Comic books October 1996

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October 1, 1996. Prog: 1011 Featuring Slaine "The Cloak of Fear" (Part 1 of 2) Written by Pat Mills, Art by Steve Tappin; Black Light "Pandora's Box" (Part 2 of 5) Written by Dan Abnett and Steve White, Art by Steve Yeowell and Alan Craddock; Rogue Trooper "Rogue Alone" (Part 2 of 4) Written by Steve White, Art by Calum Alexander Watt; Outlaw "Duels" (Part 5 of 5) Written by Paul Neal, Art by Tom Carney and David Millgate; Judge Dredd "Question of Sport" Written by John Wagner, Art by Tom Carney and Alan Craddock. Cover by Jim Murray. Saddle Stitched, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 Pages, Full Color.

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October 8, 1996. Prog: 1012 Featuring Slaine "The Cloak of Fear" (Part 2 of 2) Written by Pat Mills, Art by Steve Tappin; Black Light "Pandora's Box" (Part 3 of 5) Written by Dan Abnett and Steve White, Art by Steve Yeowell and Alan Craddock; Rogue Trooper "Rogue Alone" (Part 3 of 4) Written by Steve White, Art by Calum Alexander Watt; Outlaw "Endgame" Written by Paul Neal, Art by S.B. Davis; Judge Dredd "The Rise & Fall of Chair Man Dilbert" Written by John Wagner, Art by Trevor Hairsine. Cover by Simon Davis. Saddle Stitched, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 Pages, Full Color.

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October 15, 1996. All color. Features include Judge Dredd in "The Rise and Fall of Chair Man Dilbert" part 2 (script by John Wagner, art by Trevor Hairsine), Black Light in "Pandora's Box" part 4 (script by Steve White and Dan Abnett, art by Steve Yeowell), Outlaw in "Aftermath" (script by Paul Neal, art by S.B. Davis), and Rogue Trooper in "Rogue Alone" part 4 (script by White, art by Calum Alexander Watt). Jim McCarthy pin-up. Greg Staples cover.

Comes with Bonus Pack of X-files Trading Cards. October 22, 1996. Prog: 1014 Featuring Mazeworld "The Hanged Man" (Part 1) Written by Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson, Art by Arthur Ranson; Rogue Trooper "Friday" (Part 1) Written by Dan Abnett and Steve White, Art by Alex Ronald; Mambo "Fleshworks" (Part 1 of 9) Written and Illustrated by Dave Hine; Judge Dredd "The Pack" (Part 1 of 3) Written by John Wagner, Art by Henry Flint. Cover by Jason Brashill, Futuregraph by Clint Langley. Saddle Stitched, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 Pages, Full Color.

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Does NOT come with Bonus Pack of X-files Trading Cards. October 22, 1996. Prog: 1014 Featuring Mazeworld "The Hanged Man" (Part 1) Written by Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson, Art by Arthur Ranson; Rogue Trooper "Friday" (Part 1) Written by Dan Abnett and Steve White, Art by Alex Ronald; Mambo "Fleshworks" (Part 1 of 9) Written and Illustrated by Dave Hine; Judge Dredd "The Pack" (Part 1 of 3) Written by John Wagner, Art by Henry Flint. Cover by Jason Brashill, Futuregraph by Clint Langley. Saddle Stitched, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 Pages, Full Color.

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Bonus Vector 13 card stock print attached to cover. October 29, 1996. All color. Features include the Hanged Man part 2 (script by Alan Grant, art by Arthur Ranson), Time Flies in "Tempus Fugitive" part 1 (script by Garth Ennis, art by Philip Bond), Rogue Troopers in "Venus" part 2 (script by Steve White and Dan Abnett, art by Greg Staples), Mambo in "Fleshworks" part 2 (script and art by Dave Hine), and Judge Dredd in "The Pack" part 2 (script by John Wagner, art by Henry Flint). Mark Harrison cover.

