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Comic books August 2002

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Weapons of the Gods GN (2003-2004 Comics One) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tony Wong. Further expanding its full-color Kung Fu comics line, ComicsOne is bringing Weapons of the Gods to American audiences. From Tony Wong, the acclaimed author of Oriental Heroes (from Jademan Comics), Weapons of the Gods tracks two ancient weapons of immeasurable power as they battle throughout the ages. The weapons were created long ago, when Celestial Goddess was locked in battle with the Dark Spirit. Celestial Goddess used five colors of stones to create a magical weapon known as 'Heaven's Crystal' in order to defeat the evil Spirit. One hundred years later, Heaven's Crystal disappeared. Now, forces are trying to use 'Tiger Soul,' its opposing weapon, to destroy the world! Our hero, young Tian, must search for Heaven's Crystal because only its power can defeat the fearful might of Tiger Soul! Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    What Do You Call a Sociopath in a Cubicle? Answer: A Coworker TPB ( 2002 AM) A Dilbert 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Scott Adams.

    The sixth Dilbert treasury brings together all of the office psychos who have annoyed Dilbert and entertained millions over the past 13 years.

    This compilation pays homage to some of the most annoying and outrageous characters Adams has ever drawn-characters he likes to call office "sociopaths." This full-color treasury reinforces everything that makes the strip great, lampooning the people and processes of business.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Where's It At Sugar Kat TPB (2002) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Where's It at Sugar Kat (2000)#1-3. Written by Ian Carney. Art by Woodrow Phoenix. Sugar Kat, the most popular girl in the world, and her overachieving sister Rebecca, investigate a series of hobo disappearances in the small town of Bumrush, PA. There, they find an anorexic population preyed on by a cell of flatulent, overweight vampires. Can our girls stop the undead before they resurrect an army of vampires to dine on Middle America? Softcover, 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

  • Vol. 15 #2
    Wild West (Empire Press/Weider History Group/HistoryNet, LLC) Vol. 15 #2


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    Wild West is a bi-monthly publication that bring both fictional and historical stories about life in the untamed West. Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Wish GN (2002 Tokyopop) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Clamp. When Shuichiro rescues an angel he is granted a single wish. The problem? Shuichiro can't think of any wishes that he couldn't grant himself. Refusing to leave Shuichiro without granting a wish, Kohaku the angel moves in with the young doctor to help out around the house and wait for a chance to return the favor. Of course, angels aren't the only supernatural beings wandering the Earth. Soon, demons and archangels alike are stopping by Shuichiro's house, making things difficult for his angelic roommate! Softcover, 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #57
    Witchblade (1995) 57
    Published Aug 2002 by Image.

    (W) David Wohl (P) Francis Manapul (I) Jason Gorder (c) Steve Firchow The Concept: Police officer Sara Pezzini has come into possession of the Witchblade, a demonic gauntlet that throws her into a world of supernatural menaces unlike any she knew existed before. Will she control the Witchblade, or will it control her body and soul? This Issue: Part 4 of 4--From the pages of Top Cow's Darkness comes the enigmatic and always evil Sonatine. But what does he want with Sara Pezzini and the Witchblade? And could this herald the long-awaited return of Jackie Estacado, the Darkness? We're not talking, but Sonatine will... In stores the week of July 10TH. FC32pp$2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #131AU
    Wizard the Comics Magazine (1991) 131AU

    Cover 1 of 3: Wolverine and Emma Frost by Kevin Maguire. Not polybagged. Last Woman Standing: Elektra vs. Scarlett drawn by Greg Horn; First Look: Brath, with comments from Chuck Dixon; 6 pages from ThunderCats; 3 pages of Phil Noto character sketches; Axel Alonso interview; Wizard spotlights 5 samurai titles, with Pete Woods/Rebecca Woods illo; top 100 trade paperbacks of all time; Basic Training by Tom Raney and Scott Hanna; Book of the Month: Ruse; Secret Stash: 30 Days of Night; pros reveal convention horror stories; Kevin Smith checklist; J. Michael Straczynski checklist; The Hot Seat: Yancy Butler. Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #177
    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 177

