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1984/1994 (1978 Magazine) 1 VG/FN 5.0

James Warren's answer to the successful debut of Heavy Metal magazine, 1984 features adult-oriented (and oftentimes downright sleazy) stories and art. The name change to 1994 occurred with issue number eleven, supposedly so newsstand browsers don't confuse the magazine with George Orwell's famous novel. Issue #1 includes the following stories: Last of the Really Great, All-American Joy Juice by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Saga of Honey Dew Melons by Nicola Cuti and Esteban Maroto; Once Upon Clarissa by Bill DuBay and Alex Nino; Quick Cut by Bill DuBay and Wally Wood (story credited solely to Wood); The Saga of Xatz and Xotz by Bill DuBay and Alfredo Alcala; Bugs! by Bill DuBay and Joe Vaultz; Mutant World by Richard Corben (in color); Faster-than-Light Instellar Travel by Jim Stenstrum and Luis Bermejo; Angel! by Bill DuBay and Rudy Nebres; and Momma, Can You Hear Me? by Nicola Cuti and Alex Nino. Cover art by Richard Corben. Cover price $1.50.

1984/1994 (1978 Magazine) 2 FN 6.0

Stories in this issue include: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; Scourge of the Spaceway by Bill DuBay and Esteban Maroto; ...Sure-Fire Quick-Carnage Self-Decimation Kit! by Bill DuBay and Alex Nino; One Night, Down on the Funny Farm! by Bill DuBay and Wally Wood; The Janitor by Bill DuBay and Nebot; Mutant World part two by Richard Corben (in color); Messiah by Bill DuBay and Rudy Nebres; Don't Call Me...Maneater! by Bill DuBay, Alfredo Alcala, and Jim Janes; and The Microbe Patrol by Nicola Cuti and Abel Laxamana. Cover art by Richard Corben. Cover price $1.50.

1984/1994 (1978 Magazine) 6 FN- 5.5

Stories in this issue include: The Warhawks by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Final Days of Idi Amin! by Bill DuBay and Esteban Maroto; Liaison Aboard a Skylab by Jeff Rovin and Alex Nino; Mutant World part six by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben (in color); Twilight's End! by Alabaster Redzone (a.k.a. Jim Stenstrum) and Rudy Nebres; and Rex Havoc and the Asskickers of the Fantastic: She Who-Must-Be-Okay! By Jim Stenstrum and Abel Laxamana. Cover art by Jim Lauier. Cover price $1.50.

Blazing Combat (1965 Warren Magazine) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Blazing Combat, which evokes Harvey Kurtzman's Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, was a short-lived, though critically acclaimed series edited (and mostly written) by Archie Goodwin. The first issue includes the following stories, each of which was written by Archie Goodwin: Viet Cong (art by Joe Orlando); Aftermath! (art by Angelo Torres); Flying Tigers! (art by George Evans); Cong View! (art by Gray Morrow); Cantigny! (art by Reed Crandall); Mad Anthony! (art by Russ Jones, Tex Blaisdell, and Maurice Whitman); and Enemy! (art by John Severin). Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 2 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661047005

Issue #2. April 1965. Stories in this issue include: Fun and Games! by Archie Goodwin and Joe Orlando; Spawn of the Cat People by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; Wardrobe of Monsters! by Otto Binder, Gray Morrow, and Angelo Torres; Welcome Stranger by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; I, Robot by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando; and Ogre's Castle by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 8.25" x 10.75". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 14 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661047009

Stories in this issue include: Where Sorcery Lives! by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko; Art of Horror by Archie Goodwin and Jerry Grandenetti; Snakes Alive! by Clark Dimond, John Benson, and Hector Castellon; The Beckoning Beyond! by Archie Goodwin and Dan Adkins; Piece by Piece by Archie Goodwin and Joe Orlando; Castle Carrion! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; and Curse of the Vampire! by Archie Goodwin and Neal Adams (making his comic book debut). Cover art by Gray Morrow. Cover price $0.40.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 19 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661047011

