Comic books in 'Apple', graded by CBCS

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Doug Mahnke. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. It's no surprise that after recent events, Superman and Wonder Woman are cautious about the appearance of the new hero who calls himself Wonderstar. But this mysterious hero seems to be asking for nothing more than their guidance in dealing with his strange, erratic powers - and for their help in protecting his loved ones and his secret identity! The only problem is that his past is a blank slate. He doesn't know who he is, where he comes from - or why is feels a strange connection to the Man of Steel and the Amazon Warrior! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Wartime WAC (female soldier) Joan finds love in uniform, but is soon forced to choose between two men who love her. Aspiring cartoonist Fran hits the skids in the city when she runs out of money, but comes upon a plan when she meets handsome homeless vet Mack. Jerry meets businesswoman Nancy and they begin dating, but their idea to open a store together may doom their relationship. I Joined the WACs; Shameless; Masquerade at Midnight; The Reluctant Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and Art by Various. Scarier than any story found in Tales From The Crypt is the everyday real-life horror that is the recession. That's why we take pride in pointing out that every issue of Tales From The Crypt features 48 all-new, full-color pages, featuring two complete terror-tales, for only $3.95! And with an all-new tale by famed Star Trek scribe David Gerrold - 'Sales of a Deathman,' the story of a new Grim Reaper - that makes Tales From The Crypt your best horror comic bet! Cover price $3.95.

Written by: Samit Basu Art & Cover by: Ashish Padlekar Vishnu Sharma looks like your average teenager, but he's just discovered 'average' no longer applies to him. As the new guardian of the Panchatantra, a book of Indian fables, Vishnu must now protect its heroes from disappearing into storybook history forever. The modern evil-doers (a.k.a. TaleCorps) seek to control and manipulate stories worldwide, and their dark and mysterious leader, Professor Shadow, finally has Vishnu within his grasp. He wants Vishnu to know the 'benefits' of working for TaleCorps and has made the boy an offer he only wishes he could refuse. Will the guardian turn betrayer. Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Art Gates. The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter story, script by Mickey Spillane [as M. S.], art by John Jordan. Al T. Tude story, art by Art Gates. Victory Is Our Target story starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Jack Warren [as Vincent]. The Case of the Missing Tires starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Spook Ship text story by Mickey Spillane. The Last of the Mohicans, Part X--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. The Target and the Targeteers story, art by Sid Greene. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Daly. Pete Stockbridge - Alias "The Chameleon" story, art by Al Fagaly. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

by Jim Balent 'Once Upon A Time.' Raven Hex always hated children stories, now she finds herself trapped in their world. Surrounded by the characters that annoyed her the most, Raven Hex decides to take matters into her own hands and rewrite their tales, thus changing the endings to their stories - and possibly her own! Cover price $2.95.

Double Deluxe Edition is signed by Jim Balent with Broadsword Comics certificate of authenticity and includes a signed and numbered b&w art print by Jim Balent limited to 500 copies. Jim Balent (W/A) 'Once Upon A Time.' Raven Hex always hated children stories, now she finds herself trapped in their world. Surrounded by the characters that annoyed her the most, Raven Hex decides to take matters into her own hands and rewrite their tales, thus changing the endings to their stories - and possibly her own! Cover price $2.95.

Glow In The Dark Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Includes a hand numbered BroadSword Comics Certificate of Authenticity. by Jim Balent 'Once Upon A Time.' Raven Hex always hated children stories, now she finds herself trapped in their world. Surrounded by the characters that annoyed her the most, Raven Hex decides to take matters into her own hands and rewrite their tales, thus changing the endings to their stories - and possibly her own! NOTE: Scan is for reference purposes only and does not reflect the actual edition number that will be received. Cover price $2.95.

Cover A. by Jim Balent The Deluxe Litho Edition of Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #54 comes bagged and boarded of Tarot #54 and a black and white pencil limited collector's lithograph. "Two Red" measures 6 1/2" x 10" and features Tarot and Lil' Red. Drawn by Balent, the lithograph is autographed by the artist and is limited to an edition of 500 pieces.

Cover B. by Jim Balent The Deluxe Litho Edition of Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #54 comes bagged and boarded of Tarot #54 and a black and white pencil limited collector's lithograph. "Two Red" measures 6 1/2" x 10" and features Tarot and Lil' Red. Drawn by Balent, the lithograph is autographed by the artist and is limited to an edition of 500 pieces.

