NCRL: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 14, 1996,
compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.

This list is posted weekly, usually Monday evening, at rec.arts.comics.misc,
http://www.america.net/~cslepage/ncrl.html, and Compuserve's Comics Publishers
Forum.

PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores.
    Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong.
    "TPB" means "trade paperback".
    "AA" means "available again".
    "S/N" means "signed/numbered".

PUBLISHER		TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS
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AARDVARK-VANAHEIM	Cerebus #209, 2.25

AC			Rocketman Ashcan #2, 5.95

ACCLAIM			All New Armed & Dangerous #3 (of 4), 2.95
			Killer Instinct Special: Brothers, 2.50

AEON			Those Annoying Post Brothers Annual #2, 4.95

ANTARCTIC		Furrlough #44, 2.95
			Guzzi Lemans #1, 2.95
			Mangazine #44, 3.50

ARCHIE			Archie And Friends #20, 1.50
			Betty & Veronica #105, 1.50
			Betty & Veronica Digest #84, 1.79
			Flintstones #15, 1.50
			Sonic The Hedgehog #40, 1.50

ASTRO			Hilly Rose: Space Reporter TPB #1, 12.95

BIG			Leonard Nimoy's Primortals #4, 2.25
			Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death #5, 2.25

BIG JOLT		Astonishing Moth #1, 2.95

BLUE COMET		Devil's Workshop #1 (S/N), 4.95
			Rough Raiders Annual #1 (S/N), 4.95

CALIBER			Inferno #2 (signed), 2.95
			Moebius Comics #2, 2.95

CARBON-BASED		Furies #2, 2.75

CAROL			Comic Book Heroes TPB, 9.95

CATACOMB		Sister Armageddon #2, 2.50

CATFISH			Bruiser #1 (Catfish edition), 2.95
			Fangs Of The Cobra #1 (Catfish edition), 2.95

CHAOS			Purgatori: The Vampires Myth #1 (of 3), 3.50

COMICO			Elementals: How The War Was One #2 (of 4), 2.95
			Elementals: Vampires Revenge #2 (of 4), 2.95
			Escape #1 ("Esc."), 2.95
			Escape #2 ("Esc."), 2.95

COMIC SHOP NEWS		Comic Shop News #478, free
			Game Shop News #55, free

COMICS INTERVIEW	Comics Interview: X-Files/Bad Girls Special TPB, 9.95

CRUSADE			Lethargic Lad #2 (of 3), 2.95

DARK HORSE		Dark Horse Presents #112, 2.95
			Dirty Pair: Fatal But Not Serious TPB, 14.95
			Dominion Conflict I: No More Noise #6 (of 6), 2.95
			Ghost #17, 2.50
			GI Joe #3, 2.50
			Gunsmith Cats: The Return Of Gray #1 (of 7), 2.95
			Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Quarterly #1, 5.95
			Insider #9, free
			Predator: Dark River #2 (of 4), 2.95
			Star Wars: X-Wing R. S. B. Tatooine #3 (of 4), 2.95
			Tongue Lash #1 (of 2), 2.95

DARK'S ART PALOUR	Kodo: Blood Of Angels, 4.50

DC			Adventures Of Superman #539, 1.95
			Animaniacs #18, 1.75
			Azrael #22, 1.95
			Batman #535, 2.95
			Batman: GCPD #3 (of 4), 2.25
			Bloody Mary #1 (of 4), 2.25
			DC Versus Marvel TPB, 12.95
			Detention Comics #1 (of 4)
			Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #3, 1.95
			Green Arrow #113, 2.25
			House Of Secrets #1, 2.50
			Impulse #18, 1.75
			Justice League Annual #10, 2.95
			Kingdom Come #4 (of 4), 4.95
			Legionnaires #41, 2.25
			Static #40, 2.50
			Supergirl #2, 1.95
			Vertigo Verite: Girl #3 (of 3), 2.50

DRAWN&QUARTERLY		Optic Nerve #3, 2.95
			Poor Bastard: Peepshow Collection TPB, 12.95

