Comic books December 1997

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Tuskan Raider cover. Inside: Anchorhead and the Sandstorm - what you never saw; Star Wars comes to the Smithsonian; George Lucas interview; Admiral Piett; new prequel photos; Hardware Wars; Chewie gets his medal. Cover price $4.50.

1st printing. By Timothy Zahn. Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in this first of an epic new two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet--a dead Imperial warlord. The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn--the most cunning and ruthless warlord in history--has apparently returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a long-prophesied victory. Facing incredible odds, Han and Leia begin a desperate race against time to prevent the New Republic from unraveling in the face of two inexplicable threats--one from within and one from without. Meanwhile, Luke teams up with Mara Jade, using the Force to track down a mysterious pirate ship with a crew of clones. Yet, perhaps most dangerous of all, are those who lurk in the shadows, orchestrating a dark plan that will turn the New Republic and the Empire into their playthings. Hardcover, 344 pages, Text Only Cover price $23.95.

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1st printing. "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising!" Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Freedon Nadd Uprising (1994) #1-2. Written by Tom Veitch. Art by Tony Atkins and Denis Rodier. Cover by Dave Dorman. Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider face a dark Jedi spirit from the past in this story which fills in the gaps between Knights of the Old Republic and Dark Lords of the Sith. Bringing together all the characters from the smash - hit Tales of the Jedi series, this collection of the two-issue miniseries is a must-have item for all Star Wars fans! Softcover, full color. Cover price $5.95.

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Written by Mike Baron. Art by Edvin Biukovic. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. When Imperials, disguised as security personnel, break into the palace and try to snatch Jacen and Jaina Solo, they're forced to deal with the likes of Mara and Han; but who's side is Mara really on? The epic continues and the intrigue thickens in the second installment of this adaptation of the best-selling novel! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Companion volume to the exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution that explores the mythological roots of the Star Wars saga. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 216 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

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1st printing. Companion volume to the exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution that explores the mythological roots of the Star Wars saga. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 216 pages, full color.

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"The Making of Baron Fel!" Written by Michael A. Stackpole. Art by Steve Crespo and Chip Wallace. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Shot down from the bloody skies of Brentaal, Baron Soontir Fel has been captured by the Rebel Alliance. But from the shadowed recesses of a Rebel interrogation chamber, The Empire's greatest fighter ace tells a story of the deception and corruption beneath the Empire's orderly surface . . . and sets the stage for his own defection to the Alliance! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $3.95.

Starburst is Britain's "premier magazine of sci-fi entertainment." Celebrating Twenty Years of Starburst. Issue #232 includes: Director Paul Verhoeven on Starship Troopers; Joss Whedon on Alien Resurrection; Babylon 5's new captain Tracy Scoggins; Kate Mulgrew on Star Trek: Voyager; Mark Hamill on life post Star Wars. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Stargate cover by Bill Maus. Stories by John Migliore. Art by Bill Maus and Walden Wong. Collects Stargate: One Nation Under Ra (1997) and Stargate: Underworld (1997). Two entries in Entitys Stargate continuity, spinning off from the original 1996 film. Dr. Joel Murphy accidentally teleports to a world still under the rule of Ras interstellar forces. Encountering a pretender to Ras throne, he becomes caught up in a rebellion and a fight for his life. Then, Colonel Jack O'Neill travels back through the Stargate to Abydos — and discovers the secrets that lie beneath the planets surface. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Photo cover. Stories by John Migliore. Art by Bill Maus and Walden Wong. Collects Stargate: One Nation Under Ra (1997) and Stargate: Underworld (1997). Two entries in Entitys Stargate continuity, spinning off from the original 1996 film. Dr. Joel Murphy accidentally teleports to a world still under the rule of Ras interstellar forces. Encountering a pretender to Ras throne, he becomes caught up in a rebellion and a fight for his life. Then, Colonel Jack O'Neill travels back through the Stargate to Abydos — and discovers the secrets that lie beneath the planets surface. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Starship Troopers - director Paul Verhoeven speaks; Gattaca - Ethan Hawke's genetic nightmare; The X-Files' alien bounty hunter wants you; plus: Earth: Final Conflict, Nightman, Timecop, Xena, Hercules. Starship Troopers cover. Cover price $4.99.

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Cover art by Tony Harris. Talking with David, '97 starring Starman, script by James Robinson, pencils by Tony Harris, inks by Wade Von Grawbadger; David and a group of dead heroes give advice to Jack over dinner. 36 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover by Denys Cowan and Tom Palmer. Fire, script by Christopher Priest, art by Denys Cowan and Tom Palmer; John Irons and Amanda Quick look for the policemen who attacked them in issue #42, only to find themselves being questioned about a policeman's mysterious murder. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Strange Weather: Part 3 of 3 – A Storm is Coming! Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Oscar Jimenez. Cover by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. After the French geneticist Robert Girard is kidnapped while en route to address the United Nations, StormWatch successfully completes a rescue mission – and is subsequently banned from America. When the Louisiana township of Pavane is sealed by the U.S. military, Jackson King is forced to activate the StormWatch team that officially doesnt exist, StormWatch Black. Swift, Jack Hawksmoor, and Jenny Sparks have to break into Pavane to discover something terrible…and in the meantime, Girard informs Weatherman of his discovery that intelligence agency, International Operations, has been breeding genetically enhanced new humans in a remote El Salvadorian village… 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

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Darcy has a meltdown, which results in David getting shot; Katchoo discovers what Darcys master plan really is. Part 6 of Immortal Enemies. Story and art by Terry Moore. Black and white; 28 pages. Cover price $2.75.

