Comic books 2001 w/ month not specified

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Written by Trina Robbins. Art and Cover by Anne Timmons. When the three most popular girls in Lindsay's high school suddenly develop super powers, Lindsay's yesterday's news. Hey, what does it take to be a superheroine, anyway? A designer spandex costume, some super-strength -- but where do the new "Battling Babes" get their powers from? That's what Lindsay would like to find out, in issue #5 of GoGirl!, where superheroines are coming out of the woodwork! Award-winning writer Trina Robbins teams up with Eisner nominee Anne Timmons to present another issue of the comic for girls, and for boys who like them. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Parasite Planet!"

By John Russell Fearn. Cover by Ron Turner.

Number 15 in Gryphon Books reprinting of the rare John Russell Fearn series featuring the Golden Amazon.

Softcover (with dustjacket). 5 1/4-in. x 8 1/4-in., 180 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $15.00.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "World Out of Step!"

By John Russell Fearn. Cover by Ron Turner.

Number 16 in Gryphon Books reprinting of the rare John Russell Fearn series featuring the Golden Amazon.

Softcover (with dustjacket). 5 1/4-in. x 8 1/4-in., 180 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $15.00.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "The Shadow People!"

By John Russell Fearn. Cover by Ron Turner.

Number 17 in Gryphon Books reprinting of the rare John Russell Fearn series featuring the Golden Amazon.

Softcover (with dustjacket). 5 1/4-in. x 8 1/4-in., 180 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $15.00.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Kingpin Planet!"

By John Russell Fearn. Cover by Ron Turner.

Number 18 in Gryphon Books reprinting of the rare John Russell Fearn series featuring the Golden Amazon.

Softcover (with dustjacket). 5 1/4-in. x 8 1/4-in., 180 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $15.00.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Edgar Allan Poe!" This complete revised and expanded edition retains seven illustrated presentations from the first edition, including "The Raven," "The Bells," and "The Tell Tale Heart." These are joined by over 60 pages of new comic adaptations, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "Never Bet the Devil Your Head." Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Cover by Richard Sala and Mark Nelson.

Includes seven classic stories and poems by Arthur Conan Doyle interpreted in comics and illustrated stories by today's best comics artists. Featuring Sherlock Holmes stories by Rick Geary, Nestor Redondo, Tim Quinn and George Sears. Plus: The Lost World by Donald Marquez, and Doyle stories and poems illustrated by Roger Langridge, J.B. Bonivert and Anita Nelson.

Softcover, 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.95.

King of the Bull Whip. Cover photo features movie cowboy Lash LaRue. Edited by Bill Black. Art by Bob Powell. AC Comics reprints classic Western stories that originally appeared in comics from the Golden Age, along with some new ones. An issue-length reprint of the Fawcett Comics adaptation of King of the Bull Whip, a 1950 Lash LaRue film. Whipmaster and lawman Lash LaRue meets his match in outlaw El Azote, who is his equal with the whip, leading to one of the more unusual duels in Western movie history. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.95.

2nd and later printings. By Malcom Whyte. Eagerly awaited, here is the revised and expanded follow-up edition to the 1981 classic, a delightful history of funny felines captured in caricature and comic narrative, featuring more color illustrations and many additions to the original coterie of creatures. Each of the eight entertaining chapters includes historical tidbits relevant to printing, literature, and contemporary society. From Thomas Nast's cozy, comfortable cats to George Herriman's mischievous and irrepressible Krazy Kat to Jim Davis' cynical, self-centered Garfield, Great Comic Cats pays tribute to the legions of furry muses who have inspired artists over the ages. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. Written by TERRY LABAN. Painted art and cover by REBECCA GUAY. A lavishly-told story blends the Green Lantern mythos with the legend of the Arabian Knights in a fully-painted Prestige one-shot written by Terry Laban, with astonishing artwork by Rebecca Guay. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

