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December 1971. A Heartwarming Christmas. A spoof of romance comics featuring art by Joe Orlando; a Nixon-themed spoof of A Christmas Carol; a Soviet Christmas catalog. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Tony Hendra, Paul Krassner, Arnold Roth, Sean Kelly, Frank Springer, Michael Gross, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Edward Gorey. Cover price $0.75.

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February 1979. Heterosexuality. The battle of the sexes, illustrated by George Perez and Terry Austin; color comics by Bobby London and Shary Flenniken; a guide to women by John Hughes, Trina Robbins and Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Mara McAfee. Cover price $1.50.

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April 1979. April Fool! A guide to Florida, with art by Trina Robbins; a parody of Life magazine; a classic John Hughes story, illustrated by Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Shary Flenniken, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Lou Glanzman. Cover price $1.50.

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December 1979. Success. A comic about getting ahead in the grocery biz, illustrated by Ernie Colon; a modern-day Christmas Carol; a guide to failure, written by John Hughes and illustrated by Leslie Carbanga. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Rick Meyerowitz, Roz Chast, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Rick Geary, Sam Gross, Ron Barrett, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Alex Murawaki. Cover price $1.50.

1st printing. Story and art by FRED HEMBECK. Finally: a single massive collection, covering cartoonist Fred Hembeck's past three decades of work! All seven of his early '80s collections - Bah, Hembeck, The Hembeck Files, et al - are included, as well as rarely seen strips, personal commissions, online pieces, holiday cards, assorted oddities, and over a dozen stories ranging up to ten pages in length! A massive collection featuring the superhero industry's most revered humorist! Foreword by industry legend and creator of Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four, STAN LEE! Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., B&W. Cover price $24.99.

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Flip cover. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

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Untitled story; Nellie, Speed, and Snazzy are thrown out of a fur coat store by its owner, I.J. Wolf, for not having enough money to shop there; Speed phones Wolf and insults him; But Wolf, a member of the board at the hospital, complains to Superintendent Dr. Simmons and demands they be fired. Untitled story; At Gracy's Department Store, Speed watches Nellie's nephew while she shops; When Speed is knocked out by accident, the baby goes for a ride in a store delivery van. Nellie the Nurse Puzzle Page. Untitled story; After getting in a brawl with a rival ambulance driver, Speed decides to build himself up using the "Charles Hatless" muscle program. "Dancing Dervish" text story. Untitled story; Cantankerous candy magnate Ivan Persimon changes his miserly ways after Snazzy introduces the kid hospital patients who love his lollipops. Untitled story; When Nellie, Snazzy, and Speed spend a vacation holiday with Nellie's hillbilly aunt and uncle, they help stop a chicken pox epidemic, deal with an ornery mule, and attend a boisterous barn dance. Untitled story; Nellie has a part in a play, and Speed and Snazzy try out for roles, feuding for her attention; But they team up to stop her newest beau, the production's leading man. Their on-stage shenanigans turn the drama into a hit comedy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. The art of George McManus, the cartoonist of Bringing Up Father; reprints of a Hairbreadth Harry adventure strip; Moon Mullins by Ferd Johnson; Sams Strip by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. Cover by McManus. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. The comic strips of John Held, Jr.; the illustration and cartoon art of Jimmy Swinnerton; cartoonists during the era of labor unrest and unionizing; reprints of a classic Joe Palooka strip by Ham Fisher. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. 64 pages. Cover by Held. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. Reprints of a classic Little Orphan Annie adventure from 1937, The Man Who Lived a Billion Years, by Harold Gray; remembering Fontaine Fox and the Toonerville Trolley strip; Hi and Lois by Mort Walker and Dik Browne. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. 64 pages. Cover by Gray. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

This issue cover features a comprehensive look at: "Ethnic Images in the Comics." Also, "From Dixie to Harlem, a complete sequence of the rare comic strip, "Torchy Brown." Articles, portfolios, cartoons, strips, history, essays and more, all relating to ethnic images in the comics. Cover price $3.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Scott McCloud. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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1953 DISNEY "NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN" Original COMIC BOOKLET in Near Mint Condition - Vintage ADMIRAL Co. PREMIUM - SIZE: 28 Pages, est. 5" x 7" - PRINTED on Newsprint with Cute FULL COLOR Artwork of "PETER PAN, TINKERBELL, WENDY, CAPTAIN HOOK & the 1953 ADMIRAL Co. PRODUCT LINE-UP!" - SHOWS GREAT ADVERTISING for TV's, APPLIANCES, RADIO's & Phonographs!

