Comic books April 1987

The Sunday comic strips in comic book form. 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

Art by Jim Davis, Dik Browne, Mort Walker, etc .The Sunday comic strips in comic book form. Newspaper insert. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in. 24 pages full color

April 26, 1987. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Hi and Lois (by Mort Walker and Dik Browne), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), Hagar the Horrible (by Dik Browne), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), Ziggy (by Tom Wilson), Garfield (by Jim Davis), Blondie (by Dean Young and Stan Drake), Peanuts (by Charles Schulz), The Born Loser (by Art Sansom), For Better or Worse (by Lynn Johnston), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Johnson), Frank and Ernest (by Thaves), Bloom County (by Berke Breathed), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Mother Goose and Grimm (by Mike Peters), The Far Side (by Gary Larson), The Family Circus (by Bil Keane), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Gasoline Alley (by Jim Scancarelli), Doonesbury (by G.B. Trudeau), and Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

3-D comic. Standard edition. Cover by Allen Anderson. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Fantastic crusader from Mars! Lars of Mars in "When Terrorists Die" by Jerry Siegel, Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Plus: Lars of Mars in "The Earthshaker" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. And: Lars of Mars in "The Terror Weapon" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. Also: 1-page article about Lars of Mars history. 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Black and white edition limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Cover by Allen Anderson. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Fantastic crusader from Mars! Lars of Mars in "When Terrorists Die" by Jerry Siegel, Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Plus: Lars of Mars in "The Earthshaker" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. And: Lars of Mars in "The Terror Weapon" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. Also: 1-page article about Lars of Mars history. 32 pages.

Black and white edition limited to 100 (Not Signed and Numbered). Cover by Allen Anderson. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Fantastic crusader from Mars! Lars of Mars in "When Terrorists Die" by Jerry Siegel, Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Plus: Lars of Mars in "The Earthshaker" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. And: Lars of Mars in "The Terror Weapon" by Siegel and Anderson, reprinted from Lars of Mars (1951 Ziff Davis) #11. Also: 1-page article about Lars of Mars history. 32 pages.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Meeting The Girls," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; When the guys go skiing, Dilton attracts the most girls due to his injury. Anti-drug public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Odd Girl Out," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alexandra joins the group and decides to take over, using the fact that her father financially backs the group to prevent resistance. "You Know You're In Love When," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; How to tell when you're in love. "The Rules," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie, Jughead, and Dilton have a snowball fight. Archie's Club News. "400 Laughs...And Counting!", pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie has good news to share, but he can't remember it; Meanwhile, the number 400 seems to surround him wherever he goes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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Legends Chapter 21. Darkseid continues his Operation Humiliation, which is an attempt to rid Earth's of its legendary costumed heroes. Guy Gardner, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman (making her first post-Crisis appearance), and others battle an assortment of super-villains. Darkseid's para-demons and dogs of war also attack. Features the first appearance of the new Justice League. Plotted by John Ostrander and scripted by Lein Wein, with pencils by John Byrne and inks by Karl Kesel. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Legends Chapter 21. Darkseid continues his Operation Humiliation, which is an attempt to rid Earth's of its legendary costumed heroes. Guy Gardner, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman (making her first post-Crisis appearance), and others battle an assortment of super-villains. Darkseid's para-demons and dogs of war also attack. Features the first appearance of the new Justice League. Plotted by John Ostrander and scripted by Lein Wein, with pencils by John Byrne and inks by Karl Kesel. Cover price $1.00.