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A Green Place to Die is an introductory adventure for the d20 system for characters 1st-3rd level. Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, Third Edition, published by Wizards of the Coast. A blue ocean to sail, A brown soil to till, A black night to fear, A green place to die. Haelin is a poor province dominated by the ever-present horror of the Bahgdair Swamp. The province's new noble, Duke Rassos, seeks to find a grand treasure, lost decades ago. A rich prize, a noble patron, and an adventure; what more could any person want? There is, however, an obstacle to this glorious future. The Bahgdair Swamp is a lush and verdant hellhole that has claimed many victims over the years. Swampfolk and bizarre monsters lurk in the fetid waters and sodden spits of ground. Hidden in the heart of the swamp a force grows to an unstoppable might. Can the adventurers save their hard won victories and crush this gathering of evil? The fate of the lands of Haelin, and Duke Rassos, lie in the balance. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Includes Pull-Out Poster - 1st printing. Text by Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. The million-selling Lord of the Rings Calendars created during the 1970's by renowned fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt are now considered artistic masterpieces. Author Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. reminisces about his father and uncle's unique creative ingenuity, having witnessed the making of the paintings for the bestselling Tolkien calendars, from idyllic Hobbiton to fearsome Mordor. He shares his recollections in this lavishly illustrated book which includes a collection of full-color illustrations, original sketches, unique photographs of the models and the costumes worn that served as the foundation for the fantastic painted Middle-Earth works. Softcover, 10-in. x 10 1/2-in., 132 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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Does NOT Include Pull-Out Poster - 1st printing. Text by Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. The million-selling Lord of the Rings Calendars created during the 1970's by renowned fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt are now considered artistic masterpieces. Author Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. reminisces about his father and uncle's unique creative ingenuity, having witnessed the making of the paintings for the bestselling Tolkien calendars, from idyllic Hobbiton to fearsome Mordor. He shares his recollections in this lavishly illustrated book which includes a collection of full-color illustrations, original sketches, unique photographs of the models and the costumes worn that served as the foundation for the fantastic painted Middle-Earth works. Softcover, 10-in. x 10 1/2-in., 132 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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By E.T. Bryan and Elizabeth Bryan. As the Dark Forces prepare for the final all-out offensive, the Toxic Jingle Generator is in the hands of the Dark Forces. Cypher rides to Fairyland in order to retrieve the TJG, and Pentangle flies to Gremlinland to rally their forces. There Pentangle finds a deadly mystery and must actually think for herself. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By E.T. Bryan and Elizabeth Bryan. The Dark Emperor is triumphant! The most evil object in the world, the Toxic Jingle Generator, is now back in his hands...or more exactly, it's in Candy's hands, and Candy is in his clutches. Cypher, Hex and Fairy Princess Tantium agree to attempt a rescue, but can't agree on anything else! Meanwhile, in the "real" world, Nurse Annette takes complete control of the government, but is faced with an eminent attack by the newly reconstituted Goblin army! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By E.T. Bryan and Elizabeth Bryan. In the penultimate issue, the beginning of the final battle between the Dark Emperor and the Forces of Light takes place in the human world. As the massive Goblin army approaches the population centers, the Gremlins under Prince Binary move to meet it, driving their assault Buicks into battle. The TJG's ability to create alternate realities is seized by the Professor to create weapons of mass destruction, like city-sized giant robots, and the ultimate evil Gremlin! Finally, Frothbar has one last chance to become King of Fairyland, by killing Hex. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By E.T. Bryan and Elizabeth Bryan. In this final double-sized issue, the saga comes to its long awaited conclusion. Cypher has her ultimate showdown with the Dark Forces, Candy her ultimate performance as an idol singer, and Prince Frothbar manages to get away scot free. Almost. This book answers the questions: "Will they all live happily for an arbitrary amount of time afterwards?" and "Did they leave room for a sequel?" 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Graham Annable.

Grickle is a hefty treasure trove of visually arresting, hilarious, wise and eminently re-readable cartoon stories.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