Forever and a Day, Part One. Story by Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Eric Powell. A horror tale illustrated by Powell, later the celebrated creator of The Goon. The ancient vampire named Eve claims to be the original woman – but whether she is or not, shes one mean Mother. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

The Eternals Saga: Part 9 of 20 - Cover pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Bob Layton. "Ring Around the Red Bull!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Chic Stone; On his way to the land of the Eternals, Thor encounters the Eternal Vampiro above Hollywood; Vampiro is a masked wrestler, and has been attacked by the Deviant El Toro Rojo, posing as another masked wrestler. Bullpen Bulletins. "Spider-Man meets June Jitsu!" Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Photo on cover. First Gold Key Issue. Back cover features pinup of front cover photo. The Three Stooges in "Meet Robin Hood" in which the Three Stooges meet and join up with Robin Hood and his Merry Men and "Wrinkle, Wrinkle, Little Star." Issue also has backup feature Professor Putter in "Brainstorm Backfire," one-page text feature "Pete's Prattle," and one page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Photo on cover. Reprint of story from issue number 10, the Three Stooges in "Meet Robin Hood" in which the Three Stooges meet and join up with Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Issue also has backup feature The Little Monsters in "Fiend or Friend?" one-page text feature "Pete's Prattle," Gold Key Comics Club News features, and one and two-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation on last page states that the average monthly paid circulation of the comic is 184,892. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

"Mac!" Timewalker arrives in 1998 and checks on his young genius friend Mac. Mac is trying desperately to fix the tachyon compass Timewalker stole from the Spider Aliens. It's a pivotal point in the story of Timewalker, as he struggles to gain control of the time arcs that hurl him from one era to the next. Written by Bob Hall, with art and cover by Don Perlin and Gonzalo Mayo. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Art Baltazar & Franco Art and cover by Art Baltazar Everyone's favorite brainiac, Psimon, is back and the Science Club will never be the same. Meanwhile, Raven shows just what a tough cookie she is, and Aqualad and his new friend come to a Pet Club meeting in stately Wayne Manor. 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan arrives at the Golden Kingdom of the East, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Gangsters try to abduct super-powered baseball player Iron Vic, but newsboy Jimmy Nolan helps him escape. To save troubled youth Corky from mad scientist Gregg, The Mirror Man has to risk the costume that gives him his invisibility powers. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins promises to do the opposite of his natural impulses, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Society heiress Oona Minoot sets her sights on boxer Curly Kayoe, but he's put off by her snobbish elitism. Bombo dreams he's King of the World, but a sexy Venusian spy steals his atom-bomb formula. Plus a Fearless Fosdick storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Captain and the Kids meet the "nature man," who inspires them to wear only loincloths and eat what they can catch in nature, especially since Mama is on strike. Tarzan battles Dango the Hyena with his bare hands. Nancy tries to take Sluggo's picture, but he keeps getting distracted. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Charlie Brown and friends argue over who "owns" the snowman they built. Tarzan and his allies face the pirate Aved in final battle. But a new menace awaits in Africa: the ivory-hoarding queen Olga le Conte. Nancy; Peanuts; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; Back Home Again; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dale Hale and Hy Eisman. Stories and art by Jim Sasseville and others. Tip Top Comics presented stories featuring characters from United Features newspaper strips. One of the strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, featuring rare stories not written or drawn by Schulz, but by fellow artist Jim Sasseville. Lucy mistakes Charlie Brown's head for the moon. When Charlie Brown "retires" Lucy from the baseball game for incompetence, she thinks this means she's been promoted to umpire. It's not long before the rest of the gang is ready to retire her too. Sluggo tries camping out. Peanuts; Nancy: Keep it Clean; The Captain and the Kids: Crime Doesnt Pay; Tree House; Camping Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Is Top Dog a foreign spy and stealing government secrets? He can't be! But then why is he going into a U.S. defense plant, taking photos of secret plans and delivering those plans to foreign agents? Find out in "Spies." Script by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.65.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Is Top Dog a foreign spy and stealing government secrets? He can't be! But then why is he going into a U.S. defense plant, taking photos of secret plans and delivering those plans to foreign agents? Find out in "Spies." Script by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.65.

Cover by Frank Quitely. God Riding Shotgun, script by Warren Ellis, art by Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos; In a self-contained story, crusading journalist Spider Jerusalem is thrust into the world of bizarre religious movements that have sprung up during his five-year absence from The City; But Spider's bad attitude makes him an unlikely convert, even to the most fervent evangelists alive. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Promotional comic for New York Sanitation Department. The DSNY teamed up with Marvel Comics to create grade-specific literacy components supporting the K-5 RRR lesson plans that help educators implement the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) at school. Cover by Gregg Schigiel and Wayne Faucher. (W) Doug Bernstein and Vivian Trakinski (A) Paul Ryan and Ron Lim. Features two stories and six pages of games and activities. No marvel heroes within the stories, but Spider-Man and characters from Fantastic Four and the X-Men do appear in the advertisement and activity pages. Full color, 32 pages.

