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Fables (2002) comic books

  • Issue #1A
    Fables (2002) 1A
    Published Jul 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND STEVE LEIALOHA. A new VERTIGO series takes a decidedly dark spin on familiar fairy tale characters. Led by Snow White, a reformed Bigby Wolf, and a slew of others, the secret community of Fabletown is adjusting to life among the "mundanes." But this is no fairy tale, and when Snow White's estranged sister, Rose Red, goes missing ? her apartment a grizzly, bloody scene ? it's up to her sister and Mr. Wolf to find the culprit. But the question remains, will they find Rose intact, or will the cryptic message on her wall come true: "No More Happily Ever After?" MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG.$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1B
    Fables (2002) 1B
    Published Jul 2002 by DC/Vertigo.
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    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND STEVE LEIALOHA. A new VERTIGO series takes a decidedly dark spin on familiar fairy tale characters. Led by Snow White, a reformed Bigby Wolf, and a slew of others, the secret community of Fabletown is adjusting to life among the "mundanes." But this is no fairy tale, and when Snow White's estranged sister, Rose Red, goes missing ? her apartment a grizzly, bloody scene ? it's up to her sister and Mr. Wolf to find the culprit. But the question remains, will they find Rose intact, or will the cryptic message on her wall come true: "No More Happily Ever After?" MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

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  • Issue #2
    Fables (2002) 2
    Published Aug 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    "Legends in Exile Chapter 2: The Unusual Suspects" Written by Bill Willingham. Pencils by Lan Medina. Inks by Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. Bigby Wolf, Fabletown's one-man police force, interrogates some shady suspects for Rose Red's probable murder, including Bluebeard, a known ladykiller...literally. Snow White reveals the salacious act that destroyed not only her marriage but her relationship with her sister, and penniless philanderer Prince Charming decides to sell his royal title over the internet. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #3
    Fables (2002) 3
    Published Sep 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores July 17. Part 3 of 5-part "Legends in Exile." The mystery of Rose Red's murder unfolds at a feverish pace. Bigby Wolf grills the Black Forest Witch, who may have returned to her old eating habits. Snow White consults her boss, Fabletown's Mayor King Cole, who reveals his secret knowledge of Rose's love life. Boy Blue and Flycatcher spill far too much blood. And jailed suspect Jack receives two surprise visitors behind bars: an angry, knife-wielding stranger and Bigby, who's forced to reveal his true colors. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #4
    Fables (2002) 4
    Published Oct 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND CRAIG HAMILTON; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores August 14. Part 4 of 5-part "Legends in Exile." Bigby Wolf's investigation into Rose's murder reaches its climax at the Remembrance Day Ball, an annual event that commemorates and revisits the secret history of Fabletown. But who would invite a psycho-killer to the most prestigious social event of the year? Plus, Bigby dusts off his twenty-year-old tuxedo, grabs a partner and hits the dance floor ? with disastrous results. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #5
    Fables (2002) 5
    Published Nov 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    "Legends in Exile Chapter 5: The Famous Parlor Room Scene (Sans Parlor)" Written by Bill Willingham. Pencils by Lan Medina. Inks by Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. The conclusion to the 5-part where ancient pacts, old grudges and clever ruses are brought to light. Rose Red's body has been found, and the identity of her murderer, or murderers, has been revealed. Now Bigby Wolf, Fabletown's sheriff, shows us how he put the clues together to solve the foul crime, also, Prince Charming has auctioned off his royal titles and gets his first taste of his life to come...as a penniless nobody. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #6
    Fables (2002) 6
    Published Dec 2002 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores October 9. Mark Buckingham (Peter Parker: Spider-Man) pencils the newest story arc, the 5-part "Animal Farm." The mystery of her sister's murder has been solved, and the guilty parties have been punished. This leaves Fabletown's Deputy Mayor Snow White physically exhausted, spiritually drained, and in need of a big rest. So she decides to personally drive one errant Colin Piggy back up to the Farm, the remote, upstate annex where the non-human Fables reside. But rest and relaxation will have to wait for our heroine. Something wicked is brewing in upstate New York and Snow White's untimely arrival lands her in the thick of it. For more information, see the Feature Article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #7
    Fables (2002) 7
    Published Jan 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN "Animal Farm," Part 2 of 5. Something truly horrible has happened up at the Farm, and this time there's no Bigby Wolf on hand to investigate ? no one to find answers to all of the deadly questions that keep mounting. Why is there an unmarked grave in the woods, and who's in it? Why is Reynard the Fox on the run from everyone from Shere Khan to the Bandarlog Host? Why is Snow White in deadly peril and by whom? Why's the monkey drunk and what has that got to do with the sudden prophecies of doom from the Forsworn Knight? And finally, what's with all of the guns? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #8