Stories in this issue include: The Mark of the Beast by Craig Tennis and Johnny Craig (from the story by Rudyard Kipling); Carmilla by John Benson and Bob Jenney (from the story by Sheridan Le Fanu); Monsterwork by Archie Goodwin and Rocco Mastroserio; and Eye of the Beholder by Archie Goodwin and Johnny Craig. Cover by Vic Prezo. Cover price $0.40.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 34 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4661047004

Stories in this issue include: X-Tra..."X" by R. Michael Rosen and Jack Sparling; Lifeboat! by Bill Parente and Ken Barr; The Cool Jazz Ghoul by Al Hewetson and Ken Kelly; Minanker's Demons by Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics) and John G. Fantuccio; Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare by R. Michael Rosen, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; The Swamp in Hell! by Al Hewetson and Don Vaughn; and Ando! by R. Michael Rosen and Syd Shores. Includes fan letter by future Garbage Pail Kids artist John Pound. Cover art by Ken Barr. Cover price $0.60.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 73 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #1255347003

Stories in this issue include: Playpen of a God! by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Argo Standing By! by Budd Lewis and Paul Neary; A Beast Within! by Budd Lewis and John Severin; Unprovoked Attack on a Hilton Hotel by Jim Stenstrum and Richard Corben; Purge! by Bruce Bezaire and Jose Ortiz; and Last Light of the Universe by Budd Lewis and Esteban Maroto. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.25.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 29 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4657835016

Stories in this issue include: Loophole by Nicola Cuti and Jack Sparling; The Fiend Planet by Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics) and Dan Adkins; The Bloodstaff by Rich Buckler; Gallery of Horror by Buddy Saunders and Carlos Garzon; The Vorpal Sword by Nicola Cuti and Tom Sutton; Strange Gateway by T. Casey Brennan and Jack Sparling; Easy Way to a Tuff Surfboard by Archie Goodwin and Frank Frazetta; and and Snow Job by Doug Moench and Jack Sparling. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $0.50.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 31 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4656740002

Stories in this issue include: Point of View by Buddy Saunders (owner of MyComicShop) and Tom Sutton; The Drop by Chris Fellner, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; The Devil's Hand by Bill DuBay; The Alien Plague by Billy Graham; The Oasis by Buddy Saunders and Carlos Garzon; October Weir: Lady in Ice by Nicola Cuti and Frank Bolle; and The Killer Slime by Steve Skeates and Carlos Garzon. Covar art by Richard Corben. Cover price $0.60.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 113 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4657018013

Cover by Jim Laurier. Written by Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay and Victor de la Fuente. Art by E.R. Cruz, Alfredo Alcala and Victor de la Fuente. In this issue: "The Manifestation" by Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay (as Will Richardson) and E.R. Cruz; "Code Name: Nova" by Bill DuBay (as Will Richardson) and Alfredo Alcala; and "Haxtur and the Slow Death God" by Victor de la Fuente. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 117 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4657018014

Stories in this issue include: Cagim: City of Fire by Budd Lewis and E.R. Cruz; His Brother's Keeper by Jim Stenstrum and Neil McFeeters; Bruce Bloodletter: The Jalopy Scam by Cary Bates and Fernando Fernandez; and Haxtur: A Time for Dying by Victor de la Fuente. Cover art by Enrich Torres. Cover price $1.75.

Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine 120 VG/FN 5.0

1/2" spine split.

Features in this issue include: Paul Clemens sketches from The Exorcist; report on Fantasy Filmcon of 1975; obituary of Fredric March; preview and filmbook of The Devil's Rain; and more. Cover painting by Harry Roland is of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Cover price $1.25.

Famous Monsters of Filmland Yearbook/Fearbook (1962) 1964 VG/FN 5.0

1964 Yearbook. "My Favorite Fright Films--And Why" by Robert Bloch. Also Lon Chaney, Lon Chaney Jr., The Time Machine, Christopher Lee, and more. Cover price $0.60.

Spirit (1974 Warren Magazine/Kitchen Sink) 1 VG 4.0

1" cumulative spine split.

