Comic books January 1998

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Has Karma lost her mind?! It certainly looks that way when she takes possession of both the past and present versions of the New Mutants and befriends Mikhail--the mad mutant! Written by Ben Raab. Art and cover by Bernard Chang and Mark Pennington. Cover price $2.50.

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Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Challenger Main Battle Tank 1982–97!" Written by Simon Dunstan. Art by Peter Sarson. The successor to the Chieftain from the 1960's, work began in 1976 on development of a new MBT specifically for the Iranian army, who needed a more capable tank than the Chieftain to suit their climatic and geographical conditions. However, once the revolution occurred in 1979 the British army was reluctantly forced to accept this new design themselves. Once in service there were technical problems resulting in various modifications. However, the Challenger would go on to great success in the Gulf War, playing crucial roles in both Desert Storm and Desert Sabre operations. In this book, Simon Dunstan examines this tank in detail, evaluating its performance both on the test range and in the field of battle. Softcover, 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.95.

Film magazine with emphasis on anime. Most text in Japanese. In this issue: 1998 Illustration Calendar, art of Sakura Wars, new year movies, Hinako Saeki, and more. 9-1/8 in. x 11-3/4 in.; part color, part black and white; 256 pages.

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Wheels - Written by Chuck Dixon. Art and Cover by Scott McDaniel & Karl Story. Introducing: The "Nightwing-mobile." Nightwing decides he needs to improve his arsenal in the battle to protect Bludhaven, so he sets up a secret lair in a rundown auto shop and creates a car equipped with weapons that make the vehicle much more powerful than it might appear from the outside. Appearances by the former Tarantula and Man-Bat (cameo). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

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"Trials and Errors!" Written by Kurt Busiek and Robert L. Washington III. Art & cover by Neil Vokes and Mike Avon Oeming. The Dark Dozen launches its master plan to bring Masterlord Akuma onto the prime material plane! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

January 1998. The premiere gaming magazine for all things Nintendo. Each issue features game strategies, reviews and news on video games and related pop-culture. Full Color, 8.25" x 10.75". Cover price $4.95.

Written and illustrated by Holden Morris. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 24 pages, black and white. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

The Very Long Years of Peter Jurasik; Touched by Darkness - Londo Mollari Imperialist Baroque; Comic Strip: In Valen's Name (part 3); Station Log: Conflicts of Interest.

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Written by Dennis Francis. Art by Dennis Francis. Part of Blackthorne's popular How to Draw series, featuring step-by-step instructions on how to draw the GI Joes and Cobra commandos, along with their assorted weapons and vehicles. This issue includes Cover Girl, Zartan, and the Dreadnok Thunder Machine. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Written by Dennis Francis. Art by Dennis Francis. Part of Blackthorne's popular How to Draw series, featuring step-by-step instructions on how to draw the GI Joes and Cobra commandos, along with their assorted weapons and vehicles. This issue includes Law and Order, Destro, and the Cobra Pogo. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Ninja Master: Part 1 of 2 - Story and art by Kosuke Fujishima. What's faster than a speeding bullet and leaps tall buildings in a single bound? In Japan, it's a ninja, of course! And now the demon Mara, in her ceaseless campaign against the goddesses, has summoned up Ninja Master Kodama, mistress of confusion, to sow ill will among the sisters. It's easy enough to set Urd and Skuld at each other's throats, but can she use her more "charming" powers to split up Belldandy and Keiichi? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. "1998/1999!" A collect os sultry art from the modern master of pin-up art - Olivia. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color. Mature Readers

