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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. An architect invents a super strong glass that he plans to construct homes from, but his partner, noting that this man refuses an offer of $1 million from a steel company official to push for steel homes instead, parts company with the architect and swears revenge. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Who Lived in a Glass House!" by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Molar Mobsters!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Dead Men Can Tell Tales!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Brooklyn Wants a Kingdom!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win, and 2-page text story "A Game of Checkers" by Randolph Allen. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Pied Piper returns to continue his criminal activities of committing a series of "pipe" crimes, each with a pipe related to the victim's name! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Pied Piper of Peril!" by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman Versus the Baffler!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Low Man on a Barber Pole!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Five Weapons That Shook the World!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Are All Around You" by Henry Lysing; Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Marriage counselor and love doctor King helps Hollywood housewife Carla deal with her surreal nightmares of a mysterious lover who has no face. Stories and art by Myron Fass and Ed Moore. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Cover by Fass. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The world's foremost expert on debunking the supernatural meets his match in this one-shot. Dr. Terrence Thirteen's profession has turned into an obsession, with his increasingly arrogant, paranoid behavior alienating everyone around him. His wife wants a divorce, his colleagues think he's crazy, and his timing couldn't be worse--because an evil artificial intelligence is warping his world. Written by Matt Howarth. Art by Michael Avon Oeming and Matt Howarth. Cover by Cliff Nielsen. Mature Readers. FC, 64 pg. Mando Format. Cover price $5.95.

Stories by Buford Tune. Art by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Cover by Buford Tune. Reprints from the Dotty Dripple daily and Sunday comic strip. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Horace accidentally wraps the dog while preparing for Christmas; Dotty goes to a broadcast of a radio show, leaving Horace to do the housework, but he'd rather play cards; Pepper the dog doesn't want a bath or her dog medicine. Christmas Day at the Dripples; Li'l Taffy; Horace Fools 'Em; Special Delivery; Chip Off the Block; Monday Morning Blues; Radio Quiz; Love Laughs; Holly of Hollywood; Scrimmage for Love!; Can You Solve These Puzzlers?; Prophecy of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Daniel Clowes. Where Do Wiseguys Come From?; adapts answers given by people in an old folks home and originally published in Duplex Planet. Part Six--Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron; Clay receives an odd message. The Doctor Infinity Story; Dr. Infinity is gracious about all the people he's ripped off over the years. Marooned on a Desert Island With the People on the Subway...; Dan Clowes muses about being marooned with the people on his subway car. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. Cover price $2.75.

2nd and later printings. By Milo Manara and Hugo Pratt. The two greatest Italian artists in comics today once again join forces for a compelling beautifully illustrated novel centered on the New World. Like their previous collaboration, INDIAN SUMMER, greed, power and hypocrisy fuel a story this time involving the early awakenings of independence in Argentina where Indians and Blacks seek alliance with the English or French whose motivations are hardly humanitarian. Caught within this destructive maelstrom are Tom the English drummer boy, the beautiful lass of Ireland Molly Malone, Matthew the hunchback and the Argentinian girl Aureliana who, together, try to keep a certain semblance of right and wrong. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., full color, 144 pages. Mature Readers Cover price $20.95.

Stories and art by Cecil Jensen and Frank Marshall. A collection of the long-forgotten comic strip "Elmo," featuring wacky art and stories by Cecil Jensen. Goofball Elmo stumbles on Cleopatra's secret formula for success, "Voodoo Woo." But it calls for "camel tears," so he must find a camel and make it cry. Elmo's precocious niece Little Debbie (the future star of the Elmo strip) becomes the face of "Popnut Skrummy" cereal. But when Debbie sings the addictively catchy Popnut Skrummy advertising jingle, the competition schemes to get rid of her. Dogcatcher's Date; Elmo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jud was only doing to her what she had done before to someone else...and now it was her turn to beg..."Don't Throw Away My Love," the cover-featured 11 page story drawn by John Romita, Sr. Plus: 6 page story "One Girl's Love"; 7 page story "Big World, Little World" drawn by John Rosenberger; 6 page story "Alive with Romance" drawn by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs; 2 page To You...From Carol Andrews letters page. Cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.12.

