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Written by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell. Art by Scott Hampton and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Glenn Fabry. Strange things continue to plague Shadow and Wednesday as their mad American road trip takes them all the way to a surreal roadside attraction, the House on the Rock, where they encounter Mr. Nancy and the world's largest carousel! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper wants to play on an old abandoned merry-go-round, but nearby people don't think that's so funny. In a three-part story, The Ghostly Trio traps Casper in a suit of armor and trades him to The Collector. Before he can escape, The Collector is kidnapped. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Fair Swap; Spooky; The Dragon Car; The Wishing Lake; The Riddle; Science Corner; Spooky: The Boo Boob. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Only yesterday Steve held HER in his arms the way he's holding that other woman -- now he's looking at her as if he'd never seen her before! "Catch a Kiss" is the cover-featured 8 page story drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs. Plus: 8 page story "Test of Love" pencilled by John Forte; 7 page story "Don't Wait for Tomorrow" pencilled by Vince Colletta; 7 page story "Lost Love" pencilled by Vince Colletta; 2 page To You...From Carol Andrews letters page; 1 page Linda Lee filler "Heavy Cake" pencilled by Bob Oksner. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

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Which would be her fate -- happiness or heartache -- in her..."Two Roads to Romance," the cover-featured 10 page story. Plus: 1 page Binny cartoon; 8 page story "Yesterday's Kisses"; 1 page Johnny and Jane cartoon; 8 page story "Sweethearts' Moon"; 1 page Joan cartoon; 7 page story "Taken for Granted"; 2 page Romance Quiz; 1 page Busy Belles profile; 8 page story "A Friend of the Groom"; 1 page Carol cartoon; 1 page A Birthday written by Christina Rossetti. Cover price $0.10.

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July 13, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 16 pages.

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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Pingo!", script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley, art by Frank Thorne; After Pingo the clown's wife realizes that her husband is a serial killer, he arranges to kill her too during their highwire act and make it look like an accident, but she gets her revenge from beyond the grave. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer comic book ad. Cain's Game Room cartoon page, art by Sergio Aragonés. "He Who Laughs Last," script by Len Wein, pencils by Berni Wrightson, inks by Mike Kaluta; A plot to steal a young girl's inheritance is foiled by a ghostly clown. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Greenberger. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Crooks kidnap Howdy's friend, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, because they want her magic necklace. But luckily, Howdy can talk to the animals, and they tell him where the kidnappers went. In another story, Howdy and Dilly trap a purse-snatcher in a phone booth. Stealing the Show; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Clarabell; Dilly Dally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Photo-Finish!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Lubbers and Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Hall. Leading up to the Fly's latest death-defying stunt, every single trial run has failed. This would stop a normal man from even trying it, but not the Human Fly. Get ready for yet another amazing feat of ultimate human bravery and physical achievement. 32 pages, FC.   Cover price $0.35.

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"Safe Unsound!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie tries to prevent Jughead from having accidents. "Rumor Has It," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Reggie spreads a rumor to break up Archie and Veronica so he can take her to the dance. "Comparison Value," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica is trying to keep an eye on Betty and Archie, but when they see her they think she's dating some ugly people. "Color-full" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Vive la France!", script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Riverdale students are visiting Paris, but Jughead has disappeared without a trace. "The Plot Thickens," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Archie finds a clue to Jughead's disappearance. "Clothing Dummy"; Jughead becomes a practicing guru. "Star Gazers," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica get Jughead to take a girl up to Passion Point to look at the stars. "The Lecture," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie protests Veronica's jealous accusation that he'd stare at another girl, and getting the girl's name and address while doing so. Plus puzzles, other stories, and more. 164 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician lands on an unexplored island while seeking the Flame Pearls; The Phantom recognizes a series of daring air robberies as the work of his old foes, the all-female air pirates called the Sky Band. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Sappo; Stamps: The Adventures of Don Miguel; Family Portraits: Scribblers; The Enchanted Cat. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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By Jessica Abel. Part one of a five part series by Artbabe creator Jessica Abel. The Harvey Award-winning comic that taps into that continuing slacker-culture-gestalt is back with a worldly five-issue story! In the first issue we meet Carla, an American whose absent father is Mexican, but she is culturally Anglo. She forms a romantic attachment to Mexico in her late teens, idolizes Frida Kahlo, and tries lamely to learn Spanish. While visiting Mexico in her early 20s, she meets a guy named Harry, an American blueblood with an expensive education. He's moving to Mexico to slack and to do nothing but follow in the footsteps of Kerouac and Burroughs. 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 42 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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July 23, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Jeep; plexiglas weapon models; United Nations charter; German space mirror; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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#245, 5/78, 35c. Issue features "The Fall of Uncle Thaddeus," "Sales Resistance," "Tubby Turns the Tables" and Witch Hazel & the Little Scarecrow Boy in "Laugh It Up." Little Lulu stories written by Arnold Drake and art by Irving Tripp. Witch Hazel story by Fred Fredericks, art by Irving Tripp. Number/month on Cover: 90028-805, no month listed. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Stirring stories of real romance! In this issue: "Man of My Dreams"; 1-page text story "Change of Heart"; "Mary Luvs Jack"; Are You Feminine? 1-pager "Mighty Like a Rose?"; "Deadline on Love"; 1-page text story "Independent Feet"; 2-pager "Everyone's Girl Friend!"; "The Foolish Heart"; and untitled How She Proposed! 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1984. Summer Fun. Inside the abusement park, by Ron Hauge; a one-page Ice Cubey comic by Gary Hallgren; awards for advertisers. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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American Soft Drink Industry Version - No cover price edition. Produced in cooperation with "The President's Drug Awareness Campaign". "Battle!" written by Marv Wolfman with art by Ross Andru. Also features four interactive pages: "Choices, Choices!", "Being Responsible!", "Really Communicating!", "Thinking for Yourself!" and a drug free declaration form on the inside back cover. Full color, 32 pages, standard paper stock.

