Comic books in 'Skull'

100 pages

1st printing. The Ghost Who Walks returns in this overseas import that includes both comic strip and text stories, as weel as trivia, games, and puzzles. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover by Mark Sparacio. Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Reno Maniquis. The Phantom and Captain Action were forever united in the 1960s when the original Captain Action toy was released with a Phantom costume, allowing Cap to transform into the Ghost Who Walks. Now, for the first time, the two timeless titans collide! When an international intelligence cartel makes a surgical strike for global control, UN committee member Diana Palmer-Walker and her legendary husband are all that stands in their way, but when the Ghost Who Walks goes missing, the only one Diana can turn to is none other than - Captain Action! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Mark Sparacio. Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Reno Maniquis. Covers by Art Thibert and Mark Sparacio. The over-sized conclusion! The two timeless titans collide in the first concussive crossover ever created. Captain Action and Diana have tracked down the Phantom's kidnappers, but when the bullets start flying, and their plan is shot full of holes, the entire world may come crashing down around them before their mission is accomplished. Guest Starring Lady Action! Cover price $4.50.

1st printing. The Death Skull Murders.

This is a replica reprint of The Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp May 1936.

Includes the feature-length tale The Death Skull Murders by Robert Wallace, as well as four short stories - Escape to Death by Leo Hoban, Red-Hot Snatch by H.K. Miller, Squeeze Play by John L. Chambliss, and The Rag-Tag Girl by Norbert Davis.

Softcover, 130 pages, Text (with B&W chapter illustrations).

NOTE: Do NOT confuse with The Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp May 1936.

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. The pulp hero, the Phantom Detective, returns in this replica edition of one of his classic adventures! In Robert Wallace's "Murder Cracks Down," the grisly trail of pillage, plunder, and death lead straight to Public Enemy Number X! Who is this desperate foe of the law - and can the Phantom Detective bring him to justice? Softcover, 130 pages, Text (With B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Emperor of Death!" and "The Crime of Fu Kee Wong!"

Written by D'Arcy Champion.

The pulp era's longest-running supersleuth returns in his debut adventures by D'Arcy Champion, reprinted for the first time in chronological series order!

First, playboy Richard Curtis Van Loan becomes The Phantom to end the murderous reign of "The Emperor of Death" in his earliest recorded adventure! Then, The Phantom combats a mysterious Asian's sinister plot in "The Crime of Fu Kee Wong."

Plus, from Thrilling Comics #53, the first Phantom Detective comic book story by Flash and Justice Society artist E. E. Hibbard.

Softcover, 144 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.95.

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(W) Ben Raab (A) Pat Quinn This new maxi-series of one-shot comic novellas tells, with each new issue, a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Ben Raab and Pat Quinn return to tell an untold tale of the first Phantom, a tale of intrigue and adventure torn from the very first Chronicle of the Ghost Who Walks. When his newborn son is abducted and his family threatened, the Phantom goes on the hunt to uncover the identity of the mysterious kidnapper and bring the blackguard to justice! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Written by Tom DeFalco and Ben Raab. Art by Pat Quinn and Gordon Purcell. Cover by Eugenio Mattozzi. A monster-tome collection of the one shot comic novellas, with each story, by a different creative team, telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Includes two bonus never-before-published stories by Tony Isabella and Mike Bullock! Softcover, 376 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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by Mike Bullock, Silvestre Szilagyi & Sergio Mulko It all starts here, the jump-start for the new series that debuts next month! From the Chronicles of the First Phantom comes a retelling of his origin as you've never seen before! This issue is the perfect primer for those new to The Phantom, and gives long-time readers something special as well. As an added bonus, the issue features several pages from the upcoming Phantom Handbook! Cover price $1.99.

by Mike Bullock, Silvestre Szilagyi & Sergio Mulko It all starts here, the jump-start for the new series that debuts next month! From the Chronicles of the First Phantom comes a retelling of his origin as you've never seen before! This issue is the perfect primer for those new to The Phantom, and gives long-time readers something special as well. As an added bonus, the issue features several pages from the upcoming Phantom Handbook! Cover price $1.99.

