Comic books in 'Axe', graded by CBCS

Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso Cover by Dave Johnson In the aftermath of the latest shocking events, one thing becomes crystal clear to Minuteman Victor Ray: He's in this alone. And for keeps. Which is exactly how he likes it. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. In the past, Vira discovers the Monolith and it inspires her to dominate her tribe. In the future, Vera also discovers the Monolith, and it transforms her into a cosmic seed that goes forth into the universe. Based on concepts from the film by Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke. The Six Million Dollar Man toys ad. Ad for Spider-Man, Power Man, Captain America, and The Hulk book covers. Ad for clothes and towels with Marvel characters on them. FOOM ad. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Hulk, art by Dave Cockrum. Ad for Spider-Man and Captain America Ricochet Racers. Cover price $0.30.

Cover by David Lapham. Story and Art by David Lapham. For months he's systematically worked to create a false persona. He's agonizingly suppressed his true nature, gone to extreme-even demeaning-lengths to satisfy his cravings. Now, in an instant all of Rufus's hard work is on the verge of evaporation thanks to... a visit from his relatives? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Rob Levin and Troy Peteri. Art by Bing Cansino. Cover by Tae Young Choi. From director Darren Lynn Bousman comes a chilling, supernatural tale set in the cold beauty of Middle America in the late '80s! After a brutal massacre takes place in a gorgeous house, real estate agent and family man Richard Ashwalt is assigned the impossible task of picking up the pieces and selling the property. As Richard inspects the blood-soaked grounds a twisted old man journeys to the house with a sinister and terrifying purpose. Richard is about to be drawn into a web of shadows, murders and massacres that will shatter him to his very core! MATURE READERS, 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Rob Levin and Troy Peteri. Art by Bing Cansino. Cover by Tae Young Choi. From horror director Darren Lynn Bousman comes this chilling tale, set in 1980s-era middle America. After refusing to sell a house with a violent history to an eerie old man, Richard Ashwalt's life is coming apart at the seams under mysterious circumstances. Now separated from his family and falsely accused of murder, Richard is at his wits' end. Aided by policeman Al Sperry, Richard seeks Jebediah Crone, the man who began the course of events that have left Richard's life in shambles and driven him to the brink of insanity. As Richard investigates Crone and the mysteries that surround him, the pieces of a horrifying puzzle begin to fall into place-- but does he truly want to solve it? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Lou wants to get back to nature, but the next thing they know, the boys are being chased across a field by an enraged bull. The boys get mixed up with a pair of bank robbers. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to be firefighters. Paradise Postponed; Hay-Hoe Everybody!; Give Till It Hurts; In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy; A Piece of Quietude; Hazy Daisy: Star Struck; On Borrowed Time; Men of Extinction. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. Battle of the Redwoods starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. Crime without Loot starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Escape of Elephant Al starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). Dead Man's Drum starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Edwin Smalle. The Mental Marvel starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Blackest Night Aftermath - The Black Ring: Part 6 - Written by PAUL CORNELL. Co-feature written by NICK SPENCER. Art by PETE WOODS. Co-feature art by RB SILVA & DENIS FRIETAS. Cover by DAVID FINCH & BATT. Lex Luthor has had an incredibly difficult time of it lately, what with fighting master assassin Deathstroke, avoiding being eaten by Gorilla Grodd, and even meeting Death herself! Now he's finally back at his office in Metropolis, so he can relax a little bit - oh shoot, Lex, watch out for Vandal Savage and that axe! In the Jimmy Olsen co-feature, Superman's pal has to convince a bunch of bloodthirsty aliens that Earth is too boring and staid to host the universe's biggest (and most destructive) party. But how exactly is he going to do that? (Everyone, put on a bow tie!) 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.99.

November 1963. Volume 7 No. 4. Men's adventure stories with some model photo galleries and usually contains a true story bonus. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Stories are "Call-Doll Ambush of Hitler's Diamonds-for-Dollars Smugglers" (W) Glenn Infield (A) double page spread by Shannon Sternweis, true story "Pilot John Ward: Castaway Captive of Harem-Girl Island" (W) John L. Ward (A) double page spread by Earl Norem, "Desert Rat" (W) Brian O'Brien (A) double page spread by Rafael DeSoto, and "Mid-Ocean Hijack" (W) Kurt Singer & Jane Sherrod (A) double page spread by Charles Smith. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Fang Gow of China: Part 33 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Leo O'Mealia; The World Beneath the South Pole starring Cotton Carver, art by Geoff Newman; On the Wrong Side of the Law: Part 4 starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; The Plantation Uprising: Part 4 starring Dale Daring, script and art by Will Ely; The Slave Ship starring Tom Brent, script and art by Jim Chambers; Professor Doolittle two-pager by Bob Kane; The Masked Man: Part 4 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski; The God of the Ruby Eye: Part 9 starring Tod Hunter, script and art by Jim Chambers; Episode 30 featuring Golden Dragon, script and art by Tom Hickey; The Pirate Ship: Part 10 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane; El Diablo: Part 8--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Two Clark Kents starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan. The Aqua-Cop of the Sea starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Impossible Deliveries starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The King of the Ivory Raiders starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Bob Forgione, Lin Streeter, Harry Lazarus, Edvard Moritz, and Art Gates. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Hunter's Prey" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea," art by John Forte), "The Power of Gru-Gru" (script by Hughes as "Greg Olivetti," art by John Buscema), "The Weavers of Doom" (script by Bob Standish, art by Paul Reinman), and "The Message" (script by Brad Everson, art by John Rosenberger as "John R."). Whitney painted cover. Cover price $0.10.

