Comic books in 'Jack-O-Lantern', graded by CBCS

Writing and art by Bryan Fowler. Bryan fowler immerses us in a Halloween horror story involving a demon that makes sure people get home on time....or not at all. 28 pgs, B&W illustrations.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Greg Land. THE SUMMER OF SLAUGHTER CONTINUES! After the harrowing events at the end of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #2, Venom and Spider-Man have to deal with the hard truth that not everybody will make it out of this conflict in one piece… if they make it out at all, that is. As Carnage continues to amass strength and allies, Venom and Spider-Man realize that the only way to beat him is to do the same… 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Nat Edson, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Romer Grey, Allen Dean, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim, George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat, and the famous weird-facts strip Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Tex Thorne; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. Pete the Tramp strips, art by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strip, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Seein' Stars strips, art by Feg Murray. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. 4 Believe It Or Not pages by Robert Ripley. Elmer strips, art by Doc Winner. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Krazy Kat strips, art by George Herriman. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. The Pussycat Princess strips, script by Ed Anthony, art by Ruth Carroll. Room and Board strips, art by Gene Ahern. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

CGC Hologram Variant cover. Wizard World Texas 2004 exclusive. Keith Champagne & Scott Parker stories. Scott Fry, Nicola Scott, Mitch Byrd, sergio Cariello & Peter Smith art. Additional stories by Stephan Nilson & Drew Edwards. Back cover by Richie Blackmon. Cover price $2.95.

Wizard World Texas 2004 exclusive. Keith Champagne & Scott Parker stories. Scott Fry, Nicola Scott, Mitch Byrd, Sergio Cariello & Peter Smith art. Additional stories by Stephan Nilson & Drew Edwards. Back cover by Richie Blackmon. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Al Plastino. A 1956 Superman calendar is included in part of the story, "The Superman Calendar," art by Al Plastino; Superman agrees to create scenes for a 1956 Superman Calendar for charity, but the manufacturer has a hidden clause that may bring him a huge profit. "The Man Who Hated Tigers" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. -page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "They Ride The Tall Timber" article by Jack Miller (as Jack Malloy), art by Raymond Perry. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Paul Revere of Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Zorr, the Space Pirate. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Patty Leidy. The Woman Who Was A Bird, script and art by Rebecca Dart; A man with a young son marries a woman who is actually a bird who transforms herself into a person, but then sings a song to transform herself back into a bird while the man is at work. I Had A Lot On My Mind, script and art by Amanda Lewis; A young woman recounts the story of how for four years during college she fed her hamster her leftover microwave. Straighten Up And Fly Right, script and art by Carolyn Ridsdale; Sal gives Fishead mystery pills he got free for being his supplier's best customer. The Indefatigable Gwen In "Marketing, script and art by Jennifer Sorensen. 28 pgs. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

The Hero Games Quarterly. In this issue: Enter The Scarlet Queen - new skills, powers & characters for Dark Champions; A Matter of Heart - an adventure for Champions; The First Adventurers Club Index - a guide to issues 1 to 25; The Ultimate Base - an out take from Enemies Assemble!; The Paladinhood of St. Kiruin - an order of paladins for Fantasy Hero campaigns. Cover price $5.00.

