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Cover by Eric Basaldua. (W) Raven Gregory. (A) Marcio Abreu, Novo Malgapo. The Borden Theater is about to close its doors forever. but sinister plans are in the works as a premiere event may turn out to be a bloodbath... Meanwhile a struggling writer fi nds the means of breaking into the business... one death at a time. Don't miss the brand new horror series from the company that does horror the right way! Cover price $3.99.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani (W) Jason Aaron (A) Ron Garney The Wild Hunt has begun! As Malekith the Accursed continues his bloody rampage across the Nine Realms, Thor finds new allies to aid him in the chase: A Dark Elf sorceress! A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! and a particularly surly troll..?! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 100 Variant Cover by Leonel Castellani (W) Jason Aaron (A) Ron Garney The Wild Hunt has begun! As Malekith the Accursed continues his bloody rampage across the Nine Realms, Thor finds new allies to aid him in the chase: A Dark Elf sorceress! A gun-toting Light Elf! A gargantuan Mountain Giant! A dwarf who loves dynamite! and a particularly surly troll..?! Cover price $3.99.

The Secret of Oodlefeld Ranch 1 - The Lysurgic Trail. Story, art and cover by Matt Howarth. The savage misadventures of the infinitely-regenerating, dimension-hopping, violent reprobates Ron and Russ Post. The bros go on a Western adventure, Post-style, at Oodlefeld Ranch in Lysurgia. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

By Brian Orr. 78 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $4.00.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer. Squeaky Shoes, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; The lady who lives in the house pays a hobo to get rid of the mice in her back yard. Patsy Comes Through, script by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman; Patsy tries to figure out how to ski on a banana. House Cleaning Day, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Black Ball Bounces Back, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Fatsy has to do a brave deed after being blackballed from the Mouseketeers. Hold The Phone, script by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman; Minus sets up a telephone system so the boys can warn if the cat's coming while they try to steal food in the Big Feet's house. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless" ad for the Junior Sales Club of America. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rube Grossman. Eggheads; Fatsy mistakes an egg for Humpty Dumpty and then Mrs Grackle mistakes Fatsy for her egg. Of Mice and Moons; A basketball lands near the clubhouse and the mice think its from the Moon. Cat Capers; Minus tries to prove he's brave by stalking a toy cat, but ends up with a real cat by mistake. Fishy Tale; Patsy goes fishing but the fish catches him. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rube Grossman. Ride 'Em Minus; Patsy gets mixed up with a kid's cowboy toy set and the kid thinks he's a real miniature cowboy. Heroes Are Made!; Minus gets blackballed again and has to retrieve a grape from the Big Feets' house in order to get back in the club. Plane and Fancy; Patsy finds yet another wind up plane. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Ad for the first appearance of Supergirl in Action Comics, art by Al Plastino. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo on cover. Reprint of story from issue number 20, the Three Stooges in "Injun Trouble at Bad-Medicine Rock" in which the Three Stooges are in the army at Fort Shoshone in 1876. Issue also has backup feature The Little Monsters in "Boo-Friend Roundup," one-page text feature "The Beached Baby," and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Becoming Villains Part 1 of 5. "Empyrean Blues" Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Chris Batista. Inks by Rich Perrotta. Cover by Patrick Zircher and Al Vey. For three weeks the Thunderbolts have been on Counter-Earth. And in that time they have rescued thousands of people and resettled them on their floating city of Attilan. The Justice like Lightning heroes are becoming godlike figures to the new citizens, and Jolt is concerned. Baron Zemo and Moonstone are known for their delusions of grandeur. Will they do right by the people when push comes to shove? Only time will tell. Story continues in Thunderbolts #68. Thunderbolts Lineup on Counter-Earth: Baron Zemo, Atlas (via Dallas Riordan), Fixer, Jolt, MACH-3, and Moonstone. 32 pages. Cover price $2.25.

