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Part 2 of 4. The demon Azmodus takes his revenge on the Spectre by destroying the spirit's closest human friends. Written by John Ostrander, with art by Tom Mandrake. Painted cover by Chris Moeller. New Format. Cover price $1.95.

"Forces of Hell". Part 2 of 2. Story by John Ostrander. Art and cover by Tom Mandrake. Separated from each other, Jim Corrigan and the Spectre team with Madame Xanadu and Ramban to battle the forces of the demon Neron. But will they end up battling each other instead? Underworld Unleashed crossover. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.25.

"Fallen Dreams: The Haunting of America Part 1". Part 1 of 14. Story by John Ostrander. Art and cover by Tom Mandrake. The Founding Fathers of America created a mystical talisman to maintain the spiritual well being of the nation. In the present day, the talisman has become fractured. Now a sinister group known as The National Interest wants to reassemble it. No matter who gets in the way. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.25.

"Final rites". Part 6 of 6. Story by John Ostrander. Art and cover by Tom Mandrake. A funeral, attended by many heroes from the DC universe, is finally held for Jim Corrigan who died many years ago to become the Spectre. The ritual finally sets them both free. Final issue of the series. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.50.

Cover art by Rudy Palais. Haunted Hood starring Captain Freedom. A Cannibal's Mix-Up!! starring Girl Commandos, art by Jill Elgin. The Tale of a Shirt filler page. The Story behind the Cover text story. Gibson Shocks the Luftwaffe!!! starring Shock Gibson. House ad for 4 Harvey comics. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

(W) Tommy Yune (A) Robby Musso Pops Racer recovers from his hospitalization to recall secrets that date back to his famous family's racing team. Meanwhile, Speed Racer struggles to survive against the evil Car Acrobatic Team on the treacherous roads of the Swiss Alps. Will the upgraded functions of newly retrofitted Mach 5 be enough against the hi-tech resources of Captain Terror? Can Racer X continue to protect Speed without blowing his cover? Cover price $3.99.

Written by Mike Carey Pencils & Cover by Mike Perkins In a school where witches are a dime a dozen, you'd better find out exactly who your friends are...fast. Kim learns this lesson the hard way as she begins to discover the true nature of her witch-powers, and runs into a crowd of Salem ghosts! Kim's in for the fight of her life...guess it's just another day in high school. 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Bill Everett. What's Wrong with Charlie Brown?, script by Hank Chapman, art by Al Hartley. The End!, art by Russ Heath. The Last Tattoo, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Fred Kida. The Green Man text story. Horror Story, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Dead Men, script by Stan Lee. The Death of a Puppet!, art by Jim Mooney; A puppet master is apprehensive when his performances of a puppet murder mystery seem to coincide with real killings. Let's Face It! The Devil Dog text story. The Pitchman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Brown. A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Who's Knocking at My Door?, art by Cal Massey. A scientist develops the means of murdering everyone on the planet, but commits suicide after hearing a knocking on his door figuring that it is Martians come to place the only living human in a zoo. The Witch of Maple Street text story. Peek-A-Boo!, art by Bob Powell. Witch Doctor, art by Tony DiPreta. The Firing Squad, art by Al Luster. Off His Rocker!, art by Bob Fujitani. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. He Must Be Destroyed, art by Doug Wildey. Homecoming, art by Paul Reinman. We're Going to Drown, art by Bill Walton. New Glasses text story. Beware...the Giants, art by Vic Carrabotta. What Lurks in the Fog?, art by Marvin Stein. The Tyrant! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

by Dan Miskin & Ramon Perez; cover by Darwyn Cooke. Monsters on the loose, lives in danger, and no escape from a terrifying world of magic. Looks like a job for a hero! But the only guy around with even a chance of saving the day is a con man, card shark and cynic John Dodge, whose life just keeps getting weirder by the minute. Dodge will need every ounce of his newfound magical skills, and every trick he's ever learned to hoodwink a crowd, if he wants to get past a bunch of otherworldly sorcerers and make it back to Las Vegas in one piece. But even if he does, the malevolent Victor Rinaldo is prepared to make his homecoming anything but pleasant. 32pgs, FCSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Masques: Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Ghost Rider. Story, art and cover by Todd McFarlane. The sinister Hobgoblin has done the unthinkable and corrupted a small child. The Spirit of Vengeance, Ghost Rider, has come to make the macabre villain pay for his crimes, and stuck in the middle of it all is Spider-Man. Cover price $1.75.

