Comic books in 'Desert'

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Mickey Mouse and the Magic Mountain Mini Comic. Wheaties 1950-51 32-page promotional comic, 6-7/8 x 3-1/8, Issue #C-2. An original set of 8 mini comics cost 15c plus one Wheaties box top. Four sets of 8 were made, Series A, B, C and D.

This is the regular edition. A promotional variant was also published (see Mickey Mouse Magazine Vol. 1 (1933) Giveaway). Cover price $0.10.

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As Lazarus joins David and Laurel on their walk from L.A. to New York, David decides he can't just do nothing while the Walkers feed on innocents. Script by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by Gary Frank, inks by Jason Gorder, ink assists by Jay Leisten. Cover by Frank & Gorder. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. "Grounded!" Written by Donald D. Markstein. Art by John Heebink. The Power Rangers must come to terms with parental discipline when Kimberly is grounded. Then in "Stranger in Strange Town!" Written by Nicola Cuti. Art by Sparky Moore. Aisha skydives into a strange new reality. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.95.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Milt Knoff, Jon Small and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A man builds a robotic woman companion for himself, but the tech support is a killer. An inventor creates a time machine just to escape his nagging wife, but it turns out that nagging transcends time. Harriet hates how her orphaned niece always brings home stray animals, but the latest creature is more dangerous than she expects. Beauty and the Beast; The Marriage of Life and Death; First Come, First Served!; Yakity-Yakity-Yak; The Little Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera), Ezra, Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward). Pinetop Cure text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Singer cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Marmaduke Monk"; "Nutty Squirrel"; "Pete the Peke"; "Tuffy Bear"; "Funny Bunny and Woo Woo Wolf"; and "An Aesop's Fable...The Vulture and the Fox" art by Sam Singer. "A Day at the Carnival" text story by Joe Blair. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Spirits in the Sand!" Written by Doug Moench. Art and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Marlene and Moon Knight travel back to the Sudan and end up protecting an uncovered treasure of Khonshu from grave robbers in the same temple where Moon Knight was born. Includes a Moon Knight Portfolio by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $0.75.

Comic book version of the animated TV series about the Muppet Babies – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf, Animal and all of the extraordinary friends who pop into their lives. In this issue, Miss Piggy gets to wear the Nanny's ring which is supposedly very ancient and has mysterious powers. And when Miss Piggy drops it and it rolls down under the floor, the Muppet Babies are led into an Indiana Jones-like adventure in a mysterious land in "The Idol of Zoom and the Magic Kingdom" and "The Quest for Power." Script by Stan Kay and art by Marie Severin. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Comic book version of the animated TV series about the Muppet Babies – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf, Animal and all of the extraordinary friends who pop into their lives. In this issue, after viewing a book on the American West, the Muppet Babies go back to the days of the old wild, wild west, where men were men and frogs were frogs in "The Mild, Mild West." Issue also has "Rowlf Plays the Blues" in which Rowlf, sad that everyone is too busy to spend time with him, ventures out to some place new. So the Muppet Babies try to find him. Scripts by Laura Hitchcock and art by Marie Severin & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $1.00.