By DiGerolamo, Moreno, and Dunn. "P.O.W. Spells Trouble!" As Beastlyville's war against the other kingdoms continues, our heroes try to cope with life in the army: bad food, bad comrades, and a dangerous suicide mission to boot! Can our heroes handle the dangers of becoming prisoners of war? Or will it be their captors who'll be sorry? Cover by D&D illustrator Tommy Castillo! b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Randy Green (W) Vince Hernandez (A) Giuseppe Cafaro What would you do if your life was turned upside down-- before it even really started? After the shocking and life-altering discovery in her home, and the subsequent reveal that her boyfriend was cheating on her behind her back, Trish quickly realized that her life will never truly be the same. However, the discovery that she may be something altogether more amazing will lead to even further questions than she could have ever imagined-including who is now out to kill her! Aspen's own Vince Hernandez is joined by the artistic talents of Giuseppe Cafaro and Andrea Dotta to bring to you Aspen's newest hit series, TRISH OUT OF WATER! Cover price $3.99.

by Dave Hodson. 32 pages, B&W MATURE READERS Cover price $2.50.

'THE BIG APPLE' It's off to Nuevo York as Lily surprises Tom with a New York trip! Tom's first trip to N.Y. is one to remember.... especially when they return home! Good times to be had by all in the city that never sleeps. Cover price $2.99.

Maybe it's the derby hat, but Casper's cousin Spooky gives new meaning to the word "tuff." Spooky figures out how to compensate for his solid hat when he walks through his front door. Casper meets an iron spirit who demonstrates his magnetic powers, much to the woe of the Ghostly Trio. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Poil; Nightmare. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Written by Greg Pak and Paul Tobin. Art by Felipe Cunha and Ruairi Coleman. Cover by Bart Sears. Turok tames the pterodactyls! He and his allies have taken to Sherwood Forest after Turok discovers the nefarious scheming of the British upper crust. Will Turok find friends in the forest…or foes? It's high-flying archery and action! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Greg Pak. Art by Felipe Cunha and Ruairi Coleman. Cover by Bart Sears. Turok tames the pterodactyls! He and his allies have taken to Sherwood Forest after Turok discovers the nefarious scheming of the British upper crust. Will Turok find friends in the forest…or foes? It's high-flying archery and action! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Advanced Reader Copy - Preview Edition. Written by Eliot Rahal. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. Preview of Under The Influence (2023 Mad Cave) #1 and John Tiffany GN (2023 Mad Cave Studios) #1. 24 pages, full color. Rated T+

Written by Eliot Rahal. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. BANG. Even after a student gets shot, the F.B.I. and Cara believe their investigation can still move forward. However, what they don't realize is that this Hot Dog Party… is just getting started. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Written by Eliot Rahal. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. A college student is dead, and so is the Deputy Director of the F.B.I.'s son--two young men radicalized by the insidious Hot Dog Party cult. It seems a revolution is at hand, but will Cara be able to save the day? Will Paul be able to stop the violence? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Written by Eliot Rahal. Art and Cover by Stefano Simeone. Relish closure, but know that in the end†the Hot Dog Party will never die. In this final madcap issue of Under the Influence, the F.B.I. 's investigation nears its end, Paul's fate is sealed, and Cara is left with one final choice. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Written by Ralph Tedesco. Art by Allan Otero. Cover by Alfredo Reyes. It's a race against time as Van Helsing and Igor hunt for Robyn before she drinks human blood thus turning her into a vampire forever. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Cover has Wendy and Casper. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Wendy stars in: "The Salesman"; "The Invisible Witch"; untitled 1-pager; and untitled 2-pager. Also in this issue: Witch Sisters in "The Ugly Contest"; Spooky in "Ghost Grad"; and 1-page text stories "The Fight" and "The Dude"! Characters in this issue: Wendy; Thelma; Zelma; Velma; Red Witch (introduction); Davy Jones; Spooky; Poil; Professor Twitty (introduction). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Pia Guerra & Jose Marzan, Jr. Painted cover by Massimo Carnevale The conclusion of the two-part "Tongues of Flame" storyarc! The last man on earth is searching for forgiveness from what remains of the Catholic Church, but a trinity of women will do whatever it takes to stop him. Plus, another figure from Yorick's past makes a surprise appearance. MATURE READERS On sale Aug 4 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Miki Yoshikawa.

Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have switched bodies - and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he's not the only kid at school with a few magic tricks up his sleeve!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Ages 16+

Cover price $10.99.