Comics Buyer's Guide (1971) comic books 1977
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Issue #164
$19.75
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#164, Jan. 7, 1977. This issue consists of two sections and 44 pages, making it the smallest issue in three-and-a-half years. The small size may have been due to a holiday season lull in ads, snowy weather in the Midwest, or a combination of the two. There is no significant editorial material of note. The superhero Christmas cover is by Randy Lance. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #165
$15.00
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #165, Jan. 14, 1977. This issue has three sections and 56 pages, features a Now What? column by Murray Bishoff, and a great Steve Canyon 30th anniversary cover by Elton Dorval. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #166
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This issue consists of three sections and 60 pages, but contains no significant editorial material. The cover, a nod to Robert E. Howards Almuric," was drawn by Russ Maheras. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #167
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Issue #170
$3.50
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #170, Feb. 18, 1977. This issue has four sections and 92 pages. No editorial material of note. The Nick Fury cover is by Aaron McClellan and K. Alder (whose full name is unknown). McClellan likely did the pencil, and Alder the inks. McClellan had a hand in three TBG covers: issues 142, 170 (pencils), and 262 (inks). Alders only other TBG cover involved issue 250, which he also apparently inked. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #171
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #171, Feb. 25, 1977. Doug Potter Wonder Woman cover. This issue has three sections and 60 pages. Features include a Beautiful Balloons column by Don and Maggie Thompson, a five-page Maurice Horn interview (with photos) by Shel Dorf for his column Shel Dorf and the Fantasy Makers, and a Goodguy comic book story by Alan Jim Hanley. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #173
$14.00
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #173, March 11, 1977. This issue has three sections and 60 pages, Features include a Now What? column by Murray Bishoff; an unattributed The Fans Corner column; a two-page Sylvan Byck interview (with photos) by Shel Dorf for his column Shel Dorf and the Fantasy Makers; and a WE Seal of Approval report page. Also inside is a Crusader Comments column by Martin L. Greim, where, in lieu of his normal column, Greim features Part II of a report about the 1976 New Con. Part II includes three pages of extensive panel comments by Harvey Kurtzman, Gil Kane, John Stanley, Joe Kubert and Barbara Boatman, and was compiled by Greim and Bob Cosgrove. Part I appears in TBG 169 and Part III appears in TBG 180. Finally, there are two miscellaneous pages of art by Alan Jim Hanley. The first is a Marvelman story. The second is a gag rejection letter page. The cover features Ikarus of the Eternals, as envisioned by artist Doug Herring. Written by Russ Maheras
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Issue #174
$16.50
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #174, March 18, 1977. This issue has four sections and 88 pages, and features a Jerseyscene column by Robert Andelman of The Fans of Central Jersey, and one of two installments of The FCJ Chick (Fans of Central Jersey) comic strip by Chris Padovano. The second installment was published in TBG #177. The Tim Corrigan cover features the Hulk battling Dragon Man.
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Issue #175
$11.00
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The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom #175, March 25, 1977. This issue has three sections and 60 pages, and features an eight-page comprehensive story title index by Gene Reed for the 66 comic book titles published by DC in 1976; and a Beautiful Balloons column by Don and Maggie Thompson. The cover features Ikarus of the Eternals, and is drawn by Stephen Flame Taylor.
