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Issue: Amazing Heroes #115
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Pages: 100
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Content Items: 58 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover, black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Swimsuit Issue!

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Editorial, Staff, Info and Indicia

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Well, yes sir, and here it is, indeedy.
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Editorial, Staff, Contributor's Info, Ad Rates, Distributors, Index to Advertisers and Indicia. On page 4.
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April First

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Coming Distractions
April First
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Comics launched in April 1st, 1987. On pages 5-6 and 8.
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Swimsuits 1987

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Storm

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Bill Sienkiewicz offers a sylish rendition of Storm of the X-Men.
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Fashion in Action

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Roxanne; Dr. Cruel
A hip and stylish piece from Fashion in Action's John K. Snyder III, featuring Roxanne and Dr. Cruel.
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Myke Blackmon

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Myke Blackmon
Mike Grell give us a little more of Myke Blackmon than we ever see in Jon Sable, Freelance.
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Timepacer

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Timepacer
Lurene Haines, who is collaborating with Grell on his new Green Arrow series, offers Timepacer, a character concept of her own.
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X-Thieves

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X-Thieves
X-Thieves
Mark Propst give us this shot of the vacating X-Thieves - a 1986 surprise hit from Comics Interview.
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Fusion

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Fusion
Fusion
A collection of characters from Lex Nakashima's Fusion, expertly rendered by co-artist Lela Dowling.
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Dynamo Joe

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Dynamo Joe
Phil Foglio and Doug Rice's delineate Dynamo Joe and his compadres at the beach.
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Buck Godot

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Buck Godot
Another one from Phil Foglio, this one his inimitable Buck Godot, currently on display in a full-color graphic novel from Donning/Starblaze.
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M.I.C.R.A.

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Micra
Micra [MInd Controlled Robot Automaton; Angela Griffin]
Ted "harder-to-pronounce-than-Sienkiewicz" Boonthanakit offers this rendition of M.I.C.R.A., from Comics Interview's series.
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Love and Rockets

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Love and Rockets
Maggie; Doyle
Wha'd you expect, Penny Century?
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Village & Ribit

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Ribit
Ribit
Awright, so it's not exactly a swimsuit pose - it's still by Mike Harris and Josef Rubinstein, done for a Village boutique a while back.
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Main illustration is a image that Harris & Rubinstein had done for a Village boutique. And a illustration of Ribit by Thorne. On page 23.
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Hero Sandwich

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Hero Sandwich
Rumblehawke; Silver Scorpion; Melanie
From Chuck Beckum, three characters from Slave Labor Graphic's Hero Sandwich.
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Women of Will Eisner's The Spirit

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Lorelei Rox
Rudi Franke offers up this tribute to the women of Will Eisner's The Spirit.
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Hembeck Women

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Fred Hembeck says: Can you name these two heroes?
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Plastic Man

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Surf's up!
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Good Girls

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Good Girls
Irene Van de Kamp
Irene shoots the curl...
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Aztec Ace

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Bridget; Aztec Ace
To my Acey-Deuce, all my love through out time! Your Bridget
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Freaks-'n'-Weirdos

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Man Frog; Bizarro Titano; She-Creature
Special freaks-'n'-weirdos page.
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Colleen Doran

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Rieken; Bast; D'mer; Earthpig; Liz; Page; Mario Minetti; Tony Minetti; Jack Van Neeman; Justy Van Neeman
Rieken, Bast, and D'mer from A Distant Soil.
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Roma

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Roma; Miss Bron
A few "brief" words with Roma.
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DNAgents

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DNAgents co-creator Will Meugniot returns to his series for one last lingering look at his characters
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Sunflower

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Sunflower
Award-winning SF artist Joan Hanke Woods gives her interpretation of Sunflower (from J.M. DeMatteis and Jon J. Muth's Moonshadow).
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May Parker - Freakest Babe on the Beach!!

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Death

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Death
Death (below) from the Trollords series, has been waiting in the wings for Aunt May (above) for 25 years now.
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Errata Stigmata

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Love and Rockets
Errata Stigmata
And you probably thought Gilbert Hernandez was going to do Luba.
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Ginger Fox

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Ginger Fox
Mitch O'Connell offers this stylish rendition of Ginger Fox, currently on display in his and Mike Baron's graphic novel (from Comico).
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Swimsuits in Oz

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Oz
Scarecrow; Dorothy Gale; Ozma; Toto; Tin Man
Eric Shanower left the inking on Nexus to concentrate on his Oz series - a decision that seems to agree with him, as we can see here.
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Ms. Tree

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Hi fellas -- how do you like my swimsuit?
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E-Man

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E-Man
Nova Kane; Teddy Q.
From the pages of the late, lamented E/Man: Nova Kane, Michael Mauser, Teddy Q., and the malleable hero himself, renderred by co-creator Joe Staton
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Lasagna

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Gnatrat
Lasagna
Lasagna, from the pages of Mark Martin's outrageous Gnatrat parody.
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Silver Surfer, Metamorpho & Trollords

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Elemental Girl; The Trollords
The Silver Surfer does what he does best, courtesy of Dave (Panda Khan Garcia).
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Silver Surfer image by Dave Garcia, Metamorpho by Daniel CLowes and Trollords by Beaderstadt & Fricke. On page 46.
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Purple Snit

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Purple Snit
Purple Snit; Blue Funk; Witt
Ahh! Nothing like a day by the pool!
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H the D in His Koolrays & Klibans on the Black Sands of Kalapana

