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Comic books May 1988

  • Issue #7
    Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy (1987) 7

    Early alt-comix anthology edited by a pre-Palestine Joe Sacco. This issue includes stories and art by Krystine Kryttre, Mitch Manzer, Dennis Worden, Joe Corrao, Paul Ollswang, Jerzy Szostek, Craig Bartlett and John Barclay. Cover by Lloyd Dangle. Mature readers. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #110
    Cerebus (1977-2004 Aardvark-Vanaheim) 110

    All the Suns Are Daughters, script by Dave Sim, art by Dave Sim and Gerhard (backgrounds); The Judge recounts the origin of the Universe; Walking on the Moon storyline. 28 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #8
    Champions (1987 Hero) 8
  • Issue #2
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 2

    A wave of terrorist bombings has Chicago under siege...but the Knights of Checkmate discover that the ultra-right wing group behind the blasts is merely using the Windy City as a diversion! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    $60 Checkmate #2 VF- DC Comics comic book 3 JW43

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  • Issue #9
    Chronicles of Corum (1987) 9

    Cover inks by Mike Mignola Cover price $1.75.

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    $60 Chronicles of Corum #9 FN-VF First Comics comic book 3 JW43

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  • Issue #1
    Cinder and Ashe (1988) 1

    There's not much that can rile 'damage control experts' Cinder and Ashe, but Lacey's sure going to give it his best shot (literally) in "Book One." Continued next issue. Written by Gerry Conway. Art & cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. 27-page tale. Cover price $1.75.

  • Vol. 18 #4
    Cinefantastique (1970) Vol. 18 #4

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    This issue includes the following: previews of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Robojox, Dead Heat, Willow, Critters II, Fright Night 2, Geiger's The Mirror, and Phantasm III; an interview with George Romero; reviews of Flowers in the Attic, Batteries Not Included, Prince of Darkness, Date with an Angel, and The Trouble with Dick; and more. Giger cover painting by Gale Heimbach. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #34
    Cinefex (1980-2021) 34

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  • Issue #1-4TH
    Clerks The Comic Book (1998 Oni) 1-4TH

    This is the FOURTH printing as noted in indicia. Cover price $2.95.

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    $325 CLERKS: THE COMIC BOOK #1 (1998) CGC 9.4 SS /Signed by Smith, Mewes & Anderson

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  • Issue #27
    Comics Revue (1984-2009 Comics Interview) 27

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    Newspaper comic strip reprints: Modesty Blaise, The Phantom, Bloom County, Flash Gordon, Steve Canyon, Hagar the Horrible, Popeye Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #26
    Comics Values Monthly (1986) 26

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    Marvel, DC, independent color, independent black & white comic values; top 100 comics; all new comic price trends; future picks. Cover features the cover of Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1 by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #2179
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2179

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    Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2180
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2180

    Weekly British War comics digest. "No-Man's-Land" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2181
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2181

    Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2182
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2182

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Fly Out, Walk Back!" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2183
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2183
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Danger - Keep Clear!" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2184
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2184

    Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2185
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2185

    Weekly British War comics digest. "The Wrong Uniform" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2186
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2186

    Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Some More Early Years of Bitter Struggle!" Art by Robert Crumb. This is the second of a series of volumes that collect the works of one of America's most original, trenchant, and uncompromising satirists. This series includes early work, previously unpublished strips, sketchbooks, underground comix, dramatic and autobiographical strips, and Crumb's classic creations - Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 130 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Complete Crumb Comics TPB (1987-2005 FB) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Some More Early Years of Bitter Struggle!" Art by Robert Crumb. This is the second of a series of volumes that collect the works of one of America's most original, trenchant, and uncompromising satirists. This series includes early work, previously unpublished strips, sketchbooks, underground comix, dramatic and autobiographical strips, and Crumb's classic creations - Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 130 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Conan of the Isles GN (1988 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Based on the story by L. Sprague DeCamp and Lin Carter. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema.

    Conan the Barbarian is back for another tale of high adventure!

    Softcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

    Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #13
    Conan Saga (1987) 13
    Published May 1988 by Marvel.

    John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga reprints (Savage Sword # 3-4); Boris Vallejo cover reprint. Cover price $2.00. Iron Shadows in the Moon, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala; After killing Shah Amurath and escaping his army, Conan and his companion travel out onto the Vilayet Sea and to an island they hope to be uninhabited. Demons of the Summit, script by Roy Thomas, art by Tony DeZuniga; A king's emissary fails to heed Conan's warnings about Khozgari treachery, and only Conan and Jamal escape with their lives. Conan illustrations by Tony Salmons, Armando Gil, and Andy Kubert. 8" x 11". 68 pgs., B&W. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #206
    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 206

    Cover pencils by Valdis Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood. Sands Upon the Earth (Heku Trilogy Book 1), script by Jim Owsley (plot, script) and Valdis Semeiks (plot), pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood (finishes); Master Heku seeks to return his son, Kobe, home to lead his tribe; Kobe is currently honor slave to Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #206MJ
    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Mark Jewelers 206MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Valdis Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood. Sands Upon the Earth (Heku Trilogy Book 1), script by Jim Owsley (plot, script) and Valdis Semeiks (plot), pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood (finishes); Master Heku seeks to return his son, Kobe, home to lead his tribe; Kobe is currently honor slave to Conan. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #208MJ
    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Mark Jewelers 208MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Valdis Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood. Triad (Heku Trilogy Book 3) starring Conan, Kobe, Mad Simeon, Anneka, Sevante, Prince Irham, Emperor Strabonus, and Master Heku, script by Jim Owsley (plot, script), Valdis Semeiks (plot), and Adam Blaustein (plot assist), pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Geof Isherwood (finishes); Conan is forced to join Kobe on a deadly test of character. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #46
    Conan the King (1980) 46
    Published May 1988 by Marvel.

    While King Conan faces his greatest victory on the battlefield, his wife and unborn child are under attack by the sorcerer Caliastros! Can King Conan prevent the greatest tragedy of his life, or will he succumb to an army of the dead? "The Warlord of Koth" is written by Don Kraar, with art and cover by Mike Docherty and Fraja Bator. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #235
    Cracked (1958 Major Magazine) 235

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    Art by John Severin, Don Martin, Rick Altergott, Bill Wray, Mike Ricigliano, Bo Badman, Milton Knight, Dick Ayers, Vic Martin, Dan Clowes (as "Stosh Gillespie"), Al Scaduto, Rob Orzechowski, Don Orehek, and Gary Fields. Scripts by Peter Bagge and others. Parodies of "A Different World," "Perry Mason," and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Canine the Barbarian ("Barkbarian") story by Gary Fields. Cover by Don Martin (first for Cracked). Cover price $1.35.

  • Issue #24
    Critters (1986) 24

    Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in A Star Is Born, story and art by Freddy Milton; Fission Chicken by J. P. Morgan; Lizards, in Flying (Reprise), story by J. Holland and art by Ron Wilber. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Milton. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #1
    Cuirass (1988) 1
    Published 1988 (est.) by Harrier.

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    Story by Alan Cowsill. Art by John Marshall. Cover by John Marshall. Sword-and-sorcery with a female warrior from British indie publisher Harrier. A magical breastplate transforms an ordinary woman into a super-powered swordswoman: Cuirass. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #2
    Daikazu (1989) 2
  • Issue #267
    Published 1988 (est.) by Thomson.

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  • Issue #268
    Published 1988 (est.) by Thomson.

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  • Issue #269
    Published 1988 (est.) by Thomson.

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  • Issue #270
    Published 1988 (est.) by Thomson.

