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January 30, 1982. Features include Ace Trucking Co. (script by Grant Grover, art by Belardinelli), Nemesis the Warlock (script by Pat Mills, art by Jesus Redondo), Tharg's Future-Shocks: "The Beastly Beliefs of Benjamin Blint" (script by Alan Moore, art by Eric Bradbury), Judge Dredd in "The Apocalypse War" part 5 (script by T.B. Grover, art by Carlos Ezquerra), the Mean Arena (script by A. Ridgeway, art by Mike White), and Rogue Trooper (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Dave Gibbons). Gibbons front cover. Nemesis back cover by Kevin O'Neill.

September 17, 1983. Features include Slaine in "The Beast in the Broch" part 4 (script by Pat Mills, art by Massimo Belardinelli), Robo Hunter in "Sam Slade's Last Case" part 4 (script by Grant/Grover, art by Ian Gibson), Judge Dredd in "Requiem for a Heavyweight" part 4 (script by T.B. Grover, art by Carlos Ezquerra), and Rogue Trooper in "The 'Frisco Phog" part 2 (script by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Boluda). Wraparound cover by Belardinelli.

April 25, 2001. All color except for A.B.C. Warriors and Carver Hale. Features include Judge Dredd in "Relentless" part 3 (script by Robbie Morrison, art by Colin Wilson), A.B.C. Warriors in "The Clone Cowboys" part 3 (script by Pat Mills, art by Liam McCormack-Sharpe), Nikolai Dante in "Fiends" part 4 (script by Morrison, art by Steve Yeowell), and Carver Hale in "Twisting the KNife" part 4 (script by Mike Carey, art by Mike Perkins). Cover by Colin Wilson and Janet Gale.

Dave Cockrum, William Messner-Loebs, Marie Severin. Cover price $2.95.

Aug 1937. Cover and illustrations by Leo Morey. Science fiction stories by David H. Keller, Henry J. Kostkos, J. Lewis Burtt, William Lemkin, and Richard Tooker. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages Cover price $0.25.

When Arak rescues a girl in Hippodrome at Byzantium, the girl proves that appearances can be deceiving in "When Dead Gods Walk!" Script by Roy Thomas and art by Ron Randall. Issue also has Valda the Iron Maiden backup feature "Red Corpse Riding" with script by Roy & Dann Thomas and art by Ron Randall and Tom Yeates. Arak pinup on last page. Last issue with 60 cents cover price. Cover price $0.60.

(W/P/I) Aaron Lopresti; On Ken Logan's 18th birthday, he gets a present that changes his life forever. Using stolen alien technology, his father creates the ATOMIC TOYBOX, a device that can take Ken's imagination and turn it into physical reality. Now Ken can make his wildest dreams come true. But his new power comes with a heavy price, and even the toybox can't save him from a villian so maniacal he keeps his favorite brain in a jar. Join the adventure that defies description! Ships with three hot covers! Bonus mini-poster inside! Special bonus preview of Terry (Generation X) Dodson's much anticipated "Bombshell" series! FC, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

Venemous cover. Limited to 1500 copies. Cover price $5.95.

Ron Adrian cover. Limited to 1000 copies. Cover price $5.95.

Cover art by Nelson Dewey. The Jewel in the Tower, script by Dwayne McDuffie, art by Nelson Dewey; The gang is stuck in the far future, where Tannen the Barbarian walks the earth, and Doc Brown has amnesia. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Beowulf -- first and greatest hero of them all! Featuring: 18 page Beowulf story "Man-Apes and Magic!" In this tale, Nan-Zee can't help...nobody can help Beowulf as he battles...the serpent of Satan! Written by Michael Uslan, with art and cover by Ricardo Villamonte. Cover price $0.25.

Limited 1 in 5 Variant Cover. Written by Matt Kindt. Art and Cover by Tyler Jenkins. With the summer over, the Badges return to school to maintain their cover as normal children. But this glimpse into the everyday world forces them to confront a life in which they were never recruited. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

