Comic books in 'Comics Hobby'

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Summer 1972. 8.5 x 10.75; black and white; 40 pages; newsprint with glue-bound spine. Alfred Andriola issue containing an interview, an artist profile, and a sample of artwork, including Kerry Drake and Charlie Chan strips. Article by Andriola, "Comic Strip Taboos." Cover price $1.00.

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Summer 1973. 8.5 x 10.75; black and white; 32 pages; newsprint. Alfred Andriola issue containing an interview, an artist profile, and a sample of artwork, including Kerry Drake and Charlie Chan strips. Article by Andriola, "Comic Strip Taboos." Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing. Comics about comics! Fifty creators share 45 short biographical and fictional tales featuring their favorite comics, comics careers, comic fans and strips with comic references throughout! Topped by an exquisite Dave Sim EC-homage cover, The Comic Eye features strips by Rick Geary, Hembeck, Rob Walton, Nick Craine, Mike Cherkas, RG Taylor, and many more! Softcover, 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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One-Shot, though technically this is the 8th and final issue of Comic Fandom Monthly, produced as a parody. 1972. Roy Krenkel illustrations. Publisher's letter laid in that explains this is the final issue and gives refund information to the subscriber. 7" x 8.5". 8 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.50.

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1st Printing - A collection of all the best articles from the best classic fanzines, compiled and annotated by Bill Schelly. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Howard Chaykin explains how to draw comics. NOTE: title formerly LOC (1980) issue #'s 1-7 Cover price $2.50.

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This issue: Blair Butler unmasked - G4 TV's star host gets fresh with us; how the recession is going to change comics; the cutest creator couples in comics; how to ink Jim Lee's Batman; ultimate summer convention guide. Plus: Mark Millar, Alex Ross, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope, Scott McCloud, Brian Wood, Penny Arcade, Dash Shaw, Gerard Way, J.G. Jones, Keith Knight. Cover price $5.98.

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Magazine Only. With the title for Zack Snyder's Superman reboot confirmed as The Man Of Steel, Comic Heroes goes Krypton krazy - it's an issue dedicated to Supes himself. Everything you need to know about the upcoming film plus our ten favourite Superman comics ever, and a complete guide to the character's appearances in every medium. The issue also includes a look at how Tintin went from Belgian comic strip to big screen blockbuster, plus all your usual news and reviews from the international comics scene. Free gifts include badges and the Sidekick preview comic, featuring new comics excerpts. PLUS: a super sew-on fabric Superman patch; giant double-sided poster featuring Slaine the Wanderer and Hunt Emerson's Frankenstein; interviews with Jonathan Ross (Turf), JM Straczynski, Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Dan Didio and Keith Giffen; how they made Beast from X-Men: First Class; Joe Hill; the Art of John Higgins; music in comics. Cover price $18.99.

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Magazine Only. This issue brings a giant-size Sidekick! Issue one of your new and improved sampler includes previews of the best new comics: It Girl And The Atomics, The Nao of Brown, The Silver Darlings and The Bulletproof Coffin. Plus we introduce Comic Heroes Presents, a free graphic novel concentrating on a comic character each month: issue one brings two complete Judge Dredd stories! 80 pages of free comics not enough for you? Okay, we have two postcards too, featuring images from Image Comics' Happy! and Fatale. Wolverine! He's the best at what he does...How one clawed man changed comics. We look at Wolverine's origins, his story, and how we grew to love this unlikely hero. Killer Heroes! Once upon a time, superheroes didn't kill. But then the '70s came along, with Frank and Logan, and neither was much of a rule-follower at heart. Comic Heroes examines the most ruthless characters in comics. Dredd 3D Movie Special! Judge Dredd is brought to the big screen on a rich foundation - 35 years of comic history. After a failed manifestation in 1995, how will this 2012 reboot compare? We look at the new backdrop for the film, screenwriter Alex Garland talks movie rights, and Karl Urban talks about reading comics for research. Plus! We chat with Frazer Irving about his art, his influences and the methods he uses to create his comics; we examine the new Doctor Who comic; we hit the underworld with Italian crime comics; and we study one of the all-time greats, Neal Adams. And 15 pages of reviews including: The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 2009, Before Watchmen, Avengers Vs X-Men, Animal Man, The Judas Coin, 2000 AD, Hit Girl, Batman: Death By Design and much, much more. Plus: Mike Allred, Greg Pak, Steve Niles, Killraven, The Victories, the glorious return of Glyn Dillon, and Axel Alonso explains Marvel NOW! Cover price $17.99.

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Terry Austin interview. Jeff Millar/Bill Hinds interview (Tank McNamara). Article on Interfan. Comics by Ron Snow, Keith S. Wilson, Janet Jackson, David Patterson, Charles Treadwell, and "Spaced" by Tom Stazer. Hinds cover. Cover price $1.95.

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Kerry Gammill interview Cover price $1.95.

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Fanzine featuring Articles and reviews of comics. Modesty Blaise Special issue. Interview with Peter O'Donnell, reprint of The Mind of Mrs. Drake story arc by O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway part one and reviews. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Comic reprints: the Spirit ("Sounds" from September 24, 1950) by Will Eisner; Modesty Blaise ("The Mind of Mrs. Drake") by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway; the Seekers ("Goddess of the Seven Moons") by John Burns and Phil Douglas; and Bringing Up Father by George McManus. Articles: "A History of Science Fiction" part 3 by Lee Hopewell (illustration by Dave Gibbons) and "The Men Behind the Seekers," an interview with Burns and Douglas. Also reviews of the following books: "Wonder Woman" (Charles Moulton and Harry G. Peter), "Tarzan of the Apes" (Burne Hogarth), "Odd Bodkins" (Dan O'Neill), "The Steranko History of the Comics" (Jim Steranko), "The Haunter of the Dark" (H.P> Lovecraft), "Mindswap" (Robert Sheckley), "The Small Assassin" (Ray Bradbury), and "Jizzle" (John Wyndham). Eisner cover. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Sydney Jordan (Jeff Hawke) interview; "The Seekers" newspaper strips by Burns/Douglas; "Modesty Blaise" newspaper strips by O'Donnell/Holdaway. Spirit reprint by Will Eisner. Dave Gibbons back cover. Cover price $0.75.

