Comic books April 1997

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The Crimson Colossus stampedes into his own one-shot! Fresh from his starring role in X-Men Unlimited (1993 1st Series) #12 & 13, the Juggernaut decides it's time to stop running and take a stand. So what does a guy like Juggernaut do to set up a base of operations? He takes over a whole town, of course! And if Spite and her brother D'Spayre think he's going to let them invade his turf, they've got another think coming! Expect lots of broken stuff in this 48-page special! Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Duncan Rouleau and Steve Moncuse. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Craig Boldman. Art by Rex Lindsey. Cover art by Rex Lindsey. Trula Twyst continues her plan to change the social order of things at Riverdale High by "dating" Jughead in "Target Jughead: The Dramatic Conclusion." Jughead in "Growing Pain" and "Photo Finished!" 32 pgs. Full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Mature Readers, standard non-nude cover edition. Created by Everette Hartsoe. Cover price $3.00.

Mature Readers, NUDE cover edition. Created by Everette Hartsoe. Cover price $3.00.

Plays Well With Others. Story, art and cover by Jolly R. Blackburn. A solid example of how clever writing can compensate for simplified art in comics. The lives and real-world concerns of a group of gamers are revealed by their wacky interplay around the fantasy gaming table. Luck of the Macaw; Can We Talk?; Wherever You Go — There You Are; Silver Things Upon His Chest; Tales from the Table; The Safety Lecture; The Great Intervention; Brians Small Press Picks; Parting Shots. 32 pages, B&W. First printing. NOTE: Any second printing, will be so marked by the publisher. Cover price $2.95.

Do not confuse w/ Sonic's Friendly Nemesis Knuckles Cover price $1.50.

Story by Jose Calderon, Art by Matt Lunsford. 6.5" x 10", 24 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.95.

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Other People's Blood: Part 4: Intimate Wounds - Written by Don McGregor. Art and Painted Cover by Esteban Maroto. As Scarlet Fever and her pirates take command of their captured ship, and Ansel Plague does a major Dennis Miller type rant on critics and art, Lady Rawhide and Carmelita Rodriguez are in intense, intimate isolation. Lady Rawhide is dying, and the vampiric urges in Carmelita are stirred by the bloody wound across Lady Rawhide's breasts! The cover alone sets the dark, lush, sexual tone for this issue! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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"No Exit" - The good news is that the entire Legion is back together again after being separated by time for several months. The bad news is that they're trapped in the timestream and time is running out to save a comatose member! Their one chance for a rescue includes help from the Flash and a bizarre collection of artifacts "borrowed" from the 25th Century Space Museum! Plus, one Legionnaire makes a terrible sacrifice to save a teammate! Written by Tom Peyer and Tom McCraw, with art by Lee Moder, Ron Boyd and Drew Geraci. Cover by Jeffrey Moy and W.C. Carani. Cover price $2.25.

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"Lost in Time" - One of the 20th century Legionnaires is in a coma, and Brainiac 5 rises to the occasion, coming up with a risky method of getting everyone back to the future. But due to unexpected treachery from within the team, the rescue attempt fails and all of the Legionnaires are trapped in the timestream! Written by Tom Peyer and Tom McCraw, with art and cover by Jeffrey Moy and W.C. Carani. Cover price $2.25.

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Meet "Bomandi the Last 'Bo on Earth!" It's the dawn of time--one million B.C.! Life as we know it has just begun. And there stands the primitive Main Man! But fighting dinosaurs is small potatoes compared to the greatest challenge of them all--battling the Dinosaurs of Rock! Those old timers are really something to be afraid of! Written by Alan Grant. Art and cover by Carl Critchlow and Mark Propst. FC, 32 pg. Mando Format. Cover price $2.25.

Vol. 38, #4. The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field. This issue: Poul Anderson - Fifty Years of Science Fiction; The Midden and the River - An Interview with Garth Nix. Cover features Poul Anderson and Garth Nix. Cover price $4.50.