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American Soft Drink Industry Version - $1.00 cover price edition. Produced in cooperation with "The President's Drug Awareness Campaign". "Battle!" written by Marv Wolfman with art by Ross Andru. Also features four interactive pages: "Choices, Choices!", "Being Responsible!", "Really Communicating!", "Thinking for Yourself!" and a drug free declaration form on the inside back cover. Full color, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "How Do You Know My Name?", script by Mike Friedrich (pp. 1, 2, 8) and John Broome (pp. 3-7), art by Bill Draut (pp. 1,2,8) and Frank Giacoia (pp. 3-7); Jody Cahill and some friends sneak into his father's amusement park carnival after hours; They find one of the cards dead on the ground; The Phantom Stranger appears and warns them about stumbling around through the park. "No Such Thing as Ghosts!", script by Mike Friedrich (top 2 tiers of p. 9, bottom of p. 16) and Ed Herron, art by Bill Draut (top 2 tiers of p. 9, bottom of p. 16) and Leonard Starr; At Jerry Cahill's home, Dr. Thirteen recalls his previous experience with a similar situation when he confronted the "Ghost of Paris." "Some Day in Some Dark Alley," script by Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Draut; Dr. Thirteen soon arrives at the carnival, where he finds the Phantom Stranger, but none of them are able to locate Jody Cahill; They hear him screaming in terror moments later; They race into the House of Thrills; The Stranger and Thirteen save each other's lives avoiding various traps and pitfalls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Inspector J.J. O'Malley investigates bets on a Guatemalan race that never takes place. A smart society crook preys on unsuspecting gem dealers. Advice to the reader on when to be wary of con games, such as the old shell game, or gambling with strangers on a train. Plus a great inside-cover "contents page," also by Forgione, describing the stories in this issue in all their tawdry, two-fisted glory. Some scripts in this issue are by Walter Gibson, legendary writer of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Badger Racket; Gamblers Wont Gamble; Count Your Change; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Jewelry Swindle; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: Guatemala Sweepstakes; The Old Shell Game. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Morris Gollub, Steve Dublin, Mick Dublin and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons. Raggedy Ann and Andy try to help Eddie Elephant's cousin Alfred gain weight, but then an elf and a goblin get involved. Benjamin the penguin dreams that he's Sherlock Holmes, and Egbert Elephant is Dr. Watson. A Brownie tries to catch a wily fish. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Ducks; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant; Stuffins; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Brownies. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils possibly by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Archie Club News. "That's Write, I'm Wrong"; Reggie gets in trouble by writing graffiti on Mr. Lodge's vintage roadster, which he mistakes in the dark for Archie's jalopy. "Jimminy Crickets"; Archie's car makes so much noise that Reggie persuades Veronica to go to the dance with him so that she won't be embarrassed by riding with Archie, but Jughead has a plan to get Veronica back with Archie. "How to Keep Your Cool"; Archie listens to a tape of Reggie's insults (actually recorded by Dilton doing a Reggie impersonation) so that he can adjust to them and not fly off the handle when Reggie really does insult him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.15.

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The world's richest boy could carry credit cards, but that's not nearly as much fun as cash. Richie finds a bottle with an unhelpful genie, who only becomes more unhelpful during a robbery. Richie gets extravagant gifts from his relatives, but he prefers the no-frills gift he gets from Gloria. Richie's mean cousin Reggie has a pie-throwing machine, but his father finds a constructive use for it. The Luck of the "I Wish"; Penny Van Dough; The Intensifier; It's Just Too Much!; Little Lotta; Reggie: Pie a la Splot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Rosalie falls for sailor Rex and the feeling is mutual, but she's afraid to tell him she works as a carny. TV "script girl" Jane gets a date with a handsome cowboy star, but he's no gentleman. Private nurse Joan risks everything when she falls in love with her patient's handsome son Tom. Afraid to Love; My Heart Went Thataway; Betrayed Kisses!; Let's Get Married. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Dick Kraus and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from Fawcett. Numbering continues from Unknown World (1952) #1. Two brothers discover the horrific truth about the old man's cursed carousel. Peter makes a devil's bargain with a witch in 1600 Salem, and has eternity to regret it. Oliver murders his wife and hides her body, but is haunted by her disembodied hands. Horror-Go-Round; Deaths Beggar; On Hangmans Hill; Hands of Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.