Comic books January 1996

1st printing. Written by Joe Edkin. Art by Jaime Diaz Studios. Cover by Graham Nolan. Doomsday, Metallo, Brainiac, and many more of Superman's greatest foes are attacking Metropolis. The Man of Steel stands ready to stop him, but he is going to need your help. In every extra-busy super-scene, from the Daily Planet to outer space, you must spot the items that will help Superman achieve victory over the forces of evil. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 24 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Cosey. A successful English author tries to retrace his mysterious musician older brother's footsteps in a former touristic resort in the Alps. All he funds are old memories and a revelation or two, but in the process, some striking new memories are made. A warm human story as comics have only begun to see. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.95.

2nd and later printings. By Daniel Clowes. A collection of comics from the pages of EIGHTBALL, America's favorite comic magazine! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Lunatik vs. the Avengers! Mixing super-heroics with raw humor, Lunatik gives the Marvel Universe a big wedgie! Written by Lovern Kindzierski. Art by Duncan Rouleau and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart Good $2.50

Cover by James Bennett. Stories and art by Rick Geary, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, John Caldwell, Julie Klam, Josh Gordon, Barry Liebmann, Tom Cheney, P. C. Vey, Frank Jacobs, Don (Duck) Edwing, Sandy Kossin, Walt F. Rosenberg, Sam Viviano, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, James Warhola, Richard Williams, Dave Manak, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of the TV sitcoms Mad About You and The Nanny, featuring art by Angelo Torres and Sam Viviano. Plus, if PBS had ratings sweeps, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Martha Stewart does the OJ Simpson trial by way of indie cartoonist Rick Geary. The Million Man March, and a look at the militia movement. Mad's takes on tattoo removal, snowboarding, and the Disneyfication of America. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Too Bad About You; A Mad Look at Snowboarding; When "Sweeps Weeks" Come to PBS; Martha Stewart Remakes the O.J. Trial Perfect; Life's Modern Day Little Pleasures; The Waterworld Memo; A Breakdown of the Million Man March; The Lighter Side of...; Changes You Might See Now That Disney Has Purchased ABC-TV; A Mad Guide to Tattoo Removal; Spy Vs. Spy; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Militia Gathering; The Asinine Archeological Atrocity; The Ninny; Joke Set-Ups That Don't Need a Punchline; Fold-In; Mad Salutes Parenting in the 90's. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.99.

Add to cart Very Good $7.10

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written and illustrated by the Usual Gang of Idiots. Compiled by Grant Geissman. Cover by Norman Mingo. Available for the first time from MAD BOOKS! Who can forget the 1960s? In case you have, this groovy collection of the decade's most far-out satires and right-on takeoffs will bring it all back, from the Kennedy years to hippies running wild; from classic send-ups of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. to Batman, this is what the Sixties was all about, man! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: Reprints may be published by Little Brown and Company or Quality Paperback Book Club.

January 1996. Collector's Series #12. Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Dean Norman, Bette Norman, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Larry Siegel, T. Peplinski, Humberto De La Torre, Don (Duck) Edwing, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Frank Jacobs, James Warhola, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Rickard, Brian Crede, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. Reprints from Mad paperback History Gone Mad, featuring Mad history lessons. Mad's takedowns of commemorative postage stamps, materialism, and New Years' resolutions. Parodies of the classic movie Easy Rider and the TV show The A Team, featuring art by Mort Drucker. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The A(sinine) Team; How Various Magazines Might Handle the Same Cartoon Situation; A Mad Gallery of People It's Hard to Feel Sorry For; Infractions We'd Like to See Called in Everyday Life; Mad: The Lost Pages: History Gone Mad; A Mad Look at Backpacking; One Afternoon Down on a Farm; Some Mad Things We'll Never Understand; The Lighter Side of Living Together; Spy Vs. Spy; U.S. Commemorative Stamps That We'll Never Get to See; Great Moments in Bad Timing; One Day at Mt. Rushmore; Songs of Wealth, Possessions, Greed, Property and Creeping Materialism; Typewri-Toons (Royal Portable art); Sleazy Riders; One Day in an Office; Apartment House Bulletin Board; Footnotes* to Football; One Fine Day in Suburbia; A Mad Gray Paper - "The State of Our Cities"; Harry Grepser's New Year's Resolutions 1962-1972; Still More What's the Story...?; The Lighter Side of Minor Ailments; One Day in a Hospital; A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes of Home Services; Fold-In; A Swinging Jungle Tale. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Story and art by Mike Allred. Cover by Mike Allred and Alex Ross. Bullets won't hurt them! Flames won't kill them! They're the weirdest menace the earth has ever seen! Mere humans don't stand a chance against the riled-up renegade robot forces of the mysterious and mega-intelligent Factor Max! Does the world's snappiest superhero have a hope on which to hang his hat? Strap yourself in for another hyperactive hayride! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $22.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Yearbook '95!" Collects Madman Comics (1994-2000 Dark Horse) #1-5.

