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Special.
   Escape from 'Special' / written & drawn by Miss
   Lasko-Gross. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2006.
   -- 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): A
   collection of glimpses into teenager Melissa's life reveal
   her attempts to escape the labels that everyone places on
   her and become her own person. -- Autobiographical genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6727.L242E75 2006
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Special.
   Index entry (p. 238) in Encyclopédie des bandes dessinées /
   éd. Marjorie Alessandrini. Nouv. éd. (Paris : A. Michel,
   1986) Call no.: PN6707.E5 1986
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Special.
   Love So Special / Sakurazawa Erika. -- Tôkyô : Kadokawa
   Shoten, 1991. -- 185 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- Romance genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 S325L6 1991
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Special.
   "Something Very Special In Mind"* (Fox Trot, July 31, 1997)
   / by Bill Amend. -- Summary: The girls are surprised that
   Jason and Marcus actually came, after all their pranks, and
   they plan to thank them for the trust; the boys run away.
   -- Key word: Flashlights, unbelievable. -- Call no.:
   PN6726f.B55 "Running Away"
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Special A.
   S.A. : Sup'esyol Ei / kul, kurim Maki Minami ; pyonyok Chon
   Ka-yon. -- Soul-si : Soul Munhwasa, 2006. -- ill. ; 19 cm.
   -- (Wink Collection) -- Translation of: S.A., Special A. --
   Summary (from OCLC): Whatever Hikari Hanazono has put her
   mind to do, her top rival, Kei Takishama, always beats her,
   so she joins the group "Special A," composed of the top
   seven students of her private high school. -- Romance
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 7-8. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33
   M414S219 2006
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Special A.
   S.A., Special A / story & art by Maki Minami ; English
   adaptation, Amanda Hubbard. -- San Francisco, CA : Viz,
   2007- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- (Shojo Beat Manga) --
   Originally published in Japan by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo.
   -- "Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with
   the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima,
   at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he
   does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to
   beat this guy, somehow!" -- Romance genre. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   v. 9. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 M414S213 2007
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Special Abilities.
   The Royals : Masters of War / written by Rob Williams ;
   pencils by Simon Coleby. -- New York : DC Comics, 2014. --
   col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Vertigo) -- Complete in 6 nos. --
   Summary (from publisher via OCLC): "The year is 1940. As
   the Blitz destroys London and kills thousands, the Royal
   Family looks on. But in this world, the only people with
   special abilities are Royalty, and the purer the bloodline,
   the greater their abilities. So why don't they stop the
   carnage with their powers? A truce between the Earth's
   nobles has kept them out of our wars, until now. When
   England's Prince Henry can take no more and intervenes,
   will it stop the planet's suffering or take it to another
   level? Writer Rob Williams and artist Simon Coleby team up
   to bring you this epic of World War proportions. History
   will be transformed in a way you've never seen before." --
   War and superhero genres. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1, 4. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.8.D3R63 2014
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Special Abilities.
   Zero : the Beginning of the Coffin / story, Dall-Young Lim
   ; art, Sung-Woo Park. -- Richmond, Calif. : Infinity
   Studios, 2006- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- Originally published:
   Korea : Daiwon, 2001- . -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Based
   on a PC video game of the same title, Zero is the prequel
   to the game and encompasses a story in which a young man
   must protect himself and his two sisters from those who are
   after their special abilities. -- Science fiction genre. --
   LIBRARY HAS: v. 2. -- Call no.: PN6790.K63 P357Z513 2006
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Special Action Comics.
   Triple Threat Comics [microform] -- Holyoke, Mass. :
   Special Action Comics, 1945. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published no. 1 (Winter 1945) only. -- Color microfiche by
   P.J. Iacovone. -- Adventure story genre. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.H6T7m
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Special Action Comics.
   Triple Threat Comics [microform] -- Holyoke, Mass. :
   Special Action Comics, 1945. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published no. 1 (Winter 1945) only. -- Microfilm. St. Clair
   Shores, Mich. : J. Bails. -- positive ; 16 mm. -- (Jerry
   Bails Microfilm Library of Comic Art) -- Adventure story
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.311
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Special Agent. -- Chicago, Ill. : Good Comics Division of
   Parents' Institute, 1947-1948. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published no. 1 (Dec. 1947) - no. 3 (Nov. 1948). --
   Continued by: Steve Saunders Special Agent. -- Cover title:
   Steve Saunders Special Agent. -- "Based on true FBI crime
   cases." -- Publisher varies: Commended Comics, Sept.
   1948-Nov. 1948. -- Detective genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2
   (1948). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3S63
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Special Agent, no. 2 (Sept. 1948)
   CONTENTS: "The Case of the Seven Hunted Men" (Special Agent
   of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 8 p. -- "Hurbie
   Rains, Draft Dodger"* (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau
   of Investigation) 5 p. -- "The Case of the Barefoot Bandit"
   (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p.
   -- "The Mad G-Man" 2 p. text -- "The Letters to Movie Stars
   Were Not Fan Mail"* (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation) 5 p. -- "The Case of the Disguised Bandits"
   (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 8 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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Special Agent : a Picture Story About the Railroad Police. --
   Washington, D.C. : Association of American Railroads, 1959?
   -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Art signed : Bill Bunce.
   -- Educational genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.A75S63 1959
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Special Agent for the C.I.A.
   The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat / by R. Crumb. --
   Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 1993. -- 92 p. : ill. ; 27
   cm. -- Contents: R. Crumb Comics & Stories ; Fred the
   Teenage-Girl Pigeon ; Fritz Bugs Out ; Fritz the Cat,
   Special Agent for the C.I.A. ; Fritz the Cat, Magician ;
   Fritz the Cat ; Fritz the No-Good ; Fritz the Cat,
   Superstar. -- Genres: Underground, funny animal. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.F7L5 1993
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Special Agent Gas Huffer.
   The Inhuman Ordeal of Special Agent Gas Huffer. -- United
   States : Lead Head Comix, 1995. -- 24 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.L38 I5 1995
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"Special Agent No. 1" 6 p. in Atomic Bomb, no. 1 (1945). --
   Call no.: Film 15791, r.26
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Feature in True Comics beginning in 1944
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". First
   in a series. 7 p. in True Comics, no. 33 (Mar. 1944) --
   (3rd story; pages 8-14 of magazine; featured on 1/6 of
   cover) -- SUMMARY: Covers the training of new recruit Steve
   Saunders. Firearms, deduction, laboratory work, and law. --
   NOTE: A notice at the bottom of the first page of each
   episode in this series reads: "This series is presented
   with the cooperation of the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation. The situations presented in this series are
   true, and the characters are authentic with the exception
   of 'Steve Saunders' who has been created as a typical
   example of the caliber of men who make up the intelligent
   and courageous personnel of the FBI." At the end of each
   episode is a letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the reader.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Training. k. Recruits. k. Firearms. k. Deduction. k.
   Laboratory work. k. Law. I. Hoover, J. Edgar. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.33
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 34 (Apr. 1944) -- (7th story; pages
   26-30 of magazine; mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY: FBI
   Agent Steve Saunders solves a case of sabotage: an
   arsonist/saboteur is burning railroad bridges for revenge
   against humanity, and he hasn't registered for the draft,
   either.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Sabotage. k. Arson. k. Railroad bridges. k. Bridges. k.
   Revenge. k. Humanity. k. Registration. k. The draft. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.34
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 35 (May 1944) -- (5th story ; pages
   18-22 of magazine; mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY: FBI
   Agents track down a spy trained in Germany, who is using
   invisible ink messages to betray truck and convoy movements
   in the New York Harbor area.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k. FBI
   agents. k. Spies. k. Germany. k. Invisible ink. k. Truck
   movements. k. Convoy movements. k. New York harbor. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.35
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 36 (June 1944) -- (2nd story; pages
   6-10 of magazine; mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY: FBI
   agents catch a spy ring whose letters they have been
   intercepting.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k. FBI
   agents. k. Spy rings. k. Rings. k. Letters. k.
   Interception. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.36
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 37 (July 1944) -- (5th story; pages
   16-20 of magazine; no mention on cover) -- SUMMARY: A Swiss
   machine part for a soup cube making machine is being held
   for ransom. It looks like sabotage, but it's only a
   disgruntled employee getting even with the firm's
   president.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k. Swiss
   machine parts. k. Machine parts. k. Soup cubes. k. Ransom.
   k. Sabotage. k. Disgruntled employees. k. Employees. k.
   Getting even. k. Presidents. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.37
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 38 (Aug. 1944) -- (11th story; pages
   38-42 of magazine; no mention on cover) -- SUMMARY: FBI
   Agent Steve Saunders gets involved in counterespionage,
   when a loyal German-American, forced by threats to his
   mother in Germany, becomes a spy. Thirty-three spies are
   captured on the weekend of June 28, 1941. The fate of the
   counter-spy's mother is not revealed.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k. FBI
   agents. k. Counterespionage. k. Loyalty. k.
   German-Americans. k. Mothers. k. Spies. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.38
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Oct.
   1944)
   "Hurbie Rains, Draft Dodger"* (Special Agent of the Federal
   Bureau of Investigation) p. 26-30 in True Comics, no. 39
   (Oct. 1944) ; reprinted in Special Agent, no. 2 (Sept.
   1948). -- SUMMARY: FBI Agent Steve Saunders goes to
   Arkansas, and his first case is bringing in a draft dodger,
   farmer Hurbie Rains. A battle with guns, shovels, axes and
   tear gas ends with Hurbie wounded and the whole family in
   court. No motive for Hurbie's actions is given. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.39. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Nov.
   1944)
   "The Letters to Movie Stars Were Not Fan Mail"* (Special
   Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) p. 26-30 in
   True Comics, no. 40 (Nov. 1944) ; reprinted in Special
   Agent, no. 2 (Sept. 1948). -- SUMMARY: Movie stars Bette
   Davis, Rosalind Russell and Deanna Durbin receive
   threatening letters from an extortionist, who is using the
   name of an innocent Navy man, Henry Allen. FBI Agent Steve
   Saunders tracks down the culprit, who just wanted Allen "in
   a jam because [he] never liked the guy." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.40. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 41 (Dec. 1944) -- (6th story; pages
   25-29 of magazine; not mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY:
   Notorious Texas car thief Newton Baird crosses state lines,
   so FBI Agent Steve Saunders tracks him to Louisiana,
   Minnesota, and back to Texas.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Notoriety. k. Texas. k. Car thieves. k. Thieves. k.
   Crossing state lines. k. FBI agents. k. Tracking. k.
   Louisiana. k. Minnesota. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.41
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 43 (Spring 1945) (8th story; pages
   34-38 of magazine; not mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY:
   Serviceman Charles Sullivan writes an extortion note to try
   to get some easy money out of the New York Central
   Railroad. FBI agents watching from an airplane, posing as a
   boy and girl friend, as a colonel, as a sergeant, and as a
   cab driver, track the culprit down through a series of
   stakeouts.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Servicemen. k. Extortion. k. Notes. k. Easy money. k. New
   York Central Railroad. k. Railroads. k. Tracking. k. FBI
   agents. k. Stakeouts. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.43
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 4 p.
   in True Comics, no. 44 (Summer 1945) -- (4th story; pages
   13-16 of magazine; not mentioned on cover) -- SUMMARY:
   Robert Kaslow escapes from a Craig Field, Alabama,
   guardhouse and steals a plane. FBI Agent Steve Saunders
   tracks him to the cocktail lounge of a New Orleans hotel,
   where he's been painting the town red.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Escapees. k. Guardhouses. k. Airplanes. k. FBI agents. k.
   Cocktail lounges. k. New Orleans. k. Painting the town red.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.44
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 5 p.
   in True Comics, no. 48 (Apr. 1946) -- (5th story; pages
   14-18 of magazine; no mention on cover) -- SUMMARY: In a
   story set in 1942, Steve Saunders uncovers an espionage
   operation run by a doll shop owner friendly with the
   Japanese.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Espionage. k. Doll shops. k. Japanese people. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.48
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation". 4 p.
   in True Comics, no. 53 (Oct. 1946) (11th story; pages 33-36
   of magazine; called "Special Agent" on cover) -- SUMMARY:
   FBI Agent Steve Saunders catches a group of bank robbers by
   tracing the ownership of a wrecked car. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.no.53
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"Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 4 p. in
   True Comics, no. 68 (Jan. 1948). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.68
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   "The Case of the Tricky Draft Dodgers" (Special Agent of
   the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 4 p. in True Comics,
   no. 69 (Feb. 1948) -- SUMMARY: Steve Saunders catches draft
   dodgers in Alaska, with the help of a moose. -- Cover
   title: Alaska Manhunt.
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2. Draft
   resisters--Comic books, strips, etc. 3. World War,
   1939-1945--Draft resisters. I. Special Agent of the Federal
   Bureau of Investigation. II. The Tricky Draft Dodgers. III.
   Alaska Manhunt. k. Saunders, Steve. k. Draft Dodgers. k.
   Moose. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.69
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mar.
   1948)
   "The Case of the Seven Hunted Men" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) p. 3-10 in True Comics,
   no. 70 (Mar. 1948) ; reprinted in Special Agent, no. 2
   (Sept. 1948). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.70. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Sept.
   1948)
   "The Case of the Disguised Bandits" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) 8 p. in Special Agent, no.
   2 (Sept. 1948). -- Begins: "From a bullet-scarred bank to a
   farm hideout, special agent Steve Saunders followed clues
   left by the fleeing bandits, until two hairs ended the
   chase!" -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Dec.
   1948)
   "The Case of Public Enemy no. 1" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. in True Comics, no.
   74 (Dec. 1948) ; reprinted in Steve Saunders Special Agent,
   no. 5 (Mar. 1949). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.74. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3S63no.5
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Feb.
   1949)
   "The Case of the Barefoot Bandit" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. in True Comics, no.
   75 (Feb. 1949) ; reprinted in Special Agent, no. 2 (Sept.
   1948). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.75. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3S63no.2
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mar.
   1949)
   "The Case of the Frightened Criminals" (Special Agent of
   the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 6 p. in Steve Saunders
   Special Agent, no. 5 (Mar. 1949). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3S63no.5
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mar.
   1949)
   "The Mystery of the Osage Indians" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. in Steve Saunders
   Special Agent, no. 5 (Mar. 1949). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3S63no.5
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   "The Case of the Missing Jewels" (Special Agent of the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation) 4 p. in True Comics, no.
   76 (Apr. 1949)
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. I. The
   Missing Jewels. II. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation. k. Jewels. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.76
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   "Desperate Kidnapper"* (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau
   of Investigation) 5 p. in True Comics, no. 77 (June 1949)
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. I.
   Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Kidnappers. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.77
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   "Shotgun Bank Robbers"* (Special Agent of the Federal
   Bureau of Investigation) 7 p. in True Comics, no. 82 (Apr.
   1950)
   1. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. I.
   Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. k.
   Bank Robbers. k. Robbers. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.82
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Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   "The Deadly Phone Call" (Special Agent of the Federal
   Bureau of Investigation) 7 p. in True Comics, no. 84 (Aug.
   1950). -- Summary: A small-town banker is threatened by an
   extortionist whose car he had just repossessed. -- Begins:
   "$50,000 or death! This is the choice that was open to Carl
   Franklin, until the FBI stepped in!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P3T7no.84
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Special Agents

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Special Agents.
