Comic books in 'Dog', graded by CBCS

Cover by Nate Butler. "Just a Pooch Named Hot Dog," script and pencils by Nate Butler, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Hot Dog gives a brief introduction to his life. "Home, Strange Home," script and pencils by Nate Butler, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When Jughead's mom decides Hot Dog can't live in the house anymore, Jughead and Dilton build him a doghouse with all kinds of special enhancements, but Hot Dog isn't impressed. "The Mousers of the Universe, Part 1," script and pencils by Nate Butler, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Disgruntled over his new doghouse, Hot Dog agrees to accompany the Astro-Mutts on a space mission against the evil Galacti-Cats and their ally, Drak Batfang. "There's No Place," script and pencils by Nate Butler, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Hot Dog decides that he is not really cut out for adventures in space and asks to be returned to Earth. Editor Gorelick talks about Archie Comics's participation in the Great Eastern Convention in New York City on January 6-7, 1990. "Bully for You," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Nate Butler, inks by Gary Fields; With the help of his new doghouse full of inventions, Hot Dog protects his friend Pablito from the bully dog Dobie. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Nate Butler. "House Warming Party," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Nate Butler; Hot Dog has a costume party in his doghouse. You Don't Need Drugs public service announcement with the Archie gang, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Conquers The Universe," script by Bob Bradford, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The Astro-Mutts need Hot Dog's help. "Man's Best Friend," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Nate Butler; Hot Dog does time traveling to meet his ancestor, Cold Dog. Archie's Club News. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Nate Butler. Capri Sun ad with Archie. "The Maltese Beagle," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; Hot Dog and his friends are shooting a remake of The Maltese Falcon movie. "Bark-Man the Canine Crusader!", script and inks by Nate Butler, pencils by Gene Colan; Hot Dog travels to another parallel world where he has super powers. "Drugs are Uncool!" public service announcement, art by Dan DeCarlo. Archie's Club News. "Swing Fling" half-page story; Sabrina makes Esmeralda a swing. "Send in the Clones," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; Bertie's machine make a lot of clones of Hot Dog. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Nate Butler. Dick Tracy movie ad. "Mutts to You!" Part 1, script and inks by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane; Hot Dog and Pablito use a transmogrifier to make themselves into humans, but unknown to them it also turns Archie and Reggie into dogs. To Riverdale and Back Again house ad. Archie Club News. "Mutts to You!" Part 2, script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane; As Betty and Veronica begin to fall for the two transformed dogs, Hot Dog and Pablito manage to make it back to the Transmogrifier and hit the restore button. "Rockets and Wrestling" Part 1, script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; Hot Dog responds to an urgent call for help but is fooled by the A.S.P.C.A. who blasts him with a missile and sends him hurling into a wrestling match landing on and crushing the champion. Hot Dog's "Cut It Out" Fashions page, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Rockets and Wrestling" Part 2, script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; W.C. Fleas quickly tells Bark-Man he is Sgt. Slobber and introduces him as Edgar Allen Pow's new opponent for the overweight wrestling championship of the world. Capri Sun ad with Archie and his friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

"Puppy Tales" Part 1, script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; There is a new cat in the neighborhood, Horatio Hisspit; As Hot Dog is showing Pablito and Bertie acquisitions from a recent time travel trip, he accidentally drinks water from the Fountain of Youth and is transformed back to a puppy. Editor's Notebook by Victor Gorelick; 1991 is the 50th anniversary of Archie Comics. A pinup and introduction of Tolbert also known as Bertie as Hot Dog's robot butler created by the Astro-Mutts, script by Regina Curro, art by Rudy Lapick. "Puppy Tales" Part 2, script by Nate Butler, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Pat Kennedy; Baby Hot Dog gets lost in the town. Pablito rescues him just in time with a neutro-capsule and turns him back into full grown Hot Dog. Archie Fan Club. "The Riverdale Zoo Crew!", script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Doug Crane; A "what if" scenario of the Riverdale crew portrayed as various animals. "Hot Dog's Doggie Treat," script by Regina Curro, art by Rudy Lapick; Hot Dog gives a recipe for a "Mutt Milkshake." Say No to Drugs public service announcement. Archie's Club News. "King Kanine," script by Nate Butler, pencils by Tim Kennedy, inks by Jon D'Agostino; As Hot Dog lies down from his adventure in Jughead's Pal Hot Dog #4, he dreams the Galacti-Cats plot against him turning him into a giant, seemingly vicious dog. Capri Sun ad with Archie and his friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

