Comic books April 1996

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"The Old Ball and Chain" Script by Glenn Herdling. Pencils by John Statema. Inks by Scott Koblish. Cover by John Statema. It's the super-villain wedding of the year! Titania and the Absorbing Man are tying the knot! And all their rowdy friends have come for the festive occasion! But before the nuptials can begin, some unwelcome guests show up at the ceremony: Earth's Mightiest wedding crashers! Despite the good intentions of the Absorbing Man and his bride, the Avengers cannot let all the bad guys roam free! However the wedding party is just fine with exchanging blows before exchanging vows! So the wedding day donnybrook is set: Earth's Mightiest Heroes vs. the Wrecker, Thunderball, Bulldozer, Piledriver, Hydro-Man, Brothers Grimm, Klaw, Mister Hyde, Screaming Mimi, Stilt-Man, Angar, Volcana, and the Wizard! Will the Avengers regret their RSVP? Cameo appearances by the Dreadknight and Molecule Man. Avengers Lineup: Black Widow, Crystal, Deathcry, Giant-Man, Hercules, She-Hulk, and the Vision. (Notes: The Absorbing Man and Titania met in the first Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series (1984). Two of their best side-by-side battles took place in Amazing Spider-Man 283 and Avengers 275 respectively. This issue was also published as the 'flip book' to Untold Tales of Spider-Man 8.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.99.

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CONTAGION: Part 10 of 11. Contagion - Written by Dennis O'Neil. Art and Cover by Barry Kitson & James Pascoe. Azrael, Batman, Nightwing and Catwoman work desperately to find a cure for the virus that ravages Gotham City while Robin lies close to death. All seems lost when the heroes discover their one hope for salvation proves useless. Meanwhile, the Order of St. Dumas visits the defeated Simon Lehah and the two former enemies unite against a single threat: Azrael. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Story, art and cover by Eddie Campbell, plus pages by Michael Evans and Trudy Cooper. The acclaimed series by artist Eddie Campbell, featuring the latter-day adventures of the immortal Greek gods. Doing the Islands with Bacchus continues, as Bacchus travels the Mediterranean in search of thrills like he did when he was a few thousand years younger. Bacchus tells the stories of the earliest gods, like Kallipyga, who was born from Aphrodite's foam; Bacchus introduces Simpson to the Book-Keeper from Atlantis and its greatest gambler; a sculptor is hired to make a sculpture of Bacchus as the wedding preparations continue. The Book-Keeper from Atlantis; Look Ma, No Deoxyribonucleic Acid; Proportion and Perspective, plus Part 11 of King Bacchus and a Montague Hale one-pager. 36 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Fire from Heaven: Chapter 2 – Guest-starring StormWatch, WetWorks, Deathblow, Team 7, Cybernary and the WildC.A.T.s. Written by Sean Ruffner and Brett Booth. Art by Brett Booth and Mark Pennington. Story continued from Fire from Heaven (1996) #1. Can Backlash, Dane Jackson and Burnout survive the crash? Meanwhile, can Taboo and Jodi survive long enough to be reunited with Backlash? Story continues in Gen 13 (1995 2nd Series) #10. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. The Bad Art Collection #1 is a magazine-sized one-shot special collection of stories by Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny The Homicidal Maniac). 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 pages, black and white. Cover price $1.95.

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Contagion Part 6 of 11: Tears of Blood - Written by Doug Moench. Art and Cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty. Azrael returns to Gotham City with a possible vaccine for the plague and Batman sends it with Poison Ivy into the barricaded Babylon Towers, where the city's most powerful citizens are dying. Meanwhile, Robin, Nightwing and the Huntress try to stop a looting, panic-stricken mob! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

NOTE: All Text is in French - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Jamie Delano. Art by John Bolton. In this Elseworlds tale, the Dark Knight must face the menace of the monstrous Man-bat. But this time, Man-Bat's tragic tale has a twist. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. NOTE: All Text is in French.

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CONTAGION: Part 7 of 11. Angel of Death - Written by Alan Grant. Art by Vince Giarrano & Ray McCarthy. Painted Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. As the plague spreads, Poison Ivy tries to sell the vaccine to the highest bidder. Now the Dark Knight must confront her where the plague is at its worst! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Yukito Kishiro.

Alita, is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself.

