Comic books October 1990

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120-page giant; Mike Ploog cover Cover price $5.95.

Spanish Reprint series. Reprints material from Marvel Comics Presents #18 and Daredevil #167. 32 pages, full color, 7.5" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Double issue. Written and compiled by S. T. Joshi, Art by Jason Eckhardt. Discussion and reviews of H. P. Lovecraft works. 7-in. x 9-in. 68 Pages B&W Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Mark D'Amico, Russ Cooper, Dan Birtcher, John S. Marshall, Joy Chonoles, Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola, Tom Koch, Stan Hart, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Rick Tulka, John Pound, Sam Viviano, Greg Theakston, Irving Schild, Stephen Hausler, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. A parody of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, featuring art by Sam Viviano. Spoofs of Gremlins 2 and Robocop 2, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. New villains for a campy Batman TV series of the '90s. A Mad artist "jam" on the rock-music world includes virtually the entire Usual Gang of Artistic Idiots. Mad's takes on branding, sports fans, and Absolut ads. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page features a photo of Rick Moranis reading Mad's spoof of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Grimlins PTU! - The New Botch; Drama on Page 9; Really Difficult Is...; The Obnoxious Sports Fan's Supply Catalogue; Hey - Look Behind You!; The Lighter Side of...; RoboCrap2; Don (Duck) Edwing Really Axe Up!; Really Appropriate Brand Name Sound Effects; Spy vs. Spy; Teen-Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles!; Drama on Page 37; The Lambada in Everyday Life; Mad's Handy Clues, Hints and Tipoffs That You're Really, Unquestionably, Without a Doubt Stipud!; The Usual Gang of Mad Artists Takes a Look at Endangered Species of the Music World; Villains Awaiting Batman's Return to TV; Mad Curses!!!; Fold-In; Absolut Truth. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

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Volume 79, Issue 4 - October, 1990. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories by John Kessel, Bruce Sterling, Sheri S. Tepper, Mike Resnick, Philip Jose Farmer, Bradley Denton and Hilbert Schenck. 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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(Night Music #11) Cover art by P. Craig Russell. The Magic Flute, adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart opera, Pamino and Tamino face The Queen of Night, Pamino finds her father. Script by Patrick C. Mason, art by P. Craig Russell. 52 pgs. $4.95. Cover price $4.95.

Featuring Manga, lessons on Japanese Language, and Culture. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 80 pages. Cover price $4.50.

Cover by Fred Perry. Stories and art by Ben Dunn, Hector Diaz, Herb Mallette, Alan Larsen, and Fred Perry. The long-running manga and manga-style comics anthology from indy publisher Antarctic Press. Mangazine was one of the first American publications dedicated to American anime and manga fandom, featuring news, reviews, profiles of popular franchises, interviews with American and Japanese creators, and comics. The Magician battles demon possession; Asteroid Joe meets a meaty menace. The Magician: Where the Demons Are...; Asteroid Joe vs. The Gluttonian; Gear: The Aerofox; Landra: Conquered Heroes. 36 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.95.

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Part 1 of 3. Broadway Knights - Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Sal Velluto & Tom Palmer. Cover by Rob Liefeld. The new Secret Empire rears its ugly head and it'll take Moon Knight, Spider-Man and the Punisher to stop the revitalized criminal organization! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Shoe Zombies - Written by Katherine Llewellyn. Art by Dave Schwartz, Patrick Williams and David Mowry. Photo Cover of Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal) and Bud Bundy (David Faustino). Featuring Al Bundy, Peggy Bundy, Bud Bundy, Kelly Bundy, Steve Rhoades, Jake, Chuck and Matt! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Pro File: Paul Ryan; Roy Thomas discusses Avengers West Coast; Larry Hama discusses Avengers; 'Willie Lumpkin' strip by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; a look at the mutants in Alpha Flight, Cloak and Dagger and New Warriors, with comments from Danny Fingeroth and Eric Fein; interview with Fabian Nicieza; a look at Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, with comments from Howard Chaykin; The Many Faces of Iron Man; a look at the Zorro limited series, with comments from Steve White; Marvel Age of Comics: 1982 (Part III); New Talent Department - Steve Geiger comments on the pencil art of Ed Lazellari. Avengers cover by Paul Ryan & Tom Palmer. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Kieron Dwyer. On the Road part 7 ...Top of the World starring Wolverine and Hulk, script by Michael Higgins, pencils by Dave Ross, inks by Dan Day. Vandals of the Heart Chapter One Hate Dancer starring Poison, script by Steve Gerber, art by Cindy Martin. Yesterdays! Separate Lives, Part I starring The Scarlet Witch, script and art by Richard Howell. The American Way starring Captain America, script by John Figueroa, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Roy Richardson. 36 pgs. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover art by Richard Howell. On the Road With Wolverine and the Hulk Part 8: Instant Karm, script by Michael Higgins, pencils by Dave Ross, inks by Dan Day. Vandals of the Heart Part 2: High Horror starring Poison, script by Steve Gerber, art by Cindy Martin. Separate Lives Part 2: A Pirates Life For Me! starring The Scarlet Witch, script and art by Richard Howell. The Librarian starring Dr. Strange, script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Chris Tsuda, inks by Mike deCarlo. 36 pgs. Cover price $2.00.