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In chapter two of this adaptation of best-selling author James Pattersons' hit, explore exotic Egyptian landscapes in the time of the Boy King, as we discover that as Queen Nefertiti fails to produce a son, her Pharaoh, Akhenaten sires one with a lowly concubine. Also follow a young Howard Carter, the 19th century discoverer, as he learns the archeology ropes which will eventually bring him to the greatest find of the 20th century: The Tomb of Tutankhamen and the clues to his mysterious death! Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Paul Dini. Art and Cover by J. Bone. From the pages of Jingle Belle comes everybody's favorite Texas firebrand! Master comics writer Paul Dini has set his imagination loose in the Southwest, and the result is Mutant, Texas, a town where several natural and nuclear disasters have irradiated the environment, giving strange new attributes to the inhabitants -- human, animal, and otherwise. This includes the pretty-as-pie, ginger-locked, good-time gal, Ida Red. A lady who can fly and shoot blasts of lightning from her fingers makes one heck of a sheriff, particularly when those crafty Kiyote Bros. are on the prowl! Join Dini and artist J. Bone for a brand-new adventure, taking you from Ida's youth to when she earned that silver star. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Paul Dini. Art and Cover by J. Bone. Ida Red, the once-ordinary orphan, is now on the threshold of becoming a true western super-heroine. Just in time, because the terrified inhabitants of Mutant, Texas are in dire need of her miraculous super powers. A mysterious figure is attacking the town's unique creatures and spiriting them away! Is the culprit a human, mutant, or something more sinister? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Paul Dini. Art and Cover by J. Bone. Someone has been doing away with the citizens of Mutant, Texas, and fledgling super-heroine Ida Red is determined to bring the marauder to justice. Ida's search takes her deep into mysterious Moanin' Mesa, and to a terrifying confrontation with the creature that could become her fiercest enemy...or greatest ally. From Paul Dini and J. Bone, the Eisner-nominated team behind Jingle Belle The Mighty Elves (2001) #1. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff puts his cow in the bathtub so he can milk it without knocking over the pail. Cicero's Cat is jealous because the new house pet is cuter - it's a baby panda. But when it eats from the cat dish, it's gone too far. Also featuring a PSA for the Fifth War Loan Drive starring famed WWI aviator Eddie Rickenbacker. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Educational Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Hunted Big Game in Outer Space," "I Found Davey Jones' Locker" (art by Ruben Moreira), "I Was Lost in a Mirage," and a two-page text story, "Exposing the World's Greatest Fakirs" by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino. A spin-off of the long-running comic based on the popular TV/radio show character. Both this and "My Little Margie" included fashion and story pages featuring Margie in reader-designed fashions that identified the designer by name, even on the cover. Margie goes to Mexico to model fashions and have misadventures. Vicki Charm tries to frame Margie by faking a love letter from her to El Tigre the Bandito, and The Governor himself must intervene. But these stories are just good reasons to show Margie in reader-designed fashions on every page. Plus a photo of actress Gale Storm, who played Margie on TV and radio. South of the Border!; Anything for a Laugh; Selected Pin-Ups; My Little Margie's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adam Strange stars in "Vengeance of the Dust Devil!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up stories: "The Billion-Year Evolution!" (art by Murphy Anderson) and "The Bravest Man in Space!" (art by Sid Greene?). Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Standard cover by Michael DiPascale. Written by Mike Wolfer. Art by Dheeraj Verma. After a gut-wrenching assault by both a legion of the undead and the blood-thirsty members of a nefarious, California cult, only two men remain alive under the full moon over Death Valley. But their night of terror has only begun, as they learn that two of their friends have been kidnapped and imprisoned at the cult's mountain-top ranch, where an army of decomposing cannibals awaits. But beyond the horror of flesh-eating zombies, beyond the disgusting violation the kidnapped women face as they are indoctrinated into the cult, beyond their friends and loved ones murdered and eaten before their eyes...an even more insidious truth is about to be exposed, the most unexpected twist in the most shocking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD saga ever! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing. Written by SIMON OLIVER. Art by JASON LATOUR. Cover by LEE BERMEJO. In the tradition of Chinatown and L.A. Confidential, writer Simon Oliver explores a hidden world of corruption where money, sex, politics and crime all add up to the same thing. In the desert just south of the border, young women are turning up murdered. No suspects. No clues. And authorities seem uninterested in uncovering any. When ex-private eye Jack Cohen is hired to find one missing girl, he is drawn back into the shadow world between North and South. And there, he must face the terrible tragedy in his past that he's been running from all these years. Featuring the gritty, stylized artwork of Jason Latour, NOCHE ROJA is a gripping noir tale of how the insatiable craving for cheap consumer goods leads to the ultimate cheapening of life itself. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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Cover by Dave Cockrum and Pablo Marcos. The Hottest Slot in Town!, script by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes, art by Jim Mooney; Omega the Unknown battles Ruby Thursday; death of Omega. Story continued in Defenders #75. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Story, art and cover by F. Andrew Taylor. An autobiographical one-shot about the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of public transit. In one year, Andrew takes three trips by Greyhound bus, enduring scary stations, dozing drivers and chatty seatmates. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 162 - 1st printing. "World War II Desert Tactics!" Written by Paddy Griffith. Art by Adam Hook. From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems - human, logistical, mechanical and tactical - of the desert environment, most significantly fighting in a terrain empty of resources and offering little chance of concealment. Paddy Griffith traces the fast-learned development in armour, artillery and infantry tactics in this exceptional arena and illustrates them with references to the major engagements in the North African theatre, which involved some of the greatest tacticians of World War II in one of the pivotal theatres. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Killer Sergeant starring Sgt Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. The Doomed Crew, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Santa Claus Commando, script by Bob Haney, art by Jerry Grandenetti. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Blood In the Desert starring Sgt. Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Frogman Delivery, art by Russ Heath. Letter column art by Kubert. Direct Currents DC ad, pencils by Neal Adams and Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito and Jack Adler. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Bob Scott, Caleb Monroe, Vicki Scott and Charles M. Schulz. Art by Bob Scott, Scott Jeralds, Justin Thompson, Robert Pope, Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock and Charles M. Schulz. Snoopy loves Woodstock, but sometimes his storytelling can get a little rusty. He tends to fall asleep mid-sentence and laugh endlessly at his own jokes. As his dear friend, Snoopy must find a way to stay engaged throughout the diatribe of a lifetime. TASTY IS A VIRTUE and many more adventures can be found in this month's latest issue of Peanuts. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Spider-Ham and J. Jonah Jackal find themselves at the mercy of the denizens of Shang-Goo-La, the legendary lost city in the old west where nobody ever grows old, in "The Town That Never Grew Up!" Script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Mark Armstrong, inks by Joe Albelo. Back-up tale: Iron-Mouse by Skeates & Albelo. Cover by Armstrong & Albelo. Cover price $0.65.