Revenge of the Sinister Six: Part 1 of 6. Guest-starring Ghost Rider. Story, art, and cover by Erik Larsen. Super-star artist Erik Larsen takes the reigns of Spider-Man and pits the wall-crawler against the deadliest assemblage of his foes - the Sinister Six! Plus, Spidey and Ghost Rider team-up to take down a deadly cyborg bent on destruction and mayhem. Cover price $1.75.

Direct Edition. Revenge of the Sinister Six: Part 5 of 6. "The Sixth Member!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Deathlok, Solo, and Sleepwalker. Story, art, and cover by Erik Larsen. Spider-Man and his amazing friends - the Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Deathlok, and Sleepwalker - unite to stop the Sinister Six. Plus, after Sandman's betrayal, the bad guys unveil a mysterious new sixth member! Cover price $1.75.

Revenge of the Sinister Six: Part 6 of 6. "Confrontation!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Nova, Deathlok, Solo, and the Fantastic Four. Story, art, and cover by Erik Larsen. It's all out action as Spider-Man assembles a small army of heroes (the Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Nova, Deathlok, Solo, and the Fantastic Four) to take down the Sinister Six once and for all. However, Doctor Octopus introduces his the newest member to of his cadre of evil, the titanic monster known as Gog! Can even this assemblage of heroes hope to defeat such a powerful force for evil! Includes a gate-fold cover. Cover price $1.75.

"Reborn Again" Guest-starring Ghost Rider. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by Javier Saltares. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna. The wondrous wall-crawler is back in his classic red and blue attire! And wanting to prove to New York City that he's still one of the good guys! But someone else or perhaps something else is back too! The Spirit of Vengeance! Wow, is the web-slinger ready to rein in the Ghost Rider? Watch out for the hellfire! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Arthur Stacy, Paul Stacy, Jill Stacy, and Danny Ketch. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Written by C.B. CEBULSKI Painted Cover and Art by NIKO HENRICHON The legend of Kwaku Anansi, the First Spider, melds with the Marvel Universe as Anansi learns a valuable lesson about power and responsibility. On his quest for the legendary Spider-Orchid, Anansi is challenged by four elemental beings who seek to stop him from reaching his goal. Will Anansi be able to overcome the villainous forces of air, water, sand and fire to complete his journey and take his next steps in life? Beautifully painted by Niko Henrichon (Pride of Baghdad.) 32 PGS./Rated A...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Pencils & Cover by MARIO ALBERTI Years ago, when the Fantastic Four were captured by a mysterious Skrull temptress, the 'New FF' stepped in to take their place...Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider! Now, for the first time, see what happened immediately following their classic first adventure...as the two teams get shaken up and pitted against each other! Christos Gage & Mario Alberti bring you the ultimate super hero showdown! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

The official history of Spider-Man's life, its triumphs and tragedies, continues, including the death of Gwen Stacy. This issue covers events from Amazing Spider-Man #101 through #175. Written by Glenn Herdling. Wraparound cover by Steve Lightle. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #332-333, 346-347, 361-363 and 374-375; Spider-Man Special Edition: Trial of Venom (1992) UNICEF - and material from The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #373, 388 and ANNUAL #25-26; The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) Annual #12; and Web of Spider-Man (1985-1994) Annual #8.

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE. Art by ERIK LARSEN, MARK BAGLEY, TOD SMITH, LARRY ALEXANDER, PARIS CULLINS and AARON LOPRESTI. Cover by ERIK LARSEN.

When the web-slinger donned a sleek black costume of alien origin, he had no idea it would one day become his deadliest foe: Venom! See the misguided Eddie Brock in some of his earliest adventures as he tries time and again to take down the hated Spider-Man! Featuring the first appearance of Carnage!

Plus: The Black Cat, Silver Sable and the Human Torch!

Softcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

"Facing the Void" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Tony Daniel and Tim Townsend. Peter Parker is the Amazing Spider-Man once again! And his next adventure crosses paths with an old adversary...the Puma! Thomas Fireheart has been lying low since his Puma persona turned completely savage! But now the mysterious abduction of his uncle forces him to come to New York City! With a dose of humility, Fireheart contacts the wall-crawler and asks for help! So Spider-Man and the Puma meet in Central Park...and then things go haywire! A bizarre alien creature called Raptar attacks on both the physical plane and the astral plane! And that's where the Master of the Mystic Arts enters the fray! Can the web-slinger and the Sorcerer Supreme unravel this strange tale? (Notes: The Puma previously appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man 218. This story takes place after the events of the four-part Revelations storyline.) 68 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Cover pencils by Bill Sienkiewicz, inks by Bob McLeod. Into the Heart of Darkness! starring Spider-Woman and the Shroud, script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Al Gordon; Spider-Woman battles the Kara-Kai Death Cult; features the origin of the Shroud. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Franco Urru. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a) Defeated, tortured and beaten. The forces of evil are rising, threatening to destroy everything he holds dear. He is broken, he is alone. And he has them all exactly where he wants them. Spike's story continues, brought to you by the original Angel: After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru! The Sharp Brothers offer a special variant cover. And ask your retailer how to get the 'grindhouse'-inspired version of their cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

Limited Virgin Variant Cover by Franco Urru. Brian Lynch (w) ? Franco Urru (a) Defeated, tortured and beaten. The forces of evil are rising, threatening to destroy everything he holds dear. He is broken, he is alone. And he has them all exactly where he wants them. Spike's story continues, brought to you by the original Angel: After the Fall team of Brian Lynch and Franco Urru! The Sharp Brothers offer a special variant cover. And ask your retailer how to get the 'grindhouse'-inspired version of their cover, too! Cover price $3.99.

Matt Busch Red Foil Retailer Incentive cover "R1-A". Brian Lynch (w), Franco Urru (a), Urru, Busch (c) An innocent girl is trapped in a high-security prison for the supernatural. Spike has checked himself in to get her back. But before Spike can even find her, he has to survive his first day. Vampires, werewolf gangs, vengeance demons, invisible men, giant eight- foot slugs...every prisoner wants to be the one who does him in. What began as a rescue mission is now quickly escalating into a battle for self-preservation in Spike's latest adventure, courtesy of screenwriter Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru! Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC, 32pgs Cover price $3.99.

Matt Busch Sketch Retailer Incentive cover. Brian Lynch (w), Franco Urru (a), Urru, Busch (c) An innocent girl is trapped in a high-security prison for the supernatural. Spike has checked himself in to get her back. But before Spike can even find her, he has to survive his first day. Vampires, werewolf gangs, vengeance demons, invisible men, giant eight- foot slugs...every prisoner wants to be the one who does him in. What began as a rescue mission is now quickly escalating into a battle for self-preservation in Spike's latest adventure, courtesy of screenwriter Brian Lynch and artist Franco Urru! Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC, 32pgs Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Zach Howard - Peter David (w); Joe Corroney (a); Corroney, Wight, Howard, Murphy Presenting the first chapter of a five-part Spike saga spanning centuries! A hundred and twenty years ago, a tribe of gypsies inflicted a terrible curse upon the vampire known as Angelus... a curse that brought a terrible vengeance upon the tribe in the form of Angelus's family: Darla, Drusilla, and most notably, William the Bloody, a.k.a. 'Spike.' But the gypsy clan has a dark and powerful supporter: Count Dracula. Outraged over the slaughter of the gypsies, Dracula seeks revenge upon the three vampires... and thus begins a rivalry between Spike and Dracula that will cover decades. A rivalry steeped in blood... honor... and eleven quid. Corroney will also provide covers for all five issues, as will variant cover artists Zach Howard, Sean Murphy, and Eric Wight. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. Cover price $3.99.

1st Tragg in "Cry of the Dire Wolf" (reprinted from Mystery Comics Digest # 3). Also "The Enigma of Shanti Devi," "Mystifying Disappearances," and "Ghost Town." Cover price $0.25.