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  • Issue #254D
    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 254D
    • Tear at top of back cover.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4486644005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #17-3C1DA8A-022
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    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Direct Edition. Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. First appearance of Typhoid Mary in Typhoid!, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Al Williamson; Typhoid Mary blows into town and starts robbing the Kingpin's operations; Thinking he has finally found a way to get to Daredevil, Kingpin offers Typhoid a million dollars if she can make DD fall in love with her and then crush him; Matt meets Mary. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #254N
    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 254N

    Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. First appearance of Typhoid Mary in Typhoid!, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Al Williamson; Typhoid Mary blows into town and starts robbing the Kingpin's operations; Thinking he has finally found a way to get to Daredevil, Kingpin offers Typhoid a million dollars if she can make DD fall in love with her and then crush him; Matt meets Mary. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #254MJ

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    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #4
    Dark Wolf (1988 Eternity) 4
  • Issue #3
    Darkchylde Fan Club Newsletter (1998) DF 3

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    Dynamic Forces Fan Club Newsletter.

  • Issue #2
    DC Comics Millennium Index (1988) 2

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    Cover by Joe Staton (featuring Betty Clawman, Extraño, Floronic Man, Gloss, Harbinger, Jet, Ram and Tom Kalmaku). Written by Murray Ward. This issue indexes: Millennium (1987) #5-8, Spectre (1987 2nd Series) #10, Action Comics (1938 DC) #596, Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #18, Flash (1987 2nd Series) #9, Firestorm (1982 2nd Series) #68, Justice League America (1987) #10, Outsiders (1985 1st Series) #28, Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) #13, Blue Beetle (1986 DC 1st Series) #21, Superman (1987 2nd Series) #14, Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 3rd Series) #43, Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) #23, Young All Stars (1987) #9, Adventures of Superman (1987) #437, Booster Gold (1986 DC 1st Series) #25, Green Lantern (1960-1988 1st Series DC) #221, Infinity Inc. (1984-1988 1st Series) #47, Spectre (1987 2nd Series) #11 and Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #19. Plus: "Special Feature: The Teaching" article by Steve Englehart and Murray Ward. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #5
    DC Direct Currents (1988) 5

    Cover feature: Hawk & Dove miniseries; other spotlighted releases: Starman, The New Guardians, Haywire, Best of the Brave and the Bold; interview with KARL KESEL; back cover features the cover of Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series) #1

  • Issue #48
    DC Releases 48
    Published May 1988 by DC.

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    A monthly 4-page 8-1/2in. x 11in. illustrated consumer newsletter featuring DC comic releases for each month. This month: Action Comics #600 and Superman: The Earth Stealers are cover spotlighted, featuring John Byrne/George Perez and Curt Swan/Jerry Ordway artwork. The interior features cover art for Wonder Woman (1987-2006 2nd Series) #16 by George Perez, Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #13 Steve Leialoha and Al Gordon, and Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) #26 by Kevin Nowlan.

  • Issue #9A
    Deadworld (1986 1st Series Arrow/Caliber) 9A

    Tame variant cover by Vince Locke. Story and art by Vince Locke. The original series of this acclaimed zombie comic, which appeared years before The Walking Dead. Escape from the arena leads to the first confrontation between Moloch and King Zombie. Final issue under Arrow; Caliber took over publishing with issue 10. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #1
    Death Hawk (1988) 1
  • Issue #16
    Death Rattle (1985 2nd Series Kitchen Sink) 16
  • Issue #122

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  • Issue #586
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 586

    Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Rat Trap starring Batman and Ratcatcher, script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle; Batman and the police go after the Ratcatcher, who has captured the judge, the chief witness, and others. 32 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #1
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Annual 1

    Fables Part I, continued in Green Arrow (1987 1st Series) Annual #1 and Question (1988) Annual #1. There's nothing humorous about the Penguin anymore. He's new, improved, far deadlier than you ever thought possible...he's out to show the Batman just how serious he is. Guest starring Ra's Al Ghul and Talia. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Klaus Janson and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Janson. Suggested for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #586
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 586

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    Canadian Edition. Cover art by Norm Breyfogle. Rat Trap starring Batman and Ratcatcher, script by John Wagner and Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle; Batman and the police go after the Ratcatcher, who has captured the judge, the chief witness, and others. 32 pgs. Cover price $1.00.