Comic books December 1997

When Freddy's grandfather invites the gang to his monster movie festival where he plans to premiere a never-before released classic monster film, the gang has another mystery on their hands when the movie is stolen and real monsters start appearing in "Legend of the Silver Scream." Script by Dan Slott and art by Joe Staton & Andrew Pepoy. Issue also has "The Best Laid Plans" with script by Chris Duffy and art by Tim Harkins. Cover price $1.95.

1st printing. With her use of color, shading, and beautiful models, Olivia's art has transcended the "pin-up" genre. This sequel to Olivia De Berardinis' first book, Let Them Eat Cheesecake, is perfect for her die-hard fans and for anyone who appreciates well-rendered drawings of the human form. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $34.95.

Regular cover edition. Cover price $2.95.

Virgin Nude Cover Edition. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $7.80	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $6.00 View scan	Add to cart Very Fine $5.80	Add to cart Very Fine $9.60
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1st printing. Facsimile of the 1961 Secret Origins Annual. NOTE: 1st Print says "First Printing" on inside cover and has $6.95 Canadian price. Including the original house ads, this classic 80-page Giant is updated with a cover refinished by Jerry Ordway, and the addition of an introduction and full story credits on a gatefold, cardstock cover. Among the stories: "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team" (WORLD'S FINEST #94); Adam Strange in "Secret of the Eternal City" (SHOWCASE #17); Green Lantern Hal Jordan in "The Planet of Doomed Men" (GREEN LANTERN #1); the original Challengers of the Unknown in "The Secrets of the Sorceror's Box" (SHOWCASE #6); a text piece on the origins of Green Arrow and Speedy; "The Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" (WONDER WOMAN #105); the Martian Manhunter in "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel!" (DETECTIVE COMICS #225) and the origin of Flash Barry Allen in the classic "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" (SHOWCASE #4). FC, 80 PG.$4.95" Cover price $4.95.

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"The Politics of Magic" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case and Scott Hanna. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. In Greenwich Village the Master of the Mystic Arts senses the dimensional rift caused by the Gremlyn-Lord's entrance into Earth's reality! Dr. Strange rushes to the Technomancers' building and finds the web-slinger outside... wondering what's happening inside! The Sorcerer Supreme tells the wall-crawler that the powerful Sphere of Sara-Kath paved the way for Buel and his gremlins to reach Earth's dimension! And the only way to defeat Buel is to invade the building, grab the sphere, and close the portal! Oh my, can the amazing one do that all by himself? The Big Apple is counting on your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Ellen Hibbert, Billy Walters, J. Jonah Jameson, and Wong. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Story and art by Sergio Aragones. It's clean-up time for Sergio Aragonés, 1997 Harvey, Eisner, and Ruben Award-winner, and it's just too funny for words! This all-new hit black-and-white series of silent gags wraps up this month, as the Serge shakes loose one last batch of insanity from his fevered brain! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Painted cover by John Estes. Stories by Christopher Mills and James Chambers. Art by Kirk Van Wormer, Art Nichols, Pat Broderick, and Fred Harper. A horror anthology in the tradition of Creepy and Eerie, as Autumn, the only living resident of Shadow House, tells tales of terror and the macabre. Private eye Gideon King specializes in cases of the supernatural; The Revenant is a swamp-monster avenger in the Swamp Thing/Heap tradition. Featuring art by famed Marvel artist Pat Broderick. Also featuring coverage of Mid-Ohio Con and an article on Nightmark's noir approach by Christopher Mills. Autumns Big Date; Fetid Matter: Swamp Thunder; Dark Streets: The Concrete Labyrinth; Bullets & Brimstone. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and art by Horus Odenthal. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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"The Buzz Part Two" - A line of sad and sorry punks are just waiting for their shot at "the buzz" -- to be a cheval, possessed by a deadly voudoun espirit and kill hapless citizens of New Orleans. There's a Bocor war brewing. Zero and DeFilo are right in the line of fire...but these two fire back. Written by Jamie Delano, with art by Charles Adlard. Cover by Ashley Wood. Suggested for Mature Readers. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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Story, art and cover by Walter S. Crane IV. The adventures of Cleopatras cat, preserved by Egyptian magic, continued from the original series from Sick Mind Press. Shebas plan to enter the afterlife is complicated by a new religion and Seths sinister plans for it. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Shi vs. Tomoe!" Collects Shi: The Way of the Warrior (1994) #9-12. Written by William Tucci and Peter Gutierrez. Art by William Tucci. Cover by William Tucci and Jimmy Palmiotti. Foreward by Stan Sakai. Includes early Sketches. Softcover, 102 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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The Magazine of Horror Entertainment. In this issue: Ripley faces new horrors in Alien Resurrection; Shivers - the original horror film revisited; Price, Edgar Allan Poe and the Pendulum - Roger Corman's classic movies; The X-Files - the explosive first episode of season five reviewed; Poltergeist: The Legacy - in-depth episode guide continues; Ingrid Pitt. Cover price $5.99.