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Reprints Legion of Super Heroes (1984 3rd Series) #21. "Obsession." The mystery surrounding the identity of Sensor Girl deepens on Earth, while the Legionnaires battle the Emerald Empress in the depths of space. Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Greg LaRocque, Larry Mahlstedt and Mike DeCarlo. Characters: Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Quislet; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Sensor Girl [Projectra]; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Phantom Girl]; Sun Emperor; Persuader; Titania; Hunter; Chameleon Chief; Shvaughn Erin; Computo; Emerald Empress. Plus: Wildfire and Quislet team up in the 5-page "Training Session" by Levitz, Paris Cullins and Gary Martin. (Note: at one point, Quislet takes the form of Astro Boy.) Cover by Kevin Maguire and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Reprints Legion of Super Heroes (1984 3rd Series) #21. "Obsession." The mystery surrounding the identity of Sensor Girl deepens on Earth, while the Legionnaires battle the Emerald Empress in the depths of space. Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Greg LaRocque, Larry Mahlstedt and Mike DeCarlo. Characters: Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Quislet; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Sensor Girl [Projectra]; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Phantom Girl]; Sun Emperor; Persuader; Titania; Hunter; Chameleon Chief; Shvaughn Erin; Computo; Emerald Empress. Plus: Wildfire and Quislet team up in the 5-page "Training Session" by Levitz, Paris Cullins and Gary Martin. (Note: at one point, Quislet takes the form of Astro Boy.) Cover by Kevin Maguire and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $1.00.

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THE UNIVERSO PROJECT, Chapter 2 (of 4) - "Forgotten Planet" - Universo continues his quest for universal conquest by placing the entire galaxy under his hypnotic thrall! Characters: Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Dream Girl; Wildfire; Tellus; White Witch; Quislet; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Blok; Element Lad]; Saturn Girl; Zymyr; Atmos; Universo; President Mojai Desai; Xera; Ambassador Relnic; Dominators; Energax; Silver Sword; Shvaughn Erin. Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Greg LaRocque, Mike DeCarlo and Arne Starr. Cover by Steve Lightle. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.50.

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1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). The acclaimed and groundbreaking alternative comic by Los Bros Hernandez. For the Love of Carmen by Gilbert; Maggie and Hopey: The Return of Ray D. by Jaime. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover by Jaime and Gilbert. Cover price $2.25.

Volume 6, Number 1. Written and compiled by S. T. Joshi, Art by Jason Eckhardt. Discussion and reviews of H. P. Lovecraft works. 7-in. x 9-in. 44 Pages B&W Cover price $4.00.

Volume 8, Number 1. Written and compiled by S. T. Joshi, Art by Jason Eckhardt. Discussion and reviews of H. P. Lovecraft works. 7-in. x 9-in. 44 Pages B&W Cover price $4.50.

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Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Lou Silverstone, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Desmond Devlin, Mike Snider, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Harry North, Esq., Angelo Torres, Bob Clarke, George Woodbridge, Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of The Color of Money and two other '80s films, plus the TV sitcom Perfect Strangers, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A rare latter-day story by original Mad creators Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder features Bill Murray interviewing a Central American dictator. Mad's takes on smoking, rock music advisory labels, and sports records. Letters page includes a photo of the cast of the Golden Girls reading Mad's spoof. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Jumbled Joke Flash; The Color of Monotony; Peggy Got Stewed and Married; One Fine Morning on East 69th Street; Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Rock Concert Newspaper Story; The Lighter Side of...; More Badly-Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums; A Mad Look at People Even Lonelier Than The Maytag Repairman; Mad's Record Book For Televised Sports - Vol. I; Other Dangers of Smoking; Spy vs. Spy; Banana Republic Dictator of the Year; One Fine Morning in the Maternity Ward; State of the Art Is...; A Mad Look at Moving; Perfectly Strange; Future Phone Gimmicks We Expect to See; Living on the Edge; Mad's Realistic State Lottery Scratch-Off Games; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.

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Volume 72, Issue 4 - April 1987. Cover by Bryn Barnard. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories by Wayne Wightman, Bob Leman, Lucius Shepard, Alan Dean Foster, Chet WIlliamson, George Zebrowksi, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Charles Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, text. Cover price $1.75.

