NCRL: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 21, 1997, compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics. Please visit the NCRL web site at http://www.ccse.net/~ncrl. 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 __________________________________________________________________________ ABIOGENESIS Strangehaven #6, 2.95 ABSTRACT Strangers In Paradise #1 (of 3)(gold logo), 2.75 ACCLAIM 2000 Leagues Under The Sea/Jules Verne Study Guide, 4.99 Dr. Tomorrow #1 (of 12), 2.50 From The Earth To The Moon/Jules Verne Study Guide, 4.99 Gullivers Travels By Jonathan Swift Study Guide, 4.99 Ivanhoe By Sir Walter Scott Study Guide, 4.99 Journey/Center Of The Earth/Jules Verne Study Guide, 4.99 Mysterious Island By Jules Verne Study Guide, 4.99 Turok Timewalker #2 (of 2), 2.50 ANDREWS/MCMEEL Fugitive From The Cubicle Police: Dilbert (AA), 12.95 Official Alien Abductees Handbook, 7.95 Over The Hedge 2, 9.95 anime/manga 3Rd Lumune & 40 Fire RPG Book, 34.95 All About Street Fighter III The Characters, 30.95 Farewell To Space Battleship Yamato Video, 17.97 Final Yamato Video Sub, 17.97 Maho Tsukai Tai Mook, 30.95 Masamune Shirow Poster #2, 7.95 Space Battleship Yamato The New Voyage Video, 17.97 Starblazers Col. Edition Set #2: The Comet Empire, 95.97 Starblazers Col. Edition Set #3: The Bolar Wars, 95.97 Starblazers Yamato Col. Video Set, 59.97 Tenchi & Friends Pretty Sammy 2 Video Sub (net), 17.99 ANIMUS Wu Wei #6, 2.50 ANTARCTIC Girls Of Ninja High School 97, 3.95 Luftwaffe 1946 #1, 2.95 Robotech #2, 2.95 ARCHIE Archies Story & Game Digest #38, 1.79 Archies Vacation Special #5, 2.00 Archies Vacation Special #3 (AA), 2.00 Betty & Veronica Double Digest #66, 2.79 Jughead #95, 1.50 Sabrina The Teenage Witch #4, 1.50 Sonic Blast Special #1 (AA), 2.00 Veronica #66, 1.50 ARGILE Natural Selection #1 (of 12), 2.25 ART & SOUL Tug & Buster #6 (resolicited), 2.95 AVATAR Wrath Of The Furies #2 (of 2), 3.00 Wrath Of The Furies #2 (of 2)(foil cover), 10.00 AVON Einsteins Bridge, 13.00 Illustrated Man, 15.00 Speaking Dreams, 5.99 Twistor, 5.99 When The Gods Are Silent, 5.99 BANTAM Seeds Of Time, 5.99 Star Wars The Paradise Snare, 5.99 Star Wars The Paradise Snare Audio Cassette, 16.99 Wyrm, 13.95 BONEYARD Five Years Of Pain (AA), 3.95 BRAINSTORM Luxura & Baby Angel X Encore Set #1, 8.00 Luxura & Baby Angel X Encore Set #2, 6.00 Luxura & Widow Omega Encore Set, 8.00 Vamperotica Dare To Bare Encore Set, 6.00 BTRC Macho Women With Guns, 9.95 CALIBER High Caliber #2, 3.95 Jinx Charity Special Mack Cover, 4.95 Jinx Charity Special Meyer Cover, 4.95 Kilroy Daemonstorm #1, 2.95 Rib #1, 2.95 St. Germaine #2, 2.95 cards/coins/etc. Ash 22 Brides #2 Phone Card, 6.00 Ash Brides #2 Phone Card 4-Pack, 24.00 Bowman 1989 Baseball Complete Card Set (net)(AA), 5.60 Civil War Art The Blue And The Gray Binder, 19.95 Diamond Doubles Batman & Robin/Batman Forever Cards, 19.94 Diamond Doubles Masterpiece I Tin/X-Men II Tin Set, 47.44 Dilbert Book Of Postcards, 8.95 Dragonball Chromium TC Box, 48.85 Elvis Series 1 Wax Box (net), 8.69 Elvis Series 2 Wax Box (net), 8.69 Lady Death Mega Chromium Card Preview Set (net), 7.00 Looney Tunes Series I Promo Set (net), 13.00 Masterpiece I Foil Battle Bonus Box (net), 24.94 Masterpiece I Lost Masters Bonus Box (net)(AA), 33.69 M. Jordan Championship Journals Card Coll. (net), 11.50 Minni N Me I Complete