Dark Horse Presents (1986) comic books

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Cover by August Hall. Joshua's dad loves him -- Josh knows that 'cause his dad beats him. That's how dads show affection. And that's how Joshua will show his new friend that he loves him, when his friend finally hatches from his "Egg." Frank Lovece and Christopher Schenck spin a web of an abusive father and a mysterious egg in this new, four-part serial. Also, Paul Pope, Renée French, and Shannon Wheeler provide new installments of "The One Trick Rip-Off," "The Ninth Gland," and "Too Much Coffee Man," all under a haunting painting by August Hall, whose work has graced Vertigo's The Books of Magic. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Eric White. Oddball artist Eric White contributes a painted cover featuring the twisted characters from Renée French's "The Ninth Gland," which continues its descent into the bizarre caverns of the human mind. The peril escalates as Paul Pope does that Paul-Pope thing in the new chapter of "The One Trick Rip-Off." In part two of Frank Lovece and Christopher Schenck's "Egg," we get a glimpse into Charlie's life and the source of the anger he takes out on his son Joshua. When Charlie comes home to release that anger yet again, he is shocked to stumble upon the newly hatched inhabitant of Joshua's egg. And, finally, Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man grinds life's problems into a tasty, though highly strung, treat. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Paul Pope. All good things must come to an end. In this issue of DHP, three serials reach their finalès. In "Egg," by Frank Lovece and Christopher Schenck, Charlie's egg hatches, and what's inside is more than he or his father bargained for. Renée French comes to the bottom of her spiral into the bizarre and exposes the gooey center of "The Ninth Gland." Finally, the fate of Tubby and Vim is revealed in the final chapter of Paul Pope's "The One Trick Rip-Off." Pope provides a wraparound cover, sending everything off with a bang. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Steve Leialoha. An assassin took his family, fire took his home, and a bullet took his life. He's not like other dogs -- he's Trypto, the Acid Dog, and he's only one of three new features launching in this issue of DHP! Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha bring the toughest canine in comics to the pages of DHP, where he resides side by side with "My Vagabond Days," Steve Seagle and Stefano Gaudiano's serious tale of growing up in the midst of the Vietnam War. And leading off our 113th issue is Ed Brubaker's highly acclaimed "Lowlife." A mainstay of self-publishing for years, "Lowlife" makes its Dark Horse debut with "The Wreck," an examination of bad relationships, karmic coincidence, and the little details that allow life to make sense. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Frank Miller and Walter Simonson. Frank Miller and Walter Simonson are just two reasons to get into the all-new DHP! Walter Simonson brings us an all-new story starring the galaxy-spanning Star Slammers. Space is a dangerous and mysterious place, but with the Star Slammers around, there's always a little bit of hope and a whole lot of adventure! Meanwhile, on the other side of the galaxy, Lance Blastoff is jet-packing his way across the cosmos, courtesy of Frank Miller! It's an all-new, politically incorrect, sci-fi adventure -- fun for the whole family! Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha will have you begging for treats with the latest installment of "Trypto the Acid Dog"! Our canine hero finds himself down in the fighting ring with an angry pit bull. Can he fight his way out before his family moves to a new city and leaves him behind? Finally, in the second of Ed Brubaker's "Lowlife" stories, a relationship falls apart, a man goes crazy with a gun, and the sun turns black. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Frank Miller and Roger Langridge. DHP continues to mix it up this month, and it's all decked out in its new flip-book format! Frank Miller provides a cover featuring the return of John Arcudi's misfit detective The Creep! Arcudi is joined by Firearm artist Brian O'Connell for a story that proves that pain, unlike beauty, is not just skin deep. Also, Roger Langridge and Gordon Rennie bring us a hilarious send-up of classic silver-age superhero comics in "Dr. Spin," and Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha present the third chapter of "Trypto the Acid Dog," in which the caped canine escapes the gladiator pit, only to find his family has moved to another town. Finally, the conclusion of Ed Brubaker's "Lowlife" trilogy cuts another insightful slice off the mass psychosis of modern society. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Scott Musgrove. DHP continues in its mission of bringing in the greatest talent and the most original stories! Hilarious tales let the hot air out of the superhero genre! In Gordon Rennie and Roger Langridge's "Dr. Spin," the intrepid Master of the Improbable is called out of his retirement to battle the chaos that is destroying comic-book continuity everywhere! Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha give us "Trypto the Acid Dog." Trypto is "Lost in Space," and has a close encounter with some curious aliens. Unfortunately for them, Trypto isn't like other dogs! Of course, neither is "Fat Dog Mendoza," Scott Musgrove's superhero supreme. Fat Dog and The Whoosh are trying to get away for the weekend, but they discover that wherever you go, there'll always be sheep. This issue features an all-new Fat Dog cover by Mr. Musgrove himself! B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Aliens invade this month's Dark Horse Presents! Two retirement-minded bounty hunters hope to make some quick cash by selling Alien skulls in "Headhunters," an all-new story by super-scribe Mike W. Barr and legendary artist Gene Colan. A close encounter of a different kind takes place when Trypto the Acid Dog and his boy, Robbie, are kidnapped by feline space creatures. Trypto could use some help vanquishing these sour-pusses, but in space, no one can hear you bark! "Trypto the Acid Dog" is brought to you by the collective creative talents of Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha. Finally, in Gordon Rennie and Roger Langridge's kooky corner of the cosmos, things go from bad to worse for Dr. Spin, Mystic Master of the Improbable. He's fallen out of regular comic-book continuity and is stuck in the land of forgotten superheroes -- Continuity Limbo! B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Arthur Adams and Evan Dorkin. Monkeyman and O'Brien make their return to these pages with an all-new serial by Legend cartoonist Arthur Adams! Our daring duo butts heads with Gorhemoth, the living garbage heap. Meanwhile, the only monster on Evan Dorkin's "Hectic Planet" is that twisted creature called love, and Halby is suffering at its hands! In the final chapter of "Trypto the Acid Dog" by Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha, the faithful canine saves his boy and family from the hands of evil; and in their last chapter, Dr. Spin and Spin Girl save comic books as we know them, ensuring future employment for their creators, Gordon Rennie and Roger Langridge. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Troy Nixey. Even as Art Adams provides the conclusion to his all-new, two-part Monkeyman & O'Brien adventure, Troy Nixey, creator of Bill the Clown, makes his DHP debut with a six-part story about a little boy named Trout. In this first installment, Trout undertakes a surrealistic journey to retrieve the piece of his inner evil that has escaped him. In pursuit of an evil of a different kind, a mismatched band of hunters set out on a trek in the jungle. But are they prepared to meet a Predator and face judgment under his code of honor? The games come courtesy of Mike W. Barr, Scott Kolins, and Dan Schaefer. Finally, take a visit to Evan Dorkin's "Hectic Planet," and discover why soccer is detrimental to a romantic relationship. More fun than a barrel of monkeys rubbing honey on themselves, this slew of stories is capped by a marvelously constructed cover by Troy Nixey. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Al Williamson. Variety is the spice of life, and nothing is spicier than DHP! First up, a delectable dish from Mark Schultz (Xenozoic Tales) and Al Williamson (Star Wars: A New Hope). "One Last Job" is a short tale about an interplanetary bounty hunter who's ready to quit for the joys of love, but can't seem to keep himself from chasing just one more big score. Our second course is a healthy helping of The Lords of Misrule, currently enjoying its own DH miniseries. Taking urban legends and standing them on end, John Tomlinson and Peter Snejbjerg (Vertigo's The Dreaming) have brewed up a prequel that will keep you up all night. This is followed by the tantalizing continuation of "Trout," Troy Nixey's surrealistic journey. Trout is in search of evil that escaped him when he wasn't paying attention, and he may end up uncovering more secrets than he was planning for. Finally, Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) offers his famous "Hectic Planet" dessert. A love lost is the worst thing in the world, especially when it has gone and died without telling you. Be careful, because mourning can be explosive. Topping it all off is a crisp afterdinner mint, a one-page tale about the intuitive power of friends and coping with loss. "Gather Ye Rosebuds" is by Bob Schreck, Casey Jones, and Monty Sheldon. Oh, and don't forget our appetizer, a scrumptious cover by Al Williamson based on an idea he had when he was twelve, later sketched out when he was nineteen, and now finally finished, at an age where Al's far too charming to have to disclose how old he really is. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Arnold Pander. Jack Zero is a legendary gunslinger immortalized in pulp magazines, but when he tells the story himself, it's clear that the truth is a lot different than the fiction that was made out of it. European performance artist Zero Boy and Eisner Award winning artist Arnold Pander (Triple*X, Rune, Grendel) collaborate on the five-part series "Jack Zero," which begins here. Meanwhile, writer Darko Macan (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths) and artist Tommy Lee Edwards (Helix's Gemini Blood, Batman Chronicles) craft an eerie short story of Aliens, where the only things that are clearly black-and-white are the ink and the paper. In "Aliens: Borderlines," a soldier on a far outpost learns what it's like to live in the sort of fear armies inspire. He's come face to face with an Alien, and he's not sure how literal a face-to-face meeting it was. And for those who are already along for the ride, we have the next installments of "The Lords of Misrule," by John Tomlinson and Peter Snejbjerg (The Dreaming), and "Trout," by Troy Nixey. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Peter Snejbjerg . Old ladies with sharp objects are bad, especially in the world of The Lords of Misrule. Urban legends become real nightmares, courtesy of John Tomlinson and Peter Snejbjerg (who provides this issue's gruesome cover). Speaking of bad dreams, Trout's has gotten free, and he's just about to catch up with it. But what happens when you look in the face of your own terror? "Trout" is by Canadian artist Troy Nixey (Bill the Clown). "Jack Zero," the new strip by Arnold Pander (Triple*X, Rune) and European performance artist Zero Boy continues as Jack meets Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickock, Annie Oakley, and the love of his life, Rose Barclay. Hanging with these dangerous folk starts the Jack Zero legend, the stuff pulps are made of. Finally, in the first part of "Imago," writer John Arcudi (Lobo/Mask) and artist Brian O'Connell (Predator: Kindred) look at the difference between two generations of superheroes, as nobility clashes with grim and gritty. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Featuring "Jack Zero," by Arnold Pander (Triple*X, Rune) and Zero Boy!, "Trout," by Troy Nixey, and from John Arcudi (Mask/Lobo) and Brian O'Connell (Predator: Kindred), the conclusion of "Imago," chronicling the rise of the grim-and-gritty hero Death Knell! B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Dan Brereton. This 125th milestone issue has it all: a trick and a treat! This issue features the return of Dan Brereton's Nocturnals, the conclusion of Arnold Pander and Zero Boy's Jack Zero, and an original short story by Jason Lutes (Jar of Fools, Berlin). B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Dan Brereton, Stan Manoukian and Vince Roucher. Giant-sized flip-book issue! Featuring 48 fat pages and: * Dan Brereton's The Nocturnals! * Tarzan and Shadow artists Stan & Vince debut their high-paced, ultraviolent "Metalfer"! * An all-new Starship Troopers story by Jan Strnad (Star Wars) and Tommy Lee Edwards (Batman Chronicles)! * Rich Hedden tells the tale of Snipe, a monster hunter in Hollywood, where the true beasts come in the hundreds! * Jeff DeMos and Scott Gillis (Neon Lit: Perdita Durango) return to tell the tale of a man obsessed with circles in "A Hole in the Head." * Two covers -- one by Dan Brereton and one by Stan & Vince! Plus new strips by Diana Schutz, Bernie Mireault (The Jam), & Rupert Bottenberg and Steven Weissman (featuring characters from Yikes!). B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Dan Brereton. This issue: It's the final chapter of The Nocturnals, Dan Brereton's creepy horror serial, Stan and Vince's "Metalfer" continues, as Dr. Jones runs for his life from giant robots, evil mercenaries, and ruthless corporate fat cats, and Shane Oakley begins "Stiltskin," the story of a young boy with a horrible deformity but a terrific imagination. Growing up, he shows the bullies what he's made of. Yet, evil forces loom . . . B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Kelley Jones. Fresh out of his own hit miniseries, Kelley Jones' Hammer