   Action Man / written by John Barber ; art by Paolo
   Villanelli ; prologue art by Chris Evenhuis ; colors by
   John-Paul Bove and Joana Lafuente (#2) ; letters by Neil
   Uyetake and Shawn Lee. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing,
   2017. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Originally published
   as Action Man issues #1-4 and Action Man: Revolution." --
   Contents: To the victors the spoils ; Absolute beginners ;
   England, half English ; Out of the way ; Mr. Love and
   justice ; The modern world. -- "He's the world's greatest
   special agent until he dies saving the planet, with all the
   world's eyes on him. Now his young protege has to step into
   the role whether he's ready or not!" -- Superhero genre. --
   Call no.: PN6728.A2708A25 2017
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Special Agents.
   Collider / Terry Moore. -- Houston, Texas : Abstract
   Studio, Inc., 2010. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Echo ; 4)
   -- "Julie is covered in an atomic alloy that bears the
   spirit of its dead inventor. Special Agent Ivy Raven is
   determined to find out why everybody associated with the
   alloy's Phi Project is dying. Can Julie and Ivy stop the
   Phi Project in time?" -- Superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.M58E3504 2010
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Special Agents.
   "Danger on the Intercontinental Clipper"* (Ace McCoy) 10 p.
   in Sure-Fire Comics, no. 2 (Aug. 1940). -- Begins: "In
   South America, strange things are happening: Rebel
   outbreaks, wholesale theft of arms, the disappearance of
   planes. It is these mysterious incidents that bring Ace
   McCoy to the Latin countries as a special agent from
   Washington." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A2S8no.2
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Special Agents.
   Harris Tweed, Extra Special Agent / by John Ryan. -- London
   : Hawk, 1990. -- 64 p. : ill. ; 33 cm. -- (Eagle Classics)
   1. Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc. 2.
   British Comics. I. Ryan, John. II. Extra Special Agent.
   III. Series. IV. Hawk Books. k. Tweed. k. Special agents.
   k. Agents. Call no.: PN6737.R9H3 1990
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Special Agents.
   Ruptures / drawing, Serge Pellé ; script, Sylvain Runberg ;
   translator, Jerome Saincantin. -- Canterbury, Kent :
   Cinebook, 2009. -- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Orbital ;
   2) -- Translated from the French: Orbital 2: Ruptures. --
   "Caleb (a human) and Mezoke (a Sandjarr) are paired up as
   special agents to keep the intergalactic peace. This is a
   controversial and historic alliance given their races'
   longstanding enmity, and a lot of people are watching.
   Their first mission is to keep war from breaking out
   between humans and Javlodes on the planet Senestam. Caleb
   acts as a mediator between the warring factions while
   dealing with an attack by highly destructive insects called
   Stilvulls --and he also has to contend with his feelings
   for charming doctor Kim Vandersel. Meanwhile, Mezoke is on
   the planet Upssal, trying to appease the Javlodes." --
   Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6747.P444 O70213 2009
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Special Agents.
   Steve Saunders Special Agent. -- Chicago, Ill. : Commended
   Comics, 1949. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 4
   (Jan. 1949) - no. 8 (Sept. 1949). -- Continues: Special
   Agent. -- Detective genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 5. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.P3S63
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Special Agents.
   Wonder Woman : Love and Murder / Jodi Picoult, writer ;
   Drew Johnson, et al., artists. -- New York : DC Comics,
   2007. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- "Originally published
   in magazine form in Wonder Woman #6-10." -- Summary (from
   SkyRiver): Special agent Diana Prince is sent on a mission
   to capture Wonder Woman and faces a moral dilemma while
   trying to save humanity from the army of Hippolyta. --
   Superheroine genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.W62L6 2007
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Special Agent's Revenge.
   Index entry (p. 118) in Bonzer : Australian Comics
   1900-1990s, edited by Annette Kay Shiell (Melbourne : Elgua
   Media, 1998). -- Call no.: PN6790.A8 S47 1998
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Special Agent's Revenge.
   Index entry (p. 166) in Panel by Panel : A History of
   Australian Comics, by John Ryan (Stanmore, NSW : Cassell
   Australia, 1979). -- Index by John Melloy. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.A8R9
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Special Air Service.
   Licence to Kill. -- London : Ron Phillips, 1986? -- 66 p. :
   ill. ; 18 cm. -- (War Picture Library (Ron Phillips) ; no.
   22) -- "Previously published." -- Story begins: "Tobruk had
   fallen, and Rommel's crack Afrika Korps pounded the Alamein
   Line, gateway to Cairo. But the Special Air Service, a
   British mobile striking force, raided the enemy rear,
   destroying aircraft and transport. All the time fresh
   troops poured into the seaport of Alexandria for the Eighth
   Army's final push." -- War genre, set in World War II. --
   Call no.: PN6738.W252no.22
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Spécial Amour d'Été. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1984. --
   98 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- Métal Hurlant, no. 88
   bis. -- Genre: Romance. -- Call no.: PN6748.M4A45 1984
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Spécial Animaux. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1982. -- 96
   p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- (Métal Hurlant ; no. 81
   bis) -- Genre: Fantasy. -- Call no.: PN6748.M4A47 1982
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Special Assignments.
   Sandy Gregg Federal Agent on Special Assignment / by
   Richard Van. -- Racine, Wisconsin : Whitman Publishing
   Company, 1939. -- 32 p. : ill. ; 92 mm. -- Illustrated
   prose fiction. -- Detective genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.W47S3 1939
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Special Attention.
   "You Can Put On Your Birthday Hats and Pass Out Your
   Birthday Cupcakes"* (Grand Avenue, Sept. 25, 2009) / by
   Steve Breen and Mike Thompson. -- Summary: Gabby and
   Michael are not used to positive special attention. -- Call
   no.: PN6726 f.B55 "cupcakes"
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Spécial Automobile. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1981. --
   98 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal Hurlant, no. 67
   bis." -- CONTENTS: "Soft Landing" p. 4-7 ; "New Mexico" p.
   8-13 ; "Brancard pour un Panhard" p. 14-18 ; "Exit 61" p.
   19-30 ; "Maitre du Réseau" p. 32-33 ; "Babacoolblues" p.
   35-46 ; "Car City" p. 47-50 ; "Le Vieil Homme dans
   l'Aronde" p. 51-56 ;- "Je Roule les Pauvres" p. 57-58 ; "38
   Tonnes d'Amour" p. 59-63 ; "Bolides de Papier" p. 64-66 ;
   "Chignole Blues" p. 67-71 ; "Hep Taxi" p. 72-76 ;
   "Auto-Dafé" p. 77-82 ; "Minibook" p. 83-86 ; "Cet Enfant
   Ira Loin" p. 87-98 -- Call no.: PN6748.M4A8 1981
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Spécial Bizarre.
   Métal Hurlant Spécial Bizarre. -- Paris : Humanoïdes
   Associés, 1980. -- 76 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. --
   "Métal Hurlant, no. 49 bis." -- CONTENTS: "Hercula et son
   Pik" / texte, Bernardino Zapponi ; dessin, Cecilia Capuana.
   p. 7-13 ; "Le Topo sur Jodo" / Olivier Assayas. text p.
   14-18 ; "L'Ombre de Jaipur" / Martinez-Ceppi. p. 19-28 ;
   "Les Tueurs" / José Santos. p. 29-31 ; "La Photographie" /
   texte, Jacques Sternberg ; dessins, Philippe Vasseur. p.
   32-34 ; "L'Effet Science Fiction" / Igor et Gritchka
   Bogdanov. text p. 36-37 ; "Télé et Fone, Petits Messagers"
   / Brauner, Eu. Gire. p. 39-50 ; "Les Faits Maudits du
   Métro" / Stan Barets, Daniel Riche. text p. 52-58 ; "Un
   Après-Midi d'Hiver" / Loustal. p. 58-59 ; "Hercula et son
   Pik" / texte, Bernardino Zapponi ; dessin, Cecilia Capuana.
   p. 61-72 ; "Albagnac" / Yves Chaland. p. 73-76 -- Includes
   Spécial Classique" bound inverted at end. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.M4B5 1980
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"Special Cartoon Section : Comix" p. 7-18 in Lesbian
   Contradiction, no. 13 (Winter 1986). -- Features work by G.
   Elber, Jules Heyer & Holly K. Tuttle, V.V. Culver, Terri L.
   Jewell, Michele Lloyd, JM & RC, Casey Lea, E.L. Owen, Beth
   Mains, Alison Bechdel, Zana, J.D. March, Rebecca Gordon,
   Pacha, and LAM. -- Call no.: HQ75.L44no.13
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"Special Cartoon Section : Comics" p. 1, 7-15 in Lesbian
   Contradiction, no. 19 (Summer 1987). -- Features work by
   Ann Gonzalez, Daucus-Blossom, E. Louise Owen,
   Guerin-Haines, Michele Lloyd, Zana, Germain Rainbow (Diane
   F. Germain and Sue Williams), J.D. March, Liz Brauer, Sandi
   Forrest, Kate (Kate Randall), and LAM & P. Lanse, with
   contributors' notes on ten of the cartoonists. -- Call no.:
   HQ75.L44no.19
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"Special Cartoon Section! : Comix!" p. 1, 7-13, 16, 19 in
   Lesbian Contradiction, no. 26 (Spring 1989). -- Features
   work by Judy Springer, Daucus-Blossom, Zana, Jacki Randall,
   Diane F. Germain, Renée Damone, Rhonda, and Michele Lloyd.
   -- Call no.: HQ7 5.L44no.26
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"Special Cartoon Section : Comix" p. 1-18 in Lesbian
   Contradiction, no. 38 (Spring 1992). -- Features work by
   Amy E. Kyes, Angela Bocage, Dean Brittingham, Kathleen
   DeBold (KET), Rhonda Dicksion, Debby Earthdaughter, Karen
   Favreau, Julie Franki, Nikki Gosch, Leslie Z., Maureen
   Lister, J.D. March, Andrea Natalie, Jacki Randall, Diane
   Reum, Theresa Smith, and Helen Weber, with contributors
   notes. -- Call no.: HQ75.L44no.38
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"Special Case no. 1" (The Boy Buddies) / art, Paul Reinman. 12
   p. in Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Superhero
   genre. -- The buddies are Dusty (Dusty Simmons) and Roy the
   Super-Boy (Roy Rossman) ; villains are The Nazis. -- Data
   from Lou Mougin, Tony R. Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via
   Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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"Special Case no. 2" (The Boy Buddies) / art, Paul Reinman. 11
   p. in Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Appearances
   of Dusty, Roy the Super-Boy, The Shield, the Wizard, and
   introduction of Mr. Snodgrass. -- Data from Lou Mougin,
   Tony R. Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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"Special Case no. 1" (The Hangman) / art, Harry Lucey. 13 p.
   in Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Introduction of
   villainess Mary Carroll. -- Data from Lou Mougin, Tony R.
   Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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"Special Case no. 2" (The Hangman) / art, Harry Lucey. 12 p.
   in Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Introduction and
   death of villain The Clown. -- Data from Lou Mougin, Tony
   R. Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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"Special Case no. 3" (The Hangman) / art, Harry Lucey. 12 p.
   in Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Introduction and
   death of villan The Jackal. -- Data from Lou Mougin, Tony
   R. Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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A Special Christmas.
   B.C. : A Special Christmas / by Johnny Hart. -- Hardlake
   Animated Pictures, 1981. -- 95 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
   1. Christmas--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Hart, Johnny.
   II. A Special Christmas. Call no.: PN6728.B14S73 1981
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"Special Christmas Quiz" / Reuben Moreira, art ; Jack Schiff,
   script. 1 p. public service in Wonder Woman, no. 144 (Feb.
   1964) -- Data from Gene Reed and Lou Mougin, via Grand
   Comic-Book Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.144
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"Special Classes" 8 p. in Lolita 1 / Belore (New York: Nantier
   Beall Minoustchine, 1994). -- Summary: Paqui, a
   hermaphrodite prostitute friend of Lolita's, hires Lolita
   to help get rid of an annoying customer. -- Call no.:
   PN6777.B38L6 1994 v.1
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Spécial Classique.
   Métal Hurlant Spécial Classique. -- Paris : Humanoïdes
   Associés, 1980. -- 76 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. --
   "Métal Hurlant, no. 49 bis." -- "Spécial Bizarre" bound
   inverted at end. -- Call no.: PN6748.M4B5 1980
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Special Collection ; no. 3
   Dick Tracy's Sam Ketcham. -- Quebec : ACG Comics, 2000. --
   1 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. -- (Special Collection ; no. 3) --
   "Limited to 300." -- Bound together copies of Dick Tracy
   Detective #1-4, published by ACG Comics. -- Detective
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.D5D56 2000
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Special Collection ; no. 4
   Beyond Space : ACG Sci-Fi Comic Collection. -- Québec : ACG
   Comics, 2001. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. -- (Special
   Collection ; no. 4) -- Spine title: Beyond Space the Sci-Fi
   Collection. -- A collection of science fiction stories
   reprinted from U.S. comic books, with sources not given. --
   "Limited to 500." -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6726.B44 2001
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Special Collections [realia] : what's a special collection? --
   1990. -- 1 t-Shirt : ill. ; XL (46-48) -- Produced by staff
   of Michigan State University Library's Special Collections
   Division. -- Features Matt Feazell's Cynicalman.
   1. New wave comics--Miscellanea. 2. Comic art
   paraphernalia. 3. T-shirts. I. Michigan State University.
   Library. II. Cynicalman. Call no.: PN6705.U5C62 1990
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Special Collector's Editions.
   The Time Machine Collector's Edition Comic Book. -- New
   York : DC Comics, 2002. -- 10 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Cover title: The Time Machine Special Collector's Edition.
   -- Movie tie-in, with Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks
   Pictures logos on cover. -- "March 2002." -- "Not intended
   for sale." -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.D3T45 2002
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Special Comics

A single-issue, anthology-style superhero comic book. Two features are present:
  • The Boy Buddies
  • The Hangman.
Numbering is continued by Hangman Comics
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Special Comics. -- No. 1 (Winter 1942). -- Holyoke, Mass. :
   M.L.J. Magazines, 1942. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Also
   numbered: Vol. 1, no. 1. -- Continued by: Hangman Comics.
   -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1.
   1. Superhero comics. Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63
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Special Comics [microform] -- Holyoke, Mass. : M.L.J.
   Magazines, 1942. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1
   (Winter 1942) only. -- Continued by: Hangman Comics. --
   Microfilm. St. Clair Shores, Mich. : J. Bails. -- positive
   ; 16 mm. -- (Jerry Bails Microfilm Library of Comic Art) --
   Genre: Superhero. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: Film
   15791 r.31
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Special Comics [microform] -- Holyoke, Mass. : M.L.J.
   Magazines, 1942. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1
   (Winter 1942) only. -- Continued by: Hangman Comics. --
   Microfiche. Midland Park, N.J. : MicroColor International.
   1 fiche : color. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1.
   1. Superhero comics. I. M.L.J. Magazines. II. MicroColor
   International. Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63m
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Special Comics, no. 1. -- East Moline, Ill. : Dynapubs
   Enterprises, 197?  . -- 64 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Flashback
   ; no. 4) -- Reprints the Winter 1941/1942 edition. --
   Features The Hangman and Boy Buddies.
   1. Superhero comics. I. Series. Call no.: PN6726.F55no.4
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Special Comics, no. 1 (Winter 1942)
   CONTENTS: "Introducing the Hangman" (The Hangman) 1 p. --
   "Special Case no. 1" (The Hangman) 13 p. -- "Special Case
   no. 2" (The Hangman) 12 p. -- "Special Case no. 3" (The
   Hangman) 12 p. -- "Death by the Noose" (The Hangman) 2 p.
   text -- "Special Case no. 1" (The Boy Buddies) 12 p. --
   "Special Case no. 2" (The Boy Buddies) 11 p. -- Data from
   Lou Mougin, Tony R. Rose, Mike Nielsen, et al. via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: Call no.: PN6728.1.A7S63no.1
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Special Comics.
