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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Chas. M. Quinlan, King Ward, Nat Schachner and A. M. Froehlich. Biography, history and real war stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Jefferson Davis becomes president of the Confederate States of America; Features on the eagle and on naturalist and birder John James Audubon; Bess Myerson becomes the first Jewish Miss America. Headliners in This Issue; Hobby Corner; General George C. Marshall; Jefferson Davis; Inspiring Inventions: Helicopter - Tomorrow's Taxi; Like Father, Like Son; Toy-Town, U.S.A.; Sir Walter Raleigh - Gallant Explorer; Bess Myerson - The Amazing Miss America; They Won Their Spurs; True Animal Lore: Famous Eagle; John James Audubon; Edith Houghton - Big League Baseball Scout. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Clayton Henry. Cover by Barry Kitson. Prehistoric empires! Dystopian futures! And everywhere in between! From the New York Times best-selling team of Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry comes a centuries-spanning race against the clock, straight out of the pages of ARCHER & ARMSTRONG! The past, present, and future of our universe are about to meet an untimely end, and only the mysterious Ivar Anni-Padda can prevent all three from collapsing in on themselves. Unstuck in time, and pursued by enemies simultaneously across every moment of his time-lost life, can the man called Timewalker save everything that ever was, is, and will be? Get ready for a clock-stopping odyssey into the distant past and far future as the most unlikely Valiant hero of all leaps into his first history-ripping adventure! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Cover A by Chris Madden. Chris Madden (w & a & c) Excitement! Explosions! Exclamation! Newly-minted Courier Jack Avarice and his partner Sam Kind are off in a race against time to find the deadly Eyes of Fate-but their mysterious enemy is hot on their heels! With their only lead dead and the fuse lit, they'll lead a trail of destruction and burning tire tracks across India from Jaipur to the lost temple of Angkora-but will they find the answers they need in time? And who is behind their mysterious opposition, blocking them at every turn? Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Chris Madden. Chris Madden (w & a & c) Excitement! Explosions! Exclamation! Newly-minted Courier Jack Avarice and his partner Sam Kind are off in a race against time to find the deadly Eyes of Fate-but their mysterious enemy is hot on their heels! With their only lead dead and the fuse lit, they'll lead a trail of destruction and burning tire tracks across India from Jaipur to the lost temple of Angkora-but will they find the answers they need in time? And who is behind their mysterious opposition, blocking them at every turn? Cover price $3.99.

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Promotional Story Book from Palmolive. Saddle stitched, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 12 Pages, PC/PB&W.

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It's non-stop action as issue #25 spotlights one of the greatest creative teams in comics history ? Joe Simon & Jack Kirby. Inside, you'll find in-depth interviews with both Simon and Kirby about their career together, along with features on their greatest work from the early days to their final collaboration on the 1970s Sandman. Plus, a complete 14- page Boy Explorers story from 1946 showcasing Simon and Kirby at their peak, solo art by both Simon and Kirby, and plenty of rare and unpublished pages from Stuntman, Bullseye, Captain America, and the Newsboy Legion, and more. (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, b&w, 64pg$5.95" Cover price $5.95.

