Comic books June 1988

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Jon Muth cover Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Daniel Branca. Written by Philippe Le Bars, Jack Sutter, William Van Horn, Jan Kruse, Carl Barks, Homer Brightman and Bob Foster. Art by Victor Arrigada Rios, William Van Horn, Mark de Jonge, Carl Barks, Al Taliaferro and Frank Smith. Donald Duck in "All Washed Up" by Philippe Le Bars, Jack Sutter and Victor Arrigada Rios (as Vicar). Plus: Donald in "Fly Now -- Pay Later" by William Van Horn. Also: Gus Goose in "Double Incentive" by Jan Kruse and Mark de Jonge. And: Donald in "The Price of Fame" by Carl Barks, reprinted from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #165. Plus: Donald Duck daily strip "His Level Best" by Homer Brightman and Al Taliaferro. Also: Donald Duck daily strip "Them's the Breaks" by Bob Foster and Frank Smith. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Larry Trainor wants his negative energy back from Negative Woman...and he seems willing to kill Val Vostok to retrieve it. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Erik Larsen and Gary Martin. Plus: The DC BONUS BOOK #3, featuring the new wave of DC talent. Writer Steve Miller and penciller Randy DuBurke put the spotlight on Celsius as a day in the life of an elderly woman leaves a deep impression in Arani's heart. Cover by Larsen and Al Gordon. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Larry Trainor wants his negative energy back from Negative Woman...and he seems willing to kill Val Vostok to retrieve it. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Erik Larsen and Gary Martin. Plus: The DC BONUS BOOK #3, featuring the new wave of DC talent. Writer Steve Miller and penciller Randy DuBurke put the spotlight on Celsius as a day in the life of an elderly woman leaves a deep impression in Arani's heart. Cover by Larsen and Al Gordon. Cover price $1.00.

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The Pitt tie-in. "War Dogs!" Guest-starring Codename: Spitfire. Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi. As DP-7 and Spitfire continue to search for survivors they come face-to-face with the monstrous Pit Bull. Can they survive against this nigh unstoppable force without the super-strength of Mastodon by their side? Includes Marvel Handbook entries for The Clinic and DP-7 members Friction and Antibody. Includes the Official Timeline of the New Universe. Cover price $1.25.

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Vol.12 #12 June 1988 Cover price $3.50.

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"The Game!" Written by Simon Furman. Art by Geoff Senior. Dragon's Claws - Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Sacvenger, and Steel - were once the finest game palyers in the world. But this is not the world that you and I know! Earth, 6,000 years into the future, is a planet moving ever closer towards its sun. The seas are drying up, the animals are dying, and civil unrest runs rampant in the streets of every town and city. Once disbanded, the Dragon's Claws must now reunite for the betterment of manmind. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Based on the novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Thomas Yeates.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by Lela Dowling. Written by Donna Barr and Diane Duane. Art by Donna Barr and Sherry Watson (as Sherlock). Stinz stars in "The Proving Ground" by Donna Barr. Plus: The adventures of Prince Ivan continue in part 3 of a 6-part fairy tale by Diane Duane and Sherry Watson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Issue #1 - Summer 1988. Contents include "The Puzzle of the Lost Pyramid" comic story, jokes, activities, how to draw the ducks, color centerfold poster of the Beagle Boys chasing Huey and Dewey through a jungle, text story featuring Webby, and a puzzle. 8" x 11", 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Vol.2 #5 - May/June 1988. Adventures for TSR Role-Playing Games. In this issue: Wards of Witching Ways - A friendly wager on your survival! Plus: The Black Heart of Ulom - An evil forest with a mind of its own! And: The Dark Conventicle - The darkness beneath the ruins! Cover by Roger Raupp. 64 pages. Cover price $3.75.

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Ted McKeever Cover price $2.00.

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Art by Brad W. Foster. Filled with portraits of beautiful women in imaginative costumes and ornate jewelry, alone or with fantastical companions, set into a variety of decorative designs and lush settings. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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This issue features a Vortex solo story in which details of Jeff's past come out when an assassin hijacks an oil tanker in "Special Forces." Script by Jack Herman and art by Mike Chen & Keith S. Wilson. Wraparound cover. Cover price $1.75.

