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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by Chic Young, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Wilson McCoy, Otto Soglow, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Carl Anderson, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Geologist sisters Lana and Greta Marshall claim to be brides of the Phantom, causing friction with his actual fiancee, Diana; Mandrake the Magician and Lothar discover the underwater city of Atalan. Blondie; The Lone Ranger; Dun-Dums; Barney Baxter in the Air; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Bringing Up Father; Flash Gordon; Sords Sports; The Phantom; The Little King; Henry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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by Jolly Blackburn & Various Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic on the subject of games ever! Though B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave and Sara may play different characters in different games, their personalities always shine through. KoDT also features d20, HackMaster, and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. A hilarious and hysterical slice of (fantasy) life in strips, features and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $19.25 View scan Tape along spine. Long tear to first page, slightly interrupts art & story.

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Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Archie house ad. "Socktical Illusion"; Betty and Veronica practice fighting to prepare for a big sale. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon. Katy Fashions page by Bill Woggon. Katy Keene Jokes page, art by Bill Woggon. "Watch the Birdies"; Wilbur enters an amateur photo contest. Archie Comics house ad. "Odd Man Out" one-page story by Laurie Lake, Wilbur Wilkin, and Red Wilson. "Turn on the Eat!"; Archie bets Reggie that there's nothing edible that Jughead wouldn't eat. "The Rearing Twenties," pencils by Harry Lucey; Ginger's father is fed up with the new lingo the kids use and wishes they just spoke English. From Hollywood article. "The Perfect Lamb" one-page story starring Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Waldo Weatherbee. "Battered Up!"; Reggie tries out for the baseball team. "Antenna Antics"; Ferdie disconnects Suzie's T.V. antenna so he can pretend to fix the T.V. set. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Roll Your Own"; Veronica and Archie go roller-skating, though neither is a very good skater; Each hooks up with an attractive instructor for lessons in skating and other things. White Cloverine Brand Salve ad with Yogi Berra. "Roaring 20's," script by Bill Woggon; Randy takes Katy to a Roaring '20s party. Roaring 20's Song Fun activity page. Theodore Roosevelt Contest results. Archie Club ad. "Dates 'n Decoys!"; Betty has a date with Archie, but knows that Veronica will spoil it; Jughead comes up with a plan to get the gang to all go bowling and have Betty make a late change of plans to go somewhere else with Archie. "Hat's Enough," script and art by Joe Edwards; When Hap sees Jinx chasing a hat on a snowy day, he goes to help her. "Green Eyes," art by Joe Edwards; Laurie has to spend the evenings studying for a history test; She tries to call Wilbur each night, but he's not home. "From Hunger"; Mr. Weatherbee punishes Jughead for eating outside the lunchroom by making him take papers around the school and have each teacher sign them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Butterfingers," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Warned that Archie is coming over, Mr. Lodge and Smithers hide as many priceless heirlooms as they can and set out worthless junk pieces for Archie to accidentally break. "Count Off," script and art by Joe Harold; Brando shows Peggy how he paints so well. "Katy In A Barrel," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; K.O. rips his shorts on the way to see Katy and she's not pleased with his solution to the problem. "Trading Stamps," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx holds a contest among the kids to see who has the most interesting stamp collection. "Rock Around The Clock," script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten and Kathryn Bill; K.O. gets a little boisterous on the picnic he's on with Katy. "Red For Danger," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; A gorgeous new redhead is in the neighborhood and Laurie is certain that Wilbur is enamored with her, even though Wilbur has never met the girl. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Bolling. Picnic, script and art by Bob Bolling; Little Archie, Betty and Veronica go for a picnic in the Hockomock Swamps, near the home of the local hermit, Granny Sage. Attack of the Ice Mice starring Little Archie, script and art by Bob Bolling; In Mad Doctor Doom's latest plan for world domination, he gets the help of the Ice Mice. The Missing Mouse, script and art by Dexter Taylor; To get Little Archie to come over, Veronica pretends there's a mouse in the house. The Texas Longhorn article. The Lucky Coin, script and art by Dexter Taylor; At the circus, Little Archie's wallet is stolen and with it, his lucky coin. Viewpoint humor page starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 68 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Dexter Taylor. "The Fortune," script and art by Dexter Taylor; A phony fortune teller tricks Little Archie into getting his family out of the house so that it can be robbed. "Cookie Monster," script and art by Dexter Taylor; Little Jughead wants to help Little Archie rake the yard when he hears that cookies will be involved afterward. "The Book Report," art by Dexter Taylor; Juggie's been writing a science fiction novel, but Miss Grundy takes it from him thinking it's the assigned book report; When she reads it she sends him to Mr. Weatherbee for punishment, but the principal likes the story and wants Jughead to write more. "The Art of Levity," art by Dexter Taylor; When Sabrina drops her book of magic at school, Reggie picks it up and finds himself in trouble when he reads one of the spells out loud. "Odd Man Out," art by Dexter Taylor; Little Reggie calls Little Archie's odd job agency hoping to hire Little Veronica to babysit him. "Josie's Snake Hunt" JC Penney ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti, Marty Taras and Bill Hudson. Harvey Comics presents the adventures of Little Audrey, mischievous star of movie cartoons. Audrey's leaking snack stash gets her lots of animal friends. Casper the Friendly Ghost refuses to join his ghostly cohorts in a "scare raid." Baby Huey wants to be a circus performer, and the Fox sees a chance for a duck dinner. Little Audrey; Aw Nuts; Casper the Friendly Ghost: Scare Raid; Baby Huey: Circus Duck; My Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mischievous Little Audrey and her boyfriend Melvin return to comics as part of Harvey Comics' revival in the early 1990s. The new kid, Bobby, is determined that Audrey will be his girlfriend. Audrey risks her neck chasing a runaway letter around town, making Melvin a nervous wreck. Lucky Day; The Little Girl Who Wasnt There!; The Secret Weapon; The Try-Out; Popping Off; Lucretia: Boy Oh Boy! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

