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Cover by Al Rio Written by Dan Wickline. From the company that brought you the smash indy hit Grimm Fairy Tales comes an exciting new series you can't miss! The fantastic tales of adventures from 1001 Arabian Nights have entertained and enchanted audiences for hundreds of years. Now Zenescope brings you a bold reinterpretation of these classic tales. This first series follows the adventures of Sinbad and his crew as they travel the seven seas, encountering fantastic beasts and a seductive enchantress, while searching for the mysterious and magical Jericho Visor. This is Sinbad like you've never seen him before. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.99.

Wraparound Cover by Talent Caldwell. by Dan Wickline From the company that brought you the smash indy hit Grimm Fairy Tales comes an exciting new series not to be missed! The fantastic tales of adventures from 1001 Arabian Nights have entertained and enchanted audiences for hundreds of years. Now Zenescope brings you a bold reinterpretation of these classic tales. Sinbad journeys to a strange volcanic island in search of the first piece of the mysterious Jericho's visor. But the sexy and seductive witch Queen Alorana has other plans in mind for Sinbad and his crew. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

by Dan Wickline and Eduardo Ferigato. Sinbad and his crew have survived the deep fall into the Endless Chasm. At the bottom they find what they've been searching for - the lost City of the Dead! They also find giant man-eating scorpions and undead skeleton warriors, and they haven't even entered the city yet! The adventure ramps into high gear as Sinbad and his crew move closer to finding the second piece of the Jericho Visor, the crown of Annubis. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Gotham Chopra and Ashwin Pande. Art by Jeevan Kang. Cover by Jeevan Kang. Bheeshma, the last super-warrior from an earlier age joins the battle at last unleashing terror from the skies. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Stories in this issue include: The Ugliest Woman in Creation! by Bill DuBay and Vic Catan; Diana Jacklighter, Manhuntress! part three by Bruce Jones and Esteban Maroto; The Star Queen by John Ellis Sech and Delando Nino; Ghita of Alizarr, Book II by Frank Thorne; and Coming of Age! by Bill DuBay and Alex Nino. Cover art by Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. Cover price $2.00.

September 19, 1981. Features include Rogue Trooper (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Dave Gibbons), Nemesis the Warlock (script by Pat Mills, art by Kevin O'Neill), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "Giant Leap" (script by Kelvin Gosnell, art by Jesus Redondo), Judge Dredd in "Diary of a Mad Citizen" part 2 (script by T.B. Grover, art by Colin Wilson), and Strontium Dog in "The Kid Knee Caper" part 3 (script by Alan Grant, art by Carlos Ezquerra). O'Neill cover.

December 11, 1982. Features include Robo Hunter in "Play It Again, Sam" part 3 (script by Grant/Grover, art by Ian Gibson), Harry Twenty on the High Rock (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Alan Davis), Judge Dredd in "The Executioner" part 4 (script by T.B. Grover), Rogue Trooper in "Fort Neuro" part 4 (script by Finley-Day, art by Cam Kennedy), and Tharg's Time Twisters (script by Atavros, art by Eric Bradbury). Two-page review of "E.T. the Extra-terrestrial." Judge Dredd back cover pin-up by Ron Smith.

August 20, 1983. Features include Slaine (first appearance) in "The Time-Monster" (script by Pat Mills, art by Angie Mills), Robo Hunter in "The Slaying of Slade" part 19 (script by Grant/Grover, art by Ian Gibson), Judge Dredd in "The Weather Man" part 2 (script by T.B. Grover, art by Ron Smith), Skizz (script by Alan Moore, art by Jim Baikie), and Rogue Trooper in "Eye of the Traitor" part 4 (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Cam Kennedy). A. Mills cover?

September 3, 1983. Features include Slaine in "The Beast in the Broch" part 2 (script by Patt Mills, art by Massimo Belardinelli), Robo Hunter in "Sam Slade's Last Case" part 2 (script by Grant/Grover, art by Ian Gibson), Judge Dredd in "Requiem for a Heavyweight" part 2 (script by T.B. Grover, art by Carlos Ezquerra), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "Look Before You Leap!" (script by Alan Moore, art by Mike White), and Rogue Trooper in "Eye of the Traitor" part 6 (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Cam Kennedy). Belardinelli wraparound cover.