Story and art by Mike Allred.

Witness Madman framed for a murder on the high seas!

Follow him as he tracks down Dr. Flem's runaway robots! Watch and be amazed as he battles mutant street beatniks. Find out why Spin calls this hugely hip bimonthly comic "a kooky boogaloo!" and why the New York Times says that Madman Comics is "animated by a manic, pop-art delight in mass culture." Madman Comics is the book for those who appreciate offbeat storytelling and brilliant art.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color. NOTE: 01-1ST says "Yearbook '95" on cover while 01-REP says "Crash Course for the Ravers"

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $23.00

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Crash Course for the Ravers!" NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Madman Comics (1994-2000 Dark Horse) #1-5.

Story and art by Mike Allred.

If you missed out on picking up this 160-page volume before now you've got your chance!

After three years Madman Comics: Yearbook '95 (Volume 1) returns to print! Witness Madman framed for a murder on the high seas! Follow him as he tracks down Dr. Flem's runaway robots! Watch and be amazed as he battles mutant street beatniks. Find out why Spin calls this hugely hip bimonthly comic "a kooky boogaloo!" and why the New York Times says that Madman Comics is "animated by a manic, pop-art delight in mass culture."

Madman Comics is the book for those who appreciate offbeat storytelling and brilliant art.

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

NOTE: 01-1ST says "Yearbook '95" on cover while 01-REP says "Crash Course for the Ravers"

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Good $2.50

Add to cart Good $2.50

Volume 90, Issue 1 - January, 1996 - Whole No 536. Cover illustrates "Bulldog Drummond and the Grim Reaper." "Yours Isaac Asimov" consists of excerpts from Isaac's letters edited by Stanley Asimov. "Tech-Heaven" reviewed as "Techno-Heaven;" title corrected. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Cover art by Mike Grell. Untitled story, script and art by Mike Grell; Maggie is convinced to steal a painting as part of a plot to catch an old Nazi. "Maggie the Cat" article by Mike Gold, art by Mike Grell; Information on the Maggie the Cat title, and some response to the Shaman's Tears title. Gen13 Ordinary Heroes ad. Kabuki: Masks of the Noh ad. Weapon Zero Issue One ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Years after the fall of Tocasia's school, Urza and Mishra continue down their dangerous and destructive paths. Now powerful merchants, the brothers engage in a power struggle that plunges the city of Kroog into chaos. Along the way, both brothers recruit apprentices, Tawnos and Ashnod, to aid them in their tasks. Written by Jerry Prosser, with art by Phil Hester and Tom Ryder. Painted cover by George Pratt. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

"And Then There Was One" - The Sorcerer Queen Nailah launches her final gambit to bend Taysir to her will, and use his untold power to collapse the planes of Rabiah. Even as he combats the Queen, Taysir must tear across the multiple dimensions of Rabiah in an effort to unite the five aspects of himself, so that he can become a Planeswalker. A final confrontation pits Nailah, El Hajjaj, and the surviving aspects of Taysir against each other, with the fate of Rabiah hanging in the balance! Written by Susan Wright and Jeof Vita, with art by Alex Maleev and Rodney Ramos. Painted cover by Mike Dringenberg. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $19.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Magic the Gathering: Ice Age (1995) #3-4.

Written by Jeff Gomez. Art by Rafael Kayanan.

It's the epic conclusion to ICE AGE!

Centuries after Jason Carthalion bade farewell to the great Glacier Kingdom, the cold of the Ice Age begins to retreat, and a new civilization rises from the remains. Trapped in the Shard of Twelve Worlds, Dominaria's most powerful wizards convene a desperate summit. The results are escape, death and rebirth!

As the lines of battle are drawn, one insignificant young knight, mischief-maker Jaeuhl Carthalion, is called upon to face the consequences...and duel for the survival of the world.

Softcover, 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Magic the Gathering: Ice Age (1995) #3-4.

Written by Jeff Gomez. Art by Rafael Kayanan.

It's the epic conclusion to ICE AGE!

