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Cover art by Trina Robbins. Reflection piece about being awake alone in the early morning by Cat Yronwode. Comic Relief; Laverne is jealous when Mo and Max get their own comic book, so she forces her father to get her a comic book of her own too; But comics fan Trixine notices that Laverne's comic is copied from an old Little Lulu story. The Real Roxanne; Roxanne is just trying to do her waitress job but Laverne likes to annoy her. Hands Around Hollyhock High; Instead of buying each other brithday gifts, Mo and Max contribute to the "Hands Around Hollyhock High" campaign to fight hunger in their town. Paper doll pages. Scripts and art by Trina Robbins. Profile of fan designer Barbara Cottrell. 40 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Larry Stroman Shock to the System: Part 3 - (W) Ed Brubaker (A) Patrick Zircher Part Three of 'Shock to the System' Scourge's secret identity revealed. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 9 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Gosho Aoyama.

While playing hide and seek, first-grader Amy discovers a chopped off head. And when Richard Moore P.I. attends a reunion of his college friends, one of them ends up with a bullet hole to her temple and a gun in her hand. Later, Conan, Richard, and Rachel attend the birthday party where the daughter of a wealthy financier. But Conan's deductive skills are put to the test when the birthday girl ends up missing and a dead body turns up.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Howard Post. Cover by Warren Kremer. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. Casper matches wits with a witch, in a three-part story that's an unconventional take on the Snow White fairy tale. Spooky undertakes expert scare instruction. Slow White and No Dwarfs; Double Trouble; The Whys of the Witch!; Spooky: Scare Teacher. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

Winner of special Nilson Groundthumper contest revealed in this issue. Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in The Mysterious Letter, story and art by Freddy Milton; Fission Chicken by J. P. Morgan; Radical Dog by Mark Martin. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Martin. Cover price $2.00.

Wraparound Cover by Rafael Ortiz (W) David Lapham (A) Rafael Ortiz Lizzy's quest to find out more about her father has put her and the other Hickenlooper kids in bad way. Oddball killers from Dan's forgotten past have come out of the woodwork and are trying to cut their way into the world's most dysfunctional family. Now Lizzy must contend with the truth...she is pregnant and a group called the Consortium is out to get her. All this is really putting unnecessary stress on Dan's current case to find a mysteriously missing vagina. Try something you have never seen in comics before - pick up an issue of David Lapham's gonzo noir crime series and get pulled into the drug induced world of Dan the Unharmable. Available with a Regular, Wraparound, and special Retro Incentive cover by series artist Rafael Ortiz. Cover price $3.99.

DCBS Variant Cover by Declan Shalvey. (W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Wesley Craig, Lee Loughridge It's 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. He has no money. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can't focus in class, thanks to his mind constantly drifting to the stunning girl in the front row and the Dag Nasty show he has tickets to. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin's top assassin, the teachers are members of an ancient league of assassins, the class he's failing is 'Dismemberment 101,' and his crush, a member of the most notorious crime syndicate in Japan, has a double-digit body count. Welcome to the most brutal high school on Earth, where the world's top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. Murder is an art. Killing is a craft. At King's Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn't always metaphorical, nor is your fellow classmates' poison. Join writer RICK REMENDER with rising star WESLEY CRAIG (Batman) and legendary colorist LEE LOUGHRIDGE (Fear Agent) to reminisce about the mid-1980s underground through the eyes of the most damaged and dangerous teenagers on Earth. Cover price $3.50.

Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Pencils & Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS Enough of the pencils, enough of the books, enough of teacher's dirty looks! It's summertime and school is out of session which gives Franklin more time to get into trouble. Join Franklin, his robot nanny, H.E.R.B.I.E., his teleporting dog, Puppy, in more adventures and laughs. Put on your shorts and come out and play! 32 PGS./All Ages ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Sponsored by Mother against Drunk Drivers. Promotional awareness comic.

by Boothby, Lloyd, & Morrison When we last saw our fearless Planet Express crew, they were trapped in a Simpsons comic book for all eternity by the evil Brain Spawn! Professor Farnworth had been committed! Fry was trapped at Springfield Elementary School! And Nibbler, the only one holding together the delicate fabric of reality together, was having his brain lactified! Is all lost? Is there any future drama for the Futurama crew? Are they finally, truly and totally boned? Find out for yourself in the senses shattering finale of the epic we could only call... Chapter Two! FC, 32pg (2 of 2) $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "BEEP! BEEP! The Road Runner...!" Woody Woodpecker becomes a circus performer; Wile E. Coyote invents a cyclone machine to catch the Road Runner. More classic kids comics featuring Woody Woodpecker, Tom and Jerry, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Screwy Squirrel, Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, and Bugs Bunny. Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 160 pages. full color. All Ages Cover price $0.50.