October 29, 1983. Prog: 340 Featuring Judge Dredd "The Graveyard Shift" (Part 6 of 7) Written by T.B. Grover, Art by Ron Smith; Slaine "Bride of Crom" (Part 4 of 6) Written by Pat Mills, Art by M. Belardinelli; Nemesis The Warlock "Book 3" (Part 6 of 15) Written by Pat Mills, Art by Kevin O'Neill; Strontium Dog "The Moses Incident" (Part 6 of 11) Written by Alan Grant, Art by Carlos Ezquerra; and Rogue Trooper "From Hell to Eternity" (Part 6 of 6) Written by Gerry Finley-Day, Art by Brett Ewins. Wraparound Cover by Kevin O'Neill. Saddle Stitched, 9-in. x 11-in., 28 Pages, PC/PB&W.

March 30, 1985. Features include Halo Jones in "Memories are Made of This" (script by Alan Moore, art by Ian Gibson), Slaine in "Time Killer" (script by Pat Mills, art by Glenn Fabry), Judge Dredd in "The Hunters Club" (script by T.B. Grover, art by Ron Smith), Rogue Trooper (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Jose Ortiz), and the HellTrekkers (script by F. Martin Candor, art by Lalia). Fabry cover.

Features include Zenith in "Blow Up" (chapter 2) (script by Grant Morrison, art by Steve Yeowell), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "Resentment" (script by Alan Hebden, art by Massimo Belardinelli), Judge Dredd in "big Mammy and Her Alabammy Blimps (part 3): Maneaters" (script by Wagner/Grant, art by Steve Dillon), Universal Soldier (script by Alan McKenzie, art by Bill Simpson), and the Mean Team (script by Hebden, art by Massimo Belardinelli). Rogue Trooper color pin-up (art by John Higgins). Dillon cover.

All color. Features include Judge Dredd in "War Games" (script by Mark Millar, art by Paul Marshall), Mean Arena part 3 (script by Alan McKenzie, art by Anthony Williams), Tyranny Rex part 3 (script by John Smith, art by Mark Buckingham), Robo-Hunter in "Winnigan's Fake" part 3, "Null Android" (script by Peter Hogan, art by Rian Hughes), and Slaine in "Demon Killer" part 3 (script by Pat Mills, art by Glenn Fabry). Skizz 2 back cover by Jim Baikie. Front cover by Dermot Power.

February 8, 2000. All color. Features include Judge Dredd in "The Cal Legacy" part 1 (script by John Wagner, art by Colin Wilson), Missionary Man in "The Promised Land" part 5 (script by Gordon Rennie, art by Colin Macneil), Strontium Dog in "The Kreeler Conspiracy" part 6 (script by John Wagner, art by Carlos Ezquerra), Badlands part 1 (script by Dan Abnett, art by Kevin Walker), and Glimmer Rats part 5 (script by Rennie, art by Mark Harrison). Duncan Fegredo cover.

August 29, 2000. All color except for Future Shocks. Features include Judge Dredd in "Turned Out Quite Nice Again" part 1 (script by John Wagner, art by Henry Flint), Sinister Dexter in "Shrink Rap" part 2 (script by Dan Abnett, art by Andy Clarke), Red Fang part 8 (script by Steve Moore, art by Steve Yeowell), Future Shocks: "The Petition" (script by Molly Eyre, art by D'Israeli), and Nikolai Dante in "Love and War" part 8 (script by Robbie Morrison, art by John Burns). Cover by Cliff Robinson and Chris Blythe.

October 9, 2002. All color except for Rogue Trooper. Features include Judge dredd in "Waiting" (script by Gordon Rennie, art by P.J. Holden), the Scrap part 5 "The Alpha and the Omega" (Script by Simon Spurrier, art by Richard Elson), Sinister Dexter in "Low Life" (script by Dan Abnett, art by Steve Roberts), and Rogue Trooper in "Requiem" (script by Gordon Rennie, art by Simon Coleby). Elson cover.

