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Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. 50 Ways to Kill Superman, art by Al Plastino. Volcano Vandals starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. World of Wishes starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. The Stolen Beaver starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Color Wheel of Crime starring Vigilante. 52 Pages, Full Color. 1st time Superman flies rather than leaps. Full-page ad for Dale Evans Comics #1. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Ed Goldfarb, and Robert Baer. Numbering continues from Nightmare (1953 St. John) #13. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Edgar Allan Poe's tale of torture and madness, The Pit and the Pendulum, is adapted by comics legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. A mermaid rescued from the ocean has a taste for human flesh. In two separate stories, dolls and a statue come to horrific life. Plus an article about poltergeists. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Death Dolls; The Devil from the Deep; Ghosts with a Sense of Humor; An Eye for an Eye; Dream Girl; The Pit and the Pendulum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. The Archie 1,000-Page Comics Extravaganza is the latest volume of our biggest-ever collections, featuring over 100 full-color stories in a format similar to the hugely popular Archie Digest series, at an amazing price! Follow America's favorite red-head as he navigates the pressures of the American teenager in the awkward, charming and hilarious way you've come to know and love. Features the same mix of wild humor, awkward charm and genuine relatability that has kept Archie and the gang relevant for kids and adults alike for over 70 years. It's 1,000 pages of Archie fun at one low price! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 1000 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Dynamic Forces edition remarked by artist Ken Haeser and limited to 199 copies. Includes certificate of authenticity. NOTE: This is a generic picture of one copy only, every cover is unique, please see individual listings for exact cover details. GRADING NOTE: Book handled by artist while creating sketch. Grade does not reflect any of the collateral staining, smudging that results from this process.. Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. Art by JOHN ROMITA JR. THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why...! Bonus back up feature: the oral history of the Avengers, part one. A brand new illustrated look at the Avengers in a way you have never seen before by series writer Brian Michael Bendis. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Dave Stewart. After his long hunt, Baltimore finally confronts the vampire who destroyed his life in London for a final showdown! Cover price $3.50.

(W) Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden (A) Ben Stenbeck (CA) Dave Stewart, Ben Stenbeck As his surgically enhanced monsters attack Lord Baltimore, the crazed doctor reveals a plan to kill all the innocents before the plague of vampires can get them first. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Plague Ships!" Collects Baltimore Plague Ships (2010- Dark Horse) #1-5. After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards, on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession. Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Curse Bells!" Collects Baltimore The Curse Bells (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Dave Stewart and Mike Mignola. A horrific ritual will create havoc on a small European town, as Lord Baltimore takes on the twisted blessing of vampiric nuns and an insane warlock! Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Christopher Golden (W), Ben Stenbeck (A), and Dave Stewart (C) Months after a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with deadly vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, is on the hunt for the creature responsible for this chaos and his own personal tragedy. What he uncovers is a terror as horrific and frightening as any he's seen on the battlefield. o Based on the novel by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. o Mike Mignola reunites with Witchfinder artist Ben Stenbeck! Praise for Baltimore or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire: 'Mythic adventure, midway between Lovecraft and the Brothers Grimm. The book burns with black inspiration.' -Sci Fi Magazine 'Outstanding, gorgeously told and wildly inventive. Mike Mignola's outstanding black-and-white illustrations turn the book into a beautiful object and add to its overall storybook quality. He and Golden have outdone themselves with Baltimore, a gorgeous, haunting tale that may well become a classic.' -Fangoria FC, 32 pages Cover price $3.50.

Regular Bantam Edition - 1st printing. By Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. In a story that unfolds through a series of flashbacks, when British aristocrat Lord Baltimore encounters a vampire on the bloody battlefields of The Great War, he unwittingly releases a vast evil into the world - an evil which he vows to vanquish! Renowned comic artist and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola adds a visual visceral appeal with more than 150 black-and-white original illustrations in this chilling collaboration with Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden. Hardcover, 292 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $25.00.

cover by sal velluto & bob almond christopher priest/sal velluto/bob almond The cold war goes hot as the Black Panther and Wakanda face a war with Namor and Atlantis, Magneto and Genosha, Lord Ghaur and the Deviants, and Doctor Doom and Latveria! FC Cover price $2.50.