    COVER BY SEAN CHEN MATT NIXON (W)/DAN FRAGA (P)/LARY STUCKER (I) ? THE SCOOP: A new story kicks off as WOLVERINE goes bi-weekly! ? THE STORY: Summoned by Father Braun (the priest from WOLVERINE ANNUAL 2001), Wolverine is informed of a devious plan against not only the population of the U.S., but the entire world! Will Logan and Braun pass the test of the mysterious man known as Dogma? What is his evil plan and how high into the Church does the conspiracy go? Writer-on-the- rise Matt Nixon (WOLVERINE ANNUAL 2001) and penciler Dan Fraga (WOLVERINE #167-169) continue the action in only two weeks! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-02254-0-17711 (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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    1 day left Auction WOLVERINE #177 (2002 Marvel Comics) NEAR MINT - 9.2

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  • Issue #178
    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 178
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0977365021
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    cover by sean chen & norm rapmund matt nixon (W)/dan fraga (P)/larry strucker (I) "The Shadow Pulpit" Part 2 of 2! Wolverine and Father Braun continue their quest to put an end to a scheme that may very well bring the world to its knees! What will Logan do with the evil Dogma in his path? And who is the evil mastermind behind the whole plan? Find out as we deliver two issues of WOLVERINE this month! 7-59606-02254-0-17811 (MarvelPG)2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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    10 hours left Auction WOLVERINE WIZARD MASTERPIECE EDITION HC 2004 AND LASER SCULPTURE 1996 NICE COND.

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  • Issue #182
    Wonder Woman (1987 2nd Series) 182

    WRITTEN BY PHIL JIMENEZ; ART BY ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ, JIMENEZ AND ANDY LANNING; COVER BY JIMENEZ AND JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA In stores June 26. Wonder Woman and Trevor Barnes, along with the armies of Skartaris, storm the city of Shamballa to free this lost world from the tyranny of Villainy, Inc.! Meanwhile, will Wonder Girl finally confront her father? Plus, the continuing back-up adventures of Troia and Fury, illustrated by Phil Jimenez! FC, 32 PG. $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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    $9 DC Comics Wonder Woman #182 August 2002

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  • Issue #1
    World Class Comics (2002) 1

    Cover by Glenn Whitmore. Written by James Chambers, Terrance Griep, Jr., Gary Carlson and Jeff Pedigo. Art by Glenn Whitmore, Tony Manginelli, Bob Rivard, Vatche Mavlian, Ron Fontes and Tim Stiles. The creator of Big Bang Comics continues to celebrate the magic of comics history with five great stories from the twilight of the GOLDEN AGE and the beginning of the SILVER AGE with this all new edition of WORLD CLASS COMICS! In this issue: Dr. Stellar faces both Professor Panic and a giant comet on a collision course with Earth in "If a Star Should Fall!" by James Chambers and Glenn Whitmore; Vita-Man pops his Panacea Pills to take on a gang operating out of a gym in "Menace of the Miracle Oil Montebank!" by Terrance Griep, Jr., Tony Manginelli and Bob Rivard; the Atomic Sub leads an expedition to a fabled shipwreck where they discover an angry amphibious dinosaur that may have sunk the Goliath in the first place in "The Demon from the Depths!!" by Gary Carlson and Vatche Mavlian; the mysterious origin of Mr. Martian in "The Miraculous Marooned Man from Mars!" by Jeff Pedigo and Ron Fontes -- is he here to save us or to prepare for the invasion when Mars attacks Earth?; and only Speed Queen can stop a maniac from using stolen uranium to commit crimes via telephone in "Dr. Diabolical's Atomic Conundrum?!!" by Terrance Griep, Jr. and Tim Stiles. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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    $3 World Class Comics #1 (2002) Image Comics

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  • Issue #1
    Write Now (2002) 1

    The publishers of Draw! Magazine bring you Write Now!, the professional magazine for writers of comics, animation, and science-fiction! Ever wonder what I takes to be a comics writer, what qualities are necessary to sell writing, and what editors are looking for? Let veteran Marvel Comics Editor Danny Fingeroth take you behind the scenes, into both the creative and business sides of writing narrative fiction, and hear from the pros on both sides of the desk about what it takes to write the stories that readers ? and editors ? want! In the premiere issue, you'll get tips and insights from interviews with top professional writers discussing the practical aspects of their craft: Brian Michael Bendis (writer of Ultimate Spider-Man, Alias, and Powers), Joe Quesada (Marvel Editor-in- Chief and writer of Iron Man), Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fray), and J.M. DeMatteis (writer of Spider-Man, The Spectre, Man-Thing, and Moonshadow)! Plus, Mark Bagley (penciller of Ultimate Spider-Man, New Warriors, and Amazing Spider-Man) provides our cover, featuring those two zany comics creators William Shakespeare & Leonardo DaVinci, and explains what he likes, and doesn't like, in scripts he draws from! And if that's not enough, how about an interview like you've never read before with Stan "The Man" Lee! 'Nuff said! (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 80+pg, b&w $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #1
    WW2 (2000 NEC) 1