Cover by David Day and Dan Day. Edited by Roger Broughton. Stories by Richard Hughes, Joe Gill, Tom Sutton and Mike Zeck. Art by Wally Wood, Mo Marcus, Harry Lazarus, Tom Sutton, Al Williamson, Richard Larson, and Mike Zeck. A collection of sci-fi and horror tales from classic 1950s ACG comics and classic 1970s Charlton comics, assembled by latter-day Canadian publisher Avalon/ACG. A classic horror tale from EC legend Al Williamson; A man seeks vengeance on the vampire who took his daughter. Featuring reprints from ACGs Forbidden Worlds and Out of the Night and Charltons Ghost Manor, Beyond the Grave, Creepy Things and Monster Hunters. Who's Downstairs?; Bridal Night; True" Ghosts of History; The Well; The Flapping Head; A Quiet Place To Die!; Blood Oath! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Comic book version of the TV sitcom and cartoon that aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990 featuring an Alien Life Form (ALF) living with a family. ALF goes trick-or-treating with Brian and of course ends up causing all sorts of problems in "Ghosts, Goblins and Gordon." Then the Tanners discover that ALF has a pet bird in "I Did It Mynah Way." Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Dave Manak & Marie Severin & Jacqueline Roettcher. Issue also has a double-page centerpiece "Alf for President" Campaign Kit. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by John Lang. All Hallow's Eve, script by Mitchell Perkins, art by John Lang; Nesbitt's Abbey is haunted by Sam O'hain and his evil hobgoblins; Join the McCormley children as they are told the story of the very first Jack O'lantern. Text article on the author, illustrator, and calligrapher with illustrations. Pinup of characters in story. 52 pgs. $4.95. Cover price $4.95.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Death from Above!" The Return of the Sinister Six Part 5 of 6. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Erik Larsen. Inks by Mike Machlan. Cover by Erik Larsen and Al Gordon. At last the Sinister Six make their move! Just minutes before Cordco's satellite launches into outer space, Dr. Octopus and his partners in crime storm the control center! If Doc Ock loads his poison-filled canisters on the satellite, the whole planet will be in jeopardy! Unfortunately by the time the web-slinger arrives at the launch pad; the Hobgoblin, Vulture, Mysterio, and Electro are running amok! But what about the Sandman? Would he help Spider-Man stop the launch? Time is running out! Cameo appearances by Mr. Fantastic, Aunt May, Jonathan Caesar, and Mary Jane Watson. 32 pages. $1.00 cover price Cover price $1.00.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Inyuk Lee. Legacy #850. Written by Nick Spencer, Kurt Busiek, Tradd Moore and Saladin Ahmed. Art by Ryan Ottley, Humberto Ramos, Mark Bagley, Chris Bachalo, Tradd Moore, Aaron Kuder, Cliff Rathburn, Victor Olazaba, John Dell and Tim Townsend. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN reaches another landmark and we're celebrating Spider-Style! As if things weren't bad enough for Spider-Man with Sin-Eater's reign of terror reaching riot level… THE GREEN GOBLIN IS BACK! Spidey has been through a lot, but even the worst things that have ever happened to Spider-Man have just been a prelude for what happens here, with an epic main story by a veritable Hall of Fame of Spider-Creators. Featuring: "The Return of the Green Goblin: Chapter One: Unstoppable" by Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley and Cliff Rathburn; "Chapter Two: The Debt" by Spencer, Humberto Ramos and Victor Olazaba; and "Chapter Three: Your Choice" by Spencer, Mark Bagley and John Dell. Also in this issue: "All You Need Is...?" by Kurt Busiek, Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend; "Four Shoes!" by Tradd Moore; and "A Family Affair" by Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder. 96 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $10.00.

English Edition, interior printed on thick, glossy paper. Book 5 in a special series presented by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. "Field of Screams" features Spidey facing the Green Goblin during a Montreal Expos game in Canada! Script by Adam Blaustein, pencils by Jim Craig, inks by Dan and David Day. Craig/Tom Morgan cover. 32 pages. Cover price $1.60.

English Edition, interior printed on regular newsprint. Book 5 in a special series presented by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. "Field of Screams" features Spidey facing the Green Goblin during a Montreal Expos game in Canada! Script by Adam Blaustein, pencils by Jim Craig, inks by Dan and David Day. Craig/Tom Morgan cover. 32 pages. Cover price $1.60.

French Edition. Book 5 in a special series presented by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. "Field of Screams" features Spidey facing the Green Goblin during a Montreal Expos game in Canada! Script by Adam Blaustein, pencils by Jim Craig, inks by Dan and David Day. Craig/Tom Morgan cover. 32 pages. Cover price $1.60.