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Tame cover. By David Barbour and Tim Vigil. Gunfighters in Hell returns! In this prequel to the classic Gunfighters in Hell series (see Gunfighters in Hell (1993) #1-5), the blood of damnation runs deep! For the condemned, some origins are best left untold...but eternity is a very long time, and a six-shooter loaded with hellfire always finds its way through bone to the rotten marrow inside! Hell is a place where secrets die hard, and no good deed goes unpunished. So saddle up, shoot from the hip, and get ready to take a ride through the baddest badlands of them all! 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Violent cover variant. By David Barbour and Tim Vigil. Gunfighters in Hell returns! In this prequel to the classic Gunfighters in Hell series (see Gunfighters in Hell (1993) #1-5), the blood of damnation runs deep! For the condemned, some origins are best left untold...but eternity is a very long time, and a six-shooter loaded with hellfire always finds its way through bone to the rotten marrow inside! Hell is a place where secrets die hard, and no good deed goes unpunished. So saddle up, shoot from the hip, and get ready to take a ride through the baddest badlands of them all! 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $5.95.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. "Mister V!" Collects Gunsmith Cats: Mister V (2000) #1-7. Story and art by Kenichi Sonoda. The word on the street is that a new crime syndicate is moving into Chicago in full force, pushing a new drug called Powerball, a.k.a. Kerasine 2. These new thugs are tearing through the cops and the competition like they were made of wet paper. But the beautiful bounty hunter Rally Vincent knows who's behind it all: her arch-enemy, the ultra-hitwoman Goldie, back to make good on her promise to make Rally her personal slave - or a stiff in the morgue! Rally's taking no chances and plans to take the fight to Goldie, but the Amazonian crime boss has new muscle, the mysterious master marksman Mister V! And if Mister V's bullets don't do Rally in, his true identity may give her a heart attack! Collects the six-issue series. Softcover, 5 3/4-in. x 8 1/4-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $18.95.

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Story, Art and Cover by Dennis Anderson. In its first story arc, the Gypsy Company is hired to seek out an ancient elixir, which leads them to Heretic Pyre, castle of a former tyrant named Goshuro Rex. What they discover is that the monstrous Rex still resides there...and he's not alone! Non-stop action in a manga-American style. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By Dennis Anderson, Trent Kaniuga, Jimm Showman and Shawn Mitchell. Helmut and Sakura discover it's the day of the dead within the halls of Heretic Pyre, courtesy of the slack-jawed Bokur. Meanwhile, Merrik delves deeper into the catacombs, searching for a fabled elixir. And it's an Omega showdown as Gaunt and Pentecle face the tyrant Goshuro Rex! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By Dennis Anderson, Jimm Showman and Underwood. Meet the Clown who swallowed the Boogie Man, a.k.a. "The Kinderfeld"! Witness the introduction of the ancient Omega that has a maniacal penchant for puppets and paparazzi. Also: Merrik and company meet the blind samurai, Chimara, and learn the horrible truth behind Goshuro Rex! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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By Dennis Anderson and Various. Black lines are drawn in the sand, and the battle comes to a head between Gypsy Company and Goshuro Rex's monstrous companions! Chimara leads the group to the tyrant's throne room where they discover the Omega child Ephraim, who unconsciously powers the fountain of youth. Will they escape in time, or will this be Gypsy Company's last dance with death? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Limited edition Hammer of the Gods portfolio, by Michael Avon Oeming and Mark Obie Wheatly. 7 b&w art prints, 1 signed and full color. 8 1/2-in x 11-in, $9.95 cover price. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Stories, Art and Cover by Josh Simmons. Top Shelf Productions presents the debut of the all-new ongoing comic book series, HAPPY. Not for the weak of heart, Josh Simmons' incredibly drawn comics are a disturbing exposé on the dark side of the American Dream, pointing out the sometimes ludicrous underbelly of Democracy and Prosperity. His delicious art and unusual concepts are simply mind-boggling. Fans of Ivan Brunetti's SCHIZO, Pete Sickman-Garner's HEY, MISTER and Johnny Ryan's ANGRY YOUTH COMIX will definitely want to "get HAPPY." In this issue: "Planet Soft"; "Classroom Hi-Jinx"; and "Boy and Girl in Love"! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Written by Cliff Hicks with art by Go!

Pen and ink with colored marker sketch of the Golden Age Green Lantern by "Wildcat" creator (and Golden Age Green Lantern artist) Irwin Hasen. Signed and remarked by Hansen at bottom left. 8-1/4" x 11-1/4" on sketch paper.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by Joe Gill. Art by Fred Himes, Pat Boyette, Pete Morisi, and Steve Ditko. ACG Comics reprints the first three issues of Charltons classic horror comic of the 1970s, featuring art by Marvel legend Steve Ditko. A cursed Persian rug causes Aldous Bentons sanity to fray at the edges; Henri has been using unsuspecting visitors to preserve his own unnaturally long life; The ghost of Sir Basil Reynolds returns to free an innocent man and reveal the real killers. The Room of Madness!; Revenge of the Slave Ghost; Imdat; Its About Time; Door to Yesterday; The Heart of Dibiju; Beyond Human Help!; Door to Yesterday; Transmutation Trouble; The Power and the Glory; Witness for the Defense. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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By Richard Emms and Kit Wallis. It's a town like any other. Picturesque and quiet. Much to the chagrin of the town's youth. However, life changes forever in the little town called Heaven when Callum Hendry and his friends meddle with the power of an ancient artifact that holds the key to the town's most powerful secret. 28 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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By Richard Emms and Kit Wallis. Two years later and Callum Hendry is alone in a big city. Hunted by the local police for a blood-thirsty crime, he is visited by an old friend -- who reveals that Callum has obtained an incredible power that he is yet to find out the truth about. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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By Richard Emms and Kit Wallis. Angela and Callum, cornered by the police, try to make their break for it via one of Angela's hidden talents -- which come in the guise of mischievous devilish-imps! Also included is a special preview by Kit Wallis. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Helden (2001) Special Comic Con Edition Cover price $2.95.

