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Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 4th—but you can get a jump on it right now. Since we aren't a brick and morter store, we always extend FCBD to a week and more, to allow everyone possible to join in. So as of right now, you can join in. We do please ask that you place an order, of any size, to get your freebies—that's because we can't afford to send them out to you without some reimbursement for shipping cost. But this year we're making it even better. We have six new items from the publishers for this year, plus eight “warehouse finds” we are adding as a special bonus, dating all the way back to 1980! Place ANY size order and you can choose 3 free items. Over $25, choose 4. Over $50, choose 6. All the free comics are listed below. Enjoy! Limit as usual is one copy of each free comic per order. You can't order 3 or 4 or 6 of just one comic. We want everyone to have a chance to get these. But if you place a second or third order, you can do it all again—there is no limit on the number of orders you can place, each getting more items. While supply lasts, of course. If we run out of anything, we'll try and sub in something else. All items qualify for Free Comic Book Day, including all of our sale and closeout items. You can see our most recent sale on the blog here, or click here to see all of the items recently reduced. |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 VAMPIRELLA 50TH ANNIVERSARY By Christopher Priest. July 2019 is the 50th anniversary of Vampirella, and to celebrate, Dynamite is relaunching the title that very month, with a very special preview to come in this year's FCBD special, Vampirella #0! Featuring work by legendary Vampirella creator Forrest J. Ackerman along with legends in their own right, Mark Texiera, Ty Templeton and Bruce Timm, Vampirella #0 will also unveil the lights-out new creative team as they present the prologue to a story so big, they had to hold it for Vampi's birthday! Dynamite, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD1 Comic, 7x10, 32pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 LITTLE LULU The World's Best Comic Book By John Stanley. This FCBD get one of the best comics in the history of the medium, Marge's Little Lulu by John Stanley and created by Marjorie Henderson Buell. Lulu Moppet is an outspoken and brazen young girl who doesn't follow any rules-a protofeminist who is more relevant than ever. Generations of comics readers have adored Stanley's timeless, hilarious cartooning and new readers of all ages will be won over by this full-color issue that will kick off D+Q's landmark hardcover reissue series! Drawn & Quarterly, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD2 Comic, 7x10, 32pg, b&w |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 SPAWN #1 By Todd McFarlane. Art by Francesco Mattina. Relive the historical launch of one of the most successful comic book series of all-time this FCBD with a reprint of SPAWN #1 featuring a new, exclusive cover by Francesco Mattina. Longtime readers of this record-breaking, iconic series following anti-hero Al Simmons will enjoy a nostalgic look back at the issue that started it all. And new readers will have a chance to embark on the SPAWN adventure in time for the release of the film adaptation starring Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Todd McFarlane himself. Image Comics, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD3 Comic, 7x10, 26pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 BUFFY & FIREFLY #1 Welcome to Whedonverse By Joss Whedon and Jordie Bellaire. Art by David López .This FREE comic, released in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products, is the perfect jumping-on point for the “Whedonverse” with all new stories from the worlds of BOOM! Studios’ hit series Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly. Boom!, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD4 Comic, 7x10, 26pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 STRANGER THINGS & BLACK HAMMER By Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, Jody Houser. Art by David Rubin and Ibrahim Moustafa. Cover art by Chun Lo. Tales from two diverse worlds! In Stranger Things, Eleven and the Demogorgon have disappeared from Hawkins, IN. Steve and Nancy try to cheer Mike up, encouraging him to get the adventuring party back together again. Then, in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series, Madame Dragonfly takes the reader on an EC-style tour through her mysterious Cabin of Horrors to witness two groups of brand-new Black Hammer heroes from the past! Dark Horse, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD5 Comic, 7x10, 26pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 DOCTOR WHO The Thirteenth Doctor By Jody Houser. Art by Giorgia Sposito. Cover photo by Will Brooks. Jump aboard the TARDIS with Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her companions on Free Comic Book Day! A perfect introduction to the hit new series from Eisner-nominated comics writer Jody Houser, where readers leap through time and space in fun, fast-paced adventures! Titan, 2019. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD6 Comic, 7x10, 22pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 BILL BLACK'S FUN COMICS #4, March 1983 Captain Paragon By Bill Black, Pat Broderick, Mark Heike, R.C. Harvey. Picks up storylines from Paragon Pubs Fun Comics; cameo by Commando D; feature-length continuation of Captain Paragon revival story, “Stardust Descending” (origin/first appearance Stardust) by Bill Balck & Jim Sanders III. First color Nightveil appearance ever (Called Nightfall here) by Mark Heike, “The Mystic Origin of Nightfall”; text article on Simon & Kirby’s Boy’s Ranch. Americomics, 1983. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD10 Soft Cover, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 THE SUPER HEROES MONTHLY Volume 1 No. 12 By Robert Kanigher, Paul Levitz, et al. Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, et al. Someone at British publisher Egmont knew their comics, and compiled some of DC’s most iconic early Silver Age stories in these fun magazine-size issues, in crisp black and white, behind cool new painted covers. In #12 is "Invasion of the Ice People" (Superman and Wonder Woman) by Martin Pasko, Joe Staton and Jack Abel; "Ghost of the Killer Skies" (Batman meets Enemy Ace) by Neal Adams; and "Menace of the Matter Master!"—an early Brave and the Bold Hawkman tryout story by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert. #12 Also includes a word search puzzle and a Brian Bolland DC heroes pinup. DC, 1981. . Overall fine condition....More. |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 THE SUPER HEROES MONTHLY Volume 2 No. 3 By Robert Kanigher, Paul Levitz, et al. Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, et al. Someone at British publisher Egmont knew their comics, and compiled some of DC’s most iconic early Silver Age stories in these fun magazine-size issues, in crisp black and white, behind cool new painted covers. Vol. 2 issue #3 reprints "Wanted: Santa Claus—Dead or Alive!" (Batman) by Denny O'Neil, Frank Miller and Steve Mitchell; "Star Light, Star Bright…Farthest Star I See Tonight" (Legion) by Paul Levitz, Jose Garcia Lopez and Dick Giordano; and "The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!" (JLA) by Len Wein, Dick Dillin, and Dick Giordano. Vol 2 #3 has part two of DC Chronology (1968-1981) and Ask the Answer Man with Bob Rozakis, plus more fan features, including a letters page. DC, 1981. Out of Print....More. |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER Vol.1 #27 August 1993 By John Ostrander. Magnus and his allies refuse to aid Lazlo Noel's mad plan to destroy North Am's Weather Control. In the end, Magnus must once again battle Noel, despite their mutual hatred of the Malevs. But Noel proves too much for Magnus, and weather control is destroyed. As Noel and Magnus rise from the rubble, a new threat appears -- Mekman, the new Malev Vizier. Valiant, 1993. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD8 Soft Cover, 7x10, 32pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 DEATHMATE Prologue September 1993 By Bob Layton. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Silver Foil Enhanced Cover by Jim Lee & Bob Layton; Chapter 1 "A Love to End All Time" by Bob Layton (script), Barry Windsor-Smith (art), & Jim Lee (inks); Solar, Man of the Atom, Void (WildC.A.T.S.) app; Chapter II "Universal Truth" by Bob Layton (script & inks) & Rob Liefeld (art); Bloodshot, Youngblood (Shaft, Die-Hard), Shadowman, WildC.A.T.S. (Zealot, Grifter, Voodoo), H.A.R.D. Corps, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Ripclaw, Spartan, Badrock, X-O Manowar, Prophet, Geoff the Geomancer, Berzerkers app. Valiant, 1993. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD9 Soft Cover, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 FRANK THE UNICORN #1 September 1986 By Phil Yeh. A delightful all-ages comic. Snakes with weird hats, a handsome young hero, a beautiful young wanna-be movie star heroine, a visit to a comic-con..and aliens abduction! Behind it all, a great message about the joys of books and reading. This was done as part of Phil Yeh's ambitious project, Cartoonists Across America. Fragments West, 1986. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD7 Soft Cover, 7x10, 32pg, Full Color |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 FIRST KINGDOM BOOK 16 File copy from 1982, as-new. By Jack Katz. Publisher file copy of the first printing. The epic science fiction adventure that reveals the mystery of man's origin and his migration into space, told over 24 issues and ten years. Here's a free teaser issue for you. Katz began his career in the late 1940s at Fawcett and Standard, worked for Stan Lee and Marvel Comics in the 1950s, and freelanced into the early 1970s. Then he dropped out of mainstream comics to devote himself to this intricately written and drawn series, completed in 1986. Includes a synopsis to bring the reader up to date in the series,and an introduction by Katz. Contains nudity (all the women in the series generally were topless). Bud Plant, Inc., 1982. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD13 Magazine, 8x11, 32pg, b&w |
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019 FIRST KINGDOM BOOK 17 From 1982, as-new file copy. By Jack Katz. Foreword by Frank Kelly Freas. This was published by Bud Plant. My stores Comics & Comix began publishing the series with Jack in 1974, and I took it over and published it from #7 to #24, the last issue. The project took just over ten years, with a new issue coming out roughly twice each year. Bud Plant, Inc., 1982. Out of Print....More. Item Code: FCBD14 Magazine, 8x11, 39pg, b&w |
| More Free Items |
| We also have several other free items tied into an artist or writer. You can get these with any order as long as you order one or more of the tie-in items: |
| Mr. Monster vs. Gorzilla [MRMVG] – Free with any Mr. Monster book by Michael Gilbert. And I’ll expand this to include any issue of Alter Ego, since Gilbert does a Mr. Monster’s Crypt feature in each issue. |  |
| Frank Frazetta Icon Promotional Brochure [FFIB]. – Free with any book by or with Frank Frazetta, including the latest issue of Comic Book Creator #19 [CBCR19. $9.95] |  |
| The Eye #1 signed by Bill Schelly [EYE01] – Free with any book by Bill Schelly. Most of these are are Closeouts on sale, and signed. |  |
| Free Fantasy Art Sci/Fi card set [FRCS] – this is free with any order, while they last. |  |
You are welcome to wait to order until you get the next weekly eblast on Thursday night. We expect to have plenty of all titles through the weekend if not well into the week of May 6th. But...you can also get a jump on things here...click on any of the links below and you can jump into the New Arrivals for each of our categories. Here you will find several items that will be new in the eblast later this week. You can always click on these categories on our home page to see the latest new items. I generally pick inside scans and do my editing/descriptions on Tuesday or Wednesday, so if you see an item early it may be before I’ve gotten in to put my personal touch on things, including my recommendations. ~Bud |
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