Comic books September 1988

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September 1988 - Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text (With B&W illustrations and photos). Cover price $2.00.

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"Beggars Would Ride!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Walt Simonson. Art by John Buscema (layouts) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. Ravonna plucks a giant mechanical dinosaur from the time stream and sends it to attack Washington D.C.! Once Doctor Druid becomes aware of the Mechanisaurus Rex in the nation's capital, he sends the Mighty Thor to intercept it! But the good (and conniving) doctor doesn't want the thunder god to destroy it, he wants the dinosaur to destroy the thunder god! Who put this guy in charge?! During the battle against the futuristic dinosaur, Thor sends a call for help back to Hydro-Base! Dr. Druid stops She-Hulk from leaving for Washington, but the nearly immobile Black Knight manages to escape! Can the knight's 12th century ebony blade carve up a 41st century dinosaur? Meanwhile the council of Kangs finally realizes what Ravonna (aka Kang Nebula) is planning! And begin mobilizing to prevent her from acquiring the most powerful weapon in the universe! Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Doctor Druid, She-Hulk, and Thor. (Notes: In a situation similar to Captain Marvel's plight, the blood curse of the ebony blade eventually ends Dane Whitman's time on the Avengers' active roster for several years. The knight's story continues in the four-part Black Knight Limited Series (published in 1990) and Avengers Spotlight 39. The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Charles Novinskie.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Beggars Would Ride!" Part 2 of 4. Script by Walt Simonson. Art by John Buscema (layouts) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Tom Palmer. Ravonna plucks a giant mechanical dinosaur from the time stream and sends it to attack Washington D.C.! Once Doctor Druid becomes aware of the Mechanisaurus Rex in the nation's capital, he sends the Mighty Thor to intercept it! But the good (and conniving) doctor doesn't want the thunder god to destroy it, he wants the dinosaur to destroy the thunder god! Who put this guy in charge?! During the battle against the futuristic dinosaur, Thor sends a call for help back to Hydro-Base! Dr. Druid stops She-Hulk from leaving for Washington, but the nearly immobile Black Knight manages to escape! Can the knight's 12th century ebony blade carve up a 41st century dinosaur? Meanwhile the council of Kangs finally realizes what Ravonna (aka Kang Nebula) is planning! And begin mobilizing to prevent her from acquiring the most powerful weapon in the universe! Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Doctor Druid, She-Hulk, and Thor. (Notes: In a situation similar to Captain Marvel's plight, the blood curse of the ebony blade eventually ends Dane Whitman's time on the Avengers' active roster for several years. The knight's story continues in the four-part Black Knight Limited Series (published in 1990) and Avengers Spotlight 39. The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Charles Novinskie.) 32 pages Cover price $1.00.

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Tales to Astonish Part 4 of 4. "Return of the Ant-Man" Script by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom (layouts) and Mike Machlan (finishes). Cover by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan. The Avengers are back in Hungary to bring their European adventure to a close! However the west coast team is not leaving Budapest until they discover the truth about Hank Pym's first wife! But Quicksilver and another one of Ant-Man's past enemies, the Voice, stand in their way! Once the Voice turns all the avengers against Hank, the former Ant-Man and Giant Man is on his own! Can Dr. Pym remember everything that made him a hero? And pull off an improbable victory? Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Dr. Pym, Moon Knight, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, Vision, Wonder Man, and the Wasp. (Notes: Elements of the story continue in Solo Avengers #16. Quicksilver was presumed to be under the control of Maximus the Mad during this time period. This four-part story was reprinted in 2013 in the Avengers West Coast Omnibus #2. The hardcover collects issues #17 thru #41.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Tales to Astonish 4 of 4. Story by Steve Englehart. "Return of the Ant-Man!" Guest-starring Wasp, Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan. The Voice has set in motion the most dangerous game. Not in control of themselves, the Avengers are ordered to hunt down and kill Hank Pym. Now Pym has to remember what it was that made him a hero and not only battle his friends but save them. But, what will happen when he comes face-to-face with the ultimate fate of his first wife, Maria. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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When Sakimoto Motors of Japan announces plans to build a motorcycle factory in the American Midwest in one of three towns (including one in the Badger's area), the competition for that factory heats up to the point of murder. So the Badger tries to help in "Gabriel, Blow Your Horn." Script by Mike Baron and art by Brian Murray & Jim Nelson. Cover price $1.75.