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Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Luthor's Power Ploy," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Lex Luthor secretly tampers with Superboys powers, causing him to lose control of them when he goes into action; Superboy and Jonathan Kent stage a ruse which succeeds in getting Luthor to reveal the hiding place of the device which causes the problem, and Superboy destroys it. Plus: 8-page Superboy's Secret Diary story "A Mix-Up In Magic," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo and Dan Spiegle, inks by Dave Hunt and Dan Spiegle; When Zatara the Magician sees Superbaby flying, he mistakenly thinks he has accidentally given him flight powers during his recent performance, and takes away baby Clarks ability to fly; Then, after the kid from Krypton helps him defeat a gang of crooks, Zatara restores his flight power, knowing that he will someday hear more from the super-powered baby. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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By Rod Espinosa. Get ready for Rod Espinosa's updated version of this timeless classic. The author of Neotopia and The Courageous Princess tries his hand at this time-honored tale of an adventurous young girl who is swept into a strange magical fantasyland. Is it real or a dream? Find out in this amazing full color mini-series and see this tale as never before! 32pgs, FC (1 of 4)SRP: $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

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By Rod Espinosa. The Eisner-nominated creator of such critically acclaimed, sweeping epics as Neotopia and Courageous Princess applies his visionary hand to this time-honored tale of an adventurous young girl who is swept into a strange, magical fantasyland. Things are never what they seem in Wonderland. A chance meeting with a Cheshire Cat takes Alice to teatime at the Mad Hatter's, where she is the guest of the hour! 32pgs, FC (3 of 4)SRP: $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Adapted by Rod Espinosa. Get ready for Rod Espinosa's incredible adaptation of the timeless classic as he applies his visionary hand to this time-honored tale of an adventurous young girl who is swept into a strange magical fantasyland. Is it real or a dream? Journey down the rabbit hole in this amazing, lavishly illustrated, full-color rendition that is destined to become a new classic! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

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Stories by Lisa Trusiani and Barbara Slate. Art by Neil Grahame and Hy Rosen. The New Kids were a pioneering 1990s-era boy band with a huge teen following. In Harvey's New Kids comics, the youthful superstars had misadventures while on tour. The Kids visit London and scandalize the locals. Then they cause an international incident. Plus vintage ads for the New Kids' fan club and merchandise. Footloose in London; Dream Date; The Big Fight; Tooth Hurty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

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Superman (by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), Scoop Scanlon (by Bill Ely), Sandman (first published appearance), Zatara (by Fred Guardineer), Slam Bradley (by Siegel and Shuster), Ginger Snap (by Bob Kane), Butch the Pup, ":Hanko Goes to the World's Fair," and "A Day At the World's Fair" (by Creig Flessel). Vincent Sullivan cover (Superman with blond hair). Cover price $0.15.

News zine published by Don and Maggie Thompson. This issue includes the results of the Alley Awards, an early review/preview of Marvel's upcoming Conan comic, and more. 8 pages. Circulation 337. Cover price $0.10.