May or may not include 3-D glasses, see individual item notes. Maurice Whitman cover. In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb, reprinted from Jumbo Comics (1938) #87; "The Great White Lion"; "Tabu" art by Howard Larsen, reprinted from Jumbo Comics (1938) #64; and "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb, reprinted from Jumbo Comics (1938) #79. 36 pages. Full color cover, red and cyan interior. Cover price $0.25.

1st Printing – Chapter 1: Honor - Story and art by Frank Miller. Color by Lynn Varley. A force of men is assembled, so massive it shakes the earth with its march -- an army, vast beyond imagining, poised to devour tiny Greece, to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice. Only three hundred brave souls block its dash. But they are more than men . . . they are Spartans. The first full-color project by Frank Miller for Dark Horse, painted by Lynn Varley (Ronin, The Dark Knight Returns). Cover price $2.95.

2nd printing - Chapter 1: Honor - Story and art by Frank Miller. Color by Lynn Varley. A force of men is assembled, so massive it shakes the earth with its march -- an army, vast beyond imagining, poised to devour tiny Greece, to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice. Only three hundred brave souls block its dash. But they are more than men . . . they are Spartans. The first full-color project by Frank Miller for Dark Horse, painted by Lynn Varley (Ronin, The Dark Knight Returns). 32 pages, full, color. Cover price $2.95.

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Chapter 2: Duty - Story and art by Frank Miller. Color by Lynn Varley. The word is out: Sparta is on the march. From farms and hamlets rally brave Greeks -- to face hellish war in the narrow mountain pass called The Hot Gates. The odds are long, and the stakes are high: All hope for human freedom hangs in the balance! Cover price $2.95.

