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Opting out of AvX has dropped my Marvel order to its lowest point in more than 10 years. I picked up the slack on the back half of Previews, trying out a couple of deeply discounted new offerings from Boom! & Dynamite as well as jumping on board for all the new stuff from Valiant.

My Image love continues, I'm getting almost as many Image books as DC, and if we take out Before Watchmen, I'm getting MORE Image than mainstream DCU.

DC: 30 (up 1 from last month)
Vertigo: 8 (down 1 from last month)
Marvel: 9 (down 4 from last month)
==> "Big 2" - 47 comics (down 4 from last month)

Dark Horse: 6 (same as last month)
IDW :7 (same as last month)
Image: 28 (down 1 from last month)
Other Indies: 32 (up 6 from last month)
==> Indies - 73 (up 5 from last month)

TOTAL COMICS: 120 (up 1 from last month)

DC (30 comics)
BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #1 (OF 4) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #1 (OF 4) (MR)
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ACTION COMICS #10
ALL STAR WESTERN #10
ANIMAL MAN #10
AQUAMAN #10
BATGIRL #10
BATMAN #10
BATMAN INCORPORATED #2
BATMAN AND ROBIN #10
BATWOMAN #10
BLUE BEETLE #10
CATWOMAN #10
DEMON KNIGHTS #10
DIAL H #2
EARTH TWO #2
FLASH #10
GI COMBAT #2
GREEN LANTERN #10
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #10
GRIFTER #10 (Dave Beaty challenge....)
NIGHT FORCE #4 (OF 7)
RESURRECTION MAN #10
SUPERGIRL #10
SUPERMAN #10
SWAMP THING #10
WORLDS FINEST #2


Vertigo (8 comics)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #28 (MR)
AMERICAN VAMPIRE LORD OF NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 5) (MR)
FABLES #118 (MR)
FAIREST #4 (MR)
NEW DEADWARDIANS #4 (OF 8 ) (MR)
SAUCER COUNTRY #4 (MR)
SCALPED #60 (MR)
SWEET TOOTH #34 (MR)


Marvel (9 comics + 2 HCs)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688
CAPTAIN AMERICA #13
DAREDEVIL #14
FANTASTIC FOUR #607
FURY MAX #3 (MR)
INFERNAL MAN-THING #1 (OF 3)
WINTER SOLDIER #6
WINTER SOLDIER #7
MMW ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE HC VOL 04 DM VAR ED 186
MMW IRON FIST HC VOL 02 DM VAR ED 185



Dark Horse(6 comics + 1HC)
MASSIVE #1 WOOD CVR
FATIMA THE BLOOD SPINNERS #1 (OF 4)
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #13 NOTO CVR
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5
ORCHID #8 (MR)
RESET #3 (OF 4)
MANARA LIBRARY HC VOL 03 (MR)


IDW (7 comics + 1 HC)
KISS #1
NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #44
NIGHT OF 1000 WOLVES #2 (OF 3)
POPEYE #2 (OF 4)
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #4 (OF 4)
STAR TREK TNG/DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #2
TRIO #2
ARAGONES GROO THE WANDERER ARTIST ED HC


Image (28 comics)
'68 SCARS #3 (OF 4) CVR A (MR)
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #6 (OF 6) (MR)
CARBON GREY VOL 2 #1 (OF 3) CVR A EVANS & LOH
CHEW #27 (MR)
CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 REG CVR (MR)
DANCER #2
DANGER CLUB #3
EPIC KILL #2
FATALE #6 (MR)
GLORY #27
HELL YEAH #4
INVINCIBLE #93
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #4
MIND THE GAP #2 CVR A
MORNING GLORIES #21 (MR)
NEAR DEATH #9
NO PLACE LIKE HOME #5 (MR)
PIGS #10 (MR)
PLANETOID #1
PROPHET #26
REBEL BLOOD #4 (OF 4) (MR)
SAGA #4 (MR)
SECRET #3
SHINKU #8 (MR)
SKULLKICKERS #15
THIEF OF THIEVES #5
VESCELL #8 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #99 (MR)


