Comic books April 1989

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Setting up the European branch of the Justice League in Paris gets hairy when civilians storm the embassy in "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm After They've Seen Paree?" Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. Plot and breakdowns by Keith Giffen, script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Bart Sears, inks by Pablo Marcos. Starring Captain Atom, Wonder Woman, Flash, Power Girl, Elongated Man, Metamorpho, Animal Man and Rocket Red. Sears cover. Cover price $0.75.

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While Justice Machine is still at the circus, Free Force has to protect New Atlantis from both Nebo and Killgore in "How Do You Handle a Hungry Man?" Script by Len Wein & Mike Gustovich and art by Mike Gustovich. Back cover has a Killgore pinup. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Barry Blair. Untitled story, script and art by Barry Blair; Returning to the elven realm, Kiku is drawn by a magic spell being cast by the dwarf mage, Mydge. Events in this story parallel events in Warlock 5 issue 20 (Aircel, 1986). 36 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Issue 44 - April, 1989. Kitchen Sink Promotional Catalog featuring a lengthy article for The R. Crumb Trading Card Set, Flash Gordon Volume 2 "Three Against Ming" and a new selection of metal signs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 4 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations)

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Last 75-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "Robo-Teen," script by George Gladir, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie has part of his body replaced by robotic parts after a horrible accident on a ski slope. Archie's Club News. "Ski Scoop," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; The Pussycats all get injured while learning to ski; But they have more fun dancing at the lodge while Alexandra takes private lessons from a bossy instructor. AIDS awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "A Bad Case of Hexcups"; Sabrina develops hiccups after eating devil's food cake. Everytime she hiccups an inadvertent spell happens (hexcups). "Photo Fair," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Miss Grundy reminisces about all the good times she's had at Riverdale High including when the students were the teachers and the teachers were the students. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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The universe's protectors incur the wrath of the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo, and Dox's motives for liberating his home planet come under question. Written by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, with art by Barry Kitson and Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

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It's a special story-within-a-story as the new Invisible Kid looks back into the Legion's history to explore the roots of his namesake Legionnaire. Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Keith Giffen, Mark Bright, Al Gordon and Carlos Garzon. Cover by Steve Lightle. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.75.

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Laz tries to adjust to his life back on Earth, while Nikola Tesla delivers his weapon of war. Written by Tom Veitch. Art & covers by Cam Kennedy. Cover price $1.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By James Robinson and Paul Johnson. Introduction by Warren Ellis. It's 1940. London is in the middle of World War II. Bombers fly overhead. Blackouts are forced by air raid wardens. Jack Brookes is one of those air raid wardens, kept from the battlefield by a weak heart. He is asked to investigate a young fortune-teller who has upset one of his mother's neighbors by explaining that her son (thought to have been killed by a bombing) was, in fact, murdered. Soon, Jack finds himself in love with the fortune teller. But he is in danger from a gang of brutal killers! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

