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Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid. Breakdowns by Keith Giffen. Art by Darick Robertson, Eddy Barrows, Joe Bennett, Justiniano and more. Backup features by Waid and various. Covers by J.G. Jones. The end is near! As the year races towards its close, we follow our heroes through their final steps in space - and time! From the mean streets of Gotham to the far reaches of deep space, the last weeks tick down to their shattering conclusion. World War III is just the beginning! Plus, more origins of the DC Universe, including the JLA with Ethan Van Sciver and Batman with Andy Kubert! 52: A year without Superman; a year without Batman; a year without Wonder Woman...but not a year without heroes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Based on stories by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. Adapted by Campbell Black, James Kahn, and Rob MacGregor. This omnibus edition of the thrilling, original Indiana Jones trilogy collects the long-out-of-print editions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, complete with updated movie art and brand-new packaging. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 604 pages, Text Only. Cover price $18.00.

The Adventures of Margaret O'Brien (1947) is a promotional giveaway comic book that adapts the MGM movie "In the Big City" which starred child star Margaret O'Brien. This promotional comic was given away at various department stores that featured the Bambury clothing line. Ads on the back cover and interior feature Margaret O'Brien wearing Branbury's new spring fashions. All color, standard comic book dimensions, slick cover/newsprint interior, no cover price. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Mighty Mouse's new foe, the Shadow-like feline called the Clutching Cat, returns after their encounter in the previous issue. And this time, he intends to turn the citizens of Mouseville against Mighty Mouse. Mighty Mouse finds things are not as they seem at the Mouseville Wax Museum. Keys of Knowledge; The Clutching Cat Strikes; Hugh Dunnit: Checker Checkup; Three-Ring Danger; Midnight at the Wax Museum; Papa Bear; The Water Bandits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. The latest menace to Mouseville is "Deep-Sleep Cheese," which lulls hapless mice into defenseless slumber. The cats set up a phony department store in Mouseville, and when Mitzi tries to warn Mighty Mouse, they trick him into flying into the furnace. Detective "Hugh Dunnit" tries to figure out why paper is being stolen. Keys of Knowledge; The Unknown Terror; Hugh Dunnit: The Stolen Paper Caper; Department Store Danger; The Hunting Season; The Missing Motorcycle; Lightning Raid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

1st printing. Story and art by Andrew Pepoy. Mix: one wacky girl with one tiny dinosaur; Result: Big Fun! Presenting three full-color, zany tales of Simone & Ajax: "The Case of the Maltese Duck," "A Christmas Caper," and "Simone, Queen of the Jungle. Also includes extras by Eisner-winning Andrew Pepoy (Fables, The Simpsons). Intro by Mark Schultz (Xenozoic Tales). Try it, and join the adventure! Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Cover pencils by Stuart Immonen, inks by Jose Marzan, Jr. Friends, Lovers, and Strangers, script by Karl Kesel, pencils by Stuart Immonen, inks by Jose Marzan, Jr.; Has Superman discovered the cause behind his strange new powers?; Is Lex Luthor the reason for his troubles?; And how does the Phantom Stranger fit into all this?; Story contined from Superman #125. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.95.

WRITTEN BY JOE CASEY; ART BY DEREC AUCOIN; COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN. Lois Lane and Clark Kent are on the job! A new candidate for the presidency makes his presence known, but his political agenda may be tied to a plot that could destroy the whole world! FC, 32 pg. Cover price $2.25.

Cover art by Michael T Gilbert. The Assembly of Victimized Animals, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Bill Messner-Loebs; The animals killed, maimed, and tortured in various Aesop's Fables take their revenge on Aesop. The Crocodiles Who Wanted a King, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Eric Vincent. The Tortoise and the Hare, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Jill Thompson. The Fox and the Swallow, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Kelley Jones. The Dog and His Bone, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Phil Foglio. The Ant and the Grasshopper, script by Doug Wheeler, art by Joe Staton. False biography of Aesop, art by Charles Vess. 28 pgs. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. By Flint Dille, Buzz Dixon, and Dan Spiegle. Only the mysterious Agent 13 stands between the macabre Brotherhood and world domination. This is both an action-packed graphic novel and role-playing game in one. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, full color. NOTE: Includes game pieces: A map, a sheet of die-cut playing pieces, and statistics for three playing characters. Cover price $12.95.