Other Indies (32 comics)
ARCHIE #634
ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #1 (OF 5)
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #4
BAD MEDICINE #2 (OF 2)
BETTY & VERONICA #260
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #17
COURTNEY CRUMRIN ONGOING #3
CRITTER (ONGOING) #1
DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #3 (MR)
EXILE PLANET OF THE APES #4 (OF 4)
EXTERMINATION #1
GAME OF THRONES #9 (MR)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #16 (MR)
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1 PULLBOX SUAYAN CVR
HIGHER EARTH #2
IDOLIZED #0 CVR A GUNNELL
IRRESISTIBLE #1 A CVR GARZA (MR)
JULIET #1 (OF 4)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #188
PANTHA #1 *Special Discount (try out)*
PROPHECY #1 *Special Discount (try out)*
RACHEL RISING #9
RASL #15 (MR)
SHADOW #3
SIXTH GUN #23
SUPURBIA #4 (OF 4)
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #4 FUNNY
VALEN OUTCAST #7 MAIN CVRS
WARLORD OF MARS #21 (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #16 (MR)
WASTELAND #38 (MR)
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #2 REG KEVIC CVR

From reading Dark Horse presents I'll be getting "Resident Alien". Did you not care for that Bob?

I also looked through your indie list and looked up Irresistible and added that. I wish every publisher would have their solicits online because I would have missed Irresistible. Or maybe I should just pay a few bucks for a previews catalog.....

Anyway, you're going to give Raven another shot huh? I know you said you didn't care for his stuff in the past, but you should try out Theater if you find back issues cheap. So far out of 4 issues I thought all 4 were great. The stories he writes for this series remind me of Stephen King short stories.

DC/Vertigo 17
Marvel 9
Big Two = 26
Non-Big Two = 33 (+1 hard cover and 1 magazine)
Total = 59 comic books

Dark Horse
BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #2 (OF 3)
BPRD HELL ON EARTH EXORCISM #1 (OF 2)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5
MASSIVE #1 WOOD CVR
ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #5
STAR WARS DAWN OF THE JEDI #5 FORCE STORM

DC/Vertigo
BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #1
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #1
BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1
BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE #1
ANIMAL MAN #10
AQUAMAN #10
BATWOMAN #10
GREEN LANTERN #10
GRIFTER #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE #10
NIGHT FORCE #4 (OF 7)
FABLES #118
FAIREST #4
IZOMBIE #26
THE NEW DEADWARDIANS #4
SAUCER COUNTRY #4
SWEET TOOTH #34

IDW
DAVE STEVENS: STORIES & COVERS HC
NIGHT OF 1000 WOLVES #2 (OF 3)
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #4 (OF 4)
STAR TREK #10
TRIO #2

Image
CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 REG CVR
DANGER CLUB #3
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #4
PLANETOID #1
PROPHET #26
SAGA #4
WALKING DEAD #99
WITCHBLADE #158 CVR A CHRISTOPER

Marvel
DAREDEVIL #14
FANTASTIC FOUR #607
INFERNAL MAN-THING #1 (OF 3)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #518
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #519
SECRET SERVICE #3 (OF 7)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #26
WINTER SOLDIER #6
WINTER SOLDIER #7

Indies/Back of Previews catalog
RACHEL RISING #9
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE VOL 2 #1
IDOLIZED #0 CVR A GUNNELL
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0
EXILE PLANET OF THE APES #4 (OF 4)
EXTERMINATION #1 MAIN CVRS
PANTHA #1
PROPHECY #1
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #16
BAD MEDICINE #2 (OF 2)
THE SIXTH GUN #23
ATOMIC ROBO AND THE FLYING SHE-DEVILS OF THE PACIFIC #1
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #4
LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1 REG LOZZI CVR
X-O MANOWAR #2