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NO bonus print. October 29, 1996. All color. Features include the Hanged Man part 2 (script by Alan Grant, art by Arthur Ranson), Time Flies in "Tempus Fugitive" part 1 (script by Garth Ennis, art by Philip Bond), Rogue Troopers in "Venus" part 2 (script by Steve White and Dan Abnett, art by Greg Staples), Mambo in "Fleshworks" part 2 (script and art by Dave Hine), and Judge Dredd in "The Pack" part 2 (script by John Wagner, art by Henry Flint). Mark Harrison cover.

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Cover pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Art Thibert. "Homecoming," script by Ben Raab and Joe Kelly, pencils by Jason Armstrong, inks by Art Thibert and Jaime Mendoza; Spider-Man 2099 finds a hidden city; the Fantastic Four look for a way back to the past; a team finds a hidden spaceship; Strange 2099 meets Garokk; the team stranded on Mars is captured; Wulff and Uproar battle pirates; Doom 2099 confers with Emissary, a techno-organic being; Spider-Man 2099 learns Doom 2099 is behind the hidden city; the Fantastic Four passes up a chance to return to the past to help the world of 2099. 52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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"Blast Off" by Fabian Nicieza (script) & Greg Luzniak/Andy Lanning (art); Cover price $2.50.

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"Breaking Away" by Fabian Nicieza/Louise Simonson (script) & Greg Luzniak/Andy Lanning (art); Cover price $2.50.

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"Fyre in the Stars" by Louise Simonson (script) & Greg Luzniak/Andy Lanning (art); Cover price $2.50.

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Colleen Dorans science fantasy epic moves to the Image publishing house. Jason learns about his father from the Resistance; Basts growing attraction to Seren causes conflict in his relationship with DMer. Also includes a four-page sketchbook section. Story and art by Colleen Doran. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Painted covers by Doran. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover art by Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier. Arms ! starring Superman, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Tom Morgan, inks by Denis Rodier; Superman protects Maggie Sawyer from Barrage. Curt Swan 1920-1996 tribute. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Sarah Dyer. Stories and art by Amanda Lewis, Chris Tobey Nesmith, Rebecca Dart, Patty Leidy, Sarah Dyer, Jen Sorensen and Stephanie Gladden. An anthology of comics by female creators. What art girls talk about in the bathroom; PJ and Ant explore the Internet for the first time; fun with lumberjacks. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.75.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult humor comics and nude pin up girls. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $5.95.

Witchblade Month - Top Cow chews up the Bad Girl genre; interviews with Mark Schultz, Bill Willingham, Marc Silvestri, Dout & Kirk Van Wormer, Danny Fingeroth; News Flashes: Kitchen Sink Press Presents The Crow: Wild Justice, Cartoon Books' Bone: Eyes of The Storm, WotC Presents Magic: The Gathering-Mirage; plus: why you should read Atlantis Comics & DreamWalker.

2nd and later printings. Written by Steve Winter. Are you ready for the mind-blowing potential of the psyche? This handbook describes over 150 paranormal powers - telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, biofeedback, out-of-body travel - plus many amazing talents never before revealed. The psionicist is a completely new character class for AD&D games, both for player characters and NPCs. Explore inner space! Now you can really put mind over matter! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, Text (With Color and B&W Illustrations) Cover price $20.00.

Flip book of combining Adventures of Spider-Man #7 and Adventures of the X-Men #7. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Stuart Immonen, inks by Jose Marzan, Jr. Dopplegangster, script by Karl Kesel (plot) and Jerry Ordway (script), pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Klaus Janson; Misa invades Project Cadmus and attacks Floyd Barstow when he confronts her, Clark Kent is kept hopping at the Daily Planet filling in for Perry White, Floyd Barstow turns into Anomaly when coming in contact with blood at the Hotel Royer, Superman defeats Anomaly by turning him to energy and Floyd Barstow wakes up back at his hotel wondering what is happening to him; Continued from Superman #116; Continued in Action Comics #726. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.95.

