Writer's and Artist's Names: Written and penciled by James Ritchey, and inked by Jeff Austin and Mark Stegbauer.
Intended Audience: All-ages fans of thoughtful, character-driven modern style superheroics and Golden Age character revivals.
Format: Standard comic book size, 40 pages, black & white with color covers; saddle-stitched.
Synopsis: "REVELATIONS". Dumont remembers his previous incarnations as THE GREEN LAMA, in hidden Shambhala, in the Himalayas. Regaining his powers, he returns to civilization to defeat his ancient enemy, STOPWATCH, and a brainwashed ATOMAN- all to restore the soul of his beloved Madeleine to her body- and to literally save humanity!!
Special Notes: This is the second half of the intro to AC's great new GREEN LAMA ongoing series. which debuted in 2008 as the AC's most successful book of the year!! In this issue, (which picks up where GREEN LAMA #1 left off) the truth comes out regarding the unsuspecting college student who has fallen heir to the ageless powers of The GREEN LAMA. This continuation of an "Elseworlds"-style take on the classic Golden Age hero created by Ken Crossen and refined in consultation with Kendra Crossen Burroughs, daughter of and executor to the literary estate of the characters' creator should continue to appeal to contemporary readers with it's undercurrent of dark intrigue set against the modern world. This volume of the saga features the reappearance of another classic hero contemporary with the original SPARK PUBLICATIONS run from the 1940's, ATOMAN, as the dupe of the 'LAMA'S arch-villain. Thus, the stage is set for a number of other upcoming revivals/reinterpretations of popular Golden Age heroes that will occur in future issues of the series, including MISS MASQUE, BLACK TERROR, The BLUE LADY and others, all slightly different even than previous AC revivals, done up here in the distinctive style of writer/artist James Ritchey.     

Synopsis: First volume in a new TPB series reprinting AC Comics' long-running FEMFORCE "good girl" art super-team comic!! This volume contains the ultra-rare FEMFORCE #'s 1-9, going back to 1985!! The FF versus RIPJAW; GAMMAZONS from GALAXY G; STELLA STARGAZE; The KRONONS, Dr. RIVITS and MONTAGUE MOON!!
Special Notes: AC Comics has reached two milestones with it's FEMFORCE series- the August issue will be #150, and 2009 overall will mark the 25th anniversary of the comic, as the historic FEMFORCE Special #1 appeared in late Summer of 1984. It seems the perfect time (as pointed out to us by Diamond vendor rep and long-time FF fan Steve Leaf) to begin a serialized reprinting of the ongoing FEMFORCE comic book from the beginning, and this volume kicks it off. AC has long done a brisk business in back-issues as new readers have jumped onto the series, but the title has now been in production for so many years- nearly 25- that most of those early issues are sold out even from us, and now command high prices in the collector's market. This new FEMFORCE OMNIBUS series will allow new readers to go back and enjoy the early days of the comic, and allow us to eventually keep the whole run in print in an economical multi-volume trade paperback format. In addition to the seminal adventures and epic battles of those years gone by, this initial collection showcases the early artwork of some of the best- known creators in the comic book industry today, including Rick Burchett, John Dell, Dan Panosian and Doug Hazlewood. Sexy super-babes are everywhere in comics now, but when writer/artist/creator Bill Black launched this series over a quarter-century ago , the prevailing wisdom was "female heroes don't sell". FEMFORCE team members MS. VICTORY, NIGHTVEIL, SHE-CAT, TARA FREMONT, SYNN, STARDUST, COLT , RAD and all the others proved that statement wrong. This volume is an excellent place to start learning how Black bucked the trend and built a series strong enough to power AC Comics into being one of the longest-running American comic book companies of all time.   

Writer's and Artist's Names: Writers include FF creator Bill Black, Mark & Stephanie Heike, Enrico Teodorani, Eric Lindberg, Eric Johnson, Rock Baker and John Gotschal. Artists include Black, Heike, Jeff Austin, Rock Baker, Scott Larson, Richard Scott and Kevin Nordstrom. Cover art by FEMFORCE creator Bill Black.
Intended Audience: All-ages readers who like Silver Age-style superheroics as well as classic "good girl" art. Collectors who are interested in "milestone issues" would have an interest in this one, as well.
Format: Standard comic book dimensions, but a special DOUBLE-SIZED, 84-page length. Black and white interiors with color covers; saddle-stitched.
Synopsis: SPECTACULAR DOUBLE-SIZED ISSUE!!! While chaos reigns on Earth, NIGHTVEIL, Ms. VICTORY and SYNN lead an all-star force of paranormals to another planet, in another dimension, to fight the ultimate evil- The OLD DARK ONES!! In the heat of battle, a shocking revelation- STARDUST LIVES!! Guest stars galore!!
Special Notes: When writer/artist and AC Comics publisher Bill Black published the first appearance of the group, the FEMFORCE SPECIAL #1, in 1984, exactly 25 YEARS AGO, who would've believed it would come to this? Yet here it is, the historic 150th issue of the regular FEMFORCE COMICS ongoing title, featuring special cover art by Bill black himself- and inside, TWICE as many pages as the previous FEMFORCE standard; a full 84 pages of story and art. And as befits a special issue, the story itself will wrap up continuity that has been running continuously in Femforce since #137, as She-Cat regains her powers, Stardust (thought dead since #140) comes back, and the team is returned to full strength in the wake of a battle to the finish with the unearthly Old Dark Ones; a plotline harkening back to concepts Bill Black introduced in his pre-AC Comics line, Paragon Publications, in 1976!! Of course, such a monumental cosmic clash requires the FEMFORCE to ring in help, so this story will feature guest-appearances by loads of other AC heroes & heroines, including The SHADE, FIREBEAM, BOLT,The HAUNTER, COMMANDO D, ASTRON and ASTRA, PARAGON, The SCARLET SCORPION and lots more. There will be a number of back-up stories and special features , in addition to an extra-long GARGANTARAMA section making up the back half of this 84-page flip book. (Please Note: this 84-page length/$9.95 price will become the standard for new issues of FEMFORCE after #150, as well; each new issue being virtually the size of a graphic novel from now on. For FF readers, it will be TWICE as many pages of FEMFORCE action for LESS THAN 1 &1/2 times the price, from this issue on!!!)   