    Fables (2002) 8
    Published Feb 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores December 18. "Animal Farm," Part 3 of 5. The Fables at the Farm are now in open revolt, and the always practical, always proper Snow White finds herself at the top of the radicals' hit list. Her adversaries number in the hundreds, while her only ally seems to be the crass and wily Reynard the Fox. Together, to get to the truth, the two fugitives have to make their way to the caves beyond the Valley of the Sleepers. But first they have to survive crossing the tall grass, which inhabits sleeping giants and belongs to the ravenous Shere Khan. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #9
    Fables (2002) 9
    Published Mar 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores January 8. "Animal Farm," Part 4 of 5. As Snow White and Reynard the Fox run for their lives, Rose becomes a revolutionary. Trekking through woods and battling it out with lions, tigers and bears, Snow discovers that country life is even more dangerous than the big city. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #10
    Fables (2002) 10
    Published Apr 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores February 12. The conclusion to the 5-part "Animal Farm." The revolt at the Farm has been suppressed, the revolutionaries quelled. Goldilocks remains on the loose since her seemingly fatal shooting but the rest of the dissidents have been tried and sentenced. The executioner's axe is sharp and swift as the Fables learn what true justice means. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #11
    Fables (2002) 11
    Published May 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY BRYAN TALBOT; PAINTED COVER BY ARON WIESENFELD This stand-alone story with art by Bryan Talbot (THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, The Tale of One Bad Rat) details Civil War misadventures for Jack of the Tales. After going AWOL, Jack finds himself deep in the bayou, where he encounters the devil, who's hankering for a little game of poker. Though it's dangerous to lose at cards with Old Nick, Jack learns that it's even more dangerous to win. Hot Southern belles and the farm animals that wouldn't die guest-star in this hilarious stand-alone story. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #12
    Fables (2002) 12
    Published Jun 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND CRAIG HAMILTON; COVER BY JAMES JEAN A Shart Operation, Part 1 of a 2-part FABLES caper. She's gorgeous, fashionable and rich...and it's up to Bigby to keep Sleeping Beauty from pricking her finger, or Fabletown will go up in thorns. As if that weren't enough, Bigby has a shadow, in the form of a sleazy reporter intent on exposing the secret society of exiled fairy tale characters. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #13
    Fables (2002) 13
    Published Jul 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LAN MEDINA AND CRAIG HAMILTON; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores May 14. The conclusion to a 2-part FABLES caper. Bigby and his motley crew don matching black skullcaps and break into a ritzy building to stop a ruthless reporter from revealing their identities to the tabloids. Meanwhile, Sleeping Beauty's spell has forced the city into perpetual slumber. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #14
    Fables (2002) 14
    Published Aug 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores June 11. Part 1 of a new storyline ? "Storybook Love." As Snow White slowly recovers from a bullet to the brain, she and Bigby spend a lot of time in each other's company. But when they announce that they'll be vacationing together, all of Fabletown is shocked...and not just because Snow White has never taken a holiday before. The twosome's sudden departure from New York City ? and the deadly peril they're about to fall into ? is surely no match for the ruthless enemy who's still lurking in the back woods. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #15
    Fables (2002) 15
    Published Sep 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores July 9. "Storybook Romance," Part 2 of 4. Romance is in the air... well, sort of. When Bigby and Snow White wake up in the middle of the woods, they don't know where they are, how they got there, or why the hell they went camping with only one sleeping bag. But they've got bigger problems, as a sniper's bullet sends their car over a cliff. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #16
    Fables (2002) 16
    Published Oct 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores August 13. "Storybook Romance," Part 3 of 4. Snow and Bigby are lost in the deep woods, on the run from a pistol-packing motorchick bent on revenge. You've known for some time that he's really the Big Bad Wolf, but now, for the first time, we'll see what happens when Bigby has to huff and puff in order to save Snow's life. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #17
    Fables (2002) 17
    Published Nov 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores September 10. "Storybook Love," Part 4 of 4. Why can't Snow White and Bigby Wolf find their way out of the woods? Why has Fabletown been renamed Bufkintown? Why is Prince Charming wandering all over the Woodland Building, carrying a huge bundle of who-knows-what? Why does King Cole have to convene an emergency murder trial in the Business Office? What terrible secret is revealed on the very last page? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #18
    Fables (2002) 18
    Published Dec 2003 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY LINDA MEDLEY; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In a special single-issue story, guest artist Linda Medley (Castle Waiting) draws the tale of The Barley Corn Brides. When the Fables were exiled, the Lilliputian soldiers found themselves without any women. And when Thumbelina comes to town, it's every man for himself. What can one woman do against an army of suitors? Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #19