Cover art by Jeff Smith. Untitled story, script and art by Jeff Smith; Both Thorn and Fone Bone have troubling dreams. Fone Bone learns that both have had intruders into their dreams. This is a first printing. Most issues from #1-12, and possible some beyond, have been reprinted. Reprints may be identified by a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. printing notice inside the comic. 28 pgs. $2.95. This is a first printing. Most issues from #1-12, and possible some beyond, have been reprinted. Reprints may be identified by a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. printing notice inside the comic. Cover price $2.95.

By Jeff Smith. "Ghost Circles"?Afraid that Thorn is changing and growing away from him, Fone Bone is plunged into a world of darkness - but is it just a dream, or is it the work of the Lord of the Locusts? b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Play Now... Die Later!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman happens to be at the scene of a fight between two rival Spanish groups in the middle of Gotham City, he enlists the aid of Wonder Woman to help him find the cause of the warfare on Gotham's streets; They soon find themselves involved in a local conflict over the liberation of the Spanish nation of San Sebastian; Helping the revolutionaries, they help smash a plot by the corrupt leaders of that country that involved smuggling parts for fighter jets into the country. After defeating the mastermind behind the operation, Batman turns over the parts to the rebels. Letters to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis and comic artist Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Brave And The Bold (1955-83 DC) Mark Jeweler. Batman and Wonder Woman star in "Play Now, Die Later!" Script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo. Letters ot the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis and comic artist Duffy Vohland. Aparo cover. Cover price $0.20.

1st printing. Based on the story by Herman Melville. Adapted by Dr. Marion Kimberly. It was an obsession that would destroy them all! A young man called Ishmael has come from Manhattan to the north-east of America to sign up for a whaling expedition. For the crew of the Pequod, their voyage is one of monetary gain. For Captain Ahab, however, it is a mission driven by hatred, revenge, and his growing obsession with the greatest creature of the sea. Hardcover, 8 1/12-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color.

Moby Dick, 14th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 131). Cover price $0.15.

Moby Dick, 23rd Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper. (HRN 166, Winter/69, stiff cover). Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, C. H. Moore, Sidney M. Elias, 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. Scarecrow and Pee Wee get stranded at sea and are rescued by a whaling ship. Sniffer tries to convince his visiting cousin that he lives in a (borrowed) penthouse apartment, and chaos inevitably ensues. The last Sniffer story in this series. Daredevil attempts a daring midair rescue, in one of his final appearances in the title that bears his name. Little Wise Guys: Adrift With a Time Bomb; Deny It If You Can; Funny Boners; Crimebuster: Tommys Big Adventure; Sniffer; Daredevil: The Successful Snafu. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Robert Moore Williams.

Volume 11, Issue 10 - October, 1949. Cover by Edmond Swiatek. Stories by Alexander Blade "The Octopus of Space", Rog Phillips, Craig Browning, Robert Moore Williams, and Warren Kastel. Illustrations by Edmond Swiatek, Jan Wills, and Murphy Anderson. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster gets caught up in a mad whaler's obsessive search for his prey. Mortimer Nash is compelled to kill whenever he sees the moon. A crook meets a strange little man who offers to grant wishes...for a price. The Battle of the Monsters; Haunted Car; Moon Madness; Polio Facts for 1953; Four Wishes. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Gerald McCann, Charles Nicholas, Dan Zolnerowich and Lorence Bjorklund. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Frogmen with a US destroyer crew are assigned to ensure the safety of a Korean harbor. A mysterious intelligence agent named Mr. Q boards a US destroyer, for a special mission that not even the frogmen know about. Frogmen try to stop gun-runners from supplying Latin American revolutionaries. Tin Fish from Nowhere; Mr. "Q" of North Sea; Mississippi Frogmen; Diary of the Ice; Operation Back Door; Frogman to the Gulf; Get These Dresses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Anthology comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue features "Poltergeist with a Purpose," "Sea Spirit," "The Guardian Ghost," and "The Faceless Phantom." Issue also has "The Hidden Hoard" one-page text feature. Story and art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

1st printing. Donald Duck. Full color, 8-1/2 x 11 inches square bound, cardstock cover, white matt interior paper stock. Cover price $5.95.

2nd or later printing. Donald Duck. Full color, 8-1/2 x 11 inches square bound, cardstock cover, white matt interior paper stock. Cover price $5.95.