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"Client!" Story by Doug Murray. Art by Vince Giarrano and Manny Hands. Cover by Mike Zeck. While overseas, Hazzard finds himself caught up in the middle of a conspiracy that started back during the days of World War II. Cover price $0.75.

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Doug Murray discusses The 'Nam; 2-page Fred Hembeck strip; Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier discuss Groo. Groo cover by Sergio Aragones. Cover price $0.50.

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"Book XVII: Man's Inhumanity!" Researched by Peter Anderson. Wraparound cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod. The Official History of the Marvel Universe continues as we witness the amazing conclusion to the very first battle between the X-Men and Avengers! Plus, how did Professor X wind up in a wheelchair? Plus, the Fantastic Four face off with the Frightful Four for the very first time! The origins of the Inhumans, Ka-Zar, and the Hulk's greatest foe - the Leader. And, Doctor Strange must contend with the combined might of Mordo and Dormammu! Featuring excerpts from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #35-38, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #9-11, Tales of Suspense (1959) #60, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #11, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #130, and Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #146-147, Astonishing Tales (1970) #11, Ka-Zar the Savage (1981) #15 and Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #63-65. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

Canadian edition with $.1.25 cover price. "Book XVII: Man's Inhumanity!" Researched by Peter Anderson. Wraparound cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod. The Official History of the Marvel Universe continues as we witness the amazing conclusion to the very first battle between the X-Men and Avengers! Plus, how did Professor X wind up in a wheelchair? Plus, the Fantastic Four face off with the Frightful Four for the very first time! The origins of the Inhumans, Ka-Zar, and the Hulk's greatest foe - the Leader. And, Doctor Strange must contend with the combined might of Mordo and Dormammu! Featuring excerpts from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #35-38, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #9-11, Tales of Suspense (1959) #60, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #11, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #130, and Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #146-147, Astonishing Tales (1970) #11, Ka-Zar the Savage (1981) #15 and Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #63-65. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Book XVII: Man's Inhumanity!" Researched by Peter Anderson. Wraparound cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod. The Official History of the Marvel Universe continues as we witness the amazing conclusion to the very first battle between the X-Men and Avengers! Plus, how did Professor X wind up in a wheelchair? Plus, the Fantastic Four face off with the Frightful Four for the very first time! The origins of the Inhumans, Ka-Zar, and the Hulk's greatest foe - the Leader. And, Doctor Strange must contend with the combined might of Mordo and Dormammu! Featuring excerpts from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #35-38, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #9-11, Tales of Suspense (1959) #60, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #11, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #130, and Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #146-147, Astonishing Tales (1970) #11, Ka-Zar the Savage (1981) #15 and Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #63-65. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

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Originally presented in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #64. "If Death Be My Destiny..." Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and Dave Hunt. Cover by Mark Bright. Iron Fist is lying near death after falling in battle to the Steel Serpent and also losing his chi to the powerful villain. Now the Amazing Spider-Man, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing join forces to bring Danny Rand back from the brink! But the first step is to defeat the Steel Serpent in combat! And that's an awfully big first step! Can the web-slinger and the Daughters of the Dragon get the job done?! Includes new Spider-Man vs. Thing back-up by Sholly Fisch, James W. Fry III and Mark McKenna. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Reprints Marvel Team-Up #64. Cover price $0.75.