# on cover is 90277-309. Painted cover art by George Wilson. Ad for 100 pc. Toy Soldier Set. The Serpent's Prey, art by Jesse Santos; Dan-El and Tavane are captured by a tribe whose high priset intends to sacrifice them to an ancient serpent. Ad for selling Grit. Ad for sets of Disney play characters. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Stories and art by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. Captain Science learns that Plutonians may one day conquer Earth, unless he can stop them now. Captain Science and Rip travel to the Sahara Desert to battle a powerful wizard with a yen for world conquest. Captain Science art and cover by legendary artists Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig battles the Shark Pirates of Pisces, who look as you might expect, but have perhaps one of the coolest names in early sci-fi comics. Plus an article about real-life scientific fakes through history. Time Door of Throm; The Flower of Death!; Scientific Fakers; Science vs. Sorcery; Brant Craig: Shark Pirates of Pisces. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Story, art and cover by Budd Root. The debut of voluptuous superwoman Meriem Cooper, who battles dinosaurs in the distant past. When the entire town of Marshville Oregon is transported back in time, only Cavewoman can protect its hapless citizens. 28 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Jean-David Morvan. Art and Cover by Pierre Alary. By Crom! For the first time, Robert E. Howard's Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! Pursued for killing a judge, Conan finds refuge on a merchant ship. But soon after setting sail, the Cimmerian and his new companions face a threat: the legendary Bêlit, self-proclaimed Queen of the Black Coast! Bonus Material: The original Robert E. Howard short story is included! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Saladin Ahmed. Art by Luke Ross. Cover by John Buscema. A DEADLY QUEST AND A DARING HEIST… IN THE AGE OF MARVELS! CONAN wanders the desert, and as he reaches the city, no Stygian temple nor Vendyhan fortress greets him. No, something far stranger: the lights of fabulous Las Vegas! Conan is far from home, and it's time for him to tread the thrones of the Marvel Universe under his sandaled feet! The City of Sin is just the beginning for Conan's solo jaunt by Eisner award-winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT, MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN) and Luke Ross (STAR WARS: ALLEGIANCE, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN), as the barbarian finds himself on a quest for a relic that predates even his Hyborian Age: the Serpent Crown of Atlantis! But will his battle for this crown earn Conan his own kingdom, or doom him to a nefarious trap set forth by MEPHISTO? Featuring a wide array of Marvel heroes and villains, this is an adventure you can't afford to miss! 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

ROBERT E. HOWARD'S CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #2 (of 8)-THE GOD IN THE BOWL Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Frank Frazetta (Cover) On sale Apr 23 FC, 48 pages $5.99 Miniseries This second installment in the Conan Frazetta Cover Series celebrating 75 years of the legendary barbarian, adapts Robert E. Howard's classic tale of murder and intrigue, 'The God in the Bowl.' This story marks the Cimmerian's first encounter with the deadly sorcerer Thoth-amon and his menagerie of vile giant serpentine creatures-brought to life by the stunning painting 'Chained' by the living legend Frank Frazetta, featured for the first time ever in comics! 'I much prefer illustrating the tales of Robert E. Howard. They are much stronger in mood and narration than those of Burroughs and allow a wider range of illustrative interpretations. As St. John is remembered for Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan, I would like to be remembered for REH and Conan. I feel a certain sense of loss that Howard isn't alive to appreciate what I've done with Conan.' - Frank Frazetta Cover price $5.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "God in the Bowl & Other Stories!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #7 & 9-14.

Written by KURT BUSIEK. Art by CARY NORD and THOMAS YEATES. Cover by DAVE STEWART.

The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway-hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales.

Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-Amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits - Janissa the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

John Buscema reprint; King Kull reprint by Howard Chaykin/Neal Adams; Jim Starlin cover reprint Cover price $2.25.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Stephen Segovia and Vanesa R. Del Rey. Cover by Jung-Geun Yoon. THE WRATH OF THE SERPENT GOD! WARRIORS ACROSS TIME DEFY THE ELDER GODS! JAMES ALLISON will soon die. But it's not his first death. He's lived many lives, in many places - lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when an Elder God called the WYRM reaches across time to James, an ages-spanning quest begins! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only the chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, SOLOMON KANE, DARK AGNES, and the man known as MOON KNIGHT! In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard's characters join forces along with Marvel's Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages! 28 pages, full color. PARENTAL ADVISORY Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jim Zub. Art by Luca Pizzari. Cover by Marcos Martin. THE LAST STAND OF CONAN, DARK AGNES, SOLOMON KANE & MOON KNIGHT! CONAN and DARK AGNES face off against the servants of SET in STYGIA! SOLOMON KANE and MOON KNIGHT encounter a bizarre relic - but will it aid their quest, or doom their compatriots? And what deadly secret lurks in the mind of JAMES ALLISON? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. Cover by Emanuela Lupacchino. BEYOND THE SAVAGE BORDER! CONAN finds himself beyond the Black River, surrounded by the warlike PICTS! But the tribesmen may be the least of his worries if he cannot fight his way through the demonic beasts slithering around the forest! The epic return of the mighty Conan continues… 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "God in the Bowl and Other Stories!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #7 & 9-14.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates. Cover by Cary Nord.