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Cover art by Barry Blair. Finale & Denouement, script by Barry Blair, art by Barry Blair and Patrick McEown; Greylone kills Dao and absorbs his power to fight Overlord; Dove Kills Cardinal. Hawk duels and kills Dove; Bran, discovered to be brother to Tiang, becomes king. Surprise starring Mr McTutt (the Turtle), script and art by Barry Blair. 52 pgs. $4.95. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover art by Jan Duursema. Tall Tower Vanishing, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Nicholas Koenig; Elric meets Corum and Jhary. Together, they enter the tower to save all of their versions of Tanelorn. Adapted from "The Vanishing Tower" by Michael Moorcock. This story intersects with that in "Chronicles of Corum" issue 11. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

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b&w. Cover price $1.95.

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Issue #58 - Summer 1988. Fanzine dedicated to the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover by Jim Cawthorn, back cover by Tom Yeates. Interior art by Dan Barry, Roy Krenkel, Jim Cawthorn, Bill Waters, Frank Reyes and Frank Hoban. "Barsoomian Religion of Ancestor Worship" by Bill Waters, "From Fou-Tan to Nyoka" by Peter Ogden, "We Had a Quiet Smoke and Became Much Better Acquainted" by Alan Hanson, letters from Bill Cantey, Tom Yeates and Jim Cawthorn. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 14 pages, black and white.

Promotional publication featuring previews of upcoming Eternity Comics with art by Rob Liefeld, Ben Dunn, and others. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 44 pages; spiral-bound.

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Story by Dennis Mallonee. Art by Rick Hoberg, Tim Burgard and Aaron McClellan. Cover by Rick Hoberg and Aaron McClellan. Time-traveling scientist Ethan Caldwell Smith arrives from the future to join forces with his daughter Skylark and battle evil as the superhero Eternity Smith. Tesseract returns, and the Smiths are horrified to learn the armored being's true identity. The backup story features the debut of a demon-possessed martial artist, Indigo. Tesseract; Who Is indigo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

2nd and later printings.

Written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet. Art and cover by Enki Bilal.

A futuristic tale of war, politics and robotics from the famed French artist Bilal. The dying scientist who created warbots finds himself resurrected in the body of a model 17 android. From here, he sees the androids make their own history, as they rebel against their human masters and fight a war for the right to create their own lives and destinies.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature readers.

Cover price $11.95.

This issue includes the following: a feature on Dario Argento's Opera; a piece on The Chair; an interview with Michael Biehn; articles about Critters 2 and Friday the 13th Part VII; the cult appeal of Beetlejuice; a Return of the Living Dead Part II poster; and more. Cover creature is from Critters 2. Cover price $3.50.

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"No Way Out!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. After escaping Belasco, the FF find themselves on the fourth world of Arcturus along with the Avengers' foe, Master Pandemonium. To get back to Earth, the FF will have to work with Master Pandemonium; and also get help from Comet Man and Morbius, the Living Vampire. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 41 - Number 6, June 1988. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos.) Cover price $1.50.

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Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Story and art by Lorenzo Mattotti. FIRES is a triumph. It tells the story of a young naval officer, Lieutenant Absinthe, who becomes entranced by a magical island and its strange inhabitants and deserts his ship and crew to save his paradise from destruction. The story climaxes in a furious expressionist inferno. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Lorenzo Mattotti. FIRES is a triumph. It tells the story of a young naval officer, Lieutenant Absinthe, who becomes entranced by a magical island and its strange inhabitants and deserts his ship and crew to save his paradise from destruction. The story climaxes in a furious expressionist inferno. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 500 copies. Cover price $35.00.