Stories and Cover by Steve Parkhouse. Art by Steve Parkhouse and Geoff Senior. Reprints of The Spiral Path stories. In this issue: Untitled stories by Steve Parkhouse, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #1-2, 4 and 6; an untitled story by Parkhouse and Geoff Senior, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #3; and "The Drowning Woman" by Parkhouse, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #5. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Stories and Cover by Steve Parkhouse. Art by Steve Parkhouse and John Ridgway. Reprints of The Spiral Path stories. In this issue: Untitled stories by Steve Parkhouse, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #7-8. Plus: Untitled stories by Parkhouse and John Ridgway, reprinted from Warrior (1982 Quality) UK #9-12. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Will Eisner Published by Warren for the first 16 issues (and by Kitchen Sink beginning with 17), The Spirit reprints Will Eisner's groundbreaking work from the 1940s and '50s. This issue includes the following stories: Life Below by Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; Mr. McDool by Eisner and Grandenetti; Silk Satin & The Spirit by Eisner and Andre LeBlanc; Ye Olde Spirit of '76 by Eisner and Jules Feiffer; The Elevator by Eisner, Feiffer, and Grandenetti; The Return of Vino Red by Eisner and Feiffer; The Guilty Gun... by Eisner and LeBlanc; and Flaxen Weaver by Eisner. Cover by Eisner and Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Return of the Narcissus starring the Spirit, pencils by Jim Dixon; flashback to Spirit's trip through the East. The Foxtrot Poll starring the Spirit and Sand Saref, script by Jules Feiffer, pencils by Will Eisner; color television parody. At Halt starring Joe Dope, script and art by Will Eisner. Night On the Waterfront starring the Spirit, pencils by Jim Dixon. Deacon Mantis starring the Spirit, script by Jules Feiffer, pencils by Jim Dixon. 36 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Written by DAVID HINE Co-feature written by MARV WOLFMAN Art by MORITAT Co-feature art by PHIL WINSLADE Cover by LADRÖNN New series writer David Hine comes aboard for the first chapter of Frostbite! The ultimate high has arrived on the corners of Central City, and the ghouls who deal it aren't interested in cutting the all-controlling Octopus in on the action! It doesn't take long for hot blood to hit the icy city streets! And in the co-feature, THE SPIRIT: BLACK & WHITE, Marv Wolfman and Phil Winslade show us what happens in Central City when the lights go out - every last one of them! It's a citywide blackout in black and white! Cover price $3.99.

Written by DAVID HINE Co-feature written by WALTER SIMONSON Art by MORITAT Co-feature art by JORDI BERNET Cover by LADRÖNN The widow Ophelia Ottoman is the drop-dead gorgeous heir to one of the most powerful crime families in Central City. So why did she ever marry a loser like Jimmy Bauhaus? And why does she creep into Wildwood Cemetery each night to speak to his corpse? There's a mystery buried with that dead man, and it's The Spirit's job to dig it up! And in the SPIRIT: BLACK & WHITE co-feature, modern masters Walter Simonson and Jordi Bernet bring you 'Gemini,' the tale of twin sisters nobody could tell apart...but where one is a good girl, the other is very, very bad, indeed! Cover price $3.99.

Cover pencils by Billy Tan, inks by D-Tron. Untitled story, script by Billy Tan (Plot) and D-Tron (Plot; Script), pencils by Billy Tan, inks by Team Tron (D-Tron; Jeff De Los Santos; Andy Kim), Joanne Grace (Assistant), and Viet Truong (Assistant); Disciple once again fails to get the Dragon Ash for Messiah; Lance and Menicus come to an uneasy agreement and Lance decides to keep working with the Jaikap Clan; Mary captures a Tao creature only to find it is Lang transformed. Jasmine invades the Jaikap stronghold to rescue Lance but finds she has walked right into a trap. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Limited Edition Reprint of the Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Book dated July 14, 1940. Will Eisner wrote individual commentary (on the back page) for most every issue in this reprint series. 6-1/4" x 9 3/8" inches, 8 pages, b&w.

Limited Edition Reprint of the Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Book dated July 28, 1940. Will Eisner wrote individual commentary (on the back page) for most every issue in this reprint series. 6-1/4" x 9 3/8" inches, 8 pages, b&w.

