Comic books in 'Sword', graded by CBCS

Film and TV: The Avengers, Blade, Virus, Small Soldiers, Lethal Weapon 4, new computer games and Web sites, Katie Holmes (Disturbing Behavior), Michelle Williams, and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 52 pages on slick paper. Cover price $3.99.

FLIPBOOK. Star Wars / Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Cover price $5.99.

Written by Alan Hebden. Art by Jesus Redondo. Cover by Carlos Ezquerra. Tilman guides the twins to safety aboard a giant alien vessel. Written by Pat Mills. Art by Carlos Pino. Quartz is not happy that the Ro-Busters are rescuing endangered school children rather than a senator. Written by John Wagner (as T. B. Grover). Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Johnny and Wulf escape their prison, but they still have to deal with the space pirates. Written by R. E. Wright. Art by Alfonso Azpiri. Hagan and his men are attacked by a submarine crew lodged up a mountain. Written by Chris Lowder (as Jack Adrian). Art by Magallenes Salinas. Blocker is not pleased to learn that having travelled millennia through time, he's now trapped as a time trooper. 32 pages, partially black and white. 8.50-in x 11.50. $0.12.

Written by Alan Hebden. Art by Jesus Redondo. Painted cover by Ramon Sola. Zazda agrees to transport the twins despite the possible danger. Written by Pat Mills. Art by Carlos Piño. There's a revolt on the Ritz Space Hotel, and Miss Marilyn can't bear to tell Half Tough he'll never be getting his spare part. Written by John Wagner (as T. B. Grover). Art by Carlos Ezquerra. A murderous thug nearly puts paid to Johnny. Written by R. E. Wright. Art by Alfonso Azpiri. A nuclear physicist is at Sanctuary, and he knows how to return to Earth, in theory. Written by Chris Lowder (as Jack Adrian). Art by Magallanes Salinas. Martin Bormann has helped the Nazis win World War II with time technology. 32 pages, partially black and white. 8.50-in x 11.50. $0.12.

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John Byrne reprint from Marvel Preview 11, plus 8 pages of new art by Michael Golden. Dr. Who story by Dave Gibbons. 1st deluxe format comic. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Tony Harris. Talking with David, '96 starring Starman and David Knight, script by James Robinson, pencils by Tony Harris, inks by Wade Von Grawbadger; Jack Knight has his annual talk with his deceased brother. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Cover art by Tony Harris. Infernal Devices part 2 starring Starman, script by James Robinson, pencils by Tony Harris, inks by Wade Von Grawbadger (p 1-11, 14-15, 19-22) and Ray Snyder (p 12-13, 16-18); The Black Pirate continues his story; Starman battles Pip and Copperhead. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

Written by DANIEL WAY. Art and Cover by RICHARD CORBEN. Starr the Slayer wasn't the only fictional character that writer Len Carson created back in the day - he also created Starr's opposite number, the deceptive and demonic sorcerer Trull. When Trull, using his black magic, captures Carson and brings him to the Realm of Zardath with the intention of finally killing his nemesis he'll have his work cut out for him! Because even with Starr's creator in his back pocket, Trull must contend with a Starr who grows stronger by the day, hardening both his body and his mind in the fierce and bloody Zardathian gladiatorial arena! 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $3.99.

Written by DANIEL WAY Art & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN His army assembled, the barbarian juggernaut Starr marches out of the Darklands and straight into Kulumurud, the heart of the evil sorcerer Trull's empire! But Trull knows Starr is coming and goes to Len Carson, the hapless pulp novelist and creator of Starr whom he holds captive, to use his magic-his typewriter-to create a deadly trap that Starr not only won't be able to avoid, but that he will not be able to survive! The fate of Zardath hangs in the balance of this final battle, with no guarantee of a future of any kind! 32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY SCOTT KOLINS AND DAN DAVIS; COVER BY LEE MODER AND DAVIS. The Nebula Man returns ? and the Shining Knight is not far behind ? as the Star- Spangled Kid learns a hard lesson in the history of S.T.R.I.P.E. and the original Kid! See the Seven Soldiers of Victory fight their last battle as Pat (Stripesy) Dugan lays a little legacy at Courtney's feet! Also: Meet Mike Dugan ? the Kid's step-brother! FC, 32 PG." Cover price $2.50.

WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY SCOTT KOLINS AND DAN DAVIS; COVER BY LEE MODER AND DAVIS. The Shining Knight and the Star-Spangled Kid take some Graft ? Dr. Graft that is ? as the nefarious Dragon King makes his move! The King's daughter, Shiv, attacks S.T.R.I.P.E. and the Kid where they live ? literally ? as Pat's Pit Stop is besieged! Plus, Courtney and her step- brother, Mike, fight over the Star-Spangled Kid's Cosmic Converter Belt. Sibling rivalry is one thing, but this could be explosive! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

The origin and life of Celtic barbarian Torin who, in the year 43 A.D., struggles to keep his people free against the Roman Empire is shown. And then during an epic battle, Torin, expecting to die fighting to remain free, finds that he has a different destiny in "Starslayer." Script and art by Mike Grell. Rocketeer full page ad by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

First appearance of the Rocketeer. Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

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Torin, now on board the space craft Jolly Roger and forced to help Tamara on her quest to find the lost amulets of power, has his first adventure in this quest while investigating a flagship from a Venus invasion fleet, which leads to a deadly threat in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has chapter two of the Rocketeer. Script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.

Torin and Tamara are on Phobos trying to locate another lost amulet of power. Phobos is in the midst of a civil war with two brothers fighting to rule and one of those brothers has the amulet. But which one? Torin and Tamara try to find out in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. 2 page Groo the Wanderer ad by Sergio Aragones. Cover price $1.00.

On an icebound planet seeking another amulet of power, Torin and Tamara go up against a colony that has adapted the ways of Earth's ancient seafaring barbarians, the Vikings in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has Groo the Wanderer with script and art by Sergio Aragonés. Cover price $1.00.

Torin and Tamara now have all of the amulets of power and need to get back to Earth in order to use them to save the galaxy. But not everyone is so anxious for them to use the amulets in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has "A Cautionary Tale." Script and art by Craig Deeley. Cover price $1.00.

Torin and Tamara need to resupply the Jolly Roger and dock at Tao VII Spaceport. Once there, they are asked to not hang around too long and stay out of trouble. But that doesn't appear to be an option in "A Case of Do or Die." Story also has a summary of what has gone on so far in the series. Script by Mike Grell and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. First issue of series published by First Comics. Cover price $1.00.

Having a bounty on Torin and Tamara's heads brings out a lot hunters trying to collect, including the deadly Black Thom McKuen, who captures Tamara and sets a trap for Torin in "Bounty." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Issue also has Grimjack in "Mortal Gods." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.

Torin and Crayne continue to try to avoid pursuing foes and get the side-slip device for the ship and get off the planet Keldomage and Tamara fights against brainwashing and everything else while held hostage in the palace d'Orsini in "Tamara Stands Alone." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & BeeDeep & Co. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past – Part 2" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.

In trying to get the crucial side-slip device for their ship, the Jolly Roger, Torin and Tamara end up having to help a mechanic who is in possession of that device in "Stand." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past – Part 3" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.

Starslayer stars in the 16-page tale "S.A.M." Written by John Ostrander, with art by Timothy Truman. Plus: Grimjack stars in the 12-page story "Buried Past: Final Chapter," part 5 of a 5-part tale. Written by John Ostrander, with art by Timothy Truman. Cover by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.

Grimjack meets Starslayer as Grimjack takes possession of the Jolly Roger and then leads it and the crew in a rescue mission for Torin, who is held prisoner in Castle Ariosto in "Blood and Thunder." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 6" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.

Everyone fights for Torin's life as the death goddess Morrigan appears in "The Kiss of Death." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Who is the Black Flame – Part 2" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.00.

The Jolly Roger and its crew are bound for the City at the Beginning of Time and when they end up on Parallax, encounter a mystery in "Empirical Data." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Blood " with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Don Lomax and a text feature, "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 4" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.25.

Torin and company end up in a place that looks a lot like China in the 1930s in "A Glitch in Time," a salute to Milton Caniff. Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Suffer the Little Children" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

When Torin returns to Cynosure, he encounters a dangerous and deadly villain that he thought was dead in "Mysteries." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Poet, the Child, and the Lover" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

Torin, Tamara and Chris are subdued and captured by Kalibos and the truth behind Kalibos is revealed in "Enigmas." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Binding Hymn of Incorruption" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

The Black Flame, the backup feature in this title, takes the spotlight in this issue with a full-length 28-page story. The Black Flame and company have to travel through the Nightmare Realm and try to figure out a way to safely escape in "Land of the Great Dreamers." Script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

Torin is concerned that an enemy is about to strike and Tamara's past catches up with her in "Avatars." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Chapel Perilous" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

As the Jolly Roger and the D'Orsinis engage in a fight to the finish, both Torin and Tamara face their own private battles in "Monsters – Part 2." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Strange High House in the Mist" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

Moments in Torin's life, as seen through different eyes, including the Centurian who married Gwynth, a survivor of the wreck of the ship the Raptor, and a crew member of the Jolly Roger, are told in "Legends." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Every Smallest Dream" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

A rescue mission leads the crew of the Jolly Roger into a trap and an old foe and some new foes in "Deceptions." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Gonna Ride That Midnight Train" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.

