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Stories by Steve Skeates. Art by Tony Tallarico and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film lives again in an animated cartoon and this tie-in comic. Lou's superhero identity Captain Costello battles fiendish Dr. Goldmind and his super-powered cohorts. A horse tries to convince the duo that it's a prize racehorse. Plus a pinup of the cartoon incarnation of Abbott and Costello, along with instructions for making a "skydiver" toy and other activities. Captain Costello; Mixed Up Picture; T.V. or Not T.V.: That's a Question?; Jungle Journey; Ironed Out; Driving Test; A Shaggy Horse Story; How to Make a Skydiver; Boss and Groovey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Seein' Stars strips, art by Feg Murray. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Room and Board strips, art by Gene Ahern. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

1st small logo - Cover art by Wayne Boring and Ed Dobrotka. The Talisman of Trouble! starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. Jinx Ranch! starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz. The Moonstruck Girl starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Faces in the Future! starring Zatara, art by William F White. The Tiger's Skin! starring Vigilante. 52 Pages, Full Color. 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.

Written by Cal Howard. Art and Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, crashes a posh golf club in an untitled 3-part story! Plus: A Bit of Disc and Data article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp. Featuring the tales "The Mysterious Totem," "Diamond Necklace" and "The Stuntman," plus 1-page untitled stories on the inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken and Chief Punkluk! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Harry Sahle and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Terry Woik Szenics and unknown. Archie gets a rifle for his birthday and goes rabbit hunting with Jughead the next day in "The Hunter"; Oscar runs away from home after hearing that Archie will use him to pull a sled in "Mush, Oscar! Mush!"; Betty and Veronica fight over who will take Archie to the Thanksgiving Dance and wreak havoc on Pop Tate and his restaurant in "No Thanks For Thanksgiving"; Reggie tries to sabotage Archie while on a skiing date with Veronica in the Archie Short "A Ski Skit"; a tale starring Bumbie; Archie replaces his father as air raid warden for the day and causes chaos for the chief warden in "The Air Raid Warden"; and a tale starring Cubby! Plus: "Archie Antics," "Archie's Magic Page," "Archie's Hobby Page" and "Betty and Veronica Fashion Page"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Dan DeCarlo, Jr., Joe Edwards, Bob Montana, Dan DeCarlo, Jim DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick and unknown. Archie and Jughead cause chaos when they are given the job of fixing a cement step in "Concrete Evidence"! Plus: Li'l Jinx is upset over what is in the refrigerator in the half-pager "It Leaves Me Cold"; two strips from the Archie newspaper comic as the half-pager "Archie's Gag Bag"; "Running Out of Gas Puzzle" Archie activity page; Archie seeks an anniversary present for Mr. Lodge when the World Adventurers Club fails to honor his twentieth year since he founded it in "Forgotten Man"; "Brag" Bostwick comes to town and brags that his town has everything Riverdale has, only better, in "Can You Top This?"; and Archie tries to impress everybody with magic shoes that a magician gave him in "Speed Demon"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

"How to Survive High School": Archie's got all the answers a teen needs to navigate through the tricky world of high school. It's too bad his answers don't match the teachers' questions! "Feeling Fuelish": Archie and his friends imagine a world without fuel ? and it's a "gas"! "Come Blow Your Horn": Deciding a "new sound" is needed for the band, Archie takes up the Alpine shepherd's Alphorn. One note is all it will take to determine if his choice was good or baaaaa-d! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.25.

