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The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A talking horse carries Bud and Lou back in time to the age of King Arthur. They must climb Ice Mountain and battle a dragon to save a princess. In another story, Bud wants Lou to marry the horse-faced heiress of the Dowdy-Dudy Ranch. Two Knights in a Daze; Seen But Not Heard; Out in the Baa-aa-aad Land!; Hazy Daisy; Second Childhood; Chew-Chew, Baby; Abbott and Costello Discover America. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane starring Superboy, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos; Clark wins a contest to work as a cub reporter on the Daily Planet for one week; And so does Lois Lane; 1st meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane. The Man of a Thousand Flags starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sea Circus starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Miracle Farmer starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

By Theresa Funiciello, Diane Pagen and Eduardo Savid. If there were ever a comic book created for Men and Women alike, it's this revolutionary new comic book. All the adventure and excitement of a superhero comic book - crime, superpowers, tragedy and the fight for justice - told for the sake of the unpaid care-givers of the United States, whose story rarely gets told. 'You can give this comic book to your mom.' Gloria Steinem appeared on behalf of this remarkable first issue's advanced printing at New York ComicCon 2006, signing hundreds of copies along with cover artist Neal Adams. Don't miss it! Cover price $3.95.

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. Professor Meowser uses his shrinking ray to make Mighty Mouse tiny, but he's still stronger than any other mouse. Artist Gaston le Crayon finally gets hired by the state as a painter, but he should have read the fine print. Pint-Sized Protector; Heckle and Jeckle: Turn About Is Fair Play; Dinky; Heckle and Jeckle: Wealth Resort; Magnet Dragnet; Gandy Goose: Haunt Hunting; Gaston Le Crayon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by John Stanley and others. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. No one is more surprised than Mighty Mouse when the cats suddenly declare a truce with Mouseville. Heckle and Jeckle start a price war with Dimwit to get him to lower his price for soft drinks - but they're not selling any soft drinks. The canny magpies arrive in Snuffsville, "The Toughest Town in the West," and take on its thirteen fastest gunslingers, in a story written by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Plus a vintage ad for "Walt Disney Squeeze Toys," "Newly designed and distributed by Dell" Publishing. The Snow Tow; The Truce Treaty; Heckle and Jeckle: The Price War The Promoter; Heckle and Jeckle: The Artist; Heckle and Jeckle: The Fastest Guns in the West; The Haunted House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and others. Numbering continues from Informer (1954) #5. Sterling's pre-Code crime comic Informer becomes the Code-approved After Dark, although the police-procedural content and characters remain the same. Detective Mark Fabian investigates after a motorcycle cop is injured by street racers. Beat cop Kenny Cogan tries to find out if a fellow cop really shot an innocent man (named "Lou Grant"). In a whimsical story, con man Luke the Spook has a plan to turn an ordinary Native American into a social-media star. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Hot Rod!; The Cop: A Bad Conscience; Four Alarm!; They Never Learn!; Luke the Spook: Go West, Old Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Shadow of the Batman starring Batman," script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Pablo Marcos; A small-time crook tries to convince a buddy to join in on a bank robbery, but his friend relates two tales of their biggest obstacle: the Batman. "The Impossible Murder!", script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Batman and a security guard solve the mystery of a detective's murder. "Artifact," script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Bruce Wayne proves that an artifact is actually a fake. Statement of ownership; Average # of copies sold previous year: 110,994. "The Nervous Nephew," script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Alfred proves that the nephew of a friend's employer killed his uncle and made it look like suicide. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Australian Edition. Cover from Batman #96 (by Winslow Mortimer). Batman stories reprinted in this issue are "The Third Alarm for Batman!" and "City of Fantasy!", plus the Green Arrow stars in "The Satellite Arrow". 7 1/4" x 9 3/4", b&w interior, 28 pages.

Cover By David Finch Chuck Austen (w)/David Finch (p)/Art Thibert (i) Marvel continues its big launch of 2002 with a new series exploring the lives of New York City's firefighters! 32 PGS. WITH ADS/FC/MARVEL PG...2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. From Stage Left, Enter: Electro!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; DD and the Black Widow move to San Francisco where they immediately come up against an unhinged Electro. The letters page contains a statement of ownership--average print run 328,258; average paid circulation 199,872. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Claude Moore, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and the Wise Guys race to rescue a boy who is trapped in an airborne glider when his controls fail. The backup historical strip "Famous Eccentrics" includes royalty such as Cleopatra, Henry VIII, Montezuma and Madame DuBarry. The Little Wise Guys help an off-duty cop tackle the ringleaders of a gambling ring. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Famous Eccentrics; Aero-Quiz; Daredevil; Crimebuster: Murder in Public; Sniffer; Goofy Gadgets; Rags to Riches. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

