New Releases by Craig Boldman

Featuring ÒTHE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE LEGION OF SUBSTITUTE HEROES!Ó and Doctor LightÕs secret origin in ÒALL THOSE LIGHT YEARS AGO!Ó

It''s a double job for Superman when Captain Comet turns villain and Brain Storm turns hero!

Yosemite Sam, that crooked riverboat gambler, is an old hand at dealing off the bottom, top and even the sides of the deck, so he figures Porky Pig will be an easy mark in a rigged game of poker. After all, Porky has a hard enough time remembering what game they’re playing! But between Porky’s uncanny luck and Sam’s assorted mishaps, it isn’t long before card-shark Sam finds himself fleeing from sharks of a different kind.

Deep in the woods, international spy Pete ñThe Pumaî Puma figures a convenient hole in the ground is a perfect covert drop for top-secret messages-except that the hole is Bugs BunnyÍs home! And so begins a whirlwind game of cloak and dagger, in which Pete pulls out all of his finest high-tech spy gadgets to get rid of the pesky rabbit.

Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!

Archie Comics - home to world-famous characters Archie, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats and more - release two completely brand new titles in an all-new and grown-up series: Archie and the Married Life. Jughead Jones is Archie''s best friend. He and his famous dog Hot Dog are constantly joining Archie in his misadventures and he is well-known for his favourite activities: eating, sleeping and eating. So his crowning achievements are sure to involve the land of nod and some ketchup!

Hare today, gone tomorrowso dont miss your chance to grab BUGS BUNNY VOL. 1: WHATS UP, DOC?, the brand-new collection of stories about the worlds favorite wise-cracking rabbit! Filled to the brim with 112 pages of improbable gags, lighthearted fights and oddly convincing disguises, this first volume of stories selected from the treasured archives of LOONEY TUNES is sure to tickle the funny bones of children and the childish alike!

This is no ordinary Storybook: it''s 48-pages of Bible stories with a read-along CD that slides into you CD holder. In this collection of Bible stories, you''ll meet all kinds of courageous kids from the Bible. Watch young David defeat Goliath! Follow Joseph, the kid brother, from young slave to wise leader! And meet one little boy whose little lunch fed a crowd! These and more stories of amazing kids await in Awesome Bible Kids. Small enough to fit in your CD holder but large enough to entertain for hours, these stories are accompanied by songs performed by professional children singers and produced by Steven Elkins of Wonder Workshop.

Contains a collection of Archie comics.

This compendium offers every excuse for every occasion, such as: It was the alien experiment. I haven''t been the same since Elvis died. My inner child made me do it. All excuses are illustrated.

"Winging It": Jughead and his friends "shuffle off to Buffalo" for the National Buffalo Wing Festival! Along the way, they encounter many famous people and buffalo wing landmarks including festival organizer Drew Cerza and Mayor Brown - birthplace of buffalo wings and Dunn Tire Park, the home of the Buffalo Bisons and host of the Wing Festival. Jughead''s entry is sure to be the favorite of the competition...unless a shifty saboteur sours the sauce! Will Jughead''s dreams of winning the festival take flight, or will he be grounded? Find out for yourself -- don''t miss this special issue-length epic!

"That Guy": Confident he''s keeping Veronica from getting jealous, Archie insists a girl who recognizes him is mistaking him for someone else... until she reminisces about all the goofy things that "someone else" did! "Modern Marvelous!": Archie''s parents complain that modern technology has made them lazy, so Archie takes them to the gym to work out on modern exercise machines! "King For a Day!": Mr. Weatherbee allows Archie to fill his shoes for the day... ? ''nuff said!

Mumps The Word (written by Greg Crosby): Archie feigns illness to see whether Betty or Veronica will be more sympathetic -- but will even Archie grow sick of the attention he gets?! Plus, Back Attack (written by Craig Boldman): Archie learns that opposites retract when he creates a magnetic back brace for Mr. Lodge!

"The Big Draw": Archie stumbles upon a new trick to get dates: have Chuck draw portraits that Archie presents as gifts to the girls! "Truck Stop!": When Archie offers to personally deliver a huge piece of art to the Lodge home for Mrs. Lodge’s birthday, it’s Archie himself who once again proves what a work of art he is! "Smooth Talker": A weekend at Mr. Lodge’s lake resort is sunk for Reggie, unless he can talk his way out of the special job he promised to do for Coach Kleats. "Big Man on Campus": When Archie dreams, he dreams big – so big that he dreams he is a giant!

"Forget Me Not": Miraculously, Archie remembers the anniversary of his first date with Veronica... but can he remember to get her a gift she doesn’t already have? "MESS-terpiece": When Mr. Lodge’s favorite artist goes abstract, he suspects Archie of tampering with his paintings! "Surprise": Betty keeps slipping little surprises into Archie’s back pockets... leading Archie to wonder if he’s absentmindedly taking things he shouldn’t! "Just Plain Wrong": It’s "business" as usual when Veronica has to break a date with Archie to entertain the son of one of her father’s clients... but in the end, it’s Archie who makes the real power play!