Cover by Dan DeCarlo & Alison Flood. Stories and Art by Bill Golliher, Stan Goldberg and Various. It's double trouble for Archie and his friends when a pair of treacherous twins tries to rig the miniature golf tournament in "The Golf War"! Plus: More of Archie and his friends! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Stan Goldberg & Rich Koslowski. Stories and Art by Bill Golliher and Various. It's a Jurassic "lark" when Archie and his pals go on an archaeological dig over summer vacation in "Can You Dig It?" Plus: The group tries to cram as much fun and excitement as possible into "The Last Summer of the Century"! Also: By the time Jughead gets through the new candy store's "free samples," there won't be any "sweet smell of success" to be had in "A Sweet Story"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.79.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. Pizza From Heaven, script and pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; After Mr. Weatherbee turns him down for a camp counselor's position on account of his clumsiness, Archie gets a job driving a pizza delivery truck for the heartless Kindly Mother Kelly (now the even more heartless Kindly Mother Kelly Industries Inc.); On his first delivery, he accidentally crashes the truck in Pickins Park and sends all the pizzas flying into the arms of a group of orphans from the Waifly Orphanage for Boys. Prize Project, script by George Gladir, pencils by Hy Eisman, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dilton tries to use Archie's frisbee throwing for a scientific study, but Mr. Weatherbee gets in the way. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. Verse Than Ever, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica thinks that she and her friend should be referred to as "Veronica and Betty," because it's easier to rhyme "Betty" in case someone wants to write a song about them. Hostess ad with Josie, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Ploy Play, script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries to attract Archie by playing hard to get. Cover Up, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Frankie doesn't have any problem seeing the other girls on the beach in revealing swimwear; However, the sight of Maria in swimwear drives him to possessively try to cover her up. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Our Monster is Hip. Oh, Where Did We Slip?", pencils by Wally Wood; A Frankenstein-type monster has the brain of a maniac, but the heart of a hippie. Untitled Lippy the Hippy story, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Lippy goes to great lengths to visit India's #1 guru. "Pen Pals As You Imagine Them and As They Really Are...", pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino. Ad for Archie's Groovy Stationary. "Doze Pose," art by Gus Lemoine; Rod the Mod has trouble falling asleep. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Ad for Dick Tracy movie. "Draw a Blank!", script by Rod Ollerenshaw, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; While attending a comic convention, Veronica is critical of Chuck's admiration of cartoonists; Later Chuck and Veronica each recruit a pair of artists for a TV game show called "Spin, Lose, or Draw!", with Chuck picking up Stan Goldberg and Dan DeCarlo. To Riverdale and Back Again ad. Archie's Club News. "Great Expectations," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie try to impress Archie, who they think is director of the school play. Archie Double Digests ad. "It's a Nerd's World," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Dilton isn't offended by being called a nerd; Later Riverdale High has an assembly for graduate Jay Sliderrule, a self-made tech millionaire who says he was called a nerd in high school. Jughead's Double Digest ad. "Record Time," script by Jim Ruth, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Mike Esposito; According to Jughead's stopwatch, Archie has world-record speed in the sprints. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

Written by Rick Veitch Art and cover by Veitch & Gary Erskine Loman and Flabbergast are suddenly the ultimate odd couple. Switzer's two lovers find themselves in close quarters for a secret off-the-books mission to locate Allie. Already married to Healey, she's enjoying her honeymoon with Batsukh, blissfully unaware that the monstrous Mother of Mountain is about to destroy their romantic idyll forever. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Stjepan Sejic. by James Kuhoric & Fernando Blanco The adventures of Ashley J. Williams continue in the Army of Darkness #8 from writers James Kuhoric and Mike Raicht, along with artist Fernando Blanco! In the conclusion of 'the Long Road Home' Ash faces the Riders of the Apocalypse and the dark demon behind it all as our hero attempts to reverse the course of the 'End of Days'! It all comes to an explosive conclusion that finds Ash once again on the receiving end of a swift kick in the ass, courtesy of the Necronomicon! Featuring a cover by fan-favorite artist Fabiano Neves and a special variant cover by Stjepan Sejic! Cover price $3.50.

Cover by George Wildman. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. Funny-animal superhero Atomic Mouse fights to keep Mouseville safe from the likes of Count Gatto. Cat mad scientist Professor Scratcher builds a robot duplicate of Atomic Mouse to destroy his reputation. The animals of the forest try to convince Atomic Mouse not to leave by arranging disasters for him to fix. When the sinister Mole plots to undermine the forest, Atomic Mouse hits on an innovative solution. The Mean Mouse; The Return of Atomic Mouse; A Mouse's Tale; The Super Sleuth; The Great Root Robbery; Good Dog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Fred Himes. Stories by unknown. Art by Fred Himes and unknown. Based on The Flintstones, the classic animated series. Barney & Betty Rubble in: "Birdman of Bedrock"; "Penny for Your Thoughts" with art by Fred Himes; "Divinin' We Fall"; "Change in Fashions"; "Art Italian Style"; and "Fire Power"! Plus: 2-page Lok the Elf text story "The Spider's Web" by Nicola Cuti (script) and Frank Roberge (art). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

