Comic books in 'Handgun', graded by CGC

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Written by John Ulloa. Art and Cover by Jose Varese. The Gun is a series that revolves around the effect that a mysterious handgun, forged almost a century ago, has on the lives of the people who briefly possess it, as it passes from hand to hand. The first issue is the story of a middle-aged struggling writer who, at the end of his rope, gets a new lease on life when he purchases a gun at a pawnshop. His life is suddenly worth living again, until it's not. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by John Ulloa and Jerale Cleborne. Art by Andres Labrada. Cover by Patrick Reilly. Norman is a good man bagged in a big sack of loser. He has always done 'the right thing,' and the right thing has never brought him anything but misery. Crap job. Crap life. Wife gone. The one point of light in his dark, dismal bucket of existence is his children. But he is failing even them. He's starting to realize that there is no just reward. The world is what you make of it, what you take of it. At the end of his rope, he decides to take what is owed him. And, as the world comes crashing around him, he decides to take hold of fate, and fate comes in the form of a gun. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by John Ulloa. Art by Andres Labrada. Cover by Jeff Dekal. Norman is a good man bagged in a big sack of loser. He has always done 'the right thing,' and the right thing has never brought him anything but misery. Crap job. Crap life. Wife gone. The one point of light in his dark, dismal bucket of existence is his children. But he is failing even them. He's starting to realize that there is no just reward. The world is what you make of it, what you take of it. At the end of his rope, he decides to take what is owed him. And, as the world comes crashing around him, he decides to take hold of fate, and fate comes in the form of a gun. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES July 13 ? 48 pg ? BW ? $5.99 special edition signed by STELFREEZE & WAGNER ? $19.99 written by DOUG WAGNER & CHUCK DIXON art by BRIAN STELFREEZE, JASON PEARSON & SANFORD GREENE cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE & JASON PEARSON BRIAN STELFREEZE returns to Image for the summer's most anticipated action adventure, starring "Laci", the original pink-plaid assassin. Explosions, mayhem, and insane fun are guaranteed! PLUS! As a special bonus, watch trouble unfold when a college girl and her friend make a secret road trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Check it out in this exclusive 22-page "flip book" installment of THE RIDE, by CHUCK DIXON, JASON PEARSON & SANFORD GREENE. Cover price $5.99.

Flip Book (Cover each side) Gun Candy/The Ride. August 17 ? 48 pg ? BW ? $5.99 RETAILER WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES written by DOUG WAGNER & CHUCK DIXON art by BRIAN STELFREEZE, PHIL NOTO & ROB HAYNES cover by BRIAN STELFREEZE & PHIL NOTO Laci destroys everything in her path as she unravels the mystery of who killed her parents when she was a child. Why has she been misled all her life, and how will the truth affect a girl already teetering on the edge of insanity? Everyone in New Orleans seems to be running from the law, and when crazy people cross paths, bloodshed won't be far behind! Don't miss the conclusion of this "flip book" installment of THE RIDE, by CHUCK DIXON, PHIL NOTO & ROB HAYNES. Cover price $5.99.

Part II: "Drug" written and illustrated by Masomi Kanzaki. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

by Howard Shum & Joey Mason In 1936, Cheng Bo Sen is a gun-shooting, kung-fu-using Hong Kong cop. He also speaks hip-hop, which no one seems to notice. He gets recruited by England to help fight the Nazis. FC, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

by Howard M. Shum & Joey Mason.

Written by DAVE SIM & HOWARD M. SHUM. Art by DARRYL YOUNG & HOWARD M. SHUM. Cover by DAVE SIM, GERHARD, JOEY MASON & HOWARD M. SHUM. The year is 1941. France has succeeded in setting the world record for the quickest surrender to Nazi Germany without putting up a fight. Nazi collaborating French showgirls are on a secret mission to attack a neutral United States. Cheng Bo Sen is a Hong Kong cop and British secret agent. He also speaks hip-hop, which no one seems to notice. March 22 ? 32 pg ? FC ? $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

by Howard M. Shum & Joey Mason The year is 1936. England has discovered that the Nazis are searching for a lost city filled with treasure in the jungles of South America. The Queen sends hip-hop talking secret agent Cheng Bo Sen to learn more and to stop the Nazis' nefarious plans. FC, 32pg $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

by Howard M. Shum & Joey Mason The beautiful and mysterious Jaguar Girl has captured Cheng Bo Sen. Cannibals prepare Dr. Dumple for their next meal. Meanwhile the Nazis continue on their quest for lost Inca treasure and finalize their secret evil experiment. Alternate cover by Alberto Ruiz (limited to 2,000 copies)! Cover price $3.50.

by Howard M. Shum & Joey Mason Cheng Bo Sen, Dr. Dumple, and Adrima (a.k.a. Jaguar Girl) encounter the deadly Nazi monkey-spider hybrids as they race to stop the Nazis from getting to the lost Inca city. Alternate cover by Robert Rhett with only 2,000 copies printed! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available in Germany. REGULAR CVR - FC, 32pg $3.50 RHETT CVR - FC, 32pg $5.00 Cover price $3.50.