The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales.

Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved 'The God in the Bowl' in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-Amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits-Janissa, the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan.

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.95.

Gardner F. Fox & John Guinta's Golden Age classic Crom the Barbarian Comic Book. Crom the Barbarian is the first Sword and Sorcery character in Comic Books. All 3 of their original 10 page stories are finally collected in one issue. It has been preserved and expanded upon by Kurt Brugel as he both keeps this beloved genre alive and causes it to thrive in the present day. 32 pages, full color.

"Night of the Serpent" with art by Jesse F. Santos. Appearance by Torgus and Renya. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Night of the Serpent" with art by Jesse F. Santos. Appearance by Torgus and Renya. Cover price $0.20.

Painted cover, Jesse F. Santos art, intro Torgus. Cover price $0.25.

"Mind Games!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Louise Simonson. Art by Jim Fern and Steve Mitchell. Cover by George Pratt. Someone has the power to alter reality and use this ability to commit murder. Will the Batman be the culprit's next victim? Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Beelzebub on Parade!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Strange battles Satan in Hell; Lord Phyffe & Rama Kaliph perform exorcism, which gives Strange stability to overcome Satan's lies; Clea guest stars; Baron Mordo cameo. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Last $1.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Mark Buckingham. The Brilliant One [Strangers Among Us, Act 1], script by David Quinn, pencils by Melvin Rubi, inks by Fred Harper; Strange searches for the next piece of Earth Magic, the Corel Crab, in the cave of The Brilliant One a Leviathan near Namor's Aquaria; On land, Salom‚ gives us a brief glimpse of her new servant, Wong! 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Vol. 1 #5 - March 1977. Cover price $1.50.

May 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Stories: "Daughter of the Snake God" by J.Y. Cabot and W.P. McGivern, "Secret of the Golden Jaguar" by Robert Moore Williams, "Holy City of Mars" by Ralph Milne and Al P. Nelson, "Mr. Pym Makes a Deal" by John Broome, "Gather 'Round The Flowing Bowler" by Robert Bloch, "Mademoiselle Butterfly" by Don Wilcox, "The Magic Flute" by David V. Reed, "The Phantom Armada" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "Brother Michel" by Nelson S. Bond, "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind" by August W. Derleth, and "Return of Joan of Arc" by David Wright O'Brien. Illustrations by Ned Hadley, Magarian, Joe Sewell, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Pemble, L. Raymond Jones, and Rod Ruth. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Story and Art by Richard Moore. Bounty-hunters Meg and talking bear sidekick Phil's first mistake was following the outlaws they're after into the cursed Deadlands. Mistake number two was not turning around immediately and getting the hell outta there. Now the two are separated - Phil facing a nasty pair of giants right out of his nightmares, and Meg being tormented by the trickster spirit Kodiki. It ain't called the 'Deadlands' fer nothin'...! Cover price $3.50.

Painted cover by Don Newton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Mike Pellowski, Randy Heaps, Joe Gill, and Pete Morisi. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Archaeologists ill-advisedly invade the tomb of the Egyptian winged serpent-god Jahenzi, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Third-rate stage magician Raymond gets a chance to pull off one great trick. Pirates live to regret making a witch walk the plank - but not very long - in a story with art by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Painted cover by DC and Fawcett artist Don Newton. The Not So Great Escape!; Revenge of the Dead; Wings of Death!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Riley Rossmo (W) Mike Costa (A) Antonio Fuso BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE - PART 1! FLINT is ready to disband the COBRA FILES team, but CHAMELEON will have none of it. But what neither one suspects is that TOMAX, the captive COBRA member, has an ace up his sleeve that will rock the team to their core. No punches are pulled in G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #7! Cover price $3.99.