Giveaway/promotional comic distributed at Shoney's and other restaurants across the US (regular listings are for Shoney's copies; other restaurants will have variant designations). Each issue includes a kids' menu, games, puzzles, and activities. Published by Paragon Products. 16 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in.

Cover by Bob Oksner. Written by Arnold Drake and Henry Boltinoff. Art by Bob Oksner and Henry Boltinoff. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, goes back a million years when he becomes..."The Pre-Hysteric Man!" by Arnold Drake and Bob Oksner. Also starring Harvard Harvard III. Plus: Little Pete quarter-pager by Henry Boltinoff, reprinted from Superman (1939 1st Series) #89. And: Bob's Gag Bag text piece. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Neal Adams. Written by Arnold Drake, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Neal Adams, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. In this final issue, Bob Hope, still America's favorite funnyman, gets kidnapped and sent to an island in the Pacific Ocean in "Is There a Witch Doctor in the House?" by Arnold Drake and Neal Adams. Also starring Harvard Harvard III, Super-Hip, Lisa, Dr. Ookanooka, Nurse Nudnick, Badger Goldliver, Godfrey Goldliver, Doltish, Henrietta, Heinrich Von Wolfmann, Frank N. Stein, Zombia Ghastly, Dr. Van Pyre and Chief Moogi. Plus: Cap's Hobby Hints activity half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Bob's Gag Bag text piece; and Liz back-up story, reprinted from Leave It to Binky (1948) #51. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Twisting the Dial text piece on 'Today'! And: Coby untitled back-up story. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fearless Tarantula! - Written by Arnold Drake. Art by Bob Oksner. Cover by Oksner? Jerry Lewis as the Fearless Tarantula, a kookie costumed hero, in a 3-part tale! Also starring Dr. Cy Klopps, Uncle Wendell and Patricia Wendell. Plus: Ollie untitled quarter-pager. And: A Letter from Jerry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Bob Oksner. Written by Alan Riefe? and Henry Boltinoff. Art by Bob Oksner and unknown. Jerry stars in: "The Kook with the Cuckoo Clock!"; "The Jerry Tree"; and the 1-page stories "Dog Tired" and "Extra-Special Delivery"! Plus: A Letter from Jerry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

The world's mightiest mouse combines funny-animal antics with superhero adventure as he fights for mice everywhere. In an issue-length adventure, the Terrytown Sunday School picnic is menaced by a fast-growing vine that snares everything in its path. Mighty Mouse suspects another scheme from the cats and their mad science. Dimwit realizes how much money there is to be had in other people's couch cushions. Heckle and Jeckle; The Vine of Destruction; Terry Bears: Apple Sass; Dinky Duck: Rudy the Counselor; Heckle and Jeckle: Gun Fun; Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. No issue number listed; title includes "CBS Television Presents" to tie in with the 1950s TV show Mighty Mouse Playhouse. Mighty Mouse faces the menace of the Undersea Raiders, adding new meaning to the phrase "cat fish." Heckle and Jeckle try to contribute to the civic good - by their own standards, of course. Mighty Mouse meets the strange menace called Numbhead. Terry Bears; Mighty Mouse Meets Numbhead; Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose: Peeping Tom Cat; Out on a Limb-Burger; The Undersea Raiders; Heckle and Jeckle: Civic Minded Magpies; Here Are Some Heckle and Jeckle Funny Stunts! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. A malfunctioning time machine causes trouble for Mighty Mouse in the past and the future. The cats trick Mitzi into playing a recording that hypnotizes all the mice in Mouseville, except Mighty Mouse. Heckle and Jeckle discover a new way to get free drinks. Plus a vintage ad for the Huckleberry Hound Fan Club! The Tricky Car; The Time Machine Trouble; Heckle and Jeckle: All Wet; Silly Sidney; The Dangerous Records; Heckle and Jeckle; The Mysterious House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Gaylord Du Bois and others. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Cats sneak into Mouseville for a raid by hiding in gigantic trees. The Clutching Cat plans to hold Mouseville hostage - but why does he need 10,000 paper bags? The cats manage to freeze Mighty Mouse into a block of ice so they can go mouse-gathering. Keys of Knowledge; Tree-Mendous Trouble; Hugh Dunnit: The Case of the Stolen Bases; Boom Town; Papa's Puppet; Mysterious Miss; Ice-Cold Hot Spot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walt Kelly art. Bakers Associates giveaway, paper cover, 16 pages in color.

WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY PETE WOODS AND JOSÉ MARZAN, JR.; COVER BY JOHN PAUL LEON "Cult of Persuasion" Part 2 of 2. Fight, fight, fight!!! The conclusion of Superman's battle with a man destined to make history begins with...the destruction of the Planet!?! FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Written by Charles Biro & Dick Wood, Nathaniel Nitkin and unknown. Art by Al Camy, Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, Mort Leav, Pierce Rice & Arturo Casanueve, John Cassone and Bob Fujitani. Retouched art by Miyako Graham. Reprint of Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) #5, featuring: Airboy in "Bombs over Boston"; the mighty Thor in the Iron Ace story; a sub spotter in the Skinny McGinty story; flying dragons in the Skywolf story; 2-page text story "Ace of Aces"; an impostor in the Bald Eagle story; the Black Angel in "There Was the Hag from Hades"; and the man without a soul in the Flying Dutchman story! Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

This edition of Air Hawk Magazine, titled: Air Hawk Special, is the first U.S. Edition. In the indicia it is described as being "...published quarterly (just about); Number Five, but who's really counting? It's actually Number Six, and because that is a bit confusing we'll call it 'Air Hawk Special' okay?" In the same vein as Crocodile Dundee, most Air Hawk adventures take place in the Australian Outback and follow the trials and tribulations of Jim Hawk and the Air Hawk Charter-Team. Story and Art by creator John Dixon (winner of two Australian Black & White Artists' Club Awards: Best Adventure-Illustrated Strip Artist 1985 and 1986). 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

cavemen/pterodactyl cover; The Heap

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #104. No issue # on cover; Vol. 9, issue #9 in indicia. A radioactive cloud transports Airboy 2500 years into the future, where he contends with savage barbarians and pteranodons. The Heap sets out to destroy an evil ship made of wood from the swamps where The Heap was created. The life of pioneering baseball pitcher Hoss Radbourn. Airboy; The Heap; The Spanish Rope-Maker; The Enemy Parrot; The Hoss of Providence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fire and Ice Tie-In -Written by Chris Roberson. Art by Patric Reynolds. Cover by David Palumbo. After crashing their clunky mining ship on a strange planet, a group of human survivors face both xenomorph attacks and friction among themselves-which could spell doom for everyone! The stranded and desperate group has a single chance: one of their scientists, who seeks the key to their freedom. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