Polybagged with cards. The premiere of this launch title of Marvel UK's Gene Pool books! The survivor of an intergalactic war, Gun Runner finds himself on Earth, where he battles his ancient enemies, the Cynodd, with the help of Ghost Rider and John Blaze. The only problem is, they thought the Cynodd were long dead. When Gun Runner embarks on a journey to find out why they still exist, he discovers that they are thriving and that their threat of destruction is spreading throughout the galaxy. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Terry Clark. Wraparound cover. Cover price $2.75.

Gun Runner is reunited with the last member of his crew, Lure! Now all he and the Enhanced have to do is fight their way off a hostile planet and save the Earth before it is turned into a syntropic wasteland. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Anthony Williams and Colin Fawcett. Cover price $1.75.

Written by DANIEL WAY Cover & pencils by JON PROCTOR Harvey is a contract killer who surfaces only to cap fools and get paid ? a ghost cutting a bloody swath through the living world, invisible and therefore untouchable. But now, the ghost is being haunted by someone from the real world ? a woman whom Harvey simply can't get out of his head ... a woman who's made Harvey so damn crazy he just might decide that living is worth the risk of dying. 32 PGS./FC/PARENTAL ADVISORY...$2.50 UPC: 5960605477-00111 Cover price $2.50.

12 page preview special written by Daniel Way with art by Jon Proctor. B&W, 12 pages, slick paper stock. Mature readers, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $1.00.

Jim Steranko cover; Tex Dawson, Gunslinger Cover price $0.20.

John Romita reprints; Gil Kane cover Cover price $0.20.