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Buddy McBride, a dog used in commercials and promotions for a beer company has seemingly gone berserk, attacks his managers, escaped and is on the loose. The Badger gets involved when Buddy's original owner asks for his help in "Buddy." Script by Mike Baron and art by Neil Hansen & Jim Sanders. Cover price $1.75.

Auction Item: VF+ 8.5 View scans Auction opens April 5	Auction Item: VG/FN 5.0 View scans 10 bids Current bid: $66.00 Time left: 3d 12h 41m	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $1,850.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4545791017 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $2,750.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-44F9D75-015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 9.6 $1,140.00 or Best Offer View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Todd McFarlane on 1/17/23 Label #4164153016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.4 $900.00 or Best Offer View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Todd McFarlane on 1/17/23 Label #4164769023 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $1,020.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Todd McFarlane on 10/7/2022 & Jim Starlin on 10/28/2022. Direct Edition. Label #23-0AFB6AC-040 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $460.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #2001303008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Direct Edition. Three cops relate three tales of the Dark Knight, revealing different facets of Batman's character, in "You Shoulda Seen Him..." Script by Jim Starlin, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Todd McFarlane cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. Three cops relate three tales of the Dark Knight, revealing different facets of Batman's character, in "You Shoulda Seen Him..." Script by Jim Starlin, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Todd McFarlane cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

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Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $489.00 View scans Paper: White Third Printing. Label #19-3335FB7-005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Second or later printing with TurboGrafx ad on back cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

$1.00 Canadian Newsstand Edition. 1st printing. Three cops relate three tales of the Dark Knight, revealing different facets of Batman's character, in "You Shoulda Seen Him..." Script by Jim Starlin, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Todd McFarlane cover. 1st printing. Cover price $1.00.

Printed in Mexico. Spanish language edition of Detective Comics #578. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in. 32 pages, full color.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans 5 bids Current bid: $38.00 Time left: 3d 12h 46m CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson on 9/26/15 Label #2679256005	Add to cart NM- 9.2 $13.00	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49	Add to cart Very Fine $8.00
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Book two of a four-issue series, "Capture" finds Batman drugged and under the influence of Deacon Joseph Blackfire's religious cult. Prestige format, written by Jim Starlin with art by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $3.50.

A Sense of Foreboding. Story by Patrick Zircher. Art by Cesar Magsombol. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. Around 3025, geologists discover power-generating Qaere Crystals on the ice planet Vakarel, leading a renegade noble to attempt a power grab by starting a war with Magistracy of Canopus mecha warriors. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

The Baum Bugle: A Journal of Oz (1988) Volume 32 #2 is published three times annually by The International Wizard of Oz Club.

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

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Featuring: Slaine in "Tomb of Terror" by Pat Mills, Glenn Fabry & David Pugh. Slaine cover by Glenn Fabry.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Edited by Matt Shaughnessy. Best of Gil Thorpe Volume Two (September 1989) is a trade paperback edition reprinting Gil Thorpe comic strip dailies by creator Jack Berrill. Features selected 1963 to 1981 football, basketball, and baseball storylines centering on Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Also has the comic strips that have appeared from 1965 through 1985 involving "The Many Loves of Gil Thorp." Milford Hall of Fame also featured in this volume. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 210 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Public service ad for AIDS awareness with the Archie gang. "Prize Fool," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Betty go to the charity carnival and Betty shows Archie up by winning all the carnival games he can't. Sunkist ad with the Archie gang. Betty's Beach Wear fashion page by Dan DeCarlo. "Everything's Just Super," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty is reading a comic about Super Seymour and wonders what it would be like to be married to Archie if he were a superhero. "Crowd Control," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. FruitSlush ad with The Archies. "Class Act," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Written by Harold Smith, Kathleen Webb, and George Gladir. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Tired of being upstaged by Veronica on everything, Betty and Dilton think up a plan to outshine her. Veronica gets carried away with having her own car phone. Veronica uses her pool as an attraction to sell ice cream for her new job. Health Education public service announcement with the Archie gang concerning AIDS, art by Dan DeCarlo. Sunkist Fun Fruits ad with the Archie gang. Ad for Archie Annual Comics Digest Magazine #53. Fruitslush ad with the Archies. Veronica's Beach Wear fashion page, art by Dan DeCarlo. Letters page with advice from Betty And Veronica, art by Dan DeCarlo. 36 pages, full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Written by Harold Smith, Kathleen Webb, and George Gladir. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Jim DeCarlo. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Tired of being upstaged by Veronica on everything, Betty and Dilton think up a plan to outshine her. Veronica gets carried away with having her own car phone. Veronica uses her pool as an attraction to sell ice cream for her new job. Health Education public service announcement with the Archie gang concerning AIDS, art by Dan DeCarlo. Sunkist Fun Fruits ad with the Archie gang. Ad for Archie Annual Comics Digest Magazine #53. Fruitslush ad with the Archies. Veronica's Beach Wear fashion page, art by Dan DeCarlo. Letters page with advice from Betty And Veronica, art by Dan DeCarlo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