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"Audition." Part 1 of 2. 20 pages. Story by Mike Baron. Pencils and cover by Spyder (Neil Hansen). Inks by Bob Dvorak. The Merk"s latest choice for Nexus is put through his paces. Beneath Ylum, Sundra meets the demon Farouk, who seems very kind and helpful until he reverts to his demonic ways. "Dead in the water." 6 pages. Story by Mike Baron. Pencils by Michael Dooney. Inks by John Nyberg. Sharks and pirates hold little challenge for Judah, but can he beat the little girl he is protecting at a game of gin rummy? 26 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Norman Nodel, and Vince Alascia. Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Tales of pre-Code horror, curses, and vengeance from beyond the grave. A diary recounts a tale of men turning into monsters; An archer ill-advisedly ignores dreams about a cursed arrow; A killer searching for buried treasure inadvertently digs his own grave. Also featuring a moody, Jack Davis-style contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Night of Mystery; Diary of Doom!; The Horror in the Swamp; The Haunted Arrow!; The Strange Visitors!; The Giant From Earth!; The Ghost of the Coal Mine! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Based on the stories by Thomas Ligotti. Cover by Ashley Wood.

The terrifying world of acclaimed horror writer Thomas Ligotti brought frighteningly to life by a collection of today's most talented writers and illustrators.

In this book, three of Ligotti's most terrifying stories are adapted by three distinct writer/artist teams. In 'The Last Feast of the Harlequin,' writer Stuart Moore and artist Colleen Doran tell of an anthropologist's journey into a surreal winter carnival, where he witnesses an ancient rite of human sacrifice to grotesque worm-like creatures. Ben Templesmith's art accompanies Stuart Moore's adaptation of 'Dream of a Mannequin,' the story of a patient and psychiatrist bound together in a horrific dream. And in the final story, writer Joe Harris and artist Michael Gaydos team up to adapt a strange urban legend that robs artists of their desire to create art when they're confronted with horrible revelations.

Each story is more terrifying than the next, and the talent assembled here brings a new dimension to a legendary horror writer's most chilling work.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Based on the stories by Thomas Ligotti. Adapted by Stuart Moore and Joe Harris. Art by Vasilis Lolos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Toby Cypress, and Nick Stakal. Cover by Jon Foster. Introduction by Thomas Ligotti.

Horror master Thomas Ligotti's stories are adapted by comics' most talented writers and illustrators in this second volume of The Nightmare Factory.

In "Sect of the Idiot" and "The Chymist," writer Stuart Moore explores the Lovecraftian landscape of a world where all is not quite as it seems, and chronicles the life of a doctor whose oath is to harm rather than to heal. Writer Joe Harris ushers forth a sinister backwoods carnival Showman and an evil, ethereal puppet who haunt their victims' every waking dream and sleeping nightmare in "Gas Station Carnivals" and "The Clown Puppet."

Fans of the horror gere and of the first volume of The Nightmare Factory won't want to miss this latest take on the legendary author's most celebrated works.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

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1st printing. By Duncan Rouleau. When an entity calling itself "The Nightmarist" appears in Beth Sorenson's dreams, claiming to protect her from forces plotting to twist her will, Beth's reality begins to crack. With horrors closing in around her, while awake and asleep, Beth must decide - has she gone crazy... or have her dreams become ground zero in a battle for the future of mankind? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st prinitng. Written by Robbie Morrison. Art by Simon Fraser. Nikolai Dante; lover, thief, buccaneer, legend. Bio-bonded with an alien Weapons Crest which grants him amazing superhuman abilities, Dante lives life on the edge in a dangerous future Russia where Tsar Vladimir the Conqueror is on the edge of all-out war with the powerful Romanov clan. Can Nikolai remain neutral, carefree and more importantly alive when a life-changing secret about his past is revealed! Softcover, 208 pages, full oclor. Cover price $23.99.