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, and Art Helfant. 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 #28. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #5 in indicia. Airboy goes into action when gangsters take over the monastery where he was raised as an orphan. Flying Dutchman gets caught up in a chase for the ancient plans of the very first helicopter. Sky Wolf confronts the mysterious Captain Skywolf aboard his airborne prison dirigible. Also featuring a vintage ad for war surplus Office of Civilian Defense gas masks, marketed as kids' toys! Airboy; Skinny McGinty; Iron Ace: The Fortune of San Luis De Obispo; Flying Dutchman; Pilots Don't Quit; Alfie and Ralphie; SkyWolf; Baron Buckskin; Henry the 8th. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Arthur Peddy and Bernard Sachs. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, C. W. Winter, Carmine Infantino, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 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 #43. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #8 in indicia. Airboy gives chase when action-girl Bonnie Easter returns and is promptly kidnapped. A small-time hood who owes money to the mob decides to capture The Heap for the reward. Flying Fool battles Mordecai Grumm, who believes flying planes are unnatural and blasphemous, in a story with art by Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Propeller bondage elements on the cover (or as one bad guy puts it, "givin' da girl friend a whirl.") Airboy; The Heap; Model Builders With Airboy; Buckbite Brothers; Rackman; Flying Fool: His Brother's Keeper; Inside Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Wood, Dan Zolnerowich, Carmine Infantino and Leonard Starr. 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 #54. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy battles a mob that uses corpses to smuggle drugs around the country. Female criminal Red eliminates everyone who gets in her way, until she encounters The Heap. The strange true story of the man who outwitted the casinos at Monte Carlo, using math. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Heap; Old Hickory and the Major; The Man Who Broke the Banks At Monte Carlo; The Rangers Take Over; Dinosaur! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, John Belfi, and Ernest Schroeder. 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 #62. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #3 in indicia. Airboy enters the boxing ring to help a friend and runs afoul of crooked fight promoters. A comics biography of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley. A Chinese counterfeiting gang abducts Riot O'Hara to lure The Flying Fool into a trap. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "All-Over Rain Cover," basically a tent-shaped two-person umbrella. Cover includes the seal of the ACMP, a precursor of the Comics Code. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The First Buccaneer; Sure-Shot Annie; Cheese-Box On a Raft. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Severin. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Bernard Baily, Paul Reinman, Fred Kida, Angelo Torres, Norman Nodel and Al Williamson. Weird (but Comics Code-friendly) tales from publisher Harvey. A strange puppet-like messenger from the planet Venus visits the scientists of Earth with a warning. A soldier learns a lesson in strategy by observing ants, in a story with art by comics legends Angelo Torres and Al Williamson. A mysterious man can control other people's emotions. Ambassador from Venus; Moon Descent; Who Knows?; The Emotion Maker; King of the Ants; The Bomb; Man Alone; The Strange Power of Gary Ford. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Big Goodbye - Written by Lowell Cunningham. Art by Leonard Kirk and Terry Pallot. Cover by Adam Adamowicz. Mason Jar cracks the case...and his head...wide open and exposes Dexter Methorphan as the force behind the alien suicides and Anna Freud as the kingpin of the illegal Jackpot drug industry. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

This is a 2.75-in. x 4-in. reprint comic that originally came packaged with DC Direct's 1st Appearance Series 2 Green Lantern action figure. Full color, 12 pages (cover to cover), standard paper stock.

Ace Harlem (crime story by John Terrell), Dew Dillies (humor by Cooper), Lion Man (jungle story by Geo. J. Evans Jr.), and Sugarfoot (adventure story by Cravat). Lil' Eggie one-page strip by Terrell. One page of Hep Chicks on Parade cartoons. Two-page text story, "Ezekiel's Manhunt." The inside front cover editorial by Orrin C. Evans notes that "every brush stroke and pen line in the drawings on these pages are by Negro artists." The inside back cover has an ad for issue 2, but the issue was never published. Issue number one is rare, especially so in fine condition and above. Many copies have brown pages. Cover price $0.15.

