Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella and Murphy Anderson (Batman's head). "The Death of the Flash," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Charles Paris
"The Skrull Takes a Slave!" Part 1 of 4. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. The FF's cataclysmic clash with the Mole Man is over! But danger is still lurking inside the Mole Man's house! When Reed, Ben, and Johnny try to question the Mole Man, the subterranean super-villain escapes and flees to his sub-surface home! However, the fabulous foursome (plus Crystal) have had enough of the Mole Man on this day and elect not to pursue him further.
"The Mark of the Madman!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Inhumans. Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. Crystal is excited about joining the Fantastic Four! However, before she can make it official, the royal family in Attilan must give their approval! When Lockjaw teleports to the Baxter Building, the new fabulous foursome prepare to jump to the Hidden Land! But suddenly a swarm of Alpha Primitives emerges from behind Lockjaw!
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Doctor Doom steals the Silver Surfer's cosmic powers (part 3 of 4) in Doomsday, script by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (co-plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Dr. Doom wreaks havoc across the globe with the Power Cosmic; Black Bolt destroys the barrier that was imprisoning the Inhumans. Brief Inhumans appearance. 36 pgs.
"The Sting of the Serpent" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Frank Giacoia. Inks by Sam Grainger. Cover by Marie Severin and Sam Grainger. The Sons of the Serpent prowl New York City once again! And the venomous hate group has a new target! An up-and-coming singer named Monica Lynne! But fortunately for the talented vocalist, she has a guardian angel or perhaps better yet…a guardian panther!
(W) Jordie Bellaire, Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Ann Nocenti (A) Sebastian Cabrol, Fabiana Mascolo, Dan McDaid, Arjuna Susini (CA) Miguel Mercado LOVE IS PAIN . . . AND WE MEAN IT LITERALLY THIS TIME! Did your heart ever break so hard that it felt like Cupid himself had plunged his sharp little arrow into your ribcage, only to leave a sucking chest wound for all the world to see? No?! Well, are you free on the second Wednesday in February?! In the unrelenting tradition of EC Comics, here's one for all of you lovesick lunatics, rancid romantics, and forlorn fatalities as Oni Press proudly presents our next 56-page, coffin-shaped bouquet of brutality in TORTURED HEARTS #1
(W) Anthony Mauro, Greg Pak, Amy Roy (A) Kano, David Lapham, Malachi Ward (CA) Tom Fowler Warm flesh! Cold technology! As an astronaut, you have collided both together in an unwieldy alliance to survive the harsh vacuum of space. Now, as you wait to see whether all of your precious airlocks and heat shields will keep you from getting freeze-dried by the very cosmos you yearn to explore, never fear—there's an all-new issue of CRUEL UNIVERSE to help you keep calm! In the next installment of EC Comics' Eisner- and Ringo Award–nominated sensation: Stargazing writers Anthony Mauro (Salvation), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Amy Roy (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss) are transmitting live from the scene of an interstellar disaster, as coldly calculating artists Kano (Action Comics), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Malachi Ward (Black Hammer Reborn) record the distant pinpricks of light from their exploding space ships as they reach Earth hundreds of years later. Who said SCIENCE can't be entertaining?! 40 pages, full color
(W) Evan Dorkin, J. Holtham, Brian Level (A) Lukas Ketner, Brian Level, Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Tom Fowler Welcome back to the Tormentors catacomb—its been torture waiting for you! This month, we proudly welcome a colorful (well, mostly red) cast of creators to spin yards of raw intestine into three putridly powerful tales of mayhem and malice in the malevolent EC Comics manner: Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Andrea Sorrentino (Joker: Killer Smile), and more! Do you have the GUTS to withstand whats coming next? Lay down on that cold slab and lets find out! Dont worry . . . this will hurt A LOT! 32 pages, 16+, full color
(W) Evan Dorkin, J. Holtham, Brian Level (A) Lukas Ketner, Brian Level, Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Mark Buckingham Welcome back to the Tormentors catacomb—its been torture waiting for you! This month, we proudly welcome a colorful (well, mostly red) cast of creators to spin yards of raw intestine into three putridly powerful tales of mayhem and malice in the malevolent EC Comics manner: Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Andrea Sorrentino (Joker: Killer Smile), and more! Do you have the GUTS to withstand whats coming next? Lay down on that cold slab and lets find out! Dont worry . . . this will hurt A LOT! 32 pages, 16+, full color
(W) Robert Menegus, Rafael Scavone, Paul Tobin (A) Rafael Alburquerque, Valeria Burzo, Arjuna Susini (CA) Ariel Olivetti Is winter's woe upon thee? Come on into the CATACOMB OF TORMENT—where our horrific hostess, the Tormentor, always keeps the pyre roaring! Take sickly comfort in three bloody new tales of miserable merriment in the immortal EC Comics mold—hauled out from the depths of the Tormentor's catacomb and fiendishly stitched together by caustic creators Rafael Scavone (Hit-Girl) & Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire), Paul Tobin (The Witcher) & Arjuna Susini (Lamentation), and Robert Menegus (Necromancer Bill) & Valeria Burzo (High Strangeness)!