   Pul Hausu = Full House / Won Su-yon. -- Seoul :
   Haksanmunhwasa, 1990s? -- ill. ; 21 cm. -- (Special Comics)
   -- Romance genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 5 (1995). -- Call no.:
   PN6790.K63 W6P8 1990z
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Spécial Couple. -- Grenoble : Editions Glénat, 1984. -- Other
   title: Spécial Couples. -- 98 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. --
   (Circus Hors Série) -- Comics about sex. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53C6 1984
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"A Special Course for Salary-men" (Sararîman Senka).
   Index entry (p. 113, 114) in Manga! Manga! : The World of
   Japanese Comics, by Frederik L. Schodt. Updated pbk. ed.
   (Tokyo : Kodansha International, 1986). -- Call no.:
   PN6790.J3S3 1986
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Special Crimes Unit.
   Metropolis S.C.U. / by Goff, Krause & Marzan. -- New York :
   DC Comics, 1994-1995. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Complete in
   4 nos. -- "From the pages of Superman!" -- "Metropolis
   Special Crimes Unit." -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   no. 1-4. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.D3M45 1994
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"A Special Day" / written by M. Ferlini. p. 61-69 in
   Insatiable / Fernando Caretta ; translated by Laura
   Petrarca (Seattle, WA : Eros Comix, 1998). -- Summary: It's
   the day of the stud mount, when a bull is brought in to
   breed the cow. Seen through a little boy's eyes, the effect
   on the adults around him is remarkable. -- Call no.:
   PN6767.C33 I513 1998
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Special Days.
   "Mabu's Special Day" text p. 67-71 in Golden Comics Digest,
   no. 4 (Aug. 1969). -- Call no.: PN6728.W47G58no.4
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Special Days.
   Walt Disney's Special Days : a Play Book. -- Racine, Wis. :
   Western Publishing Company, 1985. -- 8 p. : col. ill. ; 23
   cm. -- (A Golden Book) -- "Make the scenes change with
   vinyl play pieces that cling!" -- Disney characters
   celebrate holidays: birthdays, the 4th of July, Halloween,
   Thanksgiving, and Christmas. -- Funny animal fiction. --
   Call no.: GT4803.W3 1985
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Special Delivery

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"Special Delivery" (Archie) / script, Joe Edwards ; pencils,
   Stan Goldberg ; inks, Henry Scarpelli. 5 p. in Archie, no.
   455 (Jan. 1997) -- SUMMARY: Archie and Jughead deliver an
   important proposal for Archie's dad.
   I. [Each creator] II. Archie. k. Jughead. k. Deliveries. k.
   Proposals. k. Archie's Dad. k. Fathers. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A7A7no.455
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"Special Delivery!" (Drafty and Tim) / art, Stan Kaye. 4 p. in
   World's Finest Comics, no. 14 (Summer 1944). -- Funny
   military genre. -- Data from Bob Hughes, Lou Mougin, Craig
   Delich, et al. via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W7m no.14
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"Special Delivery" (Live Nude Girl) / story by Petra Waldron ;
   art by Jennifer Finch. p. 1-9 in Sizzle, no. 1 (1999). --
   Call no.: PN6728.6.N24S5no.1
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"Special Delivery" (Suzie) 1 p. in Archie's Girls Betty and
   Veronica, no. 10 (Fall 1953). -- Begins: "Archie was in the
   middle of sipping a black and white when he saw it." --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.A7A65no.10
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Special Delivery.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Special Delivery.
   "Bruce Wayne, You Are Batman!" (Batman) / pencils, Bob Kane
   ; inks, Charles Paris. 12 p. in Detective Comics, no. 159
   (May 1950). -- Summary: Bruce Wayne receives a special
   delivery letter in which the writer claims to know that he
   is Batman and warns him not to interfere with crimes being
   committed or his secret identity will be revealed to the
   world. -- Villains are T. Worthington Chubb and his gang,
   including Lefty and Joe. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob
   Klein, Mike Tiefenbacher, et al. via Grand Comics Database.
   -- Call no.: film 15791r.269
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Special Delivery.
   Garfield Special Delivery / by Jim Davis. -- Melbourne :
   Budget Books, 1985. -- 80 p. : ill. ; 17 x 27 cm. -- Funny
   animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.G28S65 1985
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Special Delivery.
   "The Invitation Came Special Delivery!"* (Mr. Abernathy,
   May 2, 1985) / by Frank Ridgeway. -- Summary: Mr. Abernathy
   sends a party invitation by parrot. -- Call no.: oversize
   PN6726.K52A2
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Special Delivery.
   "Used Car Market"* (Super Duck, the Cockeyed Wonder) / by
   Al Fagaly. 5 p. in Super Duck Comics, no. 11 (Dec. 1946).
   -- Summary: Super Duck sells his old car to the Crying
   Hungarian for $100, buys and wrecks a new car, and finds
   his old one now sells for $900. -- Begins: "Special
   delivery! Sign here please." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A7S8no.11
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"Special Delivery Death" (Black Canary) 8 p. in DC Special,
   no. 3 (Apr./June 1969). -- Previously unpublished golden
   age story. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.N3D35no.3
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Special Details.
   "We're Leaving for the Loana District, Lads, to Run Down
   the Thieves Robbing Hunters and Traders of Their Ivory
   Tusks"* (Tim Tyler's Luck, Aug. 16, 1937) / Lyman Young. --
   Summary: Captain Clark takes Tim, Spud, and Patrolman
   Barnes on a "special detail." -- Call no.: PN6728.T53M5
   2013 p.10
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Special Dispatch Force.
   Bran Doll / by Ryo Takagi ; translation, Christine
   Schilling ; adaptation, Brynne Chandler. -- Agoura Hills,
   CA : Go! Comi, 2009.-- 1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm. -- "Yaoi." --
   "Fen has just been assigned a position in the Special
   Dispatch Force (a.k.a. the SDF) protecting the King of Vera
   Morgan. When he arrives at the office for the SDF he
   discovers he's been accidentally enrolled in the Special
   Doll Force instead! Fen discovers to his dismay that his
   new job is to search out and retrieve "bran dolls" with the
   help of four strange but beautiful men, who have more than
   just the job on their minds." -- Gay romance and fantasy
   genres. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 T16B713 2009
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Special Doll Force.
   Bran Doll / by Ryo Takagi ; translation, Christine
   Schilling ; adaptation, Brynne Chandler. -- Agoura Hills,
   CA : Go! Comi, 2009.-- 1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm. -- "Yaoi." --
   "Fen has just been assigned a position in the Special
   Dispatch Force (a.k.a. the SDF) protecting the King of Vera
   Morgan. When he arrives at the office for the SDF he
   discovers he's been accidentally enrolled in the Special
   Doll Force instead! Fen discovers to his dismay that his
   new job is to search out and retrieve "bran dolls" with the
   help of four strange but beautiful men, who have more than
   just the job on their minds." -- Gay romance and fantasy
   genres. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 T16B713 2009
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Special Dolls.
   "How to Impress That Girl!" 3 p. in My Romantic Adventures,
   no. 84 (Dec. 1957). -- Begins: "Here's a message to every
   guy with a special doll in mind!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A5R6no.84
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Special Duty Battle Team Shinesman.
   Index entry (p. 58-59) in 500 Manga Heroes & Villains, by
   Helen McCarthy (Barrons, 2006). -- Call no.: PN6790.J3M26
   2006
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Special Edition [microform] -- New York : Detective Comics,
   1944-1945. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (1944)
   - no. 6 (1945), cf. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. --
   Color microfiche by P.J. Iacovone. -- Issues 1-2 and 6
   reprint issues of Action comics; issues 3, 5 reprint issues
   of Superman, and issue 4 reprints an issue of Detective
   Comics, all with wording simplified as giveaways for the
   U.S. Navy, cf. Overstreet. -- Cover title, no. 1-2, 6:
   Action Comics Special Edition U.S. Navy. -- Cover title,
   no. 5: Superman Special Edition U.S. Navy. -- Superhero
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2, 5-6. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S63m
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Special Edition: Spider-Man and the Hulk.
   Spider-Man and the Hulk : supplement to Chicago Tribune,
   advertisement. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1980. --
   15 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Indicia
   title: Special Edition, Spider-Man and the Hulk. -- Story
   title: What Price a Life?
   1. Superhero comics. I. Special Edition: Spider-Man and the
   Hulk. Call no.: PN6728.5.M3S62 1980
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Special Edition: Spider-Man vs. the Hulk.
   Spider-Man vs. the Hulk : advertising supplement to
   Columbus Dispatch. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1979.
   -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. --
   Indicia title: Special Edition: Spider-Man vs. the Hulk. --
   Story title: Chaos on Campus.
   1. Superhero comics. I. Special Edition: Spider-Man vs. the
   Hulk. Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S635 1979
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Special Edition Comics

A one-shot featuring Captain Marvel
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Special Edition Comics [microform] -- Louisville, Ky. :
   Fawcett Publications, 1940. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published v. 1, no. 1 only. -- Features Captain Marvel. --
   Microfilm. St. Clair Shores, Mich. : J. Bails. -- positive
   ; 16 mm. -- (Jerry Bails Microfilm Library of Comic Art) --
   Genre: Superhero. -- Call no.: Film 15791 r.100
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Special Edition Comics [microform] -- Louisville, Ky. :
   Fawcett Publications, 1940. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published v. 1, no. 1 only. -- Features Captain Marvel. --
   Microfiche. Midland Park, N.J. : MicroColor International.
   1 fiche : col. ill. -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no.
   1. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F3S62m
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Special Edition Comics--Miscellanea.
   Entry in Howard Keltner's Index to Golden Age Comic Books
   (Detroit : Jerry Bails, 1976) -- Call no.: PN6725.K4
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Special Edition Comics--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 66) in All in Color for a Dime, edited by
   Dick Lupoff & Don Thompson (Iola, WI : Krause Publications,
   1997). -- Call no.: NC1426.A43 1997
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Special Edition Comics--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 123) in Comics, vom Massenblatt ins
   multimediale Abenteuer, by Andreas C. Knigge (Reinbeck bei
   Hamburg : Rowohlt, 1996). -- Call no.: PN6710.K53 1996
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Special Edition Comics--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 45) in Masters of the Imagination / Mike
   Benton (Dallas, TX : Taylor, 1994). -- Call no.: NC1305.B46
   1994
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Special Edition Series ; 1
   A Complete Collection of Captain Marvel Adventures from
   Whiz Comics 7-28 / created by Alan Light ; compiled by
   Bruce Hamilton ; research by Murray Bishoff ; introduction
   by Bruce Hamilton. -- East Moline, Ill. : Special Edition
   Reprints, 1974. -- 320 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- (Special
   Edition Series ; 1) -- Includes an interview with C.C.
   Beck, the author/creator of Captain Marvel (2 p.)
   1. Superhero comics. I. Beck, C. C. (Charles Clarence),
   1910-1989. II. Light, Alan. III. Hamilton, Bruce. IV.
   Bishoff, Murray. V. Whiz Comics. VI. Captain Marvel
   Adventures. VII. Series. Call no.: PN6728.C3C6
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Special Edition Series, no. 1 (1974)
   "The Amazing Trip into Time" (Captain Marvel) 15 p. in Whiz
   Comics, no. 26 (Jan. 23, 1942) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series, no. 1 (1974) p. 275. -- Call no.: Film
   15791 r.76
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Special Edition Series #1.
   "The Awakening of Spy Smasher"* (Captain Marvel) 11 p. in
   Whiz Comics, no. 18 (June 13, 1941) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 157. -- Begins: This is Billy
   Batson with a late news flash--they say that the identity
   of the enemy agent who has wrecked so much of our defense
   is known. -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.F3W47m no.18
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Special Edition Series #1
   "Battle of Brain vs Brawn"* (Spy Smasher) 8 p. in Whiz
   Comics, no. 17 (May 16, 1941) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 149. -- Also features Captain
   Marvel. -- Begins: Kill! Kill! Oh! Can it be? C'mon, man,
   we'll mow 'em down. -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.F3W47m no.17
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Special Edition Series #1 (1974)
   "Captain Marvel Battles Spy Smasher"* (Captain Marvel) 11
   p. in Whiz Comics, no. 16 (Apr. 18, 1941) ; reprinted in
   Special Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 117. -- Begins: Folks,
   something very strange has been going on lately. The other
   evening Mr. Sterling Morris, my boss, called me in and. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.F3W47m no.16
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Special Edition Series #1
   "Prisoner of the Enemy"* (Spy Smasher) 8 p. in Whiz Comics,
   no. 18 (June 13, 1941) ; reprinted in Special Edition
   Series #1 (1974), p. 169. -- Captain Marvel appears. --
   Begins: I vill giff you a mark so you vill not. -- Data
   from Gene Reed. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F3W47m no.18
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Special Edition Series, no. 1 (1974)
   "Sivana's Ghostly Power"* (Captain Marvel) 11 p. in Whiz
   Comics, no. 14 (Feb. 21, 1941) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series, no. 1 (1974), beginning on p. 85. --
   Begins: "Hello, everybody everywhere, this is Billy Batson
   bringing you all the details of the biggest news story I've
   ever covered. Begorra, and 'tis a quare duck" -- Story
   title as assigned by Gene Reed. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.F3W47m no.14. Call no.: PN6728.C3C6
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Special Edition Series #1.
   "Spy Smasher" 8 p. in Whiz Comics, no. 15 (Mar. 1941) ;
   reprinted in Special Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 109. --
   Begins: If you must leave so soon, Eve, why not take a cab?
   Thanks, Jane, but the moon. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F3W47m
   no.15
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Special Edition Series #1.
   "Spy Smasher" 8 p. in Whiz Comics, no. 16 (Apr. 18, 1941) ;
   reprinted in Special Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 128. --
   Also features Captain Marvel. -- Begins: This is Billy
   Batson, your radio reporter, with the latest news roundups.
   Disaster followed. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F3W47m no.16
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Special Edition Series #1.
   "Spy Smasher's Banana Bomb"* (Spy Smasher) 8 p. in Whiz
   Comics, no. 16 (Apr. 18, 1941) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 128. -- Also features Captain
   Marvel. -- Begins: This is Billy Batson, your radio
   reporter, with the latest news roundups. Disaster followed.
   -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F3W47m no.16
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Special Edition Series #1 (1974)
   "The Threat to Sterling Morris"* (Captain Marvel) 11 p. in
   Whiz Comics, no. 17 (May 16, 1941) ; reprinted in Special
   Edition Series #1 (1974), p. 137. -- Begins: This is your
   radio reporter, Billy Batson, folks, bringing you the
   latest news about Spy Smasher. We're sorry to announce that
   he's still at large. -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.F3W47m no.17
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Special Edition Series, no. 2 (1974)
   "Music Hath Charm"* (The Ray) / by E. Lectron. 9 p. in
   Superman, no. 252 (June 1972) ; reprinted from Smash
   Comics, no. 17 (Dec. 1940) ; also reprinted in Special
   Edition Series, no. 2 (1974) -- Title assigned by Gene
   Reed. -- Begins: Hey, Happy, am I payin' you to.
   I. Fine, Lou. II. The Ray. k. Charm. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S8no.252.
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Special Edition Series ; no. 3
   Mac Raboy's Captain Marvel Jr. from Master Comics 27-42 /
   created by Alan Light ; research by Murray Bishoff. --
   Special Edition Publishers, 1975. -- 208 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
   -- (Special Edition Series ; no. 3)
   1. Superhero comics. I. Raboy, Mac. II. Light, Alan L. III.
   Bishoff, Murray. IV. Master Comics. V. Captain Marvel Jr.