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"Dot Is Too Much"; Mr. Polka dreams that a super-strong Dot wants to bring home a variety of dotted and very heavy items. Two one-page Little Dot stories. One-page Richie Rich story. "Little Dot Meets Uncle Daze"; When Uncle Daze comes to visit, Dot takes him on a tour of the town, but finds that she must constantly keep waking him up. "Eat Nicely"; Lotta annoys everyone around her with her noisy eating habits. "Auction Block" text story with Richie Rich. "Rugged Test"; Richie climbs Mount Awesome alone while his worried parents watch his progress on their video screen. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled stories (scripts by Stan Lee). Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Little Dot's classmate Little Lotta has super-strength and an appetite to match. Lotta's golf swing is so terrible that she accidentally unearths an oil well. Richie Rich is so rich, even he's lost count of his own fortune. Little Lotta; Richie Rich. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. The Spook Tree; Lulu dreams she and Tubby sneak out to the cemetery to touch the wishing tree. Untitled Little Lulu story; Lulu buys a stuffed owl for the Fellers so she can join the club. Lulu Van Winkle; Lulu tells Alvin about the girl who went to sleep for twenty years. Lovesick; Tubby tries everything he can think of to impress Gloria. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for five color Little Lulu pinups and Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max is befriended by a Talking Balloon that he rescues. Plus solo stories featuring Rags Rabbit and Humphrey. The Friendly Balloon; Beat the Band; Little Max Meets the Farm Animals; Flying High; Rags Rabbit; Humphrey Eats Again!; Ranch Rhymes; Talkin' Turkey; Kite Kapers; The Payoff; It's Auto-matic; Happy Birthday; Little Max Game Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited) and Vic Herman. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Joe Palooka takes Little Max to the zoo to cheer him up, but it doesn't work the way he thought. Max gives Alice a lift on his go-cart. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey and a vintage ad for Nabisco featuring a two-page comic story, "The Adventures of the Spoonmen." The Season's the Reason; Fun on Ice; Be Glad You're You; The Hero; Humphrey and the 'Criminuls'; Ready - Aim - Fire; Little Max Rhymes with Reason; Shiver Me Timbers; Who's Who at the Zoo; Horse Sense; The Jumping Frog; Max-imum Effort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints strips from 9/10/40 to 11/9/40. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by SCOTT GROSS Art and cover by SCOTT GROSS It's Halloween and the Looney Tunes are out in full force as the ladies take to the track against some rink bullies in a knock-down, drag-out roller derby battle - and look out for that overzealous audience! Plus: More spooky holiday hijinks! 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED E Cover price $2.99.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by James Warhola. Stories and art by Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Dennis Snee, Dan Birtcher, Stan Hart, A. J. Marley, Tom Koch, Bob Bramble, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., John Caldwell, Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, James Warhola, Sam Viviano, Richard Williams, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Parodies of the movie A League of Their Own and TV soap Melrose Place, featuring art by Angelo Torres and Mort Drucker. A double spoof of Entertainment Tonight and In Living Color, featuring art by Sam Viviano. Country-music rap - that says it all. If Norman Rockwell depicted modern-day scenes. Mad's takes on serial killers, the Energizer bunny, and rollerblading. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Letters page includes a photo of Tim Allen reading Mad's Home Improvement spoof. Smellgross Place; The Villainous Vending Victimization; Deviant Editorial Responses to Widely Held Opinions; A Mad Report on Rollerblading; The Sanguinary Serengetti Screw-Up; The Apartment You're Considering May Have Belonged to a Serial Killer If...; Spy vs. Spy; Energizer Rabbit Commercials That Were Never Completed; When Country Western Goes Rap; TV Bloopers We'd Really Like to See; The Lighter Side of...; The Hidden Emotional Cost of Things; The Eccentric Emergency Engagement; Entertainment Too Light Visits In Livid Color; A Mad Look at Endangered Species; A League to Bemoan; Fold-In; If Norman Rockwell Depicted the '90s - First Drug Test. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Rod Reed, C.C. Beck, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Back-cover Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Haunted House," features art by Captain Marvel creator C.C. Beck (including an art credit, rare for any ad). Blondie, Mandrake the Magician, High Spots, Tippie and Cap Stubbs, The Lone Ranger, Heroes on Wings, Jan and Aloysius, Seein' Stars, Secret Agent X-9, Little Acorns, Thimble Theater starring Popeye, Henry, Private Breger Abroad, Barney Baxter in the Air, Dingle Hoofer und His Dog, and Dollar-A-Dither. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ferdinand Poblete. Stories and Art by Daniel Fu, Brandon Graham, Darin Brown, Rob Lansley and Kenichi Lowe. The magazine for manga fans. In this issue: "Love Bites: All's Fair Part 2" by Daniel Fu; "Gone Fishin'" by Brandon Graham; Hieronymus Chronicles tale "Fightin Dirty" by Darin Brown; and "Clare's Dragon Part 5" by Rob Lansley and Kenichi Lowe. Plus: "Eye On Manga: Andi Watson" article by Elin Winkler. Also: "Photoshop For Comics" article by Pat Duke. And: Illustration by Terrie Smith. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Sherard Jackson. Stories and art by Katie Bair, Fred Perry, Joseph Wight, Rod Espinosa, Craig Babiar, and Ted Nomura. The third incarnation of the long-running manga and anime guide from indy publisher Antarctic Press, featuring full issues of Antarctics most popular English-language manga. Ninja High School 119, Gold Digger 55, and Angels 750 from Families of Altered Wars 4; Twilight X; the monstrous legacy of William Warlock continues in I Hunt Monsters 5. 196 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $8.99.

