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Written by Nancy A. Collins. Art by Patrick Berkenkotter. Cover by Jenny Frison. In 'Kauzstadt', the penultimate episode of the 'Our Lady of Shadow' story arc, Vampirella and Drago travel to Eastern Europe in search of the vampire blood necessary to defeat Lady Umbra, the Queen of Shadows. Their first stop is in Serbia, where they must locate and hunt down the rarest of vampires, the eerily beautiful Leptirica, before heading to the Transylvanian village of Kauzstadt, home of the King of the Nosferatu - who also happens to be Vampirella's half-brother! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

"The Magazine of Science Fiction." June 1974. Cover by Norm Walker. SF stories by John Brunner ("Bloodstream"), Edward Bryant, Scott Edelstein, Alice Laurance, Joseph Patrouch Jr, Edward Bryant, Robert Fuentes & Piers Anthony ("Ki"), Herman Wrede, Richard R. Smith (as Damon Castle), Stan Nodvik, Leonard Tushnet, Ted White, & Alan Nevas. Essays by Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison ("The Terminal Man"), Igor Bohassian, & James Sutherland. Illustrations by Monte Rogers, Bruce Day, Stevan Arnold, Rodger MacGowan, Alicia Austion, William Rotsler, Tim Kirk, Andres, Susan Jenkins, and George Barr. 8.5 x 11, primarily b&w, 98 slick pages. Cover price $1.50.

Comic book released in Serbia and written in Serbian Language. Series reprints the first 13 issues of Robert Kirkman's widely popular comics The Walking Dead and Invincible in flipbook format, with some bonus original material, including some new cover art. Low print runs. 6 1/4" x 9 1/8", b&w, 48 pages.

Stories and art by Dan Barry, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In his debut, bow-tied, saddle-shoed Archie wannabe Ozzie tries to get the autograph of visiting movie star Cloe Muir, but his father wants him to meet a business partner instead. Phantom Eagle's postwar career depends on a shipment of perfume. Commando Yank battles a corrupt land baron in Central America, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Ozzie: Starry-Eyed; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Shanghaied; Phantom Eagle Gets the Bird; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Death at Madras Cay; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Disappearing Chauffeur; Whipper-Snappers; Commando Yank: The Trees That Weep! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Gregg. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. As Greek guerrillas battle invading Nazi forces, they are aided by the moon goddess Diana and the gods from Mt. Olympus. Heroic Harry, part of the Homeville VFD, risks his life to save a lady's "baby" from a burning building, only to learn he's rescued a cat. American fishermen are captured by a Japanese vessel during WWII. Plus pre-drone advice on taking aerial photos with a camera and a kite. Yellowjacket; Diana the Huntress; Liberator Team; Aerial Photography; Heroic Harry; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Paul Gattuso, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, Gus Schrotter, and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. An ex-convict sets up a "crime school" to pass along illicit knowledge, until Yellowjacket gets wind of it. Diana the moon goddess intervenes when bandits attack American relief shipments to Nazi-beleaguered Greece. Steve of the harbor police learns that a gang plans to rob a cocaine smuggler's ship, and sets out to get there first. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Yellowjacket: The Steel Coffin Case; Diana the Huntress; Out of Commission; Famous Tales of Terror: The Fall of the House of Usher; Debunker; King of the Beasts: Circus Saboteur; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield and Leo Bachle. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Bachle, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, George Mandel, Alan Mandel, and Gerald Altman. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. When Gordius the Titan steals Pandora's Box to destroy the world, the moon goddess Diana intervenes. The Ancient Witch reveals the terrible fate that befalls temple thieves in Tibet. The Filipino Kid plans a heist of a Manila paper shipment to aid the Resistance. Plus a vintage ad for the "Technicolor Comicscope." ("Be a Movie Producer!") Yellowjacket: The Adventure of the Man with the Scar!; Diana the Huntress; King of the Beasts; Buzzin' of the Bees; Tales of Terror; Bee Stings; Hotel Holdup; Cap'n Grim; The Filipino Kid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Yogi Bear, Whitman Hardback Comic (1962, no cover price). Black and white interior art printed on yellow paper stock.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00

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2nd printing. Rick Griffin cover. Art and stories by Griffin, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson, and a Wonder Warthog story by Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $4.49

6th printing, $2.50 cover price. Rick Griffin cover. Art and stories by Griffin, Robert Crumb, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson, and a Wonder Warthog story by Gilbert Shelton. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.50.

5th Printing, $3.95 cover price. Robert Crum cover. Art and stories by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, Spain Rodriguez, Gilbert Shelton, and Victor Moscoso. Mature Readers, b&w, 52 pages. Cover price $3.95.