Jughead Jones is secretly a member of the Time Police, an organization from the future which has a sworn duty to keep time on its proper track. With Time Police Marshal January McAndrews (Archie Andrew's descendent from the future), Jughead goes on a lot of timely adventures! In this issue, Jughead and January and Hot Dog journey to the days of knights and castles to pursue Morgan Le Fay, a Time Police agent who turned criminal and has some dangerous weapons in "A Riverdale Jughead in King Arthur's Court," a book length story in four chapters. Script by Rich Margopoulos and art by Rex Lindsey & Jon D'Agostino. Issue also has "An Important Message from the Time Police" and "Hot Dog's Tall Tail" one-page features. Cover price $1.00.

Jughead Jones is secretly a member of the Time Police, an organization from the future which has a sworn duty to keep time on its proper track. With Time Police Marshal January McAndrews (Archie Andrew's descendent from the future), Jughead goes on a lot of timely adventures! In this issue, Hot Dog tries on Jughead's time traveling beanie and ends causing all sorts of time disruptions for which Jughead gets blamed. So he and January have to fix things in "To Beanie Or Not To Beanie," a book length story in four parts. Script by Rich Margopoulos and art by Gene Colan & Jon D'Agostino. Issue also has "Truth's Stranger 'N Fiction" one-page feature. Cover price $1.00.

"Brother of the Wild Pack" with story by Gaylord Du Bois and art by Paul Norris. Painted front cover. # on cover 90276-511. No month listed on cover. #17 11/75 25c Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. Painted Cover. Cover price $0.25.

Art and cover by Al Feldstein. Teen comedy typical of the time, with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Deena ill-advisedly enlists Junior to help redecorate her mother's kitchen; The gang tries to help Goofy replace a broken window before his parents find out; Deena and Gwenny get jobs as models, in a story featuring some tame Betty & Veronica-style cheesecake art by Feldstein. Blowing-skirt cover predates the famous Marilyn Monroe picture by several years. Inferior Decorating; Glass Pains; The Crime Shall Be Nameless; Chemical Action; A Model Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. Numbering continues from Tiny Tot Funnies (1951) #9. A collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. Rags Rabbit goes on a madcap adventure featuring fun for the reader, including a connect-the-dots panel. Daisy and Her Pups: Zoo Antics; Katzenjammer Kids: Tricky Pygmy; Katzenjammer Kids: Pest Patrol; Popeye: Thimble Theatre; Rags Rabbit: Try, Try Again!; A Special Gift; Tippi the Toad; Henry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. Star Fun; Daisy: The Big Secret; Daisys Follow the Hose; Junior Funnies Golf Game; Rags Rabbit: Wood-Work!; Junior Funnies Playtime Page; Popeye: Thimble Theatre; The Mighty Turtle; Henry's Valentine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Hy Eisman. Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. A collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. While visiting a farm, Cookie Bumstead leads readers through a series of puzzles and games. Star Fun; Daisy and Cookie: Down on the Farm; How to Make a Tree; Daisy Party Game; Circus Man; Rags Rabbit: Ice Land; Proud Mule; Paper-Cutting Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Hy Eisman. Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. A collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. Star Fun; Daisy and Her Pups: Safari Daze; How to Make a Paper Popgun; Daisy and Cookie: Not Every Four Legged Animal Pays Interest; Daisys Fishing Game; Tall Timber; Proud Princess; The Tad that Lost His Tail. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Junior Life a Christian Weekly for Boys and Girls, Vol. 90 No. 37 (September 15, 1968) is a subscription-only publication for boys and girls age nine to twelve. Each issue contains text stories, a jokes page, and a two-page serialized comic book story. 12 pages, full color, 6.25-in. x 8.75-in., newsprint, no cover price. Two-page comic story, "The Adventures of Alan West" (script by Ward Patterson, art by Dick Giordano). Frank Springer cover. NOTE: We will buy any issues of this publication if in fine or better condition. Please email buddy@lonestarcomics.com.