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by Mike Bullock, Silvestre Szilagyi & Sergio Mulko It all starts here, the jump-start for the new series that debuts next month! From the Chronicles of the First Phantom comes a retelling of his origin as you've never seen before! This issue is the perfect primer for those new to The Phantom, and gives long-time readers something special as well. As an added bonus, the issue features several pages from the upcoming Phantom Handbook! Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by Joe Corroney. by Mike Bullock, David Micheline & Silvestre Szilagyi It's time for a new beginning... a new focus...a new direction...and new issues more often! Welcome aboard story consultant David Michelinie! Join us for stories torn from today's headlines of modern day Africa-told in a fashion true to the earlier/darker days of The Phantom strip! In this issue: When a UN peace-keeping mission in Northern Africa takes an explosive turn for the worse, The Phantom soon discovers that this is but the opening shot in a war to end all wars, waged by an army who lusts for their own martyrdom! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Sedat Ozgen. Godfall: Part 2 - Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Silvestre Syzilagyi. The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Eugenio Matozzi. Godfall: Part 2 - Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Silvestre Syzilagyi. The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa. Cover price $3.99.

1 for 10 Virgin Variant Cover by Sedat Ozgen. Godfall: Part 2 - Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Silvestre Syzilagyi. The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 4 Virgin Variant Cover by Steve Scott Godfall: Part 3 - Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Silvestre Syzilagyi. Child soldiers, old enemies, and dark hallways deep within HIM's castle aren't exactly what Phantom had in mind. But wait until he discovers what's waiting for him deep in the bowels of the bloodiest castle in all of Africa! Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Art Thibert Godfall: Part 5 - (W) Mike Bullock (A) Silvestre Syzilagyi . The Phantom and the HIM face off for their final confrontation. With the lives of thousands hanging in the balance, can the Phantom fight his way through waves of child soldiers to take out their leader, or will he become another trophy in the legacy of Uganda's most despicable warlord? Cover price $3.99.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "Obeah Man!", script by Joe Orlando (plot) and Mike Sekowsky (script), art by Jim Aparo; While on vacation in a Haitian country, Dr. Thirteen is called by the president who believes that local practitioners of voodoo are targeting him to scare people into worshiping their religion; Thirteen relates to a similar case he was involved with that had to do with Voodoo, and how he debunked it as a hoax; Along the way to confront the Papaloi of the Voodoo worshipers, Dr. Thirteen spots Mr. Square, Wild Rose, Spartacus and Attila; He suspects that the Phantom Stranger is going to interfere because of their presence and questions them about the whereabouts of the Stranger. "The Walking Stick," art by Bill Ely; A man who murdered his uncle believes that his uncle's spirit has returned when he hears the sound of his walking stick. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Phantom (1962-1977 Gold Key/King/Charlton) #1-8. Story and art by Bill Harris. The 1960s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Hermes Press will collect, beginning with this volume all 74 issues of The Phantom, starting with the Gold Key years. The Gold Key comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, the Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. The first volume collects eight stories in one volume. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Lee Falk. The Phantom stars in the story "Prisoner of the Himalayas!" The Phantom must cancel his wedding plans to travel to India. An old friend, the Maharajah of Barogar is missing. Can the Ghost Who Walks must solve the mystery of the missing Maharajah before his evil Prime minister takes over all of India? It's the complete Phantom story as it originally appeared in 1938. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Lee Falk. The Phantom stars in the story "Prisoner of the Himalayas!" The Phantom must cancel his wedding plans to travel to India. An old friend, the Maharajah of Barogar is missing. Can the Ghost Who Walks must solve the mystery of the missing Maharajah before his evil Prime minister takes over all of India? It's the complete Phantom story as it originally appeared in 1938. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Pinocchio Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater!" Written by Van Jensen and Dustin Higgins. Art by Dustin Higgins. More lies! More vampires! More puppets! Pinocchio is back, but now he must share the vampire-killing stage with his wooden siblings. The stakes are raised in this sequel to the acclaimed graphic novel, as Pinocchio unravels the mystery of the undead menace and his own shadowy background. But will turmoil within the band of slayers spoil their efforts as they battle the bloodsuckers across Italy and even at sea in this darkly funny take on the classic character? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Infotrip!" Story and art by Mattias Elforp. Set a year after the first book, we follow Pirate and Information as they rejoin the fight for freedom in the City that is the entire world to its inhabitants. Back in the free and illegal flow of information after a year without it, Pirate and Information are almost overwhelmed, but that's ok. It's part of the high. This all leads up to an event of great importance for the resistance. It's the beginning of something new, a seed for the future. Warren Ellis says about this book: "an art style that seems to me to combine Brian Wood with Ben Templesmith, to jagged, hate-ridden, nervous effect. I really like it, and I'm pissed off that my copy got mislaid." Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $13.95.