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Canadian Price Variant. $1.95 cover price. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, John Prete, Charlie Kadau, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Alyse Newman, Harry North, Esq., Richard Williams, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of cop show 21 Jump Street and TV drama thirtysomething, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Plus a parody of trash-talking TV talk shows with art by EC legend Jack Davis. Beatles songs used for advertising, another sadly prescient article. Mad's takes on hand-me-downs, rock-show sponsors, and dating losers. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Thirty-Suffering; Hand-Me-Down; If Bad Taste Took a Holiday; Spy vs. Spy; Really Appropriate Sponsors for Rock Tours; The Name Game of the Rich and Famous; The Lighter Side of...; The Moron Downer Jr. Show; Pot Luck; Guys You're Likely to Meet Before "Mr. Right"; When TV Commercials Make Full Use of The Beatles Songs; It's Safe to Go to the Bathroom When...; Spy vs. Spy; More You'd Be Rich if You Had a Nickel...; 21 Junkheap; Don (Duck) Edwing Contemplates Suicide; Personal Ads That Remind Us of Somebody We Know; Fold-In; A Mad Fish Story. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, John Prete, Charlie Kadau, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Alyse Newman, Harry North, Esq., Richard Williams, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of cop show 21 Jump Street and TV drama thirtysomething, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Plus a parody of trash-talking TV talk shows with art by EC legend Jack Davis. Beatles songs used for advertising, another sadly prescient article. Mad's takes on hand-me-downs, rock-show sponsors, and dating losers. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Thirty-Suffering; Hand-Me-Down; If Bad Taste Took a Holiday; Spy vs. Spy; Really Appropriate Sponsors for Rock Tours; The Name Game of the Rich and Famous; The Lighter Side of...; The Moron Downer Jr. Show; Pot Luck; Guys You're Likely to Meet Before "Mr. Right"; When TV Commercials Make Full Use of The Beatles Songs; It's Safe to Go to the Bathroom When...; Spy vs. Spy; More You'd Be Rich if You Had a Nickel...; 21 Junkheap; Don (Duck) Edwing Contemplates Suicide; Personal Ads That Remind Us of Somebody We Know; Fold-In; A Mad Fish Story. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Volume 76, Issue 4 - April 1989. Cover by Jill Bauman. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories by R. Garcia y Robertson, Nancy Etchemendy, Richard A. Lupoff, John Shirley, Alan Dean Foster and Larry Tritten. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $2.00.

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"Losers Weepers," part 2 of 2. It's Manhunter and a select group of allies facing a battle 'bot left behind in Australia after the Invasion. Written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale, with art by Doug Rice and Pablo Marcos. Plus, a back-up story showing a slightly different look at Manhunter, written by Yale, with art by Sam Kieth. Cover by Rice. Cover price $1.00.

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Article on the Captain Britain trade paperback; John Byrne discusses She-Hulk; 5-page preview of The Sensational She-Hulk; article on Damage Control; Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier and Tom Luth discuss The Groo Chronicles; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; Groo cover by Sergio Aragones. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod. God's Country Part 8: Fit To Print starring Colossus, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Al Milgrom and P. Craig Russell. Panther's Quest Part 5: Reasonable Force starring The Black Panther, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Do You See What I See? starring the Watcher, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Tom Sutton. The Retribution Affair Part 1: Binded by the Light starring Cyclops, script by Bob Harras, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Bruce Patterson. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover art by John Byrne. The Retribution Affair Part 2: Plague In the Night, starring Cyclops, script by Bob Harras, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Bruce Patterson. Panther's Quest Part 6: Naked Exposures starring The Black Panther, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. X-Mas Tease starring She-Hulk, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Bob Wiacek. A Christmas Card starring Willie Lumpkin, script by Glenn Herdling, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod. God's Country Part 8: Fit To Print starring Colossus, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Al Milgrom and P. Craig Russell. Panther's Quest Part 5: Reasonable Force starring The Black Panther, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Do You See What I See? starring the Watcher, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Tom Sutton. The Retribution Affair Part 1: Binded by the Light starring Cyclops, script by Bob Harras, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Bruce Patterson. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by P. Craig Russell. "Time After Time," script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by P. Craig Russell; When the Sub-Mariner is thrown back into history, he becomes a seafaring buccaneer!; He winds up have so much fun almost nothing could make him return to his own time; But something does and that something is the key to this adventure-filled thriller! "Death In a Vacuum!", script by Bill Mantlo, art by Greg Brooks; the Fantastic Four deal with bank robbers/hostage takers. Brian Murray portfolio: full-page illustrations of the Hulk, Moon Knight & Wonder Man, Wolverine, the Vision & the Human Torch, and Daredevil. Silver Surfer pin-up by Alan Weiss. Mephisto pin-up by Kerry Gammill. Howard Chaykin Human Torch back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover art by Mike Zeck. Delusions, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Greg LaRocque, inks by Jim Mooney; Peter attends the arraignment of the Punisher where he is deemed unfit to stand trial by reason of insanity; origin of the Punisher; reprinted from Spectacular Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1976 series) #83. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Gabriel Webb and Jennifer Mays investigate strange occurrences at a company that provides cryogenic freezing services for people in "Death Warmed Over." Script by Mike W. Barr and art by Adam Hughes & Alvey. Cover price $1.95.