Issue 3. Fall 1988. 1st Printing. 5.5" x 8.5". 66 pages. B&W with Color Centerfold. Cover price $4.00.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "A Public Service Message from Archie Comics"; AIDS awareness featuring the Archie gang. "Reggies Gift," script by Sam Kujava, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty sees Reggie go into a retirement home and follows him in there; She learns that he goes there twice a month to visit an elderly woman who used to babysit him as a child. Sunkist Fun Fruits ad starring Archie and friends. "Diary Dilemma," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Ethel compare diaries. "T is for Tanning," script by Kathleen Webb, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries to get a tan. "Fashion Bashin", script by Harold Smith, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty's denim clothes get ripped and damaged with bleach and she accidentally ends up looking fashionable. FruitSlush ad featuring The Archies. "Find a College!" activity page. "Psych-Out," script by Harold Smith, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty's psychoanalysis of her friend's behaviors makes them all avoid her. Betty gives advice to readers on a variety of issues. Post Pebbles Cereal ad featuring The Flintstones. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "A Public Service Message from Archie Comics"; AIDS awareness featuring the Archie gang. "Reggies Gift," script by Sam Kujava, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty sees Reggie go into a retirement home and follows him in there; She learns that he goes there twice a month to visit an elderly woman who used to babysit him as a child. Sunkist Fun Fruits ad starring Archie and friends. "Diary Dilemma," script and pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Ethel compare diaries. "T is for Tanning," script by Kathleen Webb, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries to get a tan. "Fashion Bashin", script by Harold Smith, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty's denim clothes get ripped and damaged with bleach and she accidentally ends up looking fashionable. FruitSlush ad featuring The Archies. "Find a College!" activity page. "Psych-Out," script by Harold Smith, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Mike Esposito; Betty's psychoanalysis of her friend's behaviors makes them all avoid her. Betty gives advice to readers on a variety of issues. Post Pebbles Cereal ad featuring The Flintstones. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian Price Variant. 95¢ cover price. Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "Tell Your Heart" Lydia Wyndham's diary story. "You Never Know What Will Come in Handy". "Betty's Dream Puzzle". "Prehistoric Pretending 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Howard Chaykin art & script. NOTE: Originally came in a factory polybag and may or may not be bagged when purchased. See also - Big Black Kiss. Cover price $1.25.

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"The Moorbecx Communique!" Written by Peter B. Gillis. Art by Denys Cowan and Sam DeLaRosa. T'Challa travels to Paris, France to gather information, and hopefully an ally. But, will the beautiful Malaika help her downtrodden king, or arrest him? Meanwhile, the apartheid country of Azania threatens to launch a nuclear strike against the heart of Wakanda! The Black Panther races against the clock to prevent a war that will kill millions. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

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First $1.95 issue. Cover art by Timothy Truman. Count Dracula, script by Rickey Shanklin, pencils by Neil Vokes, inks by Mark Wheatley; Herr Burkholdt leads an attack on the castle of Dracula. The Dinner Guest, script by Rickey Shanklin, art by Pat Boyette. Dracula 2199, script by Rickey Shanklin, pencils by Damon Willis, inks by Bob Downs. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Ernie Colon. Stories by Dave Manak. Art by Ernie Colon, Al Milgrom and Jacqueline Roettcher. Comic book version of the classic cartoon series. The devious Boris Badenov has arranged for the Olympics to be held in Pottsylvania this year...and fixed it so that only the Pottsylvanian team will show up! Can Bullwinkle fill in for an entire Olympic team and save America's honor? "Grab for the Gold or Don't Meddle with My Medals!" (Part 1) and "The 100 Meter Crash or Just a Hop, Trip and a Bump" (Part 2) are by Dave Manak, Ernie Colon and Al Milgrom. Also in this issue: Fractured Fairy Tales story "The Wicked Little Prince" by Dave Manak, Ernie Colon and Jacqueline Roettcher. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.