Comic books in 'Parody'

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): The Amusing Spider-Guy is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

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Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): Badman is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price, 8 pages.

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): Bantam is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

Written by Stephen Tsai and Regius S. Gunawan. Cover and art by Jason Meador. 56 pages, B&W.

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Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): Captive American, is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): Fantastic Fear is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., 8 pages, no cover price.

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): The Flush is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

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Lockjaws! Stories by Don Chin. Art by Herb Wood. Cover by Herb Wood and Jay Oliver. Blackthorne Publishing presents a spoof of the company-wide crossovers that dominated mainstream comics in the mid-1980s (and every era since). A cosmic guardian called The Janitor assembles the greatest heroes of a previously unknown multiverse, including Sgt. Rucker, Arrowman, Joe Ninja, Gorr the ancient Egyptian warrior, and future cops Slugger Luzinski and the Metal Cowboy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Stories by Don Chin. Art by Herb Wood. Cover by Herb Wood and Jay Oliver. Blackthorne Publishing presents a spoof of the company-wide crossovers that dominated mainstream comics in the mid-1980s (and every era since). More heroes join The Janitors multiversal campaign against the forces of inter-dimensional tyrant Lockjaws, including Amazons Air Girl, Water Woman, Fire Fury, and Blue Bonnet; the anthropomorphic Canine the Barbarian and the Toad Warrior; and even Death, Jr. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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by Boothby & Kazaleh After making a delivery to the offices of one of Fry and Bender's favorite TV shows, The Scary Door, the Planet Express crew find themselves transported to a parallel dimension of sight and sound, talking dolls, and roadside diners and dates with Death and a lot of ironic plot twists! Will they ever escape? Ironically, not until they make plans to stay! 32pgs, FC Cover price $2.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by SL Gallant (W) Chuck Dixon (A) Will Rosado The DREADNOKS return! When a COBRA satellite drops form spacer to crash in the Australian outback, Scarlett and the Special Missions team enter the race to retrieve it. They face not only the near-impossible challenge of finding the space debris in millions of square miles of barren and dangerous wastelands. The murderous, marauding, motorcycle maniacs who call themselves the Dreadnoks are in the neighborhood and led by Zartan! Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Nate Hill. Art and Cover by Mervyn McKoy. This is it! The final chapter of the most bizarre giant robot story in history ends with a bang! Can Erica Pratch and the maintenance crew save Herotron from its most dangerous adversary - the pilots? It's a race against the clock and common sense in this epic exclamation marked comedic conclusion! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Charlie Wise. Stories and art by Mike Curtis, Karlo C. Ignacio, Charlie Wise, Mitch Marmel, Steven Addlesee, James Lomax, Scott Alston, Matt McCullar, Kishma Danielle and Carla Speed McNeil, plus pinups by Michele Light, Christina Smudge Hanson, Ed Pelzig and Roberta Gregory. A short-story anthology set in the world of popular furry series Shanda the Panda. The Archies/Waynes World spoof Shanderonica: Were Not Worthy; Midnight Madness; Big Game; A Fair to Remember. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.50.

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Cover by George Broderick Jr. Stories and art by Mike Curtis, Mark D. Ashworth, Robert Teague, Dann Phillips, Dennis Stahl, George Broderick Jr., Dennis Clark, and Jerry S. Loomis. A short-story anthology set in the world of popular furry series Shanda the Panda. A spoof of Astro Boy; Double R stars in a version of the Beatles classic Rocky Raccoon; Panda Girl of the Congo; Security Team; Take Me Out to the Ball Game; Bigger Than Dreams. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.50.