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April/May 1974. 12 Pages, B&W, 8 1/2-in x 11 1/2-in.

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July/Aug 1975. 16 Pages, B&W, 8 1/2-in x 11 1/2-in.

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Also known as TCP. Fanzine dedicated to comics and comic characters. Cover price $2.75.

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Published by Jerry Bails, the Father of Comic Book Fandom, The Comic Reader was one of the earlier comic book fanzines, making it an important part of comics history. 8.5" x 11", 6 mimeographed pages.

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Published by Jerry Bails, the Father of Comic Book Fandom, The Comic Reader was one of the earlier comic book fanzines, making it an important part of comics history. 8.5" x 11", 8 mimeographed pages.

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Issue #18 - Aug. 1963. Current comic news reported by Jerry Bails with his opinions. In commenting on the second issue of Avengers, Bails sees "Ant-Man in his new role as Giant-Man and Iron Man in a new costume. Personally, I liked both characters the way they were." An article about Blackhawk and Torchy artist Bill Ward, who admits he had a difficult time drawing the hats on the Blackhawks. Listing of comic fanzines received that month. Ads from Bails, Howard Rogofsky, two-page photo-offset ad for Mike Vosburg's fanzine Masquerader #6, which includes a photo of Biljo White and Ross Foss. Ditto printed. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W, 18 pages.

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Issue #19 - Sept. 9, 1963. Free fanzine published and edited by Jerry Bails. Current comic news and opinions by Jerry Bails. He is ecstatic about Captain America's return in Avengers #4, for instance. News about the Alley Awards. Ads from Bails and others. Includes a full-page ad for Star-Studded Comics #2 from Larry Herndon, Howard Keltner and our own Buddy Saunders. Upon seeing the ad, Buddy says he did not lay the ad out or do the artwork and believes it was Howard Keltner. Single-page photo-offset ad for Mike Vosburg's Masquerader #6. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 12 pages. Circulation 1,000.

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Issue #22 - Jan. 1964. Published and edited by Jerry Bails. This special issue is devoted to the 1963 Alley Awards Poll. This issue also announces that the Comic Reader and the Comicollector were expected to be merged into one fanzine, but this obviously fell to the wayside as the Comicollector merged with G.B. Love's Rocket's Blast instead. Also in this issue is a full page photo-offset ad for Fantasy Illustrated #1 with interior art by our own Buddy Saunders. Ads from Bails and Robert Jennings. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W, 12 pages.

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Issue #23 - Mar. 1964. Special edition published for the Executive Board. It is reported that Bill White could not take over a combined TCR and Comicollector because of the death of his mother. Includes a Fantasy Illustrated #1 photo-offset ad and other ads from Bails. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 8 pages, B&W.

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issue #25 - May 1964. Limited edition for the Executive Board. News about a possible successor to Jerry Bails' editorship of The Comic Reader. Discussion of a Hall of Fame and new categories of the Alley Awards. Fanzine reviews. Ad for Bails' microfilms of Golden Age comics. Includes an Errata sheet stapled inside. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, B&W.

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Justine cover (B&W) by Joe Staton. The Comic Reader is a source for information on the comic industry, what comics and when they are coming out that month (mainly Marvel and DC), and a synopsis of the story. The Comic Reader was like Wizard Magazine before there was a Wizard Magazine. 24 pages, B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.45.

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Batman cover by Klaus Janson. News and information on comics coming from National, Marvel, Gold Key, Red Circle, Charlton, and Warren. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Founded by Jerry Bails. Hanley Hotbox cartoon. Published by Street Enterprises. Aug. 1974. 45 cents. 24 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.45.

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Luke Cage (Power Man) cover by Ron Wilson. News and information on comics coming from National, Marvel, Gold Key, Warren, Charlton, and Red Circle. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Hanley Hotbox cartoon. Famous Monsters Convention ad. Sept. 1974. 45 cents. 24 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.45.

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News and information on comics coming from National, Marvel, Atlas, Gold Key, Warren, and Archie. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Hanley Hotbox cartoon.Who's Who of American Comic Books ad. Nov. 1974. 45 cents. 24 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. News and information on comics coming from National, Atlas, Marvel, Charlton, Warren, Red Circle, and Gold Key. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Founded by Jerry Bails. Published by Street Enterprises. Dec. 1974. 50 cents. 24 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Bob Gould. News and information on comics coming from Marvel, National Lampoon, Atlas Warren, Charlton, Archie, Gold Key, and E.C. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Pocket checklist. Founded by Jerry Bails. Published by Street Enterprises. March 1975. 50 cents. 24 B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.pgs. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Howard Chaykin. News and information on comics coming from National, Marvel, Charlton, Warren, Gold Key, Archie, National Lampoon, and Harvey. Includes plot synopses and cover art. Pocket checklist. Founded by Jerry Bails. Published by Street Enterprises. Quotes from various comics writers. Oct. 1975. 50 cents. 32 pgs. B&W, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. Cover price $0.50.