What The Duck?! Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. Cover by Shawn Crystal. Who are the Utopians? And what secret do they hold that pertains to the future of mutantkind? The All-New X-Men may regret finding out! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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The Justice Society of America "crusades against the spreading evil of juvenile delinquency" in "The Plight of a Nation!" Script by John Broome. Pencils by Carmine Infantino (splash page and chapter 2), Arthur Peddy (chapter 1), and Alex Toth (chapter 3); inks by Bernard Sachs (splash and chapter 1), Frank Giacoia (chapter 2), and Toth (chapter 3). Two-page text story, "Keep It Under Your Hat" by Cliff Rhodes. Infantino/Giacoia cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First issue of the series (continues from Official True Crime Cases(1947)). Cover by Syd Shores. Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Honor among thieves? Ha! Read the amazing true story of Wilbur Underhill, craven killer who learned his lesson the hard way...the deadly way...in "Killing Was His Business!" Also in this issue: John Wesley Hardin in "Guns Talked in Abilene!"; "One of These Circus Performers Is a Killer!"; 2-page text story "Born to Hang"; "He Lived with Danger!"; and "The Mighty Manhunt!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Frank R. Sieminski, "KW" and unknown. In this issue: "The Shelton-Birger War!" with pencils by "KW"; "I Married Murder!" with pencils by Gene Colan; "I Confess!" with pencils by Frank R. Sieminski; 2-page text story "Blind Turn"; "Horror in the Hills!" with pencils by Colan; and "The Last Double-Cross!" with pencils by "KW." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Written by unknown. Art by John Severin, Gene Colan and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! Don't miss the true life story of Dinton Phillips, the cold-blooded killer who wouldn't hurt a flea, in "Dinton Phillips" with art by John Severin. Also in this issue: "Frank Leason the Man They Called: 'Madman!'" with pencils by Gene Colan; 2-page text story "The Gag"; Salute to the Law!: "The Subway Squad!"; "I'm Bigger Than the Law!"; and "Murder Without Motive!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Written by unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Chu Hing, Mike Becker and unknown. In this issue: "The Secret of Jerry Desmond" with art by Pierce Rice and Chu Hing; "The Man Who Died For Love"; 2-page text story "Not a Chance"; "The Story of Samuel Vick, the Man Who Watched"; "Spotlight on Murder" with pencils by Mike Becker; and "The Showdown" with art by Rice and Hing. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Jerry Robinson, Marion Sitton, Dan Loprino, Bill Savage, Ed Moore and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! From the police files of a large eastern city, don't miss the true story of..."The Rise and Fall of Terrance Craig, the Gangster From the Gutter" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Also in this issue: "The Mouthpiece" with art by Jerry Robinson; 2-page text story "Fingerprints"; "The Man In the Shadows" by Wessler and Marion Sitton; "The Decoy" with story by Wessler; a revealing look into the criminal life of a..."Small-Timer" with art by Dan Loprino; East Coast bookies can't win when..."The Number is Death" with art by Bill Savage; and "The Iron Door" with art by Ed Moore. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Written by Carl Wessler, Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Bernie Krigstein, Marion Sitton and Vernon Henkel. True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Prisoners" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; "King of the Con Men" by Hank Chapman and Bernie Krigstein; "The Frame-Up" by Wessler and Marion Sitton; the all-true case of gangland's most deadly..."Squeeze-Play" with art by Vernon Henkel; and 2-page text story "Boomerang Burglar." Used in Parade of Pleasure (p. 79), a book that, much like Seduction of the Innocent, set out to expose the evils of comic books in the 1950s. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Everett Kinstler cover. "Dillinger," "Machine-Gun Kelly," and "Waxie Gordon." Also includes "The Mystery of Suite No. 13," which is a reprint from Famous Gangsters (1951) #2, itself a reprint from Saint (1947 Avon) #7. In Famous Gangsters #2, the name of the detective hero was changed from the Saint to Mike Strong (it remains Mike Strong in this issue as well). Two page text story, "One Fatal Mistake!" Cover price $0.10.