First printing. NOTE: This is a 1st Printing. 1st printings do not have a 2nd or later printing notice in indica. Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. 1st appearance of Paul The Samurai. Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas. After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World. Which he does. Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things. Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Centerfold poster of an interior splash page.44 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

This is a 2nd printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover has a blurb in the bottom right corner that says "Encore Presentation!" Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas. After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World. Which he does. Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things. Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Centerfold poster of an interior splash page. 7.5-in. x 10.5 in., 36 pgs., B&W, $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

This is a 4th printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover has a blurb in the bottom right corner that says "Encore Presentation!" Written by Ben Edlund. Art and cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas; After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World; Which he does; Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things; Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Centerfold poster of an interior splash page. 7.5-in. x 10.5 in., 44 pgs., B&W, $2.75. Cover price $2.95.

This is a 5th or later printing as noted on the inside indicia. Cover by Ben Edlund and Max Banks. A Big Fight, script by Ben Edlund, art by Ben Edlund and Max Banks; Tick and Oedipus are attacked at her parents' dinner party by a group of ninjas; After Oedipus is injured, Tick has a crisis of sanity and decides the best thing to do is destroy Ninja World; Which he does; Conflict ensues over the Thorn of Destiny and Tick comes close to losing it until Arthur shows up to make sense of a few things; Paul the Samurai trails his enemy Sagin from Japan and prepares to take him down with a loaf of deadly French bread. Size 7-1/4 x 10-1/4. 36 pgs., black and white. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

by Sean Wang & Mike Baker THE TICK AND ARTHUR MEET FLEA AND DOYLE?In this change of pace issue, The Tick and Arthur decide to unwind by attending a country fair. After destroying nearly every carnival ride in sight, The Tick notices that a couple of look-alike characters are following them: Flea (yes, the flea is an arthropod like the tick!) and Doyle. Are they evil- doers, or, er, "good-doers"? Bimonthly. b&w, 32pg" Cover price $3.50.

by Sean Wang The 'Super Duper Comic Con' is in town and The Tick and Arthur are invited guests to this gala event! But it's The Tick who is swamped by scores of fans and TV producers while Arthur gets ignored as 'just a sidekick.' The Tick even meets the wrestler-turned-actor named 'The Gun Show' who has been chosen to portray him on a Tick TV series! With all of this attention directed towards The Tick, his envious super-hero friends - including even Arthur - contemplate expelling him from their super-team! Is it possible that Arthur also been bitten by the green-eyed-monster and has turned on The Tick? Could this be the beginning of a TV series for 'The Tick' but the end for the duo known as 'The Tick and Arthur?' Cover price $3.95.

By Griffith, Griffith, Garcia, & Atkinson. The Tick meets The Sultan, his idol from the Golden Age of Super-Heroes! So, of course, the first thing they do is fight! Then The Sultan warns The Tick that Mentor is just using him to make money. Mentor is licensing merchandising rights to The Big Blue Guy! Mentor is also the silent force behind Blissburg, a city he created so that The Tick would have no competition for merchandising money in The City. The Tick could probably live with all this... until he discovers that Mentor is printing a Tick comic book! Cover price $3.95.

By Gabe Crate. Born on the internet, but now brought to readers in glorious color on the printed page, this comic offers two excellent, all-new full color adventures of The Tick with heavy focus on his sidekick, Arthur! In the opening tale, The Tick celebrates Arthur's birthday by shopping for a present. But unbeknownst to The Tick, the store he visits is secretly owned and operated by his arch-nemesis Toy De Force, nefarious vendor of murderous playthings! In the main story, The Tick and Arthur are having company over for dinner: Arthur's "other" sister Alice and her husband, Errol. Errol just happens to be a millionaire -- not to mention a self-styled super-villain! Does Arthur get along with his brother-in-law? Well, when The Tick asked this question, Arthur answered in terms The Tick could understand: "Tick, the Slot Jockey of Doom is my arch-enemy!" Having an arch-enemy in the family can only happen in the world of The Tick! Full color. Cover price $3.95.

Outraged by the actions of the ninja hoards The Tick threatens to destroy Ninja World and all its denizens! First appearances by Sagin The Wolf, Paul the Samurai and the FIRST FULL APPEARANCE of ARTHUR!! Continuing our twice-monthly re-presentation of the original Tick series, now in gorgeous full digital color! Cover price $3.95.

Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko, Kola and Raymond visit Toyland; The Mighty Atom lends a hand when the Pixies need a diving board for their pool; Judy accidentally creates a monster when she draws a mean elf who steals her chalk. Koko and Kola; Goofus the Gopher; Catchy and Scrapps; Turkey Talk; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Chuck Chipmunk; Spanky; Trixie Pixies. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Tick and Arthur have a house guest for the Christmas season! The problem is it's Tuun-La, Not Of This World! Arthur is worried that Tuun-La doesn't really share the Christmas spirit ? after all, his goal is to destroy all of mankind! But The Tick is sure he can teach the loathsome space alien the true meaning of the holiday. Also available in a Limited Edition Deluxe Format Cover, featuring never-before-published Ben Edlund artwork on heavy cover stock." Cover price $3.50.

Tilly and Ted in Tinkertotland (1945) is a promotional comic book published by W. T. Grant. This Christmas themed comic features the characters Tilly and Ted, two toys long forgotten and stored away in the attic by their now grown-up owner. Tilly and Ted are determined to find Santa Claus in hopes of finding new little boys and girls to be of use for. 16 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10.25-in.

Cover by Pat Masulli. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy gets a job haunting a carnival funhouse, but the other monsters don't want anyone new. Maxie and Timmy become the unwilling subjects of Wilma's latest spell experiments. Atomic Mouse has some advice for a young mouse. The Apprentice; Atomic Mouse: There Are Ways and Ways!; Atomic Bunny; Society for Sense; A Magenta Mask, Fat-Away and Other Things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. When Tarzan's human army fails to repel the invaders, he enlists the great apes, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Burne Hogarth. Nancy is abducted by the strange forces of "The Great One," and Jim Hardy must find her. Super-powered baseball player Iron Vic faces mobster tactics during exhibition games in the Southern hemisphere. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Mo Leff, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Bill Conselman, Charles Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Fritzi discusses her kiss-and-make-up relationship with Phil, in a strip (and cover) showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl art. Bathless Groggins and his hobo friends buy a huge meal at a restaurant, then each has a way of sticking the others with the check. The Mohawks play the Cobras in the World Series, but the Cobras are playing dirty. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Dale Hale and unknown. Art by Dale Hale, Hy Eisman and unknown. All brand-new stories! In this issue: Two Peanuts 1-pagers by Dale Hale; Sluggo in "The Early Bird Catches It"; The Captain and the Kids in "Aces High"; Peanuts tale by Hale; 1-page text story "Farm Friends"; Nancy in "A Regular Girl" with art by Hy Eisman; and The Captain and the Kids 1-pager "Seeing Is Bee-Leaving." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

WRITTEN BY JAY FAERBER; ART BY PETER GRAU AND RAY KRYSSING; COVER BY BARRY KITSON The Titans all thought she was autistic. But now Nikki, the silent member of the D.E.O. Orphanage kids, reveals the true nature of her powers ? launching the Titans on an adventure that will change not only their lives, but their sense of reality as well! FC, 32 PG.$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Bertie Bird's Winning Crumb"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; and two Barney Bear & Benny Burro tales. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Steve Steere, Lynn Karp and Vivie Risto. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Tom & Jerry tale with art by Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Eisenberg and Steve Steere; Bertie Bird text story "The Candy Heart" with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Lynn Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Mouse Musketeers tale with art by Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Part of regular Tom and Jerry title run, but cover title is "Tom and Jerry Funhouse." 25c 80-page giant rather than regular size. 84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

# on cover is 90058-903. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Holiday Special. As part of Harvey Comics' revival in the early 1990s, they reprinted classic comics starring eternal combatants Tom & Jerry. The cat & mouse duo (plus Tuffy Mouse) appear in Christmas-themed stories. Even the Mouse Musketeers have something to teach Monsieur Pussycat about the meaning of Noel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

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All about Action Figure collecting Cover price $5.00.

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