Comic books June 1978

Issue 90 - June 1978. ERB-dom was one of the best fanzines focusing on Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. The final issue is unique. Caz had just gone through a divorce and was selling his collection. Issue #89 featured a lot of his books, pulps and comics for sale. This issue features original art that he had gathered for a proposed Edgar Rice Burroughs museum. In essence, this issue is a catalog of the originals that he was selling at the time. Burne Hogarth, Hal Foster, Jeff Jones, Jack Kirby, Russ Manning, John Celardo, Rex Maxon, Dan Barry and more are showcased. Folded in half horizontally on newsprint, unstapled. 11 1/2-in x 16-in when unfolded, 28 pages, black and white. Cover price $1.00.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.25.

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Cover art by Stan Goldberg. "Once Upon a Time," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie tells his young cousin a bedtime story and manages to mash several literary classics together. "Getting Up" half-page story with Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Archie's Gag Bag, script by Bob Montana, pencils by Bob Montana, inks by Joe Edwards. "Rings & Things," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty ditches her baseball team to be with Archie. Archie's Arty Thoughts activity page by Joe Edwards. "The Substitute," pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Weatherbee has to substitute for the gym teacher. "Here's What I Want You to Do," script and art by Bob Bolling; To impress a girl, Archie has Jughead masquerade as a cab driver, with his jalopy masquerading as the cab. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: preview of The Incredible Melting Man; a feature on makeup artist Rick Baker; preview of Quark comedy series; article on a young Mario Chiodo; and more. Cover is a still from The Mummy. Cover price $1.25.

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Vol. 1 #2 in indicia. June 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #2 includes: Mothership Architecture, The Alien Language of CE3K Translated, Kirk Alyn interview, Superman movies preview by Mike Gold, The Powers of Kal-El, The Animated Kryptonian, The Man of the Steel vs. the Cathode Ray article, Superbeings that Almost Were (Superboy and Superpup), 50s bubblegum cards article, The True Origins of Superman, and The Daily Planet. Cover price $2.00.

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"Beware the Ravaging Retrievers!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Keith Pollard. Inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Joe Sinnott. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Lights, Camera, Action! Susan Richards makes her acting debut in a movie being produced by the Sub-Mariner's film studio. Prince Namor joins the Invisible Girl on the set in an effort to get away from his troubles in Atlantis. However, with the cameras rolling, the Retrievers of Atlantis crash the set and grab the Avenging Son! The Invisible Girl and the Sub-Mariner join forces to escape the Retrievers! Cameo appearance by the Impossible Man. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman Variant. "Beware the Ravaging Retrievers!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Keith Pollard. Inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Joe Sinnott. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Lights, Camera, Action! Susan Richards makes her acting debut in a movie being produced by the Sub-Mariner's film studio. Prince Namor joins the Invisible Girl on the set in an effort to get away from his troubles in Atlantis. However, with the cameras rolling, the Retrievers of Atlantis crash the set and grab the Avenging Son! The Invisible Girl and the Sub-Mariner join forces to escape the Retrievers! Cameo appearance by the Impossible Man. Cover price $0.35.

Photo cover of Maureen Chan Ridley as the Huntress. Graceland College Comic Club fanzine edited by Jonathan Bacon with an emphasis on work by Robert E. Howard. 1st appearance of "Feud" poem by Robert E. Howard. Illustrations by Gene Day, Stephen Fabian, Stephen Riley and others. 8.5-in. x 11-in. 80 pages B&W. Cover price $5.00.

Fantasy Film Journal (1977) #002, Includes the following features: Incredible Hulk review, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger review, Ray Harryhausen interview, Jim Danforth interview, Star Trek?The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind review, Star Wars merchandising report, Capricorn One, Damien?Omen II, Damnation Alley, The Fury, and The Hobbit. Summer, 1978. Original cover price: $3.00. Cover price $3.00.