(W) Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti. (A) Moritat, Patrick Scherberger, Dan Green. (CA) Jose Ladrönn. Amadeus Arkham has been arrested in a New Orleans opium den! Jonah Hex has joined an anarchist group called the August 7! Nighthawk and Cinnamon are nowhere to be found, and they're the ones who dragged Hex and Arkham into this conflict in the first place! But someone must have a plan, right? Right?? Plus: Being trained by a samurai in the desert might have been a strange beginning for a cowgirl vigilante, but Nighthawk and Cinnamon are in for an even stranger twist as they search for a way out of this trap! Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. The Diversion Dam's Gone Out! starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith; A sinister oriental and his gang blow up a dam to hurt America's prosperity. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Good Work Goes On starring Ben Webster, script by Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger], art by Calvin Fader. Mystery Men Of Mars [Part 6]--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy (signed), art by Stan Aschmeier; Back in the ship, the boys bring Elmer with them back to Earth, but the Professor is still on Mars. The American Way [Part 2], script by John B. Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. Gerry is Kidnapped starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Boy Cartoonist starring Scribbly, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Sam Burlockoff. The Spotlight on Crime starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Stan Aschmeier; A new criminal calling himself the Silhouette challenges the Green Lantern to a duel of wits by using the Emerald Crusader's own weapon against him: light! The Loneliest Man in the World starring The Atom, art by Joe Gallagher. The Aging starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Nobody on the Paper starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Kicking the Swastika Round starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Transoceanic Transport starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Legend Begins. Stories, art and cover by V. T. Hamlin, plus an introduction by David Graue. Dragon Lady Press reprints Hamlin's wildly popular caveman comic strip from the 1930s. Alley Oop lives a Flintstonian existence in the prehistoric kingdom of Moo. Collects the Alley Oop daily strip from Aug. 7, 1933 to Jan. 27, 1934. Oop and his pals deal with life in the Stone Age and occasional skirmishes with the neighboring kingdom of Lem, ruled by King Tunk. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Enter the Time Machine. Stories, art and cover by V. T. Hamlin. Dragon Lady Press reprints Hamlin's wildly popular caveman comic strip from the 1930s. Alley Oop lives a Flintstonian existence in the prehistoric kingdom of Moo, until a 20th-century scientist turns him into a time-traveling adventurer. Reprints the Alley Oop daily strip from March 6 to October 25, 1939. Dr. Elbert Wonmug is astonished to find a caveman after his time experiment, but Alley Oop takes the future in stride. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Cover art by Jack Bender. Who Is Alley Oop?, script and art by Jack Bender; The main characters and basic premise of the Alley Oop comic strip are introduced to the reader. 2,000,001* A Moo Odyssey, script and art by Dan Davis; Alley Oop meets two aliens who probe his mind. The Bird Who Would Be King, script by Dave Graue, art by Jack Bender; Alley Oop finds a bird that can read his mind. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Stories by Dan Davis and Dave Graue. Art by Jack Bender and Dave Graue. Cover by Jack Bender. Sometimes listed as Alley Oop Quarterly. A collection of stories by artist Jack Bender and crew featuring the cartoon caveman from V.T. Hamlins long-running newspaper comic strip. Caveman Alley Oop travels from the prehistoric land of Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmugs time machine. Alley Oops Survival Guide for Foozys Kids; Alley Oop, The Great Moovian Pipeline. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Alter Ego #8 presents Wood's World ? and Kubert's Eon! Featuring two glorious color covers, by Wally Wood & Dan Adkins, and Tor by Joe Kubert! Inside you'll find a Wally Wood Special with tons of scarce art from EC, Marvel, DC, and more, annotated by Adkins, Michael T. Gilbert, Bill Schelly, Bill Pearson, and Roger Hill! Also, there's a huge section spotlighting rare Joe Kubert art of his greatest creation, Tor! Then we present Part Three of our examination of the work of Mac Raboy, a look at Captain Marvel's many, many, imitators, examined by John G. Pierce, and Roy Thomas continues the secret origin of the All-Star Squadron (with art by Jerry Ordway, Rich Buckler, and others)! Plus, there's another FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section featuring Marc Swayze and C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster dig through the Comics Vault, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Magazine, 100pg, b&w Cover price $5.95.

Volume 23, Issue 9 - September, 1949. Science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, H.H. Harmon, Richard S. Shiver, Richard Ashby, and George D. Lewis. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Robert Keys, Richard Loehle, and Bill Terry. Cover by Richard Loehle. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Dec 1955. Science fiction stories by Ivan Jorgensen, Howard Rush, Darius John Granger, Henry Still, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Doc Strange, the Black Terror, and the Fighting Yank. Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

Amra Vol. 2, #48, Mid-August, 1968. Robert Barrett "Conan" cover. This issue features Poul Anderson, George Barr, L. Sprague de Camp, Roy G. Krenkel, more. Amra was a two-time Hugo winner. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 20 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Dark Reflections: Part 4 - Written by Corinna Bechko. Art by Geraldo Borges. Cover by Scott Fischer. Angel, Fred, and Illyria, back in the present, find they've changed history . . . for the worse. There's a crack in time, and something monstrous, growing beyond control, has become the fount of an insect plague-a harbinger of the end of days! As Dublin is overrun, the trio must figure out how to destroy it, before it destroys . . . everything. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

"Till We Meet Again"; Mr. Weatherbee actually likes Archie but thinks some mischievous gremlin gets in between them forming a friendship. "It's a First" half-page Li'l Jinx's Pal Fat Charley story. "Mr. Weatherbee Gag Bag," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Weatherbee is evaluating a computer system to maintain discipline in the school but the computer can't deal with Archie. "Quick as a Flash"; Mr. Weatherbee takes Archie and Jughead on a hike and falls off the edge of a cliff and has to be rescued. Archie Club News. "Team Esteem"; Mr. Weatherbee takes over coaching the basketball team while Coach Clayton is injured. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

June 10, 1939. Cover by Marshall Frantz. Stories include "Delay at Antioch" by Philip Ketchum, "The Man from Madrid" (part 1) by Walter Ripperger, "Home are the Horses" by W. Donaldson Smith, "The Great Green Serpent" by Paul Ernbst, "Voyage to Leandro" (part 2) by Howard Rigsby, "Some Dogs Steal" by Luke Short, "Wild River (part 4) by John Stromberg, "Boomerang" by Hugh B. Cave, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.