   VI. Series. Call no.: PN6728.C315R3
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Special Edition Series--Miscellanea.
   "About More Alan Light Info" / Walter de Carmo. p. 77 in
   Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 58 (Apr. 1998). --
   (Marketplace Mail) -- Letter on the Flashback and Special
   Edition Series. -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.58
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Special Edition X-Men. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group,
   1983-  . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1.
   1. Superhero comics. I. X-Men. Call no.: PN6728.5.M3S59
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Special Editions.
   All Star Batman & Robin Special Edition. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2006. -- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Issue no.
   1." -- "February 2006." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.D3A394 2006
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Special Editions.
   All Star Superman 1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2013. -- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Cover title:
   All-Star Superman Special Edition. -- Sears giveaway. --
   "Features the first chapter of the All-Star Superman
   graphic novel." -- Story originally published as All Star
   Superman 1, 2006. -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3A44 2013
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Special Editions.
   Astro City #1 Special Edition. -- La Jolla, CA : WildStorm
   Productions, 2010. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (What's
   Next?) -- Other title: Astro City Special Edition. --
   "August 2010." -- "Features the first chapter of the Astro
   City: Life in the Big City graphic novel." -- Superhero
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.W5A782 2010
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Special Editions.
   The Authority #1 Special Edition. -- La Jolla, CA :
   WildStorm Productions, 2010. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
   -- (What's Next) -- Cover title: Authority Special Edition.
   -- "July '10." -- "Features the first chapter of The
   Authority: Relentless graphic novel." -- Superhero genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.8.W5A83 2010
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Special Editions.
   Batman : the Long Halloween Special Edition. -- New York :
   DC Comics, 2013. -- 28 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   (Halloween ComicFest ; 2013) -- Numbered "1, December
   2013." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3B318
   2013
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Special Editions.
   Batman #1 : Batman Day Special Edition / Tom King, writer ;
   David Finch, pencils ; Matt Banning, inks ; Jordie
   Bellaire, colors ; John Workman, letters. -- Burbank, CA :
   DC Comics, 2016. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Superhero
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3B31545 2016
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Special Editions.
   Battletech. -- Calabasas, Calif. : Malibu Comics
   Entertainment, 1995. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 0,
   February 1995". -- Cover title: Battletech Special Edition.
   -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.M25B3 1995
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Special Editions.
   Blackjack, Pinups & Prose Special Edition. -- Bronx, NY :
   Dark Angel Productions, Inc., 2000. -- 16 p. : ill. ; 2000.
   -- "#0, February 2000." -- "Special millennium edition." --
   Adventure story genre, African American characters. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.7.D332B55 2000
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Special Editions.
   Captain America Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel
   Comics Group, 1984. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no.
   1 (Feb. 1984) - no. 2 (Mar. 1984). -- Superhero genre. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3C25
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Special Editions.
   Captain Confederacy Special Edition. -- Minneapolis, MN :
   SteelDragon Press, 1987. -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published #1
   (Summer 1987) - #2 (Autumn 1987). -- Superhero genre. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.55.S72C302
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Special Editions.
   The Comics Journal Special Edition. -- Seattle, WA :
   Fantagraphics Books, 2001- . -- ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
   -- Began with v. 1 (winter 2002). -- Each issue also has a
   distinctive title. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-3, 5 (2002-2005).
   -- Call no.: folio PN6700.C62S63
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Special Editions.
   DC Super Hero Girls : Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA : DC
   Comics, 2017. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Wonder
   Woman Day ; 2017) -- Cover title: DC SuperHero Girls
   Special Edition. -- Numbered "1" on cover and in indicia.
   -- "July 2017." -- Superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3D2227 2017
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Special Editions.
   DC Super Hero Girls Halloween Fest Special Edition. 1. --
   Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2016. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26
   cm. -- (Halloween ComicFest ; 2016) -- Cover title: DC
   Superhero Girls. -- Superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3D2223 2016
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Special Editions.
   DC Superhero Girls. -- Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2017. -- 32
   p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic Book Day ; 2017) --
   Cover title: DC Superhero Girls Special Edition. --
   Numbered "1" on cover and in indicia. -- Superheroine and
   girls' genres. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3D2225 2017
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Special Editions.
   DC Superhero Girls Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA : DC
   Comics, 2016. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic
   Book Day ; 2016) -- Cover title: DC SuperHero Girls. --
   Numbered "1" in indicia. -- Superheroine and girls' genres.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3D2225 2016
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Special Editions.
   Detective Comics #27 Special Edition : Batman 75 Day Comic
   2014. -- New York : DC Comics, 2014. -- 40 p. : col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- (The New 52) -- Cover title: Batman Detective
   Comics #27 Special Edition. -- "Free!" -- Superhero genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3D4406 2014
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Special Editions.
   Equinox Chronicles Special Edition. -- Plymouth, MI :
   Gauntlet Comics, 1993- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Superhero
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.C3E67
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Special Editions.
   Ex Machina Special Edition / written by Brian K. Vaughan ;
   pencilled by Tony Harris. -- La Jolla, CA : WildStorm
   Productions, 2005. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "#1
   free". -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.W5E92 2005
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Special Editions.
   The Eye : Special Edition / story & art, Bill Schelly ;
   inks, Bill Black. -- Seattle, WA : Hamster Press, 1999. --
   31 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1, Summer 1999." -- Superhero
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.H275E9 1999
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Special Editions.
   Fathom and the Top Cow Universe Special Edition. --
   Congers, NY : Wizard Entertainment, 1999. -- 80 p. : col.
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Other titles: Wizard Fathom Special ;
   Fathom Special. -- Call no.: PN6728.F374Z5 1999
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Special Editions.
   Gabagool! Special Edition. -- NY, NY : Mike Dawson Comics,
   2003- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. --  Began with no. 1 (Feb. 2003).
   -- New wave genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.55.M468G32
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Special Editions.
   Green Lantern Flashpoint Special Edition. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2011. -- 40 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic
   Book Day ; 2011) -- Cover title: Green Lantern Special
   Edition. -- Numbered "1, June 2011." -- Superhero genre. --
   Call no.: PN6728.8.D3G725 2011
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Special Editions.
   Green Lantern #29 Special Edition. -- New York : DC Comics,
   2010. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (What's Next) --
   Cover title: Green Lantern Special Edition. -- "Features
   the first chapter of the Green Lantern: secret origin
   graphic novel." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3G7 2010
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Special Editions.
   Harley Quinn / by King, Finch and Bellaire. -- Burbank, CA
   : DC Comics, 2017. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Batman
   Day ; 2017) -- "Batman Day special edition 1, October
   2017." -- "Book one." -- Superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3H2915 2017
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Special Editions.
   Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad Special Edition. --
   Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2016. -- 40 p. : col. ill. ; 26
   cm. -- Numbered "1, September 2016." -- Superheroine genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3H3042 2016
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Special Editions.
   Harley Quinn Batman Day Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA :
   DC Comics, 2017. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Batman
   Day ; 2017) -- (DC Universe Rebirth) -- "October 2017". --
   Numbered "1" on cover. -- Superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3H3055 2017
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Special Editions.
   Hellblazer #1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC Comics,
   2010. -- 40 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (What's Next) --
   (Vertigo) -- "July 2010." -- "Features the first chapter of
   the Hellblazer: Original Sins graphic novel." -- Horror
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3H4 2010
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Special Editions.
   Hepcats the Special Edition. -- Austin, TX : Double Diamond
   Press, 1991-1994. -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 - no.
   2. -- Reprints. -- Alternative and funny animal genres. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.D6H4
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Special Editions.
   Human Target #1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC Comics,
   2010. -- 23 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (What's Next) --
   (Vertigo) -- "June 2010." -- "Features the first chapter of
   the Human Target: Chance Meetings graphic novel." --
   Detective genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3H8 2010
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Special Editions.
   Identity Crisis #1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2009. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (After
   Watchmen, What's Next?) -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.D3 I32 2009
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Special Editions.
   Johnny Raygun Special Edition. -- East Rochester, NH :
   Jetpack Press, 2003- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Superhero genre.
   -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.J4J62
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Special Editions.
   Lady Rawhide Special Edition. -- New York : Topps Comics,
   1995. -- 64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Volume 1, number 1,
   June 1995." -- Western and superheroine genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.T63L33 1995
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Special Editions.
   Lost in Space Special Edition. -- Wheeling, WV : Innovative
   Corporation, 1992. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1
   - 2 only, cf. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Science
   fiction genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6 .I5L625
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Special Editions.
   Manhunter : the Special Edition / Archie Goodwin & Walter
   Simonson ; with Klaus Janson. -- New York : DC Comics,
   1999. -- 104 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Originally
   published from 1973 to 1974 DC Comics' Manhunter was hailed
   by comics fans and professionals alike as one of the most
   innovative series ever conceived. The Academy of Comic Book
   Arts awarded the series and its creators six awards." --
   Summary (from OCLC): Adventurer Paul Kirk meted out justice
   as the masked vigilante Manhunter until he vanished in
   1946. Thirty years later, Manhunter is back and leaving
   dead assassins in his wake. Interpol agent Christine St.
   Clair wants to know the reason for his return, but the
   answer may destroy both her and Manhunter, and Batman as
   well. -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.M3608S63 1999
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Special Editions.
   Marvel Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group,
   1977-1980. -- col. ill. ; 34 cm. -- Published v. 1, no. 1-3
   (2 different v. 1 no. 3 issues), and v. 2, no. 2. -- Second
   no. 3 called 3a in this library. -- Features Star Wars
   stories. -- Science fiction genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-3
   ; no 3a; v. 2, no. 2. -- Call no.: PN6728.M378M3
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Special Editions.
   Micronauts Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics
   Group, 1983-1984. -- Published no. 1 (Dec. 1983) - no. 5
   (Apr. 1984). -- Cover title: The Micronauts, They Came from
   Inner Space. -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-5.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3M472
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Special Editions.
   Milk and Cheese : the Special Edition / written and drawn
   by Evan Dorkin. -- San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics,
   1997. -- 16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Alternative genre. --
   Call no.: PN6728.6.S55M452 1997
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Special Editions.
   Moon Knight Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics
   Group, 1983-1984. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1
   (Nov. 1983) - no. 3 (Jan. 1984), cf. Overstreet Comic Book
   Price Guide. -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-3.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3M62
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Special Editions.
   Moon Stone Special Edition. -- Cloquet, MN : Small Town
   Publications, 1985- . -- ill. ; 22 cm. -- Periodical about
   comics. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6725.M59S63
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Special Editions.
   The Moth Special Edition. -- Peoria, AZ : Rude Dude
   Productions, LLC, 2008. -- 30 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   (Free Comic Book Day ; 2008) -- Superhero genre. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.7.R8M6 2008
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Special Editions.
   NFL SuperPro Special Edition / Fabian Nicieza, writer ;
   Jose Delbo, penciler, chapters 1, 3 ; Bob Hall, penciler,
   chapter 2. -- New York : Marvel Comics, 1991. -- 46 p. :
   col. ill. ; 25 cm. -- Other title: "Fourth and Goal to Go."
   -- Sports genre, about football. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.M3N22 1991
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Special Editions.
   PvP Special City of Heroes Edition / story & art, Scott R.
   Kurtz. -- Cryptic Studios, 2004. -- 14 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
   -- Cover title: PvP City of Heroes Special Edition. --
   Comics about computer games. -- Call no.: PN6728.P22C5 2004
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Special Editions.
   Paradise X Special Edition / concepts created by Alex Ross
   and Jim Krueger ; Alex Ross, artwork ; Jim Krueger, words.
   -- New York : Marvel Comics ; Congers, NY : Wizard
   Entertainment, 2001. -- 16 p. : ill ; 26 cm. -- Superhero
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.M3P353 2001
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Special Editions.
   Planetary #1 Special Edition. -- La Jolla, CA : WildStorm
   Productions, 2009. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (After
   Watchmen, What's Next?) -- "Features the first chapter of
   the Planetary book 1: All over the world and other stories
   graphic novel." -- "June 2009." -- Science fiction genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.7.D3P52 2009
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Special Editions.
   Preacher #1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC Comics, 2009.
   -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "June 2009." -- "Features
   the first chapter of the Preacher Book One hardcover
   graphic novel." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.D3P68 2009
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Special Editions.
   Project A-Ko. no. 0. -- San Antonio, Texas : Antarctic
   Press, 1994. -- 16 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm. -- Other
   title: Project A-Ko Special Edition. -- "July 1994." --
   "Special promotional issue." -- Pinup art. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.A5P715 1994
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Special Editions.
   Ray Bradbury Comics Special Edition. -- Brooklyn, N.Y. :
   Topps Comics Inc., 1993. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "No. 1". -- Other titles: Ray Bradbury's the Illustrated
   Man ; Ray Bradbury special the Illustrated Man. --
   Contents: The illustrated man ; The visitor ; Zero hour. --
   Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.T63R32 1993
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Special Editions.
   Revelations the Special Edition / written/edited by Jose
   Calderón. -- New York : Golden Realm Unlimited, 1992. -- 31
   p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "First issue." -- Cover title:
   Revelations Special Edition. -- Superhero genre. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.6.G6R44
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Special Editions.
   SHC Special Edition. -- Charlotte, NC : School House
   Comics, 1998- . -- ill. ; 14 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (July
   '98). -- New wave genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.55.S356S2
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Special Editions.
   Shazam! Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2018.
   -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Numbered "1" on cover. --
   "December 2018." -- Movie tie-in. -- Superhero genre. --
   Call no.: PN6728.8.D3S484 2018
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Special Editions.
   Spider-Man Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics,
   1992. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Fold-out poster
   stapled in center. -- "Vol. 1, no. 1, November 1992." --
   Cover dated December. -- "Available only with a $5.00
   mail-in donation to UNICEF," per Grand Comics Database. --
   Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.M3S6525 1992
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Special Editions.
   Star Wars : a New Hope, the Special Edition. -- Milwaukie,
   Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 1997. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published no. 1 (Jan. 1997) - no. 4 (Apr. 1997). -- Science
   fiction genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2-4. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.D34S69
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Special Editions.
   Starlord the Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics
   Group, 1982. -- 64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Cover title:
   Star-Lord the Special Edition. -- "Vol. 1, no. 1, February,
   1982". -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.5.M3S756 1982
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Special Editions.
   Superman : the Last Son of Krypton FCBD Special Edition /
   Geoff Johns & Richard Donner, writers ; Adam Kubert,
   artist. -- New York : DC Comics, 2013. -- 32 p. : col. ill.
   ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic Book Day ; 2013) -- Cover title:
   Superman : Last Son of Krypton Special Edition. -- "#1". --
   Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3S79 2013
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Special Editions.
   Superman Special Edition. -- New York : National Comics
   Publications, 1954. -- 32 p. : : col. ill. ; 13 x 18 cm. --
   Back cover ad for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks. -- Contents:
   "Prankster's second childhood" (18 p.) ; "The richest man
   in the world" (12 p.). -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.25.D3S83 1954
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Special Editions.
   Supreme Power. #1 : Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel
   Comics, 2003. -- 88 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Max Comics)
   -- "Contains material originally published in magazine form
   as Supreme Power #1." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.M3S804 2003
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Special Editions.
   Teen Titans Go! Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA : DC
   Comics, 2018. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "September
   2018." -- Numbered "1" on cover. -- Superhero genre. --
   Call no.: PN6728.8.D3T43543 2018
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Special Editions.
