Comic books 1978 w/ month not specified

Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by Steve Parkhouse, Steve Moore, Chris Lowder, Brian Lewis, Les Lilley, and Dez Skinn. Art by Brian Lewis. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. The first issue published by Quality, Dez Skinn's own publishing house, is an all-comics special reprinting some of the Hammer comics adaptations from the previous 23 issues. HoH adapts one of Hammer's strangest films, the martial arts-vampire mashup Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. British vampire hunter Van Helsing battles vampires in 1900s China. A comics adaptation of Hammer's first hit film, The Quatermass Xperiment, as a scientist tries to convince authorities that a returned astronaut is infected with an alien pathogen that could destroy humanity. Also featuring several of Van Helsing's Terror Tales, EC-style short-shorts with twist endings. Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Highway of Hell; Legend of the Golden Vampires; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Malvoisin's Mirror; Spaceburst; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Lair of the Dragon; The Quatermass Experiment; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: The Curse of Cormac. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

Film fantasy! TV terror! Video violence! Fear-filled first new-look edition -- Britain's award-winning fantasy screen journal returns! In this issue: The Monster Club - told in pictures by top fantasy artist John Bolton; The Spawn of Pyscho - Robert Bloch interview; Psycho stabbing - the truth; History of Slash Movies; Hammer's Psycho Screamers; Classic Gore - Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Deranged, Death Trap, Halloween, Friday the 13th; Video Vengeance - Ramsey Campbell cuts down the hacks; and a free full color poster.

Painted cover by Garry Leach. Stories by Forrest J. Ackerman, Ramsey Campbell, Tony Crawley, Steve Jones, Dave Reeder, Anthony Tate and Dez Skinn. Art by John Bolton and David Lloyd. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's The Monster Club, continued from the previous issue, and featuring early art by art legend John Bolton and future V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd. A bullied boy learns his father is a vampire. Profiles of screen legends John Carradine, Donald Pleasence and Barbara Steele, plus a Steele filmography. Also featuring a reminiscence about horror legend Lon Chaney Sr. by sci-fi fandom legend Forrest J. Ackerman. And a column by horror author Ramsey Campbell. Painted cover by Marvelman artist Garry Leach. Media Macabre; House of the Long Shadows; Pete Walker Filmography; John Carradine; The Monster Club; Donald Pleasence; Barbara Steele; Barbara Steele Filmography; Masters of the Macabre; Answer Desk; Campbell's Column. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

Cover by Bill Phillips. Stories by Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, John Brosnan, John Fleming, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Steve Parkhouse and Patrick Wright. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. The UK and US versions of #20 have the same contents and cover, and only differ in title, indicia and price. A comics adaptation of Hammer's adventure/horror mashup, Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter, featuring art by future British comics legend Steve Parkhouse. Kronos investigates a vampire outbreak in the village of an old army buddy. In a Terror Tales short, a hunter realizes he shouldn't have let his dogs get that old witch's cat, but by then he's committed two murders. A look at the early films of director David Cronenberg. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio. Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter; Media Macabre/Review; Doctors of Death; Readers' Art Competition; History of Hammer Films; Answer Desk; Fearless Vampire Hunters; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: The Hounds of Hell. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

"Happy Days" with the Fonz Kite Fun Book (1978) is a safety promotional comic distributed by a variety of power companies. 16-pages, full color, 5-in. x 7-in., newsprint. The Fonz tells his fans to go fly a kite in this promotional comic about kite flying safety, which includes fun book activities.

The Happy Days Kite Fun Book (1978) is a promotional comic distributed by Reddy Kilowatt, Inc. via investory-owned utility companies. The cast of Happy Days join Reddy Kilowatt in a story about kite safety and fun. The back cover features Reddy's Kite Safety Rules. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 5-in., no cover price.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Joe Staton, Tom Sutton and Nicola Cuti. Modern reprints Charlton's combination of romance and ghost comics that featured art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton and other reliable talents. Home health nurse Lucille takes a job caring for Trevor at his creepy old plantation in the country. But a ghostly presence soon has a strong influence on her, in a story with art (and cover) by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Mr. Dupke is hired to teach beautiful but simple-minded Beth, but she develops an unhealthy fixation on him, in a story by E-Man creators Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton. Eternal Teacher; A Kiss to Save Him From the Grave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Underground Mini comic. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 10 Pages, Partial Color. Cover price $0.50.