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Stories, Art and Covers by Don Simpson. Megaton Man, the greatest spoof superhero, finally meets the greatest superhero franchise, X-themed mutant mania, as well as witnessing the debut of Ms. Megaton Man. The final Megaton Man comic from Kitchen Sink; followed by Savage Dragon Meets MM in 1993. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

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Mickey Mouse in The Brave Little Tailor. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Mr. Miracle's father, Izaya, the Highfather, comes for a visit in "Father's Day." Script by J.M. DeMatteis and art by Ian Gibson. Cover price $1.00.

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Peace talks are in progress in Paris, and that means a little R&R's in store for the troops. But even rest and relaxation isn't all it's cracked up to be in the perilous world of the 'NAM! "War and Peace" is written by Doug Murray, with art by Wayne Vansant and Frank Springer. Cover by Ron Wagner and Andy Kubert. Cover price $1.50.

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April 1989. Modern Mediocrity. Geraldo Rivera becomes a saint, illustrated by Frank Springer; a fumetti spoof of Roger Rabbit; Michael Dukakis comics, illustrated by Alan Kupperberg. Stories and art by Gilbert Gottfried, Gerard Jones, Buddy Hickerson, Adam Kubert, Rick Geary, and Shary Flenniken. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Your all-purpose guide to legendary and fictionalized forest creatures. By R. L. Crabb. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover art by Henry Scarpelli. "Stupid Cupid Archie," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Henry Scarpelli, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie's Valentine's Day candy boxes get mixed up. "Presidents' Daze," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; The gang all dress up as presidents and first ladies for Presidents' Day. AIDs awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Groundhog Hubbub," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; The gang takes a class trip to the zoo for Groundhog Day. Archie's Club News. "Band-Aided," script by Mike Pelowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Archie and Reggie form competing bands. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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The Insect entourage is brought to New Genesis by Orion in hopes of forging an alliance, but before that's possible they will have to prove their worth in a deadly Duel of Champions that pits the new Forager in a battle to the death with Lonar. Written by Jim Starlin and Paris Cullins, with art by Cullins and Bob Lewis. Cover by Cullins. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

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With Tom Kalmaku's wife as the pawn in this most dangerous game, the Guardians confront their arch-enemy in a deadly endgame. Is there a traitor in their midst? Written by Cary Bates, with art by Joe Staton, Mark Farmer and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Staton and Bruce Patterson. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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The Right Stuff, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Bret Blevins, inks by Bob Wiacek; Magneto and Sebastian Shaw come to blows; the X-Terminators invite the New Mutants to X-Factor's Ship; Ship freaks out at Gosamyr; she decides to return home; the New Mutants return to their mansion, but are surprised at what they find. Statement of Ownership: Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 352,295. Single issue nearest to filing date: 307,790. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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"Two sisters." Story by Mike Baron. Art and cover by Steve Rude. The mini-series concludes as the Loomis sisters confront the original Nexus in final battle. However, the outcome may hinge on the actions of two other young girls. 26 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.

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"A job for Gucci's." Part 3 of 3. 20 pages. Plot by Mike Baron and Paul Smith. Script by Mike Baron. Art and cover by Paul Smith. Judah arrives to lend a hand as the battle of Ylum reaches its climax. On Flatlandia, despair begins to eat away at Horatio. Issue concludes the text feature, "Baron's non-linear guide to the Nexus universe." 26 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Mandrake in North Africa, part 2. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Phil Davis. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips September 13 to November 23, 1939. Lothar must return to the African village of his birth when a witch doctor uses magic to terrorize villagers and American soldiers alike; Mandrake tags along to help. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.