Kiev & Rostov

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"Sword Play!" Story by Ron Marz. Art by Georges Jeanty and Doug Hazlewood. Superboy's inability to grow-up is now taking it toll on Tana as well. Is this the end of their relationship? Plus, the Teen of Steel runs into Silversword who has recovered and reassembled the Spear of Lono (the mystical weapon from Superboy (1994 3rd Series) #2-3) for a his mysterious mistress. Cover price $1.95.

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"Half-Life of the Party!" Story by Karl Kesel and Steve Mattsson. Art by Josh Hood and Dan Davis. If Kindred Marx can't help him then Half-Life will find someone who can. Plus, Superboy discovers a startling secret about the Ravers' host. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Gary Frank and Patrick Martin, inks by Cam Smith. Blonde Justice, script by Peter David, pencils by Leonard Kirk, inks by Cam Smith; Power Girl joins with Supergirl to stop the Extremists; Twilight's origin is revealed. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Halloween issue. "The Longest Halloween!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Norm Breyfogle and Joe Rubinstein. It's Halloween in Metropolis and Lois and Clark attend a costume party dressed as none other than the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin (yeah, it's as funny as it sounds). But the party is cut short when a powerful new villain crashes the festivities! Story continues in Adventures of Superman (1939-2006) #553. Cover price $1.95.

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Subterranean Terror - Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Scot Eaton & Dennis Janke. Cover by Jon Bogdanove & Dennis Janke. Lois is abducted by the creeps who tried to ruin her wedding! Can Superman get her back without using his new powers? Plus, a "dragon's tooth" is discovered! What, you may ask, is a dragon's tooth? Well, start reading up on it now, because it's going to matter come the millennium, and in Superman stories in the coming months. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

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A traitor in the League of Infinity's midst alters time, changing Supreme's reality in "Silence At Gettysburg". Touted on the cover as "possibly the most controversial story you'll read all year!" Script by Alan Moore, pencils by Chris Sprouse, inks by Al Gordon. Western-era flashback art by Gil Kane. Sprouse/Gordon cover. Cover price $2.99.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By Anne Rice. In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire. For centuries, Lestat—vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals—has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Now he is alone. And in his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the years of his haunted existence.Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 468 pages, Text Only. NOTE: "Tinged with mystery, full of drama . . . The story is involving, the twists surprising." — People "Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form." — San Francisco Chronicle "Fast-paced... mesmerizing...silkenly sensuous...No one writing today matches her deftness with the erotic." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Hypnotic...masterful." — Cosmopolitan Cover price $16.00.

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Starring Factor X in "Sinister Bloodline." Years before fandom entered the Age of Apocalypse, an alien craft landed in New York City and changed the life of Cyclops and Havok, the Summers brothers, forever! Written by John Francis Moore and Brian K. Vaughan. Art by Steve Epting, Nick Napolitano and Al Milgrom. Cover by Steve Epting. 48 pages. Cover price $5.99.

1992-99 RC/Gemstone reprint series. This series can easily be confused with the original series (10c cover priced), the 1990-91 Gladstone reprint series, or 1991-92 Russ Cochran reprint series. Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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The family legacy of the Atom is explored, even as the hero confronts the Fatal Five to avenge his father's death in "Truth." Story and layouts by Dan Jurgens. Finishes by Paul Ryan. Cover price $2.95.

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Firehawk. Doomsday. Rampage. Star Sapphire. In the year 2030, these heroes narrowly escape the Earth's destruction. Traveling through time to the year 1997, they struggle to prevent this horrible future from coming to pass. But will they save the world, or ensure its doom? Written by Dan Jurgens. Art and cover by Sean Chen and Kevin Conrad. FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.

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Dark Star is tasked with extinguishing the Flash's light at the premiere of the Flash's holographic movie in "Premiere." Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Gary Frank and Cam Smith. Cover price $2.95.

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Green Lantern resurrects Captain Comet and King Faraday so they may find peace and justice in "From Beyond the Unknown." Script by James Robinson. Art by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray. Cover price $2.95.

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The costumed queen of chaos who calls herself the Joker makes all manner of mischief for the authorities in "Laugh 'Till it Hurts!" Appearances by Doll Man, Madame Xanadu, Big Barda. Script by Karl Kesel. Art by Matt Haley and Tom Simmons. Cover price $2.95.

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In a world where the Cold War turned hot and tensions continue into the present day, America needs soldiers with nerves of steel...and in the late 1960s, it got them: a crack squad of soldiers nicknamed "The Metal Men." They ended the war in Czechoslovakia, and achieved greatness as a result, as one soldier would become President, another would join the Cabinet, and some of the others would follow NIGHTWING--giving one even greater influence than the President. But first they would have to win a bloody war, and that fateful battle unfolds here. Written by Ron Marz. Art and cover by Mike McKone and Mark McKenna. FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.

