Comics Buyer's Guide (1971) comic books 1986

April 18, 1986. New Universe - Marvel backs concept with TV and print advertising campaigns; John Buscema to return to 'Fantastic Four'; DC puts brakes on new talent project. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Angel Love; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. April 25, 1986. Power Pack goes direct-sale only - 'X-Men massacre' story ending won't be on newsstands; Frank Miller appears at Lone Star to promote Dark Knight; Thou Art Only a Man - some second-thoughts on hot comics; Angel Love #1 comics preview conclusion; Watchmen #1 review. Cover price $1.50.

May 2, 1986. With Do-It-Yourself Comic Book - just pull out the centerfold; 'Dark Knight' returns to press; 2nd edition error - the second edition of 'Dark Knight' #2 has produced a problem for collectors; Chester Gould and Dick Tracy - a look at a classic cartoonist and his classic strip; Comico to hit newsstands in May; warehouse fire - 175,000 underground comix from Rip Off Press burn. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Cosmic Trips; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Shel Dorf; 3-D Pete; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. May 9, 1986. Gladstone - Disney characters return in newsstand comics this summer; Jim Shooter and Archie Goodwin discuss Marvel's New Universe; Hawkline - Tony Isabella promotes Hawkman by telephone; Mythadventures; Ron Goulart's Golden Age Heroes. Cover price $1.50.

May 16, 1986. DC to cancel three titles - sales could still save ' 'Mazing Man,' but 'Amethyst' and 'All-Star Squadron' to metamorphose; NCS Awards - Lynn Johnston is first woman to be 'Cartoonist of the Year'; 'Ms. Tree' - better paper and higher price; Quality to offer Judge Dredd graphic novel. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Birthdays; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Editorial; Everett True; Freddy & Eddy; Off Panel; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Trufan Adventures; Viewsbreak; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

May 23, 1986. Marvel reprints - 70,000 sets of G.I. Joe comics are made available to all distributors; The Silent Invasion; Superman sells out; delays - 'Dark Knight' and 'History of the DC Universe' are rescheduled; Elektra for adults - Frank Miller emphasizes that Epic mini-series 'is not a kid's comic'; cover controversy - 'Batman' #399 cover disavowed by Dick Giordano; Marvel fires Mike Carlin. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; Freddy & Eddy; Near Mint; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; 3-D Pete; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

May 30, 1986. David Michelinie returns to Iron Man; New Universe - a peek at 8 new titles; Guest Editorial by Wendy and Richard Pini; Eclipse 'universe' to have crossovers; Craig Russell's Salome; DC cancels 'Streetfighter' ad; 'Death Rattle' drops color format. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Everett True; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 6, 1986. Strikeforce: Morituri - new Marvel monthly comic features doomed heroes fighting alien invasion; The Spirit on TV - to be featured in 90-minute pilot for series; Dr. Strange graphic novel - 'Into Shamballa' tells of The Ancient One's legacy; Salome preview; newsstand sales hurt DC in 1985. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 13, 1986. Mutant Massacre - story expands to cover 11 issues, with X-Men, X-Factor, Thor changed; Hawks of the Seas - Will Eisner's early strip collected in near-entirety; 'Ace of Newsreels' to be a movie. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. June 20, 1986. Revamped Superman has national media coverage on 'Today' show, 'USA Today' and 'GQ'; Marvel digest comics - Spider-Man, G.I. Joe, Transformers and Star Comics; Justice Machine sells out; comics' contributions to the war effort in World War II. Cover price $1.50.

June 27, 1986. 'Strange Tales' - Cloak and Dagger, Doctor Strange canceled, combined in monthly title; Robotech; Mutant Massacre Map; Dark Knight Returns poster; Marvel offers refunds on Wolverine origin (with quote in article from Marvel's manager of direct sales Peter David); Solson Publications to feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ronald Reagan; 'Miracleman' #8 contains reprints, Eclipse will accept returns for 30 days. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; Freddy & Eddy; Near Mint; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Super Folks; 3-D Pete; Trufan Adventures; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

July 4, 1986. 'Dark Knight' - DC plans regular hardcover, trade paperback reprinting (with quotes in article from Dick Giordano); Apple Press - WaRP Graphics spins off a new company; San Diego Trade Show - attendees to get free publicity in comics and CBG; printer's error delays 'The New Wave' #1. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Editorial; Everett True; Funnies in the '40s - comics historian Ron Goulart views when comic strips went to war; The Law Is a Ass - Superman vs. the IRS; New Universe; Oh, So?; Price Guide; Retailer Directory; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