Junior Miss in "Something About a Soldier," "Puppy Love," "Sorry, Wrong Number," "A Night at the Theater," and "Judy's Penny-Bank Problem!" Margie back-up story, "The Birthday Blues!" Two-page text story, "A Lesson for Joey." Cover price $0.10.

Junket: Bobby and Betty " The Smiling Twins" Painting Book (1932). How-to-draw instruction booklet promoting Junket - a powder for mixing with milk to create chocolate milk and other flavors. Includes 4 tissue pages with cartoon panels and word balloons, but missing the characters. The tissue pages were to be removed and over-layed on top of the pre-drawn figures of Buster, Bobby, the Policeman, and Teddy, located on page 13 at the back of the booklet, to create your very own "comic". Artwork by Marsh. 20 pages (4 tissue pages for tracing), partial b&w/color, approx. 8-in. x 5.25-in.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin. The Origin of the Justice League--Minus One!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Superman and Green Lantern relate the origin of the Justice League to Green Arrow via a videotape narrated by the Martian Manhunter. A letter from cartoonist Fred Hembeck. The Plague That Struck the Justice League!--100 Issues Ago, script by Gardner Fox and E. Nelson Bridwell (new text], pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; a two-page recap of the story from Justice League of America #44. 52 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Knightquest: The Search, following the adventures of Bruce Wayne, continues. Bruce Wayne leads Gypsy, Bronze Tiger and Green Arrow into a firefight with the Santa Priscan underworld to crush a deadly drug-smuggling scheme and save the lives of Tim Drake's father and Shondra Kinsolving. Written by Dennis O'Neil, with art and cover by Sal Velluto and Jeff Albrecht. Cover price $1.25.

Phantom Variant by Matt Talbot. (W) Ryan North, Brian Butler, Mike Kunkel, Caleb Monroe, Vicki Scott, Mark Evanier. (A) Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb, Brian Butler, Mike Kunkel, Andy Hirsch, Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Gary Barker. (CA) Various. An explosion of All-Ages awesomeness from KaBOOM! this Free Comic Book Day! Sure to be one of the most popular offerings this Free Comic Book Day, the KaBOOM! Summer Blast is 48 pages chock-full of the most popular all-ages comics on the stands today! Featuring excerpts from Adventure Time, Peanuts, Regular Show, Bravest Warriors, Garfield, Ice Age and some brand-new surprises, these series will keep readers young and old coming back to your comic shop again and again!

Written by Mike Kunkel, James, Stanton, Rebecca Sugar, Frank Gibson, Zac Gorman, Jake Wyatt, Vivki Scott, and Mark Evanier. Art by Mike Kunkel, James Stanton, Lamar Abrams, Danny Hynes, Tyson Hesse, Zac Gorman, Jake Wyattm Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, and Genevieve Ft. All ages adventures featuring Adventure Time's Finn and Jake, Snoopy, Garfield, Mordecai, Rigby, Hero-Bear and the Kid! 44 pages, full color.

"Blood and Fire." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Berry. Kamandi and Dr. Canus build a body for an energy creature while Tuftan and Ben Boxer battle Ramjam and his gorillas at sea. Cover price $0.25.