2nd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Mini-Series Premiere. Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, Grommets is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it's a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Mini-Series Premiere. Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, Grommets is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it's a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

4th Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Mini-Series Premiere. Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, Grommets is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it's a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

5th Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Mini-Series Premiere. Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, Grommets is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it's a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. The Grommets' big day out! After some fine dining at the Bell, Rick and Brian meet up with the Jens to skate a parking garage. They'll face security guards, jock thugs, and wipeouts in a classic day of unsupervised danger, fun, and adventure in the lives of 80s suburban latchkey kids. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

3rd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. The Grommets' big day out! After some fine dining at the Bell, Rick and Brian meet up with the Jens to skate a parking garage. They'll face security guards, jock thugs, and wipeouts in a classic day of unsupervised danger, fun, and adventure in the lives of 80s suburban latchkey kids. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno DiNisio. Cover by Brett Parson. A house party plan is hatched on a ditch day at the arcade when Rick and Brian take their shot at the girl of their dreams, but will Liberty Spike Mike's defiance of Nancy Reagan make their dreams go up in smoke? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. A house party plan is hatched on a ditch day at the arcade when Rick and Brian take their shot at the girl of their dreams, but will Liberty Spike Mike's defiance of Nancy Reagan make their dreams go up in smoke? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Rick's dad gives him adolescent world-ending news that causes a fight with Brian, leaving him feeling angry, alone, and unheard just as their movie night with friends and girls begins, but party-crashing high school animals BYOB and blow their plans to bits. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Chuck BB. Rick's dad gives him adolescent world-ending news that causes a fight with Brian, leaving him feeling angry, alone, and unheard just as their movie night with friends and girls begins, but party-crashing high school animals BYOB and blow their plans to bits. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Written by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn. Art by Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio. Cover by Brett Parson. Rick's dad gives him adolescent world-ending news that causes a fight with Brian, leaving him feeling angry, alone, and unheard just as their movie night with friends and girls begins, but party-crashing high school animals BYOB and blow their plans to bits. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

(W) Rick Remender, Brian Posehn (A) Brett Parson, Moreno Dinisio (CA) Brett Parson Good times turn ugly when drunken jocks doing jock things harsh everyone's buzz with their brutal stupidity and test the strength and loyalty of weakened friendships. Cover price $3.99.

Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff meets Chubbs and Sprocket, the vice mice, who are in pursuit of the Big Boss Bilge-Rat who is behind the theft of green cheese found on the moon. So Heathcliff lends the law a hand in "Vice Mice." Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. In "A Giant of a Time," Heathcliff has to be taught a lesson about teasing others about their size. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Milton Knight & Jacqueline Roettcher. In "Invisible Cat," Heathcliff takes advantage of some newly acquired invisibility. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino. Cover price $0.75.

Story, art and cover by Ben Dunn. The final battle between Heaven and the Anti-God concludes with the fate of Earth hanging in the balance. Kyle must make hard choices in order to save all that he knows and loves. But to muster the faith to defeat the foe, he'll need the secret only Samantha possesses! 32pgs, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff explores the perplexing mystery of why the King won't stop laughing. When a devil gang takes over the forest, Hot Stuff knows the solution: snow. The Never-Ending Laugh Mystery; The Heavyweight Chump; Crazy with the Heat!; Cool Stuff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Part 1 of 2 - "The Tiger and the Fly!" Guest-starring White Tiger. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Frank Robbins. The Human Fly joins forces with the kung fu hero, the White tiger, but even their combined might may not be able to stop the villainous Copperhead. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Copperhead was last seen in the pages of Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #125.   Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of the new Copperhead in "The Tiger and the Fly." Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by the "New York Tribe." Spider-Man cameo. Robbins/Mike Esposito cover. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. Cover by Mark Silvestri. Young, smart and beautiful, Grace Stokes had the perfect life. By a young age, she'd already accomplished what most people could only dream of. First as a multiple-record-setting X-Games champion, and most recently as sole designer and president of her own clothing company, Grace was an icon for a generation. But on a fateful trip to Japan, Grace discovered that she was no ordinary person, but one of THE INNOCENTS. Blessed with unbelievable abilities, the Innocents are living embodiments of Yin and Yang and, unfortunately for Grace, somebody wants them DEAD. Written by Witchblade, Darkness and Aphrodite IX co-creator David Wohl and featuring the art of Bing Cansino and Haberlin Studios, THE INNOCENTS ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL features 80 pages of story, as well as special Bonus Materials only available in this format--including character bios, background information, behind-the-scenes coverage and a host of other features that truly makes this a totally new graphic novel experience. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Cover pencils by Bill Vigoda. "Hero To Go!!!"; Jughead has a dream of being Captain Hero and being thanked by Big Ethel; He orders a lot of spicy food from Pop and says it won't give him nightmares because he's given up sleeping. "Hound Sounds!", pencils by Bill Vigoda; Jughead shows off variations of hot dogs with the theme of different kinds of dogs - Pekingese with chow mein noodles, dachsund with sauerkraut, etc. - to prove that dog is man's best friend. "Escape," script by Jim Ruth, art by Samm Schwartz; Betty and Veronica try to help Jughead escape from Big Ethel but they run him into a tree and into a tree limb; Moose takes up the task, carrying Jughead, but he slips and sends Jughead flying into garbage cans. "Temper Temper," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead motivates Archie in the race by making Moose mad at him. "Time Out" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Hard To Get!", art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is chased by girls because he is unavailable to them; Reggie tries to get their attention but they want nothing to do with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Rex W. Lindsey. "Weird Cats," script by Mark McClellan and Bill Vallely, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Archie meets Jughead's new friends and is quite confused by their search for space alien cats. Archie Uses Recycled Paper public service announcement, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey. "Do You Mind?," script by Mark McClellan and Bill Vallely, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; A mind-switching machine temporarily exchanges the minds of Jughead and Sara. "A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste!," script by Mark McClellan and Bill Vallely, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; The mind-switching machine trades Ethel's and Jeffrey's minds with a squirrel and Spike, Jeffrey's seeing eye dog. Statement of ownership: Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 36,495. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Cover pencils by Rex W. Lindsey. "I Was a Teenage Jughead," script by Terry Collins, pencils by Rex W. Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Parody of The Wizard of Oz and Marvel super-heroes, with Archie as Scarecrow/Spider-Man, Moose as Cowardly Lion/Hulk, Miss Grundy as the Wicked Witch, and Reggie as Winged Monkey. Archie's Club News. "Trust Me" starring Big Ethel, script by Terry Collins, art by Rex W. Lindsey. "Lessons in Skateboarding," script by Terry Collins, art by Rex W. Lindsey. 36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. The Love Connection!, script by Terry Collins, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Did Jughead and Archie send the identical love letters to Ethel and Anita, and Betty and Veronica? Archie's Club News. The Things We Do For Love, script by Terry Collins, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rod Ollerenshaw; Reggie buys Sassy a skateboard. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. "Moby Jughead," script by Terry Collins, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rudy Lapick; Overnight, Jughead begins to gain weight; Nobody can come to an answer until Dilton finally figures out the cause. "Artistic Type!" one-page story, script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Collins, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Jughead takes Hot Dog to the Riverdale Artistic Dog Show. "This Year...Take Home a Club Med Vacation" ad with Archie. "Recycling With Veronica" public service announcement. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