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Stories by Alison Heartinger and Michael Eury. Art and Cover by Nelson Luty & Horacio Ottolini. Daffy passes out in a TV trance only to wake up in the sitcom world of "I Love Goosey"! He has become the Cuban singer with the star-struck wife and must compete with Goosey for the attention of a Hollywood producer attending that night's performance. Get this duck a conga drum! Plus: Marvin the Martian in "I'll Take Manhattan"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Written by Dan Abnett, John Tomlinson and Steve White. Art by Peter Snejbjerg. Crop circles, dead hithchikers, and apparitions of missing fighter pilots: those are all signs. But signs of what, exactly, Jack's not sure. And that's what he intends to find out. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

"The Legend of the Blue Knight" by Michael Gallagher with art by Keith Pollard.

Story by Ted Nomura. Art by Ted Nomura and Ben Dunn. Cover by Ted Nomura. Sometimes listed as Families of Altered Wars #44. In this alternate-history world, the Axis powers succeeded in extending the war into 1946, allowing artists Nomura and Dunn to create fanciful jet fighters and other aircraft as part of Hitlers Luftwaffe air force. Germany launches its own kamikaze corps, the Luftsturm detachment, but finding pilots turns out to be the real problem without Japans unique social qualities to back it up. Meanwhile, the U.S. dispenses with human pilots entirely. Luftsturm, Part 2. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Kyle Baker, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Mike Snider, C.J. Burke, Desmond Devlin, Michael Gallagher, Sean Eisenporth, Russ Cooper, Chris Hart, Frank Santopadre, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, Robert Therrien, Frank Jacobs, Greg Theakston, Rick Tulka, Hermann Mejia, R.J. Matson, Joe Orlando, Sam Viviano, Timothy Shamey, Mort Drucker, Tom Bunk, George Woodbridge, Kevin Pope, Peter Kuper, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. This issue features the debut of several long-running Mad "Idiots," including Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray's Monroe, and Peter Kuper's debut on the Spy vs. Spy strip. Parodies of classic kid's tales, featuring art by Mort Drucker. A look at the trend in nude-celebrity magazine covers, with art by noted caricaturist Drew Friedman. Mad's look at MTV's Real World, the show that launched the reality-show craze. Melvin & Jenkins debuts. Multiple spoofs of the Absolut Vodka ads, by Al Jaffee and Greg Theakston. Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg and Marginals by Sergio Aragones. Letters page includes photos of various random Mad readers, submitted by themselves. Absolut Vodka Rejects; Joey Buttafuocos Guide to Chivalry; One Grim Day in a Waiting Room; The 60s and the 90s; PETArds Animal Rights Newsletter; When Other Magazines Resort to Featuring Nude Celebrities on Their Covers; Hooked on Ebonics; The Bad Cops Guide to Good Police Work; Fold-In; Absolut Winter. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

April 1997. Big Bad Mad. Cover by Joe Devito. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Henry Clark, Don (Duck) Edwing, Dan Birtcher, Mark D'Amico, Russ Cooper, John Prete, Desmond Devlin, Charlie Kadau, Stan Hart, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, A. J. Marley, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, Jr., James Warhola, Steven Strumpf, Rick Tulka, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Tom Bunk, Sam Viviano, Gerry Gersten, Angelo Torres, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine. Reprints from Mad paperback The Mad Survival Handbook. Parodies of the Tom Cruise films Top Gun and A Few Good Men, featuring art by Mort Drucker. A spoof of the Tim Allen sitcom Home Improvement. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. A Few Goofy Men; When Roadside Signs Overlap; Spy vs. Spy; Small Scale Examples of How History Repeats Itself!; Hey - Look Behind You!; Gnome Improvement; Who Says Being Stranded Can't Be Fun; The Dorky Downhill Distortion; Mad: The Lost Pages: The Mad Survival Handbook; A Mad Look at Prison Life; Mad's Video Reviews; Other Uses for Satellite Dishes; Mad's Instant Movie Reviews; The Lighter Side of...; The Chilling Chopper Chapter; Just What is an Eternal Optimist?; Any Doofus/Bozo/Idiot/Schmuck/Moron/Schmendrick/ Pinhead/Cretin/Fool/Boob/Ignoramus/Jerk Can... But It Takes a Genius To...; Why Sports Life is Harder than Real Life; Top Gunk; Fold-In; Grayola Crayons - We're Changing Our Colors! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 92, Issue 4 - April 1997 - Whole No 550. "Streetcar Dreams" by Richard Bowes, "King Of The Cyber Trifles" by Esther M. Friesner and "Notes Toward A Rumpled Stillskin" by George Guthridge and Janet Berliner. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $2.95.