John Romita reprints Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Graham Ingels, Sheldon Moldoff and Johnny Craig. Numbering continues from Fat and Slat (1947) #4. This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. The first appearance of the lone lawman known as the Gunfighter, and the origin of the Buckskin Kid, a white man raised by Comanches. Badman Jim Dorn rides a path of terror across the Old West, in a story with early art by Graham Ingels. Superheroes Moon Girl and the Prince face doom by dynamite in the pages of Gunslinger, while on brief hiatus from their own title. The Dead Mans Hand!; A Wagon Train to Trouble!; The Apache Assassin!; Sand on the Bullets; Moon Girl Meets-The Hangman!32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Graham Ingels, Sheldon Moldoff and Henry Kiefer. This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. A serial killer stalks a Western town, in an early story by "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, warming up for his work on EC's later classic horror comics. Moon Girl enters The Cave of the 1000 Winds. Cover features early art by EC legend Johnny Craig. The Sandyville Slasher!; The Medicine Man of Buffalo Flats!; Ill Go Out in Smoke An Fire!; A Tooth For a Tooth; Moon Girl: The Cave of the 1000 Winds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Gardner Fox and Al Feldstein. Art by Graham Ingels, Henry Kiefer, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig (credited as F.C. Aljon). This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. A semi-true tale of the James Gang, their lost loot, and the curse that goes with it. The Buckskin Kid seeks Running Horse, the renegade shaman who murdered the Kid's foster father, Comanche chieftain Red Arrow. Plus an EC Comics PSA imploring teens to respect their local newsdealer's business, and not hang out in doorways scaring off customers - a real sign of its times. This issue features Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig working together as F.C. Aljon, a short-lived experiment to increase Craig's productivity. Cover features early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. Sixguns and the Sisters!; The Curse of the Jessie James Treasure; Your Newsdealer—He Is Your friend!; Good-Luck Pieces; The End of the Trail. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Gardner Fox and Al Feldstein. Art by Graham Ingels, Al Feldstein, and Johnny Craig. This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. Newspaper publisher Nancy Harper wants to get Deke Slade, the outlaw who murdered her father, in a story featuring a female lead who looks like Jane Russell, and a sheriff named "Bull Gaines" (a riff on publisher Bill Gaines). Cover features early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. The Corpse Who Came Back!; The Bandit In the Black Mask; Substitute Sheriff!; Fast Draw; Buckskin Kid: The Dealers in Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Graham Ingels and Johnny Craig. This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. Old Jasper, the town hobo, gets a new lease on life with help from his daughter and the Gunfighter, but first they must overcome The Bandits of Eagle Rock. Cover features early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. The Bandits of Eagle Rock!; The Last Straw; Bert Sutton…Texas Ranger; A Case of Hindsight; Buckskin Kid: The Eyes Have It! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Russ Jones. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Numbering continues from Kid Montana (1957) #50. Tales of justice and gunplay in the Old West. The series takes a strange, dark turn with this issue, telling the inter-connected stories of "Onions" and Chaw Peck, who live and die by their guns, and Franklin, the best gunfighter of them all, and the one who least wants to be one. Onions: No Gunfighter; Chaw Peck: Gunfighter; Franklin Kane: Reluctant Gunfighter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Skeates, Jim Aparo, Carl Hubbell and Luis Dominguez. Tales of justice and gunplay in the Old West. Wrongfully imprisoned by an ignorant sheriff, Jed joins forces with bona fide outlaw Vargos to escape from jail, but that goes wrong almost immediately. Evans knows he can outshoot the sheriff who just told him to leave town, but something makes him pause, in a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. Black-hatted Bart is a hired gun who can outshoot anyone, until he meets the sheriff of Trailfork. Final issue of the original run; series resumes 12 years later. The Hero; The Coward; The Hired Gun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Joe Maneely, Pete Morisi, Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. The townspeople think the world's gone topsy-turvy when lawman Wild Bill Hickok loses his badge and goes on a drunken rampage through town. Crack shot Annie Oakley isn't sure how to respond when she's in a sharpshooting contest against an impoverished boy who is the best shot in these parts. A sadistic ranch foreman meets a new hire who finally stands up to him, in a story with art by EC legends Al Williamson and Angelo Torres. (Tex Ritter appears on the cover, but not in the issue itself.) Wild Bill Hickok: The Bulletproof Outlaw; Jesse James: The James Gang Strikes; New Hand; Annie Oakley: Fancy Shootin'; Wild Bill Hickok: Gold and Lead!; Apache Lore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