Vol. 2, No. 3. Summer 1978. UK magazine. Stephen Fabian cover. Includes: "At the End of the Road" by Patrick Connelly; "The Inheritance" by Denys Val Baker; "The Last Sleeping God of Mars" by Andrew Darlington; and more. 5.75" x 8.25". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.00.

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Volume 31 - Number 6, June 1978. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include Fake Fairy Photos, Treasures From a Golden Tomb, a Psychic Contradicts the Police, and a Pilot's Eye View of an IFO over California! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by Don Perlin. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Soldiers crossing a rickety bridge are at the mercy of attacking Stukas, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. A US soldier and a German soldier must work together to save a cow that is giving birth in the barn where they are hiding out. Plus a comics biography of WWII General Douglas MacArthur. The Last Test; The Worms Turn!; Nowhere to Hide!; The Sentence; The Greatest of Them All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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"Kiss Not the Lips of Killer Frost." First appearance of Crystal Frost, who becomes Killer Frost when she is accidentally locked in a freezer. She tries to kill Professor Stein, but Firestorm intervenes. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by Milgrom. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Kiss Not the Lips of Killer Frost." First appearance of Crystal Frost, who becomes Killer Frost when she is accidentally locked in a freezer. She tries to kill Professor Stein, but Firestorm intervenes. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by Milgrom.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. With This Ring, I Thee Master, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Flash battles Golden Glider, and Ringmaster sweeps Iris off her feet. Article about Hawkman by publisher Janette Kahn. Wonder Bread Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards ad. Batman 300 ad. Action Comics 40th Anniversary issue ad. Showcase Presents Hawkman ad. Amazing World of DC Comics ad. Welcome Back Kotter and Superman vs. Shazam tabloid ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. With This Ring, I Thee Master, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Flash battles Golden Glider, and Ringmaster sweeps Iris off her feet. Article about Hawkman by publisher Janette Kahn. Wonder Bread Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards ad. Batman 300 ad. Action Comics 40th Anniversary issue ad. Showcase Presents Hawkman ad. Amazing World of DC Comics ad. Welcome Back Kotter and Superman vs. Shazam tabloid ad. 36 Pages, Full Color.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. "Sideshows of Doom," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Jack Abel; The Freedom Fighters go undercover and discover alien infiltration at Kane's Kolossal Karnival, owned by Kathy Kane, who unknown to them is really the Batwoman. Batgirl appearance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. "Sideshows of Doom," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Jack Abel; The Freedom Fighters go undercover and discover alien infiltration at Kane's Kolossal Karnival, owned by Kathy Kane, who unknown to them is really the Batwoman. Batgirl appearance. 36 pgs., full color.

Magazine of true stories of the American Frontier. Features illustrations and photos of the old west. B&W text. Color cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 64 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera Summer Sports Special featuring Laff-a-Lympics, guest-starring The Flintstones. The Man Who Stole Thursday, script by Mark Evanier, art by Scott Shaw!, Dan Spiegle, Frank Smith, Owen Fitzgerald, Tony Stobl, Pete Alvarado, Paul Norris, and Joe Prince; someone has tampered with the Earths rotation, eliminating Thursdays from the calendar; featuring Yogi Bear, Dyno-Mutt, the Scooby gang, and others. Laff-a-Lympics crossword puzzle. 48 pgs. Size is 10 x 13-1/2" (about the size of a Life magazine). Cover price $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Richard Olson. Science Fiction Stories by Greg Benford, Syd Logsdon, Michael Tompkins, Paul Walker, Mike Ravine. Interior Illustrations by Jim Mueller, Olson, Cecilia Cosentini, Stephen Fabian, G. Fox. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