Stories and art by Mike Curtis, Ed Garcia, Jon C. Crusoe, and JW Kennedy. A short-story anthology set in the world of popular furry series Shanda the Panda. Squeeze Play; Midnight Snack; I Know You; Ghost Story. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Shelley Pleger. Stories and art by Mike Curtis, John F. Martin, Robert Teague, Shelley Pleger, G. Raymond Eddy, Charlie Wise and Jerry S. Loomis. A short-story anthology set in the world of popular furry series Shanda the Panda. A Lord of the Rings spoof; Quinn meets G. Raymond Eddy's Galen and Bernard; Rainbow and Sissy have scary close calls with dangerous men. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

Cover by Shelley Pleger. Stories and art by Mike Curtis, Mark Arnold, Mary Bellamy, Shelley Pleger, ZethBear and Jerry S. Loomis. A rare all-ages issue of the short-story anthology, set in the world of popular furry series Shanda. A Richie Rich spoof; Making Ovaltine; The Deal; The Dating Game. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Covers by Charles Champion and Danny Valentini. Stories and art by Mike Curtis, Charles Champion, Dennis Clark and Jerry S. Loomis. A short-story anthology set in the world of popular furry series Shanda the Panda. A flipbook with Quinn the Raccoon #1. A furry spoof of The Incredibles; Quinn takes a day off. 40 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.99.

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Story, art and cover by Mark Martin. A loving spoof of Frank Millers landmark series Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Long after his retirement, Gnatrat must don his crime-fighting garb once more, satirizing the 1980s work of Frank Miller all along the way. Followed by Happy Birthday Gnatrat. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

2nd Printing - Story, Art and Cover by Ryan Browne. A NASA funded group of arrogant 'super people' must stop a rash of farmers that have been using rocket-powered silos to launch themselves into outer space! As these Astro-Farmers fire themselves all over the galaxy, NASA must utilize their every resource (a guy with a ghost-cow head, a bunch of magic bears, and a Chicago cop with robot arms) to avoid an intergalactic incident! Cover price $3.50.

The Great Society Bobman and Teddy (1966) is published by the Parallax Comic Book Company. Bobman and Teddy is a political satire and humor comic. 30 pages, color cover with full color illustrations, 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $1.00.

Spider-man and Batman parody. Spider-maniac vs Batmaniac. Cover price $2.55.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Parody. Cover price $3.33.

SDCC Exclusive Cover - Limited to 750 copies, by Mike DeBalfo. Written by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. Art by Anthony Spay. Cover by Elias Chatzoudis. The landmark issue of one of the hottest indie comics of the past decade has arrived! It all began with Sela Mathers, the Guardian of the Nexus, a woman tasked with teaching misguided humans right from wrong. But Sela's struggles, her ups and downs, the effects of those she's helped and those she's lost to darkness, will all culminate in this epic 100th issue! Sela will take on the biggest threat she's ever faced as the Dark Queen looks to plunge the Grimm Universe into an Age of Darkness. *AGE OF DARKNESS Tie-in. 48 pages, full color.

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Satirical comic strips. Front and back covers by Jack Sparling. Parodies of the Godfather movie, Charlie Brown/Peanuts, Blondie, Archie Bunker/All in the Family TV show, plus more. (Writers) John Norment, D.J. Arneson, Jim Ruth, and Fred Wolf. (Artists) Alan Kupperberg, Jack Abel, Henry Scarpelli, Jack Sparling, Frank Springer, and Tony Tallarico. Interior cover full color poster. 52 oages, BW. Cover price $0.40.

Fall/Winter, 1994 Issue. Sandra Bullock photo cover. Parody magazine of Entertainment Weekly published by The Harvard Lampoon, making light of pop culture cornerstones such as movies, television, music, fashion, politics, and Americana in general. In this issue: Speed 2, Howard the Duck, Heaven's Gate, The Chevy Chase Show, Ishtar, Shakespeare, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Smokey the Bear, and lots more. 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.

Cover-to-cover parody of Time magazine by the Harvard Lampoon guys! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; color; 96 pages. Cover price $4.95.