Bundle of the First 4 #1 Issues of Before Watchmen
GRIFTER #10
EXTERMINATION #1
PROPHECY #1
PLANETOID #1
MASSIVE #1
(bleep) COLOR ED #5 OFFENSIVE CVR
HIGHER EARTH #2
HARBINGER #1 PULLBOX SUAYAN CVR
HARBINGER #1 REG LOZZI CVR
HARBINGER #1 20 COPY INCV BRAITHWAITE CVR
HARBINGER #1 50 COPY INCV QR VOICE CVR
X-O MANOWAR #2 REG KEVIC CVR
X-O MANOWAR #2 20 COPY INCV LOZZI
FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND
MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 03 P.E.
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0

PREVIEWS #285 JUNE 2012 * Includes a FREE Marvel Previews *Special Discount*

Dark Horse:
MASSIVE #1 WOOD CVR *Special Discount*

DC:
BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #1 (OF 4) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #1 (OF 4) (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #10
EARTH TWO #2
WORLDS FINEST #2
AQUAMAN #10
WONDER WOMAN #10
CAPTAIN ATOM #10
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #10
FLASH #10
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #10
GREEN ARROW #10
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #10
ACTION COMICS #10
SUPERMAN #10
SUPERBOY #10
SUPERGIRL #10
BATMAN INCORPORATED #2
BATMAN #10
DETECTIVE COMICS #10
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #10
BATMAN AND ROBIN #10 *Special Discount*
BATWOMAN #10
BATWING #10
BATGIRL #10
BIRDS OF PREY #10
CATWOMAN #10
NIGHTWING #10
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #10
GREEN LANTERN #10
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #10
RED LANTERNS #10
DIAL H #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10
ANIMAL MAN #10
SWAMP THING #10
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #10
I VAMPIRE #10
RESURRECTION MAN #10
DEMON KNIGHTS #10
GI COMBAT #2
STORMWATCH #10
DEATHSTROKE #10
GRIFTER #10
SUICIDE SQUAD #10
VOODOO #10
ALL STAR WESTERN #10
RAVAGERS #2
BLUE BEETLE #10
TEEN TITANS #10
LEGION LOST #10 *Special Discount*
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #10
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #2
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #5
NIGHT FORCE #4 (OF 7)
SHADE #9 (OF 12)
YOUNG JUSTICE #17
FAIREST #4 (MR)
FABLES #118 (MR)
NEW DEADWARDIANS #4 (OF (MR)
SAUCER COUNTRY #4 (MR)
UNWRITTEN #38 (MR)

IDW:
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #4 (OF 4)
KISS #1 *Special Discount*
ARAGONES GROO THE WANDERER ARTIST ED HC (Net) (C: 0-0-1)
STAR TREK ONGOING #10
STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #2
TRIO #2
NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #44
SMOKE AND MIRRORS #4 (OF 5)

Image:
CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 REG CVR (MR) *Special Discount*
BLOODSTRIKE #29
DANGER CLUB #3
HELL YEAH #4
INVINCIBLE #93
MORNING GLORIES #21 (MR)
SAGA #4 (MR)
SUPREME #65 CVR A LARSEN
THIEF OF THIEVES #5
WALKING DEAD #99 (MR)
YOUNGBLOOD #72

