Pekar, Harvey.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2005

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Starks, Kyle

Summary: After inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together ... except it's already home to a mysterious force that's attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2022

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Rucka, Greg

Summary: Dex is the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations, and a fairly talented P.I. Unfortunately, she's less adept at throwing dice than solving cases. Her recent streak has left her beyond broke - she's into the Confederated Tribes of the Wind Coast for 18 large. But maybe Dex's luck is about to change. Sue-Lynne, head of the Wind Coast's casino operation, will clear Dex's debt if she can locate...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2017

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Pichetshote, Pornsak

Summary: Suffering a traumatic loss, Edison Hark relives the pivotal and contentious moments that led a Chinese-American to become a cop in 1930s America, as the "secret origin of Edison Hark" is revealed. And as Detective Hark finally comes face-to-face with the Hui Long killer terrorizing Chinatown, their action-packed confrontation will cost him more than he ever dreamed.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc.

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Powell, Martin

Summary: "On a bright spring morning, a dark cloud of smoke engulfs Gotham City. The fearsome Scarecrow has turned day into night. Surprisingly, the crook doesn't resist Batman's attempt to arrest him. From behind the bars of his cell, the Scarecrow reveals that his evil experiment has already been set in motion. When the black smoke mixes with water, it produces a gas that fills people with fear. A...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2009

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Rucka, Greg

Summary: When dead bodies dressed as Robin are found on the streets of Gotham, both Batman and the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery before more are murdered.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2007

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Stevens, Eric

Summary: Superman is the target of Lex Luthor's deadliest scheme. The cruel genius has poisoned criminal John Corbin. He withholds the antidote until Corbin makes a promise: he will let Luthor turn him into a robot powered by kryptonite. But once the creature named Metallo discovers that he is more machine than human, revenge fills his strange heart.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2009

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Uslan, Michael

Summary: In 1865, a plot was launched that promised to destroy a northern city in 1939. Alan Pinkerton, head of the secret service, established a secret society of detectives to discover the plot and foil it. Young Bruce Wayne joins their forces in early 1939, becoming Detective #27.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2003

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Fawkes, Ray

Summary: "Trapped and separated by an apocalyptic rainfall, Mike and Clara, devoted husband and wife, have sworn to find their way back to one another. But they quickly discover that the rain--and their predicament--is not what it seems"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2022

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Lemke, Donald B.

Summary: "The Penguin purchases Gotham's largest media company. Meanwhile, a crime wave hits the city. Batman soon learns that these events are related. After the Dark Knight stops a crime, the Penguin's TV news channel edit the security tapes and police reports to make Batman look like a criminal. People begin to fear the Dark Knight. If he can't prove his innocence, the hero will end up in prison, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2009

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Pichetshote, Pornsak

Summary: "Following Edison Harkï, a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective on the trail of a killer in 1936 Chinatown, The Good Asian is Chinatown noir starring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban, the Chinese, as they're besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world that seemingly never changes."--Amazon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics

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Pilgrim, Will Corona

Summary: "Having the proportionate strength and agility of a spider doesn't help Peter fit in--but when a piece of alien Chitauri technology falls into the wrong hands, his abilities just may be the only thing standing between New York City and annihilation! Well, that and the expert tutelage of one Tony Stark, A.K.A. Iron Man!"-- Back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc. 2019

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Reynolds, Justin A.

Summary: While at a launch for a brand-new video game, Spider-Man must swing into action when a villain named the Stranger, who has deemed humanity lacking, manipulates the game.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022

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Starks, Kyle

Summary: "Trudy’s past comes back to haunt her, which wouldn’t be so bad if she and Gabby weren’t already literally haunted by unimaginable forces of evil on a daily basis. Can’t a gal catch a break?"--Back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2023

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Stevens, Eric

Summary: "Billionaire Bruce Wayne is asked to support the military's newest weapon, the ParaBomb X, a high-tech orb that emits a paralyzing light. But during the weapon's demonstration, a general grabs the orb, crashes through the window, and falls to the street below. Bruce Wayne is stunned. When he looks down at the street, he sees the thief turn into a gooey pile of mud and slip down a storm drain...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2009

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Summary: A selection of exceptional standalone stories following the Dark Knight through his past and future and tying into Zero year, Batman Incorporated, Batman Eternal and more. First readers flash back six years to the time now known as the Zero Year, when the newly returned Bruce Wayne was not yet calling himself Batman, but was already at work fighting Gotham's underworld. Back in the present,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2015

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Summary: "The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series! In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series presenting fresh new takes on the Man of Steel. Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it's not a bird...it's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021

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Kupperberg, Paul.

Summary: "Evil genius Lex Luthor is out to capture a deep space probe, which has gathered a large kryptonite meteor! But Superman has been kept busy protecting the city from a rash of crazy crimes. Can the super hero prevent Luthor from getting his hands on the deadly rock?"--Unedited summary from book.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2010

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Nocenti, Ann

Summary: "When 20-something Lara's grandmother Clara starts to share deeply-buried, violent memories of their small mining town's most mysterious cold case murder, Lana is hooked. She becomes obsessed with cracking the long-forgotten case, even if it means snapping the minds of everyone involved, splintering the peaceful town- and putting herself in grave danger. Ruby Falls is a mystery woven through...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Berger Books 2020

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