A cross between Star Trek and Blade Runner, this series constantly challenges the reader's definition of what it means to be human. Mad scientist Desty Nova resurrects the brain of Zapan - the Hunter-Warrior whose pride Alita has injured one too many times - and grafts it with a deadly Berserker body. Now, nothing can stop Zapan from exacting his revenge on Alita and all the Scrapyard inhabitants. Will Alita sacrifice herself to save her friends and other innocents?

Softvover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

Would a private school accept the dimbulb duo? It's a safe bet, otherwise this issue wouldn't exist. Written by Glenn Herdling. Art and cover by Rick Parker. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover by Jason Lutes. Untitled story, script and art by Jason Lutes; Artists, journalists, communists, fascists, police, poets, lovers and workers cross paths while they dance the decadent city of Berlin into the arms of growing fascism; Life is not a cabaret for the denizens of Europe's fascinating city of stones; set during the years of the Weimar Republic of Germany. 28 pgs., B&W. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Written by George Gladir, Mike Pellowski, and Frank Doyle. Art by Doug Crane, Ken Selig, and Rudy Lapick. Cover by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Criminals have stolen a Lodge Industries boring machine and are using it to weaken the foundations of buildings and collapse them. Betty shows her cousin Lisa a computer program she and Dilton have developed that allows the user to design fashions and drape them on models--basically electronic paper dolls. Betty gets to spend the afternoon at home on her own and quickly realizes it's not what she'd anticipated it to be. Editor Gorelick promotes Archie And Friends #18 and Archie #447. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Written by Mike Pellowski, George Gladir, and Kathleen Webb. Art by Dan DeCarlo, Henry Scarpelli, Mike Esposito, and Jeff Schultz. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Betty chews bubble gum in defiance of school policy. Betty brings her cat over to the mansion to help Veronica celebrate the birthday of her cat, Muffin. Reggie scoffs at Betty and Jughead's apparent belief that Betty's compact mirror has magical abilities. Mr. Weatherbee overhears Betty and Miss Grundy talking about a soap opera and becomes convinced that Veronica and Archie are actually brother and sister. Hoop Scoop public service announcement, art by Dan DeCarlo; Reggie challenges a wheelchair-bound teen to a game of pickup basketball. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Canadian Edition. $1.90 cover price. Softcover digest, 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 100 pages, full color. Cover price $1.90.

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Written by Kathleen Webb, George Gladir, and Frank Doyle. Art by Dan DeCarlo, Mark Brewer, and Henry Scarpelli. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. For laughs, Veronica takes Betty for a spin in the virtual reality spaceship simulator at her father's aerospace lab. Veronica rids herself of three hideously garish outfits, or so she thinks. A new student at Riverdale quickly annoys everyone with his selfish, anti-social behavior. Home Improvement public service announcement, art by Dan DeCarlo; In order for a handicapped student to attend her slumber party, Veronica has her father install a wheelchair ramp to the mansion entrance. Editor Gorelick promotes Archie & Friends #18 and Archie #447. 36 pages, full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Though the Indicia lists it as "Megaton Man vs. Forbidden Frankenstein" MyComicShop lists it here as Bizarre Heroes #16. Stories, Art and Cover by Don Simpson. Megaton Mans search for Mooncats killer leads him to a crossover with Forbidden Frankenstein, the monster spoof created by Simpsons alter ego Anton Drek; unlike the previous Forbidden Frankenstein books, this one is all-ages. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Black Dragon (1985 Marvel/Epic) #1-6. Written by Chris Claremont. Art and cover by John Bolton. It is the Year of Our Lord, 1193. King Henry has just died and Richard Coer du Leon still battles abroad for the flag of England. This is the world of James Dunreith, who returns home to Britain from far-flung battlefields following the death of his liege-lord, Henry. It is a world of the kind of eldritch horrors that skulk in the dark corners of the medieval psyche. It is a world of moldered beings that crawl from their graves to claim the living, a world filled with the stuff of which nightmares are made. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $17.95.

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In "Casualties," Bloodshot helps a woman to unravel the secrets of her husband's murder, and is forced to confront his own past as a mafia hitman when he learns that it was Angelo Mortelli who pulled the trigger. Characters: Bloodshot; Karla; Moose; Neville Alcott; Sergei; Tyler; Victor Goda [Ivan] (Karla's husband]. Written by Simon Furman and Mark Moretti, with art by Greg Boone and Brad Vancata. Cover by Norm Breyfogle. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Summonings!" Collects Books of Magic (1994-2000) #5-13. Written by John Ney Rieber. Art by Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg, Gary Amaro, and Dick Giordano. Tim Hunter makes a startling discovery about his true lineage and faces a murderous Victorian cyborg from the dawn of the industrial revolution. Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $19.95.