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Cover pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Sam de la Rosa and Keith Wilson [as Kez]. Return of the Zuggernaut, script by John Ostrander, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Sam de la Rosa and K.S. Wilson (assist); Zastrow returns to Moscow with proof that Ron Raymond is Firestorm; Special Prosecutor Soliony has proof that Mikhail Arkadin is Firestorm; Zuggernaut attacks Soliony and Mikhail, Firestorm appears to battle Zuggernaut. Publishorial by Jenette Kahn. From the Den column by Denny O'Neil. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Oscar is astounded to have a story he is working on killed, Inspector Gill has Agent Bass assigned as his bodyguard, Hook makes a surprising discover and Angelfish makes friends with Braque in "S.H.A.R.K. Bait – Part 3." Script and art by Steve Moncuse. Story is a color reprint of the original Fishwrap edition of Fish Police #8. Issue also has "Fish Sticks." Script by Steve Moncuse and art by Ted McKeever. Back cover has a Fish Police pinup. Cover price $1.75.

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Angelfish, Braque and Calamari initiate their plan against Hook and Lord Tetra makes a surprising visit to the Fish Police and attracts more than attention in "S.H.A.R.K. Bait – Part 4." Script and art by Steve Moncuse. Story is a color reprint of the original Fishwrap edition of Fish Police #9. Issue also has "Fish Sticks." Script by Steve Moncuse and art by Valentino. Back cover has a Fish Police pinup. Cover price $1.75.

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Vandal Savage gets in on the Velocity 9 drug racket in "Savage Vandalism," sending a pair of addicted hoodlums to crash a party Flash is attending. Continued from the previous issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Mike Collins, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover art by Mike Collins and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Vandal Savage gets in on the Velocity 9 drug racket in "Savage Vandalism," sending a pair of addicted hoodlums to crash a party Flash is attending. Continued from the previous issue. Script by Mike Baron, pencils by Mike Collins, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover art by Mike Collins and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $1.00.

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Ever since he first appeared on newspaper comic strip pages in January of 1934, Alex Raymond's classic science fiction hero Flash Gordon has travelled the universe in search of adventure. Now his travels have brought him to DC Comics for an all-new, 9-issue New Format maxi-series. Along with his intrepid companions, Dale Arden and the brilliant Dr. Zarkov, Flash Gordon is off on his most deadly mission...an epic science fiction adventure in the boldest and best tradition of the genre. The deadly menace of Ming the Merciless, the cruel, murderous master of the alien world Mongo, casts his evil shadow across the universe. And only one man can halt the spread of his incomparable lust for dominance. That one man is Flash Gordon. The 9-issue mini-series is written and pencilled by Flash Gordon enthusiast Dan Jurgens and inked by Bruce Patterson. Jurgens and Patterson also provided the cover for the first issue. Cover price $1.25.

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Yabba-dabba-doo! Take a look at the adventures and antics of the characters from the Flintstones cartoon series, Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty, when they were kids. In this issue, Uncle Mintstone needs Fred's help with a business deal with the King of Rockorea in "Foreign Intrigue" and then Fred dreams of being Cape Carnivorous' first astronaut in "Out to Launch." Also, Fred, Barney and Philo try to protect the Rock Ness Monster from discovery in "It Ain't Ness-Essarily So." Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino & Jacqueline Roettcher. Issue also has a one-page Flintstones gag strip, "Clean Living." Cover price $1.00.

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Raising Spirits, script by Tony Franco, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by Jacqueline Roettscher; Two swindlers try to prove that the dogs' house is haunted so they can buy it cheaply. Smitten Kitten, script by Tony Franco, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by Jacqueline Roettscher; Fencer is nervous about going on a date with Miss Mitzi, so Fritz-Carlos attempts a makeover. Ad for the Alf comic book. The Outcast, script by Tony Franco, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by Jacqueline Roettscher; Burt comes to believe that his pedigree may be fraudulent, and that he may actually be a mutt. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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They are together again, with the Mother Box offering her warmth and guidance and the Infinity Man providing his strength. But even with this help will the Forever People triumph over the Dark? Written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by Paris Cullins and Karl Kesel. Cover by Cullins and Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover art by Marie Severin. #1!, script by Stan Kay, art by Marie Severin; Red claims to be "#1" at everything possible as her ego begins to get the best of her, after performing the "greatest dive of all time." Reprinted from Fraggle Rock #2 (June 1985). Based on the series that began as a puppet show on HBO and later became an animated cartoon on NBC. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.