Golden, Mariotte, Patrick, Tipton (w), Messina, Mooney, Murphy, Stamb (a), Geddes, Howard (c) It's All Hallow's Eve, and what better group to spend it with than Angel and his associates? In this Halloween-themed annual featuring four special stories, everyone wears a mask of one kind or another... including Angel Puppet, out on a "Mystery Date," courtesy of Jeff Mariotte and Stephen Mooney, Illyria in "Unacceptable Losses," by Scott Tipton and David Messina, Cordelia in "Foreshadowing" by Christopher Golden and Steph Stamb, and Lenny in "Pencils and Paperclips, by James Patrick and Sean Murphy. The entire package is masked in a special painted "Angel Puppet" cover by artist Jeremy Geddes (Doomed), with an available variant puppet cover from Zach Howard, too. FC, 48pgs Cover price $7.49.

Stories by Howard R. Garris, Walt Kelly, Marjorie Barrows, A.W. Nugent and unknown. Art by H.R. McBride, Walt Kelly, Justin Gruelle, Dan Gormley, Frank Thomas (as Rakfay Homastay), A.W. Nugent and unknown. Featuring the tales "Albert the Alligator," "Scamp" and "Little Dinky and the One-hour Laundry Service," plus four untitled stories (including a Merry Meadows one)! Starring Uncle Wiggily Longears, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, Sammy Littletail, Susie Littletail, Elfie, Gold Finny, Dr. Possum, Fido Flip-Flop, Marko, Bad Alligator (villain), Pipsisewah (villain), Skeeziks (villain), Albert, Pogo, Bumbazine, Mabeline, Robert Rabbit [as Rob Rabbit], Bertrand Bear, Danny Duck, Earl Elephant, Freddy Frog, Gerty Gartersnake, Harry Hippo, Harry Hornet, Maurice Mouse, Mama Bear, Mrs. Pig, James, Scamp (a dog), Mitzi (a cat), Polly Parrot, Patty, Muggins Mouse, a Brownie, Muggins Mouse's mother, Little Dinky, Joan Carole, Mrs. Carole, Don Bugaboo, Fatcho and Robber-Fly Smith (villain)! Also: "Animal Comics' Puzzle Zoo" and "Animal Comics Cut Out Page" activity pages! And: "Timothy Turtle" text story! Starring Timothy Turtle, Honey Bear, Honey Bear's two brothers, Billy Bumblebee and Grandpa Beaver! 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana and Al McLean. Archie catches some frogs for a jumping contest and puts them in a casserole dish. Later, Mrs. Andrews mistakes the dish for food and serves it when Judge Morrow comes to visit in "The Frog Catcher"! Plus: Archie is convinced that his lucky coin works until it causes him bad luck at Pop Tate's in "The Lucky Coin"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; Archie and Jughead create a dummy Archie for the murder scene in the school play in "The Dummy"; after a cooking class mishap, Betty and Veronica bake a cake to practice their skills; and while at an assembly to nominate a class president, Betty yells at Archie and Archie is accepted as a nominee in "Negative Psychology"! Also: Archie gets a job at Pop Tate's and accidentally puts castor oil in all of the sodas he sells in the 2-page text story "The Soda "Jerk""! And: Archie activity page "A Minotaur Maze!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Francis Bonnet, Bill Golliher, and Dan Parent. Art by Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Bill Golliher, Jon D'Agostino, Jim Amash, and Dan Parent. Cover by Dan Parent. Get ready for a hauntingly hilarious collection of some of the best Halloween stories Archie has to offer! 20 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims, and Benito Cereno. Art by Eoin Marron and Sam Lotfi. Cover by Reilly Brown. when a crazed tour guide raises the spectral remains of the galleon that brought the Necronomicon to America, Ash finally meets the one thing he hates more than Deadites - ghost pirates! It's chainsaws and boomsticks against cutlasses and muskets, and if Blackbeard's men can't have their treasure, the Promised One's head will have to do! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Written by Phil Littler. Art by Enrique Corts. Has the world gone mad?! Obviously so! Genetic Science Expert and Professor of a local high school has manufactured a serum that changes him into a hideous monster...and he's looking for his next victim to test it on. Assassin School's Emma Lee is sent to stop the Professor's plans...and along the way bumps into a team of "monster hunters." This book crosses over with Monster Club (2004 2nd Series) #5. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Written by Rob Fee, Gary Duggan, Jen and Sylvia Soska, Jay Barachul, and Robbie Thompson. Art by Eoin Marron, Mike Spicer, Laura Braga, Arif Prianto, Jonas Scharf, Jordan Boyd, Luca Pizzari, Micheal Garland, Bob Quinn, and Cris Peter. Cover by Geoff Shaw. TRICK OR TREAT, TRUE BELIEVERS! PLUS! Spooky stories starring the X-Men & Doctor Doom! Epic thrills and ghastly horror awaits in these all-new twisted tales! Spanning the breadth of the Marvel Universe, through the macabre lens of a murderer's row of writers and artists assembled here, see your favorite heroes and villains as you've never seen them before! Also including the Marvel Comics writing debut of Jay Baruchel (This is the End; Goon)! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Written by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns. Art by Various. Cover by Rian Sygh. With the days getting shorter and the nights getting SPOOKIER, the Backstagers are back for the Halloween season with all-new tales of terrors and creepy creatures. When Sasha accidentally falls asleep backstage, he ends up locked in the theater overnight! What lurks in the shadows, what terrors will he discover, and what the heck are the stage managers chanting? From writers James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and Sam Johns (The Backstagers: Valentines Intermission), and artist Rian Sygh (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Card Wars, Regular Show), this haunted oversized one-act is a night at the theater you won't want to miss! With back-up stories from artists Shan Murphy, Abby Howard, and Savanna Ganucheau this spine-tingling tale of the stage will leave you with goosebumps you can see from the back row! Cover price $7.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. WWritten by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns. Art by Ryan Sygh, Walter Baiamonte, Savanna Ganucheau, Shan Murphy, Abby Howard, and Walter Baiamonte. Cover by Veronica Fish. With the days getting shorter and the nights getting SPOOKIER, the Backstagers are back for the Halloween season with all-new tales of terrors and creepy creatures. When Sasha accidentally falls asleep backstage, he ends up locked in the theater overnight! What lurks in the shadows, what terrors will he discover, and what the heck are the stage managers chanting? From writers James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and Sam Johns (The Backstagers: Valentines Intermission), and artist Rian Sygh (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Card Wars, Regular Show), this haunted oversized one-act is a night at the theater you won't want to miss! With back-up stories from artists Shan Murphy, Abby Howard, and Savanna Ganucheau this spine-tingling tale of the stage will leave you with goosebumps you can see from the back row! 40 pages, full color.