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / art & story by Kevin Eastman
   & Peter Laird ; introduction by Harlan Ellison. -- Special
   deluxe ed. -- Northampton, MA : Mirage Publishing, 1992. --
   63 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. -- Cover title: Eastman and Laird's
   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. -- Special ed. of vol. 1, no.
   1. -- "Sixth printing, August 1992."  -- "Book one
   reprint". -- Call no.: PN6728.T39T35 1992
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Special Editions.
   Tom Strong Special Edition #1. -- La Jolla, CA : WildStorm
   Productions, 2009. -- 40 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (After
   Watchmen, What's Next?) -- "Features the first chapter of
   the Tom Strong book one graphic novel." -- "September
   2009." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.D3T57 2009
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Special Editions.
   Transmetropolitan #1 Special Edition. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2009. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (After
   Watchmen, What's Next?) -- (Vertigo) -- Science fiction
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.D3T67 2009
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Special Editions.
   Unfollow Special Edition. -- Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2016.
   -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Vertigo) -- "No. 1, March
   2016." -- "Originally published as Unfollow 1 & 2." --
   Science fiction genre, about social media. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.8.D3 U5124 2016
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Special Editions.
   Venture San Diego Comic-Con Special Edition. -- Benicia, CA
   : Venture Publications, 1994. -- 32 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "#1, July 1994." -- Logo on cover: "V Comics". -- New wave
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.V38V4 1994
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Special Editions.
   Way of the Rat : Cinescape Special Edition. -- Venice,
   California : Mania Entertainment, LLC, 2003. -- 32 p. :
   col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Numbered "1" on cover. -- "Crossgen
   Comics" logo is present. -- September 2003. -- Fantasy
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.C67W33 2003
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Special Editions.
   Wonder Woman. -- Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2017. -- 32 p. :
   col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Free Comic Book Day ; 2017) -- (DC
   Universe Rebirth) -- Cover title: Wonder Woman Special
   Edition. -- Numbered "1". -- "May 2017". -- Superheroine
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3W573 2017
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Special Editions.
   The X-Files Special Edition. -- New York : Topps Comics,
   1995- . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 - no. 5,
   cf. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Horror
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.T63X43
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Special Editions.
   X-Men the Movie Special Edition. -- New York : Marvel
   Comics, 2000. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "#1". --
   Cover title: X-Men the Movie Special. -- Superhero genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.7.M3X49 2000
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"A Special Editorial" p. 165 in Those Were the Terrible,
   Shocking, Sensational, Appalling, Forbidden, But Simply
   Wonderful Horror Comics of the 1950's (New York : Nostalgia
   Press, 1971). -- Editorial arguing against comics
   censorship, as printed in E.C. Comics. -- Call no.:
   NC1426.T45
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"Special Editors Pick of the Month" p. 15 in Comic Culture, v.
   1, no. 8 (July 1994) -- Peep Show, by Joe Matt.
   1. Peep Show--Reviews. I. Editors Pick of the Month. Call
   no.: PN6725.C545v.1no.8
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Special Effects

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Special Effects.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Special Effects.
   Gimmick! / story by Youzaburou Kanari ; art by Kuroko
   Yabuguchi. -- San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2008-2009. --
   ill. ; 19 cm. -- Complete in 9 vols. -- First published in
   Japan in 2005 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo. -- "Trouble with the
   wrong side of the law? Paparazzi won't leave you alone?
   Found yourself in a tight spot and you don't know where to
   go? Then it's time to get in touch with Kohei Nagase and
   his friends at Studio Gimmick. A prodigy in the realm of
   makeup and special effects, Kohei has got the skills to
   make sure that the people you don't want recognizing you
   won't. Things get rolling for Kohei and his stuntman
   sidekick Kannazuki when a sexy young starlet asks for their
   help in ditching her sleazy manager. Later, Kohei is
   commissioned to replace some zombies at a local horror
   theme park, but can he also prevent a disgruntled make-up
   artist from blowing the attraction sky high? And an actress
   whose reputation was sidelined by an accident that left her
   body scarred hopes Kohei can get her career back on track."
   -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1, 3-4. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 Y04G513
   2008
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Special Effects.
   "The Human Firefly!" (Batman) / script, France Herron ;
   pencils, Dick Sprang as Bob Kane ; inks, Charles Paris. 12
   p. in Detective Comics, no. 184 (June 1952) ; reprinted in
   Batman Annual, no. 3 (Summer 1962). -- Summary: Garfield
   Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to
   crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a
   gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin,
   who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a firefly distracts
   the two heroes long enough for Lynns to escape. Lynns
   decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and
   launches a series of spectacular crimes. -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Bob Klein, Mike Tiefenbacher, et al. via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: film 15791r.269
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Special Effects.
   "I Need More Special Effects in My Life"* (Moderately
   Confused, June 3, 2003) / Stahler. -- Summary: They're
   walking away from the movie Matrix Reloaded. -- Call no.:
   PN6726 f.B55 "special effects"
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Special Effects.
   "Make a Better God" p. 11-16 in Burton & Cyb 1 / Antonio
   Segura, José Ortiz (New York : Catalan Communications,
   1991) -- Summary: Burton and Cyb are hired by a priest to
   do some animation and special effects inside an old god
   that is not sufficiently feared any more. The technology
   fails, the priest is killed, and Burton and Cyb are caught
   by the potential worshippers, who demand an explanation.
   After a conference, they decide to hire Burton and Cyb to
   finish the job so they can use the god to fool other
   tribes. -- Call no.: PN6777.S45B8 1991
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Special Effects.
   "They Can't Put It On TV If It's Not Real. That's the Law"*
   (Candorville, Apr. 25, 2020) / Darrin Bell. -- Summary:
   Susan and Lemont are talking in 1982. Lemont wants to be
   like Darrin Stephens on Bewitched, Susan tells him it's not
   real, and that only the news has to be honest. But Lemont
   is suspicious, and thinks that calling things "special
   effects" is a cover-up. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "fake
   news"
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Special Effects and Supermen in the 20th Century.
   Matters of Gravity : Special Effects and Supermen in the
   20th Century / Scott Bukatman. -- Durham, N.C. : Duke
   University Press, 2003. -- 279 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25
   cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-269) and
   index. -- Call no.: E169.1.B933 2003
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"Special Effects Kit"* (Buzz) 1 p. in Patsy and Hedy, no. 9
   (Nov. 1952). -- Begins: "It's seven o'clock! I guess
   Patsy'll be" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3P3no.9
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"Special Ego Issue" / Michael Dooley, Frank Young. p. 7 in The
   Comics Journal, no. 237 (Sept. 2001). -- (Blood and
   Thunder) -- Two letters on issue 235, by persons not listed
   or incorrectly listed in the 25th anniversary credits list.
   -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.237
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"Special Emergency Power"* (Toonerville Folks, 1917) / F. Fox.
   p. 141 in The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics,
   ed. by Bill Blackbeard and Martin Williams (Washington,
   D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977). -- Summary:
   The Skipper throws out an anchor so the passengers can help
   drag the trolley up Homan's Hill. -- Call no.: folio
   PN6726.S5 1977
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Special Envoys.
   "General George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman" 6 p. in
   It Really Happened, no. 7 (Feb. 1947). -- Begins: "Late in
   1947, President Truman asked him to go to China as special
   envoy, to patch up a civil war twenty years in the making!
   Meet General George Catlett Marshall, in peace as in war
   America's most valuable military statesman!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.W5 I8no.7
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"Spécial Espagne : Splendeur et Misère de la BD Espagnole" /
   Thierry Groensteen. p. 9 in Les Cahiers de la Bande
   Dessinée, no. 75 (May/June 1987). -- Introduces a special
   issue on Spanish comics. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.75
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Special Exits : a Graphic Memoir / Joyce Farmer. -- Seattle,
   Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2010. -- 200 p. : ill. ; 26
   cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Chronicles the final years
   of Lars and Rachel's lives, their relationship with one
   another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the
   emotional fragility of the most taxing time in their lives.
   -- Autobiographical genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.F346S63 2010
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Special Exits.
   The Best American Comics 2012 / edited and with an
   introduction by Françoise Mouly. -- Boston : Houghton
   Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. -- 360 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24
   cm. -- (Best American Series) -- Contents (mostly
   excerpts): X'ed out / Charles Burns ; The battle of Buron
   (from Two generals) / Scott Chantler ; Scenes from an
   impending marriage / Adrian Tomine ; Jimbo / Gary Panter ;
   Are comics moronic dribble? and Skull groin (from Up all
   night) / Michael Kupperman ; Kamikaze (from A public space)
   / Nora Krug ; Skyline and Hot stuff (from The believer) /
   Jonathan Bennett ; The pilot learns to fly (from Big
   questions) / Anders Nilsen ; The Golan Heights (from How to
   understand Israel in 60 days or less) / Sarah Glidden ;
   Blood of the virgin (from Crickets) / Sammy Harkham ; A
   month of... (from the New York Times) / Leanne Shapton ;
   Special exits / Joyce Farmer ; Frank among the
   gut-worshippers (from Congress of the animals) / Jim
   Woodring ; Angelina (from Paying for it) / Chester Brown ;
   Hibern-8 (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett ; Stage 6
   (from H day) / Renée French ; Diner food (from Up all
   night) / Michael Kupperman ; The love bunglers: part four
   (from Love and rockets) / Jaime Hernandez ; Prophets (from
   The believer) / Jonathan Bennett ; Leave luck to Heaven /
   Dakota McFadzean ; Red eye (from NewYorkTimes.com) /
   Christoph Niemann ; Dead soles (from The believer) /
   Jonathan Bennett ; House of debt / David Sandlin ; The
   Irish table (from Chimo) / David Collier ; House of shouts
   (from Up all night) / Michael Kupperman ; Even the giants
   get the blues (from Even the Giants) / Jesse Jacobs ;
   Elsewheres (from Keeping two) / Jordan Crane ; Haggling
   (from The believer) / Jonathan Bennett ; Money (from the
   New Yorker) / Chris Ware ; Comics for kids: Vacation and
   Doctor costume (from Sergio Aragonés Funnies) / Sergio
   Aragonés ; Rock, scissors, paper (from Knights of the lunch
   table) / Frank Cammuso ; Baking failure #1 (from Bake Sale)
   / Sara Varon ; Read a book and Draw your sister a picture
   (from 60 ways to leave your mother (alone)) / Michael J.
   Buckley ; Patrick and Big Bear (from Patrick in a teddy
   bear's picnic and other stories) / Geoffrey Hayes ; A
   button in the woods (from Zita the Spacegirl) / Ben Hatke.
   -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6726.B335 2012
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Spécial Exotisme : 21 Récits Complets. -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1985. -- 98 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Circus Hors
   Série ; 86 bis) -- Comics about sex. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53E9 1985
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Spécial Extase : 20 Récits Complets. -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1987. -- 114 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Circus
   Hors Série ; 106 bis) -- Fantasy genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53E93 1987
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"Spécial Fauchés : Paris City Cocaïne" / reportage de Pascale
   Hoax ; mise en images de Michel Gambre. p. 16-19 in Pilote,
   no. 122 (Juillet 1984). -- Call no.: PN6748.P53no.122
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Special Feature Dept.
   "Mad Reader!" (Dep't: Special Feature) / art and script: B.
   Wolverton. in Mad, no. 11 (May 1954). -- Data from index in
   Mad #350. -- Reprint call no.: PN6728.2.E14M3a 1986
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Spécial Fin du Monde. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1978. --
   146 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- Métal Hurlant, no. 38
   bis. -- Call no.: PN6748.M4F5 1978
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Special for Today.
   Herblock's Special for Today. -- New York : Simon and
   Schuster, 1958. -- 255 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Political
   cartoons by Herbert Block. -- Call no.: E835.B56
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Special Forces

Iraq War comic by Kyle Baker
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Special Forces. -- Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, Inc.,
   2007-2009. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published #1 (Oct.
   2007) - #4 (Mar. 2009). -- By Kyle Baker. -- War genre,
   about the Iraq War, 2003-2011. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-4. --
   Call no.: PN6728.7 .I5S64
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Special Forces, no. 1 (Oct. 2007)
   CONTENTS: "Special Forces, part 1" 32 p. -- "True News
   Stories"* 1 p. text -- Data from Gregory Fischer & Kelly
   Langston-Smith via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7 .I5S64no.1
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Special Forces / Kyle Baker. -- Berkeley, CA : Image Comics,
   2009- . -- col. ill. ; 23 cm. -- Contents: V. 1. Hot to
   death. -- "Zone, the unwitting pawn of a corrupt recruiter,
   is a mentally disabled soldier. Felony is a three-time
   loser who enlisted to avoid life in prison. When the rest
   of their unit is massacred in Baghdad, these brave American
   teenagers are democracy's last hope against the villainy of
   the notorious terrorist known as The Desert Wolf." -- War
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1. -- Call no.: PN6727.B33S63
   2009
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Special Forces.
   "Boom!" / by Kyle Baker. p. 102-103 in World War Three
   Illustrated, no. 38 (2007). -- Single 2 p. drawing of a
   helicopter crashing through a wall. -- "An Excerpt from
   Special Forces." -- Call no.: PN6728.W65no.38
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Special Forces.
   "What" / by Kyle Baker. p. 104 in World War Three
   Illustrated, no. 38 (2007). -- 1 p. drawing about
   Abu-Ghraib. -- "From Special Forces." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.W65no.38
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"Special Forces, part 1" / Kyle Baker. 32 p. in Special
   Forces, no. 1 (Oct. 2007). -- Summary: Sergeant Ramirez,
   suffering badly from post traumatic stress disorder, is
   ordered to fill his quota of new recruits for the war in
   Iraq. He quickly signs up a band of lowlifes and losers
   just to make his numbers. When one of the men is killed,
   however, Ramirez is sent to Iraq to lead this rag-tag
   bunch. In the midst of pitched combat, Ramirez folds and
   Felony finds herself barking orders to her fellow soldiers.
   When the dust clears, only Felony and the autistic Zone are
   left alive and they still have a long way to go to reach
   safety. -- Data from Gregory Fischer & Kelly Langston-Smith
   via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.7 .I5S64no.1
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Special Forces

Elite military units such as
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"Special Forces!" / art by Joe Orlando ; script by Archie
   Goodwin ; lettering by Rocco Mastroserio. p. 5-12 in
   Blazing Combat, no. 3 (Apr. 1966) ; reprinted in Blazing
   Combat : Vietnam and Korea, no. 2 (Nov. 1993). -- "Brave a
   Viet-Cong ambush with the Army's fighting elite." --
   Lettering credit from 1993 reprint. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.3.W3B55no.3
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Special Forces.
   Apocalypse Meow / written and illustrated by Motofumi
   Kobayashi ; translators, Jeffrey and Masako Lilly. --
   Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, 2004. . -- ill. ; 19 cm. --
   Originally published under title: Kyatto shitto wan = Cat
   shit one. -- Complete in 3 vols. -- Summary (from OCLC):
   Follows the adventures of three rabbits (Americans) in a
   Special Operations Group as they recon the booby-trapped
   jungles. Their mission: to engage the feline forces of the
   treacherous Viet Cong and make it out alive. -- War and
   funny animal genres. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-3. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.J33 K603K913 2004
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Special Forces.
   Black Panther : the Junior Novel / adapted by Jim McCann ;
   written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole ; directed by
   Ryan Coogler ; produced by Kevin Feige. -- New York :
   Little, Brown and Company, 2018. -- 167 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
   -- Other title: Marvel Black Panther. -- Summary (from
   OCLC): T'Challa, as the Black Panther and warrior King of
   Wakanda, must team up with elite members of the Dora
   Milaje--Wakanda's special forces--and C.I.A. agent Everett
   K. Ross to defend his kingdom in this epic junior novel
   based on the upcoming film Marvel's Black Panther. --
   Superhero fiction. -- Call no.: PN6728.B544M3 2018
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Special Forces.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Special Forces.