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Written by Vita Ayala and Danny Lore. Art by Eric Gapstur. Cover by Jim Cheung. A fake is only the beginning…James Bond is forced into a world he doesn't understand. Counterfeits, smuggling, following impossible trails to invisible villains. Can he learn to trust others for help, or will the mission leave him behind? From VITA AYALA (Morbius), DANNY LORE (Queen of Bad Dreams) and ERIC GAPSTUR (The Flash: Year Zero). 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Stories and art by Jefferson Cole, Bill Discount, T.E. Bowen, A.E. Carruthers, Mark Mathews and Johnson Talmadge. Military aviation adventure produced during the peak of the Korean War. North Korean forces plague U.S. pilots with experimental flying saucers; A lone, downed pilot uncovers a secret weapon being prepared by the enemy; Suicide Smith takes a dangerous mission to free a U.S. general from a prison camp. Miracle from Mars; The Plague of the Flying Fish; Suicide Smith; Set 'Em Up in MIG Alley; The Flight of the Four-Headed Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by James Crouse, A. Albert, Arthur Howells, Peter McGraw and John Belcastro. Military aviation adventure produced during the peak of the Korean War. Pilot Wild Man Wilson tries to figure out how the propaganda broadcaster Moscow Molly can predict classified U.S. combat actions; A novice bombardier saves a payload of bombs for when they're really needed; Freshman pilot Buzz Bennett faces his first mission over Korea. Cover features the flying-saucer base that actually appeared in the previous issue. Kiss-Off for Moscow Molly; Come Back Empty; Buzz Bennett; Crack-Up; Marianas Turkey Shoot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by A. Albert. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, A. Albert, Chuck Miller, Dick Dillin and John Belcastro. Military aviation adventure produced during the peak of the Korean War. Pilots in P-51 Mustangs face off against Mig fighters over Korea; A Squadron Commander faces a court-martial for cowardice; A routine patrol mission for young Ensign Buzz Bennett unexpectedly explodes into an air-sea battle. Wing-Man For Death; The Lorelei Squadron; Buzz Bennett; The Coward; Red Task Force Sighted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Discount, A. Albert, Chuck Miller, and John Belcastro. Military aviation adventure produced during the peak of the Korean War. An enemy pilot challenges Captain Wings to a midair duel; Soldiers seek the truth after Army ground troops are strafed by an American F-86 Sabre; A true account of Operation Tidal Wave on August 1, 1943. Captain Wings; The Volunteer; The Phantom Sabre; The Big Strafe; Ploesti Raid! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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From Out of the Blue. Story by Josh Olson. Art and cover by Steven Martinez. An adventure in the tradition of the superhero comics of yesteryear. When a mysterious disc gives high-school student Alex Chambers superhuman powers, he becomes the superhero Spectrum. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Contains Alex Toth art. Contains air battle stories of the Korean War era. In order of appearance: "Mig Alley Tyrant" art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Sabre Ace" art by Frank Giusto and Al Rubano; "The Egg-Beater" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Alex Toth Edge of Genius TPB (2007- ) #1-1ST and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Last Flight!"; and "Time Flies". "Three Came Back: Cooperation Is Important, Especially When You're Fighting a War!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains air battle stories of the Korean War era. In order of appearance: "Mig Alley Matinee" art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "The Pressure Is On! Pilot's Blackout..."; "Do You Know Your Jets?"; "Sabre 13" art by Leo Morey and John Celardo; "Akward Squadron"; "Circus Pilot" art by John Celardo; and "Who Was First?". "The Submarine Flyers: Things Were Humming on Mig Alley When the Sabre Jets Moved In!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains Alex Toth art. Contains air battle stories of the Korean War era. In order of appearance: "Iron Curtains for Ivan"; "Two Seconds From Death!"; "Tailpipe Tuttle"; "Spook Squadron" art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Robot Raiders"; "Seeley's Saucer" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Hank and Kathy in Sure As Shootin'"; "A Mig for Tony"; and "Facts on Wings" art by Mort Meskin. "Roger Takes the Air: The U.S. Naval Air Service Comes Up With a New Kind of Hero!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jim Ray's Aviation Sketch Book, Picture Stories of Planes and Pilots (1946). Includes the story of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. Although the bomb was dropped as any other bomb is dropped, it is depicted as being dropped by parachute. Cover price $0.15.

Jim Ray's Aviation Sketch Book, Picture Stories of Planes and Pilots (1946). Includes the story of General "Hap" Arnold, wartime chief of the U.S. Army Air Forces. 7-1/8 in. x 10 in.; full color; 64 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Jimmie Allen's Air Battles (1935) is a promotional comic book for the Jimmy Allen radio show. Distributed by Skelly Aromax Gasoline and the additive K-27, both products of the Skelly Oil Co. The comic book is large-sized and opens like a calendar with five full pages of comics that are used to advertise the K-27 gasoline additive. The first two pages have game rules and a game board for the Jimmy Allen's Air Battles game. Comics include "Speed and Jimmy Chase the Bandits," "K-27 Downs Demon Twins," and "How Carl Copped the Customers." 10.75-in. x 8.5-in. when folded.

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WRITTEN BY GRANT MORRISON; ART AND COVER BY HOWARD PORTER AND JOHN DELL Grant Morrison's ultimate JLA story continues with Part 3 of the 6-part "World War Three"! As Luthor's new Injustice Gang tear the JLA Watchtower apart, the true power behind the newly erupting global warfare finally shows itself: Mageddon, the war-bringer, the anti-sun, the ultimate agent of doom. Don't miss Batman's epic rematch with Prometheus! See Metropolis transformed into the hive- headquarters for the new Queen Bee! Feel the stars themselves shudder as the mighty Orion announces that "the blood-red game of gods has begun!" This is what super-hero comics are all about! FC, 32 PG." Cover price $1.99.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey is captured by Communist forces while making a delivery behind the Iron Curtain in his Humphreymobile. Joe Palooka must intervene to rescue him. Plus an introduction discussing the "new look" of Joe Palooka comics, including the painted covers. Painted cover by an unknown artist, possibly Al Avison. Joe Palooka in The Cold War; Humphrey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. An eccentric scientist enlists near-indestructible Humphrey to test his new flying machine, but even the Big H can only take so much damage. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Madman's Machine; Humphrey: Tippe-Canoe and Humphrey Too!; Steak-Ache; Little Max: The Dark Forest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, Joe fights to keep himself and the wounded pilot alive. Finally they are rescued by a Seminole tribe. Cover art may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. Lost In the Jungle; Humphrey: Snack Food; Joe Palooka's Album; Sportales; Sport Short: Kentucky Wildcats; Ring Champs of To-day: Sandy Saddler. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