Marvel:
X-MEN LEGACY #268
X-MEN LEGACY #269
UNCANNY X-MEN #13
UNCANNY X-MEN #14
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #12
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4
ASTONISHING X-MEN #51
NEW MUTANTS #44
UNCANNY X-FORCE #26
WOLVERINE #308
X-FACTOR #237
X-FACTOR #238
X-MEN #30
X-MEN #31
DEADPOOL #56
SPIDER-MEN #1 (OF 5) *Special Discount*
SPIDER-MEN #2 (OF 5)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688
SCARLET SPIDER #6
VENOM #19
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #12
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13
AVX VS #3 (OF 6)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 (OF 12)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6 (OF 12)
AVENGERS #27
AVENGERS ACADEMY #31
AVENGERS ACADEMY #32
NEW AVENGERS #27
SECRET AVENGERS #28
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #3 (OF 3)
DARK AVENGERS #175
DARK AVENGERS #176
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #632
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #633
CAPTAIN AMERICA #13
WINTER SOLDIER #6 *Special Discount*
WINTER SOLDIER #7
MIGHTY THOR ANNUAL #1
MIGHTY THOR #15
MIGHTY THOR #16
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #639
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #640
HULK #53
HULK #54
INCREDIBLE HULK #9
INCREDIBLE HULK #10
FANTASTIC FOUR #607
FF #19
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #518
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #519
DEFENDERS #7
DAREDEVIL #14
PUNISHER #12
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #3 (OF 5)
MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #4 (OF 5)
SECRET SERVICE #3 (OF 7) (MR)
SUPERCROOKS #4 (OF 4) (MR)
MMW IRON FIST HC VOL 02 *Special Discount*
ANT-MAN SEASON ONE PREM HC *Special Discount*
PUNISHER OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP *Special Discount*

Other Publishers:
RACHEL RISING #9
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #4 FUNNY
ATLAS UNIFIED #0 (C: 0-1-0)
ATLAS UNIFIED #2 (RES)
IDOLIZED #0 CVR A GUNNELL *Special Discount*
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0 (MR) *Special Discount*
CRITTER (ONGOING) #1
LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #5 (MR)
EXTERMINATION #1 MAIN CVRS *Special Discount*
HIGHER EARTH #2 MAIN CVRS
SUPURBIA #4 (OF 4)
PANTHA #1 *Special Discount*
BOYS #67 (MR)
BIONIC WOMAN #4
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #11 *Special Discount*
GREEN HORNET #29
VOLTRON #7 *Special Discount*
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #3
THE LONE RANGER #6
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #12 (OF 12)
POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI GN VOL 01 MEMORY SHORT *Special Discount*
ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #1 (OF 5) *Special Discount*
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #4
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1 REG LOZZI CVR *Special Discount*
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #2 REG KEVIC CVR

DC - All the usual books I've been getting regularly. The only recent addition was World's Finest. I did take DCBS up on that Before Watchmen bundle of the 4 #1 issues. For a buck a book, I'll at least give them a day in court.

Trades of Interest:
Red Sonja Omnibus #3 - Sue me, I have a weakness for redheads in chainmail bikinis! And given that it's Dynamite, I get good artwork and writing to boot.

Alpha Flight Complete - the complete Greg Pak run. Thank you, Marvel!

Our Valued Customers - if you've never visited this guy's website, you need to. He work(ed) in a comic store and makes great one shot comics of real stuff people say. I have laughed out loud at some of them, I have seen myself in some of them, and I've cringed because I know some of these people. I got a print of one of my favorite comics from him framed up on my wall. It's in the BOOKS section...you won't be disappointed.

Others - Walking Dead, Morning Glories, Afterschool Charisma, Locke & Key

Singles:
Night of 1000 Wolves - it's by an all-around stand up great artist guy named Dave Wachter. Buy his stuff!

Pantha - it was a buck and has cheesecake on the cover...I'm weak, man...WEAK!!!

All 6 #2 issues from DC's Second Wave (Can't beat the discount & generally loving the New DCU52)

ADVENTURE TIME #5 ("it's not mine...really?!?!)
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0
BOYS #67
DAREDEVIL #14
DC CHESS FIG COLL MAG BINDER
DC CHESS FIG COLL MAG SPECIAL #1 BATMAN AND JOKER
DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #11 RAS AL GHUL BLACK BISHOP
DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #12 KATANA WHITE PAWN
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #112 RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS
DC SUPERHERO FIG COLL MAG #113 METALLO
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #4
EXTERMINATION #1 MAIN CVRS
FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND
FAIREST #4
FANTASTIC FOUR #607
FURY MAX #3
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1 PULLBOX SUAYAN CVR
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1
INFERNAL MAN-THING #1
LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009
NEW DEADWARDIANS #4
PANTHA #1
PROPHECY #1
SAUCER COUNTRY #4
SCALPED #60
SECRET SERVICE #3
SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #15
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #3
STAR WARS DAWN OF THE JEDI #5 FORCE STORM
STAR WARS FIG COLL MAG #53 SCOUT TROOPER
UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #1
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #2