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The Black Knight stars in "Paradise Lost." Script by Steven Grant, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Jose Marzan. Cameos by Captain America, the Hulk, the Vision, Hawkeye, and the Black Panther. Iron Man stars in "Never Say ---!" Script by Dan Mishkin, pencils by Dave Ross, inks by Chris Ivy. Pin-ups: the Black Widow (by June Brigman/Jim Lee) and the Cat (Brigman/Drake). Buscema front cover pencils; Ross/Ivy back cover. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover features: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Hollywood Superstars. 6 5/8-in. x 11 1/2-in., 8 color pages.

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Cover art by Marshall Rogers. Shoot Out Over Center Ring!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser] and Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Rubinstein; Amos fires Arcade and hires Cutthroat to take down Spider-Man but Nightcrawler helps Spidey take down the rookie assassin; reprinted from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #89. Fast Feud starring Rocket Racer and Speed Demon, script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Rudy Nebres. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Marshall Rogers. Shoot Out Over Center Ring!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser] and Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Rubinstein; Amos fires Arcade and hires Cutthroat to take down Spider-Man but Nightcrawler helps Spidey take down the rookie assassin; reprinted from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #89. Fast Feud starring Rocket Racer and Speed Demon, script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Rudy Nebres. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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The clients of literary agent Jessica Baker are being killed and Jennifer Mays has just sold a book to that very same agent. So she and Gabriel Webb investigate in "If Books Could Kill." Script by Mike W. Barr and art by Mary Mitchell & Don Matrinec & Paul Worley. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 3, Issue 5 - October, 1990. Softcover, 9" x 11", 104 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

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"The Case of the Foxy Melon!" Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Stephen DeStefano and Gary Martin. Come along on an amazing adventure with Mickey and Minnie through the back streets of Paris as they come face-to-face with the very first villain to ever oppose Mickey Mouse - the elusive Ms. Vixen. FC, 32 Cover price $1.50.

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Stories, art and cover by Brad Carlton. Cartoons by Carlton, featuring the off-color adventures of the citizens of Midvale, the place where everything and nothing happens. A man soon regrets eating too much spicy Thai food; a certain pizza-loving turtle guest-stars in the cover story, Its a Wonderful Christmas Carol. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

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The Dark Might Returns! Written by Michael Gallagher. Art by Ernie Colon and Marie Severin. Here I come to Save the Day! The worlds mightiest mouse returns from a self-imposed exile, but can he save Pearl Pureheart from the clutches of the sinister feline villain, Oil Can Harry? 32 pages, FC All Ages NOTE: The cover is an homage to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1. Cover price $1.00.

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Story by Marv Wolfman. Art and cover by Barry Daniel Petersen, plus photography by Erich Schrempp. A fantasy adventure combining drawn art and photographic backgrounds. College student Alan Nonsense finds a crystal that turns mirrors into dimensional doorways, and meets a beautiful woman; then they must flee from her wizard master, who created the crystal. Continued as a webcomic 22 years later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

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After getting on Big Barda's angry side, Oberon checks into a mysterious motel in "How Can I say 'You're Missing' If You Won't Go Away." Script by Keith Giffen and Doug Moench and art by Ian Gibson. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing. Written by Peter O'Donnell. Art by Enric Badia Romero. Introduction by Peter O'Donnell. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri. Translated by Tom Leighton. Through a futuristic dystopia of twisted metal and smoldering junk, a tidal wave of cannibalism, sex and disease ebbs and flows without direction or meaning. The only force that rises above this swamp is Morbus Gravis - the SICKNESS that transforms people into flailing, agonized monsters. Druuna, a ravaged citizen of this nightmarish world, loves Schastar, a terribly infected stranger who half-remembers the way things used to be. In an unholy alliance, beauty and beast journey into the heart of insanity to find a rationale for their cursed existence. Softcover, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

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Vol. 80 # 5. Official publication of the Society of American Magicians. Demonstrations, news, and announcements. Magazine format, black and white; 52 pages on white paper. No cover price.