80-page giant. Reprints "Commie" issues # 66-67. "The Red Plot," "The Confession," "Joe Meets Knobby," "Flight to Freedom," "Mogla's Plan," "Joe's Good Turn" (a Christmas story), and "Accidental Punch." Flying Fool untitled back-up story (art by Bob Powell, 4 pages). "Black Cat Shows You How To Do Judo Tricks" (1 page). Two one-page Black Cat text stories, "Gun Play" and "Desert Wings." Also "Knobby's Bright Idea" and Little Max in "Better to Give" and "Little Max vs. Battling Bee." Cover price $0.25.

Fantastic edition. Written & illustrated by Jason Raines. Cover price $2.50.

John Wayne photo cover. Name John Waynes horse and win a TV set ad with Wayne photo. The Claws of Death, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta; Wayne makes his case to a friend that you should only kill in self-defense. About Cowboys, art by Fran Matera; fact page about cowboy clothes. About Horses, art by Fran Matera; Fact page about cowboy horses. The Mystery of Rhyming Range starring Wayne, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta. John Wayne--Flying Sheriff text story by Donald George. The Mask of Death starring Wayne. Full page black & white pinup from the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima." Back cover Wayne pinup. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Robbins. Cover by Howard Chaykin. Reprints of Frank Robbins's aviation comic strip from the 1950s. Daredevil pilot-for-hire Johnny Hazard has a high-flying adventure involving Baroness Flame, Aunt Tizzie, the crew of a Chinese junk - and an encounter with a mysterious flying disc. The Riddle of the Discs!; Hostage! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Stories and art by Frank Robbins. Cover by Alex Toth. Reprints of the Frank Robbins aviation adventure strip from Dragon Lady Press. Collects the Sunday strips from May 13, 1945 to April 21, 1946, plus early humor pages from January 1945. The war may be over, but Johnny finds new adventure as a freelance pilot, with the entire world as his landing strip. He's joined by Brandy, the war photographer he met during WWII, who is one of the few women who can keep up with him. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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#2 (01-380-208). See Four Color # 1302 for 1st issue. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Edmond Good. Stories and art by Edmond Good and Robert Martinott. Johnny Law and his sidekick Stubby belong to the Aero-Police, part heroic aviators and part government agents. Johnny and Stubby leap into action when a friend's trick-flying act goes wrong over a crowded carnival. Johnny attempts a daring midair rescue of stranded "girl mountaineers" on a high mountain pass. Johnny and Stubby pursue rustlers stealing buffalo from federal game preserves. Duel In the Sky; High Trail To Peril; Rendezvous With Danger; Capt. Dan's Aircraft Album; Buzzy Bean and His Flying Saucer: The Space Pirates of Callisto; Rustler's Canyon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Edmond Good. Stories and art by Edmond Good and Robert Martinott. Johnny Law and his sidekick Stubby belong to the Aero-Police, part heroic aviators and part government agents. Kid brothers Barry and Craig are stranded on an island, but they're not alone. Johnny's pursuit of an escaped convict leads to a battle atop an airborne four-poster bed. Buzzy and Betty Bean discover a strange world inside an asteroid. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Automatic Fisherman" fishing-pole assembly. Sky Break; Island of Fear; Runaway Balloon; Buzzy Bean: The Secret of Planet 5; Shadow Over Rimrock. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Keith Burns. Legendary British fighter ace, Johnny 'Red' Redburn, returns once more as the commander of the Falcons, a Russian fighter squadron battling the Nazis in the skies over Stalingrad. But dogfighting Messerschmitts is about to become the least of his troubles when the NVKD, the notorious Soviet secret police, come calling! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Keith Burns. With the Battle of Stalingrad in full and savage swing, the Russians are throwing everything they have at the Nazis, in an effort to turn the battle's tide. Caught up in the fighting is Johnny and his squadron of fighter pilots, the legendary Falcons, and the Nightwitches, an all-female unit flying ancient biplanes in a very one-sided war. But for Johnny, the war is about to take a very sudden, and unexpected, twist! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Keith Burns. Cover by Alex Ronald. Having been removed as leader of his beloved Russian fighter squadron, the Falcons, Johnny 'Red' Redburn is curious. What is this 'all-Russian' secret mission the Falcons are on and why has been forbidden to take part? However, he now has a more pressing problem: he has to shepherd a bunch a new pilots who have cannon fodder written all over them! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Keith Burns. Having been removed as leader of his beloved Russian fighter squadron, the Falcons, Johnny 'Red' Redburn is curious. What is this 'all-Russian' secret mission the Falcons are on and why has been forbidden to take part? However, he now has a more pressing problem: he has to shepherd a bunch a new pilots who have cannon fodder written all over them! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Keith Burns. Cover by Kev Walker. Johnny Red is a leader without a squadron. His beloved Falcons have been taken away from him and sent away on a very secret mission, leaving him to shepherd a new clutch of young pilots on their first mission. But, up in the sun, the Luftwaffe's fighters wait, looking to rack up more kills. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Keith Burns. Cover by Adam Tooby. In search of his missing squadron, Johnny cruises the snowy wastes around Stalingrad in his trusty Hurricane. However, his fighter is in the sights of an old adversary and he is about to find himself in a blistering dogfight - with a truly shocking outcome! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Keith Burns. Cover by Mike Perkins. As Johnny and the Falcons attempt to clear their tracks and make good their escape, a rogue German fighter wing threatens to shred their plans to ribbons! And as the flak gets heavy, Johnny discovers a secret that could shake the Russian state to its core! 32 pages, full color, Rated Mature. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Keith Burns. As Johnny and the Falcons attempt to clear their tracks and make good their escape, a rogue German fighter wing threatens to shred their plans to ribbons! And as the flak gets heavy, Johnny discovers a secret that could shake the Russian state to its core! 32 pages, full color, Rated Mature. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Keith Burns. Johnny and the surviving members of his beloved Falcon Squadron face execution. Not at the hands of the hated Nazis, but by their own side, as the Soviet secret police prepare to eliminate all knowledge of the ghastly secret hatched by Stalin and Hitler! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Keith Burns. Cover by Ian Kennedy. Johnny and the surviving members of his beloved Falcon Squadron face execution - not at the hands of the hated Nazis, but by their own side, as the Soviet secret police prepare to eliminate all knowledge of the ghastly secret hatched by Stalin and Hitler! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Sable tells about his father's adventures in World War II and how his father and mother met in "Homecoming Part 2 – The Moses Line." Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has a "Shatter" chapter (the "first computerized comic") with story and art by Mike Saenz. Cover price $1.25.

