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Only a few themed books from Marvel for September, but there's some special stuff planned for October: GHOST RIDER #1 (of 6) Written by Garth Ennis Pencils & Cover by Clayton Crain "ROAD TO DAMNATION" The eagerly anticipated series begins here with stunning art and a story that only Garth Ennis could tell. He's paying the price for his deal with the Devil-- is the Ghost Rider condemned to ride the highways of Hell for all eternity? His saving grace could be in the form of an unlikely ally-- an industrious angel with a deal that would free Ghost Rider once and for all! Miss this series at the risk of your very soul! 32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$2.99 MARVEL MILESTONES: GHOST RIDER, BLACK WIDOW & ICEMAN Written by GARY FRIEDRICH, GERRY CONWAY, STAN LEE & ARNOLD DRAKE Penciled by MIKE PLOOG, GENE COLAN & WERNER ROTH Cover by MIKE PLOOG The world still needs...the Champions! Thrill to three titanic tales featuring the fantastic founders of the sensational seventies super-group! A legend is born as Ghost Rider, the most supernatural super hero of all, hits the highway in MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5 (August 1972) - but is he alive or dead? Plus: The Black Widow first teams with Marvel's Man without Fear in DAREDEVIL #81 (November 1971), and Iceman hips his readers to the inside story of his sub-zero existence in a story from X-MEN #47 (August 1968). 48 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$3.99 AMAZING FANTASY #12 Written by Fred Van Lente & JEFF PARKER Penciled by Leonard Kirk & FEDERICA MANFREDI Cover by James Jean "POISON TOMORROW" The new Scorpion's first mission reaches its nail-biting, action-packed climax! A.I.M.'s sleeper agents launch their terrifying attack! Carmilla confronts her diabolical mother at last! Will the Scorpion thwart her schemes ... or succumb to her dark birthright? Part 6 (of 6). PLUS: Another deadly 8-page bonus story featuring Marvel's newest horror sensation, Vampire by Night! Guest-Starring Werewolf by Night! 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$2.99 MEGA MORPHS #3 (of 4) Written by Sean McKeever Pencils & Cover by Lou Kang "RED RAMPAGE" What do you get when you cross five of the world's greatest super heroes-all piloting state-of-the-art combat mecha-with a 200-foot tall robot designed to kill Godzilla? You get a fight scene. And when that fight is choreographed by Eisner Award nominee Sean McKeever and Lou Kang, you can bet it's going to be a clever fight scene. What is Dr. Doom's sinister plan with Red Ronin? And what are Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Hulk, and Captain America going to do about it? Well, they're not gonna sit around and let it happen, that's for sure! 32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99 ESSENTIAL GHOST RIDER VOL. 1 TPB Written by ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY, LEN WEIN, MARV WOLFMAN & MIKE FRIEDRICH Penciled by MICHAEL PLOOG, JIM MOONEY, TOM SUTTON & HERB TRIMPE When orphaned stunt-show star Johnny Blaze discovers his adoptive father Crash Simpson is dying of a rare blood disease, he barters his immortal soul for a miracle cure. The trade-off ultimately leaves him bound to the demon Zarathos, and their melding of spirits would manifest itself every night in the form of Ghost Rider, the most supernatural super hero of all! Collecting MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5-12, GHOST RIDER #1-20 and DAREDEVIL #138. 560 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$16.99 ISBN: 0-7851-1838-1 MH