Written by Mark McCann. Art by Axel Medellin. Cover by Max Dunbar. Critically acclaimed animation writer Mitch Iverson and artists Axel Medellin and Luis Antonio Delgado bring us 'The War of the Horsemen'-the end is near! 32 pages, full color.
Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mitch Iverson. Art by Esau Escorza. Cover by Dave Dorman. Critically acclaimed animation writer Mitch Iverson (Dota: Dragon's Blood) and world renowned artists Esau & Isaac Escorza and Luis Antonio Delgado (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) chronicle the next chapter in our hero's twisted life, where in order to atone for a terrible deed, he must literally go through Hell-both of them!
Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mitch Iverson. Art by Esau Escorza. Cover by Leonardo Manco. Critically acclaimed animation writer Mitch Iverson (Dota: Dragon's Blood) and world renowned artists Esau & Isaac Escorza and Luis Antonio Delgado (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) chronicle the next chapter in our hero's twisted life, where in order to atone for a terrible deed, he must literally go through Hell-both of them!
Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Mitch Iverson. Art by Esau & Issac Escorza. Cover by Alan Quah. Critically acclaimed animation writer Mitch Iverson (Dota: Dragon's Blood) and world renowned artists Stefano Martino (Stranger Things, Doctor Who) and Luis Antonio Delgado (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) return for the next chapter in our hero's twisted life, where in order to atone for a terrible deed, he must literally go through Hell-both of them! 32 pages, full color.
Written by Matt Smith. Art by Matt Smith. Cover by Matt Smith. Hellboy travels to Reykjavik, where children are disappearing and a giant beast has been spotted . . . could it be the infamous Yule Cat of Icelandic lore?
Fan-favorite Hellboy artist Matt Smith writes and draws this chilling wintery one-shot! 28 pages, full color.
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Federico Sabbatini. Cover by Nic Klein. Moon Knight and his allies race to intercept the Black Spectre before his apocalyptic schemes bear fruit - but the clock is ticking, and a city hangs in the balance. 28 pages, full color.
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Russell Dauterman AGATHA HARKENS! AGATHA HARKNESS returns to the Sanctum to take what's rightfully hers, but as SORCERESS SUPREME, Wanda won't go down without a fight! As the Vishanti back Agatha as their chosen Sorceress, Wanda discovers the truth behind their new alliance, and it will change everything she thought she knew about Agatha… 32 pages, full color, rated T+.
Written by Gerry Conway; Jody Houser. Art by Ramon Bachs. Cover by Rose Besch. Spider-Legend Gerry Conway returns to his most famous Spider-Story for this WHAT IF along with co-writer Jody Houser! WHAT IF Gwen Stacy didn't die on the bridge that day, but Spider-Man DID?! 'Nuff said, I presume! 40 pages, full color.
Cover pencils by Neal Adams. Do Or Die, Baby!, script by Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer, colors by Neal Adams; With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them; Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends; Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels; Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun; They rescue Havok but he is injured. 36 pages, full color.
Vault of Horror reprints. "Till Death" (from VOH # 28) from Johnny Craig, "Hook, Line, and Stinker" (# 26) by Graham Ingels, "Strictly From Hunger" (# 27) by George Evans, "People Who Live in Brass Hearses" (# 27) by Jack Davis, "Two of a Kind" (# 26), "A Grim Fairy Tale" (# 27) by Ingels, "For How the Bell Tolls" (# 28) by Evans, and "The Chips Are Down" (# 28) by Davis.
8-in. x 11-in.; full color; 56 pages on good quality white paper stock with cardstock covers.
Conan stars in "The Pool of the Black One." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sonny Trinidad. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Solomon Kane and Frankenstein star in "The Dragon at Castle Frankenstein." Script by Don Glut, art by Sonny Trinidad. Howard Chaykin portfolio of Robert E. Howard characters: Conan (two pages), Red Sonja, and Solomon Kane. Fred Blosser reviews a record album featuring L. Sprague de Camp reading Conan stories in "Voice of the Blood-Stained God." "Sea Hawks: Maritime Trade and Piracy in the High Hyborian Age." Article by Robert Yaple, illustrations by Rick Hobert. Ernie Chan frontispiece. Val Mayerik cover.