Script by Craig Boldman. Art by Rex Lindsey. Cover art by Rex Lindsey. Archie is upset when Veronica doesn't call him after four days, and then he gets upset with Jughead for not being angry too over her treatment of Archie (got that?), so Jughead does the only thing he can, imitate Archie's anguish, in "Attitude Adjustment." Jughead in "Lucky Break" and "Target Trula." 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. ""T" Is for Trouble," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rudy Lapick; Trula Twyst shows Jughead that his subconscious actions reveal his affections towards her. "Volley Folly," pencils by Rex Lindsey; Illustration of Archie and the gang playing volleyball. Jughead fan art. "The Shempsy Showdown or The Boy with the Golden Taste Buds!"; Jughead's superior taste buds alert him to a scheme being done by a cola brand to switch labels during a taste test. Sonic Endgame 4 Issue Series house ad. "Birthday Mirth Day"; Archie and Jughead trick Moose into buying them an ice cream cone. "Hair Clubbed"; Reggie lends Jughead some Brille Cream to slick back his hair and it results in several mishaps. "The 1940's Are Back!" Archie Americana Series house ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Erica Henderson. Cover by J. Bone. Riverdale High has been taken over by a nefarious outside force! Or has it? It's up to Jughead and Dilton to get proof, but can the mysterious Captain Slackbeard show the way? It's adventure on the high seas and in the classroom for the gang! Yar! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

by Various It's double-decker sandwiches and double-trouble as the irrepressible Jughead tilts the laugh-o-meter in this uproarious collection of new stories and classic tales! Digest, FC $3.59 Cover price $3.59.

Keron Grant Cover. by Liefeld, Loeb, & Grant A new Kaboom disciple is introduced and will share the responsibilities of the Kaboom Cycle with Geoff and The Zang. Who is she and what is her dark secret? Ships with four variant covers by Keron Grant, Jeff Matsuda, Rob Liefeld, and Dan Fraga. Special incentive chase cover illustrated by Joe Madureira. FC$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

Dan Fraga Cover. Cover price $2.50.

Keron Grant Cover. by Liefeld, Loeb, & Grant The Kaboom protege Kyra begins training with The Zang and Kaboom. Can she resist the temptations of Scarlet who tries to turn her against her heritage? This sets the stage for Kaboom vs. Kaboom, next issue! FC$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY HUMBERTO RAMOS, OLALLO RUBIO, AND FRANCISCO HERRERA; ART AND COVER BY HERRERA AND CARLOS CUEVAS CLIFFHANGER. In stores October 15. Get ready to rush headlong into a secret extreme sport known only as Kamikaze in a hot new 5-issue miniseries! Following the murder of their guru Stone, extreme sports crew Zyon, Andy, Tyra, and Tisha must piece together a mystery that may just put them in the middle of this deadly sport! For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 5) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.