Comic books in 'Empire State Building', graded by CBCS

Hastings Variant Cover by Steve Epting. Written by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Christopher Yost, Joe Caramagna and Peter David. Art by Humberto Ramos, Javier Rodriguez, Will Sliney, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Chris Eliopoulos, David Baldeon, Ramon Perez and Victor Olazaba. The Greatest Super Hero of All Time RETURNS! The world may have changed since Spidey's been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he's not wasting a moment of it. Same Parker Luck, new Parker attitude. Putting the 'friendly' back in the neighborhood, the 'hero' back into 'super hero,' and the 'amazing' back into 'Spider-Man!' Also returning: The recharged and reenergized ELECTRO! 96 pages, full color.

June 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Paul W. Fairman, J.J. Allerton, Ron Butler, P.F. Costello, and C.H. Thames. George Evans illustration. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Midtown Comics New York Comic Con Exclusive Limited to 600 Variant Cover by Elias Chatzoudis. (W) Troy Brownfield. (A) Ricardo Osnaya. The Countdown to 100 begins! Rapunzel part 2. Sela's brush with her past has left her at the brink of destruction. Rapunzel is out for her blood and she just may get it unless another enemy from Sela's recent past can stop her. Will the return of the creature known as Frost save Sela or be her doom?

Midtown Comics New York Comic Con Exclusive Limited to 600 "NAUGHTY" Variant Cover by Elias Chatzoudis. (W) Troy Brownfield. (A) Ricardo Osnaya. The Countdown to 100 begins! Rapunzel part 2. Sela's brush with her past has left her at the brink of destruction. Rapunzel is out for her blood and she just may get it unless another enemy from Sela's recent past can stop her. Will the return of the creature known as Frost save Sela or be her doom?

Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Mad's Valentines to American Industry," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Bob Clarke, and George Woodbridge; Cynical Valentine messages with subtle criticisms of various industries. "007," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; A prototypical James Bond plot is presented as a Gilbert and Sullivan musical. "Famous People's Home-Study Courses," script by Al Jaffee, art by Bob Clarke; In a parody of Famous Artist School correspondence course, a correspondence school claims it can make you rich and famous through its mail-order courses. "A Fine Day in the City," script and art by Don Martin; A man is curious about a procession of men shaking uncontrollably as they pass him. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "A Mad Look at Winter Sports," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias. "Neurotic Magazine," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge. "The Lighter Side of Kids' Parties," script and art by Dave Berg. "Son of Mighty Joe Kong," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; Parody remake of "King Kong"; two cynical promoters and a vapid actress bring a giant ape to New York to succeed on Broadway. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Mark Fredrickson. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Ted Rall, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Tom Fowler, John Prete, John Caldwell, Jacob Lambert, Dave Croatto, Desmond Devlin, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Hermann Mejia, Tom Bunk, Jose Garibaldi, Rich Moyer, Joey Alison Sayers, John Kovaleski, Christopher Baldwin, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Sebastian Conley, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by Charles Akins, Doug Bratton, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Jeff Kruse, Scott Maiko, Frank Santopadre, Jack Syracuse, and Rick Tulka. Parodies of TV reality shows The Biggest Loser and My Super Sweet 16. Translating corporate-speak and classroom-speak. Stories featuring art by indie cartoonists Drew Friedman and Ted Rall. Mad's takes on airport security, stalkers, and mascots. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The Fundalini Pages; The Biggest Lardass; Mad's Teacher Translation Guide; Unabridged Corporate Slogans (Part II); A Mad Look At Airport Security; How Global Warming Is Affecting Various People; 7 Periods Closer To Death; Monroe and... The New Kid; Spy vs. Spy; Signs Your Stalker Has Spring Fever; Mad's Villainous Outtakes from Heroes; The Strip Club; My Stupid Spoiled 16; The Unknown Hardships of Professional Mascots; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.99.

Part 2 of the 4-part "The Monkey Quartet." The MonkeyGod shows his face and reveals the ultimate message--but can the world cope with the hideous truth of what he has become? And while Anna agrees to jet to the UK with Angus McAnguish to meet the MonkeyGod, the Minx has other plans--namely to revisit her birthing ground. Written by Peter Milligan. Art and cover by Sean Phillips. Mature Readers. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

January 1971. Womens Liberation. A parody of Cosmopolitan magazine; liberated women pin-ups. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Joe Orlando, Michael Gross, Edward Sorel, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and the debut of Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by photographer George Adams. Cover price $0.75.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Here Comes Tomorrow!" Collects X-Men (1991-2008) #151-154.

Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Marc Silvestri.

Featuring the return of legendary X-Men artist Marc Silvestri.

In a tale inspired by the classic "Days of Future Past," meet the X-Men from 150 years in our future. While some faces may seem familiar, readers will have the chance to discover all-new X-Men heroes and villains for the very first time. What incredible force threatens to destroy the mutants of the future - and how will it affect the X-Men of today?

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "Here Comes Tomorrow!" Collects X-Men (1991-2008) #151-154.

Written by Grant Morrison. Art and cover by Marc Silvestri.

Featuring the return of legendary X-Men artist Marc Silvestri.

In a tale inspired by the classic "Days of Future Past," meet the X-Men from 150 years in our future. While some faces may seem familiar, readers will have the chance to discover all-new X-Men heroes and villains for the very first time. What incredible force threatens to destroy the mutants of the future - and how will it affect the X-Men of today?

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $10.99.

July 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Noel Loomis, Kennie McDowd, William Morrison, and L. Taylor Hansen. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. When Superman Was King Kong!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Roussos; Red Kryptonite turns Superman into King Kong, and he acts the role. Uncle Sam's Prize Prisoner!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Roussos. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Book Expo America Variant. Limited to ??. (W) Joe Brusha, Linda Ly, Raven Gregory. (A) Antonio Bifulco, Judit Tondora. This new Grimm series features all new tales about the characters and creatures that inhabit the realm of Neverland. Neverland was once a place of peace and beauty filled with magical creatures. The most beautiful and magical of them all where the fairies. But that was before the Dark One started his war and before a new ruler came to Neverland...a ruler who had his sights set on a very special fairy... a fairy named Tinker Belle.

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.

"Strange Spyglass" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki," art by Edd Ashe), "It Happens Every Day" (script by Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee," art by Pete Costanza), and "Problem Prisoner" (art by Curt Carpenter, art by Bill Walsh). One-page "The Shell" (art by Paul Reinmen). Kurt Schaffenberger cover. Cover price $0.12.