Set-01 - Limited to 600 copies. Cover and art by Estaban Maroto. 10 full color plates depicting some of the most famous heroes of myth and legend. 11-in. x 14-in, 10 pages, full color.

1st printing. Edited by Michael Green. Celebrating J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tales, this journal makes a lovely gift, and is just as nice to keep! With magical two-color illustrations throughout (drawings made by Frodo Baggins's devoted companion, Sam Gamgee, on their travels throughout Middle-earth), it provides ample space for recording personal thoughts, reflections on Tolkien's masterpiece, or fantasies of your own creation. Softcover, 98 pages, Blank Pages with 2 color illustrations. Cover price $3.95.

Cover by Oscar Novelle. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Ruben Marchionne, Walter Casadei, Antonio Reynoso, and Oscar Fraga. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents another Eerie series, featuring tales of horror and the macabre. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A collector purchases a shrunken head that begins speaking to him. A doctor learns how to read the minds of others, but the first person he tries it on turns out to be a murderous lunatic. Featuring altered reprints from Chamber of Chills and other 1950s pre-Code comics. The Demon; Tear 'Em Apart; The Mummies; Vampire; The Skull; I Chopped Her Head Off!; Bloodsucker; The Head from Hell; Pit of Monsters; A Shock of Horror; Superstitions; Evil Oddities. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.

Stories and art by Oscar Stepancich, Ruben Marchionne, Hector Castellon, Alberto Macagno, Cirilo Munoz, Eugenio Zoppi, Antonio Reynoso, and Oscar Fraga. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents another Eerie series, featuring tales of horror and the macabre. American soldiers stationed in Germany encounter a female vampire. A couple murders a rich, witchy aunt, but her cat returns for revenge. Scientists kill the monster called the Medusa-Ghoul, but can't escape its curse. Featuring altered reprints from Tomb of Terror (1952) and other 1950s pre-Code comics. House of the Vampire; Black Light Terror; The Monster; The Witch's Claws; A Head Full of Snakes; The Skin Crawlers; The Evil Trip; The Curse of the Dead; The Living Dead; The Evil Idol; Deadman's Tomb. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Michael Kaluta. Back Cover by Rich Larson & Tim Boxell. Stories by Ernie Colon, Bil Maher, Howard Hill, Jan Strnad and Dan Recchia. Art by Ernie Colon, Bil Maher, Sonny Trinidad, Rich Larson & Tim Boxell, Dan Recchia and Terry Austin. Illustrated science fiction and fantasy! Featuring: "Manimal"; "Hornamania"; "All the King's Man"; "Winter of '94"; "Steel Souls"; and "To Tell the Truth"! Plus: Pin-up by Terry Austin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover by Neal Adams. Back Cover by Rich Larson & Tim Boxell. Stories by Bil Maher & Nish Maher, Jan Strnad, Kathy Barr, Ernie Colon and Nicola Cuti. Art by Bil Maher & Nish Maher, Rich Larson & Tim Boxell. Ken Barr, Ernie Colon and Charlie Robin. Illustrated science fiction and fantasy! Featuring: "The Americanization of Japan"; "Winter of '94"; "Heartfelt Thanks"; "Manimal"; and "Star Blind"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Painted cover art by Sanho Kim. Empress of Evil, script by Joe Gill, art by Sanho Kim; The fate of Yang is told. Sun Yang is Yang's cousin and inherits the House of Yang after regaining control by defeating Eva Ku. Reprinted from House of Yang #1 (1975). 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Australian reprint series. This issue reprints material from Human Fly (1977 Marvel) #4-6 Cover price $0.60.

1st Printing. Collection of comic strips by S. Gross. Softcover, 6" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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The Evil That Is Cast... - Written by Roger Stern & John Byrne. Art and Cover by John Byrne & Bob Layton. It's all-out war on the edge of space! Featuring Angel and Iceman! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

Canadian reprint of Hulk stories: "The Origin of Hulk" (by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), "Heaven is a Very Small Place" (Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, John Severin), "And the Wind Howls Wendigo" (Len Wein, Trimpe, Jack Abel), and "And Now...the Wolverine" (Wein, Trimpe, Abel), reprinting Incredible Hulk 180-181. 7-3/4 in. x 10-3/4 in.; full color; 48 pages. Text in English.