Cover art by John Liney (?). "Henry Takes Pot Shots at Unk," art by John Liney (?); Henry gets a cooking pot stuck on his head. "Henry's Cartoon Lesson"; Art instruction on how to draw a comic strip. 24 pgs., full color. 36 pgs., full color.

Beep-Beep & Daffy Duck

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue features Tubby in "Big Business," "Circus Daze," "Space Happy," "Runaway Tire," and "Cat Fever." Issue also has an untitled story with Alvin, one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Knotknee – Red Hot Rider." Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dave Berg. Stories and art by Gill Fox, Mell Lazarus and Jack Sparling. Teen humor hijinks with Merton and his pals, featuring early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist, Dave Berg. Merton puts on a girls' gym outfit to sneak into the girls' locker room, and comic hijinks ensue. Melody buys her boyfriend Rupert barbells for his birthday, but they get mixed up with the perfume her dad bought her mother. Peggy and her pal Pat try to ingratiate themselves with a famous director by preparing a rare French meal. Crazy Disk Jockey!; A Heck of a Hair-Do!; Melody; What a Pill!; The Scale Near the Station; Peggy Dean in Hollywood. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover title says "Mickey Mouse and Pluto." Mickey Mouse in "The Strange World of Gregory Gopher" in which Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto gardening work leads to mystery and adventure. Issue also has The Junior Woodchucks in "The Odd Tracks," one-page text story "The Most," and Gold Key Comics Club News pages throughout book. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. Numbering continues from Mighty Mouse (1946 Timely) #4. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. Several of these early issues included comics versions of classic Mighty Mouse cartoons; some of the artists worked on the cartoons as well. A cat steals Aladdin's Lamp and commands the genie to bring him every mouse in town - which includes Mighty Mouse. This is a new story, not an adaptation of the Mighty Mouse "Aladdin's Lamp" cartoon. Baba the sheep tests Mighty Mouse's patience with his jokes, in an adaptation of the 1947 Mighty Mouse cartoon "Crying Wolf." Mighty Mouse visits Storyland and sets out to stop the Big Bad Wolf, in a partial adaptation of the 1945 Mighty Mouse Cartoon "Mighty Mouse and the Wolf." The Hungry Mouse; Aladdin's Lamp; Adventure in Mexico; The Sheep Who Cried Wolf; Mighty Mouse in Storyland. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Jim Tyer and others. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. The Claw steals the invitations for a ritzy Terrytown costume party, then shows up to rob the place - well, he does have an invitation. Oil Can Harry discovers Mighty Mouse's one weakness: cream puffs (?). Sam Spider steals the house that Mighty Mouse created for the Elves. Painted cover by an unknown artist. Heckle and Jeckle: The Exterminator; Gandy Goose: The Last Straw; Mail Robbery; Terry Bears: A Sleepless Night; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Caught in a Web. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Steven Jones, David Arnold and Leslie Powell. Art by Christopher Jones and Mark Stegbauer. Cover by Philip Moy. Cover price $2.95.

Cover art by Stan Goldberg. Freak-Out on the Fire Escape! starring Millie and Clicker, script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg. The Kid Flips Her Lid! starring Millie and Chili, script by Lee, art by Goldberg. Chili Turns on the Charm starring Millie and Chili, script by Lee, art by Goldberg. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.20.