Centuries after Jason Carthalion bade farewell to the great Glacier Kingdom, the cold of the Ice Age begins to retreat, and a new civilization rises from the remains. Trapped in the Shard of Twelve Worlds, Dominaria's most powerful wizards convene a desperate summit. The results are escape, death and rebirth!

As the lines of battle are drawn, one insignificant young knight, mischief-maker Jaeuhl Carthalion, is called upon to face the consequences...and duel for the survival of the world.

Softcover, 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.80

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Magic the Gathering: The Shadow Mage (1995) #3-4. Written by Jeff Gomez. Art by Val Mayerik. Can Jared, the Shadow Mage, and his allies stop the evil which threatens to engulf the world of Magic: The Gathering?! Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

"Patterns in Chaos" - On the world of Dominaria, the quest continues! Join the Shadow Mage and his mentor, the Planeswalker Kristina, as they explore the mystic land of Corondor. Nestled in the reaches of Corondor's tallest mountains, the mysterious Sages of Minorad harbor the secrets of Red Magic. This issue: In an effort to learn the secrets of Red Magic, the Shadow Mage journeys with the Planeswalker Kristina to the very heart of Corondor. What he finds is his lost love, Liana, surviving amidst the mysterious Sages of Minorad, and none other than his darkest enemy -- Battlemage Ravidel. Written by Jeff Gomez, with art by Val Mayerik, Dennis Calero, Rick Bryant and Gonzalo Mayo. Painted cover by Michael Kaluta. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Good $2.70

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "Sunset of the Sabertooth!"

Written by Mary Pope Osborne. Art by Sal Murdocca.

Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books. The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The Ice Age is very cool…for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure—not even a saber-toothed tiger! Did you know that theres a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

The evil Malev robotic empire is back? But weren't all of the Malevs destroyed in the war? How the Malevs came back is revealed to Magnus as he is a prisoner of the Malevs in part seven of an untitled story. Script by Keith Giffen and art by Kevin Kobasic & Mike DeCarlo. Cover price $2.50.

As Magnus is subjected to torture by a Malev controlled Leeja, the Psi-Lords struggle on what to do about the new Malev empire threat in part eight of an untitled story. Script by Keith Giffen and art by Kevin Kobasic & Raymond Kryssing & Mike DeCarlo. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mai the Psychic Girl GN Vol. 1 and material from Vol. 2. Written by Kazuya Kudo. Art by Ryoichi Ikegami. An ordinary girl with extraordinary powers! Mai is silly, giggly, and flirtatious - just like any other cute fourteen-year-old girl. But she's far from ordinary! Mai is the last of a line of women who have used their incredible psychic powers to preserve peace among their people for over a thousand years... Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects material from Mai the Psychic Girl GN Vol. 2-3. Written by Kazuya Kudo. Art by Ryoichi Ikegami. An ordinary girl with extraordinary powers! Mai is silly, giggly, and flirtatious - just like any other cute fourteen-year-old girl. But she's far from ordinary! Mai is the last of a line of women who have used their incredible psychic powers to preserve peace among their people for over a thousand years... Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects material from Mai the Psychic Girl GN Vol.3 and Vol. 4 in its entirety. Written by Kazuya Kudo. Art by Ryoichi Ikegami. An ordinary girl with extraordinary powers! Mai is silly, giggly, and flirtatious - just like any other cute fourteen-year-old girl. But she's far from ordinary! Mai is the last of a line of women who have used their incredible psychic powers to preserve peace among their people for over a thousand years... Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Includes Audio Cassette - Featuring Manga, lessons on Japanese Language, and Culture. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 80 pages.

Does NOT Include Audio Cassette - Featuring Manga, lessons on Japanese Language, and Culture. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 80 pages.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

An Ultraverse title. Whips and chains may cause you pain, but NecroMantra will kill you! Plus, the return of NM-E! Art and cover by Dave Roberts and Jim Amash. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Peter Sanderson. Cover by John Romita Sr. and Jr. For new comers and life-long comic fans alike, this massive tomb covers everything from the dawn of the Marvel Age in the 1960s all the way up to the new millennium - from the Avengers to Spider-Man to the X-Men and everyone in-between this book takes a look at the rosters, their friends, enemies, HQs, powers, and histories. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $49.50.