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Love and Rockets Comic Book. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Dolphins at Day Break!"

Written by Mary Pope Osborne. Art by Sal Murdocca.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner? Did you know that theres a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 9 - 2nd and later printings. "Dolphins at Day Break!"

Written by Mary Pope Osborne. Art by Sal Murdocca.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner? Did you know that there is a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $3.99.

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Magnus struggles to survive and understand today's world while also trying to come to terms with the fact that he is part robot. All the while trying to avoid the threat of the present day version of the scientist Damon Angel in "Tomorrow Never Knows." Script by Tom Peyer and art by Mike McKone & Mark McKenna. Cover price $2.50.

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Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. English Adaptation by Gerard Jones. When Yusaku, Shun, Kyoko, Kozue and Ibuki pay a visit to a temple to celebrate New Year's, hilarious jealousies are guaranteed to develop! Then, when Yusaku applies for a job at Ibuki's father's company, it seems that our hapless applicant can do no right! 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Manga Shi Cover price $2.95.

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Cover pencils by Andy Smith, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. Untitled story, script by Keith Giffen (story) and Gary Carlson, pencils by Andy Smith, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; In Washington, D.C. Spartan is worried that the temporary defeat of Martian attackers was too easy; In Detroit we learn that Kid Avenger's bomb did not destroy the Command Headquarters, but in fact destroyed the surrounding city; Then Killcat is hit by a shrink ray and he and the rest of his team are captured by the Martians; Mighty Man continues to take out saucers in California, narrowly avoiding destroying one that had been taken by members of Gen 13 and Wetworks; The Martians announce to the people of Earth that it was they who had been attacked by Earth's super-heroes and that they would restore peace if the heroes are given up; The world's leaders unanimously reject this offer; In Detroit, the Martians repeatedly rape Liberty as part of a breeding experiment; In Washington, D.C. Backlash discovers the body of U.S. Male, who died protecting the copy of the U.S. Constitution housed in the Capitol Building; In Detroit the team escape, and in a fit of rage Justice kills the Martians who were experimenting on Liberty; The Martians communicate with Mars to ask for reinforcements, only to discover that Savage Dragon has destroyed and killed their Martian cities. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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All-new titanic tales in the animated style! This ongoing title presents all-new stories starring a rotating cast of Marvel super stars, with the first rock 'em, sock 'em issue spotlighting the Hulk! Fans of the Hulk animated series will go wild, while older readers who miss the classic, savage Hulk will have a ball with this one, too! Written by Ralph Macchio. Art by Andy Kuhn and Rob Stull. Cover by Andy Kuhn. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Mark Buckingham. Marvel celebrates Valentine's Day with an all-new Special! No frilly lace and gushy prose here, tiger! It's 48 pages of two-fisted romance a la Marvel! Celebrate Cupid's favorite holiday with all-new tales of love and loss starring Spider-Man & Mary Jane, Cyclops & Phoenix, Daredevil, Venus, and Absorbing Man & Titania. "My Fair Spidey," script by Tom Peyer, pencils by Mark Buckingham, inks by Kev Sutherland; Peter tries to play matchmaker with a nerdy student. "Love Hurts," script by John Ostrander, pencils by Mary Mitchell, inks by Chris Ivy; Daredevil and Karen try to help a victim of abuse to get away from her violent boyfriend. "Atom-Age Amore," script by Frank Strom, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Terry Austin; Golden Age heroine Venus helps a pair of aliens find love. "The Greatest Gift!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Dan Lawlis, inks by Jeff Albrecht; Absorbing Man buys Titania a Millie the Model doll for Valentines Day. "The Way!", script by Tom DeFalco, art by Kyle Hotz; Jean Grey gets a cactus for V-Day and remembers an incident when she and Cyclops were in the future with Nathan Christopher. 52 pgs. Cover price $2.99.

