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December 2009 Collected Editions Solicits


BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 2

Written by Dick Wood, Leo Dorfman and Paul S. Newman

Art by Joe Certa, Ray Bailey, Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky and others.

Spirits of a Ouija board possess a dutiful housewife . . . A pleading ghost haunts a father for his refusal to forgive . . . An army major's dead body carries a deceptive message to Nazis in World War II . . . A phantom ship seeks a new captain . . . A possessed armored hand defends a castle from a hostile takeover . . .

These stories and many, many more are collected in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 2! These are tales of suspense, crime, intrigue, horror, and irony hosted by the renowned actor Boris Karloff and featuring art from some of the finest comics storytellers from the sixties. Contains issues #5­#10 of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery. Features a new introduction by Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner!

240 pages, $49.99, in stores on Feb. 3.

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CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 6

Written and art by various.

Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to publishing the greatest comics of all time with the release of the sixth spooky volume of our Creepy magazine archives. This collection of legendary yell yarns includes selections from revered writers Archie Goodwin and Harlan Ellison, among others, and groundbreaking artistic contributions from Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, underground comics great Vaughn Bode and more.

240 pages, $49.99, in stores on Feb. 24

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JET SCOTT VOLUME 1

Written by Sheldon Stark

Art by Jerry Robinson.

In the 1950s, when the world was faced with strange or anomalous threats, there was one man who was called on to set the situation right: Jet Scott of the Office of Scientifact! Whether it was tracking down deadly Banthrax germs, uncovering the source of strange ocean creatures, or discovering the cause of spontaneously combusting pipelines in Saudi Arabia, Jet Scott was the adventurer who could get to the truth!

Dark Horse collects the Jet Scott comic strips, for the first time ever, which were originally published from 1953 to 1955 by the New York Herald Tribune!

216 pages, $34.99, in stores on Feb. 10.

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LITTLE LULU: THE BIG DIPPER CLUB AND OTHER STORIES

Written by John Stanley

Art by Stanley and Irving Tripp.

Generations have been enchanted by the adventures of Lulu Moppet and her friends, and the stories contained in this latest collection are no exception. Unparalleled comics funnymen John Stanley and Irving Tripp created a deceptively simple framework in Little Lulu, but one that opened up innumerable possibilities for hilarity, and the pair never stopped coming up with new twists to delight children and elicit knowing laughter from their parents.

200 pages, $14.99, in stores on Feb. 24.

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REX MUNDI BOOK 6: GATE OF GOD

Written by Arvid Nelson

Art by Juan Ferreyra.

Doctor Julien Saunière's quest for the Holy Grail has led him to a wild mountain valley in the remotest corner of France. The power-mad Duke of Lorraine wants him dead, but Julien finds an unlikely ally in Isabelle, the duke's own daughter. And no one, not even the duke himself, is aware of the Grail's ultimate secret. It's a truth so shocking it will literally cover the earth in blood! Bittersweet goodbyes, magical duels to the death, and miracles both great and small await in the final installation of the Rex Mundi epic.

248 pages, $17.99, in stores on Feb. 3

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STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC VOLUME 8 -- DESTROYER

Written by John Jackson Miller

Penciled by Brian Ching, Bong Dazo and Ron Chan

Cover by Benjamin Carre.

Knights of the Old Republic: Destroyer begins with an untold chapter from the lives of Malak and Revan -- stars of the KotOR video game! From there, it takes us to a death-defying shootout on the face of a comet and into the heart of one of the cruelest organizations in the galaxy -- the Crucible. Former Padawan Zayne Carrick risks not just his life, but also his sanity, to help his friend Jarael face her dark past. Zayne may have set off for adventure, but what he finds are irreversible consequences for himself and his crew in a dangerous, unforgiving galaxy. 

120 pages, $17.99, in stores on Feb. 3.