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NEW CRIME FICTION MINISERIES SHIPPING BI-WEEKLY! This top-notch team of Italian artists and writer continue their spin on hard-boiled crime fiction from the boroughs of NYC. PART THREE: 'THE SECRET INHERITANCE OF FRANCIS MERRILL' New York City is at the mercy of the snowstorm of the century. In these extreme conditions the destiny of an eclectic group of people cross paths - as if they were actors following a script created by the killer known as The Writer. Priests and vengeful husbands are on the trail of the killer and so are Sam and Twitch. Who will decipher the story of The Writer? While the snow continues to pile up, so does the body count. Cover price $2.99.

PART FOUR: 'THE LAST CHAPTER' '... There's no beginning without end, there's no end without a beginning...' The hunt is over, and all the pieces of the puzzle are found, but it turns out they don't all fit together. Sam & Twitch are racing against the clock and the weather to stop The Writer and discover his biggest secret yet! Cover price $2.99.

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Reprint of Fruitcake and Veg written by Grant Morrison with art by Colin MacNeil Cover price $0.75.

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by Azad B&W, 32pp $2.95 Four-issue monthly finite series In stores the week of April 30th. The Concept: Samuel Little is one of the world's best catburglars. He's also one of the unluckiest person's on the planet! His only saving grace is his sidekick, Lucky: an over- protective black cat that appears to have turned his misfortunes around... well, sort of. Barely 2 weeks out of jail, Sammy breaks his parole to take a gig in sunny Acapulco. However, unforeseen circumstances leave Sammy stranded south of the border fighting for his life. This Issue: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Having finally learned the truth about who is behind his recent woes, Sammy takes it upon himself to exact revenge on those responsible in his own unique way... Well , maybe not so unique... It involves a lot of punching, kicking, biting, scratching and such. All that and a bag of nuts! Cover price $2.95.

Comics Pro Variant Cover by Derek Charm. (W) Jim Zub (A) Andy Suriano Martial artists, warriors, nobles, monsters and more... Samurai Jack has defeated them all in his quest to gather the Threads of Time. Now, one last strand remains in the lair of Aku the demon wizard. Can Jack defeat his greatest foe and return back to the past?

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Cover by Andy Suriano. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Brittney Williams. Samurai Jacqueline and the Scotswoman fight giants and wee folk alike as they struggle to free themselves from the gender-bending curse of the leprechauns. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Dan Schkade. Art by Jesse Snavlin and Dan Schkade. Cover by J D Faith. Private detective Avery's search for missing photojournalist Savannah Loy finds him once again crossing paths with rock singer Diane Thrax as she leads him into the shadowy - and violent - underbelly of San Hannibal. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

"Chapter 4: Counterattack; Chapter 5: Biting the Tiger; Chapter 6: Light and Shadow" - Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Women find the brash young Yakuza, Hojo, attractive -- from the innocent daughter of Dietman Sakura, to sophisticated deputy chief Ishihara. But all is not pleasure. Sakura's counterattack to neutralize Hojo's blackmail backfires! 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