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"Blind Eyes!" Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Tom Grummett and Matt Ryan. The Other - the alien race responsible for the destruction of Zenn-La - have arrived on Earth and they've come for the Silver Surfer. Meanwhile, the Surfer touches a family in a way they will be eternally grateful for. Cover price $1.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

The Silver Surfer is the only thing standing in the way of Earth and total annihilation at the hands of Galactus. Marvel Comics re-issues a classic Silver Surfer tale with a new cover and new format.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

NOTE: This tale originally appeared in Silver Surfer GN (1978 Fireside). - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $15.99.

Let There Be Light! Story by Peter King, Michelle King, and David J. Baldy. Art by Tony Lopes. The first appearance of Kings Christian superhero comes, surprisingly, from notorious publisher Boneyard Press. Peter Creed gains superpowers from the Scriptures, and sets out to battle the evil forces working under the name of DUST. A falling-out with the publisher led to the comic changing publishers several times over the next two decades. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

"Unfinished Business!" Written by Ken Oenders. Art by Art Mawhinney and Ken Penders. War-time has at long last ended and a brave new world has started to emerge. Its emergence, however, isn't easy. Especially in the city of Mototroplis. Before the Knothole Villagers can transport themselves here, the Freedom Fighters begin their awesome task of dismantling the fiendish devices left by Robotnik as a safety precaution. Little do they kknow of the secrets they will unleash. Secrets of a past best left forgotten! Especially for one King Acorn... 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Too Late to Lock the Barn Door...! - Written by Peter David & Richard Howell. Art by Dave Cockrum & Jim Mooney. Cover by Amanda Conner & Bruce Patterson. The gypsies from Pastramia are after Creature-Feature; their immortal tribe witch is after Hot-2-Trot; and the rest of the Soulsearchers are after some answers! Bridget and Baraka hardly have time to explore their new, intimate relationship before the group gets swept into a maelstrom of events which propel the whys and wherefores of how Hot-2-Trot came to become a centaur! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Busted! - Written by Chris Claremont. Art and Cover by Ron Lim & Chris Ivy. In this issue, a Sovereign dies! Someone's been watching the Sovereigns and gathering information about them and their powers. This mysterious figure has plans and those plans require the elimination of the Sovereign Seven. Even with the addition of Power Girl, the team pays the ultimate price. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.25.

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Direct Edition. Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane, and Chance Wolf. Cover by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. "Intersection!" Sam and Twitch investigate a murder and get a mysterious visit from Cog. Meanwhile, Spawn has been gunned down, his head blown clean off. Is this the end of Spawn? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Mike DeLuca. Cover price $1.95.

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Newsstand Edition. Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane, and Chance Wolf. Cover by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. "Intersection!" Sam and Twitch investigate a murder and get a mysterious visit from Cog. Meanwhile, Spawn has been gunned down, his head blown clean off. Is this the end of Spawn? 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue is dedicated to Mike DeLuca. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover photo from the film. Untitled story based on the 1997 Spawn movie, script by Mark Dippe (original story), Alan McElroy (original story), and Ted Adams (adaptation), pencils by Carlos D'Anda, inks by Mark Irwin; An elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil; He becomes Spawn, an anti-hero and ultimately refuses to lead the army in the war against Heaven and turns away from evil. Spawn illustration by Ryan Benjamin. Clown illustration, pencils by J. Scott Campbell, inks by Al Vey. Spawn illustration by Travis Charest. Spawn illustration, pencils by Greg Capullo, inks by Todd McFarlane. 52 pgs., full color. $4.95 Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "Death and Rebirth!" Collects Spawn (1992) #21-25.

Written by Todd McFarlane. Art by Marc Silvestri and Todd McFarlane.

This excellent TPB includes the four-part story arc 'The Hunt,' wherein Spawn is sought by the FBI, the Police and the CIA. Dramatic milestones weave in and out of these storylines, including Spawn revealing to Terry that he is his former best friend Al Simmons, the return of Overt-Kill, and the first appearances of Tremor and Spawn's shoestring stitch.