July 11, 1986. More ElfQuest - new 8-issue mini-series picks up where the original story ended; preview of original text story by Harlan Ellison; a look at Micra from Comics Interview; Murray Boltinoff interview. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 18, 1986. Daredevil graphic novel - Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz resolve storyline about Kingpin and his wife Vanessa; Harlan Ellison blasts John Byrne, Howard Chaykin and Jim Shooter; Lodestone/Deluxe publisher David Singer blames illnesses and foreign printer for delays in schedule; Ann Nocenti named regular writer on Daredevil. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. July 25, 1986. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in color - First to reprint series as graphic novel; Frank Miller denies autographing items offered for sale by at least one store; WaRP and Colleen Doran reach agreement on A Distant Soil; previously unknown run of New Fun and More Fun discovered in Chicago; Strikeforce: Morituri - Editor Carl Potts sees series succeeding due to characters; Walt Simonson - he'll reduce Thor to a pile of Jell-O. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. August 1, 1986. Spider-Man's wedding; CBG Fan Awards results; Dennis O'Neil returns to writing comics with The Question; preview of The 'Nam #1; Robotech movie opens in 25 theaters. Cover price $1.50.

August 8, 1986. What's hot? Gladstone's Disneys 'unqualified success,' Comico's 'Jonny Quest' goes 'like wildfire.' Plus: Corto Maltese preview; 'Love and War' - Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz resolve Kingpin story in graphic novel; 'Jon Sable' skips one month - Judith Hunt to draw two fill-in issues, Mike Grell to write and draw 'Sable' graphic novel; cocktail party - Renegade, Golden Apple sponsor informal gathering for professionals. Also: Advertising Index; American Comic Strips; Book Look; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide - a look at first issues; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Cosmic Trips; Editorial; Everett True; Growing Up with Comics; The Law Is a Ass - they came for Isabella yesterday; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Superhero Overdose; Viewsbreak; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. August 15, 1986. George Perez talks of new Wonder Woman - no super-heroine, hates Steve Trevor...and how'd she get named Diana?; Dracula graphic novel - Moonshadow artist Jon J. Muth concentrates on how the story is told; Floyd Gottfriedson dies; The World of Ginger Fox preview. Newspaper Format. Cover price $1.50.

August 22, 1986. Marvel states position on return of Jack Kirby art; Ward Batty begins his return from the dead in this week's installment of Trufan Adventures - it's that rarity of rarities, a new way for a comics character to return to life; Doug Moench - 'Spectre' series, 'Slash Maraud,' more of 'Aztec Ace' and 'Lords of the Ultra-Realm'; 'Tales from the Plague' - earliest Richard Corben comic book to be reprinted; Harvey Kurtzman - a sample from the forthcoming deluxe reprint of a rare classic, out of print for 27 years. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics in Your Future; Comics Trader; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; Fanzine Guide; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Super Folks; 3-D Pete; Viewsbreak; What, Where & When. Cover price $1.50.

August 29, 1986. Dave Stevens will produce Rocketeer for Comico; Spider-Man vs. Wolverine - one-shot features menace from Logan's past; Phil Levine's comic-book caper; letters from Tim Truman and Howard Cruse; Whisper preview. Cover price $1.50.

September 5, 1986. Comico to produce color 'Fish Police'; 'Dark Knight' #4 to ship; 'High Society' not in shops; Kirby Awards, American Comic Book Awards, Golden Apple Awards are given; Cosmic Trips - a guide to the Spider-Man comic strip. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

September 12, 1986. Aircel drops 'Adventurers' - reprints of sold-out titles are planned; Ambush Bug is game for Mayfair Games; preview of Labor Force; Hawkman - twists in plot surprise scripter Tony Isabella, as some characters die, others live; movies option Grendel - Matt Wagner works on screenplay of live-action feature; 'EC Classics' series to continue. Also in this issue: Advertising Index; Comics Exchange; Comics Guide; Comics Trader; Confessions; Dan T's Inferno; Editorial; Everett True; Freddy & Eddy; The Law Is a Ass; Oh, So?; Retailer Directory; Super Folks; Superhero Overdose; 3-D Pete; What, Where & When; Year of Jubilo. Cover price $1.50.