Chapter 4: Combat - Story and art by Frank Miller. Color by Lynn Varley. Combat. Grueling, hateful, joyous slaughter. The Spartans do what they were born and bred to do: they fight, brother beside brother, shoulder to shoulder, shield against shield, their bristling spears driving back the slaves of the tyrant Xerxes till the dead are piled high as a mountain and the sacred, rocky soil of Greece is drenched deep in Persian blood. Story and art by Frank Miller, painted color by Lynn Varley. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #30. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Cadet Dick Cole springs into action after The Declaration of Independence is stolen, and sets out to recover this national treasure. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to intervene in a baseball championship between the Green Sox and the Panthers. Kit Carter, The Cadet, uses modern technology to save a researcher captured by indigenous Panamanians. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem; Fear Scent; Edison Bell; Totem Pole; Tepee Tent; Boitram the Boiglar; The Cadet; 4Most Fun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #33. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. During a modeling job in the Hawaiian islands, Toni Gayle is stalked by a killer, but he doesn't suspect she's tangled with crooks before. Edison Bell and Jerry discover contraband weapons while combing the beach for driftwood. Kit Carter discovers his hockey equipment has been sabotaged before a big game, and his best buddy Dan is suspected as the culprit, in a strip with art by early female comics artist Nina Albright. Good-girl damsel in distress cover by L. B. Cole features Toni Gayle menaced by a sinister surfer. Toni Gayle: Murder By Midnight; The Cadet; The Same Language; Edison Bell; Bike Garage; Dear Sally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and L. B. Cole. Sometimes listed as 4Most #34. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Kit Carter, The Cadet, and his pal Dan must defend themselves and their classmates from two tigers while armed only with spears. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to help a man whose "shopping service" is 50 years too early to be successful, and somehow ends up chasing gangsters down Main St. on an elephant. Toni Gayle's reporter boyfriend stands her up for a date because he's tracking the dangerous X Gang, so Toni gets angry and decides to track them down herself, only to find Ty strapped into a guillotine. Gorgeous tiger-attack cover by L. B. Cole. Toni Gayle; The Cadet; Avalanche; Lem the Grem. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and L. B. Cole. Sometimes listed as 4Most #36. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Kit and Dan are trapped underground after a geology lesson goes tragically wrong. Lem the Grem decides to take a beach vacation, but can't help using gremlin magic to help his fellow beachgoers, whether they like it or not. Model-turned-detective Toni Gayle tries to solve a murder in the frozen North. Another terrific cover by L. B. Cole. Toni Gayle: The Eskimo Murder; The Cadet; Log Thief's Brand; Lem the Grem. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. 4Winds presents a celebration of its critically acclaimed early works. Five Graphic Novels collected for the first time in one Limted Edtion Volume! Featuring "Moving Fortress" and "Subterra" by Richard Barriero and Alcatena; "Downtime" by Balcarce and Zanotto; "Attu, Book 1: The Forebidden Cave" by Sam Glanzman; and "Alvar Mayor: Death and Silver" by Trillo and Bteccia. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 250 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Art by Shawn Moll & Tom Nguyen. Backup feature by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund. Covers by J.G. Jones. The story of the year continues in four more action-packed chapters of comics' only weekly superhero adventure! This month, get ready for the debut of three new characters that will create a powerful impact in the DCU...and change the face of 52 completely. In WEEK 9, learn who dies before Devilance. Plus, witness the debut of the new JLA! Plus the debut of the new SECRET ORIGINS backup by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund! 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman ...but not a year without heroes. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Art by various. Backup features by Waid and Dale Eaglesham. Covers by J.G. Jones. The story of the year continues in four more chapters of America's only weekly super-hero adventure! WEEK 28: 'Maybe our time here is over. Red Tornado's gone walkabout.' Plus, The Origin of Catman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Story, art and cover by Roel Wielinga. A sword-and-sci-fi saga in the tradition of classic Conan, only with spaceships and ray guns. Domonisk allows himself to be captured by a Crylon Roche-Poacher, confounding Kat and Avaj; Domonisk reveals his one weakness to Kat. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Story, art and cover by Roel Wielinga. A sword-and-sci-fi saga in the tradition of classic Conan by Roel Wielinga. Avaj reveals the secret of Domonisk's immortality to Djak, the sinister Crylon trader; Domonisk must fight for his life in the citys gladiatorial arena. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Simon Bisley. Edited by Garry Leach and Dave Elliott. Stories by James Robinson, Alan Martin, Andrew Strickland, Glenn Fabry, Chris Smith, Alejandro Jodorowsky, R.J.M. Lofficier, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jan Strnad, Graham Marks, and Alan Moore. Art by Matt Brooker, Jamie Hewlett, Richard Barker, Glenn Fabry, Moebius, Steve Whitaker, Phil Elliott, Bill Sienkiewicz, Kevin Nowlan, John Bolton, and Steve Parkhouse. Atomeka's giant-sized anthology series brought together a Whos Who of British comics talent. This issue includes a cross-section of work by French artist Moebius, including a chapter from Incal and a sketchbook selection. Also, a Grendel story, and a Bojeffries Saga story by Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse. Devils Whisper; Hellcity; The Funeral; Balls; In the Heart of the Impregnable Meta-Bunker; The Last Party on Earth; The Day the General Came; Emily, Almost; The Hero of the Tale; A Lot on His Plate; Song of the Terraces. 