bursts into the pages of DHP for a special short story. It's horror of high-caliber from one of comics' most popular artists! Dave Cooper (Suckle) continues to chronicle the sick relationship between Dan and Larry. Dan has to go into town to get a special device to save a herd of sheep, but will he find what he needs or just pursue what he wants? In the third chapter of "Stiltskin," Egon has lost everything, but sometimes that's where life begins. This tale of a defiant young man versus impossible odds is by Shane Oakley (Rock `n' Roll High School). Finally, an all-new "Zombie Kid" strip by Generation X artist Jim Mahfood! B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Pat McEown. Dave Cooper (Suckle) looks at a friendship in disrepair in the third "Dan & Larry." "Mary Walker, The Woman" is the story of a courageous soldier who fights impossible odds, and it comes courtesy of Doug Murray (The 'Nam) and Roberta Gregory (Naughty Bits). Also, Steven Weissman (Yikes!) contributes another audacious adventure of Phineas Page, the Bookshelf Phantom. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Ron Randall. After witnessing the crash of an alien spacecraft, Guidry and company decide to investigate the interior of the massive craft. Check out all the action in The Ark, by Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Aliens) and Ron Randall (Predator: Dark River). Also in this issue: Spirit of the Badlander. Oasis, Arizona. Small town, Old West, and no law but that of the gun. Beau Smith and Sergio Cariello bring you a tale so gritty you can taste the trail dust. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Frank Teran. In the bleak future controlled by SkyNet and the Terminators, a group of desperate human warriors fight back with everything they've got. Also in this issue: Steve Rude's The Moth, an off-the-wall superhero with a devil-may-care attitude. And what's that they say about a rolling stone? X-Men author Steve Seagle tells us all about it in My Vagabond Days. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Tom McWeeney. After a seven-year absence, Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney's Roachmill returns! The four-armed hitman-for-hire gets what should be a dream job: wipe out the bully who used to beat him up every day after school. Also: when the forces of evil grow too strong, the cosmos balances things with a defender of the good. Laura Mao Ying never asked for the job, but she's got it. Introducing Saint Slayer, by Dan Chichester and Chris Brunner. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Joe Bennett. The focus of this issue is on three of the major characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Giles the Watcher, Angel the cursed vampire, and the Slayer herself are each featured in solo adventures. Giles must deal with a threat from his sorcerous past, Angel copes with being a human trapped in a vampire's body, and Buffy does what she does best: finds vampires and kills them dead! B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Thomas Yeates. Three connected tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs' jungle lord told in the classic style by acclaimed artist Thomas Yeates. In the mysterious jungles of Pellucidar, at the earth's core, Tarzan and the young, impetuous Tala encounter new dangers at every turn: a tribe of chameleon-like creatures ambush them; aquatic dinosaurs try to make a meal out of them; and Tarzan must find a way to defeat a deadly fungi that threatens all life in Pellucidar. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Javier Saltares. Three tales that run the gamut from superhero action to lighthearted adventure. First up, as a lead-in to his appearance in Ghost this month, Comics' Greatest World's Vortex battles monsters of his own making in a story by Mike Kennedy and Matt Larson. Also, introducing Philip Amara and Carlo Barberi's "Burglar Girls," three students attending a very peculiar academy for would-be thieves; and the spacefaring, robot-battling "Galactic Jack," the latest creation from Roachmill's Rich Hedden. B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By Eric Luke, H.M. Baker, Phil Amara, Carlo G. Barberi, Mark Henry, others, cover by Michiko Stehrenberger Ghost embarks on a one-woman crusade to end a gang war that threatens to tear apart Arcadia, in The Woes of Sinful Bachelors. Manga fans will want to check out chapter 2 of Burglar Girls, an affectionate send-up of the Japanese comics and anime we all know and love. And in Dark Exorcism, the masked witch-priestess Shabrkena takes on an entire village of demons. Super-heroes, satire, and sorcery all in one cool package! On sale July 21 b&w, 32pg$2.95" Cover price $2.95.