36 page issues begin. Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and two Frazetta text story illustrations. Frazetta text story illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Barney Rooster, 'Ride 'Em, Cowboy'"; "Snooze, 'The Sleepy Watchdog'" art by Vincent Fago; "Hucky Duck, 'Barney's Little Helper'" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Small Wonders (1991); "Samuel Spaniel"; "Barney Rooster"; and "Professor Bacon, 'The Wonderful Machine!'" art by Frank Frazetta. Illustrated text stories: "The Big Race: Poor Little Elmer Wasn't Wanted on the Track Teams!" by Uncle Andy, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "The Colt Who Was Too Good: Chester Didn't Want to Be an Ordinary Plow Horse!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

WRITTEN BY JOHN FRANCIS MOORE; ART BY STEVE LEIBER AND STEFANO GAUDIANO; COVER BY GAUDIANO AND RICK HOBERG In stores December 11. On the outside, he's all that's wholesome ? the all-American man, sadly out of time. In reality, it's his victims who are out of time. Mr. Fun has been assigned a surprising target, and it's up to Batgirl and Nightwing to stop him. Batman, meanwhile, discovers a deadly clue to Athena's past, but he may be too late as Athena and her gang are about to put their master plan into action! FC, 32 PG. (7 OF 8) $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

Featuring: 7 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Bored Beepers"; 7 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "Troop Tactics"; 5 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Slick-Type Trick"; 6 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Overweight Bait." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Featuring: 4 page Beetle Bailey story "Comfort-Kooks"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Snoopy Sarge"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "One Man Team"; 4 page Beetle Bailey story "Sarge's Bugbite"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "The Tricksters"; 1 page text story "Service Smiles" (jokes); 1 page Beetle Bailey activity "Color This Page, Kids!"; 4 page Beetle Bailey story "Sarge's Big Date"; 1 page Sarge story "Pizza Dream"; 1 page Beetle Bailey story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Featuring: 4 page Beetle Bailey story "Out of Uniform"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Beetle Takes the Cake!"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Beetle's Melon"; 4 page Beetle Bailey story "Toy Boy"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "The Rain Drips"; 1 page Service Smiles text story "The Telephone Wire"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Paper Work"; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Beetle's Shadow." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Featuring: 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Mistaken Identity"; 4 page Cookie story "Spud Story" starring Beetle Bailey, Cookie, Sarge [Sergeant Orville Snorkel] and Zero; 4 page Sarge story "Bugged" starring Beetle Bailey, "Killer" Diller, Sarge [Sergeant Orville Snorkel] and two talking bugs [one named Sam]; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "Letter Lies" starring Beetle Bailey, Beetle Bailey's parents, Captain Sam Scabbard, General Amos Halftrack and Sarge [Sergeant Orville Snorkel]; 3 page Beetle Bailey story "The Insult"; 5 page Beetle Bailey story "Out of Order." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Mort Walker. Mort Walker's sad-sack soldier returns to comics as part of Harvey Comics' revival in the early 1990s. The series featured reprints of the old Charlton series. Sarge gets a new uniform that's a far cry from his old one. Womanizer "Killer" goes on a blind date. Solid Sarge; Sarge: Right Dress; Killers Blind Date. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Alison Flood. "Bored Game," script by Kathleen Webb, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Forced inside due to a rainy day, Archie, Betty and her parents decide to play the board game "Be A Billionaire" (a take-off on Monopoly). "Betty" answers reader letters, art by Dan DeCarlo. "Home Video," script by George Gladir, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty decides to video tape a diary and Archie volunteers to operate the camera. "Dream Dilemma," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty dreams she rejects Archie and is so shaken by the dream that it takes Veronica to talk her down from her agitated state. "Sitter Wanted," script by George Gladir, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie can't take Betty out because he donated all his cash to charity; Betty can't go out with him because she promised to babysit. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Written by Frank Doyle, Bob Bolling, and George Gladir. Art by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood. Cover by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood. A shoplifter slips her stolen merchandise into Veronica's bag, causing store security to detain Veronica for the crime. While painting landscapes in a marsh, Betty and Veronica encounter an injured heron and attempt to save it. After enduring another loud lecture from her father, Veronica gets the idea to save money by doing her fashion shopping at the local thrift store. Tell Us About Recycling Plastic Containers public service announcement with the Archie gang, art by Bill Golliher. Veronica and Archie pose in grunge-style fashions page, art by Rex W. Lindsey. 36 pages, full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