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Cover by Bagenda and Yuwono. Written by David Elliott and W.H. Rauf. Art by Sami Basri and Various. Three stories continue in this newest issue. In Weirding Willows, Frankenstein's Monster is in the Weir and the angry mob greeting him with pitchforks and flaming torches are Mice, Weasels, and Rabbits. From World War 2 to Iraq, you'll always find Blazing Glory in the thick of it. But after 60 years of combat he's starting to question what he's doing and why in Odyssey. In Carpe Diem: Arcade Fire, an extremely out-of-shape video game freak assembles his own army of gamers and plans a hit on a well-loved politician. The reason? Said politician made a really disparaging comment on the nutfreak's favorite game! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Leo E. O'Mealia. Ad for More Fun Comics, New Adventure Comics and Detective Comics. "The Blakely Mine Disaster," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; After Superman saves a group of miners from a cave-in, Clark Kent senses a story that may mean that the mine's owner, Thorton Blakely, is actually running unsafe mine operations and blaming accidents on the miners themselves. "Murder at the Blue Bird Dance Palace," art by Will Ely; Scoop investigates an apparent murder at a dance hall. "Wins a Doubleheader," script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter); Pep attempts to win race car prize, despite dirty tricks from his opponents. "Shifty Simpson," script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Untitled The Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven; Marco saves a guide from an attacking tiger. Upon reaching the flats of Iran, they release their mountain captives; A giant desert storm descends on their caravan. "Sports at Sea," script and art by Dick Lawlor; A giant storm pushes a freighter onto the rocks of the English coast; Ted summons his baseball skills to save the crew. "The Sealed City" Part 2, art by Bernard Baily; Tex and Bob discover the real Gorrah of the Sealed City and help him overthrow the one-eyed imposter who tried to kill them all. Untitled "Chuck" Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming; After Chuck escapes from Trigger and Butch, the Sheriff posts a $500 reward for his capture for murder. "Death from the Air," art by Fred Guardineer; Zatara foils the latest scheme of the Tigress where she uses airplanes to kill weathy men and then collects on their will. Here and There cartoon. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman, Indian Chief, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. The Gypsies of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Big Cats starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Big House Balladeers starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, art by Dan Barry. How Are Your Manners Out-Of-Doors? starring Dodo and the Frog public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Perfect Plot to Kill Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Stamp of Doom starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art Ed Smalle. How to Spend a Summer Week! starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art Win Mortimer. The Showboat of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art Jim Mooney. The Jinx Saddle starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Neal Adams. "This Hostage Must Die!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman discovers that the red jewel is drawing energy from a red sun, and frees himself by blocking out its light; Then he discovers that Frank Haldane has found the treasure of Montezuma, and is attempting to steal it with a mechanical mole of his own design. "Feud of the Titans!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Browne), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman and Supergirl are made hostile to each other and goaded into a super-feud when fumes from a brainwash bomb they are disposing of in the Fortress of Solitude's disintegration pit combine with Kryptonian elements there and make them hate each other. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Where the Space-Winds Blows," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman tries to prevent an alien hunter from destroying a monster which he soon learns destroyed the alien's planet. "Family Plot," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Don Heck; Aquaman, Mera, and Cal Durham learn the strange history of Aquamans mother: that Atlanna was a survivor of the original Atlantis, thanks to her taking a serum of her own invention that made her amphibious and nearly immortal; that her sister, Atlena, was a priestess of the Delphius Oracle, which proclaimed that a savior would be born to become king of sea and land people; that Atlanna did not really die in Aquamans childhood, but was merely rendered comatose. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Keith Giffen and Karl Kesel. Prisoners of Time! (1986 A.D. to CCLIII A.D.) starring Superman, script by Jean-Marc Lofficier (as R. J. M. Lofficier) andRandy Lofficier [as R. J. M. Lofficier), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner; an evil druid sends Superman and Jimmy Olsen back in time to Gaul (France) in the year 253 AD. The story is clearly an homage to homage to Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix and Obélix. 36 Pages, Full Color, $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Cover art by Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier. Burden of Proof starring Superman Blue, script by Mark Waid, pencils by Tom Grummett, inks by Denis Rodier; Superman saves islanders from a volcano, Intergang tries to kidnap Jimmy Olsen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