New York Comic Con "Hate It" Variant Cover. Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Chad Hardin. Cover by Amanda Conner. Harley and The Joker make it legal at last! Follow the happy couple to their secret honeymoon spot, where it's literally till death do they part! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Burns Koffin Gang, script by Greg Powers, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Hercules begins demonstrates his car and boat lifting skills bringing the Burns Koffin Gang to justice. Assignment: Spain, art by Courtney Thompson; X-5 vs. The Bothnians. The Photographer's Murder, art by Charles Nicholas (as B. H. Apiary); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Henry Graff and Fred. The Dope Pearls starring The Strange Twins; Rod Strange and Douglas Strange vs. Vera De Vain. Spies In Puerto Rico, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob Masters and Swab Decker vs. Luisa and other spies. The Chicago Run starring Casey Jones, art by Munson Paddock. The Cat's Ninth Life text story by Toni Blum (Tony Boon). The Tale of the Ghost Cavaliers starring Old Witch, art by Pierre Winter. Voyage To the Center of the Earth, art by Henry Kiefer; Blaze Barton encounters Beatica (Queen of the Jewelled Caves) and battles The Core-men. Treasure On Koko's Island starring Tommy Tinkle, art by George Tuska. The Savage Land starring Neon the Unknown, script by S. M. Iger (as Tagor Maroy), art by Alex Blum; Neon continues his freelance adventures at the North Pole rescuing a British polar explorer from a strange tropical isle hidden beneath the glaciers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Alex Schomburg, Leo Morey, Nat Schachner, and Homer Fleming. Biography, history and real war stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart dares new boundaries and disappears into history; Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll is also a math whiz who creates logic puzzles; Lou Gehrig becomes a baseball legend in his own tragically short life. Monarchs of the Sea the Story of Whaling; Israel Putnam Who Dared Lead Where Any Dared to Follow; John Brashear, Beloved Lens-Maker and Astronomer; Amelia Earhart; Rockets to the Moon; Lou Gehrig, Baseball's Iron Horse; Jean Fabre; James Pattie, Messenger of the Gila Valley; Lewis Carroll; Sir Nathan B. Forrest, Leader of the Daring Forrest Rangers. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Doug Moench. Art and cover Paul Gulacy. The martinis will be shaken, not stirred, as Dark Horse proudly presents a spectacular new James Bond series based on the popular Ian Fleming characters! A nuclear arsenal disappears! Unexplained phenomena is South America! Dinosaurs! Bond! What more can we give you? Well, maybe the team born to do this book: Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy! Don't miss out on one of the books of the summer. First in a series of new James Bond books from Dark Horse Comics and Acme Press. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $4.95.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Bill Schreiber and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe injures his side just before his big fight with Red Rodney. Joe faces an underwater battle with a swordfish to save his buddy Jerry. A retelling in comics form of the legendary "long count" boxing match of 1927, a rematch between former champ Jack Dempsey and the then-Champion, Gene Tunney. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie: The Rain Maker," by Bill Schreiber. The Training Camp Mystery; Joe's Breathtaking Underwater Battle; Little Max; Humphrey; Joe Palooka's Album; Sport Short: The Famous Long Count Knockdown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sadie the System. Story, art and cover by Frank Robbins. Reprints of the Frank Robbins aviation adventure strip from Pacific Comics Club. Collects the daily strips complete from October 23, 1950 to September 22, 1951. Notorious jewel thief Sadie the System and her husband Karats target the shipment of diamonds that Johnny is supposed to courier from Rangoon to Amsterdam. Sadie hatches an intricately fiendish plan to get on board Johnny's plane. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dan Adkins. "A Shark on the Wind!", script by Doug Moench, art by Val Mayerik; The other-dimensional army (the Sheearians) is at war with the Shark Men (the Quarlians), but when Ka-Zar tries to suggest an alliance, he is captured; Thrown into the Quarlian dungeons, he befriends Zartros the Gnome; Next, Ka-Zar is confronted by his friend Tandy Snow, now Queen Tandylla of the Quarlians. Mad with power, she gives Ka-Zar an ultimatum. "Captain America and the Red Skull" Hostess Twinkies ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

30 cent cover price variant with starburst price style. "A Shark on the Wind!" Cover by Rich Buckler. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik. Marvel Value Stamp. Cover price $0.30.

