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THE COMIC BOOK MAGAZINE YOU DEMANDED IS HERE! Do you love comics? Do you want to read more comics that you will love? Do you wish there were a magazine you could pick up every month that also loves comics? WELL, MY DUDES, ALL YOUR WISHES HAVE FINALLY COME TRUE! HOW TO MAKE ABSOLUTE BATMAN! That’s right, we’re kicking things off with the hottest book of the century, with a look at the past, present, and future of Nick Dragotta & Scott Snyder’s absolute masterpiece! Featuring interviews with the creative team and an insane cover by Nick and COMICS! The Magazine Art Director Rico Renzi! COMICS! The Magazine is everything you ever dreamed of and more! Want to find out about the next big thing before the Internet even knows? Want to discover the secrets behind the big comics you love and the indie darlings you’ve yet to read? How about interviews with people who make the work that excites you? Actual comics exclusive to the magazine? Maybe you’re a comic book creator who seeks external

YOU LIKE THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES? WE’VE GOT THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! THE COMIC BOOK THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON COMES TO COMICS! THE MAGAZINE! We talk to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creative team as they hit their massive THREE-HUNDREDTH issue! What started as a comic book self-published by two then-unknown creators is bigger than ever before across comics, TV shows, movies, and toys galore. How did we get here? Where is it going? Read this issue to find out! ALL THIS AND MORE IN EACH AND EVERY ISSUE OF COMICS! THE MAGAZINE – THE “LET’S ENTHUSIASTICALLY DISCUSS COMICS” REVOLUTION HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN! KEY SELLING POINTS • TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! • YET ANOTHER NEW CHEW STORY BY ROB GUILLORY AND JOHN LAYMAN! • An Actual Price Guide! • Creator Interviews About What You Do Read! • Features On What You Should Read! • Staff Picks Of What You Will Read! • Actual Comics You Can Read! • Power Rankings with Real Sales Data! • Possibly Art Instruction and Classif

WELCOME TO OUR DC COMICS DOUBLE FEATURE WITH OUR FIRST EVER ORDERABLE VARIANT COVER! That’s right! DC Comics is in a new golden era, in both quality and sales, initially built on their ABSOLUTE line, breaking decades-long sales records and frequently taking the #1 Publisher spot in market share reports, but with Next Level, Vertigo, and beyond, the glory is linewide. Why? Our theory is that the books are that great, the backlist is that strong, and the hits just keep coming. So, let’s feature two of them. FEATURE ONE: SUPERGIRL & LOBO! We feature two of the biggest characters in the DC Roster, both with contemporary and historical classics. What makes Supergirl and Lobo characters worth watching? How do they represent the contemporary DCU? FEATURE TWO: THE NEW VERTIGO! The new Vertigo line is wall-to-wall banger books by some of the best creators working in the industry. Their recent announcement of the expanded slate, including the return of 100 BULLETS and new entries including but n

IT'S THE SIX HUNDREDTH ISSUE OF MAD MAGAZINE!

What, me worry? This special issue celebrates 7.4 decades of MAD Magazine.

Featuring brand-new MAD favorites like "MAD Look at..." by Sergio Aragonés, Spy vs. Spy, and a new Fold-In by Johnny Sampson.

Plus, new MAD content created just for this special issue. Includes a whole slew of classic MAD movie and TV parodies from the Usual Gang of Idiots.

This is the kickoff to the upcoming MAD 75th Anniversary in 2027. So go grab MAD #600! It'll surely cure what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein.

• Special wraparound cover by UGOI artist Sergio Aragonés
• Going back to legacy numbering starting from #600
• 50% new content including new writers/artists
• Includes special 75th Anniversary Spy vs. Spy poster by artist Peter Kuper
• Reprinting the "Best of" Chip Zdarsky's comic book, DC Goes MAD
  
  
  

Great rivalries make for great comics, as you'll discover in our "Rivals" issue! Featuring the Bronze Age classic The Kree-Skrull War, Superman and Flash races, Thing and Hulk battles, Archie Andrews vs. Reggie Mantle, and more epic clashes. Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens, Jose Luis Garcfa-Lopez, Gerry Conway, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Peter David, Dan Parent, Mark Waid, and others. Avengers cover by Sal Buscema!

ôBACK ISSUE Goes MAD!ö Things get crazy this issue with Madman, Batman: Mad Love, MAD superhero movie parodies, the Mad Hatter, Madballs, and more! Featuring the work of Michael Allred, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Gerry Conway, Doug Moench, Mike W. Barr, Jeph Loeb, and others. Madman cover by Michael Allred! Edited by Roger Ash.

CURE YOUR LATE-NIGHT INSOMNIA WITH NEW MAD-NESS!

Get your "gift of gag" going into the wee hours of the night by turning off your TV and flipping through MAD #48! This issue skewers late night television and everything pop culture!

Featuring new MAD favorites like "Spy vs. Spy," "MAD Look at..." by Sergio Aragones, a new Fold-In by Johnny Sampson, plus more new MAD content than ever. And a whole slew of vintage MAD movie and TV parodies and other classic crap from the Usual Gang of Idiots.

MAD #48 will surely cure what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein.

In Back Issue #167, we celebrate Girls, Women, and Ladies, as we spend some quality time with Squirrel Girl, Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, Phantom Lady, Saturn Girl, and more. Featuring the work of Steve Ditko, Doug Moench, John Byrne, Mark Waid, Paul Levitz, Roy Thomas, Chuck Austen, Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett, Kazuya Kudo, Ryoichi Ikegami, and others. Plus, a Pro2Pro interview with Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, and Patrick Olliffe about May “Mayday” Parker a.k.a. Spider-Girl! Spider-Girl cover by Patrick Olliffe and Al Williamson. Edited by Roger Ash.

WELCOME TO OUR DC COMICS DOUBLE FEATURE WITH OUR FIRST EVER ORDERABLE VARIANT COVER! That’s right! DC Comics is in a new golden era, in both quality and sales, initially built on their ABSOLUTE line, breaking decades-long sales records and frequently taking the #1 Publisher spot in market share reports, but with Next Level, Vertigo, and beyond, the glory is linewide. Why? Our theory is that the books are that great, the backlist is that strong, and the hits just keep coming. So, let’s feature two of them. FEATURE ONE: SUPERGIRL & LOBO! We feature two of the biggest characters in the DC Roster, both with contemporary and historical classics. What makes Supergirl and Lobo characters worth watching? How do they represent the contemporary DCU? FEATURE TWO: THE NEW VERTIGO! The new Vertigo line is wall-to-wall banger books by some of the best creators working in the industry. Their recent announcement of the expanded slate, including the return of 100 BULLETS and new entries including but n

For Back Issue #168, we’re sailing into uncharted waters with our “Here There Be Dragons” issue. There’s sure to be danger ahead with Killer Croc, Savage Dragon, Lockheed, Bone, Daughters of the Dragon, and more. Featuring the work of Jeff Smith, Erik Larsen, Gerry Conway, Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Chuck Dixon, Dan Mishkin, Ron Randall, Louise Simonson, June Brigman, and others. With a Lockheed and Kitty Pryde cover by Paul Smith! Edited by Roger Ash.