Stan Lee writes of Marvel's 35 years of comic book journeys; article on Marvel Versus DC, with comments from Peter David, Ron Marz and Mark Gruenwald; Dan Jurgens interview; article on the Age of Apocalypse toys; article on Spumco's Comic Book, with comments from John Kricfalusi; Artist Vs. Artist: John Romita, Sr. and John Romita, Jr. draw the same piece of plot; article on the writing process, with comments from Warren Ellis; article on 'The Phoenix Resurrection,' with comments from editor Hank Kanalz; Q & A with Chuck Dixon; Marvel's Silliest Moments: the Spider-Mobile; Q & A with Ron Wagner; The Marvel Chronicles: 1939-1961; Time Slip: The Thing illo by Kelley Jones; article on X-Nation 2099, with comments from Tom Peyer and John Francis Moore; X-Nation character sketches by Humberto Ramos; article on Askani'son, with comments from editor Lisa Patrick, Scott Lobdell, Gene Ha, Jeph Loeb and Andrew Pepoy; Fabian Nicieza describes how to keep the comic book sky from falling every day. Cover by Dan Jurgens and Paul Neary. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Written by ROBERT LOREN FLEMING. Art by GARY ERSKINE. Cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE. The Mask's arrival in Steel Harbor turns out to be more fun than a barrel of greased weasels! At least, that's what the Mask thinks. The Machine and Barb Wire aren't so sure, especially after Big-Head commits a major faux paus in front of Barb. Steel Harbor just might have to be renamed "shrapnelville," unless King Tiger and Dr. Snider can get to General Blaire, the man behind the Mask, before Barb does! Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Originally polybagged with card; may or may not be polybagged when sold. Cover price $2.00.

Cover art by Sam Kieth. 10 Years After, script by Sam Kieth (plot & dialogue) and Alan Moore (dialogue), pencils by Sam Kieth, inks by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair (finishes); CIA agents are after Artie Pender; Artie tells Sara that everything that happened in the first series was all in her imagination. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Stories, art and cover by Dame Darcy. Dark stories of witchcraft, oddities and the occult, in Darcys distinctively Goth visual style. Includes an offer for dolls handmade by Darcy using real human hair. This issue 0 was actually published between issues 5 and 6. 28 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Written by Michael Teitelbaum. Art by Kirk Jarvinen. All young Spider-Man fans will enjoy this exciting book! The story tells about Peter Parker's secret identity as Spider-Man, his incredible strength and ability to climb up walls, how his web-shooters and special spider-signal work, how he combats his enemies, including the Scorpion, Hobgoblin, and Doctor Octopus, plus much more! Illustrated with dynamic full color pictures, this book is the perfect introduction to a classic super hero. Hardcover, 8 ½-in. x 11-in., 20 pages, full color. All Ages

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Year 1000: The End of the World!" Story, art and cover by Vicente Segrelles. NBM presents the first English translations of the Le Mercenaire sword and sorcery series, originally published in Europe. The Mercenary encounters the last survivor of a high-tech world that self-destructed in a technological cataclysm, and soon finds himself drawn into its ruins. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95. Cover price $10.95.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $6.90

Add to cart FN 6.0 $6.90

The Rangers kick evil's tail on one side, while Saban's new sensations do the same on the flip side! Ninja Rangers: Written by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Tod Smith and Don Hudson. VR Troopers: Written by Frank Lovece, with art by Jake Jacobsen and Jimmy Palmiotti. Ninja Rangers cover by Pascual Ferry; VR Troopers photo flip-cover. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

First $2.25 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. "Man Out Of Time", script by Max Allan Collins, art by Eduardo Barreto; Mike's investigations lead to a pimp from his own time who had disappeared back in 1947. Ads for Primortals and I-BOTS. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Cover art by Walt Simonson. "Death in Duuplicate Part One: A Dangerous Past," script by Max Allan Collins, pencils by Peter Grau, inks by Steve Leialoha; Thrown forward in time 100 years in the future, Mike reminisces about a case from 1951 with the holographic version of his old secretary/girlfriend, Holly. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.25.

Add to cart Fine $3.30

4th printing. Other Number One. Evan Dorkins alcoholic, anarchic duo takes on noise, civil rights, car trouble and death itself. Despite the cover proclaiming number one, this is actually issue #2. Story, art and cover by Evan Dorkin. Mature readers. Black and white; 28 pages. Cover price $2.75.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $2.50

Jerome and Maiya's love affair is revealed to be a romance of truly cosmic significance. As the Duppies close in on their safe house, the troubled couple struggles against their world's collapse. Written by Nick Abadzis, with art by Duncan Fegredo. Painted cover by Fegredo. Suggested for Mature Readers. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Story, art and cover by Christopher J. Hicks. Sam Smith, a nondescript office worker, is drawn into a fantastic conspiracy that stretches back to the dawn of humankind. #0 is a brief introduction to Sam and his world, including his boring job, his dog What, and his secret crush Julie – before it all goes haywire. 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.