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"Mission: Destroy Hydra!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Cary Nord and Mark Pennington. In order to save two universes, the young hero known as Access was forced to use the power of Amalgam (see Marvel versus DC (1996) #3). In this issue, Bruce Wayne is the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., a super-secret spy organization poised to deliver a crippling blow to the criminal organization known as Hydra. But Hydra has other problems as a coup de'tat has just occurred an power has been usurped from the Green Skull(Red Skull/Ra's Al Ghul) by his own daughter Salina Luthor (Talia/Viper). Cover price $1.95.

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"Final Thrust!" Story by John Ostrander. Art by Gary Frank and Cam Smith. In order to save two universes, the young hero known as Access was forced to use the power of Amalgam (see Marvel versus DC (1996) #3). In this issue, Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) and Trevor Castle (Punisher/Steve Trevor) are together again on a mission that winds them up on the hellish world of Apokolips. Here Diana comes face-to-face with the lord of this dark domain, Thanoseid (Darkseid/Thanos). Cover price $1.95.

Fanzine published for the benefit of the Burroughs Bibliophiles. Tarzan Stories and articles. Feature on Woody Strode and Gordon Scott. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 36 Pages B&W. Cover price $7.00.

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Deluxe edition. Cover pencils by Ian Churchill. For Every Action..., script by Jeph Loeb, pencils by Ian Churchill, inks by Scott Hanna and Art Thibert; Cable and X-Man finally meet and duke it out as their proximity with each other causes confusion and pain to both; Exodus shows up to suck up the energy. Cont. in X-Man #14. Mapping the Mission, script by Jeph Loeb, pencils by Eric Battle, inks by Art Thibert, Jaime Mendoza, and Lary Stucker; A brief history of Cable up to this point. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Standard edition. Cover pencils by Ian Churchill. For Every Action..., script by Jeph Loeb, pencils by Ian Churchill, inks by Scott Hanna and Art Thibert; Cable and X-Man finally meet and duke it out as their proximity with each other causes confusion and pain to both; Exodus shows up to suck up the energy. Cont. in X-Man #14. Mapping the Mission, script by Jeph Loeb, pencils by Eric Battle, inks by Art Thibert, Jaime Mendoza, and Lary Stucker; A brief history of Cable up to this point. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Ten: Fire, Star, Window, Stone. Story, art and wraparound cover by Dave McKean. The first publication of the acclaimed graphic novel by McKean, best known for his Sandman covers. The parable of the king and the tower; Leo and Karen make a desperate bid to help the writers family escape. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Man without a Country: Part 1 of 4 - "Executive Action!" Written by Mark Waid. Art by Ron Garney. Due to the events of Operation: Rebirth and his association with the Red Skull, Captain America has been charged with treason. Meanwhile, the devilish Machinesmith brings the country to the verge of war. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

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Man Without A Country: Part 1 of 4. "Executive Action" Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Ron Garney. Inks by Scott Koblish. Cover by Ron Garney. Federal agents bust into Steve Rogers' Brooklyn apartment and arrest the Living Legend for treason! Apparently Cap's brief alliance with the Red Skull did not go unnoticed by the government! And within a few hours, Cap finds himself in the White House standing before President Bill Clinton! But the star-spangled avenger is in hot water for more than just his caper with the skull! Evidently, top secret information about Project Argus has been leaked! And only Cap and the forty-second president had knowledge of the clandestine project! Faced with a very difficult decision, President Clinton decides it's best to send Captain America into exile across the pond! What is Cap going to do in London? Don't worry... Sharon Carter will keep him busy! (Note: The four-part Man Without a Country story was reprinted in 1998 in the trade paperback: Captain America Man Without a Country.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Daerick Gross. In the Name of God?, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Daerick Gross, inks by Mike Sellers and Jeff Albrecht; Marv seeks vengeance against his cosmic "parole officer", the Godstalker! Can the Captain actually defeat a Celestial? 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Magazine with comics, posters, features, and activities. This issue: Casper in "The Afterlife of the Party!" and "Lights, Camera, Transaction" both by (W) Angelo Decesare (A) Bill White, plus a pull-out centerfold movie poster. 8 1/4-in. x 11 3/4-in., 34 pages, full color.

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Steve Rude cover art. Cover price $2.25.