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Story by Elias Pate and Derek Hunter. Art and cover by Derek Hunter. Kid adventurers run across real-life pirates, and respond with South Park-style comic violence. The Pirate Club confronts the Bully Club, but then they must avoid the police, rival gangs, and a vindictive convenience store clerk. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Rick Spears. Art by Vasilis Lolos. Patch and the Pirates are on the prowl hunting cars and tonight's prey is a sweet '66 Pontiac GTO. The Pirates attack and board the GTO in full-blown Pirate style, ARRGH!! Then, after a quick stop at the chop shop, it's off to the Coney midway for more trouble. Ah, it's the Pirate's life for me! 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Rick Spears. Art by Vasilis Lolos. Cadillacula prowls the street -- does it run on blood? Does it have to "sleep" in a garage floored with dirt from Detroit? Would sunlight destroy it? Evil questions! Meanwhile, the Cherries have a sleepover and pillow fight! Then, the Pirates hunt the ladies down on their own turf and it all ends with tickling knifes! 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Pirates vs. Ninjas II: Up the Ante #1-8. By Craig Babiar and David Hutchison. The Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather Part II, Aliens, The New Testament. Yarr, if history teaches us anything, there is only one thing to do with a sequel: Up The Ante! Now in full, glorious color, the critically acclaimed, blockbuster series returns in this all-new, epic tale! First there were Pirates, then there were Ninjas, then came fire and the wheel. Then, on the seventh day came the Vikings! The world will disintegrate and your brain will melt in your skull as these three ancient enemies wage their eternal war. Pirates, Ninjas, Vikings - it's a trilemma! Whose side aren't you on? You'll witness every earth-crushing moment! Softcover, full color. Cover price $15.95.

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by Perry, Hartman, Bevard & Babiar The Empire Strikes Back, Godfather II, Aliens, The New Testament. If history teaches us anything, there is only one thing to do with a sequel: Up The Ante! Now in full, glorious color, the critically acclaimed, blockbuster, smash-hit series returns in this all-new, epic tale! Five years ago, humble linguist and scribe Kineas P. Montague was caught between Pirates and Ninjas competing for their ancestors' treasures. He escaped not only with his life, but with all the treasures they sought! Now a mysterious inscription directs him to an even Greater treasure - and a second confrontation with his relentless pursuers, the Pirates and Ninjas, leading them all to the land of the ice and snow - and the Vikings! Show whose side you're on by swearing an oath to sail the seven seas, braving the elements and letting none stand between you and what riches and fame you can grasp - or by picking up this 'Pirates Triumphant' variant cover! Or choose the Eastern assassin's true path to enlightenment - or just pick up the 'Ninjas Triumphant' variant cover! Either way you choose, those Vikings won't be happy! Cover price $3.50.

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by Perry, Hartman, Bevard, & Hutchison The Icemen have cometh! Pirates, Ninjas, and now Vikings, the trifecta of terror, descend upon the sleepy city of London. But not even the London fog can keep these monsters lost in a haze of destruction and despair. And not even untold riches, power, and the eternal conflict can keep the pirates and Vikings from their greatest causes: barhopping and drinking! Cover price $3.50.

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by Perry, Hartman, Bevard & Hutchison Pirates and Ninjas, eternal enemies, fated to battle whenever they meet! At last, they approach the monumental conclusion to their battle, an age in the making! Armed with the monstrous weapons of the gods, the implacable ninja Ryusei, drunken pirate captain Mako, mad half-god Viking Odin, and their crews face off in a final showdown of colossal, earth-cracking, grandiose, apocalyptic proportions! And no matter who wins, the world loses! Cover price $3.50.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Walter Palais, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Murphy Anderson, and Maurice Whitman. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa face the caveman-like X-Adapts; Murphy Anderson's Life on Other Worlds strip speculates about life on Venus; Mysta battles space pirates who use a will-sapping gas. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; A Day in the Life of the Planets; Life On Other Worlds: Venus; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.