WRITTEN BY CHUCK AUSTEN; ART BY IVAN REIS AND MARC CAMPOS; COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS. Guest-starring the Teen Titans! Gog and Superman throw down in Smallville! Too bad Superboy, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash get in the way! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

November 1963. Volume 7 No. 4. Men's adventure stories with some model photo galleries and usually contains a true story bonus. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Stories are "Call-Doll Ambush of Hitler's Diamonds-for-Dollars Smugglers" (W) Glenn Infield (A) double page spread by Shannon Sternweis, true story "Pilot John Ward: Castaway Captive of Harem-Girl Island" (W) John L. Ward (A) double page spread by Earl Norem, "Desert Rat" (W) Brian O'Brien (A) double page spread by Rafael DeSoto, and "Mid-Ocean Hijack" (W) Kurt Singer & Jane Sherrod (A) double page spread by Charles Smith. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Edited by Greg Sadowski. A long-overdue celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid-20th century newsstands. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird, Action! Mystery! Thrills! unfurls 160 classic covers in full-sized glory. Featuring scores of cover artists including Carl Barks, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, L.B. Cole, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Mac Raboy, and Alex Schomburg. A must for anyone with even the passing interest in the Golden Age! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Written by Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker and Dan Didio. Art by Steve Lieber and Phil Winslade. Cover by Steve Lieber. After the events of the DEATH OF HAWKMAN miniseries, Adam Strange is blasted through multiple dimensions only to land on Earth! There, instead of super-powered beings and legendary crime fighters, he encounters a boy adventurer and his scientist father - and they're the only ones who can help him return home. Jonny Quest, Hadji, Dr. Quest and Race Bannon have a plan, but it's going to involve a dangerous trek through Dino Boy's Lost Valley of prehistoric threats! And in the backup feature starring Top Cat, breaking out of prison is challenging enough for a cat, but sometimes it means stumbling through a cosmic portal to planet Earth… and right into the hands of Batman! 48 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Written by Lavie Tidhar. Art and Cover by Paul McCaffrey. THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS! Adler and her team of Victorian heroines face-off against AYESHA'S army of AMAZONS. From the World Fantasy Award-winning writer Lavie Tidhar and artist Paul McCaffrey (DC's Men of War, TMNT) comes an all-new story written in the vein of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Direct Edition. Based on the TSR role playing game - "The Gathering!" Part 1 of 4. Story by Michael Fleisher and Jan Duursema. Art by Jan Duursema. An ancient evil rises and once again threatens the Realms. Only a motley band of adventurers can stop it now. A surly dwarf warrior and his benevolent centaur companion, a gladiator who survived the Manshaka Arena of Blood, a fallen paladin, and a timid half-elf must somehow find a way to work together if the Realms are going to survive the coming darkness. Includes character sheets and information (to be used for the TSR Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game) for the Guardsmen of Waterdeep, Character: Priam Agrivar, human paladin, and the Magic Item: Staff of Withering. Cover price $1.25.

Catspaw: Part 2 of 4. "Of Mirt & Mind Flayers!" Story by Jeff Grubb. Art by Jan Duursema. Timoth and his package, the artifact known as the Moonpenguin, have fallen into the hands of two of the deadliest creatures in all the Realms - a Mind Flayer and a Drow. But worse yet, is the true culprit pulling their strings. Meanwhile, Onyx the Invincible and the bumbling Tertius search desperately for the shanghaied centaur. Cover price $1.50.

February 1963. Volume 139 No. 3. Men's fiction and non-fiction adventure stories. Cover by Victor A. Prezio. Features stories are "The Harlot who Ruled the World" (W) Jim Tuck (A) double page spread by Shannon Sternweis and "Dead Man's Trail" (W) Robert Addison Nicolls (A) double page spread by Bruce Minney. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by John Richard Flanagan. The Suicide of Major Duval: Part 2 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The White Witch: Part 2 starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner Fox, art by George Newman. Reefer Madness starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; marijuana story. Wolf Rucker's Trap starring Jack Woods, script and art by Jim Chambers. Auctioneer Dossier starring Steve Malone, script by Gardner Fox, art by Don Lynch. Captured By Col. Benback: Part 1 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Hong, the Tyrant starring Tom Brent, script and art by Jim Chambers. To Pitch Against the Yankees starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Pirate Ship: Part 14 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. It Ends With an Alligator--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Tune of Terrific Toby, script by Alfred Bester, art by Jack Burnley; When Toby Weems stages a phony rescue of his office staff from a so-called bomb, he becomes a hero, which has some advantages with scaring underworld hoods. The Stroke of Doom starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. The Case of the Love-Sick Submarine starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Mystery of the Shining Knight's Rival, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Battles the Cobras of the Deep starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. Footprints in the Sands of Time starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. No Nap For No-Nerves starring The Sandman and Sandy, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Marvin Stein. The Hen That Laid the Colored Eggs starring Genius Jones, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. The Book That Couldn't Be Printed starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Sun-Spot Scoundrel!, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin; Starman confronts a professor who believes that sun-spot activity causes crime waves.....and may even affect the Astral Avenger's famed Gravity Rod. Freedom Road starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.