Comic books in 'Truncheon'

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Softcover, 7-in. x 10 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

b&w. Cover price $1.75.

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Last 50-cent issue. Cover by Stan Goldberg. "The Bouncer," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; As a favor to Archie, Veronica invites Jughead to her party - as her bouncer. "I 'Ear That" half-page Li'l Jinx's Chum, Charley story by Joe Edwards. "Frantic Antic," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Gladys challenges her husband to find a way to buy more food with less money through use of coupons. "On a Roll," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead causes all sorts of havoc when he brings a skateboard into Pop's. "A Tasteful Trip," art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee invites Jughead to tell Miss Grundy's class about his family's summer vacation trip across America. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Adventures of....Just Kids (1934 Big Little Book), published by Saalfield Publishing Company. Adapted from the newspaper comic strip by Ad Carter. Relive the hilarious adventures of Fatso Dolan, Pat Finnegan, Peanut Martin, Marj'ry Jones, Euripides O'Rourke, and Mush Stebbins, the stars of Carter's famous newspaper strip. 156 pages contains text story with B&W illustrations, 7.5-in. x 3.5-in, square bound hardcover, no cover price.

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"Blind-Sided!" Story by Geof Irshwood. Art by Geof Irshwood and Vince Colletta. When Justice is arrested and accused of the murder of Becky Chambers, the enigmatic hero finds himself at odds with the Justice Department. Cover price $0.75.

Joe Maneely cover. "Flare-Up" (art by Jonny Quest/Herculoids creator Doug Wildey), "The Unknown" (art by Paul Reinman), "Pursuit" (art by Robert Q. Sale), and "Man Outside." Two page text story, "Perfect Score!" This is the final issue under this title -- it becomes "Tales of Justice" with the next issue. Cover price $0.10.

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"Days of Valor." Flash, Green Lantern, Atom, and Wildcat team up to stop a riot in front of the GBC building. Carter Hall takes the place of Katar Hol. Script by Len Strazewski, pencils by Mike Parobeck, inks by Mike Machlan. Cover by Mike Parobeck. Cover price $1.25.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Bernard Baily. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Police track stolen furs to the waterfront. A pair of hoods goes on a year-long crime spree across the Carolinas. "The Baron" plays a dangerous game by swindling crooks with counterfeit bills. Big Time Mobster!; 335 Days of Terror!; The Little Giant!; The FBI and Mr. Eel; The Grudge Killer!; Less Than Zero!; Closeups; Angel of Death! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Dec. 1945 - Feb. 1946. After wheelchair-bound Messy Bessy wins the lottery, her husband Jackpot Jones plots her demise - as described with an unusual amount of detail on the front cover! The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Jackie Page solves The Case of the Noisy Room. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Frozen Clue; Jackie Page: The Case of the Noisy Room; Calling All Sleuths; The Body Is Missing; Death in the Afternoon; How Good a Detective Are You? 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mark Millar. Art and Cover by John Romita. KICK-ASS IS BACK-ready to wipe out the city's criminal lowlives, destroy its gangs, and save its communities from decay. But there's a new face beneath the old mask, a new figure wearing that famous green and yellow spandex. Who is this new vigilante superhero? Who can fill Dave Lizewski's shoes? WHO IS THE NEW KICK-ASS? Find out in the first issue of this new, ongoing monthly series. 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Mark Millar. Art and Cover by John Romita. KICK-ASS IS BACK! Patience is trapped while trying to bust a local gang operation and save an innocent man from torture. Surrounded by gangsters, armed with only her wits and combat training, she must fight her way out and get back to her family. With Violencia now hunting her, desperate for revenge, how long before the villains find out who's under the mask? 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Kid Goes East! [Part 1], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt goes to New York City to try to blend in. Trail of Long Ago text story, art by Joe Maneely; The Cowboy and the Lady [The Kid Goes East! Part 2]; Kid Colt saves a lady in distress and discovers that her uncle is trying to kill her. Shoot-Out In the Streets! [Part 3]; The Kid saves Martha and returns west. Lawmen Never Die!, script by Stan Lee, art by Sol Brodsky; An old sheriff single-handedly brings in a dangerous gang. Kid Colt, Coward!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; The Kid wins a gunfight with a bullet in his arm. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