Softcover, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

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"Son of the Hunter!" Part 2 of 3. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Deodato. Inks by Al Milgrom. Cover by Mike Deodato. The Spectacular Spider-Man is the prisoner of Kraven the Hunter in the Kravinov Mansion! However Alyosha doesn't want to harm the web-slinger, he just wants to know as much as possible about his deceased father (aka the first Kraven)! Feeling sorry for the new Kraven, Spider-Man begins to talk; but his tale is cut short by a huge explosion! Who would dare attack Kraven the Hunter in his jungle lair? The cunning Calypso...that's who! And now the wall-crawler and the hunter face the fury of a woman scorned! Cameo appearances by Norman Osborn, Professor Angst, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Grizzly, and the Gibbon. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Cover by Tony Harris. "Within". Part 4 of 6. Story by John Ostrander. Art by Tom Mandrake. The Spectres quest finally causes him to look the one place he has neglected. Inside himself. There he finds secrets from the early days of Jim Corrigan and the Spectre. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.50.

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"The Span of Years" Part 2 of 3. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna. Atop the Brooklyn Bridge, the Amazing Spider-Man battles the Shocker to save the life of Paul Stacy! And with the memory of Gwen's tragic fall running through his head, the wall-crawler desperately fights to prevent history from repeating itself! The spectacular one is confident he can beat the Shocker, but what if a second super-villain were to show up? Meanwhile, the friend of the late Ben Reilly, Jimmy-6, is wounded in a shootout and needs a place to take refuge! How about crashing at Peter and Mary Jane's place? Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Jill Stacy, Arthur Stacy, and the Trapster. Flashback cameos by Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 256,717; average paid circulation 140,059.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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By RYOICHI IKEGAMI. For the first time in English--the all-different Japanese Electro strikes! Translated from the manga series by the internationally acclaimed artist Ryoichi Ikegami. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Harum Scarum!" Story and art by Lewis Trondheim. Join the cynical rabbit McConey and his erratic funny-animal pals as they blunder and wisecrack their way through a monstrous mystery that could destroy mankind as we know it. Action, humor and horror with a modern flair. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

By Scott Chantler. 32 pgs. B&W with color cover. Cover price $2.95.

By Jhonen Vasqueuz. 2nd printing. Cover price $2.95.

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Command Decisions (Telepathy War pt. 2) featuring the Omega Squad, script by Michael Martin and Andy Mangels, pencils by Tom Grindberg, inks by Bob Almond; second part of "Telepathy War" crossover. Based on the television series. 38 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover inks by Greg Adams. The Fallen (pt. 2), script by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton, pencils by Mike Collins, inks by Greg Adams; The crew fights the Tholians. Star Trek: Early Voyages; information on the characters and story. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

Issue 34 - December, 1997. Interviews: John de Lancie, Marc Alaimo, Martha Hackett, Louise Fletcher. Features: Star Trek villains. Book extract: Pocket TOS: Heart of the Sun. Softcover, 9" x 11.5", 68 pages, full color.

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Cover pencils by John Royle, inks by Toinay. Parent's Day, script by Chris Cooper, pencils by John Royle, inks by Tom Wegrzyn; The cadets' parents visit. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy; information on plot and characters. 38 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

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Leviathan: Part 2 of 2 - Written by Laurie S. Sutton. Art by Jesus Redondo & Sergio Melia. The chilling conclusion to this two-parter! The U.S.S. Voyager has been captured by a runaway computer that turns alien species into bizarre zoological exhibits! Now Captain Janeway races against time to save her ship and crew from from an evil with ties to Star Trek: The Motion Picture! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

Jeri Ryan, Seven of Nine - meet the most beautiful Borg in the galaxy; Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo & Ethan Phillips preview the new season. Jeri Ryan cover. Cover price $5.99.

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Wizard 1/2 Edition. Includes Wizard Certificate of Authenticity.

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Wizard 1/2 Edition. DOES NOT Include COA.

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Written by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley. Art by Paul Gulacy and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Dave Dorman. Kir Kanos is the last surviving member of the elite Crimson Guard! He's on the run -- and the Empire will stop at nothing to destroy him! Featuring flashback appearances detailing the unknown pasts of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

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Special Edition Spectacular! Featuring: Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition - How George Lucas Enhanced the Trilogy, All-New ILM Photos, Special Edition Stuff from Kenner, Galoob, Dark Horse & More; Special Edition Roleplaying Game Fiction; Joe Jusko Portfolio, LucasArts New Rebellion Game; Trading Card Price List; Contests & Trivia; Dark Horse Mini Comic Inside - Part 2. Cover by Joe Jusko. May come bagged or unbagged and with or without the extras. Cover price $4.95.

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Inside: Special Issue - celebrating 20 years of Star Wars; making the Special Edition; rebel pilot reunion; Star Wars on TV. Cover price $4.50.

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Tie Fighter Pilot 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.