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by John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, Ian Edginton, Derek Thompson, Brian O'Connell, Eric Luke, H. M. Baker, and others; cover by Ryan Sook Meet Ragnok, the Scarecrow Warrior God. A couple hundred thousand years ago he was the chief executioner for the gods, dispatching monsters and demigods and generally making earth safe for humanity. But that was before he was cursed, stuck in a scarec row's body, and dropped into Twentieth Century America. What's a god to do? Also in this issue: the conclusions to Ghost and Aliens vs. Predator! On sale October 20 b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

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By Philip Amara, Guy Davis, John Wagner, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, and others; cover by Guy Davis Introducing The Nevermen... the greatest heroes who never existed! Where they come from, no one knows. Where they go when their crime-fighting work is done is a mystery. They're a criminal's worst nightmare and a citizen's best friend. But you had better heed them when they tell you, "This never happened. I was never here." Also in this issue: Xena: Warrior Princess! In the aftermath of her adventure in Hell, Xena returns to discover that things have gotten worse. And in Ragnok, the scarecrow warrior discovers that the monsters from his past have survived into the present! On sale November 17 b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

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By Philip Amara, Guy Davis, John Wagner, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, and others; cover by Guy Davis Introducing The Nevermen... the greatest heroes who never existed! Where they come from, no one knows. Where they go when their crime-fighting work is done is a mystery. They're a criminal's worst nightmare and a citizen's best friend. But you had better heed them when they tell you, "This never happened. I was never here." Also in this issue: Xena: Warrior Princess! In the aftermath of her adventure in Hell, Xena returns to discover that things have gotten worse. And in Ragnok, the scarecrow warrior discovers that the monsters from his past have survived into the present! On sale November 17 b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Pete Von Sholly. Mankind faces its direst threat yet in It! The Beast From Twenty Billion Years Beyond Earth, script and art by Pete Von Sholly; a Vonshollywood Retro-Classic told in photo-realistic Fumettivision. Bike Messenger, Kill, Kill, script by Kumar Sivasubramanian, art by Mulele Jarvis; in San Francisco, circa 2060 A.D., potato-powered jet bikes, telepathic gangster dogs, and killer cabbies are all part of a day's work for mute bike messenger Miguel. Atomic Spies on the Loose, script and art by Jason Armstrong; a Kirby-esque installment of Doc Thunder. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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By Chris Golden, Tom Sniegowski, Brian Horton, Paul Lee, Jason Armstrong, Henry Gilroy, and Lucas Marangon; flip-covers by Jason Armstrong and Brian Horton Angel: Cordelia lands the starring role in a Blair Witch rip-off about three filmmakers searching for the legendary "Helm of Harxis." But what she and Angel don't know is that the film is a sham and the Helm is the real thing! Doc Thunder: Doc and his plucky female sidekick Tighra race commie villains to the moon to save the world from The Crimson Cranium! Full Throttle: More manga-style, futuristic jet-bike action! Cover price $2.95.

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by David Land, Francisco Herrera, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegowski, Brian Horton, Paul Lee, and Mike Manley; flip covers by Brian Horton and Lucas Marangon We have seen the future, and it's war! Enter the world of Iron Reich 3000, where, from the lowliest grunt in the trenches to the elite pilots in the gigantic war-bots, everybody fights so that some might survive. Then, in Angel, Cordelia and her filmmaker companions discover that the "Helm of Harxis" is guarded by a cabal of demons. Plus, Mike Manley's Monsterman proves that there's nothing cooler than being a monster, man! Now in flip book format. On sale May 17 b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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by David Land, Jesus Saiz, Chris Golden, Tom Sniegowski, Brian Horton, and Mulele K. Jarvis; flip-covers by Brian Horton and Rick Leonardi In Angel: Cordelia's first starring role turns out to be the lead in the Blair Witch of snuff films, and Angel has to save her from competing forest spirits and demon movie producers. What's the problem? In Iron Reich 3000: Private Whit's entire squad is dead. Now all he has to do to be a hero is find a way to stop a thirty- foot robot armed with laser cannons and flame throwers. Yeah, that's all. Plus, another manga-esque Full Throttle adventure! Now in flip-book format! On sale July 5 b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

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Flip book by Eric Powell, Scott Allie, Ryan Sook, Karl Moline, and Andy Owens; flip-covers by Eric Powell and Ryan Sook and Mick Gray. In The Goon: It's Die Fish Die as Goon and Franky are lured to the docks to be ambushed by Fishy Pete and his band of amphibious miscreants! Just be sure not to mention Labrazio. Ouch!!! In Witch's Son: The final installment of this 2 part story as Samuel rebels against his mother to save an angel. b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.