by Various & Jeff Schultz "Club Snub" (by Boldman & Shultz): Feeling over-pampered, Veronica decides to visit an out-of-town spa where her father is less known, not realizing he owns that spa, too! Will the staff act naturally... or take her visit as a surprise inspection?! "The Scream Team" (by Pellowski & Shultz): The guys are having problems dealing with the girl's emotions ? primarily their fear and screaming as they go on all the scary rides at the amusement park! FC, 32pg$2.19 Cover price $2.19.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Briefer, Bob Montana, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Gangsters invade a country club, forcing Crimebuster to intervene, in a pre-Code story (and cover) of Murder on the Golf Course. Yankee Longago encounters Ponce De Leon and The Fountain of Youth, in a different story from the one in issue #14, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm's rocket plane ditches him in the wilds of Alaska, where he meets hillbillies and one last cadre of Japanese soldiers, featuring art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil and the Crying Killer; Little Dynamite Plays Cupid; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny in "The Bushman Bunnies," "From Bugs to Riches," "It's All Mine," and an untitled story. Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Owl Who Came to Dinner," and Tweety and Sylvester in an untitled story. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring Buster Bear in: "Water on the Brain"; "Aged in the Woods"; and "Gone to the Dogs"! Plus: Buzzy Rabbit in "Buzzy's Busy Butler" co-starring Humphries and J.B. Whiphand. Also: Buster Bunny in "Scrambled Eggs" co-starring Wilbur. And: Rollo Raccoon in an untitled reprint story co-starring Picklefoot Pig and Rufus Rabbit. Plus: Honey-lover Bear in 1-page text story "Honey-lover Bear's Escape" co-starring Micky Monkey. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. A hippie-like traveling peddler gives Casper a horn that summons Oddzo, a very unhelpful genie. Casper must figure out how to get Oddzo to go away again. Pearl uses magic spectacles to make sure Spooky is being good. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Camel Charlies Gift; Color Me Wild; The Last Wish; Spooky: The Spooktacles. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper helps a mute boy with magical powers seek the mysterious Rollo, encountering gypsies and dragons along the way, in a three-part adventure. Plus vintage ads for the Cub Scouts and Campfire Girls, a Richie Rich board game, and "Super Sea Monkeys." Casper the Friendly Ghost; His Lordship Is Missing; The Search; The Trails End; Wendy: Cold Germs; Spooky: The Bad Luck Charm. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. When Mother Nature takes a Martian holiday, Casper's own nature goes haywire. Spooky goes to outer space, where people are even weirder than on Earth. Spooky can't understand how an old house can be attacking him. Pants Country; A Delicate Situation; How Delicate!; Oh, To Be a Normal Ghost; Kooky Spooky; The Un-Haunted House; Spooky: Ghost Actor Wanted. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by John Carey. Stories by unknown. Art by John Carey and Tony Strobl. Featuring the tales "Thumpy-Gram to Gramps," "The Harvest Hassle," "Loose with the Truths" and "Chip Shooters," plus the 1-page reprint text story "Timid Chipmunk"! Starring Chip 'n' Dale, Little Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf, Thumper, Brer Bear, Grandpa Chipmunk, Tinker Bell, Jiminy Cricket, Mad Madam Mim and Buckaroo Duck! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.30.

by Dan Boultwood Life working in a comic store for Matt and Craig has been uneventful... until now. When a seemingly routine comic book delivery arrives containing a mysterious board game, it turns their world upside down, opening a doorway to Hellish terror! Written and drawn by Dan Boultwood (Com.X's N-JIN) with colors by Len O'Grady (Cla$$war/B1N4RY). Comic book retailing has never been so accurate ? or dangerous! FC, 40pg $4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Ernest Hix. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Phil Fumble realizes Fritzi's house is next to a convenient bus stop, in a strip showcasing Bushmiller's good-girl art. Phil gets tired of hearing about the scandal-ridden lives of his favorite movie stars. Fritzi takes a drink from the Fountain of Youth. Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Hultgren and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Jitterbuck compete with Zoot in a contest to meet movie star Suzette Schlemiel; Jit and Cookie build a travel trailer; Binky the dog is confused when Tom and Mary have a spat, then immediately make up. Cookie; Woman of the World; Don't Be Too Sure!; Binky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.