   Crysis / written by Richard K. Morgan ; art by Peter
   Bergting ; colors by Michelle Madsen ; lettering by Richard
   Starkings and Comicraft's Albert Deschesne. -- San Diego,
   CA : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 134 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
   -- "Originally published as Crysis issues #1-6." -- "Earth,
   2020. United States Special Forces Major Laurence 'Prophet'
   Barnes and the soldiers of Raptor Team thought their
   deployment on the Lingshan islands was a basic covert op
   against North Korean forces. They couldn't have been more
   wrong. Archaeologists have awoken a nightmare on the island
   that has lain buried for millions of years, the Ceph, an
   alien race utterly hostile to human life. In a battle that
   stretches across the solar system and back, can Prophet and
   Raptor Team stop the aliens and save mankind?" -- Science
   fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6790.S93B4 C7 2012
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Special Forces.
   Deadline / created by B. Clay Moore & Seth Peck ; art by
   Kevin Mellon. -- Ketchum, ID : Kickstart Comics, Inc.,
   2011. -- ca. 100 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. -- "A skilled
   special forces agent has a bomb planted in his head. In
   order to save his family from death he must choose to
   assassinate a prominent world leader or be killed himself.
   He must do everything in his power to do what he is told in
   the next 24 hours, all the while trying to prevent the
   outcome of the tasks he has been given to do and find a way
   to stop the bomb in his head." -- Spy genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.M4228D4 2011
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Special Forces.
   Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 / written and illustrated by Joe
   Kubert ; lettering and production by Pete Carlsson. -- New
   York : DC Comics, 2010. -- 165, 46 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. --
   "Keep your heads down and your eyes open. In Dong Xoai,
   Vietnam 1965, legendary author and artist Joe Kubert tells
   an incredible tale of bravery and camaraderie under fire, a
   searing look at the true cost of freedom and the horrors of
   war. Based on actual events, this is the inside story of a
   team of Special Forces soldiers who were on what was to be
   a simple assistance and observation mission in the village
   of Dong Xoai that suddenly turned deadly. Pinned down and
   facing a never-ending tide of Viet Cong fighters, they have
   no choice but to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and fight for
   their lives. Written as an original graphic novel with text
   and illustrations, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 is based on
   firsthand information from the surviving members of the
   soldiers involved and includes an afterword and extensive
   field notes compiled by the real members of Special Forces
   Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces Group." -- War genre.
   -- Call no.: PN6727.K8D6 2010
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Special Forces.
   G.I. Joe. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2013-2014
   -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published #1 (Feb. 2013) - #15
   (Apr. 2014), per Grand Comics Database. -- "Volume 3." --
   Spy genre, special forces.. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 12, 14
   (2014). -- Call no.: PN6728.8 .I2G18
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Special Forces.
   Godzilla / Duane Swierczynski ; artist, Simon Gane. -- San
   Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2012- . -- col. ill. ; 26
   cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Ex-special forces
   tough-guy, Boxer, is a man with a grudge and vows to end
   the terror of Godzilla no matter what! He assembles a
   top-notch team to take down monster-sized threats, at $7
   billion a bounty! What starts as a vendetta could become a
   lucrative business for Boxer if he can live past day one --
   Vol. 1 reprints Godzilla issues 1-4 (2012) ; v. 2 reprints
   issues 5-8 ; v. 3 reprints issues 9-12. -- Horror genre. --
   LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.G56G6 2012
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Special Forces.
   "It Was Either That or Special Forces"* (Doonesbury, June
   30, 2004) / by Garry Trudeau. -- Summary: Zonker talks
   about his career as part-time nanny, with B.D.'s
   physiatrist. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "careers"
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Special Forces.
   Mortal Kombat : U.S. Special Forces. -- Calabasas, CA :
   Malibu Comics Entertainment, 1995. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Complete in 2 nos. -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no.
   1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.M25M65 1995
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Special Forces.
   S.F. #3 / Ryan Cecil Smith. -- Toronto, Ontario : Koyama
   Press, 2013. -- 57 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "S.F. is about a
   little boy name Hupa Dupa whose family gets blown up by
   pirates, so he's recruited into the Space Fleet Scientific
   Foundation Special Forces to fight them. The S.F.S.F.S.F.
   are racing across the stars to form an alliance of good
   planets against evil ones and win the galatic war against
   the terrorist Pirate Nation. Though he's been armed with
   the ultra-rare Samurai Zero gun & he's being trained by the
   most elite scientist-fighters in S.F., Hupa Dupa is still
   just a little kid. He will "try his best" to "take positive
   action" in order to help somehow!" -- Science fiction
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.S58603S2 2013
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Special Forces.
   Specwar Comic-Con Preview. -- San Diego, CA : Peter Four
   Productions, 2001? -- 8 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Coming
   early in 2002." -- War genre, special forces stories. --
   Call no.: PN6728.7.P43S62 2001
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Special Forces.
   The Tourist / Brian Wood and Toby Cypress. -- Berkeley,
   Calif. : Image Comics, 2006. -- 104 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "In a remote coastal village in northern Scotland, the
   choice between money and happiness has never been more
   clear or carried such deadly consequences. When Moss
   arrives in a remote coastal village on the North Sea, he is
   accepted as what he appears to be, a somewhat grubby
   American backpacker. He gets contract work on the offshore
   oil rig and courts Julie Tucker, a local café owner and
   single mother. Gradually the town begins to realize just
   who it is they're harboring: a Special Forces soldier
   turned drugs smuggler, and, if that wasn't bad enough, he
   has a lot of really rough bastards riding into town after
   him. The safety of the town and the woman he loves vs. the
   successful conclusion of a very lucrative drug deal...which
   will Moss choose?" -- Call no.: PN6727.C9T6 2006
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Special Forces.
   24 : Nightfall / written by Mark L. Haynes and J.C. Vaughn
   ; pencils and inks by Jean Diaz. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW
   Publishing, 2007. -- 120 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Summary
   (from SkyRiver): All five issues of the 24 Season One
   prequel are collected together in this special edition.
   Catch up with future CTU agent Jack Bauer as he heads an
   elite Special Forces team sent to take down the mass
   murderer, Victor Drazen. But events in the war-torn former
   Yugoslavia quickly spiral out of control as the hunters
   become the hunted. The secrets behind Bauer's pivotal
   Operation: Nightfall mission are revealed here! This
   collection also includes a cover gallery as well as a
   variant and photo cover gallery. -- Spy genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.T87N5 2007
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Special Friends.
   "Okay! Back to the Kitchen!"* (Meehan Streak, Dec. 11,
   1999) / by Keiran Meehan. -- Summary: He shows the guests
   the library, which is only used with special friends. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "libraries"
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Spécial Frissons.
   Exil Tourmente : Spécial Frissons / co-éditeur, Simon
   Dupuis ; co-éditeur, fondateur, Dominique Desbiens. --
   Montréal : Éditions Amérisque, 2000. -- 63 p. : ill. ; 24
   cm. -- Special issue of the periodical Exil, samples the
   work of Canadian comics creators Carlos Santos, Marc
   Simard, Bruno Rouyère, Simon Dupuis, Dominique Desbiens,
   Steven Grant (1965-), Numa, Robert Rivard, Nicola Lemay,
   Michel Lacombe, and Voro. -- Call no.: PN6732.E93 2000
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Special Girls.
   "Lolita, a Very Special Girl" / by Segura & Ortiz. p. 10-17
   in Heavy Metal, v. 19, no. 4 (Sept. 1995). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.H43v.19no.4
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Spécial Guerre. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1979. -- 144
   p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Métal Hurlant ; no. 42 bis) --
   CONTENTS: "Prendre et Donner" / Goodwin-Heath. p. 5-10 --
   "Le Tout Début!" / Goodwin-Evans. p. 12-13 -- "Col de
   Kasserine" / Goodwin-Torres-Williamson. p 14-19 -- "La
   Crainte des Boeufs" / Alain Paucard. text p. 20-21 --
   "Combat Quiz" / Torres. p. 22 -- "Saratoga" /
   Goodwin-Crandall. p. 23-28 -- "Faucon Solitaire" /
   Goodwin-Toth. p. 29-34 -- "Thermopyles!" /
   Goodwin-Crandall. p. 35- 42 -- "Ciné Attack" / François
   Truchaud. p. 43-46 text -- "ME-262!" / Goodwin-Wood. p.
   47-53 -- "Action de Soutien" / Goodwin-Severin. p. 54-60 --
   "Point d'Eau!" / Morrow. p. 61-65 -- "Guerre" / Druillet.
   p. 67-74 -- "Play It Again, Dupont" / Staff. text p. 75-77
   -- "Souvenirs!" / Goodwin-Severin. p . 79-84 -- "Tigres
   Volants!" / Goodwin-Evans. p. 85-90 -- "La Tranchée!" /
   Goodwin-Severin. p. 95-100 -- "L'Avantage!" / Goodwin-Toth.
   p. 101-106 -- "MAT 49" (Les Belles Histoires de l'Oncle
   Charlie) / Paucard-Chaland-Cornillon. p. 107-114 -- "La
   Patrouille" / Caro. p. 115-118 -- "La Petite Guerre" /
   Vepy-Ceppi. p. 119-121 -- "Hospital Blues" / Crespin. p.
   122-126 -- "La Guerre et Moi" / Jacques Goimard. text p.
   128-131 -- "Long Terme!" / Goodwin-Morrow. p. 132-137 --
   "L'Ennemi!" / Goodwin-Severin. p. 138-144 -- Call no.:
   PN6748.M4G8 1979
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Special Guests.
   "We're Planning a Goodbye Party for Downsizees"* (Dilbert,
   July 10, 2004) / Scott Adams. -- (Catbert, Evil Director of
   Human Resources) -- Summary: The special guests get
   T-shirts, and no cake. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "downsizing"
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Special Helpers Series.
   The Lizard Exhibit / written by Michi Fujimoto ;
   illustrated by Ken Siu-Chong. -- Paradise Press, 2002. --
   10 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Special Helpers Series) --
   (Spider-Man & Friends) -- On board pages. -- Superhero
   fiction. -- Call no.: PN6728.A5F82 2002
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Special Helpers Series.
   Museum Morph / written by Michi Fujimoto ; illustrated by
   Francis Manapul. -- Florida : Paradise Press, 2002. -- 10
   p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Spider-Man & Friends) --
   (Special Helpers Series) -- On spine: Spidey's Special
   Heroes. -- On board pages. -- Superhero fiction. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.A5F822 2002
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Special Helpers Series.
   Spider-Man's Sand Trap / written by Michi Fujimoto ;
   illustrated by Saka. -- United States : Paradise Press,
   Inc, 2002. -- 10 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Spider-Man &
   Friends) -- (Special Helpers Series) -- "Marvel" logo on
   cover. -- On board pages. -- Superhero fiction. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.A5S308 2002
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Spécial Hergé : Vive Tintin! / Avoine, et al. -- Paris :
   Casterman, 1983. -- 98 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. -- ((A Suivre)
   Hors Série) -- Bibliography: p. 98. -- Biographical and
   critical, with many pages of reprints. -- Call no.:
   PN6747.H4 Z5S63 1983
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Spécial Hiver : la B.D. qui Réchauffe! -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1989. -- 130 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Circus ;
   125 bis) -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53H5 1989
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Spécial Hollywood. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1981. -- 98
   p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal Hurlant, no. 64
   bis." -- Contents: "Un Barjot sous les Projos" / Jano,
   Tramber. p. 5-12 ; "Hollywood Rides Again" / par Philippe
   Setbon. p. 14-18 illustrated text ; "Hollywood II" /
   Angelfred, Voss. p. 19-34 ; "L'Igloo de la Mort" / par Luc
   Cornillon. p. 36-41 ; "Roger Corman en 20 Minutes" / par
   Doug Headline p. 42-46 illustrated text ; "Stars" / Paul
   Gillon. p. 47-58 ; "Cut" / texte, Dominique Hé ; dessin,
   Arno. p. 60-63 ; "Les Emigrants d'Hollywood" / par Alain
   Paucard. p. 64-67 illustrated text ; "Starface" (Tueur de
   Fous) / scén.: P. Setbon ; dess.: P. Buffin. p. 68-75 ;
   "Stars Interview" (A.C. Bloofield) / D. Hé. p. 76-81 ;
   "Sunset Boulevard" / Dominique Cazenave. p. 82-83 photo
   collage ;  "Hard Porn" / par Kent Hutchinson. p. 84-87 ;
   "Le Deuxième Souffle" / par Y. Chaland. p. 89-93 ; "Un
   Blues à la Radio" (Johnny Torpedo) / Patrick François. p.
   94-98 -- Comics about the motion picture industry. -- Call
   no.: PN6748.M4H6 1981
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Special Horoscope Featurette (Jan.-Feb. 1953)
   "The Moon and You!" / pencils, Bob McCarty. p. 109-111 in
   The Strange World of Your Dreams (San Diego, Calif. : IDW
   Publishing, 2013). -- (Special Horoscope Featurette) --
   Reprinted from The Strange World of Your Dreams, no. 4
   (Jan.-Feb. 1953) -- Call no.: PN6728.S765365 2013
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Special Horoscope Featurette (Jan.-Feb. 1953)
   "Romance in the Stars" / art, Bob McCarty. p. 112-114 in
   The Strange World of Your Dreams (San Diego, Calif. : IDW
   Publishing, 2013). -- (Special Horoscope Featurette) --
   Reprinted from The Strange World of Your Dreams, no. 4
   (Jan.-Feb. 1953) -- Call no.: PN6728.S765365 2013
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Special Horoscope Featurette (Jan.-Feb. 1953)
   "The Skeleton in Your Closet!" p. 117-119 in The Strange
   World of Your Dreams (San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing,
   2013). -- (Special Horoscope Featurette) -- Reprinted from
   The Strange World of Your Dreams, no. 4 (Jan.-Feb. 1953) --
   Call no.: PN6728.S765365 2013
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Special Hugging. -- No. 1 (Apr. 1989)- . -- San Jose, CA :
   Slave Labor Graphics, 1989- . -- Cover title: Special
   Hugging and Other Childhood Stories. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1.
   1. Children--Comic books, strips, etc. Call no.:
   PN6728.55.S55S63
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Special Hugging--Miscellanea.
   Entry (p. 517) in The Slings and Arrows Comic Guide, Frank
   Plowright, ed. (London : Aurum Press, 1997). -- "Reviews
   and analyses." -- Call no.: PN6707.S55 1997
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Special Humans.
   Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? : Dust to Dust /
   written by Chris Roberson ; art, Robert Adler ; colors,
   Andres Lozano and Javier Suppa ; letters, Jimmy Betancourt.
   -- Los Angeles : Boom! Studios, 2010. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm.
   -- Complete in 8 nos. -- "This series is the authorized
   prequel to Do androids dream of electric sheep? by Philip
   K. Dick." -- "Electric Shepherd Productions." -- Summary
   (from SkyRiver): Who hunted androids before Rick Deckard?
   Just two men: Malcolm Reed, the only special human with the
   ability to discern man from machine, and Charlie Victor,
   who, because of his past, is the perfect man for the job,
   or is he? Journey through a world returning from the brink
   of destruction as Malcolm and Charlie hunt down six rogue
   androids that need to be retired. -- Science fiction genre.