by Gianluca Piredda, Eric J, Jimmy Palmiotti, & David Bryant. Tim, Jason, Pam, and Dave are planning a robbery in one of their city's main banks. The task is almost impossible, as the bank. It is going to be a very difficult one, as the bank is well surveilled and the street is quite busy. They must either find a diversion or give up their plan. Sean has lost yet another job and is desperate. With no hope left, he decides to end it all. Just when he's about to jump off a bridge, Dave and Tim stop him and offer him a deal: be the diversion they need. On a given day, at a given time, he will jump off the building opposite the bank and in exchange for his free fall, his family gets a share of the loot. 32pgs, FC (1 of 3)SRP: $3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Marty Taras, Harold Abbey, and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #28. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Magic Elf decides to teach Boston Bully a lesson about calling people names, by turning him into the names he uses. Frosty and Gabbie find a machine that makes milk. Pidgy uses his Magic Paint to create a bear, but it's an angry bear. Neddy Bear; Buttie and Boobie; Frosty and Gabbie; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Rootitoot; Tick, Tack and Toe; Spunky; Icicle Ike. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February 1964. Cover by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). Stories: "Grandmother Earth" by J.T. McIntosh, "Shamar's War" by Kris Neville, "Oh, To Be A Blobel!" by Philip K. Dick, "A Bad Day For Vermin" by Keith Laumer, "The Awakening" by Jack Sharkey, and "The Star King" (Part 2 of 2) by Jack Vance. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, John Giunta, Gray Morrow, and Emsh. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.;194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

The Man who pawned his Soul, art by Bill Molno; A gambler gets his hands on magic dice; he cannot lose anymore; fate appeals to his conscience, but he doesn't listen and is pursued by zombie-like ghosts. Cauldron of Evil, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; In the Ozark mountains, a village is terrorized by witches; A young man falls into their hands and has to do their bidding as a "witch-man. Dr. Chaney's Macabre Creation; Brilliant surgeon and grave-robber Dr. Chaney wants to build a super-brain by puzzling together the best parts of five different brains; His dumb assistant is to be the carrier of the new brain. The Grave will not Wait, art by Chic Stone; A stonemason is crushed to death by a falling gravestone; He tries to make a deal with death: Kill other people if he is allowed to live on. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops try to prevent a gang war from escalating; An arsonist is trapped by his own fire; Inside looks at police procedure and the job of a beat cop. Jigsaw; Ordeal By Fire; Puzzle; Police Procedure in Crime; My Beat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein, Bill Draut and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured crusading reporters pursuing criminals and spies. Reporter Duke Kennedy relates the tale of a boy, his dog, and the fire department. Correspondent Ace Latten finds cursed diamonds and a beautiful woman in South Africa. Photographer Flash Cameron investigates shenanigans in the world of boxing fandom. Also featuring an ad for the Davy Crockett Tent ("only $1 complete"). Curse of the River Diamonds; Innocent; Duke Kennedy; Hot Stuff; Closeups; The Fight Fan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bill Everett cover. Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" and "Idioddities" by Jack Romer. "Looking for Trouble" text story by E. Albert Willard, illustrated by Everett. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 20, 1967 issue. Anthology format containing a variety of stories (war, sports, etc.) of interest to boys. Published in the United Kingdom by D.C. Thompson, Ltd. Color covers with black and white interior, 32-pages, all newsprint, 8-1/2-in. x11-3/4-in. NOTE: Published every Tuesday.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. A mischievous tree foils Hot Stuff's efforts to get an apple. Aunt Clinker gets cross with Hot Stuff when he keeps losing his temper - but he is a little devil, after all. The Mischief Tree; The Living Spark!; Temper! Temper!; Stumbo: A Big Fit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Ernie Colon and Jacqueline Roettcher. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Stumbo the Giant seeks a giant-sized sombrero on a sunny day. Movie producer Sam Goldheap wants Stumbo to play a monster in a movie. Plus a 1966 calendar featuring all the Harvey characters. Hot Stuff; Stumbo the Giant: Big Screen Test. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Long, adventure-style stories: Betty and Veronica are trapped in a burning building; a mysterious green box menaces Riverdale. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, Dan DeCarlo and Stan Goldberg, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Goldberg. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Numbering continues from Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) #91. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. LT's dad and his neighbor compare raising a boy with raising a Lil Tomboy. A bully thinks he can lick any kid in the neighborhood… and then he meets Lil Tomboy. Li'l Tomboy goes out for ballet, and wrecks the whole school. Sleep Walker; We Love Her Just As She Is; Girls Will Be Girls; Tubby Makes a Catch; Patsy The Porcupine and the Funny Animals; The Ballet Lesson; A Girl on the Team; The Dress. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Little Dot's classmate Little Lotta has super-strength and an appetite to match. A scientist is baffled by Lotta's feats of strength. In a wordless story, Lotta pursues a runaway bowling ball across town. Little Dot and her father ponder a strange box that seems to influence the future. Rather Untypical; Bobbie the Baby Sitter; Jerry the Jinx; Big Romance; Richie Rich; Enough Said; Little Lotta's Food Fun: Cake Trimmings; Be a Mechanic; Little Dot: The Thing. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. Master Man, a short-lived Superman knockoff, faces The Living Death, in his final adventure before the threat of a lawsuit from DC sent the character to Knockoff Heaven. Meanwhile, the Frontier Marshall (sic) series gains a new protagonist, movie cowboy Buck Jones. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay fights for "American interests" in Central Africa. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man: The Living Death; White Rajah; Pad Foot's Glory; Devil's Dagger; Shipwreck Roberts; Living Proof; El Carim: The Flaming Circle; Rick O'Shay; Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Millie the Model in: "Meet Miss Burpi-Cola"; "Rent Control"; "The Brush Off"; "She Rings the Bell"; ten untitled 1-pagers; and "Millie's Fashion Page!" Plus: Chili story; 2-page text story "Tee for Two" (creators unknown); and Daisy and Iggy in "The Proposal"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Stories by D. J. Arneson. Art by Mo Marcus, Sal Trapani, Dick Giordano, and Frank McLaughlin. Cover number is 12-533-703. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. The guys find an old trunk with a mysterious plea for help from "Robin Caruso." Soon they are on a raft, heading for Dyvil's Island on a rescue mission. In another tale, the band accepts a cruise-ship gig as a quintet, but that leads to a wacky "Weekend at Bernie's"-type scenario as they seek the missing Mr. Schneider. Dont Jump!; Whatever Happened to the Monkees? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Art by Jose Delbo. Cover number is 12-533-712. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. When Davy joins a football team, the guys try to help new player Jernes get off the bench. A flying saucer from another planet crashes on the Monkees. The Monkees visit a Western town, and soon they're in the middle of a gunfight. The Football Hero; The Man From SNRX; The Gunfight at the HOKEY Corral. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Photo cover features Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Davy Jones. Stories by D. J. Arneson. Art by Mo Marcus, Sal Trapani, Dick Giordano, and Frank McLaughlin. Cover number is 12-533-910. Dell's comic about the TV rock band does surprisingly well at capturing the madcap, absurd humor of the beloved show. The guys find an old trunk with a mysterious plea for help from "Robin Caruso." Soon they are on a raft, heading for Dyvil's Island on a rescue mission. In another tale, the band accepts a cruise-ship gig as a quintet, but that leads to a wacky "Weekend at Bernie's"-type scenario as they seek the missing Mr. Schneider. Dont Jump!; Whatever Happened to the Monkees? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