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The horrifying truths behind the covert organization called NIGHTWING are revealed in a dark blending of black ops and black magic. Trying to gain total control over superhumans, technology and mysticism, NIGHTWING has already gained access to every home, but there are troubles within the group--tensions that may expose all of their secrets to the world. Written by John Ostrander. Art and cover by Jan Duursema. FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.

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Introducing the TANGENT Universe's strangest heroes in a story by writer Kurt Busiek! After the atomic destruction that vaporized Florida, schools of undersea creatures were being transformed into a new race of beings--the Sea Devils. These new creatures fight to keep a safe distance from the intolerant human race--except for the rebel named Redfin, who defies the laws of his father, the Ocean Master, and leads a group of his friends to explore the world above. But a new horror is rising from the ocean depths, one that threatens both worlds. Can Redfin overcome fear and prejudice to save both races? Written by Kurt Busiek. Art and cover by Vince Giarrano and Tom Palmer. FC, 48 pg. Miraweb Format. Cover price $2.95.

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The Atom, the Flash, the Joker, Manhunter, the Spectre and Plastic Man take on Dr. Aquadus and Warlord in "Bad Moon." Appearances by Damage, the Riddler. Script by Chuck Dixon. Art by Tom Grummett and Lary Stucker. Cover price $2.95.

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Tarzan vs. the Moon Men: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Tim Truman. Art by Thomas Yeats and Al Williamson. Cover by John Totleben. A stranger with a familiar face has come to Tarzan's African estate to seek help from the jungle lord: alien hordes from the moon have all but conquered the Earth of the far future, and only the Waziri remain! Tarzan and his son, Korak must accompany the stranger into the cave of Nu, and lead a battle in the 24th Century! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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In "Titans Then & Now", Haze remakes Arsenal, then pits the Titans against all their old foes in a battle ending in tragedy. Part 4 of 4, continued from the previous issue. Script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by George Perez and Lary Stucker. Narrated by Arsenal. Jurgens/Perez cover. Cover price $1.95.

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Left behind in Chicago during the Turtles' epic battle with an alien vampire, Raphael arrives back in New York with a killer hangover and thoughts of revenge against the Foot Clan. Instead, he discovers that Gang War has erupted and the Foot Clan is being wiped out by the Puzorelli Family, and it's all his fault! Only Raph stands between the Foot and extinction! Meanwhile, Leo, Mike and Don fight for their lives and their souls against the parasite from the stars known as DeathWatch. Written by Gary Carlson. Pencils by Frank Fosco. Cover by Frank Fosco and Erik Larsen. B/W 24 pg. Cover price $2.95.

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As former fire-eater and pyromaniac Torch Johnson threatens to set Cast Iron Beach's roller coaster ablaze, Ex-Human Fly Cosmo Quinn plans to re-enter the world of show business. Meanwhile, two nuns leave the Bar Nun Ranch/Convent to join a traveling Wild West striptease show on its way to Terminal City. Plus: Dr. Wu introduces his gigantic gyradoscope; B.B. and Jezebel come across a mysterious package; and Charity's condition worsens. Written by Dean Motter. Art by Michael Lark. Cover by Mark Chiarello. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Rebax Format. Cover price $2.50.

By Charles Marier. Tired of tales about spandex-clad heroes that you just can't relate to? Introducting Thoughtful Man! Every issue features a completely powerless hero who survives, well... by blind stupid luck, pretty much. Just like you and me! 7-in. x 10 1/2-in., 28 pages, B/W.

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Cover art by David Yurkovich. Newspaper articles about the superheroes Nico-Teen and Threshold. "Nico-Teen," script and art by David Yurkovich; The discovery that one of Threshold's members lacks super powers leaves the team vulnerable to not having their contract with the city renewed; Meanwhile a smoking new superhero is gathering headlines. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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"Life Lessons" Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Vince Russell. Cover by Mark Bagley and Vince Russell. On a rainy night in Manhattan, MACH-1 and Songbird defeat a large creature called Ogur! And on their way back to the T-Bolts' headquarters, they run into the Black Widow! Apprehensively, the erstwhile Masters of Evil stop to talk to her. The widow tells MACH-1 and Songbird about an early battle fought between the second roster of avengers (Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch) and the Radioactive Man. A fight in which Clint, Pietro, and Wanda showed that they could leave their criminal pasts behind and become heroes! Why is Natasha telling this tale to the former Beetle and ex-grappler? Is time running out on the Thunderbolts' ruse? Cameo appearances by Citizen V and Techno. (Notes: The credits for the Avengers flashback story: Roger Stern (script), Ron Frenz (pencils), Will Blyberg (inks), and Al Milgrom (inks). This issue includes a special one-page parody advertisement featuring the Thunderbolts and Tastee Fruit Pies with script by Jim Smith and Mike Smith and art by James Fry and Arne Starr. This issue features a gatefold cover. During this timeframe the Thunderbolts guest-star in Heroes for Hire (1st series) #7.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.