Reprints from "Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) #2. "Edna Murray, The Kissing Bandit," "Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow," "The Wild Genna Brothers," and "The Case of the Emerald Robbery" (with art by Jack Kamen). Two page text story, "Habit Traps a Killer." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories by unknown. Art by Don Heck, Pete Morisi, Tewks and unknown. "Korean War Bride" with art by Don Heck - Undercover agent Shoshone saves Jack's life during the Korean War. They are married and return to the USA. Shoshone feels Jack's friends are only nice to her when he's around. She invites Jack's friend Dick in for tea, only to be mauled by the lecherous man. Jack comes home and saves his wife. His other friends apologize for being standoffish and promise to include her from now on. Plus: "Accused" with art by Pete Morisi - Danny is jealous of Kathy's friendship with petty crook Lou, who gives her expensive gifts. After the two men fight, Danny is signed by boxing promoter Chick and turns pro. Lou tries to use Kathy to set up Danny for a kidnapping, so he'll lose a big fight, but Kathy tells Danny about the scheme. Danny says he loves Kathy and they will face the future together. Also: "Passion" with art by Tewks - Ann runs a wrecking company, which works alongside Dan and Frenchy's companies on a big job. Ann and Dan fall in love. Ann prevents Frenchy from stabbing Dan in a work dispute, but when a fire breaks out, they all work together to save themselves and the site. And: "Heartaches" - Evelyn leaves her drunken and abusive husband Charles and gets a job at a newspaper, working for editor Ted. Charles commits suicide. Evelyn turns down Ted's offer of a date. He rescues her from a mugger; later, he's attacked by gangsters after a story about political corruption. Evelyn witnesses this assault and realizes she loves him. Plus: untitled Mildred Norton's Problem Page - Mary works to support her ailing mother and 3 younger brothers. She falls in love with Jim but has to decide between marriage and her family obligations. Mary and Mildred ask readers to write in and give advice. Also: 1-page text story "Double Cross"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,940.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441061010

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Fix the Fight Game, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon]; After Green Lantern stops two attempts on prize-fighter "Kid" McKay's life, mobsters working for Mark Karaste kidnap Kid's wife Mary to force him to take a dive in the big fight. Search for the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly's newspaper editor, knowing that the Red Tornado operates solely in the neighborhood, assigned Scribbly to try and get a drawing made of the hero so that his paper could get a scoop over the other newspapers in town. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Secret on the Mountain starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Truckers' War starring The Atom, script and art by Bill O'Connor. Rescue on Mars: Part 3--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Gold Mine Stock starring Ben Webster, script and art by Russell Cole (signed as Edwin Alger). The Mining Accidents starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Purcell. Sabotage at the Steel Mills, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon]; Irene Miller is assigned to do a story on sabotage at the Sterling Steel Mill; Alan Scott tags along as the Green Lantern and discovers that the man responsible. The Hunt for Earl Evans starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks Leonard Sansone; Al and Mary witness some criminals escaping from the Police, and Mary follows them in her own car. Smash the Spy Ring starring Hop Harrigan, script by Jon L. Blummer. How He Began starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Rescue on Mars: Part 6--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mystery of the Vanishing Pilots starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Man Who Heard Too Much starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; A nearly deaf man has the uncanny ability to "listen in" on criminals planning crimes. No Such Thing As Ghosts starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Gamblers of the Gridiron starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Plaster Cireur Moulay El Filali starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Springtime for Doiby!, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; Green Lantern agrees to discover the whereabouts of a distraught father's son, unaware that the man and the boy are criminals in league together. Second Childhood starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Man with the Long-Distance Eyes starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs); A man with a vision problem consulting Dr. McNider is kidnapped by a gang of crooks. A Flight for Freedom! starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Toth. Mystery of the Emerald Necklace starring Green Lantern, script by Robet Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Streak befriends a young girl who finds herself employed by a notorious gangster she thinks to be a private detective. Studying starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert [as Harrielle]. The Earthquake Bell starring The Black Pirate, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Bill Got His Wings starring Hop Harrigan, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Unsinkable Bandits starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Rudolph Palais. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Twins Ted and Si Malloy rely on their identical faces to be each other's perfect alibis during crimes. 18th century London crimelord Jonathan Wild inspires Mack the Knife and other master criminals of fiction. Alex Paul and Jimmy Spitsum, known as the Midnight Killers, finally face the gallows for their crimes. Not a 3-D comic, although this may have been a sneaky advertising gimmick; the "3Ds of Crime" on the cover refer to "destruction, deceit and death." Crimes of Deceit; Prince of Thieves; Murder Is Cheap!; The Midnight Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby - Green Hornet - cover. Stuntman by Simon & Kirby. Green Hornet, Joe Palooka, Flying Fool stories. Cover price $0.10.