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Written by Michael Eury. Art and cover by Art by Marc Campos. Dober-Man is back! He's coming home, he's done his time, and now he's looking to make good with society by fighting crime -- as The Mask's kid sidekick! But crime fighting isn't all glamour and glitz. It's serious business! And it's serious trouble when Walter breaks out of the big house and comes looking for our green-faced galahad! It's shaping up to be a dog-day afternoon for our dynamic duo, and something tells me Dober-Man won't be back for next issue! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

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Promotional item from Toy R Us stores. 12 pgs. Full color.

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This is the 99 cent edition. It is NOT the $1.99 version with Spider-Man Flip-book. Cover art by Andy Kuhn. Rites of Passage, script by Ralph Macchio, pencils by Andy Kuhn, inks by Ralph Cabrera; Sabretooth crawls out of the Arctic crevice that Wolverine dropped him in during an earlier adventure looking for revenge; While Sabretooth is traveling to the mansion Jubilee is there alone with the Professor because she was not experienced enough to go with the X-Men on their latest adventure; When Sabretooth breaks into the mansion Jubilee must defeat him on her own (with a little help from Professor X); When the X-Men arrive back from their adventure they are very impressed that Jubilee was able to stop Sabretooth. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.99.

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Stories, Art and Painted Cover by Mark Crilley. Akiko befriends Queen Pwip, who confides in our heroine that she knows the location of Alia Rellapor's castle. So when Beeba and Spuckler complete their job of whitewashing Queen Pwip's castle walls, the group begins its journey by scaling the Great Wall of Trudd. Don't miss..."Looking for Trudd (Chapter 8)"! Plus: "A Traveller's Guide to Smoo"! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Collects Aliens (1989 4-Issue Mini-Series) #1-4. Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Den Beauvais. Cover by John Bolton. The last survivors of a devastating assault on the Alien home planet - Wilks, Billie, and Bueller - flee again to a remote colony and military outpost. This pocket of humanity is at the mercy of General Spears, who has an agenda all his own. Wilks, Billie, and Bueller face a new nightmare: a gift of madness from an alien world and the experiences of a mysterious pilot named Lt. Ellen Ripley. Softcover, 118 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

Dynamic Forces Signed Edition - limited to 150 copies. Signed by Barbara Kesel, Dean Zachary, and Wade Von Grawbadger. Written by Barbara Kesel and Stuart Immonen. Art by Dean Zachary. Cover by Stuart Immonen. Presenting the origin of Alpha Centurion! 42 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

A DILBERT Book - 2nd and later printings. By Scott Adams. Dilbert fever is sweeping the country. From mountain and valley, from hill and dale, people are asking, "How can I have more DILBERT in my life?" The answer is finally here - ALWAYS POSTPONE MEETINGS WITH TIME-WASTING MORONS is the first compilation of DILBERT comic strips by Scott Adams. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Collects Legends of the Dark Claw (1996), Super Soldier (1996), Amazon (1996 Marvel/DC), JLX (1996), Assassins (1996 DC/Marvel Amalgam), and Doctor Strangefate (1996).

Written by John Byrne, D.G. Chichester, Ron Marz, Mark Waid, Gerard Jones, Larry Hama, and Dave Gibbons. Art by John Bynre, Scott McDaniel, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Jim Balent, Howard Porter, and Dave Gibbons. Wraparound cover by Dave Gibbons and Angus McKie.

This volume offers the six DC-published Amalgam titles from 1996!

In a monumental joint partnership between the two biggest companies in the comic book industry, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, the two publishing rivals, worked together to temporarily create new super-heroes based on the amalgamation of their greatest legends. By combining characters such as Batman and Wolverine, they created Dark Claw, a new dark vigilante who borrowed elements and powers from each of the characters' true origins.

Featured in THE AMALGAM AGE OF COMICS: THE DC COMICS COLLECTION are the adventures of these momentary collaborations such as Super Soldier (Captain America and Superman), Amazon (Wonder Woman/Storm) and JLX (Justice League and the X-Men).

