European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                W k 1 in Best Sellers fiction 1 the Burden of proof by Scott Turow last week 1 weeks on list 5. A 2 message from Nam by Danielle steel last week 2 weeks on list 4 3 Coyote Watts by Tony Hillerman last week 11 weeks on list 2. 4 of the places you la go by or. Seuss last week 4, weeks on list 21. 5 september by Rosamunde Pilcher last week 6 weeks. On list 13 it a. 6 the stand by Stephen King last week 3 weeks on list 10 7 an inconvenient woman by Dominick Dunne last week 8 weeks on list 10 8 dragon by Clive Cussler last week 5 weeks on list 10 ,. 9 Sullivan a sting by Lawrence Sanders last week 9 weeks on list 4. A. 10 the Bourne ultimatum by Robert Ludlum last week 7 weeks on list 18 \ non fiction 1 men at work by George f. Will last week 1 weeks on list 14 2 Dave Barry turns 40 by Dave Barry last week 2 weeks on list 7. 3 barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John. Helyar last week 6 weeks on list 25. 4 father son and co. By Thomas j. Watson or. And Peter Petre last week 3 weeks on list 6 5 it was on fire when i Lay Down on it by Robert Fulghum last week a weeks on list 43 6 Meg trends 2000 by John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene last week 5 weeks on list 25 7 Captain sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice last week 9 weeks on list 2 8 done to shoot has Only me by Bob Hope with Melville Shavelson last week 4 weeks on list 6 9 liars poker by Michael Lewis last week not listed weeks on list 35 10 peril and Promise by John Chancellor last week 11 weeks on list 3. Paperback fiction 1 while my pretty one sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark weeks on list 3 2 the Joy Luck club by Amy Tan weeks of list 8 3 the Russia House by John Decarre weeks on list 4 4 presumed innocent by Scott Turow weeks on list 33 5 capital crimes by Lawrence Sanders weeks on list 3 6 blessings by Belva Plain weeks on list 2 7 Garden of lies by Eileen Goudge weeks on list 4 8 Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith weeks on list 2 9 murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman weeks on list 3 10 Blue world by Robert Mccammon first week on list paperback non fiction 1 when a Rabbit howls by Truddie Chase weeks on list 6 2 its always something by Gilda Radner weeks on list 3. 3 All i really need to know i Learned in kindergarten by Robert Fulghum weeks on Lisl 34 4 a Brief history of time by Stephen hawking weeks on Lisl 6 5 a woman named Jackie by c. David Heymann weeks on list 8 6 the Road less travelled by m Scott Peck weeks on list 351 7 our Story new kids on the Block weeks on list 3 8 summer of �?T49 by David Halberstam weeks on list 14 9 love Medicine and miracles by Bernie s Siegel on list 104 10 love and marriage by Bill Cosby weeks on list 10 paperback miscellaneous 1 Rand Mcnally Road Atlas by Rand Mcnally weeks on list 21 a. 2 50 simple things you can do to save the Earth by the earthworks group weeks on list 22 3 weirdos from another planet by Bill Watterson weeks on list 17 a 4 codependent no More by Melanie Beattie weeks on list 97 5 the to Factor fat Gram counter by Jamie Pope Cordle weeks on list 10 compiled by the new York times stars and stripes Best Sellers fiction 1 the stand by Stephen King 2 message from Nam by Danielle steel 1 3 dragon by Clive Cussler 4 Bright Star by Harold Coyle 5 the bad Placo by Dean Koontz 6 the Golden Orange by Joseph Wambaugh 7 a go is for Gumshoe by sue Grafton 8 the outlaws of Mesquite by Louis l amour 9 the Bourne ultimatum by Robert Ludlum 10 an inconvenient woman by Dominick Dunne non fiction 1 men at work by George 2 Dave Barry turns 40 by Dave Barry 4 it was on fire when i Lay Down on ii by Robert Fulghum 5 father son and co. By Thomas j. Watson or. And Peter Petre. 6 Meg trends 2000 by John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene. 7 barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar 8 head first by Norman cousins 9 Means of ascent by Robert Caro 10 in the Arena by Richard Nixon joins the comic heroes Ronky cries Alberich the Toad As Wotan Steps on him. Quot Arowoo oooo Quot echoes Hutto ing s Horn As he pursues sick Mund and Sieglinde with murderous intent a Cha Craig Quot howls Fafnir the dragon during his fight with Siegfried. Such language would not be found at a staged performance of Richard Wagner s Quot Der ring Des Nib Timken a even one with super titles. But that is exactly what readers encounter in do comics account of wag nor s Quot Siegfried the latest instalment in its comic Book version of a the  this surprisingly faithful fantasy superhero version of the operas by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane is the most recent of the flourishing subculture of opera comic books. There Are several other titles already available and a competing comics a bring Quot series is in the making. This comic is not for kids. It carries a a suggested for mature readers Quot warning Label on the cover. Some of the scenes get a Little Lustful or violent there Are taunting naked Rhine Maidens and blood streaming from wounds. But All that sex and bloodshed is explicit in Wagner s libretto. The comic is aimed at adults especially those with a special interest in superhero fantasy and sword and sorcery stories. Wagner whom a do executive called the Quot Granddaddy of fantasy Quot is particularly popular among them even if they have to desire to attend an opera. The first Issue of a new spider Man series which debuted last month is the biggest sell ing comic Book in history. Marvel comics has already shipped 2.5 million copies of the debut Issue of the series called simply  buyers Range from wide eyed kids to shrewd collectors. Some fans have bought five to 10 copies at $1.7 5 each to meet store rules requiring a $2 Purchase to get one of the limited issues in a plastic bag. Todd Mcfarlane of Vancouver British Columbia who draws and writes the series is amazed by its Success. A even though i love doing it and put a lot into my work it s still just a comic Book Quot he said. Quot i mean ils not like it s an Oil painting or  he a not the first to spin spider Man s webs. The character a the Meek Peter Parker bitten by a radioactive spider a was created in 1962 by Marvel comics founder Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. The new series for Marvel a the nations largest publisher of comic books and graphic novels a is the fifth spider Man series after Quot amazing spider Man Quot Quot Peter Parker the spectacular spider Man Quot Quot web of spider Man Quot and Quot Marvel  Mcfarlane 28, credits the Book s popularity to the comic Book Boom marvels marketing tactics and Luck. Quot i think it has a lot to do with timing Quot he said. A a few years ago it was Frank Miller with Batman. Then it was John Byram and Superman. Now its my turn with spider Man i  from w a reports july 15, 1990 sunday _ Page 9