Written by Dan Slott. Art by Paco Medina. Cover by Greg Smallwood. 'POINT OF ORIGIN' Part 5! We weren't kidding. That big secret that we promised last issue, that really happened. This issue is the fallout. Punches will be thrown. Lives will be changed. And Reed Richards is going to drop some scary science on the planet called Spyre. You know those sci-fi rules about 'prime directives'? The Fantastic Four aren't playing by those rules. Not this time. 28 pages,full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Insurance Company mini-comic giveaway. 5-in. x 7-in., 8 pg, stiff white paper stock, FC.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. Freddy encounters a "Marsian" in his flying saucer while playing football, and immediately recruits him for the team. Nick the Beat is rejected by everyone for playing his bongos, even the monsters that live in the sewers. In a truly strange story, Freddy and Peggy must mind "Baby Betty," who appears to be a teenage girl who just acts like a baby, and then only when it suits her. Stuff and the Marsian; Gag Time!; The Baby Sitter; Monkey Business; Nick the Beat: Nobody Loves Nick; Dream Car; Grand Prix Champion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories, art and cover by Jean-Marc Lelong, translated by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier, plus a Kador backup story by Christian Binet. Renegade Press presents translations of the Carmen Cru comics originally published in France in Fluide Glacial magazine. Female curmudgeon Carmen lives alone in a French town, where she uses her advanced age and bag-lady appearance to abuse the locals with impunity. The Burden: Carmen has to stop for a rest on her way home from shopping. She is annoyed when the priest stops to chat, even offering to carry her package. The Burden; The Chapel; The Junkyard; Kador: The New Trick. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by Frank Giacoia. Stories and art by George Tuska, Michael O'Malley, Edd Ashe and Walter Johnson. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John, featuring gunplay, betrayal, murder and just all-around bad people. The cops close in on Tony "The Human Cat" after his latest home invasion. In its original printing, the following line from the Human Cat's girlfriend was singled out by Fredric Wertham as "An invitation to learning" in the famous anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent: "Where ya goin' on a night like dis, Tony? Ya ain't gonna shoot anybody with dat rod, are ya?" Reporter Lawson Hunt stumbles on a gangland plan for murder by remote control, but now he must live to report it. High-class pickpockets Silk and Sandra fleece the crowd that has gathered to honor private eye Vic Flint. Crash-Dive of a Crime Career; Mr. Muscles Plays with Murder; Vic Flint: The Case of the Fabulous Silk-Hat Pickpocket; Buried Bullets Betray the Burglar; Murder by Remote Control. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Al Fago and George Wildman. Charlton revives the long-dormant Funny Animals title it purchased from Fawcett in the 1950s, featuring some of the stars of that series, plus Atomic Mouse. Count Gatto hypnotizes Timmy the Timid Ghost and uses him to rob banks, until Atomic Mouse intervenes. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate the mystery of the bent nails, and wind up tied to beds of nails by a crazed carpenter. Billy the Kid suspects that Swami, the new fortune-teller in town, is up to no good. Atomic Mouse: 3-D Crime Wave; Timmy the Timid Ghost: It's a Flea Country; Atomic Bunny: Going Shopping; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Nail a Thief; Willie the Worm Takes No Chances; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Crystalizes His Punch; Atomic Bunny: Fission Fishin'; Tom Cat: Coach's Pet. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Stories and art by Charlotte Becker, Joan Douglas, Marguerita Rudolph, Elizabeth Decker, George Corley, A. W. Nugent, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. Funny-animal comics and adaptations of classic literature from the publishers of Parents Magazine. An abused (landline) phone runs away and joins a gang of misfit appliances; Swarming bees are charmed into docility by a boy's harmonica; A cop's dog named Watson helps him solve crimes. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty," from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Lonesome Telephone; Puffer and the Bees; Watson, the Detective's Assistant; Hocus-Pocus; Funny Paper; Puddle Muddle; Herkimer Jones Dreams Up a Fire; Tall Tale; The Bored Cuckoo; Toots' Tours; Dribble the Practical Jokester; Funny Movies; The Boastful Dragon; Roll a Ball of Meat; Otto, the Outcast Oyster. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Puss begins his long campaign of harassment of gullible Boots; Whoo-Doodit tracks a crook who steals candy from babies; Blunderbunny invents a voice-controlled robot that runs amuck. Puss an' Boots; The Case of the Missing Cheese; Blunderbunny; The Case of the Base; Alkali Ike and his Horse Oatsie; Blunderbunny and the Great Ah-Choo!; Whoo-Doodit. Some of these stories were featured in an ACG retrospective in The Comics Journal #291. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Asian Pop Culture and Beyond. This issue: Reindeer People, 11 Weeks in Antarctica, Boy Band Confidential, Mutant Art Zombie, Film Festival Frenzy, Revolutionary Opera. Cover price $4.99.