by Kaminski, Batista, Salles, & Hughes There's no treat for this cat! Experience the terror and haunts of Mischief Night as seen from the eyes of Bad Kitty on the mean, dark streets! There's a lot of hysteria on Halloween night, so you just can't fathom the frightening possibilities Kitty will face. Lock and load fans, 'cause this is one fright night that ends with a bang! For true fans of Halloween and of unspeakable horror! FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.

Premiun Edition (Glow in the Dark Cover) Limited to 2,000 copies. Cover by Adriano Batista. By Kaminski, Batista, Salles, & Hughes There's no treat for this cat! Experience the terror and haunts of Mischief Night as seen from the eyes of Bad Kitty on the mean, dark streets! There's a lot of hysteria on Halloween night, so you just can't fathom the frightening possibilities Kitty will face. Lock and load fans, 'cause this is one fright night that ends with a bang! For true fans of Halloween and of unspeakable horror! FC, 32pg$ 2.99 Cover price $10.95.

Regular Edition. By Mike Hoffman. Cover price $2.95.

By Lisa Trusiani and Anna-Maria Cool. Cover by Cool and Jeff Albrecht. In an issue full of Halloween hijinks, Barbie and Skipper discover that a spooky situation is merely a holiday prank! Cover price $1.25.

By Barbara Slate. Cover by Amanda Conner and Jeff Albrecht. When Christie gets a new job, Barbie throws her a surprise Congratulations/Halloween party, and the crew show off their new costumes. But Autumn also means lots of lawnwork, and Skipper learns a lesson about raking leaves. Cover price $1.25.