Card Set (net), 9.94 Mothers Cookie 1992 Mike Piazza Card Set (net), 4.00 Mothers Cookie 1992 Piazza/Salmon Rookie Set (net), 4.00 Mothers Cookie 1992 Tim Salmon Card Set (net), 4.00 Peanuts Series 2 Holo Card (net), 5.00 Skybox Master Series Creators Ed. T/C Box, 32.59 Star Trek 1993 Sticker Set With Album, 39.95 Star Trek Master I Triptych Set Bonus Box (net), 43.69 Star Trek Master II Bonus Box (net)(AA), 43.69 Star Trek Roddenberry Motion Picture 1 2 & 3 Set, 14.06 Star Trek Roddenberry Search For Spock Set (net), 14.06 Star Trek Roddenberry Wrath Of Khan Set (net), 18.69 Star Wars Finest Set, 27.44 Star Wars Galaxy 1 Complete Card Set, 8.69 Star Wars Galaxy 2 Card Box, 29.94 Star Wars Galaxy 2 Complete Card Set, 9.94 Topps 1977 Early Star Wars Card Set Series 1 Blue Border, 28.69 Topps 1977 Early Star Wars Card Set Series 2 Red Border, 28.69 Topps 1977 Early Star Wars Card Set Series 3 Yellow Border, 28.69 Topps 1977 Early Star Wars Card Set Series 4 Green Border, 28.69 Topps 1977 Early Star Wars Card Set Series 5 Orange Border, 28.69 Topps 97 Stadium Club Baseball II Collectors Pack Box, 43.1 Topps 97 Stadium Club Baseball II T/C Box, 51.72 Ultra 95 X-Men Chromium Embossed Set (net), 22.44 Ultra 95 X-Men Chromium Holoflash Set (net), 34.94 Ultra Xmen Chromium/Xmen 2 Tin Bonus Box (net), 62.44 X-Files III Hologram Card Set (net), 14.94 X-Files Season III Card Set (AA)(net), 8.69 X-Files Season III Etched Foil Chase Card Set (AA)(net), 42.43 X-Files Season III Finest Paranormal Hologram Chase Card Set, 11.19 X-Files Season III Parallel Foil Chase Card Set (AA)(net), 43.69 CATFISH Sinnamon #9 (AA), 2.75 COMIC SHOP NEWS Comic Shop News #518, free CPM Chirality #3, 2.95 CRUSADE Shi Cyblade Special The Battle For Independents Endgame (AA), 2.95 Shi Senryaku TPB (AA), 13.95 CYNOSURE Cynosure #3, 3.75 DARK HORSE Barry Windsor Smith Storyteller #7, 4.95 Blade Of The Immortal Call Of The Worm #1 (of 3), 3.95 Dark Horse Classics Aliens Versus Predator #4 (of 6), 2.95 Dark Horse Classics Star Wars Dark Empire #3 (of 6), 2.95 Edgar Rice Burroughs Return Of Tarzan #2 (of 3), 2.95 Ghost In The Shell TPB, 24.95 Hellboy The Lost Army, 14.95 Lords Of Misrule #5 (of 6), 2.95 Nexus God Con #2 (of 2), 2.95 Oh My Goddess Mara Strikes Back #1 (of 3), 3.95 One Trick Rip Off TPB, 12.95 DC 2020 Visions #3 (of 12), 2.25 Adventures Of Superman #548, 1.95 Anarky #3 (of 4), 2.50 Animaniacs #27, 1.75 Aquaman #34, 1.75 Batman: Batgirl, 4.95 Batman: Poison Ivy, 4.95 Batman The Long Halloween #8 (of 13), 2.95 Batman And Robin Adventures #20, 1.75 Batman Collected Set (net), 3.55 Challengers Of The Unknown #6, 2.25 Detective Comics #711, 1.95 Dreaming #14, 2.50 House Of Secrets #10, 2.50 Lobo #41, 2.25 Looney Tunes #30, 1.75 Resurrection Man #3, 2.50 Sandman Mystery Theatre #52, 2.50 Superman Annual #9, 3.95 Tales Calculated To Drive You Mad #1, 3.99 Unknown Soldier #4 (of 4), 2.5 Weird War Tales #2 (of 4), 2.5 Young Heroes In Love #2, 1.75 DEE VEE Dee Vee #2, 2.95 DOUBLE IMAGE Demons Of The Mist #3, 1.95 DRAWN & QUARTERLY Nowhere #2, 3.75 ENTITY Stargate Doomsday World #1 (AA), 2.95 Stargate Doomsday World #2 (AA), 2.95 Stargate Doomsday World #3 (AA), 2.95 EVENT Event Comics Fan Club, 29.95 FANTAGRAPHICS Hate #24 (AA), 2.95 Oh That Monroe TPB (AA), 6.95 Whoa Nellie #3 (AA), 2.95 FLEETWAY UK 2000 AD #1038, 2.25 2000 AD #1039, 2.25 GOBLIN Joe Psycho & Moo Frog Birthday Pack, 19.95 HAMMER & ANVIL Portrait Of A Young Man As A Cartoonist #4 (of 4), 2.95 HARPER X-Files Ground Zero Limited Edition Hardcover, 50.00 HARRIS Death Of Vampirella Ltd. Memorial Ed. (S/N)(AA), 29.95 HYPERION Walt Disney's Bambi - The Sketchbook, 29.95 IMAGE Age Of Heroes #4, 2.95 Badger #1, 2.95 Gen 13 Annual #1, 2.95 Headhunters #2, 2.95 Maxx TPB Vol. II, 12.95 Weapon Zero #13, 2.50 Wildcats #38, 2.50 Wildstorm Spotlight #4, 2.50 KRAUSE Comics Buyers Guide #1228, 2.95 LITTLE BROWN Batgirl, 3.50 Batman And Robin / Young Readers, 3.50 Robin, 3.50 Subzero The Adventures Of Batman And Robin, 3.50 LONDON NIGHT Razor #1 Vol. 2, 3.95 Razor Archives #2, 5.00 magazines Airbrush Action May/June 97, 4.99 Beckett Basketball Card Monthly #83, 3.50 Beckett Racing Monthly #34, 3.95 Beckett Vintage Sports #7, 3.95 Combo #30, 4.99 Comickers February 97 #2, 17.95 Comic Relief #97, 3.95 E-TV #7, 4.50 EGM2 May 1997, 4.99 Game Players Nintendo Sega June 97, 4.99 Gamefan April 1997 Vol V. #4, 5.95 Gamepro Magazine June 1997, 4.99 Gauntlet #13, 6.95 Giant Robot #8, 4.00 Heavy Metal July 97, 4.50 Hyper Hobby, 15.95 Mangajin #65, 5.50 Military Tech Journal #12, 4.99 Modelers Resource #16, 5.95 Movie Club #10, 4.50 Ringside Wrestling #5, 3.50 Sci Fi Universe #25 July 1997, 4.99 SFX #25, 5.95 Sports Collectors Digest #867, 3.95 Star Wars 20th Anniversary Journal, 7.98 Starburst #225, 4.99 Starlog #240, 4.99 Todays Collector July 97, 3.95 Total Film June 1997, 5.00 Toy Shop #151, 3.50 TV Zone #90, 4.99 Video Watchdog #39, 6.50 Xpose #10, 4.99 MANTLE Locke And Lode #1, 2.95 MARVEL Excalibur Minus 1, 1.95 Fantastic Four #9 (Heroes Reborn), 1.95 Ghost Rider Minus 1, 1.95 Heroes For Hire #1, 2.99 Incredible Hulk Minus 1, 1.95 Journey Into Mystery Minus 1, 1.95 Ka-Zar #1 (S/N), 19.95 Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto #1 (S/N), 14.95 Silver Surfer '97 #1, 2.99 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #8, 1.95 Star Trek Unlimited #4, 2.99 Uncanny Origins #11, 0.99 What If Minus 1, 1.95 X-Man Minus 1, 1.95 X-Men Minus 1, 1.95 MAVERICK Dark Rat #1, 2.50 MILLENIUM Keyhole #1-3 Postcard Pack, 6.95 OLIO Castle Waiting #2, 2.95 PENGUIN Lady Of Avalon, 24.95 SCHOLASTIC Goosebumps #56 The Curse Of Camp Cold Lake, 3.99 SCREAMING DODO Bombastic #3, 2.50 SIRIUS Akiko #14, 2.50 Safety Belt Man All Hell #5 (resolicited), 2.95 SLAVE LABOR Bill The Clown #2 (AA), 2.50 Bill The Clown #3 (AA), 2.95 Johnny The Homicidal Maniac #6 (AA), 2.95 The Replacement God #8, 2.95 SLEEPING GIANT Threshold The Stamp Collector #2, 2.50 SOLO Pineapple Man #1 (AA), 2.50 SPACE Space Out Of This World #1, 2.95 STRICTLY UNDERGRD Huntsmen #1, 2.95 SUNDRAGON Wolverstone And Davis Street Heroes #1, 1.95 TAURUS Marko The Immortal #1, 2.00 TOP COW Cyberforce #27 Lithograph (deluxe), 59.95 TOPPS Official The Lost World Jurassic Park Magazine, 3.95 VIZ Adolf Vol. 4: Days Of Infamy Softcover, 16.95 Battle Angel Alita Part 7 #8 (of 8), 2.95 Maison Ikkoku Part 6 #10 (of 11), 2.95 Maison Ikkoku Love Love Story Video Dubbed, 24.95 Ranma 1/2 Anything Goes Evil Wakes Video SUBTITLED, 29.95 Viz In Magazine Vol. 9 #5, free WALTER FOSTER Disney Learn To Draw Donald And Daisy, 6.95 WARNER Batman & Robin, 5.99 Emerald House Rising, 5.99 WARP Elfquest #12, 4.95 WHITE WOLF Book Of Mirrors Storytellers Guide, 18.00 ZAMBONI Odd Adventure Zine #2, 2.95