Love knows no shame! That's why she begged for..."One More Tomorrow," the cover-featured 6 page story pencilled by John Rosenberger. Plus: 9 page story "I Don't Love You Anymore"; 2 page Mad Mad Modes for Moderns story pencilled by J. Pike; 7 page story "Goodbye to Love" inked by Bernard Sachs; 7 page story "A Message of Love" inked by Bernard Sachs; 1 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page. Cover pencils by John Rosenberger. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: 7 page story "My Secret Heart"; 1 page Joan reprint filler "Town Tour"; 7 page story "Summer Romance"; 7 page story "Love Can Wait"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 8 page story "Weep for My Heart" drawn by Bernard Sachs and ?; 1 page Charm in Romance filler pencilled by John Forte. Cover by Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by John Romita. House ad for Wonder Woman #138, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Come Love--Come Heartbreak, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jay Scott Pike; When Nita's boyfriend Phil is injured and suffers from amnesia, she stays by his side until she can make him fall in love with her again. I Remember!; Lois and Mark are drawn to each other while struggling to succeed in the big city, but Mark is not ready to be married. Flight to Romance!; Ben is a pilot who falls in love with the voice of an air traffic controller and debates with himself whether he should meet her in person. Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column. No Chance of Heartbreak!, pencils by John Romita; Susan loves Joey from afar as he dates one girl after another and breaks their hearts. When she finally gets her chance with Joey she then finds that she isn't sure of his love. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Girl in Trouble!, pencils by Gene Colan; Orphan Kathy grows up to be a rebellious teen, until she meets a man who knows that she will change once she has true love. House ad for Secret Hearts #112, pencils by Gene Colan. The Wrong Side of Love!, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; Barbara is in love with two men, rich lawyer Perry and starving artist Mike but she doesn't know which one loves her more. House ad for Swing with Scooter #1, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Fran Matera. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Redheaded Cara has a whirlwind romance with Phil, but then she overhears Phil telling another woman that he loves her. Joanie meets Jimmy during a cruise and they hit it off, but when they get to Paris, she learns he's not who he said he was. Mary is torn between Jim and Bill, and soon the two men come to blows, in a one-pager with art by Baker. Cozy cover by Baker. Plus a PSA on "Polio Precautions" that showcases the comic's era. Design for Loving; Shipboard Romance; Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon; Dream Man; My Heart's Desire; My Secret Yearning; I Learned My Lesson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

by Fred Perry & Doug Dlin The ultimate Gold Digger information guide continues! This indispensable handbook series will tell you who's who and what's what in the Gold Digger universe! Get glorious character stats (perfect for role-playing), histories, aliases, allegiances, and more! This issue bursts at the seams with information on everything from Techninja to Tyr! It's GD, A to Z! Cover price $3.95.

Published by Russ Cochran, Graphic Gallery was a fully illustrated catalog of fine original artwork, all of it for sale. Issue #11 includes work by Alex Raymond, Chic Young, George Herriman, Hal Foster, Frank Frazetta, Doc Winner, Frank King, Floyd Gottfredson, Sidney Smith, and others. 64 pgs. Cover by Carl Barks. 1977.

A true tale of the Dead on stage at Red Rocks in Colorado by Terry LaBan of Cud. Comics adaptations of Grateful Dead songs: Tennessee Jed by Wayno, Mexicali Blues by Pat Redding, Sugaree by Tim Truman, and Golden Pond by Dan Burr of Kings in Disguise. Cover by Truman. Full color; 36 pages. Cover price $4.95.

Stories by Edith Meiser. Art and cover by Frank Giacoia. Reprints of the daily and Sunday newspaper comic strip Sherlock Holmes, from 1954-56. Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate locked-room mysteries and the continuing machinations of his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty. Featuring early art by Marvel artist Frank Giacoia. Cover features a vintage poster of actor William Gillette, famous for playing Holmes on the stage. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Alfredo Reyes. Story by Ralph Tedesco and Pat Shand. Written by Pat Shand. Art by Larry Watts, Gerard Conte, Tony Brescini, Gregbo Watson, Yusuf Idris and Vincenzo Federici. An annual Zenescope tradition returns with the 2013 Grimm Holiday Edition. Sela Mathers, Robyn Locksley, Liesel Van Helsing and Britney Waters have gathered together to celebrate the holidays, but what will they do when the evil Christmas spirit, Krampus, comes to claim the life of one of their own? Zenescope is back with another irreverent Christmas special to bring out the horror in your holiday! This issue includes new stories featuring some of your favorite characters from the Grimm Universe. Don't miss this issue and continue celebrating the holiday season in the usual Grimm fashion. Featuring: "A Very Robyn Hood Christmas" by Pat Shand and Larry Watts; "The Reader" by Pat Shand and Gerard Conte; "Angel Atop the Tree" by Pat Shand and Tony Brescini; "Red Christmas" by Pat Shand and Gregbo Watson; and "Have Yourself Some Merry Little Krampi" by Pat Shand, Yusuf Idris and Vincenzo Federici. Full color. Cover price $5.99.