Cover pencils by Anna-Maria Cool, inks by Jeff Albrecht. "Who's Haunting Whooooo?", script by Barbara Slate, pencils by Mario Capaldi, inks by John Lucas; Skipper and Courtney bring a tape recording that scares everyone at the Halloween party--but they had nothing to do with the ghost that everyone sees! Untitled story; Barbie tells how the custom of wearing Halloween costumes began. Making a Jack-o-Lantern activity page. "See the Spider Spin"; Barbie shows how spiders spin a web. Ghostly Garments fashions submitted by readers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

WRITTEN BY ED BRUBAKER; ART BY SCOTT MCDANIEL AND AARON SOWD; COVER BY MCDANIEL Bruce attempts to unravel the mystery behind the connection between Lew Moxon and his dearly departed father, Thomas Wayne. Could Bruce's father somehow have been involved with Gotham's underworld? 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.25.

A Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special. Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and Cover by Tim Sale. This new tale of Halloween horror from writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale -- the same team that brought us the first two Batman Halloween Specials -- is a Dickensian nightmare come to life! Bruce Wayne's tortured sleep is violated by four specters: the spirit of his murdered father, the Ghost of Halloween Past (Poison Ivy), the Ghost of Halloween Present (the Joker), and a mysterious Ghost of Halloween Future. But what do they want of the Dark Knight? Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Kelley Jones October 31st in Gotham City - the scariest day of the year. It's the night when trick-or-treating can be terrifying and tragic. It's the night when people fear the darkness and beware the moonlight. It's the night they say he came home. For tonight, two very different people receive invitations to a very special party. They will be charged with surviving the night in the most horrifying haunted house imaginable. The guests: the Monstrous Midnight and The Dark Knight Detective. The host: The Joker. Welcome to Halloween in Gotham City. ? 6 of 12 ? 32 pg, FC Cover price $2.99.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special (1993), Batman: Madness (1994 Legends of the Dark Knight Special), and Batman: Ghosts (1995 Legends of the Dark Knight Special).

Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Tim Sale.

On the scariest night of the year, Batman battles such vile villains as Scarecrow, the Joker, and the Mad Hatter.

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

NOTE: See also Batman: The Long Halloween TPB (1999) and Batman: Dark Victory TPB (2002). Cover price $14.95.

New Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special (1993), Batman: Madness (1994 Legends of the Dark Knight Special), and Batman: Ghosts (1995 Legends of the Dark Knight Special).

Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Tim Sale.

Batman faces off against his most demented and wicked foes in three dark tales of horror and intrigue. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Dark Knight Detective confronts his deepest fears as he tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Penguin, Poison Ivy and The Joker.

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

New Edition - 2nd or Later Printings. Collects Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special (1993), Batman: Madness (1994 Legends of the Dark Knight Special), and Batman: Ghosts (1995 Legends of the Dark Knight Special).

Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Tim Sale.

Batman faces off against his most demented and wicked foes in three dark tales of horror and intrigue. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Dark Knight Detective confronts his deepest fears as he tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Penguin, Poison Ivy and The Joker.

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

One Halloween during Batman's early years, the Scarecrow is on the prowl in Gotham City, forcing the Dark Knight into a furiously frightful game of cat and mouse. And, in yet a different costume at a Halloween ball, Bruce Wayne meets the bewitching Jillian Maxwell, a woman whose allure sways his personal feelings almost as effectively as the Scarecrow's toxins stir fear. Written by Jeph Loeb, with art and embossed foil-enhanced cover by Tim Sale. 84 pages, no ads. Deluxe Format. Cover price $6.95.

Halloween Comicfest - Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and Cover by Tim Sale. Just in time for Halloween, fans can get this FREE excerpt from the first chapter of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Batman: Haunted Knight, which features dark tales of horror and intrigue featuring Batman facing off against his most demented and wicked foes. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Dark Knight Detective confronts his deepest fears as he tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, the Mad Hatter, the Penguin, Poison Ivy and the Joker. 32 pages, full color.