The Other Town (1965) is a fire-prevention promotional comic distributed by the City of New York (and possibly other cities). Kurt Schaffenberger art. Full color, 8-pages, 7-in. x 9-1/8 in. 8 pages, all newsprint.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Number E-11 "Popeye and Public Service Careers." Written by Joe Gill with art by Tony Di Preta. George Wildman cover.

Vol. 1, # 6, Decenber 3, 1955 issue. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Captured by the Eye and put on a ship used for military target practice, Downwind realizes his true feelings for Joy. Raven Sherman changes her image to get Pat Ryan's attention. Skeezix is torn between Lola and Nina. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; One Army Dog; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Another Story" - The world's worst superhero team have hung out their shingle as investigators. Quantum and Woody are searching for a murderer. What lengths will this couple (they're not a couple, really) of mismatched misfits go to discover the killer? Scale the tallest building? Avoid evil children armed with high-tech water guns? And most mind-boggling, treacherous and terrifying of all -- will the Dynamic Duo find a way to stop Woody's costume from riding up on him? Slap happy action in the second issue! Script by Christopher Priest, with art and cover by Mark Bright and Greg Adams. FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Peter Hogan. Art and cover by Steve Parkhouse. A small-town doctor-and occasional detective-is an alien! Looking into the death of a drifter, Dr. Harry hires someone in another state to find the dead man's family. A story arc ends, a new mystery closes, and a drug ring is shut down! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by William Rosado & Klaus Janson. Written by Jerry Ordway, Robert Washington III and Chris Claremont. Art by John Statema & Mike DeCarlo, Randy DuBurke and Rick Leonardi & Hanibal Rodriguez. When an evil genius exacts his revenge on Mary Marvel, it's Gangbuster who comes to her aid, providing him the opportunity to resolves issues in his own life with former love Cat Grant in "Playing with Fire"! Plus, Firestorm's conflict with his greatest adversary -- his own father -- comes to an end in "Chasing the Clouds Away," the second part of a tale begun last issue! And following a near-fatal accident, Fire of the JLA comes to terms with her past in order to face her future in "Snow Crash"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $2.95.

by Boothby & Ortiz Lisa goes to the fair and beats the carnies at their own game. Or, better yet, out of their whole carnival! And Homer forms a volunteer firefighting force with questionable and combustible methods of promoting fire prevention. It's not long before Lisa and Homer find themselves in a sizzling situation that's too hot to handle! Feel the burn this April! Cover price $2.99.