   -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 5-8. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.B6 D6 2010
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Special Humour Americain.
   Pilote Special Humour Americain. -- Paris : Dargaud
   Editeur, 1980. -- 82 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 28 cm. --
   "Pilote numéro hors série" no. 76 bis. -- Collection of
   translations from National Lampoon. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.P53H8 1980
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Spécial Impudique : 22 Récits Complets. -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1987. -- 110 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Circus
   Hors Série ; 109 bis) -- Comics about sex. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53 I5 1987
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Special Interest ; no. 101
   The New Strange as it Seems / by Elsie Hix. -- New York :
   Caravan Books, 1945. -- 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. -- (Special
   Interest ; no. 101)
   1. Curiosities and wonders. I. Hix, Elsie. II. Strange as
   it Seems. III. Series. IV. Caravan Books. Call no.:
   AB243.H5 1945
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Special Interest Groups.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Special Interests.
   "The Corporate-Special Interest Rate"* (Fox Trot, Aug. 17,
   2004) / Bill Amend. -- Summary: The Foxes check into a
   hotel in Washington, D.C. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "rates"
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Special Issues.
   Amar Chitra Katha Special Issue. -- Bombay : H.G.
   Mirchandani for India Book House, . -- col. ill. ; 24 cm.
   -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 4-5, 7 (1994). -- Call no.: PN6790
   .I54A518
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Special Issues.
   Newbies Eclectica Special Issue. -- Montreal, Quebec :
   Graphic Cartel, 1995. -- 33 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- "#1 (1st
   printing December 1995). -- Contents: "Growing Pains" / by
   Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ; "The Fucked-Up Family" / by Mark
   Davies ; "The Box" / by Harry Wheeler ; "Comic Strip
   Surfing in Effect" / by Brad Clissold ; "Power Trip" / by
   Jane Tremblay ; "Vesuvius II" / by Bryant Johnson ; "Jack
   the Void" / by Max Huang & Travis Webber. -- Alternative
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6732.N4S63 1995
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"Spécial Italie" p. 37-79 in Les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée,
   no. 71 (Sept./Oct. 1986). -- Contents: "Le Monde Paradoxal
   des Fumetti" p. 37-42 ; "Liberatore-Ranxerox" p. 43-45 ;
   "Entretien avec Liberatore" p. 46-49 ; "Je me Souviens de
   Valvoline" p. 50-53 ; "Pleins Feux sur Mattotti" p. 54-57 ;
   "Calligaro et le Texte Pictural" p. 58-61 ; "Les Aventures
   de la Forme" (Peinture et Bande Dessinée) p. 62-64 ; "Ken
   Parker, ou, l'Ouest à Visage Humain" p. 65-69 ; "Entretien
   avec Silvio Cadelo" p. 70-73 ; "J'Aimerais Vous Voir
   Complètement Nue, Valentina" p. 74-77  ; "Bibliothèque
   Italienne" p. 78-79. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.71
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"Special K" / Robert Loren Fleming. p. 2 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 180 (Sept. 1995) -- Letter on George Evans and
   Robert Kanigher.
   1. Evans, George. 2. Kanigher, Robert. I. Fleming, Robert
   Loren. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.180
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Special K.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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Spécial Le Fantôme. -- Lyon : Editions des Remparts, . -- col.
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Aventures americaines." -- Translations
   of The Phantom and (in later issues) Rip Kirby stories. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 69-71, 73, 77-80, 86-95, 98 (1969-1972).
   -- Call no.: PN6748.F26S63
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Spécial Libertines : 21 récits complets. -- Grenoble :
   Editions Glénat, 1987. -- 114 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. --
   (Circus Hors Série ; 114 bis) -- Call no.: PN6748.C53L5
   1987
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Special Limited Edition.
   Miss Fury Special Limited Edition. -- Westlake Village, CA
   : Adventure Comics, 1991. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "#1 (of 1)." -- Cover title: Miss Fury in Full Color. --
   Superheroine genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.A3M52 1991
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Spécial Lovecraft. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1978. --
   146 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Métal Hurlant ; no. 33 bis) --
   Pages 107-114 lacking in Library copy. -- Genre: Horror. --
   Call no.: PN6748.M4L6 1978
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Spécial Mandrake. -- Lyon : Editions des Remparts, . -- col.
   ill. ; 24-26 cm. -- Mandrake the Magician, in French, with
   (in later issues) Flash Gordon. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 68-74,
   77-86, 90 (1969-1971) -- Call no.: PN6748.M27S63
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Special Mandrake. -- Ciampino-Roma : Edizioni Fratelli Spada,
   . -- col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- Mandrake the magician, in
   Italian. -- Adventure story genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no.
   173-175 (1966). -- Call no.: PN6768.M3S63
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Special Marvel Edition

Reprint and showcase-style title that featured
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Special Marvel Edition. -- New York : Marvel Comics,
   1971-1974. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Jan.
   1971) - no. 16 (Feb. 1974). -- Continued by: Master of Kung
   Fu. -- Genres: Superhero, war, kung fu. -- LIBRARY HAS: no.
   1-16. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 1 (Jan. 1971)
   CONTENTS: "Into the Blaze of Battle!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "To
   Kill a Thunder God!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "The Golden Apples!"
   (Tales of Asgard) 5 p. -- "The Day of the Destroyer!"
   (Thor) 16 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.1
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 2 (Apr. 1971)
   CONTENTS: "With My Hammer in Hand!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "The
   Power! The Passion! The Pride!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "The Secret
   of Sigurd" (Tales of Asgard) 5 p. -- "Where Mortals Fear to
   Tread!" (Thor) 16 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.2
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 3 (Sept. 1971)
   CONTENTS: "While a Universe Trembles!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "The
   Grandeur and the Glory!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "When Meet the
   Immortals!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "The Coming of Loki!" (Tales of
   Asgard) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.3
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 4 (Feb. 1972)
   CONTENTS: "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!" (Thor) 16 p. -- "A
   Viper in Our Midst!" (Tales of Asgard) 5 p. -- "The Hammer
   and the Holocaust!" (Thor) 16 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.4.M3S62no.4
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 5 (July 1972)
   CONTENTS: "Midnight on Massacre Mountain!" (Sergeant Fury)
   22 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.5
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 6 (Sept. 1972)
   CONTENTS: "The Death Ray of Dr. Zemo!" (Sergeant Fury) 22
   p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.6
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 7 (Nov. 1972)
   CONTENTS: "Mission: Capture Adolf Hitler!" (Sergeant Fury)
   22 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.7
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 8 (Jan. 1973)
   CONTENTS: "On to Okinawa!" (Sergeant Fury) 22 p. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.8
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 9 (Mar. 1973)
   CONTENTS: "The Crackdown of Capt. Flint!" (Sergeant Fury)
   21 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.9
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 10 (May 1973)
   CONTENTS: "When a Howler Turns Traitor!" (Sergeant Fury) 20
   p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.10
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 11 (July 1973)
   CONTENTS: "Captain America and Bucky!" (Sergeant Fury) 22
   p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.11
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 12 (Sept. 1973)
   CONTENTS: "The Blitzkrieg Squad of Baron Strucker!" (Sgt.
   Fury and His Howling Commandos) 20 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.4.M3S62no.12
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 15 (Dec. 1973)
   CONTENTS: "Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu!" (Master of Kung
   Fu) 19 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.M3S62no.15
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Special Marvel Edition, no. 16 (Feb. 1974)
   "From 'Midnight Brings Dark Death'" (Master of Kung Fu) /
   Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. p. 12-24 in Patterns in
   Popular Culture (New York : Harper & Row, 1980) -- With
   introduction and study questions. -- Introduction says this
   is reprinted from Master of Kung Fu no. 16, by which is
   meant Special Marvel Edition, no. 16 (Feb. 1974). -- Call
   no.: PE1417.P37 1980
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Special Marvel Edition--Miscellanea.
   Entry (p. 517) in The Slings and Arrows Comic Guide, Frank
   Plowright, ed. (London : Aurum Press, 1997). -- "Reviews
   and analyses." -- Call no.: PN6707.S55 1997
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Special Marvel Edition--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 232) in The Comic Book Heroes from the
   Silver Age to the Present, by Will Jacobs & Gerard Jones
   (New York : Crown, 1985). Call no.: PN6725.J3 1985
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A Special Message for you Hand-Delivered to You from the
   Universe / by Yumi Sakugawa. -- Los Angeles, CA : Yumi
   Sakugawa, 200-? -- 24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- New wave genre,
   about meditation. -- Call no.: PN6727.S17S63 2000z
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Special Messenger.
   Index entry (p. xi, 33, 117) in Bonzer : Australian Comics
   1900-1990s, edited by Annette Kay Shiell (Melbourne : Elgua
   Media, 1998). -- Call no.: PN6790.A8 S47 1998
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Special Messenger.
   Index entry (p. 161) in Panel by Panel : A History of
   Australian Comics, by John Ryan (Stanmore, NSW : Cassell
   Australia, 1979). -- Index by John Melloy. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.A8R9
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions. -- New York : Marvel Comics
   Group, 1986-1989. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1
   (Oct. 1986) - no. 28 (Dec. 1989). -- War genre. -- LIBRARY
   HAS: no. 1-28. -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3G222
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions. vol. 1 / Hama, Trimpe. -- San
   Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2010. -- 182 p. : col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- "Originally published by Marvel Comics as G.I.
   Joe Special Missions issues #1-7." -- Spy and war genres.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.G2S64 2010
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe : Special Missions, v. 1 / written by Chuck Dixon
   ; art by Paul Gulacy. -- San Diego, California : IDW
   Publishing, 2013. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "Originally published as G.I. Joe Special Missions issues
   #1-4." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): The Baroness tries to
   get back into Cobra's good graces, and it's up to Scarlett
   to assemble a team to take the villainess down. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.G2S65 2013
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions. vol. 2 / written by Larry Hama ;
   art by Herb Trimpe. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing,
   2010. -- 168 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Originally
   published by Marvel Comics as G.I. Joe : Special Missions
   issues #8-14." -- "Missions so secret that even the Joes
   who go on them are told only the bare minimum, on a
   strictly need to know basis.' It takes a real American hero
   to handle these missions." -- About military special
   forces. -- Spy and war genres. -- Call no.: PN6728.G2S642
   2010
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe : Special Missions, v. 2 / writer, Chuck Dixon ;
   artist, Will Rosado, S.L. Gallant, Jamal Igle. -- San Diego
   : IDW Publishing, 2014. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "Originally published as G.I. Joe Special Missions issues
   #5-9." -- "When a COBRA satellite drops from space to crash
   in the Australian outback, the Special Missions team enters
   a race to retrieve it but the murderous, marauding,
   motorcycle maniacs who call themselves the Dreadnoks are in
   the neighborhood too, led by Zartan! Plus, when a
   peace-promoting diplomat is gunned down and barely escapes
   with his life, Cobra mounts an all-out cyber-assault
   leaving Mainframe and Dial-Tone as the last line of
   defense." -- Call no.: PN6728.G2S652 2014
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions. vol. 3 / written by Larry Hama ;
   pencils by Herb Trimpe ; inks by Andy Mushynsky. -- San
   Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 164 p. : col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- "Originally published as G.I. Joe : Special
   Missions issues #15-21." -- "Licensed by Hasbro." -- War
   and spy genres, about special forces. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.G2S643 2011
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe : Special Missions. v. 3 / writer, Chuck Dixon ;
   artists, Paul Gulacy, Will Rosado. -- San Diego : IDW
   Publishing, 2014. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Special
   forces stories. -- Call no.: PN6728.G2S653 2014
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Special Missions.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions. vol. 4 / written by Larry Hama,
   Herb Trimpe, and Michael Fleisher ; pencils by Herb Trimpe,
   Dave Cockrum, and Javier Saltares ; inks by Andy Mushynsky,
   Danny Bulanadi, and Jose Marzan ; colors by Nel Yomtov ;
   lettering by Phil Felix. -- San Diego : IDW Publishing,
   2011. -- 166 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - "Originally
   published as G.I. Joe: Special missions issues #22-28." --
   Seven more "need-to-know" secret missions of the G.I. Joe
   team. -- Call no.: PN6728.G2S644 2011
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Special Missions : the Enemy Comic Book.
   G.I. Joe Special Missions : the Enemy Comic Book. --
   Chicago, IL : Devil's Due Publishing, 2007. -- 48 p. : col.
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- "One shot." -- "September 2007." -- Call
   no.: PN6728.7.D4G2355 2007
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Special Missions Brazil Comic Book.
   G. I. Joe : Special Missions Brazil Comic Book. -- Chicago,
   IL : Devil's Due Publishing, 2007. -- 44 p. : col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- "One-shot." -- Spy genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.7.D4G234 2007
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Special Moments.
   "That Special Moment" 8 p. in Girls' Love Stories, no. 163
   (Nov. 1971). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3G5no.163
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Special Names.
   "I Guess You Lawn Care Pros have a Special Name for This
   Special Turf"* (Shoe, Sept. 24, 1985) / MacNelly. --
   Summary: Cosmo's getting a new, lush, natural-looking lawn,
   and its special name is 'astro'. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
   "astroturf"
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Special Operations Branch.
   SOB : Special Operations Branch. -- Mascoutah, IL :
   Promethean Studios, 1994- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with
   v. 1, no. 1 (May 1994). -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   v. 1, no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.P7S2
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Special Ops Team AX.
   Trinity Blood : Reborn on the Mars / story by Sunao Yoshida
   ; art by Thores Shibamoto ; translation, Anastasia Moreno ;
   English adaptation, Jai Nitz. -- Los Angeles, Calif. :
   Tokyopop, 2006- . -- ill. ; 18 cm. -- Translation of:
   Toriniti Buraddo. -- "First published in Japan in 2004 by
   Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo" -- Contents:
   v. 1. The star of sorrow ; v. 2. The Iblis ; v. 3. Empress
   of the night. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Follows the
   adventures of Special Ops Team AX agent Abel Nightroad, who
   teams up with a novice named Esther to fight a mysterious
   terrorist organization that threatens the lives of humans
   and vampires alike. -- Vampire fiction. -- LIBRARY HAS: v.
   1. -- Call no.: PL865 .O7T613 2006
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"A Special Origin Tail" (Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung-Fu
   Kangaroos) / script and art, Lee Marrs. 8 p. in Laffin'
   Gas, no. 1 (June 1986). -- Data from Fredrik Ekman, Lou
   Mougin, Per Sandell et al. via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: PN6728.5.B55L3no.1
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Special Origins.
   The 99 : Origins Preview. -- New York, NY : Teshkeel
   Comics, 2007. -- 44 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Cover title:
   The 99 Ninety-Nine Special Origins. -- "Free". -- Superhero
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.T43N52 2007
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Spécial Pervers : 17 Récits Complets. -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1986. -- 98 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Circus Hors
   Série ; 97 bis) -- Comics about sex. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53P4 1987
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"Special Pin-Up Section" / Ronn Foss. p. 22-23 in Alter Ego,
   no. 9 (May-Aug. 1965). -- Call no.: PN6725.A4no.9
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Special Police.
   Old City Blues / written and illustrated by Giannis
   Milonogiannis. -- Los Angeles, Calif. : Archaia Studios,
   2011. -- 123 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- Originally published as
   a webcomic in 2010. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): When the
   cybernetically augmented founder of a tech corporation
   called Hayashi is found murdered, the corporation's strange
   response raises suspicion in Detective Solano and the
   Special Police. The mystery they unravel will lead them
   straight into the wasteland of the Old City. -- "Volume
   01." -- Science fiction and detective genres. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.M526 O53 2011
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Special Powers.