    Fables (2002) 19
    Published Jan 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores November 12. A story of espionage ignites when a hooded stranger comes to Fabletown asking a lot of questions. Meanwhile, Pinocchio is in over his head, Boy Blue is in for the shock of his life, and Snow White goes incognito.sort of. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #20
    Fables (2002) 20
    Published Feb 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores December 10. The mysterious stranger in red is the talk of the town ? Fabletown, to be specific. What happens when her old nemesis Bigby Wolf is the one assigned to debrief her? Meanwhile, Prince Charming has started his campaign to become the new mayor, and he's making lots of promises... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #21
    Fables (2002) 21
    Published Mar 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores January 14. When the going gets tough, Fables go drinking. "Stop Me if You've Heard This, but a Man Walks Into a Bar..." takes place almost entirely in pubs ? Mundy bars, Fabletown bars, and just about anyplace where alcohol is served. So don't be surprised if a drunken brawl breaks out, and one or two characters says something he wouldn't normally say while sober. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #22
    Fables (2002) 22
    Published Apr 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY TONY AIKENS AND JIMMY PALMIOTTI; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In this interlude issue, featuring guest-art by Tony Aikens and Jimmy Palmiotti, the members of the "Ex-wives Club" of fairytale philanderer Prince Charming reminisce about the Prince of Lies. But blonde bombshell Cinderella has another appointment, in Paris, and it's one she's dying to keep. Sex, espionage and betrayal abound ? especially when someone loses his head. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #23
    Fables (2002) 23
    Published May 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores March 10. Boy Blue nurses a broken heart, Prince Charming recruits more Fables for his mayoral campaign, and Bigby and Snow team up to get to the bottom of Red Riding Hood's story. Meanwhile, the mysterious trio of Hugh, Drew, and Lou continue to wreak havoc in Manhattan. Meatheads beware: This time they've got guns. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #24
    Fables (2002) 24
    Published Jun 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores April 14. Boy Blue has gone missing. Trouble is brewing up at the Farm. And Bigby is still out of town. Everything seems to be going haywire, but it gets even worse when Bigby finds something horrible at the Canada gate. The residents of Fabletown are about to get a seriously rude awakening when the brothers Hugh, Drew and Lou show up with a gun-toting ultimatum and the bodies begin to pile up. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #25
    Fables (2002) 25
    Published Jul 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores May 12. In the penultimate issue of "March of the Wooden Soliders," Bigby arrives at the farm in upstate New York only to be greeted gun-first by an army of wooden soldiers. Meanwhile, back in Manhattan, the fate of Fabletown hangs in the balance as a very pregnant Snow White encounters a nasty surprise of her own. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #26
    Fables (2002) 26
    Published Aug 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN War comes to Fabletown in the penultimate chapter of "March of the Wooden Soldiers." As the wooden soldiers of the Adversary advance on the blockade, Fables young and old prepare themselves for the worst. But these block-headed agents of the enemy may find it difficult to subdue this band of fairytale meat, especially with one seriously angry Snow White leading the charge. Never mess with a woman, especially if she's expecting. Plus, don't miss a stunning 8-page preview of THE WITCHING #1. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #27
    Fables (2002) 27
    Published Sep 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY MARK BUCKINGHAM AND STEVE LEIALOHA; PAINTED COVER BY JAMES JEAN In stores July 14. Fires rage as Snow White's makeshift Fable army shows its battle scars. But as lifeless bodies lie scattered in the streets, one witch's deadly battle begins far above the carnage. A storm is brewing, but what it leaves in its wake may be worse than lost loved ones... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #28
    Fables (2002) 28
    Published Oct 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham, Art by Tony Akins and Jimmy Palmiotti, Cover by James Jean "War Stories," Part 1 of 2. It's Germany, 1944, and Bigby Wolf, a member of Dog Company, is sent to the hills to find a monster named after a certain doctor who's too tough to kill...because he's already dead. MATURE READERS On sale Aug 11 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #29
    Fables (2002) 29
    Published Nov 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Tony Akins & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by James Jean "War Stories," Part 2 of 2, featuring guest art by Tony Akins (MASKS: TOO HOT FOR TV) & Jimmy Palmiotti (CATWOMAN). A band of American infiltrators is behind enemy lines and in for the fight of their lives deep in World War II Germany as a mythical monster is pitted against Bigby Wolf. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #30
    Fables (2002) 30