September 19, 1986. Charlton Publications Inc. has returned to comic-book publishing via the direct-sales market. Plus: Charles Treadwell's Scratch #3 is previewed. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. September 26, 1986. Jim Salicrup to edit Spider-Man - says Spidey-wedding would be 'great'; Alien Ducklings preview; new Captain Marvel coming in January from DC - Cap resides in San Francisco, Shazam lives; Stephen King's notebook brings $5200 at World SF Con charity auction for Wellman; DC editors, writers answer questions from fans at 1986 Chicago Comicon; Nick Carter turns 100. Cover price $1.50.

October 3, 1986. Response - Jack Kirby replies to Marvel statement; Walt Simonson to quit 'Thor'; preview of Comico's Grendel; Funnies in the '40s; Legionnaire History; Comics Price Guide Issue. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 10, 1986. Space Ghost - Mark Evanier to write, Steve Rude to draw TV series star for Comico; First on 'Today.' Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 17, 1986. Marv Wolfman leaves New Teen Titans - new writers assigned until he returns; radio talk show host Bob Larson calls comics 'occultic'; preview of Fortune's Friends graphic novel; Steve Moncuse gives his final word on high prices on The Fish Police. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 24, 1986. The 'Nam is reprinted - marks end of 'skip weeks' for Marvel; preview of Chrome from Hot Comics; comics on Jeopardy game show; Mike Carlin named DC editor; First Comics, not Lodestone, is sole Evangeline publisher. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. October 31, 1986. Marvel raises prices - licensed titles go to $1, Epic to $1.75; preview of Happy Birthday Gnatrat; Americans invade England - Bill Sienkiewicz and Walt Simonson do Titan covers; Ron Goulart article on Detective Comics before Batman. Newspaper Format in 2 sections. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. November 7, 1986. Roger Stern quits writing Fantastic Four after #300; Stern reveals what's coming up in The Avengers, including new members, a new leader, and "at least one major death"; preview of Matrix's new Dragon's Star; Zot! returns in January as a black-and-white comic; Dan T's Inferno - Dan protests the imminent cancellation of G.I. Combat. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. November 14, 1986. More price increases - Kitchen Sink up 5 cents, Gladstone up 20 cents; Alan Light drops suit against Gary Groth and Fantagraphics; gift suggestions; Robotech and Grendel graphic novels sell out.Newspaper Format in 2 sections. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. November 21, 1986. Louise Simonson talks X-Factor plans - Iceman and Beast next up for 'torture'; Ian Marter (Doctor Who TV series) dies; Gumby - Bob Burden and Art Adams team on lean green hero; Xenozoic Tales - new comic about time gone berserk; Mindy Newell - New Wave story takes look at sex education in schools; preview of Ultra Klutz #5. Newspaper Format in 2 sections. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. November 28, 1986. Steve Englehart is new Fantastic Four writer; Mike Carlin edits DC titles - John Byrne 'ecstatic' about reunion; $30,800 for poisoned apple - record price paid by Cochran for animation cel from Snow White; Portia Prinz of the Glamazons preview; cartoonists assemble for Festival of Cartoon Art; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Shel Dorf observes how a Star Trek movie is made. Newspaper Format in 2 sections. Cover price $1.50.

December 5, 1986. Guidelines - DC announces standards policy for comics. Plus: Ultraguy and Joe Power, who first appeared in the pages of CBG a couple of years ago, have returned in a preview of their newest adventure, "Ultraguy Gets Married," from Boffo Laffs #3; David Michelinie discusses plans for Iron Man. Cover price $1.50.

December 12, 1986. Silver Surfer - Steve Englehart finally frees him from Earth, involves him in intergalactic war; Comics Code returns; Comics and Cons Through 1986; Comics Censorship - Frank Miller and Buddy Saunders offer two views; Nightwolf makes his debut. Cover price $1.50.

December 19, 1986. New World acquires Marvel; 'Dark Knight' proof brings $2000; preview of Dinosaur Rex; Frank Miller continues the discussion he began last week on comics, comics censorship and creator freedom. Cover price $1.50.

Original cover price: $1.50. December 26, 1986. Thor battles serpent - Walt Simonson wraps up his run on series; Dinosaur Rex preview; Valentino quits Myth Adventures; Arrow Comics seeks new talent; 1953 TV Adventures of Superman, Episode 46 - "Beware The Wrecker"; Steve Englehart talks Green Lantern. Newspaper Format in 2 sections. Cover price $1.50.