FANTAGRAPHICS		Acme Novelty Library #7, 6.95
			Love & Rockets TPB #4 ("Tears...)(3rd printing), 16.95
			Prince Valiant TPB #27 ("Eternal Quest"), 16.95

GEMSTONE		Frontline Combat Annual TPB #1, 10.95
			Two Fisted Tales #17, 2.50
			Vault Of Horror #17, 2.50
			Weird Fantasy #17, 2.50

GRAPHITTI		Marvels Deluxe Limited Edition Hardback, 59.95

HARRIS			Vampirella Strikes #6, 2.95
			Vampirella: Death & Destruction #2, 2.95

HIGH IMPACT		Double Impact Vol. II #1, 3.00
			Double Impact Vol. II #1 (deluxe), 4.00
			Jazz #3 (variant cover signed edition), 14.95

ILLUSTRATION		Swimsuits & Mermaids One Shot Special #1, 3.50

IMAGE			Backlash #21 (replacement copy), 2.50
			Bone #10 (reprint), 2.95
			Cyberforce #26, 2.50
			Deathblow #29, 2.50
			Gen 13 #12, 2.50
			Lady Supreme #2, 2.50
			Prophet/Avengelyne #1, 2.95
			Shattered Image #1, 2.50
			Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2, 1.95
			Wetworks #19, 2.50
			Youngblood #10, 2.50

JAM			Reaper Metacognitive Man #2, 2.50

KRAUSE			Comic Buyer's Guide #1188, 2.95

KITCHEN SINK		Crow: City Of Angels #2 (covers A & B), 2.95

LIGHTNING		Creed/Turtles Gold Collector's Edition #1, 5.95

LONDON NIGHT		Poizon #0, 3.00
			Rose 'N Gunn #2, 3.00

MAGAZINES		Collector's Showcase: September, 4.95
			Famous Monsters Of Filmland #213, 4.95
			Femme Fatales Vol. V #4, 5.95
			Locus #427, 4.50
			Midnight Marquee #51, 5.00
			Premiere: September, 2.95
			Realms Of Fantasy Vol. III #1, 3.50
			Sci-Fi Entertainment Vol. III #3, 3.95
			Scrye #16, 3.95
			SPFX #4, 5.95
			Starlog Presents: Island Of Dr. Moreau, 5.99
			Toy Shop #131, 3.50
			White's Guide To Collecting Figures Vol. II #9, 4.95

MARVEL			Adventures Of The X-Men #7, 0.99
			Amazing Spider-Man #416, 1.50
			Cable & X-Force '96 #1, 2.95
			Carnage: It's A Wonderful Life #1, 2.50
			Generation X #20, 1.95
			Ghost Rider #79, 1.50
			Prime #11, 1.50
			Professor Xavier And The X-Men #12, 0.99
			Spider-Man: Redemption #2, 1.50
			Ultraforce #10, 1.50
			Untold Tales Of Spider-Man #14, 0.99
			X-Factor #127, 1.95
			X-Men/ClanDestine #1

MAXIMUM			Battlestar Galactica: Journey's End #1 (of 4), 2.99

MOJO			Blueberry Saga: Confederate Gold TPB, 12.95

MUSHROOM		Araknis #2, 2.50

NEW ENGLAND		Tick Special Edition Reprise #2, 5.95

OKTOBER			Junkfood Noir #1, 1.95

RE-VISIONARY		Bio-Graphics: Gene Roddenberry #3, 2.50
			Led Zeppelin #3, 2.50
			Rock 'N' Roll Comics Six-Pack, 9.95

SLAVE LABOR		Fun With Milk & Cheese (4th printing), 11.95
			Rogue Satellite Comics #1, 2.95
			Slacker Comics #9, 2.95

TOP HAT			Terrific Trio #1, 2.75

TWIST&SHOUT		X-Flies #1 (2nd printing), 2.95

VEROTIK			Jaguar God #4, 2.95

VIZ			Game On! USA Vol. I #4, 4.95
			Maison Ikkoku: Empty Nest TPB, 15.95
			Maison Ikkoku Part VI #1, 3.50
			Manga Vizion Vol. II #8, 4.95
			Riot: Vol II #5, 2.95

WCG			Rob Hanes Archives TPB, 13.95