"Chapter 7: Hero; Chapter 8: Threats; Chapter 9: Bomb" - Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. As political support crumbles, Dietman Sakura retaliates against his own assistant, Asami, and the brash Yakuza, Hojo. But later on, in a garbage dump, Hojo persuades his captive audience to end a scandal-ridden career. And lovely Deputy Chief Ishihara continues her investigation of Hojo, who has his hands full with an old rival! 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. In the midst of the fierce campaign for new congressional seats, Hojo takes advantage of the assassination conspiracy by Asami's enemy to Asami's advantage. In the process, a young financial whiz emerges as Hojo's new ally. Asami is elected, and both friends stand ready to advance further! 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Friends and foes alike merge as Hojo, Asami and Tokai proceed with their plans. In the new congress, Asami meets his future ally, Sengoku. Hojo receives an initial threat from other Yakuza syndicates in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Tokai starts his invasion of the Okinawan underworld by confronting the island's Yakuza boss! B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Asami starts a fist fight with one of the new young congressmen and unexpectedly benefits. The Prime Minister secretly holds a meeting to seek the support of Asai and his new congressional allies. Meanwhile, Hojo is attacked by assassins and manages to persuade them to kill his rival, a Yakuza boss, instead! 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. By winning over the hitmen sent to kill him, Hojo saves his own life and convinces the assassins to hit his rival Yakuza boss instead. This one brilliant maneuver takes him one step closer to domination of the entire metropolitan underworld by forcing a war among hostile Yakuza syndicates. Meanwhile, Asami tries to alienate the politicians of the post war generation from their older colleagues! 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Fearful of losing existing alliances, Kobe sends out a hitman to take care of Wong. Meanwhile, Fukuoka's nightmare comes to life after the announcement of Asami and his own allies at Isaoka's birthday party! 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Determined to find a skeleton in Dietman Asami's closet, L.D.P. party leader Isaoka hires detectives who discover that Asami is a Cambodian refugee who fled to Japan and attended high school with none other than Hojo, the infamous crime lord! 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Viz continues the erotically charged saga of political corruption, the Yakuza crime syndicate and two handsome, ruthless young men! The unthinkable happens -- the Rising Wind Association joins the L.D.P. Has Asami gone belly up, or does he have some new trick up his sleeve? B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. The Kobe Sannoh Alliance decide to rub out their new leader Ibuki! With an uncontrollable Yakuza war about to break out, Hojo pays a surprise visit to his critically injured enemy. Meanwhile, Asami's enemy, Secretary General Isaoko, discovers Asami's connection to the crime syndicate! B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Sex and violence aplenty in an intelligent crime drama of the Japanese underworld! Isaoka offers Asami a deal to get his pal Hojo into office, but Hojo comes up with a shocking counterproposal! Then, Hojo meets with the Russian mafia, making a very dangerous enemy in the process! 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. The erotically charged saga of political corruption, the Yakuza crime syndicate, and two handsome, ruthless young men will end forever in just two months! Tokai threatens Hojo just to keep up his ruthless, if not handsome, Yakuza image, but soon Hojo's on the road again, this time courting the Hong Kong mob! 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.50.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. Matchmaker Hojo fixes up gung-ho gangster Tokai with someone he's just been dying to meet. Then the doctors tell beautiful blonde Bisset the truth about Asami's illness! B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Story by Sho Fumimura. Art and Cover by Ryoichi Ikegami. The conclusion of the series! Hojo and Asami have reached the gates of their Sanctuary, but at a great cost. Then, as Asami's health continues to decline, they travel to Cambodia together to contemplate the starting point of their quest. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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NIGHT OF THE BUTCHER, Act 3 of 4 - Without the help of his precognitive dreams or the sustaining love of Dian, Wesley Dodds may well become the Butcher's next meal. Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, with art by Guy Davis. Photo cover by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. Suggested for Mature Readers. Mando Format. Cover price $2.25.

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THE HOURMAN, Act II of IV - The Man of the Hour is wounded in an effort to help an abused family, and the Golden Age Sandman's quest for Rex Tyler proves less than fruitful. Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, with art by Guy Davis. Photo cover by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. Suggested for Mature Readers. Mando Format. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover photo by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. The Blackhawk Act Four of Four, script by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, art by Matthew Smith and Richard Case; The Blackhawk finale!; An investor's group committed to supporting the European Resistance flies into an uproar following a murder in their ranks; Polish airman and Blackhawk Janos Prohaska is again the prime suspect, but the Golden Age Sandman plots to spring the young pilot from jail in a last-ditch effort to uncover the truth. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover photo by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. The Crone Act Three of Four, script by Steven T. Seagle and Matt Wagner, art by Guy Davis; As a string of murders expands its reach from actors to executives, Wesley Dodds realizes that the killer seeks the complete downfall of America's young wireless industry; Suspects abound, but it's a midnight visit to an uneasy ally that provides solid clues. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Cover photo by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. The Hero: Final Act, script by Steven T. Seagle, art by Guy Davis; The world stands on the brink of a new decade and a new World War - and Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman, stands at a personal crossroads of his own; Drawn to the need of a family member trapped in Europe, he makes a risky request of Dian Belmont and chooses a shocking way to solve the mystery of a military madman. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Central Park is the idyllic setting for a series of sinister crimes, each involving a mysterious mugger who bears a disturbing resemblance to the Golden Age Sandman. Wesley Dodds must discover the motivation behind these violent attacks before the police close in on him. Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, with art by Alex Ross, John Bolton, George Pratt, David Lloyd, Guy Davis, Peter Snejbjerg, Dean Ormston and Stefano Gaudiano. Photo cover by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning. Suggested for Mature Readers. 68 pages. New Format. Cover price $3.95.