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Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff is obsessed with pretending to be Catman, a super hero that he saw in a movie. And then he has to really be a hero when someone from his past returns and causes trouble in "Catman." Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Dave Manak & Jacqueline Roettcher. Then in "Heath-Ercise," Heathcliff helps make an exercise video. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Hill & Leon. Cover price $1.00.

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"Bah, Hembeck!" on cover Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Trina Robbins. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Shane O'Shea and Lafcadio Lee. Art by Ogden Whitney and Chic Stone. ACG Comics reprints the classic adventures of Herbie, the American Comics Group super-hero parody, featuring a rotund, lackadaisical, lollipop-sucking nerd boy who is inexplicably all-powerful. The other kids dare Herbie to enter a haunted house, but the ghosts and monsters therein are not prepared for Herbie. Herbie goes back in time to get Christopher Columbus' autograph and accidentally helps him discover America. President Johnson seeks Herbies help to rescue the Statue of Liberty from the sinister Mr. Horrible, so he dons a costume to become the Fat Fury. Hilarious cover by Trina Robbins. Reprints from Herbie #8, 11, and 17, plus Forbidden Worlds 94 (Herbies second appearance) and a backup story from Unknown Worlds. Herbie and the Spirits; Make Way for That Fat Fury; Da Shadano; I Saw it With My Own Eyes; Christopher Columbus Popnecker! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by David Day and Dan Day. Stories by Gary Friedrich, Don Arr, Otto Binder and Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea). Art by Ogden Whitney, Richard Grass Green, and C. C. Beck. ACG Comics reprints the classic adventures of Herbie, the American Comics Group super-hero parody, featuring a rotund, lackadaisical, lollipop-sucking nerd boy who is inexplicably all-powerful. Herbie builds his own rocket and enters the Space Race. While trying to help out his fathers balloon company, Herbie discovers Planet Percival, where lollipops are like balloons. Also, a Fatman: The Human Flying Saucer story, featuring work by Captain Marvel/Shazam creators Otto Binder and C. C. Beck. Reprints from Herbie #6 and 19, plus comedy shorts from Charltons Go-Go. Race Through Space; The Bestest League of America; Simple Samson; Space-Age Herbie; Fatman the Human Flying Saucer. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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By Bill Maus. Parody Press Comics returns, setting their satirical sights on NBC's tremendously popular TV show, Heroes! Meet Cheerleader Klair Bendit, Mohinder Night Shalaman, Internet Weathergirl Sniki Sanders, meek office-worker Hewoe Chaka-Khana, and the mixed-up Pastrami Brothers, as they go on a quest to save the world and find out the source of their crazy powers! This hilarious book is offered with two collectible first-issue covers - a 'good Hewoes' version and a 'bad Hewoes' version-shipped in a 50/50 ratio. Make sure this comic is on your list! Cover price $2.99.

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By Bill Maus. Parody Press Comics returns, setting their satirical sights on NBC's tremendously popular TV show, Heroes! Meet Cheerleader Klair Bendit, Mohinder Night Shalaman, Internet Weathergirl Sniki Sanders, meek office-worker Hewoe Chaka-Khana, and the mixed-up Pastrami Brothers, as they go on a quest to save the world and find out the source of their crazy powers! This hilarious book is offered with two collectible first-issue covers - a 'good Hewoes' version and a 'bad Hewoes' version-shipped in a 50/50 ratio. Make sure this comic is on your list! Cover price $2.99.

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Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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"Star Waugh." Part two of a two-part Star Wars parody, this issue pits Howard and pals against Bzzk' Joh and a Wal-Mart-type super store. Man-Thing guest stars. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Mayerik. Cover by Gene Colan and Alan Weiss. Cover price $0.35.

30 cent cover price variant with starburst price style. Howard becomes a Master of Quack Fu in the Kung Fu satire, "Four Feathers of Death!" Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Steve Leialoha. Rich Buckler cover pencils, Leialoha cover inks. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Star Waugh." Part two of a two-part Star Wars parody, this issue pits Howard and pals against Bzzk' Joh and a Wal-Mart-type super store. Man-Thing guest stars. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Mayerik. Cover by Gene Colan and Alan Weiss. Cover price $0.35.

