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Comic books December 1981

  • Issue #30
    What If (1977 1st Series) 30
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4380416006
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4369611002
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    "What If...Spider-Man's Clone had Survived?" Script by Bill Flanagan. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns), Jim Mooney (finishes), and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton. In the classic Amazing Spider-Man 149, the Spider-Clone perished in battle vs. the Jackal. But now the Watcher presents an alternate reality in which Spider-Man's clone survives the harrowing encounter at Shea Stadium that fateful afternoon. After the explosion that killed the Jackal, the Spider-Clone frees Ned Leeds, scoops up the other web-slinger, and asks the Gwen Stacy clone to call the police! The Spider-Clone takes the real Spider-Man back to Professor Warren's laboratory for safekeeping! In the days ahead, the clone attempts to resume Peter Parker's normal life, but his awkward encounters with Joe Robertson, Betty Brant, and Glory Grant make him realize that something is terribly wrong! Once the clone comes to grips with his true self, he frees the genuine wall-crawler! And together Spider-Man and the Spider-Clone fight and defeat the Kingpin! It looks like the start of a beautiful friendship! Flashback cameos by Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin. Backup story: "Moving Day!" Script by Peter Gillis. Art by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). In this untold tale of the Marvel Universe, the Inhumans pack up and move the Great Refuge to the Himalayan Mountains! Appearances by Black Bolt, Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon, Crystal, and the Eternals. (Notes: The original clone saga took place in Amazing Spider-Man 141-151. Many years later this What If story became reality in the mainstream Marvel Universe via the controversial second clone saga that ran through the Spider-Man titles from 1994 to 1996. Both stories were reprinted in 2008 in the trade paperback: What If? Classic 5.) 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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    $14 WHAT IF 30 5.5 6.0 MARVEL 1981 SPIDER-MAN’S CLONE LIVED NEWSSTAND OQ
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  • Issue #30DF.SIGNED
    What If (1977 1st Series) 30DF.SIGNED
    Published Dec 1981 by Marvel.

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    Dynamic Forces Vintage Autographed Line with certificate. Signed by Jim Mooney and limited to 100 copies. From Amazing Spider-Man 148-149 comes this alternate reality tale of What If Spider-Man's clone had lived? Fights Kingpin. Cover by Bob Layton with art by Jim Mooney, Rich Buckler, & Pablo Marcos. Back-up Inhumans story by Peter Gillis with art by Ron Wilson & Joe Sinnott.

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    $29 What If? # 30 Newsstand - Spider-Man’s Clone Had Lived NM- Cond.

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  • Issue #24
    White Dwarf (1977-Present Games Workshop Magazine) 24

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    April/May 1981. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Games and Miniatures Magazine. Printed in England. In this issue: Backdrop of Stars - Setting up Traveller Campaigns. Plus: The Lair of Maldred the Mighty - Prizewinning D&D Mini-Module. Cover price $3.00.

  • Issue #14
    Whizzard (1980) 14
    Published Dec 1981 by Marty Klug.

    Interviews with Paul Gulacy, Dick Giordano, and Michael Nasser. Review of Marvel's Battlestar Galactica comic book series. 40 pages; black and white. Nasser/Terry Austin cover. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #286
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 286

    Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "Be Wonder Woman... and Die!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman gives a wannabe actress who wishes to play her in a movie the chance to play her in real life, not knowing that the girl has only six months to live and that she will die accepted by the Amazons as one of their own. "Karnage is the Name," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; Huntress vs. Karnage; Batman flashback. The Penguin stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Penguins on Parade." 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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  • Issue #286MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #34
    World of Yesterday (1976 Linda S. Downey) Fanzine 34

    The World of Yesterday is a magazine devoted to entertainers who performed during the first sixty years of the 20th century. In this issue: Glenn Miller; Billy Barty; Radio Scrapbook; Lizabeth Scott; and more. 8.5 x 11 in.; black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #2

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  • Issue #274
    World's Finest (1941) 274
    Published Dec 1981 by DC.

    48-page giant. Superman and Batman star in "Greater Love Hath No Man" (script by Cary Burkett, pencils by A. Gonzalez, inks by Bret Breeding), Green Arrow and Black Canary in "The Archer or the Man" (script by Mike Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt), Zatanna in "The Song the Shrieker Sang" (script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Smith), Hawkman in "Gone With the Wings" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Rodin Rodriguez), and Captain Marvel in "Silence, Please" (script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Mahlstedt). Letter to the editor from comics artist Todd McFarlane. Comic strip by Fred Hembeck. Ross Andru cover pencils, Dick Giordano cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

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  • Vol. 61 #12

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