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The classic 1950's space adventures are back! Tom Corbett, Roger Manning, and Astro were attending Space Academy, in a TV series that sparked novels, comic strips, and merchandise. This edition is from October 1953, "The Space Traitor": Bob Keen is about to be commissioned into the Solar Guard, but helps his brother escape from a prison on the moon.

Men Of Mystery is unanimously regarded as comicdom’s top showcase for the highest-quality reptints, covering the best and most interesting costumed characters of the 1940′s and ’50′s. This special limited print run special format annual features 12 full vintage Golden Age stories never opreviously ptrinted in Men Of Mystery.(Regular AC fans take note, however- most of this book’s contents are made up of stories formerly reprinted in Catman Ashcan #2, Avenger Ashcan #0, and Rocketman Ashcan #’s 1 and 2.) It includes three full adventures od Magazine Enterprises’ Avenger, all drawn by Bob Powell: “Rust On The Iron Curtain”, “The Invader From The Sea”, and “The Metal Menace”; two stories starring Holyoke/Tem’s Cat-Man and Kitten, including the origin and first appearance of the Kitten, (( drawn by Charles Quinlan ), and the origin of Cat-Man: ( from Crash Comics #4, drawn by Irwin Hasen), four tales of Harry “A” Chesler’s Rocketman QAand Rocketgirl: “Death Stalks The Show”, “The Cryptic Cache”, “Murder Hides It”s Tracks”, and “Terror Strikes The Turnpike”- with art by Ruben Moriera and Al Plastino; a pair of Bill Ward-drawn Bulletman mysteries- “The Robber Who Was Dead”, and “Dressed To Kill”, from Fawcett Comics; and another M. E. guest vignette, Bob Powell’s Strongman in “Peril At Devil’s Kitchen” This book contains TWICE the number of pages as an actual Golden Age comic. A big chunk of comic history in a small package.

The cosmos is in chaos! The elder council of Djinn must stop their rogue member, Abyss and his minions from granting wishes to mortals, resulting in untold horrors. Their only hope is Zara, the Djinn Hunter. Will she hunt down the mad Djinn or doom the realms to destruction?

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For the first time since the publication of his internationally bestselling novel, Gomorrah, Roberto Saviano shares his early-life experience with the violence of the Neapolitan Mafia and how exposing them irrevocably changed his life.Italian journalist Roberto Saviano was twenty-six years old when he published his first book, Gomorrah, to international acclaim. The book, which has gone on to sell 10 million copies worldwide, was a detailed exposé of the Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, whose organized crime tactics have permeated all matters of industry in Naples: government, infrastructure, high fashion, and drugs. Over fifteen years after Gomorrah’s release, Saviano's life has been under constant threat from would be assassins who forced him to leave his native Italy and to live under constant police protection. For the first time since then, Saviano shares his deepest thoughts and experiences of early life in Naples, witnessing the power and violence of Camorra firsthand, his current existence living under guard, all the while continuing to call attention to the deeply rooted crime and corruption that plagues his home. Collaborating with award-winning cartoonist Asaf Hanuka (The Realist, The Divine), both writer and artist examine a life behind armed guard whose best recourse against oppression is through old fashioned pen and paper.

The kingdom of Sheng Chi is tormented by the dark ambition of the King's eldest daughter, Spydra. Paralyzed with grief at his child's betrayal, the King watches helplessly as his realm teeters on the brink of destruction. The last hope may be Spydra's younger sister, Lynx, who has taken on a secret identity to do battle with her evil sibling. But can a single warrior succeed against the might of the legions of darkness?

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Krusty the Clown finds himself alone and wandering the empty streets of Springfield, not a friend, neighbor, debt collector, or annoying fan in sight. All that he is left with are his memories of a life in showbiz lived to the fullest-a little song, a little dance, and a little seltzer down his pants. But where did all the people go? It would appear that he is the Laugh Man on Earth!

The critically acclaimed super-spy story Black Tide relaunches at Avatar in a new on-going series with continuing art by Mike (Superman) Miller! As operatives of a Special Ops unit called Deceivers, super-terrorists and wanted criminals were no match for them. Now, as unseen evil works against them and dangerous enemies resurface, three conflicted heroes must choose sides in a fight for their lives. A Black Ops mission turns out to be a trap when one operative is exposed to a deadly bio-chemical agent. While our three heroes face an evil new opponent who uses their fears against them, two other villains have conspired to destroy them. This special edition is limited to 1500 copies.

After the loss of their leader—and father figure—the apocalyptic found family The Forsaken are divided on what to do next. As they attempt to build a new place to call home, their efforts are quickly cut short when a fight among monsters forces them to move farther beyond the limits of the unknown—and with the way back blocked—they're faced with more change as they encounter a group of monster hunters. When they learn that killing monsters has unintended consequences, tensions rise, loyalties are tested, and new beasts enter the fray! In a world ruled by giant monsters, with hope lost in memories of the past, the choice to run, hide, or fight becomes more than a question of survival.

The epic saga from Homer has influenced literature since the day it was discovered. Presented here is a re-telling of the classic epic from the human perspective, rather than from that of the Greek Gods. Covered within these pages are the events that led to the extraordinary Trojan War. Her name was Helen, her beauty was renowned throughout the world. "The face that launched a thousand ships". In this struggle, great heroes, both in glory and in weakness, grapple in a conflict that raged for ten years.

Will Warlock and his mighty Monster Hunter crew find trouble no matter where they go! Will's dying for date-time with Tayesha, his college classmate and one of the three fine femmes on his team. But the Vampire Lord's hordes are tearing loose in Hong Kong, and it's up to Will's group to shut down this Fang Tong. Can they save a kidnapped Aarna and still stake down the bloodsuckers without her magic? Perfecting jumping-on point for new readers of A.P.'s fastest-rising series!

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One of the last secret, underground human cities is facing total annihilation and its leader—John Constantine—must plan a suicide mission to assassinate a key lieutenant in the vampire empire! Against unreal odds and with an unlikely team including Booster Gold, Deathstroke, and Mary Marvel, does the Hellblazer have one more trick up his sleeve? A gritty, violent, monochromatic companion series to DC vs. Vampires, this series will feature a brutal story with a cadre of talented creators delivering 32 pages of original content!

Crisis on Infinite Earths. Infinite Crisis. Final Crisis. And now…Dark Crisis! The epic event years in the making is finally here! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League are dead. The remaining heroes are left to protect the world from an onslaught of violent attacks by DC’s greatest villains! Can the legacy heroes step out of the shadows of the classic heroes to form a new Justice League? And will that be enough to stop a darkness greater than anything they’ve ever faced from destroying everything? Don’t miss out on the first issue of the blockbuster event of the summer!

Victor and Sara are going through a rough spell. The fact that his stressful job means he’s almost never home isn’t helping things. But when Victor collapses while arguing with Sara it is a wake-up call. The doctor practically orders them to get away. So they go on a much needed vacation. With no real destination in mind, they get in the car and drive. When they stop at a quaint store, the shopkeeper tells them about a town that is so remote it isn’t even on the map. When they get there, they find it is indeed quiet. Maybe too quiet. After checking into a strange hotel run by an even stranger old woman, Victor starts to wonder if this town – Murdervale – isn’t what it seems to be. Making things worse is the medication Victor is taking is causing nightmarish hallucinations. But what if they’re not hallucinations? What if the myth that an old witch lives there and has cast a spell on the town is true? What if by trying to get away from the hell of their lives, they have instead actually entered Hell?! Now it’s no longer about making sure their relationship survives. It’s about making sure they do.