This issue features Creig Flessel, Bert Christman, and The Golden Age Sandman! All this, and Michael Chabon, too! Behind a brand new full-color Sandman cover, painted by Creig Flessel! In this issue there's a focus on 1930s-40s artist Creig Flessel, one of DC's earliest illustrators, and artist of the original Sandman. He's interviewed by Jim Amash, and asked about the Golden and Platinum Ages. Along with the interview is rare and vintage art by Jack Cole, Joe Shuster, Shelly Mayer, Fred Guardineer, Chad Grothkopf, Bill Ely, Gill Fox, and other comics talents! Plus, in-depth coverage on 1940s writer/artist/creator Bert Christman by Dave Armstrong, with never-before-seen photos and art ? everything from "Sandman" to the Flying Tigers! Michael Chabon, creator of The Escapist and Luna Moth, tells Roy Thomas about researching his 2000 Pulitzer- winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, featuring art by Will Eisner, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Mart Nodell, and Shelly Moldoff! Plus: FCA with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and a bit on Otto Binder's "lost" Jon Jarl story. Also, Michael T. Gilbert and "Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt." Lastly, Bill Schelly on comics fandom, and Alex Toth on whatever he feels like talking about! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

Scarce. Electrocution cover/story. "Honeymoon of Horror," "Close Shave," "The Clinging Vine" (art by Fred Kida), "Cave-In" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Ghost Story," and a two-page text story, "The Strange Fingerprints." Bill Everett art. Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

In this issue: A look at Dark Horse's Indiana Jones comic series with comments from Mike Richardson, Diana Schutz, William Messner-Loebs, Dan Barry; interview with Frank Miller on The Dark Knight Returns; Flash TV series set visit with Alex Desert interview. Plus: Perspective - parody of Dan Clowes; Newsline; Coming Distractions; Backstage - The Punisher on video; Infernal Gall - The Silver Gallstones; Cartoon Corner - Golden Age of Radio inspired many cartoons; Don Rosa's Cover Gallery; Reviews; Silly Cover; Amazing Readers; The Cartoonist; Strom's Index. Cover by Adam Hughes and Karl Story. Cover price $3.50.

Howard Chaykin art. Cover price $1.75.

Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE. Devil in the Sand: Part 1 of 4 - Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE It's Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Pearl are about to learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers in Hollywood were nothing compared to what awaits them in Sin City. In just a few short years, young police Chief Cash McCogan has watched his native city of Las Vegas go from cow-town to wild, glittering boom-town. And when the bodies of prominent businessmen start showing up drained of blood, Chief McCogan finds himself facing a threat much darker and deadlier than anything he could have imagined...and the only sure bet in town is that Skinner and Pearl are right in the thick of it! So belly up to the bar and lay your chips on the table, because 'Devil in the Sand,' the next cycle of AMERICAN VAMPIRE, begins now! 32 pg, FC, MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

Written by Marguerite Bennett. Art and Cover by Eric Gapstur. Murder, intrigue, and men playing God in the seedy underbelly of the City by the Sea-a hapless refugee hunts for the truth in a noir crime world... 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.