Limited Edition Reprint of the Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Book dated October 6, 1940. Will Eisner wrote individual commentary (on the back page) for most every issue in this reprint series. 6-1/4" x 9 3/8" inches, 8 pages, b&w.

"Souls" pull-out centerfold poster with photo collage by Jack Kirby included. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Neal Adams (pencils), inks by Neal Adams. "The President Must Die!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; An individual foresees the assassination and attempts to prevent it. "House of Horror!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Man vs Ghost. "Children of the Flaming Wheel!"; This is a photo-feature about a 'new' California Cult. "The Screaming Woman," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; A reincarnation story. "The Spirit of Vengeance!" text story, script by Steve Sherman and Mark Evanier. "Amazing Predictions," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; featuring Leopold Maas; Nostradamus; Napoleon Bonaparte; Adolf Hitler; Nikita Khrushchev; and Mao Tse-tung. "Weird Humor" one-page story by Sergio Aragones. 48 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

"Souls" pull-out centerfold poster with photo collage by Jack Kirby is NOT included. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Neal Adams (pencils), inks by Neal Adams. "The President Must Die!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; An individual foresees the assassination and attempts to prevent it. "House of Horror!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Man vs Ghost. "Children of the Flaming Wheel!"; This is a photo-feature about a 'new' California Cult. "The Screaming Woman," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; A reincarnation story. "The Spirit of Vengeance!" text story, script by Steve Sherman and Mark Evanier. "Amazing Predictions," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; featuring Leopold Maas; Nostradamus; Napoleon Bonaparte; Adolf Hitler; Nikita Khrushchev; and Mao Tse-tung. "Weird Humor" one-page story by Sergio Aragones. 48 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. Collects Spirit World (1971 Magazine) and material from Weird Mystery Tales (1972-1975) #1-3 and Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (1972-1974) #6. Written by JACK KIRBY, MARK EVANIER, STEVE SHERMAN and SERGIO ARAGONES. Art by JACK KIRBY, VINCE COLLETTA, MIKE ROYER and SERGIO ARAGONES. Cover by JACK KIRBY and NEAL ADAMS. After leaving Marvel Comics at the end of the 1960s, Jack Kirby came to DC Comics, where he soon created the series of superhero comics known collectively as "The Fourth World." But before that came SPIRIT WORLD, a magazine that delved into the occult and the supernatural. Now, DC collects that hard-to-find title for the very first time in this new hardcover, including four stories completed for the second issue that appeared in WEIRD MYSTERY TALES 1-3 and FORBIDDEN TALES OF DARK MANSION #6, plus a pin-up version of the striking cover image by Kirby and Neal Adams! Hardcover, 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.

Written by Scott Bryan Wilson. Art by Rob Gaughran. Cover by Garry Brown. A hated gunman named True Crime Goodnight walks the west killing everything in sight. His buddy, Jesus Christ Brown, is imprisoned by Tina the Trigger in a town called Death Is Here. There are three days and a hundred trigger-happy goons standing between True Crime and his friend. He has the will to kill and plenty of guns… but he's almost out of the magic liquor that makes him bulletproof. Scott Bryan Wilson (Pennyworth, Trve Kvlt) writes and Rob Gaughran makes his violent, bombastic debut as they concoct an insane, bloody, drunken tale of Western mayhem. 24 pages, full B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Michelle Garza. Art by Daniel Franco. Cover by Garry Brown. Years of climbing into the bottle stole most of Mel's talent as a quick draw. When a duel leaves his boy dead, he's desperate to fix his mistake… but can you fix death? Reminded of an old woman on Resurrection Hill who can do just that, Mel grabs the boy from an early grave and seeks to find out if she's more myth than miracle. Even if the price of a miracle can only be paid in blood. Michelle Garza (Bram Stoker nominated author of Mayan Blue), and Dan Franco (Jugular), wreak havoc in the wild and splatter-y west! 28 pages, full B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Second Edition with silver foil seal. "Blood Sweat & Fears" written & illustrated by David Lapham. FC., 16 pages, standard paper stock.