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Cover art by Ben Dunn. TEXTBOOKS AnD BroomSticks, script by Harold Tietjens [as Hiro-san] (story assistant) and Ben Dunn, art by Ben Dunn; Mimi is assigned to be a mentor for an apprentice witch; Harry Potter spoof; Poketto monsutâ [Pokémon] spoof. THE OWLING, script by Jerzy J. Drozd (plot) and Tom R. Root (plot & script), art by Jerzy J. Drozd; A burglar robs the Ichinoheis and their neighbours; Fujiko's cousins move from Tokyo to Hokkaido. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Who Wants to Be a Superhero? - Written by Robby Bevard. Art and Cover by Ben Dunn. Determined to cut down on local crime, Mayor Arnie -- the gun-toting, armor-wearing, sword-wielding, vigilante badass -- decides to form a young superhero team. But when their public displays of heroism draw the attention of a wide variety of villains, Gold Digger's Agency Zero has to step in! Teen superheroes, WWII supervillains, and covert government agents collide in a massive, super-shutdown free-for-all! It's a break-the-internet-in-half, one-issue mini-event, after which Ninja High School will never be the same! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Story, Art and Covers by Jim Valentino, Bob Burden, Larry Marder and Don Simpson. Valentinos Captain Everything and Simpsons Megaton Man decide they want to move to a more profitable comics universe, perplexing the hapless normalman. Features appearances by Burdens Flaming Carrot, Mr. Spook of Marders Beanworld, and many, many other independent and mainstream comics characters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.50.

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1st printing. Compiled by Phil Clarke and Mike Higgs. Here's nostalgic look back of the glorious comics from the 1940s and 1950s! Includes a whole gallery of strips and covers starring heroes from Britain, Australia, Canada, and, of course, the United States. Featuring Superman, Batman, Marvelman, Captain MArvel, Tarzan, the Phantom, and many, many more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, PC/PB&W.

#64, 3-4/55, 10c. Nutsy Squirrel in "Zoo's Who?" "Heads Up!" "Make a Wish!" and an untitled story. Issue also has Fraidy Cat in "Give Him the Air," one-page puzzles, and a two-page text feature "The Kingly Kangaroo." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.10.

Early funny-animal comics from Harvey, featuring such characters as Helpful Hank and breakout star Rags Rabbit. Rags Rabbit and Pesty encounter crooks during a speedboat race. Freddy Fixit builds a robot helper (complete with bowler hat) and naturally, it runs amok. Bessie Beaver demands automated appliances, so Buddy sets out to move the family into the new hydroelectric dam. Rags Rabbit: Riding the Waves; Hep Chick; Freddy Fixit; Rags Toys with a New Idea; Little Hobo: General for a Day!; Buddy Beaver; Nutty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and Art by Otis Frampton. Cover by Rob Guillory. Oddly Normal's parents and house may have vanished off the face of the earth, but things go from bad to weird when her dotty Great Aunt arrives on the scene. 28 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $2.99.

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Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Phil Davis. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips April 11 - June 29, 1938, including the 12th Mandrake story and the first week of the 13th. Mandrake investigates the kidnapping of child star Sonny, the most spoiled brat on Earth; then, a woman seeking help crashes through Mandrake's window on horseback. Sonny The Child Movie Star; Mandrake and the Haunted House. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Mandrake in Love. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Phil Davis. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips July - November 25th, 1938. The lovely Narda seeks Mandrake's help after her brother, Prince Segrid, gambles away the family fortune and tries to marry her off to a loathsome duke. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Story by Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. Cover by Bret Blevins. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips April 11, 1939 - February 28, 1940. After mummy sightings in the Orient Museum, the guards refuse to work the night shift. Mandrake, Lothar and female photographer Sonny decide to find the truth by spending the night in the museum. Cover by Marvel and DC artist Bret Blevins. The Deep South; The Museum Mystery. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Story by Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. Cover by Bret Blevins. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips February 29 - May 11, 1940. Investigating the mummy they saw in the museum, Mandrake and Sonny discover a secret passage to the museum vault and a plot to rob the museum of priceless artifacts. Cover by Marvel and DC artist Bret Blevins. The Museum Mystery; The Octopus Ring, part 1. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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The Octopus Ring, part 2. Story by Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. Cover by Bret Blevins. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips May 12 - August 30, 1940. Government agents recruit Mandrake to expose a spy network known as The Octopus Ring. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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The Octopus Ring, part 3. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Phil Davis. Adventures of the crime-fighting magician, considered one of the first superheroes of comics. Reprints Mandrake The Magician daily strips August 31 to October 11, 1940. Mandrake helps US authorities take down the dreaded Octopus Ring spy network. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.