   Mario's Special Powers. -- New York : Valiant, 1991. -- 47
   p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Super Mario Bros.) -- (Valiant
   Illustrated Action Books ; 21874) -- "Official Nintendo
   licensed product." -- Fantasy genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.S7665M3 1991
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Special Preview Editions.
   Radix Special Preview Edition. -- Orange, CA : Image Comics
   Inc., 2001. -- 12 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Science fiction
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.7 .I5R314 2001
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"Special Program" (The General) 3 p. in Sad Sack Comics, no.
   117 (May 1961). -- Data from David Bromley, Dan Kocher,
   Daniel Thingvold, et al. via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.H3S3no.117
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A Special Promotional Booklet Presented by Insomniac Machine.
   -- Madison, OH : Dimestore Productions, 2003. -- 16 p. :
   ill. ; 11 cm. -- Insomniac Machine is an international
   cooperative of small press comics creators. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.55.D46S63 2003
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Special Prosecutors.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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"A Special Pulse Signal"* (Chuck White and His Friends) / by
   Max Pine & Fran Matera. p. 10-14 in Treasure Chest of Fun
   and Fact, v. 21, no. 5 (Nov. 4, 1965). -- Begins: "The
   theft of Chuck's sports car has been reported to the
   police. Detective Al Rossi questions Chuck in the news
   office." -- Chuck has put a radio tracer in the car. -- "To
   be continued." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.21no.5
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Special Purpose Comics.
   "The Funnies' Neglected Branch: Special Purpose Comics" /
   Sol M. Davidson. p. 340-357 in International Journal of
   Comic Art, v. 7, no. 2 (Fall 2005). -- Includes
   illustrations. -- Call no.: PN6700.I54v.7no.2
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Spécial Putes.
   Circus hors serie Spécial Putes : 20 récits complets. --
   Paris : Editions Glénat, 1985. -- 97 p. : ill. (part col.)
   ; 29 cm. -- Comics about prostitutes. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53P8 1985
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Special Relationship / writers, Rob Williams, et al. ; art,
   Matteo Scalera, et al. -- New York : Marvel Worldwide,
   2011. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Deadpool Team-Up ;
   v. 2) -- "Contains material originally published in
   magazine form as Deadpool Team-up #893-899 and Deadpool
   Corps: Rank and Foul." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.D3745T402 2011
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Special Report.
   Herblock Special Report / Herbert Block. -- New York :
   Norton, 1974. -- 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- "Words and
   pictures on Nixon's career from freshman congressman to
   'full, free, and absolute pardon'." -- Call no.: E859.B55
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Special Reports.
   "The Creeper, a Special Report" (The Creeper) / Steve
   Ditko, art ; Sergius O'Shaugnessy, writer. 24 p. in Beware
   the Creeper, no. 2 (Aug. 1968). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.3.N3B4no.2
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Special Revengers Hybrids.
   Revengers Special. -- New York : Continuity Publishing,
   1993. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Complete in 2 nos. -- Cover
   title (no. 1) (words in increasing size and typographical
   emphasis): Special Revengers Hybrids; indicia title:
   Revengers; caption title: Megalith and the Revengers. --
   Superhero genre.-- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.6.C6S63 1993
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Spécial Robot. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1982. -- 98 p.
   : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal Hurlant, No. 79 bis."
   -- Genre: Science fiction. -- Call no.: PN6748.M4R27 1982
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Spécial Rock. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1979. -- 148 p.
   : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- Métal Hurlant, no. 39 bis.
   -- Call no.: PN6748.M4R6 1979
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Spécial Rock. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1979. -- 150 p.
   : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal Hurlant No. 45 bis."
   -- "Octobre 1979." -- Comics about rock music. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.M4R612 1979
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Spécial Rock 82. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1982. -- 98
   p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal Hurlant No. 73
   bis." -- Comics about rock music. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.M4R618 1982
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Spécial Rock 83. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés, 1983. -- 98
   p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- Métal Hurlant, no. 83
   bis. -- "Gratuit un disque dans ce numéro! (La première
   bande dessinée sonore)." -- Library's copy lacks record. --
   Call no.: PN6748.M4R62 1983
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Special Rodeo. -- Lyon : Editions Lug,  . -- ill. ; 18 cm. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 44 (Dec. 1972)
   1. Western comic books, strips, etc. 2. French comics. I.
   Rodeo. II. Editions Lug. Call no.: PN6748.S63
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Spécial Rodéo. -- Paris : SEMIC, . -- ill. ; 18 cm. -- Western
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 161 (1999). -- Call no.:
   PN6748.S633
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"Special Sale" (text) 2 p. in Strange Tales, no. 90 (Nov.
   1961). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3S75no.90
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Special Sales.
   "Macee's Special Sale!" / Joe Maneely, art. 2 p. in Loco,
   v. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 1958). -- Data from Jochen G. and Jim
   Walls via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.S34L6v.1no.1
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"Special Section : Spanish Comix" / Gilbert Shelton ; Onliyu.
   1 p text in Rip Off Comics, no. 10 (1982). -- Two
   introductions to a section of Spanish comics in English
   translation. -- Gives birth years of Nazario (1945),
   Gallardo (1955), Mediavilla ( 1950), Marti (1954), Max
   (1954), Cifre (1954), Kim (1950), Simonedes (1953),
   Montesol (1952), and Sento (1954). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.R5R5no.10
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Special Services.
   "Frederick's Freighters" 5 p. in True Comics, no. 52 (Sept.
   1946)
   1. Frederick, Robert T.--Comic books, strips, etc. k.
   Special Services. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.52
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"Special 69 Issue Center Story"* / Moscoso. 4 p. in Zap Comix,
   no. 3 (1968). -- Story without words. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.P7Z3no.3
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Spécial Stars : 19 Récits Complets. -- Grenoble : Editions
   Glénat, 1985. -- 98 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Circus Hors
   Série ; 91 bis) -- Comics about movie stars. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53S75 1985
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Spécial Strange. -- Lyon : Editions Lug, . -- col. ill. ; 25
   cm. -- Translations of American Marvel superhero stories.
   -- Later issues published by Semic France. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   no. 27, 47, 50, 73-75, 86, 108 (1982-1996). -- Call no.:
   PN6748.S75S63
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Special Studio

Canadian comics publisher
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Special Studio.
   Black Scorpion. -- Brantford, Ont. : Special Studio, 1991-
   . -- il. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Apr. 1991) --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1.
   1. Superhero comics. 2. African Americans--Comic books,
   strips, etc. 3. Canadian comics. I. Special Studio. k.
   Scorpions. Call no.: PN6734.B57
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Special Studio.
   The Dreams 'n Schemes of Colonel Kilgore. -- Brantford,
   Ont. : Special Studio, 1991- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began
   with no. 1 (Mar. 1991). -- Funny war genre. -- LIBRARY HAS:
   no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6734.D72
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Special Studio.
   Modern Pulp. -- Brantford, Ont. : Special Studio, 1991. --
   32 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "#1, January 1991." -- Adventure
   story genre. -- Call no.: PN6734.M6 1991
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Special Studio.
   Piranha is Loose. -- Brantford, Ont. : Special Studio,
   1991- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Jan. 1991).
   -- Spy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.:
   PN6734.P53
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Special Studio.
   The Snake. -- Brantford, Ont. : Special Studio, 1989- . --
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Dec. 1989). -- Superhero
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6734.S56
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"Special Submarine Cable to Life : The American Cod and
   Spanish Mackerel have Taken Up the Discussion" / Arthur T.
   Merrick. p. 75 in Life's Book of Animals (New York :
   Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898) -- Cartoon of fish in
   clothing. -- Call no.: NC1428.L52 1898
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Spécial Survie : Tout en Histoires Completes. -- Grenoble :
   Editions Glénat, 1984. -- 98 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. --
   (Circus Hors Série) -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6748.C53S8 1984
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Special T Comics.
   Three 42 / Rick Fuller. -- Yakima, WA : Special T Comics,
   1997- . -- col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- "No. 1, Aug. 1997" also
   called "one of thirty" and "promotional issue." -- Fantasy
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.S615T47
   1997
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Special Times.
   "Wolverine Weeks of September"* (The Fusco Brothers, Aug.
   29, 1992) / Duffy. -- Summary: Rölf suggests that the dog
   days of August are a special time for Axel, and Axel
   suspects Rölf of calendrical confusion. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "dog days"
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"Special Today, Turtle Soup"* (Henry, Oct. 26, 1940) / Carl
   Anderson. -- Summary: Henry orders soup for his turtle. --
   Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "turtles"
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Special Treatment.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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"Special USA" p. 42-72 in Les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée,
   no. 66 (Nov./Dec. 1985). -- Contents: "Situation de la BD
   Américaine" p. 42-46 ; "Quelques Auteurs dont on Parle" p.
   47-50 ; "Entretien avec Jeff Jones" p. 51-54 ; "Une
   Simplicité Énigmatique" p. 54-56 ; "Entretien avec Berni
   Wrightson" p. 57-59 ; "Wrightson et les EC Comics" p. 60-61
   ; "Entretien avec Art Spiegelman" p. 62-67 ; "Entretien
   avec Jules Feiffer" p. 68-72 -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.66
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Spécial USA.
   Bruce Jones présente John Bolton, Thom Enriquez, Mike
   Ploog, Bill Wray, Berni Wrightson dans Nuits Blêmes. --
   Paris : Albin Michel/Spécial USA, 1986. -- 1 v. : col. ill.
   ; 30 cm. -- (Collection Spécial USA) -- "7 histoires
   d'horreur à ne jamais lire la nuit." -- Translated from
   English into French by Janine Bharucha. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.J6N514 1986
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Spécial USA.
   Bruce Jones présente John Bolton, Tim Conrad, Bo Hampton,
   Ken Steacy, Tom Yeates dans Zone Interdite. -- Paris :
   Albin Michel/Spécial USA, 1987. -- 46 p. :  col. ill. ; 30
   cm. -- (Collection Spécial USA) -- Translated from English
   by Janine Bharucha. -- Science fiction. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.J6Z614 1987
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Spécial USA.
   Bruce Jones présente Rand Holmes, Jeffery Jones, Gray
   Morrow, Ken Steacy, Dave Stevens, Al Williamson, Tom Yeates
   dans Alerte Rouge. -- Paris : Albin Michel/Spécial USA,
   1986. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Collection Spécial
   USA) -- Translated from English by Janine Bharucha. --
   Science fiction. -- Call no.: PN6727.J6A514 1986
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Spécial USA.
   Titania / Juan Giménez. -- Paris : Albin Michel/Spécial
   USA, 1985. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- (Collection
   Spécial USA) -- Translated from Spanish to French by Janine
   Bharucha. -- Genre: Science fiction. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.A73 G5 T514 1985
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Spécial U.S.A. no. 2
   L'Écho des Savanes : Spécial U.S.A. no. 2 / Neal Adams, Jim
   Starlin, A.E. Van Vogt, Gil Kane, Ralph Reese, Dick
   Giordano, Jeff Jones, Richard Corben, Wallace Wood, Berni
   Wrightson. -- Paris : Editions du Fromage, 1977. -- 67 p. :
   ill. ; 27 cm. -- Translations of works by American comics
   artists. -- Call no.: PN6748.E28S6 1977
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Special USA Magazine. -- Paris : A.M.B.D., . -- ill. (some
   col.) ; 29 cm. -- Continued by: USA Magazine. -- Genre:
   Adventure story. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 20-24 (1986). -- Call
   no.: PN6748.S64
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Special USA Magazine--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 227) in Encyclopédie des bandes dessinées /
   éd. Marjorie Alessandrini. Nouv. éd. (Paris : A. Michel,
   1986) Call no.: PN6707.E5 1986
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Spécial Vacances. -- Paris : SFC, 1990- . -- Began with no. 1
   (Juin 1990) -- "Jeux-tests-B.D." -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. --
   Call no.: PN6748.S642
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Spécial Vacances.
   Métal Hurlant : Spécial Vacances! -- Paris : Humanoïdes
   Associés, 1982. -- 98 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. --
   "Métal Hurlant no. 76 bis." -- Comics about vacations. --
   Call no.: PN6748.M4V3 1982
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A Special Valentine with the Family Circus.
   Index entry (p. 225) in The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons,
   ed. by Maurice Horn (Detroit : Gale Research, 1980).
   1. Animated television films. I. Family Circus. Call no.:
   NC1325.W67 1980
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Special Vehicles Section 2, Tokyo Police.
   Entry (p. 314-315) in 500 Manga Heroes & Villains, by Helen
   McCarthy (Barrons, 2006). -- Call no.: PN6790.J3M26 2006
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Spécial Vers un Futur Heureux. -- Paris : Humanoïdes Associés,
   1981. -- 130 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. -- "Métal
   Hurlant, no. 61 bis." -- Genre: Science fiction. -- Call
   no.: PN6748.M4V4 1981
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Special War Series. -- Derby, Conn. : Charlton, 1965. -- col.
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published v. 4, no. 1 (Aug. 1965) - v. 4,
   no. 4) Nov. 1965, cf. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. --
   Vol. 4, no. 4 introduces the superhero Judomaster. --
   LIBRARY HAS: v. 4, no. 4.
   1. War comics. 2. Superhero comics. I. Judomaster. II.
   Charlton. Call no.: PN6728.3.C47S63
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"Special Warning to All Helldiver Pilots and to"* (Captain
   Wings) / T.E. Bowen ; Rafael Astarita, art. 10 p. in Wings
   Comics, no. 36 (Aug. 1943). -- Data from Lou Mougin, Craig
   Delich, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call
   no.: Film 15791r.359
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Special Weapons.
   Kingdom Hearts / adapted by Shiro Amano. -- Hamburg :
   Tokyopop, 2005- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- At head of title:
   Disney Squaresoft. -- Complete in 4 vols. -- Summary (from
   SkyRiver): Sora is a young energetic boy looking forward to
   exploring the world with his friends Riku and Kairi. The
   threesome is working hard on completing a raft that will
   allow them to leave their island but one day a mysterious
   force causes Sora to gain a special weapon known as the
   Keyblade. He fights some weird monsters and gets
   transported to a strange town. Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy
   leave their castle to search for the king and the chosen
   one who holds the "key" to saving the world. Sora is attack
   again by creatures known as Heartless but is helped out by
   an old man named Cid and a warrior named Leon. He
   eventually meets up with Donald and Goofy and they join
   forces to go search for his friends and the King. --
   Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-4. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.J33 A476K4913 2005
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"A Special Wedding Ring."
   Minor Miracles : Long Ago and Once Upon a Time, Back when
   Uncles were Heroic, Cousins were Clever, and Miracles
   Happened on Every Block / by Will Eisner. -- New York : DC
   Comics, 2000. -- 110 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- (The Will Eisner
   Library) -- Contents: The miracle of dignity ; Street magic
   ; A new kid on the block ; A special wedding ring. -- Call
   no.: PN6727.E35M5 2000
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"A Special Wedding Ring"--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 153, 155-156) in The Will Eisner Companion,
   by N.C. Christopher Couch & Stephen Weiner (New York : DC
   Comics, 2004). -- Call no.: PN6727.E35 Z5C6 2004
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Special Woman Effective Expert Team.
   S.W.E.E.T. Cop. -- Houston, TX : Graphic Visions, 1995. --
   ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 - no. 2. -- "Special Woman
   Effective Expert Team." -- Science fiction genre. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.G67S9 1995
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Spécial Zembla. -- Paris : Semic, . -- ill. ; 18 cm. -- Jungle
   adventure genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 152 (2000). -- Call
   no.: PN6748.Z4S63
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