    Published Dec 2004 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. Part 1 of a new 4-part story, "The Year After." It's a family affair as Snow White goes into labor, and the magical nature of her pregnancy becomes an event that no one expected. The ever-proper Miss White is about to discover that having the Big Bad Wolf's baby is more than she'd ever bargained for...but the proud papa may be in the for the biggest surprise of all. Plus, the results of the election for Fabletown's new mayor are in...and the winner may surprise you! Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #31
    Fables (2002) 31
    Published Jan 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean . During the long, chilly fall, Snow White's motherhood begins in earnest and her relationship with Bigby comes to a crossroads in a way that alters many lives. New jobs and apartments are handed off in Fabletown as Boy Blue makes a fateful decision. And a severed head spills its guts once more. On sale Nov 10 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE AUDIENCES Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #32
    Fables (2002) 32
    Published Feb 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    The Year After Part 3 of 4. Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. It's going to be a long, dark winter for the denizens of Fabletown. Prince Charming discovers that keeping campaign promises is a lot harder than making them. Beauty and the Beast find that filling Snow and Bigby's shoes may be more than they can handle. A body is found under mysterious circumstances and an unexpected guest arrives at the Farm. On sale Dec 8 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #33
    Fables (2002) 33
    Published Mar 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean The amazing conclusion to the 4-part "The Year After." A mysterious death at the Farm, like the ones that have been plaguing Fabletown, mars the first birthday of Snow's offspring. Is this silent killer another attack from the Adversary, or something even more terrifying? On sale Jan 12 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #34
    Fables (2002) 34
    Published Apr 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by David Hahn Cover by James Jean Part 1 of the 2-part "Jack be Nimble," featuring guest art by David Hahn (BITE CLUB). Jack of the Tales has made his grand getaway to Hollywood, and if there was ever a place for such a trickster, it's Tinseltown. Jack starts his own production company and quickly learns that being ruthless is the best way to make money fast ? not to mention enemies. On sale Feb 9 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #35
    Fables (2002) 35
    Published May 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by David Hahn Cover by James Jean In Part 2 of "Jack Be Nimble," featuring guest art by David Hahn (BITE CLUB), Jack continues to ride the Hollywood high of his new slickster lifestyle, losing sight of the enemies he's made along the way. And the one thing you can count on in Tinseltown is that there's always someone waiting for you to fall ? and ready to stab you in the back on your way down. On sale March 9 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #36
    Fables (2002) 36
    Published Jun 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. Don't miss the beginning of the engrossing 5-part story "Homelands." It's a typical day back in the world from which the inhabitants of Fabletown escaped, full of war and tyranny, not to mention taxes. But in the midst of all the conquering and the slaying comes a mysterious masked man on a quest to find the woman in red he believed was killed centuries ago. On sale April 13 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #37
    Fables (2002) 37
    Published Jul 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingam Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Part 2 of a Boy Blue story, in which he continues his dark and dangerous quest to find his lost love through lands wrecked and ravaged by the Adversary's evil will. But Blue will stop at nothing to find his lost love, even when the enemies set before him grow increasingly more deadly. On sale May 11 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #38
    Fables (2002) 38
    Published Aug 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean In part 3 of the 5-part story "Return to the Homelands," after fighting his way from one world to another, Boy Blue reaches the Imperial City, the capital of the Adversary's vast empire, and confronts The Adversary. Can he possibly defeat The Adversary in single combat and rescue his lost love? On sale June 8 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #39
    Fables (2002) 39
    Published Sep 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Lan Medina & Craig Hamilton Cover by James Jean. A special interlude issue featuring guest art by Lan Medina and Craig Hamilton. While Boy Blue is questing through the Homelands, Fabletown is having major issues of its own. Someone has been divulging war secrets and strategies to the enemy, and when the culprit is discovered, the consequences are shocking... On sale July 13 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #40
    Fables (2002) 40
    Published Oct 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. After three long years of teasing and misdirection, the Adversary is revealed in the fourth amazing chapter of the "Homelands" saga. Now the action picks up as we follow Boy Blue in his quest across the Homelands, learn how close he came to rescuing Red Riding Hood, and discover how the Adversary came to power. On sale August 10 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #41
    Fables (2002) 41
    Published Nov 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. The final chapter of the 5-part "Homelands." Boy Blue continues his enforced history lesson at the hands of The Adversary, his captor, and is finally reunited with his lost love. But is Happily Ever After even possible after so many centuries apart? Will he spend the rest of his life in captivity, or, when things look darkest for our hero, is it possible he still has one last trick up his sleeve? On sale Sept 14 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #42