1st Printing. Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales. Art by Carrillo. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. Ishmael and the crew of the Pequod must follow Captain Ahab on his mad quest for revenge against the great white whale. Plus a biography of author Herman Melvlle. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

There is only one place in Valusia that even the bravest men dare not disturb-the Forbidden Lake. Thousands of years before Kull, men sought to conquer the people of the lake, and were turned back by magic and the creatures spawned in those dark waters. When Saremes the cat informs Kull that his closest ally Brule has gone to the lake, the mighty king sets out, sword in hand, to rescue his friend from whatever monsters lie dormant in those mysterious waters! Cover price $3.50.

Written by R.H. Moody, Brian Pusillo & Mike Grotton with art by Robert Groves. B&W, 64 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by John Byrne. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Joe Gill, and Rich Larson. Ghost hunter Dr. Graves presents, and sometimes participates in, tales of ghosts, monsters and the supernatural. Obsessed whaler Captain Lund has a vendetta against blue whales, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Refined 19th century gentleman M. Chagall has a mirror in his library that reveals the secret monster within him. Plus a text story with an illustration by horror legend Tom Sutton. Eye-catching cover by none other than John Byrne (!) also features the old "injury-to-the-eye motif." The Room of Truth; The Housewarming; The Bridegroom; The Last Whale! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane (adaptation), inks by Mike Esposito. Herman Melville pinup by Bob Larkin. "Moby Dick," script by Irwin Shapiro, pencils by Alex Nino, inks by Dan Adkins; The lone survivor of a lost whaling ship tells the tale of Captain Ahabs self-destructive obsession to hunt Moby Dick, the great white whale. Adapted from the Herman Melville novel "Moby-Dick" (1851). 52 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. Collects Moby Dick (2008 Marvel Illustrated) #1-6. Based on the novel by HERMAN MELVILLE. Adapted by ROY THOMAS. Art by PASCAL ALIXE. Cover by JOHN WATSON. Melville's seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. It's been called the Great American Novel. And they weren't kidding. Hardcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Moby Dick (2008 Marvel Illustrated) #1-6. Based on the novel by HERMAN MELVILLE. Adapted by ROY THOMAS. Art by PASCAL ALIXE. Cover by JOHN WATSON. Melville's seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. It's been called the Great American Novel. And they weren't kidding. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 152 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $19.99.

Reprints "Trapped in the lair of the Leader" From Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) issue 69 and "To Walk Amongst Men" from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) issue 77. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.20.

Whitman edition. Cover title says "Mickey Mouse and Goofy." Mickey Mouse in "The Amazing Undersea Oysterkins" in which Mickey and Goofy help the owners of an underwater oyster farm. Issue also has Daisy and Donald in "The Misspelled Spell" and one-page text story "Water Bed Bouncers.". No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Mickey Mouse Club logo on front cover. Mickey Mouse in "The Whale Chasers," "Here's Pie in Your Eye," and "The Lion Hunt." Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "The Party Crasher" and one-page text story "Gathering Trouble." No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover title says "Mickey Mouse and Goofy." Mickey Mouse in "The Amazing Undersea Oysterkins" in which Mickey and Goofy help the owners of an underwater oyster farm. Issue also has Daisy and Donald in "The Misspelled Spell" and one-page text story "Water Bed Bouncers.". No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

After coming across a whale killed by hunters, Man Ray and the other Mighty Mutanimals resolve to find and teach those whale hunters the error of their ways. And that leads them to an old foe of Man Ray's in "The Cruel Sea." Script by P. Nutman and art by K. Mitchroney & B. Thomas. Cover price $1.25.

Written by ROY THOMAS (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HERMAN MELVILLE) Penciled by PASCAL ALIXE Cover by JOHN WATSON Melville's seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. It's been called The Great American Novel. And they weren't kidding. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Based on the stolry by Herman Melville. Adapted by Will Eisner. The third in Will Eisner's series of adaptations of the classics! Moby Dick is the story of a dangerously obsessed man... obsessed with seeking vengeance against a great white whale that pushes him and his reluctant crew in a quest across the seven seas. Obsessed with pitching his boat against a formidable beast against all odds and oblivious to the great risk to life and limb! Fully painted by Will Eisner. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.