June 1978. Stories by Richard Corben, Gene Day, Don Lomax, Mark Wheatley, and Garry Winnick. Cover by Ned Sonntag. Saddle Stitched, 8-in x 11-in, 64 Pages, PC/PB&W, MATURES READERS. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. It'll Come Tonight!, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Deak and the local thugs try to take BeeJay Thomas' money but instead find a monster. The Swamp Rat, art by Joe Staton; Herb Kurtin chases a young runaway thru the swamp. Come Back...to Tlakluk, art by Steve Ditko; An American and Japanese fighter pilot are stranded on a remote Alaskan island during WWII. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Auction Item: CBCS 9.4 View scans Auction opens June 10 Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition. Label #20-39E0BDC-005	Add to cart Fine $12.00	Add to cart FN 6.0 $12.00	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.90
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Part 2 of 4 - "The Mage and the Monster!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Story by Roger McKenzie. Art by Don Perlin and Jim Mooney. Cover by Ernie Chan. The Dread Dormammu has turned the macabre power of the Ghost Rider against his hated foe, Doctor Strange! can the Master of the Mystic Arts find a way to save Blaze's soul, or will he be forced to destroy the Spirit of Vengeance?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, D. J. Arneson, and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Hal is menaced by giant tentacles after a friend dies in a fishing accident, in a story by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti, with art and cover by future horror legend Tom Sutton. While investigating Stonehenge, Keith uncovers a modern-day Druidic cult. Tyro has a plan of revenge against his cruel professors Gasse, Ort and Smythe. An Ancient Rite; Up on the Mountain; Gimma The Ghost; Those Tentacles! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Strange Haunt of the Andes" (art by Rico Rival), "The Ghostly Guardian of the Grave" (art by Frank Redondo), and "The Imprisoned Phantom" (art by Fred Carrillo). Aquaman and Aqualad star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Imperiled Sub." Half-page profile of Mike Barr (DC Profiles # 33). Lius Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.35.

"The Strange Haunt of the Andes" (art by Rico Rival), "The Ghostly Guardian of the Grave" (art by Frank Redondo), and "The Imprisoned Phantom" (art by Fred Carrillo). Aquaman and Aqualad star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Imperiled Sub." Half-page profile of Mike Barr (DC Profiles # 33). Lius Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "The Strange Haunt of the Andes" (art by Rico Rival), "The Ghostly Guardian of the Grave" (art by Frank Redondo), and "The Imprisoned Phantom" (art by Fred Carrillo). Aquaman and Aqualad star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Imperiled Sub." Half-page profile of Mike Barr (DC Profiles # 33). Lius Dominguez cover.

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Giant-sized issue. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

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"Arena for Three!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. It's a three-way clash of titans. On the floor of the Grand Canyon, Godzilla battles the giant bigfoot known as Yetigar and Red Ronin is caught in the middle.

NOTE: "Yetigar appears again years later in Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #32." - Odinson, mycomishop.com Archivist

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"Thunder Doom." Guest-starring Black Canary, Air Wave, & Ray Palmer (Atom). Sonar intends to disrupt a beauty pageant, and Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Black Canary step in. The second Air Wave and Ray Palmer guest star. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Thunder Doom." Guest-starring Black Canary, Air Wave, & Ray Palmer (Atom). Sonar intends to disrupt a beauty pageant, and Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Black Canary step in. The second Air Wave and Ray Palmer guest star. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Thunder Doom." Guest-starring Black Canary, Air Wave, & Ray Palmer (Atom). Sonar intends to disrupt a beauty pageant, and Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Black Canary step in. The second Air Wave and Ray Palmer guest star. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Grell.

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Cover by Ricardo Villagran. Stories by Bernie Wrightson, Steve Moore, Alan Frank, John Brosnan, Cathy O'Brien, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by John Bolton and Bernie Wrightson. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. Father Shandor (hero of Hammer's Dracula Prince of Darkness and its comics adaptation from issue #6) returns, featuring early art by John Bolton. In a Terror Tales short, a three-armed man hides out in the wrong swamp town, in a story by Swamp Thing co-creator and fantasy art legend Bernie Wrightson. An interview with film legend Christopher Lee. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio, continued from the previous issue. Christopher Lee Speaks; Media Macabre/Review; Answer Desk; Father Shandor, Demon Stalker: The Devils Dark Destiny; Warlords of the Deep; Dracula Art Competition; History of Hammer; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: One Too Many! 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.