Writer's and Artist's Names: Writers include P. C. Hamerlinck, John Pierce, Don Ensign, Bill Black, Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Richard Hughes. Artists include Charles Biro, Dan Barry, Fred Kida, Bob Powell, Ogden Whitney, Matt Baker, Alex Blum, Harry Anderson, Jack Binder, Emil Gershwin and Jon Small.
Intended Audience: All-ages fans of Golden Age superhero reprint material, art aficionados,comics historians, collectors of bookshelf compilations,and fans of classic action, adventure and superhero material of all kinds.
Format: Standard comic book dimensions, but a special NEW 200- plus pages, square bound bookshelf binding.
Synopsis: NEW SQUAREBOUND FORMAT!! MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY PAGES!! Special "Bulletman- The Flying Detective" issue!! The most comprehensive coverage of BULLETMAN ever; 100-page section with a complete index covering artists, writers, characters, etc.; including NEVER-PREVIOUSLY-REPRINTED vintage stories. All that plus The BLACK TERROR and other great Golden Age heroes!!.
Special Notes: To meet the challenges of the changing comic book market of 2009, MEN OF MYSTERY debuts a new format this issue. More pages (more than doubling the previous standard page count of 68), a perfect bound bookshelf spine, and a return to in depth historical coverage of important Golden Age hero features. MEN OF MYSTERY #80 covers the popular Fawcett Comics hero, BULLETMAN; with extensive text pieces written by well-known comics historians Don Ensign ("Bulletman: The Flying Detective") and John Pierce ("Bullet-Proofing") and edited by ALTER EGO magazine's P. C. Hamerlinck. EVERY Golden Age BULLETMAN story will be annotated here, as will a rundown on all the creators who worked on the strip, and the characters that appeared in it- several thousand words in all. Of course the BEST in classic comic book story reprints has always been what MOM is about, and this issue is no exception, with more than enough vintage BULLETMAN stories here to fill an ENTIRE ISSUE of the old format- many of them never previously reprinted. But that's not all- MEN OF MYSTERY has always been about variety as well, and even WITH over 100 pages on BULLETMAN, there's more for the discriminating panelological collector, including full story reprints of Nedor's BLACK TERROR, AIRBOY, GREEN MASK, CRIMEBUSTER VS. IRON JAW, SKYMAN, DOLL MAN, THE RED CROSS, and THUNDA among others- another 100 PAGES worth, making the whole package a magazine no longer, but a 200-plus page book.   

Writer's and Artist's Names: Artists include Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bob Powell, Joe Certa, Harry Lazarus, Howard Nostrand, Bob Forgione, Bill Benillus and others.
Intended Audience: All-ages fans of classic horror comics material; comics historians and fans of vintage reprint material of all kinds.
Format: Standard comic book size; saddle- stitched- ULTRA-THICK 140- page format. Black & white interiors with full color covers. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A HALLOWEEN- THEMED ITEM.
Synopsis: MORE great pre-Code 1950's horror stories than ever this issue, including classics "The Lucky Stiff", "Hidden Graveyard", and "Appointment With A Corpse", plus a dozen and a half others in this extra-thick collection, with art by masters of weird horror like Ayers, Lazarus, Powell, Kirby, and Nostrand!! 140 pages in all!!
Special Notes: Followers of AC's vintage horror reprint omnibus series, CRYPT OF HORROR have asked for two things: can we add more pages to the book, and can we put out new issues more often? Starting with this go-around, we satisfy both requests by moving up COH's publication frequency to three times a year, and adding MORE PAGES THAN EVER BEFORE to each and every issue of this great vintage anthology series!! The strange sensibilities of the 1950's gave rise to some truly off-the-wall horror material in comic books, and this series celebrates the weirdest of it. Who wouldn't be intrigued by stories with titles like "Till Death Do Us Part", "Monster In The Fog", or "Ghost of Doctor Renick"? And where else could you expect to see forgotten masters of the genre like Bob Forgione, Bill Benillus, and Joe Certa drawing at their gruesome best? Nowhere else!! The boom in horror comics shows no sign of abating, and Crypt of Horror #7 is the perfect product for those aficionados of the genre with a particular interest in the classics. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A HALLOWEEN- THEMED ITEM. COH IS PUBLISHED EVERY FOUR MONTHS, AND THIS ROTATION SIMPLY HAPPENS TO PUT ISSUE #7 OUT IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. .