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Cover art by Paul Gulacy. Ad for The Penumbra. "Chapter Two Rush Hour," script by Fred Burke, pencils by Rafael Kayanan; The Corridor kids get a new leader; app. by Artemus John; Emilio Marker;, Mr Marker; Kenneth Faison; President Charles Faison; Hammer; Zero; E; Professor Geiser; Mammoth; Julia; and Sarah. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

"Magic" activity page, script by Eleanor Lidofsky; Instructions and drawings on how to do three magic tricks. "Andy's Atomic Adventures," script by Eleanor Lidofsky, art by Pete Costanza; Andy Wilson lives 30 miles from where atomic bombs are being tested; While collecting butterflies his dog Spot runs off into the testing ground; Spot is found but has to remain in isolation for a few days due to exposure to radiation. "Picture Parade Quiz" by Eleanor Lidofsky. "Andy's Crossword Puzzle" dealing with atomic energy. "Did You Know That" article by Eleanor Lidofsky; Facts about atomic energy. 28 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. Moses becomes the first great Jewish prophet. Joseph's life is the original riches-to-rags-to-riches story, with dream interpretation as a bonus. Esther risks everything to save her people. Plus a PSA for US Savings Bonds, featuring FDR's Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau. Noah and His Ark; Joseph in Egypt; The Story of Moses and His Struggle for Israel; The Story of Saul - First King of Israel; The Story of Ruth; The Story of Jonah and the Whale; The Story of Esther - Queen of Persia. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. This reprint can be distinguished from the original by the ad for all four issues of the series on the back cover. (The first edition has a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps on the back cover.) Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. Moses becomes the first great Jewish prophet. Joseph's life is the original riches-to-rags-to-riches story, with dream interpretation as a bonus. Esther risks everything to save her people. Noah and His Ark; Joseph in Egypt; The Story of Moses and His Struggle for Israel; The Story of Saul - First King of Israel; The Story of Ruth; The Story of Jonah and the Whale; The Story of Esther - Queen of Persia. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. Job's story becomes a tribute to faith. The great prophets of the early Jewish nation. The Story of Elijah; The Story of Elisha; The Story of Isaiah; The Story of Josiah; The Book of Job; The Story of Prophet Jeremiah; The Story of Balaam; The Story of Ezekiel; The Story of Nehemiah; The Story of the Maccabees. Final issue of the series; followed by Picture Stories from the Bible (New Testament) #1. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprint edition (with LN distributor mark on front cover). Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. David becomes the first great king of the Jewish people. His son Solomon leaves his own mark on history. Daniel's faith becomes the stuff of legend. The Story of Joshua; The Story of Samson; The Story of David; The Story of Solomon; The Story of Daniel; The Boy Who Heard the Voice of God. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects issues #1-4 of Picture Stories from the Bible (Old Testament). Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. David becomes the first great king of the Jewish people. His son Solomon leaves his own mark on history. Daniel's faith becomes the stuff of legend. Noah and His Ark; Joseph in Egypt; The Story of Moses and His Struggle for Israel; The Story of Saul - First King of Israel; The Story of Ruth; The Story of Jonah and the Whale; The Story of Esther - Queen of Persia; The Story of Joshua; The Story of Samson; The Story of David; The Story of Solomon; The Story of Daniel; The Boy Who Heard the Voice of God; The Story of Creation; The Story of Abraham; The Story of Abraham and Isaac; The Story of Jacob and Esau; The Story of Deborah; The Story of the Tower of Babel; The Story of Gideon; The Story of Samuel; The Story of Elijah; The Story of Elisha; The Story of Isaiah; The Story of Josiah; The Book of Job; The Story of Prophet Jeremiah; The Story of Balaam; The Story of Ezekiel; The Story of Nehemiah; The Story of the Maccabees. 232 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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"Evolution's Nightmare" (script by Doug Moench, pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Jim Mooney) and the continuing adapation of the Planet of the Apes movie, "Into the Forbidden Zone" (script by Moench, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Mike Esposito). The rest of the issue consists of articles (with photos), including an interview with make-up artist Dan Striepeke. Bob Larkin painted cover. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Attempted Return of Tricky Toledo starring Plastic Man and Tricky Toledo. The Tennessee Smugglers starring Plastic Man. Two untitled Plastic Man stories. Woozy Winks story. The Body In the Creek text story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joel Humberto Herrera (W/A) K. Lynn Smith The hit web comic now coming to print! Vesper Gray is wrested from her stiff Victorian setting when a mysterious spirit saves her life. What secrets does her new friend hold, and how does it tie into her father's mysterious expeditions to strange places? And why do poeple want them dead! Cover price $3.99.

Scarce issue. Cover art by Janine Johnston. The Last Temptation of Lusiphur; (Desert of the Third Sin I), script and art by Drew Hayes; Lusiphur accidentally calls up the genie, a beautiful female named Anhkikiahl, who kills him and resurrects him before granting him three wishes. Back cover art by Drew Hayes. 28 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.