Hellboy Convention Sketchbook signed and numbered to 1,000 copies by Mike Mignola on first page. 5.5" x 8.5"; b&w; 24 pages.

Special Edition distributed at San Diego Comic Con. Story and art by Mike Kunkel. Special edition cover painted by Scott Christian Sava. 28 pages, B&W.

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1st printing. Heroes - Story, Art and Cover by Mike Kunkel. With X-5, the wind-up Robot Menace, running amok in the city, Tyler and Herobear have their hands full for their first adventure. But is this too much for them to handle? And what about the strange "broken" pocket watch that led them there? What else can it do? For that matter, what can Herobear actually do? Tyler learns some lessons in trust and friendship... and what it takes to be a hero. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.

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3rd printing Cover price $2.95.

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"It must unintelligible". By Marcel Herms and contributions by/collaborations with Monobrain, Anne Nomrowski, Matthias Lehmann, Dietmar Vollmer, Kapreles, AnneMiek Bibbe, & Zookie. 6-in. x 8-in. 24 pages, full color.

"It must unintelligible". By Marcel Herms and contributions by/collaborations with Monobrain, Kapreles, Marcel Ruijters, Rael Mail, Marilyn Dammann, Claudio Parentela & David Aronson. 6-in. x 8-in 24 pages, full color.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Dylan Horrocks. A perfect companion for Horrocks' new title, Atlas! In Hicksville, world-famous cartoonist Dick Burger has earned millions and become the most powerful man in the comics industry. However, behind his rapid rise to success, there lies a dark and terrible secret, as biographer Leonard Batts discovers when he visits Burger's hometown in remote New Zealand. For Hicksville is no ordinary small town. In Hicksville sheep farmers and fishermen argue the relative merits of early newspaper strips, while in the local bookshop and library, obscure mongolian mini-comics share the shelves with a complete run of Action Comics. But why does everyone there seem to hate Dick Burger? Hicksville collects the main storyline from the Ignatz Award-nominated comic series Pickle, and includes nearly 50 pages of new or revised material. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Loose Ends, Part 2 and 3: Route 1. Stories, art and cover by Les McClaine. Rick and his werewolf pal Garth travel the highways of America, helping people cope with supernatural encounters. More secrets from the past of Highway 13 are revealed, as Garths link to the villain Burgess makes him vulnerable. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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1st Printing. Follow the trail of the smoking gun. look for clues in the dusty footprints- but, watch out for broken glass! The game is afoot in the puzzling world of detective fiction and author Max Allan Collins knows whodunit. Spying through the misty shroud that enfolds detective stories and film noir, Collins exposes The History of Mystery. Hardcover, 11" x 12", 196 pages, full color. Cover price $45.00.

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2nd and later printings. By David Day, Illustrations by Lidia Postma. Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga's thrilling surface. Intriguing to the uninitiated, enchanting to the Tolkien enthusiast, The Hobbit Companion can only enhance our enjoyment of his dark, mysterious world. Hardcover, 9 1/2 x 12-in, full color.

"The magazine of the cartoon arts." Cover price $6.95.

The magazine of the cartoon arts. In this issue: A look at Archie Andrews - his jump from comic books to comic strips, and back. Plus: A never-published interview with the late "Duck Man," Carl Barks; Fred Flintstone turns 40; cartoons of World War I; Ub Iwerks, Disney's secret genius; buying comics online; F.M. Howarth, cartooning forefather; characters and the cartoonists who love them; and an interview with Jim Meddick, creator of Robotman and Monty. Magazine. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Written by Luc Schuiten. Art and cover by Francois Schuiten. Translated by Thierry Frissen. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.