Color Commentary (by Craig Boldman & Stan Goldberg): Everything old is new again -- and the new color lipstick Veronica''s wearing looks awfully familiar! The New Assistant (by George Gladir & Stan Goldberg): Weatherbee thinks he''s outlived his usefulness when he hires an assistant who''s a problem-solving dynamo. But there''s one problem only Weatherbee can handle... we''ll give you three guesses! A Daze to Remember (by John Albano & Stan Goldberg): Archie''s living in a fairy tale -- literally -- when his girl-watching causes him to walk into a tree and start hallucinating! Dumb Waiter (by Mike Pellowski & Stan Goldberg): Mishaps and mayhem are on the menu when Archie gets a job as a waiter!

"Zero Hero": Inspired by extreme skateboard star Tony Eagle and looking to help Pop Tate increase business, Archie persuades Pop to open a "skateboard wing" of the Chocklit Shoppe! "A ''Tax''-ing Situation": Cast your vote for hilarity: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Cooper sit on different sides of the fence when a new property tax to fund parks is proposed, so both of them run for town council! "A Trust Thing": Claiming it''s trust that keeps him and Veronica together, Archie can''t help but be "helpful" to the new girl in school. But can he "trust" the new girl''s boyfriend with Veronica?

"We Meet Again": It''s a "Twyst" of fate when Trula Twyst returns! Can she and Jughead finally put aside their differences, or will this latest encounter become an outsmarting contest, too? "Behind the Panels": Our hero and his friends decide to break down the fourth wall - literally, as they explore "behind" the comic book panels to find out why nothing''s happening in this story! "The Appealing/Appalling Jughead Jones": Ethel is coming on stronger than ever, so Jughead must step up his game to become as unappealing as possible.

Archie''s good at tooting his own horn and in ''A Lot of Brass,'' it bothers everyone in school when it becomes an actual horn. Then in ''Yours, Mine and Ours,'' Mr. Lodge creates a fool-proof way to schedule himself and with one push of a button, Archie undoes it all. In ''Elite Treat,'' can Jughead tell the difference between French pastry and a boxed snack? Finally, in ''How Low Can You Go,'' Archie''s new pants cause him to lose everything, including Jughead''s friendship.

Jughead''s nemesis Trula Twyst sets out to prove her thesis that there''s only room for one Jughead in Riverdale - by becoming another Jughead! Who will be the last Jug standing? Trula''s unique fascination with and conflicted feelings toward Jughead come to the fore in this tale that threatens to spin the Jughead mythos on its crowned beanie!

When Mr. Flutesnoot proposes a student committee dedicated to community service, no one gives him the time of day due to his failed campaigns of the past. The biggest naysayer is Jughead, but his conscience gets the best of him and he soon becomes a one-man task force. But can Jughead make Riverdale a nicer place for everyone all by himself?

Mr. Lodge drives a competitor''s business out of town, but not before Jughead claims its ''Coming Soon'' sign. Now as Jughead tries to get the sign home, Mr. Lodge sees it all over town and is convinced his rival is planning a major takeover! Also, Archie is always coming to Jughead for advice, but now that he needs advice on winning over a certain girl, Jughead is shocked to find he''s consulting Trula Twyst! Will Trula''s advice on the girl prove successful - or will Jughead''s unheeded warnings about Trula end in disaster? Later, Jughead decides to sing for his supper, and those who hear him are glad to stuff his mouth with food! Finally, The Archies have a new ''big idea'' - custom instruments designed to match the personalities of each of the band members!

"Misery Date": When Jughead agrees to take the new girl on a date, he borrows some advice from Archie... as well as Archie''s sweater, car, and cash! "Missed Kiss": A case of mistaken identity finds a pair of mysterious lips kissing Jughead as he sleeps, and Jughead is determined to taste that yummy flavored lipstick again, even if he has to kiss every girl in Riverdale to find those lips! "Babe Magnet": Taking his baby sister Jellybean for a stroll is no walk in the park for Jughead, especially when her cuteness attracts so many girls!

"The Yes Man": Tired of giving Archie good advice only to have Archie ignore it, Jughead starts to blindly agree with his pal''s harebrained schemes. Before the night is through, ''ol carrot top will face the wrath of both Veronica and a mighty Moose clone! "Judge Jughead": In trouble for eating in class one too many times, Mr. Weatherbee decides Jughead needs to learn a real lesson about grievances...and appoints him as judge of his new grievance court! "The Beat Goes On": Jughead and a pair of drumsticks make for quite a rhythm, but the faculty isn''t tapping their toes!

"All I Can Stand": The gift of a sentry''s hat goes to Jughead''s head - literally and figuratively! "Panic on the 13th Floor!": Guess who panics when Jughead gets stuck in a stalled elevator with three glamorous models? "The Suspenders is Killin'' Me": Jughead decides to become a "snappy" dresser - with his own pair of flexible suspenders!

In Jughead''s seemingly never-ending quest to find a place to call home, the teen and his canine companion Hotdog shack up in the unlikeliest of places: Lodge Estates. Not accustomed to a life of luxury, will Jughead conform to high society or will his slovenly ways put him back on the street? Plus, how does Mr. Lodge plan to use his new houseguest to his advantage?

"Sneaking & Snacking": Banished from the Lodge''s high class party, Jughead waits in the bushes with a sack, waiting to catch the food Archie tosses out the window! Little does he know a robber is also waiting, hoping to capture the valuables his accomplice tosses out the window! "Eyesore": A new shirt from his aunt sends Jughead''s friends reeling... must be that hypnotic circular pattern! "Alias... the Claw!": Here''s a story that will really "grab" you - always on the lookout for new ways to be lazy, Jughead buys a spring-loaded claw!