RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Nos. 1-3 [A Complete Run].
Milwaukee, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 2002. 1st printing. Saddle-stapled wraps. Light shelfwear. Near Fine.
Item #96090
Three issues each [24]pp., with semi-glossy color covers, and b/w interior. While the cover imprint claims 4 issues, only 3 were published. The first installment: What do the Colony of Roanoke, Virginia, the crew of the Mary Celeste, D.B. Cooper, and Charles and Catherine Romber have in common? They all vanished into thin air!; second installment: Death-defiers and death dealers take center stage in this issue. Marvel at the escape artistry of Harry Houdini! Tremble at the terrible legacy of Blackbeard the pirate! Quake as Mirin Dajo drives swords through his body! And, most importantly, believe when you hear the dreadful tale of Rasputin, the mad monk, who cheated death again and again...; and Human Wonders, the third installment of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! series focuses on human oddities throughout history. Narrated by the original Siamese Twins, this issue covers human hyperbole's, including the world's fattest twins, and explores the bizarre human afflictions that produce dog-faced boys and elephant men. Though disturbing and stark, Human Wonders attempts to prove how those who appear less than human can actually be so much more than the rest of us.
Price: $35.00