Limited 1 for 15 Variant Cover by Salvador Espin. Scorched Earth: Part 2 - Written by JEFF PARKER. Penciled by GABRIEL HARDMAN. It's god versus Hulk as MODOK's apocalyptic SCORCHED EARTH protocol continues, because one doomsday is never enough! To save the world, Red Hulk needs the mightiest Avenger, and THOR has just the right tool for the job ? the matchless MJOLNIR! But when the God of Thunder's hammer drops, how much of Thor's wrath will fall on Red Hulk himself? From the sensational hit creative team of JEFF PARKER (THUNDERBOLTS/FALL OF THE HULKS ALPHA) and rising star GABRIEL HARDMAN (MONSTER-SIZE HULK)! Plus: A back-up tale illustrated by MARK ROBINSON and TERRY PALLOT, and "Hulk Schoolbus," a tale of the colorful Hulks by AUDREY LOEB and DARIO BRIZUELA. 40 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Krazy Little Comics (1967 Topps): The Incredible Hunk is one of sixteen parody mini-comics originally produced as test market items in 1967, by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. They did not see full national distribution. All were written by Roy Thomas and feature Wally Wood cover and interior art. These minis spoof not only Marvel and DC super-heroes, but other comic characters as well, like the Phantom, Prince Valiant, and Tarzan. These possibly predate, or are at least contemporaneous with, Not Brand Ecch! #1 (08/1967), and are among the rarest of the Merry Marvel Marching Society era items. Full color, 2.5-in. x 3.5-in., no cover price.

"Big Wolf" by Garth & Carlos Haslam; "Tin Man" by Alberto Melendez; "Agents Orange" by Josh Lindeman. Cover price $1.95.

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by Fernando Ruiz While rummaging through Jughead's attic searching for sleeping bags, Archie finds something else instead: the hat, jacket and journal of Jughead's archeologist-adventurer ancestor Riverdale Jones! Food was his specialty, so when the boys also find a map to the legendary 'Temple of Food,' the quest is on to find this fabled land of food and fortune! Plus, other new and classic tales, puzzles, games, and more! Cover price $2.49.

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(W/A) Jolly Blackburn (CA) TBD This multiple award-winning comic magazine features the hilarious misadventures of a group of gamers (the Knights) and their friends, along with useful role-playing and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. It's a slice of (fantasy) life in strips, articles, reviews and features, and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! Cover price $5.99.

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1966 B&W Magazine sized comic. Parodies by Henry Slesar and Mel Crawford. The Lone Arranger, Supermax, Tishman of the Apes, & Dick Shamus. Cover price $1.00.

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Batman parody by Angelo Furlan & Rhody Belo. Cover price $2.95.

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Breakfast with Xerxes. Story by Taylor Overbey and Mike Helms. Art and cover by Taylor Overbey and Julian Kernes. A pointed spoof of mainstream superhero comics and their tendency to kill off long-running characters for mediocre reasons. Someone is murdering the worlds greatest superheroes, and replacing them with second-raters with names like Elementary Lad, Career Girl and Water Boy. Can the killer be caught before they truly become the Legion of Stupid-Heroes? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Greg Hyland and Brian Lemay. Stories and Art by Greg Hyland, John Migliore, Brian Lemay, Steve Remen and Various. This all new first issue launches the ongoing monthly series featuring some of the best parody funnies around! This issue: If Lethargic Lad is dead, then who are the four new Lethargic Lads? Yes, it's 'The Reign of the Lethargic Lads'! Plus the awesomely muscled HIM; Guy-With-A-Gun fakes his way through a Cuckoo's Nest parody; the Grad attempts to exorcise Lethargic Lad; and the disgusting Zit squeezes in to close out the issue! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.