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"The Switchblade Conspiracy!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger. The action intensifies as V.E.N.O.M. stops at nothing to destroy M.A.S.K. once and for all. Can M.A.S.K. survive a sneak attack, especially with the dwindling support of their government? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. "The Switchblade Conspiracy!" Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger. The action intensifies as V.E.N.O.M. stops at nothing to destroy M.A.S.K. once and for all. Can M.A.S.K. survive a sneak attack, especially with the dwindling support of their government? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Jackson Guice. Edited by Gary Carlson. Stories by Gary Carlson, Gary Thomas Washington, John Thompson, and Bill Willingham. One of the first mainstream black & white anthology comics, featuring some key artists of the 80s and 90s. Early art by future Fables writer Willingham; Ultragirl meets Megaton. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Mephisto vs. the Fantastic Four - "Give the Devil his Due!" Story by Al Milgrom. Art by John Buscema and Bob Wiacek. No being in the Marvel Universe personifies evil more than the malevolent lord of the underworld - Mephisto. This sinister demon sets out on a machiavellian quest that will set him against some of the Marvel U's bravest and brightest heroes. First up - the Fantastic Four. Can Mephisto accomplish what Doctor Doom, Diablo, and Annihilus could not? Can he tear apart Marvel's First Family? Cover price $1.50.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.95.

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"Greetings from Mr. Monster's Vacation." While vacationing in New England, Mr. Monster battles a giant scorpion creature. "Guilty as Hell!" Mr. Monster faces legal trouble. Script by Greg Georgas, pencils by Michael T. Gilbert and Batton Lash, inks by Gerald Forton. Cover by Gilbert. Cover price $1.75.

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Ms. Tree tries to find out what is going on in her father's murder as thugs come looking for something her father had and it looks like someone tried to frame him in "This Bloody Badge, chapter two of the "Like Father" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty & Gary Kato. Issue also has a Mike Mist Minute Mystery "Final Edit" with script by Max & Barb Collins and art by Gary Kato and a reprint of a Johnny Dynamite story, "I'll Find That Killer" with script by William Waugh and art by Pete Morisi. Cover price $2.00.

1st printing (1,000 copies). Written & illustrated by John MacLeod. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.35.

2nd printing (500 copies). Written & illustrated by John MacLeod. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.35.

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Bob Fosters underground comix character Myron Moose returns after 14 years in a new series from Fantagraphics. Includes reprints from his 1970s series alongside new material. Story, art and cover by cartoonist and animator Bob Foster. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

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"Death on a Planet of Darkness!" Written by Nils Osmar with art by Robin Lefberg. Color cover with B&W interior. Cover price $1.50.

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Frontline heroism contrasts with base camp corruption when Ed Marks embarks on his first patrol as a corporal, and his superior, Sgt. Polkow, confronts the base's corrupt Master Sergeant in "Humpin' the Boonies." Written by Doug Murray, with art by Mike Golden and John Beatty. Cover by Mike Golden. Cover price $0.75.

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April 1987. Crime Pays. A comic about mandatory drug testing, illustrated by Frank Springer; a four-page Trots and Bonnie story by Shary Flenniken; an anti-drug fumetti by Gerard Jones and B.K. Taylor. Stories and art by Paul Krassner, Gerald Sussman, Gahan Wilson, Rick Meyerowitz, Ron Barrett, Adam Kubert, Rick Geary, M.K. Brown, and Buddy Hickerson. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Lou Glanzman. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Peter Bagge. "Brotherly Love"; Trouble between Buddy and Butch escalates. "Icons"; Objects of worship for the Bradley family. "Mom Power!"; Mom becomes sick and tired of her family's attitudes. All scripts and art by Peter Bagge. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. An interview with pioneering cartoonist Edwina; comics history in the words of those who saw it happen; classic advertising by cartoonists Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. 64 pages. Cover by Edwina. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.95.

Stories and art by Bill Widener, Starlen Baxter, Hal Weaver, Lawrence Tarpey, and James Burchett. Cover by Bill Widener. An anthology from small-press publisher Nerve Bomb. The conclusion of Mack the Knifes adventures in Gooberville; Witch Boy. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.

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Double-sized issue. Cover pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Dan Green. Father's Day!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by John Beatty; S'ym, now infected with the transmode virus, challenges Magik; Magik flees to Professor Xavier and updates him on recent events; they rescue the other New Mutants; Cypher figures out a way to defeat Magus; Warlock "adopts" Professor X as his father. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $1.25.