    Written & illustrated by Ron Ledwell. "Stalingrad" B&W, 28 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $3.75.

  • Issue #129
    X-Force (1991 1st Series) 129
    Published Aug 2002 by Marvel.

    COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO PETER MILLIGAN (W)/DUNCAN FEGREDO (P&I) Writer Peter Milligan is joined by guest artist Duncan Fegredo (TANGLED WEB: FLOWERS FOR RHINO) for our weirdest issue yet! Still reeling from the death of one of their most famous ? and beloved ? members, the team faces an ever bleaker future: they're about to lose something even worse! 7-59606-01766-9-12911 (MarvelPG) Cover price $2.25.

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    $15 X-Force #129 NM 9.4 2002 Duncan Fegredo Cover Scarce Final Issue

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  • Issue #127
    X-Men (1991 1st Series) 127
    Published Aug 2002 by Marvel.
    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: White
    • Signed By Dave McCaig on 4/28/23.
    • Label #4262083009
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    Grant Morrison writer. Cover by Frank Quitely. Art by John Paul Leon & Bill Sienkiewicz. It's NEW X-MEN -- twice this month! ? THE STORY: His face is hidden behind an iron mask. His brain is a star. His power is incalculable. He's Xorn -- the strangest X-Man ever! Who is he... how does he relate to the world... and what does he hope to gain by joining the X-Men? ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-01772-0-12711 (MarvelPG) 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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    $6 New X-Men 127 2002 Living And Dying QUITELY Marvel Comics NM
    $9 New X-Men 124 125 126 127 Marvel Comics 2002 High Grade!
    3 days left Auction New X-Men by Grant Morrison Book 4 Paperback Digest Manga TPB
    4 days left Auction NEW X-MEN (2002) #127 CGC 9.0 VF/NM MARVEL COMICS UNCANNY CUSTOM LABEL DEADPOOL

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  • Issue #128
    X-Men (1991 1st Series) 128
    Published Aug 2002 by Marvel.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4071657013
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4046239009
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #3771673020
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #3831125010
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    Written by Grant Morrison. Art by Igor Kordey. Cover by Ethan Van Sciver & Tim Townsend. It's NEW X-MEN action -- twice this month! THE STORY: In a search for clues about her growing telekinetic strength, Professor X and Jean Grey jet off to Paris to probe the boundaries of Marvel Girl's Phoenix Force! Meanwhile, back at the Institute, while the cat is away, Emma Frost makes her big move on Cyclops! Featuring the first appearance of Fantomex. Cover price $2.25.