1st printing. Story, art and cover by Rick Detorie. A collection of Detories comic strip featuring the misadventures of the Lombard family. Characters featured in this collection include Ruthie's friend James, who lives in poverty; her classmate Earl, a boy with Asperger's and an inexhaustible supply of information about vacuum cleaners; and Miss Avis, a pompous, irritating neighbor with a penchant for moralizing and talking down to the kids.  8 1/2-in x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "German Jet Aces of World War 2!" Written by Hugh Morgan. Art by John Weal. The Third Reich's last ditch efforts to sweep the massed Allied bomber formations from the skies of Germany centred around the new crop of jet 'wonder weapons' that were issued to the Jagdwaffe from mid-1944 onwards. Far in advance of anything the Allies had even in the experimental phase, types like the Me 262, He 162, Me 163 and the Ar 234 could perform their combat sorties with relative impunity. However, paucity in numbers and unreliable jet engines eventually cancelled out any technological edge that these aircraft offered. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Hurricane Aces 1939–40!" Written by Tony Holmes. Art by Keith Fretwell. The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's first monoplane fighter, and it dragged the air force into a position where it could defend Britain in its 'hour of need'. Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the 'Phoney War', and then during the disastrous campaign in France. Pilots like 'Cobber' Kain had achieved impressive scores in the face of overwhelming LUftwaffe forces, and although the RAF lost no less than 386 Hurricanes during the Blitzkrieg, it gave many pilots valuable experience. Hawker fighters outnumbered Spitfires during the Battle of Britain by three to one, and downed far mor aircraft. Overseas, a handful of pilots put up stiff resistance against Germany's Italian ally in Libya and Egypt, and also over Malta. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 50 - 1st printing. " Malta 1565!" Written by Tim Pickles. Art by Christa Hook. The epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the huge Turkish Army of the Emperor Suliman is one of the most compelling stories in the history of the western world. The Turks amassed an army of 30,000 men, which doubled as the siege dragged on. The knights facing them totalled 500, along with 4,000 Maltese levies and 4,500 other troops. Tim Pickles describes how despite constant pounding by the massive Turkish guns and heavy casualties, the Knights managed to hold out. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 51 - 1st printing. " Inkerman 1854!" Written by Patrick Mercer. Art by Graham Turner. On 5 November 1854 the Russians marched out of the besieged city of Sevastopol to throw off the allied British and French forces by mounting a joint attack with their troops from outside the city. Despite outnumbering their enemies five to one the Russians failed to achieve victory in what looked to be almost a foregone conclusion. The third major action of the Crimean War (following Alma and Balaclava), the battle fought in heavy fog at Inkerman proved to be a testament to the skill and initiative of the individual men and officers of the British Army of the day. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 52 - 1st printing. "Gettysburg 1863!" Written by Carl Smith. Art by Adam Hook. The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union he hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support from the European powers who were watching events closely from across the Atlantic. Equally, Meade's Army of the Potomac needed to regain it's fighting credibility after the setbacks of Fredericksburg and saw this as an opportunity to redeem its honour. The clash of 150,000 soldiers from both sides would ultimately decide the fate of a nation. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Edited by Roger Broughton. Stories by Nicola Cuti, Mike Zeck, Steve Clement and Bill McCay. Art by Dan Day, David Day, Tom Sutton, Mike Zeck, and Steve Ditko. Reprints of vampire stories from classic Charlton horror comics of the 1970s. A man seeks vengeance on the vampire who took his daughter; A private eye tracks down the vampire who killed his partner; A lonely vampire falls in love and decides to turn his new bride into a vampire, but she has a surprise for him, too. Featuring reprints from Charltons Monster Hunters #7, Midnight Tales #10 and Ghostly Tales #121. Blood Oath; The Last Bite; A Perfect Monster; The Strange Mr. Milque. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #17-22. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. It's face-to-face confrontation when Kahm stares down her father and refuses to end her relationship with Tetsuya. In retaliation, her father sends a punitive fleet to Earth -- with orders not only to crush the rebellion but to annihilate the entire solar system! Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

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Story by Gary Shipman and Rhoda Shipman. Art and cover by Gary Shipman. Caliber continues Gary and Rhoda Shipmans fantasy adventure, in the tradition of Narnia and Bone. Paul and his animal pals venture into the Forbidden City. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Nude Variant. Cover price $3.00.

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Cover art by Scott Roberts. Told Ya So!, Irving wears a fireman's helmet backward. A Big Help. Guilty. Bubble Bath Theatre. Gross. Birdy Shows You How To Draw Cartoons. Life-Size Monster. Stories and art by Scott Roberts. 36 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Men's adult oriented parody comics. Julie Strain interview Hot Stories: Raging Rod: Citizen Pain; Red; Giant Fascist Ape Attacks!!; The Julie Strain Interview; A Special Cum Clean Interview With President Bill Clinton; Sweet Chastity. Written by Gary Cohn, Bob Guccione, C.J. Henderson, Dave Johnson, Eliot Brown, Julie Strain, Albert Anger. Art by Mark Beachum, Ron Embleton, Michael Lopez, Dave Johnson, Mark Texeira. 80 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Advance Copy Edition - Men's adult oriented parody comics. Julie Strain interview Hot Stories: Raging Rod: Citizen Pain; Red; Giant Fascist Ape Attacks!!; The Julie Strain Interview; A Special Cum Clean Interview With President Bill Clinton; Sweet Chastity. Written by Gary Cohn, Bob Guccione, C.J. Henderson, Dave Johnson, Eliot Brown, Julie Strain, Albert Anger. Art by Mark Beachum, Ron Embleton, Michael Lopez, Dave Johnson, Mark Texeira. 80 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Written by Sean Ruffner. Art by Ryan Benjamin. 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

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Story by Phil Hester. Art and cover by Mike Worley. A somber story about alienation, told in the style of a childrens cartoon from the 1970s. Jeff returns to his hometown to help a troubled man, and in the process is reminded of his own unhappy isolation during his high-school years. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.