SUPERMAN UNLIMITED 9 CVR A DAVE JOHNSON

MURDER IN THE MAYOR'S MANSION! Mayor Perry White has seen some major threats impact Metropolis over the years--but even the bulldog of city hall is unprepared for a murderous rampage by...the all-new Prankster?! Superman's now in a race against time to save his friend from a truly sick and twisted death! Do not miss this one. This is the story that will redefine the Prankster as one of Superman's top-tier rogues. Don't say we didn't warn you. Plus: Daily Planet reporter Jon Kent learns a life-changing secret, the Kryptonite Kingdom receives a strange visitor, and Steelworks sees some crazy $%^^%& on the horizon in Die Laughing: Part 1.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 20

NIGHT OF THE GOBLIN (SLAYERS)! Norman Osborn may be purged of his sins, but that doesn't mean they can't still come back to haunt him! HOBGOBLIN wants Norman out of the SPIDER-MAN game (and this life) for good - and he's got the hyper-lethal tech of an entire goblin-slaying army at his disposal. What does Norman have??! A Spider-Man or Woman or two who trust him as far as they can throw him?

(W) Joe Kelly (A) John Romita Jr. (CA) John Romita Jr.

DC K.O. KNIGHTFIGHT 3 (OF 4) CVR A DAN MORA

JASON TODD. TIM DRAKE. DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR BATMAN! All-star creators Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora deliver the next pulse-pounding chapter of Batman's journey during DC K.O., giving us the Dark Knight's greatest challenge yet. Jason Todd is Batman. Tim Drake is Batman. And to complete his mission, Bruce Wayne will have to fight both of them. The former Robins aren't giving up without a fight, and it will take everything Batman has--and then some--in order to defeat them. Does Batman have what it takes to defeat both of his pupils, or have the students become the masters?

MARVEL KNIGHTS: PUNISHER 4

The Punisher is out for revenge - and not even Everett K. Ross can stop him! A nonstop brawl IS what you came here for, isn't it?

(W) Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Dan Panosian (CA) Dan Panosian

PUNISHER: RED BAND 5 [POLYBAGGED]

Frank Castle's return to the Marvel Universe is cemented at last, as virtuosos of violence BENJAMIN PERCY and JULIUS OHTA's symphony of slaughter reaches its killer crescendo! HOW WAS FRANK PLUCKED FROM WEIRDWORLD?! WHY?! AND WHAT TWISTS AND TURNS ARE YET TO COME IN THIS SENSES-SHATTERING STORY?!

(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Marco Checchetto

THOR 6

IN THE COILS OF THE COBRA! The man called Thor is only a man...the Cobra is something else. And he's not alone. Donald Blake has sent four of Roxxon's deadliest assassins after Sigurd Jarlson, and they won't stop until he quits...or he dies. Somewhere in the city, a man with a hammer has a choice to make...

(W) Al Ewing (A) Pasqual Ferry (CA) Alex Ross