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    $30 New X-Men #128 (2002 Marvel Comics) NM 1st Appearance Fantomex (Weapon XIII)
    $30 New X-Men #128 NM 1st Fantomex Grant Morrison 2002 Marvel Comics
    $40 Marvel Comics New X-Men New X-Men Vol. 1 #128 (Direct Ed) EX
    $60 New X-Men 128 CGC 8.0 Newsstand. 1st Fantomex
    $61 New X-men #128-- 1st Fantomex--2002--comic book--NM-
    $70 NEW X-MEN #128 2002 9.4 NM 1st Phantomex 1st X-Corp
    $80 New X-Men #128 Newsstand Edition 1st Appearance of Fantomex VF/NM
    $100 Marvel Comics NEW X-MEN #128 1st Printing CGC 9.8 1st Appearance of FANTOMEX
    $150 New X-Men # 128 CGC 9.6 1st Fantomex (Charlie Cluster 7) Uncanny
    $150 New X-Men #128 1st Fantomex Marvel 2002 CGC 9.8 White Morrison
    $200 New X-Men #128 (2002) NM CGC 9.6 WP 1st App Fantomex Marvel Comics Morrison
    $249 NEW X-MEN (2002) #128 CGC 9.4 1st APPEARANCE FANTOMEX
    $300 X-MEN #128 MARVEL COMIC 2002 CGC 9.8
    6 days left Auction NEW X-Men #128 CGC 9.4 1st App. of FANTOMEX (Vol. 1, 2002) Grant Morrison
    6 days left Auction NEW X-Men #128 CGC 9.2 NM- 1st App. of FANTOMEX (Vol. 1, 2002) Grant Morrison
    6 days left Auction New X-Men #128 CGC 9.0 2002 1st App. of FANTOMEX Grant Morrison Professor X
    6 days left Auction New X-Men 128 CGC 8.5 Newsstand. 1st Fantomex
    6 days left Auction NEW X-MEN #128 CGC 9.8 WHITE PAGES FIRST APPEARANCE OF FANTOMEX!
    5 days left Auction NEW X-MEN #128 Marvel Comics 2002 Very Nice KEY 1st Appearance FANTOMEX! NM
    1 day left Auction NEW X-MEN #128 (2001) 1ST APPEARANCE FANTOMEX ~ VERY FINE+ 8.5

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  • Issue #8
    X-Men Evolution (2002) 8
    Published Aug 2002 by Marvel.

    COVER BY UDON DEVIN GRAYSON (W)/UDON (P & I) When the high-flying Angel is kidnapped by the underground-dwelling Morlocks, it's up to Storm to zoom into the sewers, overcome her claustrophobia, and fight for his freedom! 7-59606-05203-5-00811 2.25 Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #36
    X-Men Unlimited (1993 1st Series) 36

    Cover by Joe Chiodo. Written by Chris Claremont, Ian Edginton and Jeff Jensen. Art by Salvador Larroca, Joe Chiodo and John Totleben. Three stories by three great creative teams! As a lead-in to the upcoming MEKANIX series, Shadowcat in "This One's For You!" by the X-TREME X-MEN team of Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca! Magneto in "End of the Line" by Ian Edginton and Joe Chido! And the Beast in "Stray" by Jeff Jensen and John Totleben! 48 pages, full color. Marvel PG Cover price $3.50.

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    $7 X-Men Unlimited #36 (2002 Marvel Comics) Joe Chiodo Kitty Pryde Cover ~ FN/VF
    $10 X-Men Unlimited #36 ~ MARVEL 2002 ~ KITTY PRIDE Joe Chiodo VF/NM
    $15 X-Men Unlimited #36 (NM- 9.2) Shadowcat Good Girl Art Cover Chiodo 2002 Marvel

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  • Issue #14
    X-Treme X-Men (2001 1st Series) 14

    Cover by Salvador Larroca and Liquid! Written by Chris Claremont. Penciled by Salvador Larroca. As the X-treme team attempt to rescue Storm from the clutches of Khan, things go horribly wrong! Thankfully, the living computer, Sage, is there to counterpunch. Or is she? Cover price $2.99.

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    $5 X MEN 14 X-TREME LAROCCA CLAREMONT V 1 PSYLOCKE GAMBIT MYSTIQUE WOLVERINE

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Year's Best Fantasy and Horror HC (2002 St. Martin's Press) Fifteenth Annual Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, a new Year's Best section, on comics, by Charles Vess, and on anime and manga, by Joan D. Vinge, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror. Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 542 pages, text only. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #46
    Young Justice (1998 DC 1st Series) 46

    WRITTEN BY PETER DAVID; ART AND COVER BY TODD NAUCK AND LARY STUCKER; In stores June 5. It's election day at Young Justice Headquarters! And the new leader of the team has been decided by YOUNG JUSTICE readers! Will it be Robin, Wonder Girl, Superboy, the Ray, or someone else entirely? And will this leader cause the team to lose its sanity? FC, 32 PG. $2.50 Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #2
    Zendra 2.0 Heart of Fire (2002) 2

    All the Flesh Inherits - Written by Stuart Moore. Art by Martin Montiel and J.C. Buelna. Cover by Clarence Lansang and Victor Llamas. Zendra 2.0: Heart of Fire, the epic science fiction miniseries, continues! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

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    $19 Zendra 2.0 Heart of Fire Zendra Vol 2 Issue 2 Vintage Penny Farthing Press 2002

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