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A crossword puzzle book featuring The Incredible Hulk. Cinnamon House Imprint. Cover price $0.95.

8 1/2 x 11 1/4. Folds out into wall poster measuring 22 1/2 x 34. From TV series. Cover price $1.50.

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By Wayne Williams. A word web activity book featuring The Incredible Hulk. Cinnamon House Imprint. Cover price $0.95.

International Wizard of Oz Club 1978 Membership Directory.

Only this first issue, the first in a planned series of eight, was released. The complete series would have reprinted the entire Howard the Duck newspaper comic strip collection. Written by Steve Gerber with Gene Colan art.

First printing. Written by Charles M. Schulz. Softcover, 6 1/2 x 9-in, Color interior.

1ST Printing - 1978. Graphic novelization of Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe". 5.25" x 7.75", 64 pages, B&W.

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1st Printing. Written by Gary Trudeau, John Hubley, and Faith Hubley. Introduction by Gary Trudeau. A collection of behind the scenes notes, script markings, and behind the scenes stories about the creation of A Doonesbury Special, the 1977 short animated special! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

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1st Printing. Written by Gary Trudeau, John Hubley, and Faith Hubley. Introduction by Gary Trudeau. A collection of behind the scenes notes, script markings, and behind the scenes stories about the creation of A Doonesbury Special, the 1977 short animated special! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $5.95.

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"Gale." Partly adapting ERB's The Mastermind of Mars, this story finds John Carter battling The Headmen of Mars and the creations of Ras Thavas. Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ernie Chan, inks by Chan. Cover by Chan. Cover price $0.60.

French language reprint of Josie and the Pussycats #68. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.40.

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No. 187 - 1978. 5.5" x 6.75", 64 pages, B&W.

3-D, came with glasses

1st Printing. Rudolph Erich Raspe's The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Lluis Casamitjana. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. Baron Munchausen's tales of his adventures defy belief, as he travels to the Moon and back and rides a cannonball into battle. Plus a biography of author Rudolph Erich Raspe. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Cover by Trini Tinture. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Trini Tinture. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. Alice follows a rabbit down a rabbit hole into a land of nonsense, then steps through the mirror for more misadventures. Plus a biography of author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Miguel Cusso and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Jose Ariza. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. A tale of swordplay and revenge during the Wars of the Roses. Plus a biography of author Robert Louis Stevenson. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Jules Verne's Five Weeks In A Balloon. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Juan Escandell. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. A scientist and an adventurer join forces to explore Africa by balloon in the 1860s. Plus a biography of author Jules Verne.7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Trini Tinture. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. An orphan boy makes good in Victorian England, thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Plus a biography of author Charles Dickens. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Jonathan Swift's Gullivers Travels. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Alfonso Ceron. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. Ship's doctor Gulliver lands on islands populated by strange beings, including giants, tiny people and civilized horses. Plus a biography of author Jonathan Swift.7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Mark Twain's The Prince And The Pauper. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Miguel Cusso and Dr. Anne Mueser. Art by Candido Ruiz Pueyo. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. A spoiled prince and a street urchin trade places to see how the other half lives. Plus a biography of author Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. 7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. 32 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Mark Twain's Lawrence Of Arabia. Painted cover by Antonio Bernal. Story by Jose Antonio Vidal Sales. Art by Luis Castelló Luque. The English version of Spain's Joyas Literarias Juveniles, retelling literary classics in a reader-friendly comics format. British soldier T.E. Lawrence becomes inextricably involved in the wars of the Arabian desert during the early 20th century. Plus a biography of Thomas Edward Lawrence.7-1/4-in. x 10-1/2-in. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, full color.

Winter 1978 issue. This issue details the theory that all KISS members are dead and have been replaced along with other people. Also included are stories on the Ramones, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, and more. 60 pages, BW. Cover price $1.95.

1978 catalog of "Underground Comix and other Goodies" published by Krupp Comic Works. Inventory in this catalog includes posters, notecards, headgear, comix, books, scents and t-shirts. 64 pages, PC/B&W.

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Fanzine by Al Dellinges. Short history of Kubert's comic work by Dellinges. "Olive Press", a story from 1946 is reproduced in its entirety, along with other Golden and Silver Age art. Textured paper cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in, 24 Pages, B&W.

French language double feature reprint of Iron Man #115 ("Betrayal!") and #116 ("Anguish, Once Removed"). 6 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.35.