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Mars Attacks: High School                    Comics Lot
Writer: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Artists: Hugh Haynes & Claude St. Aubin
Inkers: Armando Gil & Claude St. Aubin
Letterer: John Costanza
Editors: Len Brown & Dwight Jon Zimmerman
All Covers by: Brian Stelfreeze

1996, Tim Burton, (notable to comic fans as the director of the movies Batman and Batman Returns), directed an unusual movie based on a bubblegum card set from the 1960s. Mars Attacks was a high camp send-up of science-fiction movies, and Topps adeptly transferred the fun-filled weirdness to the comic page.

Continued fan support prompted Topps to publish Mars Attacks High School, a two-issue black-and-white mini-series that continues stories interrupted when the full-color Mars Attacks was put on hiatus. The mini-series features a bizarre mix of horror and humor as the invading Martians continue their sometimes-grisly, sometimes-absurd experiments.

Story/Spoilers
In issue #1, In her ongoing vendetta against the Martians for the atrocities they did to her and her sister, Cannibal Ann killed the Martian bio-scientist Nycta, destroyed her vast human mutation program and eliminated a rebellion against the rule of Supreme Martian Commander Komo Dath. In the wake of her destruction, Komo Dath revealed that Cannibal Ann was in reality a secret agent working for for him – at least for now. Meanwhile, high school student, Ron Jacobs was struggling to survive in a high school run by the Martians. To make matters worse, Ron has discovered that his mother has gone to a Martian body rejuvenation clinic and had a complete make-over for her 30-year class reunion…

Finally in issue #2, Mrs. Jacobs now looks like an eighteen-year-old girl. His friends think she looks great. Ron, on the other hand, has to learn to live with a mom who looks like she leaped out of Playboy magazine. Meanwhile, the Martians conduct a sweep on the high school, with chaos breaking out when some of the “terran females” refuse their demands. His sister and some of the other girls are taken captive, so now it’s up to Ron and his skateboard to save the day.

Comics lot contains: Mars Attacks: High School (1997) Issues #1-2.  Topps Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Topps Comics
Publication Date: 1997
Format per comic: BW, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.5″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2 are in Fine condition.  Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Mars Attacks collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended.

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