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Aloha!
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Morningstar

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Elementals
Elementals [Morningstar]
Bill Willingham pencils and inks this rendition of Morningstar of The Elementals, just for us.
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Beach Blanket Panelology

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Maggie Chascarrillo; Hopey Glass; Angel Love; Max; Mo; Vicki Valentine; Misty
With thanks and apologies to Jaime Hernandez, Barbara Slate, Barbara Rausch, and Bill Woggon, Trina Robbins renders her favorite beach-type characters.
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Omaha

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Omaha
Reed Waller provides this breathtaking rendition of Omaha, seen bimonthly (and sometimes bi-sexually) in Kitchen Sink's Omaha, The Cat Dancer, written by Kate Worley.
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Jonny Quest

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Marc Hempel and Mark Wheatley, now regular artists on Comico's Jonny Quest, offer up a tribute to the famous Coppertone add.
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Tribute to the Coppertone add. On page 54.
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Mars

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MARS
Morgana; Vanessa Light
I wonder where the guys are today?
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Swimsuits of Dracula

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Dracula
A sinister note is added with this Damon Willis Blood of Dracula swimsuits pin-up - from the upcoming Apple Comic.
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Ignatz Mouse & Popeye

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Ignatz Mouse
Ignatz Mouse; Olive Oyl; Goon; Popeye
A pofik' specimin a mousehood!!
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Ignatz Mouse, Goon and Popeye by Van Bruggen. Olive Oyl by Gillen. On page 57.
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Albert and Pogo

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Albert and Pogo
Albert the Alligator; Porkypine; Mam'selle Hepzibah
We go Pogo with three renditions of cast members from Walt Kelly's great, great strip.
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Albert by Templeton, Porkypine by Van Bruggen and Hepzibah by Garcia. On page 58.
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The Holo Brothers

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The Holo Brothers
The Holo Brothers
The Holo Brothers, soon to get their own comic from Fantagraphics Books, relax in a rare peaceful moment on the beach, courtesy of creator Jim Rohn
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Thor

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Love your hair -- outrageous!
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Funny-Animals

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Cutey Bunny
Captain Jack; Phantom Bunny; Bullet Crow; Cutey Bunny; Vicky
Special funny-animals page.
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Portia Prinz

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Portia Prinz
Portia Prinz; paramour
Richard Howell's cult favorite Portia Prinz has just returned to comics shops around the country. Here she is cavorting with her paramour, and for once, she's not talking!
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Acacia

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Eagle
Acacia
Neil D. Vokes and Rich Rankin present this provocative shot of Acacia from Eagle, the book they are currently doing for Crystal Comics.
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Flintstones

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I'm so glad you like my new swimsuit, Fred!
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Josie and the Pussycats

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Josie and the Pussycats
Sebastian (cat)
'Hit it, girls!
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Psychotics-on-Parade

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Bullseye
Judge Dredd; Bullseye; Rorschach
Special psychotics-on-parade page.
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Judge Dredd by Templeton & Torrance, Bullseye and Rorschach by Beaderstadt & Fricke. On page 67.
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Don Rosa's Cover Gallery

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Swimsuit-covers issues are nothing new to publishing.
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The Golden Age of Comics Is Twelve

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Doc's Bookshelf
Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Silver Streak [un-named taxi cab driver]; Dickie Dean; Adolf Hitler (photo of head); The Claw; The Shield [Joe Higgins]
Does anyone really care about Golden Age comic books any longer?
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Illustrations from the covers of Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 series) #1 and Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #1. On pages 72-73.
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My Ten Favorite Comics of 1986

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Comics in Review
Just when you thought it was safe to read Comics in Review again... R.A. Jones returns.
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Illustrations from: Fish Police (Fishwrap Productions, 1985 series) #5 page 5, panels 4-6 (by Moncuse); Mister X (Vortex, 1984 series) #6 page 14, panel 3 (by Seth & Diamond); Airboy (Eclipse, 1986 series) #12 cover by Dorman; Cherry (Last Gasp, 1986 series) #3 illustration from Lacy Teez ad in 3rd cover (by Welz); Border Worlds (Kitchen Sink Press, 1986 series) #2 (by Simpson) page 3, panel 1; Swamp Thing (DC, 1985 series) #51 cover (by Bissette); Miracleman (Eclipse, 1985 series) #9 page 4 (by Veitch & Bryant); Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #2 page 21 detail (by Miller & Janson); Moonshadow (Marvel, 1985 series) #9 page 11, panel 2 (by Muth); Watchmen (DC, 1986 series) #6 page 28, panels 6-9 (by Gibbons). On pages 75-77, 79-84.
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Amazing Readers
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Superman; Ghostbuster-Buster; Thor
Thanks for the outstanding "First Look" you gave Launch! #1.
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Letter pages with illustrations. One illustration is credited as Jerry Staats but signed as Terry Staats. Responses by Kim Thompson. Letters from Ken L. Jones, Steven Robinson, Gary Robinson, Lawrence Laney Loftin, Chris Baiocchetti, Joel B. Caballes, Bob Greenberger, Joe Calderon, Michael Sangiacomo, Craig Avitabile, Scott Cederlund. On pages 89-93, 95.
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Don Rosa's Information Center
There are two basic types of error I make in assembling answers to readers' questions here in I.C.
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Illustrations from the covers of Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #41 and G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #95 (by Heath). Questions from Herb Reed, Russ Bates, John Oster, Alan McCullough. On pages 97-98.

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