Alliances are formed and sides are chosen as the War of the Torc begins in "And Now…Sargon." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "New Dreams This Morning" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax and a text feature, "Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books – Part 1" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.25.

Torin, in avatar form, battles Morrigan as the War of the Torc end in "Redemption," a 28-page epic story for the conclusion of the Starslayer series. Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson & John Nyberg. Issue also has a text feature, "Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books – Part 2" by Charles Meyerson. Final issue of series. Cover price $1.25.

Torin and Tamara are on the run, squeezing their way off the planet at the last possible minute. Unfortunately, each and every person on the planet Earth wants to kill the Starslayer, giving credence to the adage, "When you have nothing else to live for, there's still revenge." This entire issue contains all-new story and art, as Mike Grell returns to Starslayer after twelve years! This eight-issue series will completely retell and revise the seminal Starslayer saga. Written by Mike Grell, with art by Mike Grell, S. Clarke Hawbaker, Jeff Albrecht and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Torin is slaughtered on the field of battle, only to be whisked away at the moment of his death, transported to an incomprehensible far-flung society. His mission: to become the new Starslayer, savior of a brave new world. His goal: to return to the Earth he knew and avoid his seemingly destined death! Twenty-five pages of story and art by Mike Grell. Rewritten with new art by the man himself, relettered, and expansively recolored. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Torin is ripped from the jaws of death by the scientist/sorceress Tamra to save a dying world called Earth. Torin's only help is embedded within a highly belligerent symbiotic android mindlink; his only mode of transportation, a solar-powered interstellar windjammer named The Jolly Roger. Totally rewritten and somewhat redrawn by Mike Grell, with all-new expanded color by Rob Prior, this eight-issue series will completely retell and revise the seminal Starslayer saga. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

It's the Starslayer versus the Battledroid in a starborn fight-to-the-finish for the future of humanity. But that's just the preliminary bout to the battle between Torin and the scientist/sorceress Tamra, as the two warriors set off on their planet-saving mission. It's a hell of a way to start a star-spanning relationship! Written, drawn and cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Meet Baraka Kuhr -- the true and rightful heir to the throne of Mars, and the warlord who has Tamra by the short hairs. Can the Starslayer save her without his crew paying the ultimate price? Totally rewritten and somewhat redrawn by Mike Grell. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Armed with the blood-drenched amulet, Torin and Tamra encounter the Lost Colony and the deadly Valkyrie of Aesgaard. They've finally got what they need to save Earth -- so now the trick is to get home intact and in time to use it! Written, drawn and cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

To save his cause, Torin must commit the most heinous act in history and truly earn the title of "Starslayer." Can he do it? Should he do it? You'll discover the horrible truth in this Seventh Chapter of the revised Starslayer saga. rewritten by Mike Grell with all-new color by Rob Prior. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $2.50.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story. Dog Rescue text story starring Herbie Johnson by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pyroman story. Jewel Thief text story by Bob Sturdy. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Captain Future story. Klondike Gold text story by Captain Kerry McRoberts. Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story featuring Z-99, the new master-tank of America. Pyroman story. Reward For a Killer text story by Donald Grey. Scarab origin story. Captain Future story. Venezualan Boy text story by William B. McClellan. Four Comrades story by Maurice Gutwirth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Case of the Disappearing Japanese starring Pyroman. Fighting Yank story. Captain Future story. The Strange Case of Dr. Ventoni starring Oracle. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - November, 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Thornton Ayre, and Edmond Hamilton. "Thrills in Science" column by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Sir William Perkin bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 pages. Cover price $0.15.

January 1941. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "A Yank At Valhalla" by Edmond Hamilton, "The Hyper Sense" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, "The City of Singing Flame" by Clark Ashton Smith, and "The Demons of Darkside" by Leigh Brackett. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2-in, 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Summer 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Polton Cross, and Ross Rocklynne. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 17, Issue 2 - May, 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Paul Ernst, Arthur Leo Zagat, Ray Cummings, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Moore Williams, George O. Smith, and John Russell Fearn. Nine Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.20.

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF? - Part 2 of 5. Static faces would-be hero Palisade, an armored knight who leaves darkness in his path. But Palisade is convinced that he and Static are at cross-purposes and winds up endangering Rick, Rick's injured friend and Frieda. Written by Robert L. Washington III, with pencils by Wilfred. Cover by Wilfred and Prentis Rollins. Cover price $1.75.