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The Philosopher's Stone is discovered and that results in a race to the North Pole between the Quest team and others to locate the key to unlocking the artifact's knowledge in "Philosopher's Stone." Script by William Messner-Loebs and art by Adam Kubert. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Jack Kirby. "I Brought Zog Back to Life!," art by Don Heck; An alien giant is found in a glacier, causing fear of what might happen if it gets free. "I Spent a Night in the Haunted Lighthouse!," art by Joe Sinnott; A man visiting a coastal town is stranded in an abandoned lighthouse during a storm and sees a ghostly ship and pirates arrive. "I Planted the Seeds of Doom!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A space explorer sells the seeds of an alien plant, before finding to his horror that the plants spawn monsters. "I Shrunk Away to Nothing!," art by Steve Ditko; A man needs to raise money for his brother's medical treatment and so he answers an ad from a scientist seeking to test a shrinking ray. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Dated February 1951 (note: another #38 exists in a 2nd series) Cover price $0.10.

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Adam Hughes Cover 1st Printing - Written by Geoff Johns, Art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti, Covers by Conner, Palmiotti, and Adam Hughes. Spinning from the events of July's JSA #75, a highly anticipated new JSA series debuts with a story written by Geoff Johns (JSA, TEEN TITANS) with art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (TWO-STEP) that spotlights everyone's favorite female juggernaut: Power Girl! Readers have long wondered about Power Girl's origins. Is she a wizard's lost granddaughter? A refugee from the future? An orphan of Krypton? Now learn the unexpected answers in an adventure that acts as a prelude to this fall's massive crossover event that will affect the JSA for years to come! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti (50%) and Adam Hughes (50%). On sale July 20 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US Edited by Stephen Wacker Cover price $2.50.