SUPERMAN #10
ACTION COMICS #10
BATMAN #10
BATWOMAN #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE #10
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #10
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #2
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #2
FABLES #118
FAIREST #4
FANTASTIC FOUR #607
FF #19
DAREDEVIL #14
FATALE #6
SAGA #4
NEAL ADAMS BATMAN VOL. 2 HC

15 comics a personal low in a long while for me but I will get a new indie book next Previews. I really miss Usagi Yojimbo.

Matthew

mguy1977 wrote:I really miss Usagi Yojimbo.

Same here. Anybody know when it will come back? I know Stan Sakai is doing a project with Michael Richardson that we recently announced. Presumably that is why he haven't seen a new solicit for Usagi Yojimbo this year.

JohnMayo wrote:

mguy1977 wrote:I really miss Usagi Yojimbo.

Same here. Anybody know when it will come back? I know Stan Sakai is doing a project with Michael Richardson that we recently announced. Presumably that is why he haven't seen a new solicit for Usagi Yojimbo this year.

I'm guessing this is EXACTLY the reason.

RICHARDSON & SAKAI TEAM UP FOR 47 RONIN!
APRIL 12, MILWAUKIE, OR–Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce a historical comic adaptation of the tale of the 47 ronin: A story of loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor.

Written by Dark Horse president Mike Richardson and drawn by multiple Eisner Award winner Stan Sakai, 47 Ronin tells the tale of a daimyo (feudal lord) who was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) and his samurai-turned-ronin who avenged his wrongful death.

“I’ve been fascinated with this story from the earliest days of Dark Horse, visiting the significant locations and doing research during my trips to Japan. For years I’ve been looking for just the right artist and it finally dawned on me that he was right here at Dark Horse,” said Mike Richardson. “Stan Sakai is a master storyteller who knows the material, and his artistic interpretation is perfect for the story. What’s more, my friend, legendary manga writer Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub), has served as editorial consultant for the project.”

47 Ronin marks the first time Stan Sakai has collaborated extensively with another writer. He promises stylized artwork in the vein of traditional Japanese woodblock prints—one of the most popular depictions of the 47 ronin.

“I have known the 47 Ronin story about all my life, and I paid a pilgrimage to their gravesite when I was in Japan in 2009. This is a significant event in Japanese history, and when Mike asked me to illustrate the story I jumped at the chance. I’m known for the research I do, but I was amazed at the research and knowledge Mike already had. I’m having a blast with this,” said Stan Sakai.

47 Ronin will be on comic stands November 2012. Watch solicitations for more details!

Mine would be a light month, if I wasn't such a Simonson mark...

Bundle of the First 4 #1 Issues of Before Watchmen
ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY ARTISTS ED HC (Apparently I can't resist Simonson Artist Editions)
ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY TP (because it's cheap and in color.)
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0
CARBON GREY VOL 2 #1 (OF 3)
CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1
EXTERMINATION #1
GLORY #27
HARBINGER (ONGOING) #1
HIT-GIRL #1 (MR)
IDOLIZED #0
MASSIVE #1
PANTHA #1
PLANETOID #1
PROPHET #26
RASL #15
RICHIE RICH GEMS TREASURE TP (for my daughter)
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #9
SUPURBIA #4 (OF 4)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MICRO SERIES #5 SPLINTER
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #11
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #4 FUNNY (want to check it out)
VALEN OUTCAST TP VOL 01 ABOMINATION
X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #51
SPIDER-MEN #1 (OF 5)