All Hallows Eve has come 'round again...and the Dark Knight of Gotham City has a midnight appointment with terror when he faces the twisted genius of the Mad Hatter! Teenager Barbara Gordon has recently moved in with her uncle, Gotham City Police Captain Jim Gordon. But a Halloween night quarrel leads her to run away...and Barbara's horror is just beginning when she falls into the clutches of the Mad Hatter, one of the most disturbing villains in Batman's rogues gallery. Faced with one of the worst nightmares of his life, Jim Gordon's only hope of recovering his niece rests with Batman. But terrors of the past as well as the present haunt the Dark Knight. That may cost Barbara dearly at the hands of the Mad Hatter and the grotesque workings of his damaged mind, raising fear and human drama to even greater heights! Written by Jeph Loeb, with art and cover by Tim Sale. Prestige Format. 52 pages. Cover price $4.95.

Written by SHOLLY FISCH Art by ETHEN BEAVERS Cover by RICK BURCHETT and DAN DAVIS Batman and Zatanna have to take a walk on the weird side if they're going to solve a break in at The House of Mystery! Before you can say 'boo,' some of the spookiest bad guys around come knocking - and they're not looking for treats! 32 pg, FC, RATED E Cover price $2.99.

Batman the Long Halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and Eisner award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of Batman's Rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain Two-Face. In this first issue (called "Crime"), Batman and Harvey Dent team up to find evidence against Carmine Falcone. Catwoman and Batman crash Falcone's penthouse. Script by Loeb, art and cover by Sale. Cover price $4.95.

"Punishment." This final installment of the critically acclaimed prestige format series finds Harvey Dent releasing a number of rogues from Arkham Asylum. All the various plot threads from previous issues are neatly resolved, and the ending offers a genuine surprise. Includes plot points that tie in to Batman Dark Victory. Script by Jeph Loeb, art and cover by Tim Sale. Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Art and cover by Rachel Curtis. Ghouliana sinks her fangs into Christmas and Halloween, causing all kinds of chaos with this spooktacular holiday-themed coloring book! With designs printed for the first time in large format (9.8" x 9.8") and intricately illustrated by best-selling artist Alan Robert, this new flipbook is overflowing with limb-filled stockings and zombified elves on one side, and corrupting candies and devious jack-o'-lanterns on the other! A terrific gift idea for horror enthusiasts and fans of the BEAUTY OF HORROR series. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

Written by David Avallone and Leah Williams. Art by Julius Ohta and Fernando Ruiz. Cover by Reilly Brown. Bettie Page is back! Is a Boston artist in contact with godlike space invaders, or is he just nuts? Bettie brings the love, and the craft, in the BETTIE PAGE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, the latest chapter in writer David Avallone's Secret Diary of Bettie Page! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Written by David Avallone and Erica Schultz. Art by Roy Allen Martinez and Fernando Ruiz. Cover by Reilly Brown. Something evil is lurking in the dark woods of Upstate New York, and hunting the student bodies at exclusive and isolated Annandale College. Model Agent Bettie Page investigates the Annandale Horror…and finds herself enrolled in Werewolf 101, for extra credit…plus, Bettie and Lyssa go to the drive-in with a bunch of intergalactic gate crashers! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

(W) George Gladir, Mike Pellowski (A) Stan Goldberg, Jim Amash, Barry Grossman, Bob Bolling 'Saving the Monster Museum.' After several exhibits at the Monster Museum are revealed to be bogus, Archie and the gang are commissioned with the task of bailing out the floundering business by hunting down authentic artifacts with investigations leading to witchcraft, a ghost ship and more! Plus, in 'Romantic Times!' by trading stories with an elderly couple, Archie and Betty discover what true love is all about. Cover price $3.99.

By Dan Parent. Special Halloween Issue! It's a dark and stormy night, a fitting night for Betty and Veronica to stay inside and have a scary movie festival! But things go from 'reel' to real when Archie, Jughead, and Reggie try to crash the girls' private party - and come face-to-face with an axe-wielding maniac! Is everything as it seems, or is it just a case of the boys' imaginations running wild? Guest-starring Veronica's truck driving-aunt, Tessie! Cover price $2.25.