Moore Editions Exclusive Variant Cover by Manuel Carrasco & Ivan Nunes Limited to 250. Moore Editions Certificate may or may not be present. (W) Patrick Shand (A) TBD (CA) Stjepan Sejic The earth is changing...the powerful Highborn's who had remained hidden for so long have come out in the open and many of them do not have the best intentions for human kind. The Dark One and his Horde want control of the realms of power starting with the nexus and there are even more sinister threats still hiding in the shadows. How can humans hope to survive against beings of such incredible power? Alone they have no hope but fortune has smiled on them...in the form of the Realm Knights, a powerful team of Highborn's who've made it their job to protect earth and all the realms of power from the forces of evil.

Moore Editions Exclusive Variant Cover by Manuel Carrasco & Ivan Nunes Limited to 100. Moore Editions Certificate may or may not be present. (W) Patrick Shand (A) TBD (CA) Stjepan Sejic The earth is changing...the powerful Highborn's who had remained hidden for so long have come out in the open and many of them do not have the best intentions for human kind. The Dark One and his Horde want control of the realms of power starting with the nexus and there are even more sinister threats still hiding in the shadows. How can humans hope to survive against beings of such incredible power? Alone they have no hope but fortune has smiled on them...in the form of the Realm Knights, a powerful team of Highborn's who've made it their job to protect earth and all the realms of power from the forces of evil.

MS2/4 32 pages, black and white, by Jim Mahfood. Cover price $2.95.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

Stories, Art and Cover by Peter Bagge. This Hate Annual features, as always, the latest installment in the life of Buddy Bradley, only this time he goes through a whole new set of drastic lifestyle changes -- as well as a brand new (albeit accidental) makeover! It's an extra-long, 14-page full-color episode titled "Fuddy Duddy Buddy!" The issue also features a new (also full-color) "Lovey" story, the first-ever compilation of Bagge's continuing "Bat Boy" serial from the Weekly World News, and one of Bagge's typically astringent illustrated essays, this one on the gentrification of taverns. 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $268.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored: B1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #4419124004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Marriage Vow--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A woman who was murdered by her husband for her money comes back from the dead to fulfill her wifely role in a zombified way. The Shadow Knows--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man murders his wife making it look like a suicide in order to marry a wealthy woman. Spoiled--Haunt of Fear, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen. Comes The Dawn!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: Contains anti-censorship editorial, 'Are you a Red Dupe?' Cover price $0.10.

Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff helps out a spy who bungles every mission and can't stay out of trouble in "The Other Bond." Script by Laura Hitchcock and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Then in "From State Pen to Play Pen," Heathcliff's dad escapes from jail and spends the day disguised as a baby. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Howard Post & Jacqueline Roettcher. Issue also has a Top Dog story "Working Like a Dog" in which Top Dog decides that he wants a career and auditions for a dog food commercial. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $1.00.

Stories and art by Jim Tyer and others. Talking magpies Heckle and Jeckle are known for their identical appearance, their distinctive chatter, and their mischievous schemes. When Dimwit competes with Heckle and Jeckle for a circus job, the duo decides to sabotage his act. The talking magpies enter the Wishing Machine and wind up in the Old West. Heckle and Jeckle offer to repair Dimwit's broken refrigerator, but they're better scam artists than they are repairmen. Sourpuss; Circus Dog; The Urge to Travel; Rudy Rooster: Curious Eyes; Little Roquefort: My Lucky Day; Terry Bears; Super Smeller; Refrigerator Troubles; Percy Puss Spins a Long Yarn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Fred and Bob are perplexed by June, who seems to have completely different personalities depending on which one of them she's around. A socially awkward "wallflower" has a plan that brings her romance and popularity…in the worst way. Lois tries to help Mac recover his courage and his pilot's license, but first they must clear up some confusion about Bud, the other man in her life. I Was A Wallflower; The Cowboy and the Co-Ed; I Loved A Coward; My Friendly Enemy; Wishing Well. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The History of Sherlock Holmes In Stage Films, T.V. & Radio since 1899. Articles and reviews on various Sherlock Holmes Stories. Saddle Stitched, 8-in X 11-in, 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sketchbook of artists: Attila Adorjany, Bill Angus, Greg Boychuk, Tom Fowler, Eric Kim, and Ramon Perez. Includes biographies. Full B&W.

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First printing. From the book by J.R.R. Tolkein. Adapted by Charles Dixon. Art and cover by David Wenzel. Part 1 of 3. All Bilbo Baggins wants is a quiet life on the Hill. But when the wizard Gandalf shows up with tales of treasure and the dragon Smaug, Bilbo decides there might be more to the world than his little corner. 48 pages. Full color. Cover price $4.95.