"The Crater People." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Joe Kubert. A group of humans who mature and die within five years try to get Kamandi to intermarry within their tribe so future generations may achieve longevity. Cover price $0.25.

"A Connecticut Mutant in Great Caesar's Court." Script by Gerry Conway and Martin Pasko, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Mike Royer. Great Caesar sentences Ben Boxer to death just as Kamandi and company arrive on the scene. "Homecoming." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Pablo Marcos, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Ernie Chua. A young ape poet returns home from a trip to Washington, D.C. Superman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Superman Saves the Earth." Cover price $0.30.

"The Vortex Beast." Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Al Milgrom and Bulanadi. Kamandi, Dr. Canus, and Pyra battle the Vortex Beast. Spirit emerges from her cocoon with heightened beauty and intelligence. Cover price $0.35.

"The Sign of Three." Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel. Pyra's living ship attacks Kamandi and company. Cover price $0.35.

"Behold: Evermore." A trio of surfing crab men take Kamandi into their house of worship, and he ends up in a classic mystery movie (complete with cameo by Sydney Greenstreet). Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Jim Starlin. Cover price $0.35.

"Enter: The Legionnaire." Guest-starring the Karate Kid (Legion of Superheroes). Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Jim Sherman and Bob McLeod. Crab-men watch movies that star Kamandi and the Karate Kid. Cover price $0.35.

Final issue. 44-page giant. "The Wondrous Western Wall." Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Kamandi and company pass the Western Wall to the Vortex, the potential power source of the Great Disaster. Includes "The Return of Omac" backup tale by Jim Starlin (script and pencils) and Joe Rubinstein (inks). Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Blood and Fire." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Berry. Kamandi and Dr. Canus build a body for an energy creature while Tuftan and Ben Boxer battle Ramjam and his gorillas at sea. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "A Connecticut Mutant in Great Caesar's Court." Script by Gerry Conway and Martin Pasko, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Mike Royer. Great Caesar sentences Ben Boxer to death just as Kamandi and company arrive on the scene. "Homecoming." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Pablo Marcos, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Ernie Chua. A young ape poet returns home from a trip to Washington, D.C. Superman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Superman Saves the Earth." Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Behold: Evermore." A trio of surfing crab men take Kamandi into their house of worship, and he ends up in a classic mystery movie (complete with cameo by Sydney Greenstreet). Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Jim Starlin. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Final issue. 44-page giant. "The Wondrous Western Wall." Script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Danny Bulanadi. Kamandi and company pass the Western Wall to the Vortex, the potential power source of the Great Disaster. Includes "The Return of Omac" backup tale by Jim Starlin (script and pencils) and Joe Rubinstein (inks). Cover by Jim Starlin and Joe Rubenstein. Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. Bring Back My Future to Me!, script by Bob Rozakis and Jack C. Harris (co-plotter), art by Juan Ortiz; Karate Kid is diverted by the villains into Kamandi's future where he joins up with Kamandi's compatriots in their search for the last boy on earth. Final issue. Story continues in part from Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (DC, 1972 series) #57. Continues in Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (DC, 1972 series) #58. The Big Fall Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Daily Planet Volume 78 Issue 14 promo ad. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Promotional comic for the Kasco animal feed company. Its another fun school day at Kittys Kindergarten as she teaches her chicken pupils about the 17 common diseases they are susceptible to, from ophalitis to gape worms, and the cleansing properties of Kasco Flushing Mash. – Paul Gravett, The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Produced by Bill Woggon the same year as his first Katy Keene work. 28 pages. No cover price; promotional giveaway.

Promotional comic for the Kasco animal feed company. Kitty Kasco teaches the barnyard animals about the health benefits of Kasco Feed products. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Produced by Bill Woggon the same year as his first Katy Keene work. 28 pages. No cover price; promotional giveaway.

Undated I.W. reprint, but published circa 1963. Cover price $0.10.