Comic books in 'Firing Squad', graded by CBCS

March 7, 1981. Features include Strontium Dog stars in "Portrait of a Mutant" part 3 (script by Alan Grant, art by Carlos Ezquerra), the Mean Arena (script by Tom Tully, art by J. Johnson), Return to Armageddon (script by Malcolm Shaw, art by Redondo), Judge Dredd (art by T.B. Grover, art by Ron Smith), and Meltdown Man (script by Alan Hebden, art by Belardinelli), and "Last Thought" (script by Ian Rogan, art by John Higgins). Ezquerra front cover. Back cover is Tharg's Future Worlds by Dave Gibbons and is part three of a giant poster.

Art by Ryan Dunlavey. A Xeric Award winner. By buying this comic book you can embark on a new and rewarding career thanks to the ideas of the world's greatest thinkers! Spawn world-wide revolution with Karl Marx! Seize political power with Niccolo Machiavelli! And command the very building blocks of reality with Moses de Leon and The Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

48-page giant. Cover art by Bob Oksner. All Men Are But Slaves starring Supergirl, Johnny Drew, Dorothy Drew, and Narkrana, script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Bob Oksner and José Delbo, inks by Bob Oksner. The Flying Horse Swindle starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Frank Frazetta. The Cop Killer starring Vigilante, script by Marv Wolfman (story) and Steve Skeates (dialogue), art by Gray Morrow. The Enchantress of Terror Castle starring the Enchantress, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover art by Win Mortimer. Stories by Allen Ulmer, Sy Barry, Henry Boltinoff, and Ruben Moreira. Your favorite Hollywood star in hard-hitting action stories! Text story attributed to Alan Ladd, but probably ghost-written by Jack Miller. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by Arnold Drake and France Herron. Art by Dick Dillin, Jack Sparling and Charles Cuidera. "A Firing Squad for Blackhawk (part 1)" - The Blackhawks infiltrate the weapons plant of a Japanese scientist based in a South American dictatorship. Plus: "Colonel Frog -- Enemy Master of the Blackhawks (part 2)" - The rest of the Blackhawks discover that the renegade scientist is an old World War II enemy, Colonel Frog. He has captured Blackhawk and has him under his control. Colonel Frog leads a coup against the country's dictator with a spider-like war machine and eventually uses a mind-control gas to have all the Blackhawks obeying his orders. And: Blackhawk World War II Combat Diary story "Five Broken Guns" - The Blackhawks are sent behind enemy lines to blow up a bridge, but find it defended by a German Tiger Tank. Also: 1-page Blackie the Blackhawks' Mascot humor tale by Henry Boltinoff, where Blackie unravels a crook's sweater so he'll get cold and surrender. Plus: 1-page of text featuring short bios of Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera and self-portraits of each. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

The Case of the Silent Commando, pencils by Jack Kirby; Brooklyn gets Laryngitis and can't help with the Commandos. The City at the Center of the Earth, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; The Commandos search for the lost city of Centropolis on the ocean floor. Willy humor page by Phil Berube. Louis Braille biography. Swastika Over New York!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; Leftover Nazis are committing robberies in New York! Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger, George Kashdan and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to investigate when a series of cons are released from prison and suddenly disappear. The Caped Crusader discovers, after going undercover, that a criminal named the Thinker is gathering and using them to manufacture parts for equipment to be used by the underworld in the Batman and Robin tale "The Citadel of Crime!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Fireman, Save My Child!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Prosecutor by Proxy!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "When Hitler Came Back!" by George Kashdan, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Safety in Numbers" by Patrick Dobbs. And: Tootsie Roll back cover ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by Richard Hughes, Neal Douglas, John S. Endicott, Sam Brant and unknown. Art by Ed Moritz, Maurice Gutwirth, Leo Morey, Max Plaisted and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with pencils by Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in "The Case of the Flying Radio Bombs" by Richard Hughes and Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Behind the Lines" by Neal Douglas; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Leo Morey; 1-page text story "Party Line" by John S. Endicott; Larry North, U.S. Navy, in "The Marine Attack" with art by Max Plaisted; Jimmy Blue in the 1-page text story "Wild Roan" by Sam Brant; and Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Cosmic Enemy Number One, script by John Broome, art by Gil Kane; The murder of a television actor playing Green Lantern connects to an intergalactic plot against the GL Corps masterminded by Earth criminal Al Magone, once captured by Abin Sur and imprisoned on a remote planet by the Guardians; Several Green Lanterns are killed and the rest fight for their lives against other villains freed by Magone. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