The Sheriff's Vacation, pencils by Jack Keller; Luke Spade has his vacation interupted by a rogue wolf that leads him to the rustlers. Gunpowder & Paint starring Annie Oakley; Annie stops a bank robbery and wins the beauty contest. Tyrant Guns starring Pawnee Bill, art by Pete Morisi; Pawnee Bill and Poncho stop Luis Rey and his gang. Badman's Return starring Wild Bill Hickok, pencils by Al Williamson; Slocum returns to town from Prison and proves he was framed by Brigsby. Behind a Gun; The bank robber returns to town and gets caught. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Vigilante Law starring Jesse James, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Nicholas Alascia; Jesse sees an innocent man wearing a money belt heading into Craghorn, an area known to be the stronghold of an infamous vigilante and thief, Captain Brock; Jesse volunteers to guide the man, but they are captured, and must rely on honest townspeople to help restore law and order to Craghorn. Outlaw Territory starring Sheriff Of Tombstone; The Sheriff has to go into outlaw-controlled territory to get Moe Taggart, a cattle rustler; The hard part will be surviving the trip out of the valley to get his prisoner to trial while everyone is gunning for him. Pore Helpless Female starring Annie Oakley, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Nicholas Alascia. The Long Ride To Nowhere, pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani. Showdown starring Wyatt Earp, pencils by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bat Masterson. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by John Severin, Jack Keller, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Gunslingers make the mistake of underestimating crack shot Annie Oakley just 'cause she's a girl. Only the Cheyenne Kid can prevent a disastrous war between the Sioux and the Apache, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. Gambler Ace Fenton has an ace in the hole - and it's not a card. Sheriff of Tombstone: Besieged; Wyatt Earp: Taken Alive; Cheyenne Kid: The Hostage; Annie Oakley: A Helpless Female; Wild Bill Hickok: Hide-Out Guns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by John Severin, Jack Keller, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Crack shot Annie Oakley gets engaged to handsome, gentlemanly Jack Blaney, but she's not aware that he's a just trying to distract her while his gang robs the bank - or is she? The Cheyenne Kid has a plan to save ranchers who were swindled into buying waterless land, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. Wild Bill Hickok: Tenderfoot Trouble; Sheriff of Tombstone: The Mighty Mite; Molasses Mouth: Yes, We Have No Bananas; Cheyenne Kid: The Valley of Hate; Annie Oakley Gets Engaged!; Wild Bill Hickok: Unseen Duel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by John Severin, Pete Morisi, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. When lawyer Les Wilcox's client can't prove Skin Anson is rustling his cattle, the Masked Raider sets out to get some evidence. Mark Stone, the Maverick Marshal, faces an outlaw menace, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. Marshal Wyatt Earp walks into a deadly trap. Texas Rangers in Action: Little Dutch; Wyatt Earp: The Two-Way Trap; Masked Raider: Flame Canyon; Maverick Marshal: The 1 Way. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Gunfighter starring Kid Montana, art by Pete Morisi [Pam]; Not too long after hanging up his guns for good, Kid Montana comes out of retiremenet and searches for three outlaws who killed his friend during a stage coach robbery. Stolen Range starring Wild Bill Hickok And Jingles; Hickok and Jingles go after a land thief. Lobo starring Masked Raider [Les Wilcox]; The Masked Raider has to stop a swindler who gets his trained wolf to scare land owners into selling their lands cheap. The King's Ransom starring Wyatt Earp, art by Pete Morisi [Pam]. Trigger Proud starring Lash LaRue; Lash LaRue stops Twist Malen from taking over the town. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by John Severin. Stories and art by John Severin, Pete Morisi, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Bill Molno. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. The Cheyenne Kid and three tenderfoot surveyors stand alone against a Sioux warrior raid, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. The horse Black Fury helps a young girl escape desperadoes. Plus a look at the real-life tools used by cowboys. Masked Raider: Gunsmoke Ranch; Cheyenne Kid: Their Last Battle; The Roper; Wild Bill Hickok; What's Cookin', Good-Lookin'?; Black Fury: The Kidnap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Pete Morisi, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Ernie Bache, and Bill Molno. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. A con man uses a trained wolf to scare landowners into selling him their land, but the Masked Raider has a trick or two of his own. Black Fury is a wild horse, but Jed wants to capture him, and he's brought in top riders to help. "Hoboin' blacksmith" Simon has a secret identity that outlaws discover too late. Plus a look at 19th-century modes of transportation. Black Fury: Too Many Badmen; Kid Montana: War in the Bitterroots; Through the Years; Masked Raider: 1/2 Share of Murder; Harmless Bum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by John Severin. Stories and art by John Severin, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Pete Morisi, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Tony Tallarico. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Beautiful Kathy hires Kid Montana and two other gunslingers, Whistler Will and Thunder Hill, to be her escorts while she searches for lost Aztec gold, with the bandit El Diablo hot on their trail. Kid Montana tries to change a saloon's attitude toward Native Americans, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles face off against a powerful land baron. Wild Bill Hickok: Land Squeeze; Kid Montana: Gunfighters Three; Indian Chief; Cheyenne Kid: Keep Out; The Killer's Pal! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Last 50-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Black. Trouble In Bonanza starring Lash LaRue, art by Pete Morisi; Lash LaRue is a substitute in a boxing match. Introducing The Gunmaster; origin of the Gunmaster. Gila River Fracas, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; A reporter comes to interview Wild Bill Hickok. The Mountain Men, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Wyatt Earp fights Moose Bantree and Crusher Bantree. Trouble In Taos starring Annie Oakley, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Annie catches the bank robbers. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

First 60-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Black. Behind The Guns, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Gunmaster stops some white men from framing the Sioux Indians and starting a war. Annie Ain't a Gentleman, pencils by Charls Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Annie figures out who robbed the bank. The Claim Jumpers starring Kid Montana; Kid Montana has to beat the claimjumpers to town to register his friend's claim. Draw or... Crawl! starring Wyatt Earp, art by Pete Morisi; Wyatt's friend helps him catch the bad guys. The Pony Express; information on the Pony Express. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Six-Gun Serenade starring Annie Oakley, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; A stranger tries to force Annie to sell him her ranch by force. Don for a Day starring Wild Bill Hickok, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Wild Bill Hickok saves Don Perez's girlfriend from a Puma. Buntline Magic starring Wyatt Earp, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks: by Sal Trapani; Joe Inez hires The Frijole Kid to take care of Wyatt Earp. Dynamite Showdown starring Kid Montana; A big rancher named Wolf tries to drive all the small ranchers out of town. Kid Montana fixes the problem. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.