Published by Warren for the first 16 issues (and by Kitchen Sink beginning with 17), The Spirit reprints Will Eisner's groundbreaking work from the 1940s and '50s. Cover art by Basil Gogos. Introductory text with illustration and photograph of Will Eisner. "The Last Trolley," script by Will Eisner, pencils by John Spranger and Bob Palmer (splash), inks by Will Eisner and Bob Palmer (splash); Hop aboard a $100,000 ride into mystery; Travel Death's twisted track to Raven's Point; For The Spirit, it could be a one-way trip! "Escape," script and pencils by Will Eisner, inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; The Spirit never sleeps; Neither does the criminal mind; Watch as three escaped convicts find that the world is a prison for those who would flaunt justice! "Li'l Adam," script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner and Jules Feiffer (most of pg 6), inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; Parodies of Lil Abner, Dick Tracy and Little Orphan Annie. "The Criminal," script and pencils by Will Eisner, inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; A cop is shot; The Spirit is wounded; Tough gangland figures are held at bay; And behind it all is one Mr. Sawbuck—a seven year old boy! "El Spirito," script and pencils by Will Eisner, inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; The Spirit has witnessed many strange things on rainy nights; But tonight is the first time he has ever followed a ghost. "The Killer," script by Will Eisner, pencils by John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner and Bob Palmer; Henry the war-hero is back. "A Granule of Time," script and pencils by Will Eisner, inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; A hostile visitor from the year 2400. "The Partner," script and pencils by Will Eisner, inks by Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti; The Spirit is slaughtered by Slinko Joe Daws; Now there's no one to save a helpless Central City from the nefarious clutches of Slimy Skinch and Co. 76 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4026305001

Published by James Warren, who gave fandom Famous Monsters, Eerie, Creepy, and other great magazines, Vampirella is a horror anthology series that featured stories and art by such genre giants as Richard Corben, Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Don Glut, Wally Wood, and many, many others. This first issue includes the following: "Vampirella's Welcome" by Bill Parente and Frank Frazetta; "Vampirella of Draculon" by Forrest J Ackerman (who had a hand in creating vampi vixen Vampirella) and Tom Sutton; "Death Boat" by Don Glut and Billy Graham; "Two Silver Bullets" by Don Glut and Mike Royer; "Spaced-Out Girls" by Don Glut, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; and "Room Full of Changes" by Nicola Cuti and Ernie Colon. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. NOTE: A commemorative edition of this magazine was published in October 2001. It is very similar to the original, but can be easily identified by the $4.95 cover price (original 1969 edition was 50c cover priced), and an indica noting it as the commemorative edition. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 1 VG 4.0

Published by James Warren, who gave fandom Famous Monsters, Eerie, Creepy, and other great magazines, Vampirella is a horror anthology series that featured stories and art by such genre giants as Richard Corben, Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Don Glut, Wally Wood, and many, many others. This first issue includes the following: "Vampirella's Welcome" by Bill Parente and Frank Frazetta; "Vampirella of Draculon" by Forrest J Ackerman (who had a hand in creating vampi vixen Vampirella) and Tom Sutton; "Death Boat" by Don Glut and Billy Graham; "Two Silver Bullets" by Don Glut and Mike Royer; "Spaced-Out Girls" by Don Glut, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; and "Room Full of Changes" by Nicola Cuti and Ernie Colon. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. NOTE: A commemorative edition of this magazine was published in October 2001. It is very similar to the original, but can be easily identified by the $4.95 cover price (original 1969 edition was 50c cover priced), and an indica noting it as the commemorative edition. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 19 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4598886011

Stories in this issue include: "Shadow of Dracula" (the only new story in this issue of reprints); "To Kill a God"; "Two Silver Bullets"; "Fate's Cold Finger"; "Jack the Ripper Strikes Again"; "The Survivor"; "The Soft Sweet Lips of Hell"; and "The Silver Thief and the Pharoah's Daughter." Written by Don Glut, Douglas Moench, Denny O'Neil, Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics!), Wallace Wood, and others. Art by Neal Adams, Ernie Colon, Reed Crandall, Steve Englehart, Jose Gonzales, Wallace Wood, and others. Includes a very informative article called "Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Vampirella but Nobody ever Told you." Cover art by Jose Gonzalez. Cover price $1.00.