours. Felix Drives a Bargain; Sound Effects. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Will Elder, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and Harvey Kurtzman. EC reprints stories from the classic early issues that unleashed MAD upon the world, featuring Harvey Kurtzman and some of the greatest artists in EC (and comics) history. These were inserts that came with Mad Specials in the 1970s; this one appeared in Mad Special #18. This issue includes Jack Davis's Western parody the Lone Stranger; Wally Wood's Marlon Brando movie spoof Wild 1/2; and Will Elder's masterful takes on Archie Comics and Sherlock Holmes. Also featuring The EC "Publisher of the Issue" starring EC and MAD publisher William M. Gaines. Shermlock Shomes!; Wild 1/2!; Lone Stranger Rides Again!; The EC "Publisher of the Issue"; Starchie. 32 pages, Full Color.

by James Watson, Javier Arunda, & Rob Ewing As beautiful as she is determined, young Paula Peril has taken her first job as an investigative reporter at The Daily Gazette. Unfortunately, her knack for solving mysteries and uncovering sinister plots has made her the target of underworld characters and jealous rivals, who would like nothing more than to see her suffer in one of their numerous and perilous traps! This time, Paula has stumbled upon the ruthless and maniacal Golden Dragon, who is after the power of a sacred amulet of unthinkable power. Only Paula's reluctant partner, photographer Jimmy Smith, can keep her out of danger, and help her survive to meet her deadline! Cover by Franchesco. 32pgs, B&WSRP: $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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cover by mark buckingham paul jenkins/mark buckingham/dan green How do the NYPD see Spider-Man? After being involved in many run-ins with the law?including everything from capturing crooks to the death of Captain Stacy?do New York's finest see Spidey as a hero or menace? "Expectations were high for writer Paul Jenkins' and penciler Mark Buckingham's first issue, #20. They delivered: That ish was the No. 1 most-reordered book the week it shipped." -Wizard Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Don't Give Fire a Place to Start! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention. Mad Masquerade!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries to win the prize at a masquerade party but nothing works out as he planned. Untitled Bernard the Brave story, art by Otto Feuer; Bernard brags to a ski pro about his own prowess on the slopes, but he's never been skiing before. Thar She Blows!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie reads the story of the Three Little Pigs and decides he wants to huff and puff and blow Peter's house down. Untitled Doodles Duck story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Doodles tries to win a prize by playing against a checkers champion, but Lemuel figures out the game is rigged. Radio Zooville text story. Defective Detective!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie graduates from the Zilch Detective School but his new skills are no match for a real criminal. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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A Better Environment Booklet: Plants, Animals, and Man Sharing the Earth (1976) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Soil Conservation Society of America. Discusses ecology and environmental concerns. The environment: you live in it! 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 9.75-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

A Better Environment Booklet: Plants, Animals, and Man Sharing the Earth (1977) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Soil Conservation Society of America. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 9.75-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $53.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Wanted Dead, Not Alive: Plastic Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. The Long Stretch text story starring Plastic Man. Carry Your Bag, Mister? starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Jonesy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

200611 - Sneak peeks: 3 pages from Superman & Batman Vs. Aliens & Predators #1; 3 pages from Scalped #1; 4 pages from The Adventures of Spawn #1 Director's Cut; 4 pages from '68 (one-shot); 4 pages from Pieces For Mom: A Tale of the Undead (one-shot). Flip covers: The Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp by Brian Bolland; Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. $4.50 cover price. Cover price $4.50.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. Funny-animal antics from Charlton. A mosquito keeps Pudgy from getting to sleep. Atomic Mouse goes fishing with Professor Invento. Pudgy tries to work as a door-to-door salesman. The cover makes Pudgy resemble a certain porcine Looney Tunes character. Pesky Pest; Professor Invento: Mixed Up Prof!; Joining the Fun; Mippy and Miffy Mouse; Li'l Cat: A Fishy Tale; Atomic Mouse: Fishing for Fun; The Brush-Off. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Dan Barry. I Find the Missing, art by Dan Barry. Sam Spade Wildroot Creme Oil, pencils by Lou Fine. The Isle of The Dead featuring Galveston, TX. U.S. Royal ad, art by Al Plastino. Con Coleano bio. Jackie Robinson bio. Keeper of the Jewels featuring Frederick H. Pough, art by Win Mortimer. The Statue of Liberty. Will Rogers- Cowboy Comic. Bazooka ad, art by Irwin Hasen. Scripts by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Etta Parks. Art by Etta Parks and Wm. P. Eaton. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit realizes that the dentist's shipment in gold fillings is a prime target for stagecoach robber Fagin Filcher. In a famous educational strip, two-fisted explorer "Cappy Dick" and the kids track down a "suspected spy" and have puzzles and activities along the way. In a story continued from the previous issue, Hoppy the bunny and L'il Tinker are back on Earth, but they discover what became of the missing Martian city. Red Rabbit: The Gold Tooth Hold-Up!; Pete and Tweet; Ellen and the Talking Dog; Cappy Dick's Adventures in Fun; The Snow Kids; Little Buck; Paddy Pelican; Quiz Cartoons; L'il Tinker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Defective detective issue! Ren & Stimpy travel to Scotland to team with Haggis McHaggis, that wacky Scot, to capture the nefarious Nessie! Plus: the bumbling misadventures of Sherlock Hoek! Written by Scott Benson, with pencils by Ken Mitchroney. Cover price $1.95.

See Stimpy scratch. See Ren pour a flea bath. See Stimpy remove Ricky the Tick before the flea bath. See Ren call the exterminator. Jump, Ricky, jump! Written by Barry Dutter, with art by Jeff Jarka and Don Hudson. Cover by Gary Fields. Cover price $1.95.

This issue reprinted later by Green Publishing and by Norlen Magazine. Cover price $0.10.

This issue published earlier by Fox Syndicates and later by Norlen Magazine. Cover price $0.10.

This issue printed earlier by Fox Syndicate and by Green Publishing. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and Art by Randy Reynaldo. While visiting a former flame in an old manor in England, Rob's cranky host is found unconscious and nearly dead. As the resident private eye, Rob is recruited to investigate, but quickly finds himself out of his depth trying to solve an old-fashioned drawing room mystery where everyone in attendance -- cut off from the outside world because of a raging storm -- is a suspect! As Rob soon discovers, all is not what it seems as the mystery deepens and the story races towards a surprising -- and amusing -- conclusion! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.