    Fables (2002) 42
    Published Dec 2005 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. In the first issue of the 4-part "Arabian Nights (and Days)," wayward foreigners have started showing up in Fabletown ? much to the dismay of the longtime residents. These new Fables are not European and are in danger of throwing the comfortably Eurocentric Fabletown into chaos. Once more, Prince Charming is in over his head and must call on the help of a Fable character not seen in these pages for far too long. On sale October 12 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #43
    Fables (2002) 43
    Published Jan 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Part 2 of the 4-part "Arabian Nights (and Days)." The arrival of the Arabian Nights Fables have plunged Fabletown into a culture clash of dire proportions. Can Prince Charming's secret weapon ? a Fables character we haven't seen in some time ? diffuse the situation before much blood is spilled? On sale Nov 16 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #44
    Fables (2002) 44
    Published Feb 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean. Part 3 of the 4-part "Arabian Nights (and Days)." The all-powerful d'jinn is loose and has been ordered to destroy most of Fabletown unless Prince Charming can think of a way to undo what the d'jinn's master has wished. Unfortunately, there's no way to take back wishes once spoken. On sale Dec 14 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #45
    Fables (2002) 45
    Published Mar 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. The 4-part "Arabian Nights (and Days)" story concludes. Both the Fabletown and Baghdad Fable communities are still reeling from the actions of the deadly D'jinn. And the Arabian Fable refugees make a fateful decision on their future place in the Mundy world. On sale Jan 11 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #46
    Fables (2002) 46
    Published Apr 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Jim Fern & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by James Jean. Part 1 of the 2-part story "The Ballad of Rodney and June," featuring guest art by Jim Fern (GREEN LANTERN) & Jimmy Palmiotti (JSA CLASSIFIED). The Adversary's forces have finished conquering the European-based Fable worlds and have now invaded the Arabian Fable worlds. In a remote outpost deep within the Arabian lands, one small group of goblin conscripts and a few of the Empire's elite wooden soldiers struggle to hold off one Arab attack after another. But this isn't a war story. It's a love story. When two wooden offspring of the Sacred Grove suddenly discover they've got feelings for each other, how do they go about expressing it? On sale February 8 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #47
    Fables (2002) 47
    Published May 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham Art by Jim Fern & Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by James Jean In the conclusion of the 2-part story "The Ballad of Rodney and June," it's love in the time of conquest. But how can their love survive when they're both made of wood? It seems they have only one chance: travel to the Imperial Homeworld to petition Gepetto himself to transform them into real flesh and blood. ? 32 pg, FC ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #48
    Fables (2002) 48
    Published Jun 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham. Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. Part 1 of the new 2-part story "Wolves." Here's the problem: Some time ago, in a bit of a snit, Bigby Wolf packed a bag and left the Fables series. Walked right out! But he's still under contract, so we sent Mowgli, of Jungle Book fame, to find him. It makes sense, right? Mowg is a terrific hunter, and he was raised by wolves. Send a wolf to catch a wolf, right? And in his world-spanning travels to track down Bigby, Mowg encounters all sorts of other wolves. In short, this story's all about wolves. Which you might have guessed if you read the story title. On sale April 12 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.75 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #49
    Fables (2002) 49
    Published Jul 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham. Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. Concluding the 2-part "Wolves." After more than a year of searching, Mowgli has lost Bigby's trail. So what does a great hunter do when he's run out of leads, clues and anything resembling rational evidence? He makes a wild guess, of course. But has he made a fatal mistake, causing the hunter to become the hunted? On sale May 10 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.

  • Issue #50
    Fables (2002) 50
    Published Aug 2006 by DC/Vertigo.

    Written by Bill Willingham. Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha. Cover by James Jean. This unforgettable, double-sized anniversary issue of FABLES answers many of your burning questions: What will happen with the doomed love story of Snow White and Bigby Wolf...not to mention their seventh child? What's going on in the homelands with Pinocchio and his dad, Geppetto? When does Bagheera get out of jail? And, where the hell are Jack's lost magic beans? It's an extra-sized issue chock-full of story and art, plus a special bonus: an exclusive 8-page preview of the new monthly series JACK OF FABLES, co-written by Willingham & Matthew Sturges with pencils by Tony Akins and inks by Andrew Pepoy. Consider yourself personally invited to the most unexpected, major event in the history of Fabletown. On sale June 14 ? 64 pg, FC, $3.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.