MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS - INTERACTIVE - POETRY/RECIPES/ETC. -

Interactive Stories

Daredevil & Kingpin in the King Takes a Dare 1987 (TSR, Inc.), 160 pgs. (each book), $5.95 ISBN 0-88038-459-X Creators: James M.Ward, Marvel Studios (cover: Jeff Butler) Description: This is an interactive story similar to "Guilt by Association", only this time there are 2 books for 2 players. One player plays the role of the Kingpin, the other assumes the role of DD. There are 3 phases to the game for each player. During the first phase, DD attacks the Kingpin's sources of income while the Kingpin sends various people against DD to wear him down. During the second phase, DD and the Kingpin attack each other's images, and during the last phase the two fight it out head to head.

Guilt by Association Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Gamebook #8 1988 (TSR, Inc.), 189 pgs., $2.95 ISBN 0-88038-533-2 Creators: Matthew Costello, John Statema, Jeff Dee (cover: Jeff Butler) Description: DD is being framed & discredited by the Kingpin, who is working for Alex Wiley, and by Alex Wiley, who is a plant put in place by the Association, an arcane group replacing politicians with imposters in key cities around the country. Note: This is an "interactive story" where the choices (and in this case dice rolls) you make send you to different pages giving you different stories when you play/read it more than once).

Poetry, Recipes, etc.

The Gene Colan Treasury 1996 (Aardwolf Publishing), 40 pgs., $?.?? ISBN   Creators: Clifford Meth, Gene Colan Description: A set of sketches, strips, and other artwork by Gene Colan with an interview by Clifford Meth. Forwards by Stan Lee & Roy Thomas. Only 1500 were printed initially, but there was an additional printing some time around 2002. I'm not sure if there are any notable differences between the two printings.

The Mighty Marvel Superheroes' Cookbook Sep 1977 (Marvel Comics Group), 95 pgs., $3.95 ISBN 0-67122-559-6 Creators: Gene Malis & Jody Cameron Malis (art: Joe Giella) Description: Collection of recipes which includes Hulk's Fried Potatoes, Captain America's Americana Hero, Spiderman's Vanilla Cheese Cake, Dare Devil's Food Cake, and others.

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Perverts, Pedophiles & Other Theologians 1997 (Aardwolf Publishing), 96 pgs., $9.95 ISBN 1-888669-05-5 Creators: Clifford Meth, Gene Colan (cover: Gene Colan, Jeff Amano) Description: This is a collection of short stories and poems with scattered illustrations by Gene Colan. There is only a single poem about Daredevil, with an illustration by Gene Colan (pgs.56-57). Note: While I enjoyed this book, it contains very strong language and disturbing subject matter. I do NOT recommend it for children.

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