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Legends of the Dark Claw (1996), Super Soldier (1996), Amazon (1996 Marvel/DC), JLX (1996), Assassins (1996 DC/Marvel Amalgam), and Doctor Strangefate (1996).

Written by John Byrne, D.G. Chichester, Ron Marz, Mark Waid, Gerard Jones, Larry Hama, and Dave Gibbons. Art by John Bynre, Scott McDaniel, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Jim Balent, Howard Porter, and Dave Gibbons. Wraparound cover by Dave Gibbons and Angus McKie.

This volume offers the six DC-published Amalgam titles from 1996!

In a monumental joint partnership between the two biggest companies in the comic book industry, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, the two publishing rivals, worked together to temporarily create new super-heroes based on the amalgamation of their greatest legends. By combining characters such as Batman and Wolverine, they created Dark Claw, a new dark vigilante who borrowed elements and powers from each of the characters' true origins.

Featured in THE AMALGAM AGE OF COMICS: THE DC COMICS COLLECTION are the adventures of these momentary collaborations such as Super Soldier (Captain America and Superman), Amazon (Wonder Woman/Storm) and JLX (Justice League and the X-Men).

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Spider-Boy (1996), Magneto and the Magnetic Men (1996), Bullets and Bracelets (1996), Speed Demon (1996), Bruce Wayne Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1996), and X-Patrol (1996).

Written by Karl Kesel, Gerard Jones, John Ostrander, Howard Mackie, James Felder, Chuck Dixon, Barbara Kesel and Mark Waid. Art by Mike Wieringo, Gary Martin, Karl Kesel, Jeff Matsuda, Art Thibert, Jaime Mendoza, Lary Stucker, Gary Frank, Cam Smith, Salvador Larroca, Al Milgrom, Cary Nord, Mark Pennington, Roger Cruz and Jon Holdredge. Cover by Dave Gibbons.

This volume offers the six Marvel-published Amalgam titles from 1996!

In a monumental joint partnership between the two biggest companies in the comic book industry, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, the two publishing rivals, worked together to temporarily create new super-heroes based on the amalgamation of their greatest legends.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

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Cover pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Onslaught epilogue, "The Road Back," script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Garney, inks by Al Williamson; While the city recovers from Onslaught's attack, Spider-Man unknowingly busts up the Rose's attempt to cripple Fortunato's operations; Meanwhile, decreased revenue and repairs to the damaged Bugle building force Jonah to lay off some employees including Kate Cushing; Elsewhere, Scrier meets with Rose, insisting he is his future partner; Unable to get into his apartment with Jimmy-6 there (SM #70, '96), Spider-Man goes for a swing; Peter arrives at the Bugle to see Jacob Conover fired; Robbie fires Peter next; Later, Scrier returns to Gaunt's warehouse where he removes his mask, revealing he is possibly a normal man in disguise; Spider-Man finds two kids, Aleishia and Kadril, fighting over whether mutants were responsible for the deaths of the city's heroes; He takes them web-slinging, telling them that assigning blame only diminishes the heroes' sacrifice. Cameos by Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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October 1996. Cover by Jim Burns. Stories: "Starplex"(Conclusion) by Robert J. Sawyer, "Symphony in a Minor Key" by H. G. Stratmann, "Unfinished Business" by Jerry Oltion, "State of the Union" by Rick Shelley, and "The Hammerpond Park Burglary" by Ted Reynolds. Science Fact article: "The Coming of the Money Card: Boon or Bane?" by Ian Randal Strock. Softcover, 5-in. x 7.25-in.; 160 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Featuring Witch Hunter, Topaz, Amber Hunt and Shuriken! Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Leonard Kirk, Robert DeCastro, Shannon Gallant, Vinton Heuck, Jim Amash and David Mowry. Painted cover by Hajime Sorayama. Cover price $2.50.