Issue has Solid Jackson in "Calling Doctor Headbone," Jitterbuck in "No News is Good News," Chuck in an untitled story, and Natch in "To the Rescue." Issue also has two one-page text features "The Stern Voice of Duty" and "Public Secret" and several one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown.11/54, 10c. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ben Torres. Graveyard Shift Pt. 1, script by Chris Ecker and Gary Carlson, art by Ben Torres; When his now adult partner is injured, the Knight Watchman comes out of retirement to clean up a crooked city. Deductive Comics, script by Gary Carlson, art by John Thompson (as Tom King); The origin of the Knight Watchman. Fake cover for Deductive Comics #30 by Mark Lewis (as Tom King), an homage to Detective Comics covers from 1939. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Ben Torres. Graveyard Shift Pt. 2, script by Chris Ecker and Gary Carlson, art by Ben Torres; The Knight Watchman is framed for murder. The Pink Flamingo's Kid Sidekick, script by Gary Carlson, art by Chris Ecker and Jim Brozman (both as Tom King); Pink Flamingo gets a new sidekick. Hummingbird fun page maze. Ben Torres' Graveyard Shift Sketchbook. Knight Watchman Graveyard Shift Part 3 ad. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Ben Torres. Graveyard Shift Pt. 3, script by Chris Ecker and Gary Carlson, art by Ben Torres; The Knight Watchman visits a framed cop in prison, and faces off Ultiman. Photo of Gary Carlson and his late brother Jeff Carlson. Two Knight Watchman pinups by Ben Torres, one in the style of Frank Miller, one in the style of animated adventures. 36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Story by Gary Carlson and Chris Ecker. Art and cover by Ben Torres. From the pages of Big Bang Comics comes Knight Watchman, a tribute to the Golden Age Batman. With his replacement out of action, an aging Knight Watchman must come out of retirement to protect his city. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Grace and Dolph have had it up to here with Dai, but cannons costing a couple of national debts each are no guarantees in taking him out in "Blood & Feathers." Captain Britain, Meggan cameos. Story by Dan Abnett & John Tomlinson, pencils by Gary Erskine, inks by Andy Lanning. Cover by Alan Davis. This comic is printed on SCANGLOSS - an environmentally safe paper which uses half as many trees as normal paper and a minimum amount of chlorine bleach. Cover price $1.95.

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by Jolly Blackburn & Various This multiple award-winning comic magazine features the hilarious misadventures of a group of gamers (the Knights) and their friends, along with useful D&D, HackMaster, and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. It's a slice of (fantasy) life in strips and features, and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! Cover price $4.99.

Reprints work from George Herriman's Krazy Kat from comics and newspapers as early as 1938; card-stock color cover; 48 pages; b&w; 8 1/4-in. x 11 3/4-in.

Reprints work from George Herriman's Krazy Kat from comics and newspapers as early as 1928; card-stock color cover; 48 pages; b&w; 8 1/4-in. x 11 3/4-in.

January 29, 1984. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), Conrad, The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), Blondie (by Young and Gersher), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Hi and Lois (by Mort Walker and Dik Browne), Hagar the Horrible (by Dik Browne), Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), The Small Society (by Brickman), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Bloom County (by Berke Breathed), and Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

52 page issue. Cover price $0.10.

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L.E.G.I.O.N. contends with a traitor in its ranks and with a tense racial situation on its base world. Plus, a link to Phase's past at long last comes looking for her...one that is tied to the future Legion of Super-Heroes. Written by Tom Peyer, with art by Derec Aucoin and Wayne Faucher. Cover by Arnie Jorgensen and James Pascoe. New Format. Cover price $1.75.