Pink Background. Who Wrote the Book of Love?, Chapter 4 - Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Mike Deodato, Carlos Mota and Emir Ribeiro. Cover by Mike Deodato. A giant demon genie has just attacked Glory and her friends and escapes through a portal with Vandal and Rumble in tow. Rumble is able to use the magical book in his possession to teleport out of the underworld and collect Glory so she can help them defeat the genie! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Mike Costa. Art by Emiliano Urdinola. Cover by German Nobile. Mike Costa has taken the war ravaged world to a new terrifying place. As gods make and break alliances in the face of destruction by the unstoppable Titans, the world burns beneath divine battle. And amidst the destruction and death, mankind unlikely saviors plot a way to send the gluttonous gods back to their dusty tombs. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Wraparound Cover by Raulo Caceres. by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer & Raulo Caceres It's never a dull day, being a Magician. The mad mind of Warren Ellis is once again unleashed on combat magician William Gravel, this time on a full-color, on-going monthly series! Magic. Everyone thought that he was dead, including the Minor Seven, the secret enclave of Britain's Occult Detectives. But Combat Magician William Gravel is very much alive and looking for the answers to how and why his place in the Minor Seven was filled by another and what the secret society is doing with the Sigsand Manuscript, an ancient supernatural text of unparalleled power. In a quiet, country cottage, Gravel will find the first clues to the Sigsand's location and in the darkness of the cottage's basement, a disturbing, unnatural thing that slithered into our dimension by the power of the ancient tome... Brought here from somewhere that mortal man could not possibly comprehend. The kind of magic that can strip the skin from a screaming man's skull, or direct the path of a shrieking bullet through a maze of city streets, striking its target between the eyes with pin-point accuracy. This is not just magic... This is Combat Magic, wielded by Sergeant Major William Gravel, Warren Ellis' cult-hit sensation from the pages of Strange Kiss and Strange Killings, now in his own, ongoing, full-color monthly series! This issue is available with a regular cover by Mike Wolfer, a wraparound by Raulo Caceres, a special Signed Poster edition package with a color poster of the #0 cover signed by artist Mike Wolfer, and also a rare 1-in-15 'Black Magic Edition' featuring a new cover by Wolfer. Cover price $3.99.

Retailer Incentive Cover by Mike Debalfo and Sanju Nivangune. (W) Mark L. Miller (A) Carlos Granda A pirate ship carrying four children crashes on the shore of a mysterious and merciless jungle. Each child is taken by a separate tribe of animals as a means to keep the peace between the species. It is a peace that will not last. Fifteen years later the children have now become young adults and each will have to face the destiny that awaits them in the unforgiving jungle. A place where only the strong will survive. From writer Mark L. Miller and the creative minds behind Grimm Fairy Tales and the Wonderland trilogy comes the wildest and newest reinvention of a classic that only Zenescope does right!

Part 4 of the 4-part 'Eyes of the Hawk.' An old foe with powers that rival Hawkman's returns, determined to destroy the Winged Warrior! But this villain has something to reveal to Katar Hol: the final secret of Hawkman's rebirth. Written by William Messner-Loebs, with art by Steve Lieber and Curt Shoultz. Cover by Lee Weeks and Mike Sellers. New Format. Cover price $1.95.

What Lies Within: Part 3 of 6 - Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Michael O'hare. Cover by Frazer Irving. He-Man and his allies continue their desperate quest into the underworld of Subternia. Their goal: nothing less than the salvation of Eternia itself! But even if they have the right to ask the life-force of Zoar for aid, just what horrors and dangers stand in their way? Cover price $2.99.

Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Renzo Rodriquez. Cover by José Luis. A horrific act of violence brings up old ghosts for both Hellchild and Jezebel. With the secret of Jezebel's origin revealed and riots tearing New York City apart, Hellchild seeks out the man who started it all. But as Kevin Nestor's powers transform him into an unrecognizable monster, will Hellchild be able to appeal to his human side? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Today the forces of evil assemble to choose a new queen! Featuring: 7 page story "Day of the Witch" written by Jack Oleck and drawn by Abe Ocampo. Plus: 10 page story "Dog Food" written by Russell Carley (script continuity) & Michael Fleisher and drawn by Ramona Fradon. Also: 1 page Cain's Gargoyles filler drawn by Sergio Aragones. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Mayan Rule: Part 3 of 5 - (W) Jeff Parker. (A/CA) Dale Eaglesham The hands of the doomsday clock race towards MAYAN RULE!!! Former Avengers arrive to help stop the end of the world as more Mayan gods return. Rick 'A-Bomb' Jones falls in battle! Cover price $2.99.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob McLeod. "The Rumor," script by Greg Potter, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob McLeod; Jogarr brings Jemm to New Bhok, a moon of Jupiter, to live with the other remaining Red Saturnians. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Gene Colan art. Cover price $0.75.