Some items from the July order form:
BATMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #1 - (Rick Burchett/Rick Burchett/Sal Buscema)
Discover how Penguin's greed sets him after Two-Face's infamous coin.
(Doug Moench/Tommy Castillo/Ray McCarthy) Learn why Huntress envies the
Batman. (Chuck Dixon/Flint Henry) See Bullock's battles against
gluttony. (Alan Grant/Dylan Teague/Bill Reinhold) Read the origin of
Scarface's angry sidekick, Rhino. (Devin K. Grayson/Brian Stelfreeze)
Experience the desires of Batman's cast of characters. (Klaus
Janson/Frank Teran/Klaus Janson) Discover Jim Gordon's pride at being
Gotham's second toughest, second smartest man. (Ron Marz/Rodolfo
Damaggio) See Bruce Wayne's slothful facade through his employees'
eyes. 80 pp.
BATMAN: THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION - (Alan Grant/Frank Quitely) Visiting
Scotland, Bruce Wayne learns of an ancient curse that will imperil
innocent people. When he investigates as Batman, he discovers a
centuries-old evil, one that may cost him his life. Prestige Format. 64
pp.
CATWOMAN / WILDCAT #1 - [of 4] (Chuck Dixon & Beau Smith/Sergio
Cariello/Tom Palmer) Selina Kyle heads to Las Vegas to make a quick
bundle testing the security of the Klondike casino, but the owners have
a shadier proposition in store for her. Ted Grant heads to the desert
city to see a new heavyweight in action, but is soon donning the gloves
against Catwoman. Cover by Brian Stelfreeze.
CHASE #7 - (Johnson & Williams, III/Williams/Gray) Shadowing the Bat
part 1 of 2, guest starring Batman. A new drug that mutates users into
hideous creatures has brought both the DEA and the DEO to Gotham City.
But there's a more sinister plot involved that pits Chase against the
Dark Knight.
FLASH #140 - (Millar/Mhan/Ivy) Black Flash part 2 of 3. Linda is dead
and Wally is powerless... and the doombringer known as the Black Flash
is still coming to get him.
FLASH 80-PAGE GIANT #1 - Extra discount applied to this item! Wally
West is featured in two stories, one written by Mark Waid, with art by
Pop Mhan and Chris Ivy, the other written by Mark Millar, with art by
Ariel Olivetti; Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick stars in a tale of another
time written and drawn by John Byrne; Jesse Quick confronts her
perceptions of her abilities as a hero in a confrontation with Captain
Boomerang in a tale written by Christopher J. Priest with art by Mike
Collins and Tom Palmer; and Max Mercury teams with a legendary sports
hero in a story written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Craig
Rousseau. Plus, there's trouble in store when Impulse releases a bunch
of rescued lab animals in a story by Todd Dezago, with art by Ethan Van
Sciver; and John Fox - the Flash from the distant future - prevents
nuclear annihilation in the future and winds up contributing to the
legacy of Barry Allen in a story by Brian Augustyn, with art by Oscar
Jimenez and Eduardo Alpuente. 80 pp.
IMPULSE #40 - (Messner-Loebs/Rousseau/Kaalberg) It's Manchester High's
annual parent/kid picnic, and you've just got to know that Max Mercury
would rather be hip-deep fighting talking gorillas than take part in
that. But as Bart's guardian, he's obligated to go.
JLA SECRET FILES #2 - Discover how the new lineup of the JLA was
determined in The Gathering of the New League, a new story written by
Christopher J. Priest, with art by Yannick Paquette and Mark Lipka that
takes place between JLA #15 and #16. Plus, a "lost pages" section
reveals new details about the JLA's trophy room, and profile pages
feature pin-ups and new details about the League's new members, allies
and enemies, with art by Brian Stelfreeze, Dave Johnson, Phil Jimenez,
Doug Mahnke, Rodolfo Damaggio, and more. 48 pp.
JLA: WORLD WITHOUT GROWN-UPS #1 - [of 2] (Todd Dezago/Mike
McKone/Humberto Ramos/Mark McKenna/Wayne Faucher) A boy receives a gift
from his father and somehow triggers a force that puts all the
16-years-old-and-younger humans on one Earth and the adults on another.
As the JLA searches for an answer to the mystery on one world, Robin,
Impulse, Superboy and other heroes try to keep a kid-ruled world from
falling apart. Prestige Format. 48 pp.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE NAIL #1 - [of 3] (Alan Davis/Alan
Davis/Mark Farmer) Extra discount applied to this item! Elseworlds. In
Kansas, a flat tire keeps Jonathan and Martha Kent from finding the
infant who would one day become the Man of Steel. As the baby reaches
adulthood with no thoughts of super-heroics, the heroes of the Justice
League of America must combat evil - without the Last Son of Krypton at
their side. Prestige Format. 48 pp.
LEGION: SCIENCE POLICE #1 - [of 4] (David Michelinie/Paul Ryan/Joe
Rubinstein) Even more important to the daily life of the average United
Planets citizen than the Legion of Super-Heroes are the men, women and
other sentient beings of the Science Police. For one S.P. officer,
however, the job has exacted a heavy toll, and the road to recovery may
lie with a new group of heroes called the Ringers.
QUEST FOR CAMELOT - (Robert Graff & Jesse Leon McCann/Michael
Collins/David A. Roach) Adapts the upcoming Warner Bros. animated
feature film. Spunky young tomboy Kayley's dream is to be a Knight at
King Arthur's court. When banished knight Ruber and his evil minions
steal - and then lose - King Arthur's magical sword, Excalibur, Kayley
embarks on a quest to prove herself and recover the sword. 64 pp.
STARMAN #45 - (Robinson/Harris/Von Grawbadger) Jack Knight has found
his way to the stars, beginning his search for vanished Starman Will
Payton. But what will Opal City do without its champion?
SUPERMAN #137 - (Jurgens/Ryan/Rubinstein) Part 2 of 3. The Superman of
2999 A.D. - descendant of the super-hero we know and love - faces Muto,
a futuristic menace who has found a way to turn the world's robots
against their human masters. Our hero is unsure of his ability to save
the world, so he needs some assistance... from the JLA of 2999.
SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #22 - (Millar/Amancio/Austin) War Games part 1 of
2. Disaster strikes Metropolis as the power randomly starts and stops,
wreaking havoc on the transit system, computers, and all electrically
powered machines. It's up to Superman and Professor Hamilton to find the
source of the problem.
TEEN TITANS #23 - (Jurgens/Jurgens/Rapmund) Titans Hunt part 3 of 4,
guest starring Superman and Changeling. The Atom is aging and de-aging
as residue chronal energy plays havoc with his body and even Waverider
is unable to aide him. While Superman and Captain Marvel Jr. try to
find the missing Titans, they find the former Changeling instead.
WONDER WOMAN #136 - (Byrne) The gods of Olympus have decreed that Diana
can no longer walk among them as goddess of truth and cast her back down
to Earth... but still in possession of her new, godlike powers. Will she
be able to take back the mantle of Wonder Woman?
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