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On the set of "Rebels Just 'Cause," the lead actor has been revealed to be a giant chicken! It's then that happy-go-lucky Jimmy Dean gets his big break by replacing the fowl! When the Warners arrive on the set, they mistake him for the giant chicken and make him their "special friend," transforming him into an angst-filled youth and student of the "Watertower Method" of acting. Written by Jennifer Moore and Sean Carolan. Art by Omar Aranda and Scott McRae. Cover by Omar Aranda and Horacio Ottolini. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $1.75.

Issue 4. Fall 1996. The official magazine of the Japanese Animation Society of Hawaii. Includes: Coverage of the Anime America convention, "Anime & Manga School", "15 Years of Urusei Yatsura on Television", and more. Lea Hernandez cover. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 32 slick pages. Cover price $3.95.

Anime & Manga Monthly - news, reviews, video games, music & more. Mecha madness continues this month as Animerica covers the domestic release of Mobile Police Patlabor, an anime series that takes place in a future not too different from our own...except that it has giant robots named "labors," and giant police robots to handle labor crimes! Convention '96 Part 3 - costumes and more on the Anime Nation Convention Trail. Manga Feature: their destiny was foreordained in X/1999 by CLAMP. 80 pages. Cover price $4.95.

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Cover art by Glenn Orbik. Betwixt and Between, script by Peter David, pencils by Martin Egeland, inks by Howard M Shum; Aquaman and his allies deafeat the invaders, Tiamat, and Kordax. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Stories by George Gladir, Mike Pellowski and Hal Smith. Art by Stan Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli and Sean Murphey & Jon D'Agostino. Archie gets a book on relieving stress but ends up adding more to his life in "The Way to Less Stress"! Plus: Archie gets a job applying sunblock to girls at the beach in "The Big Cry"; Archie has trouble hanging his hammock in "Hammock Rocky Road"; Archie gets an organization book but can't find it in his messy room in the 1-pager "Book Snook"; and Mr. Lodge drives the first fully computerized car in "Car Trouble"! Also: 1-page "I Love Archie Photo Contest Winners"! And: Archie helps get a wheelchair ramp put on Pop Tate's in the 1-page public service announcement "Food for Thought" from Archie Comics and United Cerebral Palsy Associations, with art by Dan DeCarlo. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Movie Mystery," script by Mike Pellowski , pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Ken Selig; Archie and Betty want to watch the new movie "Petty Theft" that just came out on video. "What a Heel," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tries to find platform shoes that are taller than Cheryl's. "Poetic License," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Mario Acquaviva; When Veronica accuses him of lacking poetry and romance, Archie brushes up on poetry and starts talking in flowery language all the time. "Thumb Dumb Stunt!", script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Mr. Weatherbee get glass jugs stuck on their thumbs. "Coupon Caper," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; Betty enlists Archie's help to fight her way through the supermarket on "Double Coupon Day." "Thanks a Heap," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica is tired of riding in Archie's clunker. "Second Chance," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Pop's Chocklit Shoppe is scheduled to be demolished for a new building and Riverdale rallies around to save it. "Turnabout," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Archie is mad at Veronica, Jughead convinces him he should send her a letter. "Panic Beneath the City," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; A little boy goes down into the sewer to find his ball; Betty goes to look for him, and Archie goes to look for both of them. 196 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.75.

Canadian Edition. $2.95 cover price. Softcover digest, 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 196 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Armed and Dangerous: Hell's Slaughterhouse #1 (#6 of Armed and Dangerous series). "Terminal Bar" - The mob war between Arcko and Lanyon rages on. Lanyon has decided it's time to take out Arcko and the Donovans. One of his first targets is Eddy and his mom's apartment! A brand new arc starts this issue as Bob Hall continues his exciting saga of the back alleys of New York City, as told from the perspective of Eddy's Uncle Charly, long thought killed in the Brooklyn Bridge Massacre. Realistic storytelling featuring real-life New York places highlight this dark and compelling novel of the streets. Not for the faint of heart. Story, art and cover by Bob Hall. Suggested for Mature Audiences. B&W, 32 PG. Cover price $2.95.