MOONSTONE BOOKS FOR SEPTEMBER

RETURN OF THE ORIGINALS: BATTLE FOR L.A. GN

Written by CJ Henderson, art by Mark Sparacio.

The characters that inspired all of the heroes you know today are back! Before horn-head, before the crusader with a cape, before the guy who wears a skull on his chest, before the crawler of walls, there was...The Originals!

Based on a true historical event! In February 1945, an object (or objects) appeared in the night sky above Los Angeles. The US anti-aircraft artillery opened fire, and over 1,000 shells were fired at this object(s), but to no avail, nothing was brought down. What this object was remains a mystery to this day!

Moonstone has unearthed the classified govt documents that show the real truth! The Phantom Detective, The Black Bat, Domino Lady, G-8, and Secret Agent X all teamed up to get rid of this threat!

The Deluxe edition is in color also includes a bonus story of how The Spider got involved in this battle!

90 pages, black and white, $9.95; Deluxe hardcover, 100 pages, color, $33.95.

HONEY WEST #2

Written by Trina Robbins, art by Cynthia Martin, colored by Mark Simmons, cover by Malcolm McClinton and photos.

The return of the world's first female private eye in fiction and on TV! As tough as Mike Hammer and as sultry as Marilyn Monroe! Topless piano player Mimi Malloy walks into Honey West's office saying there's been a double homicide at her nightclub, the Purple Pussy. Join us as our favorite girl detective goes undercover as a go-go dancer and mixes it up with Hollywood hippies to uncover the "Killer on the Keys."

32 pages, $3.99.

BLACK BAT DOUBLE SHOT: BLACK DEATH #1

Written by Mike Bullock, art by Michael Metcalf colored by Jason Jensen, cover by Tom Grindberg.

Before the caped crusader patrolled the streets, before horn head prowled the back alleys, the original dark avenger hunted evil men. The Black Bat is back, and hell's coming with him!

A "Return of the Originals" event! DA Anthony Quinn is sick of watching criminals slip through his fingers due to legal technicalities. When a mobster's attempt to destroy evidence goes horribly wrong, Quinn finds himself blinded by acid and hopelessly broken. Now sightless, Quinn sharpens his other four senses to near superhuman levels and develops a sixth Ôradar' sense. He vows to work outside the law to do whatever it takes to bring criminals to justice. The second feature stars Death Angel, the avenging hand of justice. The critically acclaimed new pulp character co-stars in this gritty, noir battle of good versus evil on the mean streets and in the darkest recesses of the human mind.

32 pages, $3.50.

THE SPIDER & DOMINO LADY

Written by Nancy Holder and Joe Gentile, art by E.M. Geist, cover by Stephen Bryant.

A "Return of the Originals" event! "The Lady and the Spider." A tale told in widevision! A catastrophe puts The Spider in the arms of lovely Domino Lady. Be here for the first time the Master of Men and the Sexy Avenger ignite the comic pages, as they deal with spontaneous flaming zombies!

40 pages, black and white, $3.99.

FROM THE VAULT: THE PULP FILES

By various.

A "Return of the Originals" event! Facts, stats, and pics! Here is all the low down on all of the characters that inspired all of the heroes you know today! Before horn-head, before the crusader with a cape, before the guy who wears a skull on his chest, before the crawler of walls, there was...The Originals! The Spider, The Green Lama, Operator 5, G-8, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective, Secret Agent X, and many more!

40 pages, black and white, $1.99.