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WRITTEN BY PETER HOGAN; ART BY MICHAEL ZULLI AND VINCE LOCKE; PAINTED COVER BY DUNCAN FEGREDO In stores July 28. Morpheus (Modern Age Sandman) has a cameo in the surprising conclusion to a miniseries connecting a teenaged John Constantine with the Dream King's imprisonment in the Waking World. In 1968, a ghostly apparition of the imprisoned Lord Morpheus points to further clues about the demon-like force that possessed young John Constantine's (Hellblazer) dear friend Pamela. Decades later, after Pamela's death unleashes that same spectral force, Constantine grimly prepares for an occult battle whose outcome depends on Constantine's old mate Ollie stopping John from making a grave mistake." Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY SHAWN MCMANUS AND ANDREW PEPOY; COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN In stores March 13. Thess and Fetch hunt monsters while keeping a careful eye out for the 3rd Guardian. But before Thess can accept the challenge, she becomes just another statue in this giant topiary garden from Hell. Meanwhile, the death gods are debating their own abilities against a millennia-old witch, and whether or not they can trust the ghost they've sent to trick her. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 4) Cover price $2.50.

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HIRE #1 WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY SHAWN MCMANUS; PAINTED COVER BY TARA MCPHERSON In stores February 4. Eisner-award winning creator/writer Bill Willingham pens the second Thessaly miniseries with artist Shawn McManus. Former lover of The Sandman, Thess is embroiled in her most impossible situation yet as the ruthlessly practical witch finds herself the unwitting ? and unwilling ? dispatcher of demons, beasts, and other arcane monstrosities. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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HIRE #2 WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY SHAWN MCMANUS; PAINTED COVER BY TARA MCPHERSON In stores March 3. The second thrilling miniseries focusing on THE SANDMAN's Thessaly continues. Now that Thessaly has Fetch right where she wants him ? trapped in a mirror and at her mercy ? he's quite possibly the most annoying captive ever. But when the deadly witch literally pulls information out of him, the bodies start to pile up. It seems Fetch has one last trick up his sleeve...will this new monster be Thess's last stand? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY BILL WILLINGHAM; ART BY SHAWN MCMANUS; PAINTED COVER BY TARA MCPHERSON In stores May 5. The enthralling 4-issure miniseries concludes. Calmly sipping tea, Thessaly waits as the hideous Chaos beast approaches, leaving a path of destruction and mayhem in its wake. It looks like the ever-resourceful witch is fresh out of ideas and her doom is drawing nigh. Or does Fetch have one final trick up his ghostly sleeve to save his true love? MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (4 of 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Santa Claus Funnies (1940) is a Christmas promotional comic book featuring comic stories and children's activities. Distributed by the W. T. Grant department store chain. 12 pages, full color and partial color, no cover price.

(W) Fred Perry (A) Ben Dunn Sarah Palin - politician, author, commentator... maverick. She's on the way to meet her dream job. But to get it, she's got to defeat some of the nastiest opponents in the country. From career politicos to 'gotcha' media men to secret service agents, they all want some control of her dream. Has she got what it takes to beat the world? You betcha! Cover price $3.99.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. "File #107 The Day They Killed Sarge Steel," script by Joe Gill, art by Dick Giordano; The top agents from around the world are being assassinated by P.O.W. (Prosecutors Of the World); Steel and a beautiful French agent fake their own deaths to get the upper hand and put P.O.W. out of business. "The Gift of Two Deaths" text story. "Sport of Judo," script and art by Frank McLaughlin; Steel uses various martial arts moves while fighting off three attackers, then demonstrates karate and hapkido moves in a sparring match. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Mile High Exclusive cover. (W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Howard Chaykin SEX o DEATH o LIVE TV! NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The host of beloved daily television serial 'Satellite Sam' turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more... if only he could sober up long enough to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television.

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(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Howard Chaykin SEX! DEATH! LIVE TV! As the show's writer finds himself ensnared in a blackmail scheme, the girl behind the scenes stumbles onto the late Carlyle White's biggest secret of all-which can't help his son Michael from descending even further into a world of cheap sex and celebrity. By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS, CENTURY WEST). Cover price $3.50.

February 16, 1929. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 11-in. x 14-in.; mostly black and white; 168 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.05.

January 16, 1932. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. Cover by F. Tempest Inman. 11-in. x 14-in.; mostly black and white; 112 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.05.

June 11, 1955. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. In this issue: Communist blackmailers; leattle-league umpires; and more. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 164 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

May 19, 1956. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. In this issue: Marilyn Monroe; Communist China; flouridation controversy; and more. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 180 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

September 17, 1960. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. In this issue: the "Women's Vote"; philosophy; Blair House; and more. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 112 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

January/February 1978. Special Norman Rockwell issue including a color portfolio of his paintings. Cover by Rockwell. 10-in. x 13-in.; part black and white, part color; 98 pages on white paper. Cover price $1.25.