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Features in this issue include: the return of Amalgam; Incredible Hulk animated series episode guide part two; Cary Nord interview; Steve Skroce interview part two; origin of Moon Knight; "Mark Waid Remembers his First Comic; historical article on Marvel in 1971; and more. Cover price $1.50.

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Written by Sam Kieth. Art by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair. Cover by Sam Kieth. Untitled story; Sara's Maxx destroys Iago; Julie is sent back to the real world; Sara gets released; Artie tries to help Sara heal her Outback, but Saras spirit leaves this earth; In the real world, Saras power overloads; Artie gives Dave his old Maxx costume. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Clash of the Steel Warriors - Story, Art and Cover by Tetsuro Ueyama. The action-packed story of a girl and her robot continues! Metal Guardian Faust has defeated the evil robot Rudolph, but now he's assaulted by Dasher and Dancer. Notice a pattern here? Learn more about the mysterious sinister organization behind the attacks on innocent schoolgirl Rushiha! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover by Yu Asagiri. "I'll Love You To Death," script by Yu Asagiri and Dino Boubou (translation), art by Yu Asagiri; Lou, Kei and Sonya are a popular trio of female singers who tour the country performing concerts and shows; However, the women have a secret - a deadly secret!; The singing act is only a guise for their true profession - high-paid undercover assassins! An Editorial by C.B. Cebulski discussing the influence of Japanese comics on the American comic scene. Adults only. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Red Menace part 3 Cover price $2.25.

Spring 1997. Terrors from the Deep. The Creature has remained popular to today. Beach movies with Annette, Frankie and Von Zipper. The Monster of Piedras Blancas. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 44 pages, B&W.

Painted cover art by Michael Cohen. "Small World," script and art by Carla Speed McNeil; Elves have a mating ceremony. Dinosaur pinup by Craig A. Taillefer. "Anghus and the Swan Maiden," script and art by Trina Robbins; Irish prince falls in love with a swan princess. "Part Two History", script by Scott Davis (co-creator; writer) and Steve Brooks (co-creator), art by Steve Brooks; Characters tell how they were captured by slavers. "The Robber Bride's Groom," script and art by Jimmy Gownley; Man finds out that his fiancée is a bandit leader. "Traitor's Gate Pt. 2," script by James Lowder, art by Jerry Beck; Victorian grave robbers plan to steal executed man's head. "The Quest Part One," script and art by Andrew Pepoy; Simone & Ajax are sent on a quest to find the treasure of the Nibbledsmerphen. "The Silver Scarf Book 3," script and art by Michael Cohen; Myjal meets Gorthodax and tells of his quest. Back cover art by Bryan Talbot. 68 pgs., B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Ken Meyer Jr. Edited by Joe Pruett. Stories by Martin Conaghan, Dave Hill, Brian Bolland, Darko Macan, Edvin Biukovic, Darryl Cunningham, Phil Elliott, Doug Wheeler, Shane Oakley, Duane Schilz, Joey Robinson, Tony Isabella, Mike Worley, Joe Martin, Tim Parsons, Scott Roberts, Tariq Hassan, Larry Young, Michael Neno, Dan Jolley, and Ray Snyder. Calibers long-running anthology features many rising comics stars of the 90s. A Patty Cake story by Scott Roberts; a tale by Marvel veteran Tony Isabella; Brian Bollands Mr. Mamoulian. 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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b&w. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Issue 7 - April, 1997. Written and illustrated by Kondom. 24 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Mike Baron. Art by Steve Rude and Gary Martin. Cover by Steve Rude. The year: 2497. The setting: Ylum, Nexus' homeworld. The event: A convention of deities from various races and religions around the galaxy. In response to more than six millennia of prayer, they've gathered to debate the question of why the gods permit so much cruelty, suffering, and death among mortals. And then Evil shows up. Nexus: God Con explores spiritual and theological issues rarely addressed in comics or other media. FC. Cover price $2.95.