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Teen drama, Archie-style: Archie and the gang travel back in time and see how life was lived in the early 20th century; a look at Reggies family tree. Stories and art by Al Hartley, Jon D'Agostino, and Gus LeMoine, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Bob Bolling. Ad in which Little Archie and his creator Bob Bolling (in a photograph) discuss the huge amount of fan mail "Little Archie" is getting and the comic's switch to a 100-page giant book. Tea Tempest; The girls force Little Archie to come to their tea party. Untitled Little Archie story, script and art by Bob Bolling; Inspired by his father's job as an editor at the "Riverdale Record," Little Archie starts his own newspaper with the other kids as his reporters. On the Ball humor page starring Bunny and the Kids. The Catnapper, script and art by Bob Bolling; Fred has to try and figure out how to unload ten kittens that Reggie's dad gave to Little Archie. Tooth of a Kind humor page starring Scotty and Dotty, script and art by Samm Schwartz. 100 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mischievous Eva is an adorable counterpart to those other 1950s misadventurers, Little Audrey and Little Lulu. When Eva decides to run away from home, the boys let her live in their clubhouse, but they've got a secret plan. Eva's mom asks her to run an errand, which she delegates to her friend, who delegates it to another friend, and so on. Eva's father tires of being ignored when the soap operas are on, so he decides to out-drama the TV drama. Military Man; Home Sweet Home; The Errand; The Pearl Divers; Little Ike: Super Salesman; Tear Jerker; Comedy Column; A Leap Year Proposal; A Dog's Best Friend; Daily Bugle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Baker. Stories and art by George Baker. The boyhood adventures of George Baker's soldier, whose name became synonymous with the downtrodden grunt. Little Sad Sack discovers the truth about the thing that scared him. Little Sad Sack and his friends explore a cave. Plus stories of grown-up, GI Sad Sack. The Chase; Good Boy; Scary; The Jump; The Cave; Found and Lost; No Rest; Helper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by George Baker. Stories and art by George Baker. The boyhood adventures of George Baker's soldier, whose name became synonymous with the downtrodden grunt. Little Sad Sack has to use his brains to win a fight with a bully. Little Sad Sack accidentally floods the house while filling up the bathtub. Plus stories of grown-up, GI Sad Sack. Direct Hit; New Fighting Methods; Long Walk; No Reason; The Ride; Instructor; Great Outdoors; Wotta Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Those bumbling gangsters Mugsy and his partner have a problem: where to hide their stolen loot? A rabbit-hole seems the perfect choice...until its occupant turns out to be Bugs Bunny. By David Cody Weiss and Horacio Saavedra. Plus, Wile E. Coyote tries to nab the Road Runner "By Air, Land and Sea." By Dave King and Neil Grahame. Cover price $1.50.

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1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). The acclaimed and groundbreaking alternative comic by Los Bros Hernandez. Love and Rockets X and Poison River (Lubas origin story), by Gilbert; Maggie and Hopey: Wig Wam Bam by Jaime. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover by Jaime. Back cover by Gilbert. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Sam Cooper, Ed Robbins, and Mort Drucker. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A woman tells her granddaughter about a night of daring at the county fair that led to romance; Dianas father, a strict general, wont let her date any of the handsome men under his command; Advice on not marrying in haste. Featuring early art by longtime Mad Magazine artist Mort Drucker, and an amusing cover by Ken Bald. For Sentimental Reasons!; Stranger In The Rain; Kiss And Make Up!; Heart On The Rebound; Wait Before You Wed; Forbidden Romance; Call Me Darling; Cupid Always Rings Twice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

2nd and later printings. Featuring a foreword by Patrick McDonnell (creator of Mutts). For over five decades, MAD Magazine has kept devoted audiences in stitches with its consistently excellent and surprisingly relevant satire. From the witty, shameless writing to the amusing, colorful comic illustrations, MAD is a timeless American classic. For the first time ever, here is a "greatest hits" collection of one of MAD's most popular and prolific artists - Sergio Aragones - hand-picked by the artist and featuring his greatest work from his debut with MAD in 1963 to the present.Assembled chronologically, it's packed with memorable cartoons, insightful interviews, new cover artwork commissioned exclusively for this tome, and a special pull-out poster of Sergio's "Marginals," the wildly popular mini-cartoons that have appeared in MAD's marginals for over 40 years. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

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Woody Woodpecker

Written by Mac Walters. Art by Tony Parker. Cover by Benjamin Carre. Before joining Shepard, master thief Kasumi Goto was known as the most skilled burglar in populated space. Witness her early adventures as she pilfers from the galaxy's most elite-and most dangerous! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Ron Garney. Cover by David Lapham. The last living men of Rath face off, as Ruben comes gunning for Ira to protect the life of his unborn child. With father and son standing poised to kill each other, will the Rath curse come full circle? 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.50.