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Part 1 of 3. Aviation genius Herb Trimpe (he owns his own biplane!) joins Doug Murray for a 3-part tale of dangerous romance between a chopper pilot and a USO "donut dolly." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Andy Kubert. Cover price $1.50.

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"...That I be Shunned by All...!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Namorita. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne. Can Namor find a way to destroy the monstrous creature called Sluj without harming Namorita, Carrie, Caleb, and the rest of the passengers of the Sea Queen? Plus, the nefarious Mars twins and mysterious Headhunter continue to plot against our hero. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "...That I be Shunned by All...!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Namorita. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne. Can Namor find a way to destroy the monstrous creature called Sluj without harming Namorita, Carrie, Caleb, and the rest of the passengers of the Sea Queen? Plus, the nefarious Mars twins and mysterious Headhunter continue to plot against our hero. Cover price $1.00.

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October 1990. Back to School. Accountant superheroes, illustrated by Frank Springer; a spoof of the Boy Scout handbook; a five-page, full-color M.K. Brown story. Stories and art by Gilbert Gottfried, Buddy Hickerson, Shary Flenniken, Ron Barrett, and B.K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating environmental disaster. Flourishing industrial civilizations have been swallowed up by the Sea of Corruption, and enormous forest of fungi that releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaa, a compassionate young princess, and her allies battle to heal a wounded world and its inhabitants. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating environmental Princess Nausicaä has left the Valley of the Wind to join Princess Kushana's forces. However, Nausicaä gets separated from the Torumekian fleet and finds herself face to face with the mysterious Ohmu, who open their hearts to her. But will Nausicaä be able to interpret their urgent warning about the southern forest? And what of the war which rages all around her? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating environmental disaster. Flourishing industrial civilizations have been swallowed up by the Sea of Corruption, an enormous forest of fungi releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaa, a compassionate young princess, and her allies battle to heal a wounded world and its inhabitants... Nausicaa finds herself on the edge of despair as she comes to realize the full extent of the environmental destruction which ravages Earth. Meanwhile, Kushana continues her battle against the Doroks and her scheming brothers. Will both war and the environment spell doom for mankind? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 156 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating environmental disaster. Flourishing industrial civilizations have been swallowed up by the Sea of Corruption, an enormous forest of fungi releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaa, a compassionate young princess, and her allies battle to heal a wounded world and its inhabitants... Nausicaa finds herself on the edge of despair as she comes to realize the full extent of the environmental destruction which ravages Earth. Meanwhile, Kushana continues her battle against the Doroks and her scheming brothers. Will both war and the environment spell doom for mankind? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 156 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. A monk warns Nausicäa that omens of an apocalypse, Daikaisho, will appear soon and the forest will boil over to cover the land. His predictions appear to be coming true when she arrives in the Forest in the South and discovers Lord Miralupa has developed mutant mold spores for biological warfare, but the mold begins growing uncontrollably and there's no antidote. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 138 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

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Michael Nazareth seeks perfection through the ancient idea that the life force itself is the doorway to obtaining superhuman powers. His search for the key to opening the door leads him to India and a grueling plunge into the darkest secrets of yoga, tantric rituals...and the warrior's madness. This is the story of THE NAZZ, as he returns to America, a man transformed by his experiences into something more than human...but far less than what he once was. When Nazareth inadvertently kills a mugger with his bare hands, he becomes the focus of intense public scrutiny and is invited to join the Retaliators, a group of government sponsored crime fighters created to exploit America's fascination with heroes. THE NAZZ is the tale of one man's obsession with becoming such a hero...and mankind's attempts to elevate him to the status of godhood. Written by Tom Veitch, with art by Bryan Talbot, will full process color by Steve Whitaker. Cover by Talbot. Suggested for Mature Readers. Prestige Format. Cover price $4.95.

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Cover art by Rob Liefeld. Lethal Weapons, script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Rob Liefeld, inks by Hilary Barta; Cable and Wolverine conclude their duel; Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warlock, and Sunfire escape; the New Mutants defeat the MLF, and Cable defeats Stryfe; Cable promises the New Mutants that they will find Rusty and Skids. Part 2 of 2. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.