"Head Trip." When the Headman abduct Green Lantern to destroy him as an offering to gain admittance to the Citadel, the Omega Men arrive on the scene. Script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Sam De La Rosa. "The Eyes of the Universe." Aliens boiling the oceans are merely energizing the sun to keep their own world from dying, and the Green Lantern of Penelo must find a away to save the planet. A Tales of the Green Lantern Corps backup story. Script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Rodin Rodriquez. Cover by Pollard. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Head Trip." When the Headman abduct Green Lantern to destroy him as an offering to gain admittance to the Citadel, the Omega Men arrive on the scene. Script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Sam De La Rosa. "The Eyes of the Universe." Aliens boiling the oceans are merely energizing the sun to keep their own world from dying, and the Green Lantern of Penelo must find a away to save the planet. A Tales of the Green Lantern Corps backup story. Script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jerome Moore, inks by Rodin Rodriquez. Cover by Pollard. Cover price $0.60.

Cover art by Syd Shores. The Fingerprints of Doom starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Copper Plague starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. His Halloween Adventure starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Scram, Bugs! text story by Mickey Spillane. The Patriot Returns the Dough to the USO starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dead-End Dynamite starring Vision, pencils by Shores. The Case of the Invisible Clue starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Case of Marvello the Mystic starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris. The Awesome Escapades of the Abominable Playboy, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris; Rex Mason won't marry Sapphire so she goes out and start dating Cha-Cha Chavez; Rebels attack Cha-Cha Chaves and capture Simon Stagg and Java. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Firing Squad starring Sgt. Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. Ride The Baka, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Sparky Moore. The Salute featuring USS Stevens, script and art by Sam Glanzman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Sentenced to Death" ("The Prisoner of the Himalayas") part 2.

Last 15-cent issue; reprint Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Witness For A Coward starring the Unknown Soldier, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Sparling and Joe Kubert (page one). Gen. Oliver O. Howard featuring Medal of Honor, script and art by Norman Maurer. The Vengeance of Horus, script by Raymond Marais, art by Ric Estrada. Shot 'n' Shells Battle Album, script and art by Sam Glanzman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Survival Syndrome starring the Unknown Soldier, script by David Michelinie, art by Gerry Talaoc. War Games humor page by Sergio Aragones. The Siege of Zanzibar, script by David Michelinie, art by Quico Redondo; Based on the 30-minute war between Zanzibar and England. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Trouble in Tortilla (with Bernie the Brain), The Household Helper, and Pilfered Parents (chap 2). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. The Devil's Brother!, script by Arnold Drake, pencils by John Rosenberger, inks by Vince Colletta; Supergirl is kidnapped and taken to another dimension. The Girl Who Split in Two! starring Hawkman , script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson; The origin of Zatanna. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Lady Dictator!, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Maestro forces Lois Lane to masquerade as General Tigre, the dictator of Santoro, and to convince a confused Superman that he is an outlaw so that he will help the Maestro in his plans. Ad for Aurora models. Make Your Summer Count! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. House ad for Teen Titans #10. House ad for Showcase #69. Ad for pinups of Batman, Robin, the Riddler, the Joker, the Penguin, and the Batmobile, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

The Traitor in Wolf's Clothing! - Written by Bob Haney. Art by Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Cover by Joe Kubert. No -- don't shoot! He's the Unknown Soldier -- doomed by the one disguise he can't take off! Chat Noir appearance. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.