Comic books October 1980

Vol. 1 No. 2. October 1980. Collector's Edition. Exclusive new photos from the Empire Strikes Back, plus Darth Vader vs. Luke Skywalker, secret message behind the Empire Strikes Back, Yoda pin-ups, and more. 66 pg, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

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"Tomorrow or Yesterday!" Written by Tom DeFalco. Art by Mike Nasser and Klaus Janson. The Enterprise enters a vast unexplored region at the edge of our galaxy to investigate strange nova activity that threatens a near by star system. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

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Direct Edition. The Empire Strikes Back: Part 2 of 6. "Battleground Hoth!" Script by Archie Goodwin, art by Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon and Rick Veitch (walkers). Note: Part 2 of movie adaptation; based on the movie script; Williamson and Garzon both pencil and ink the art for this series. Cover by Williamson and Garzon. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. The Empire Strikes Back: Part 2 of 6. "Battleground Hoth!" Script by Archie Goodwin, art by Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon and Rick Veitch (walkers). Note: Part 2 of movie adaptation; based on the movie script; Williamson and Garzon both pencil and ink the art for this series. Cover by Williamson and Garzon. Cover price $0.50.

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Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Monthly (1980 UK) at issue #140.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Monthly (1980 UK) at issue #140.

Starburst is Marvel's British "magazine of cinema and television fantasy." Issue #26 includes: Comic Heroes on Screen - a new cinema & TV trend; Thongor the Barbarian - the birth of a sword & sorcery movie; Star Wars Special Effects - interview with Oscar winning movie magician Brian Johnson; Roald Dahl speaks - interview with Tales of the Unexpected author; Walt Disney's Fantasia - a retrospective look at a fantasy classic. Cover features Dr. Strange, Mickey Mouse & Thongor. Original cover price: 60p. NOTE: #4-87 published by Marvel Comics.

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Special TV Issue. Exciting changes for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; the 12 Battlestar Galactica TV movies; the Hulk battles on; the return of Mork & Mindy; Fred Freiberger on producing Star Trek for television; SFX exclusive - Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars; Tom Corbett: Space Cadet; Cosmos - Carl Sagan's personal voyage; kid-vid line-up; SF soundtracks/fantasy modeling. Gil Gerard Buck Rogers cover. Cover price $2.25.

2nd printing. One-volume encyclopedia of robots in film and on TV. Includes lots of color and black and white photos. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; 96 pages; squarebound. Cover price $7.95.

Fifth Corps

NOTE: Includes complete game.

"Bad Weather for Supergirl." Weather Wizard steals at a nostalgia convention, and Supergirl is jealous of the Super Friends. Starring Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Zan, Jayna, and Gleek. Script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Giant Who Shrunk Ireland." Jack O'Lantern fights Balor, a giant threatening Ireland. Script by Bridwell, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Colletta. Cover by Fradon and Smith. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. "Bad Weather for Supergirl." Weather Wizard steals at a nostalgia convention, and Supergirl is jealous of the Super Friends. Starring Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Zan, Jayna, and Gleek. Script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Giant Who Shrunk Ireland." Jack O'Lantern fights Balor, a giant threatening Ireland. Script by Bridwell, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Colletta. Cover by Fradon and Smith.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.50.

Auction Item: CGC 9.0 View scan 3 bids Current bid: $6.00 Time left: 2d 6h 33m Paper: Off white to white Label #4648737016	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $4.10	Add to cart Fine $3.40	Add to cart FN 6.0 $3.40
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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. Superman's Day of Destiny!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; after rescuing people from a burning tenement building in Suicide Slum and building an orphanage for Hispanic kids, Superman discovers that he can no longer use his powers. The Mark of a Citizen!--Fabulous World of Krypton, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Giella; Superman tells Jimmy Olsen's cousin a story to try and convince him not to drop out of high school. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. Superman's Day of Destiny!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; after rescuing people from a burning tenement building in Suicide Slum and building an orphanage for Hispanic kids, Superman discovers that he can no longer use his powers. The Mark of a Citizen!--Fabulous World of Krypton, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Giella; Superman tells Jimmy Olsen's cousin a story to try and convince him not to drop out of high school. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. Superman's Day of Destiny!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; after rescuing people from a burning tenement building in Suicide Slum and building an orphanage for Hispanic kids, Superman discovers that he can no longer use his powers. The Mark of a Citizen!--Fabulous World of Krypton, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Giella; Superman tells Jimmy Olsen's cousin a story to try and convince him not to drop out of high school. 32 pgs.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. The Supergirl from Planet Earth, script by Jack C.Harris, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Vince Colletta. The Critic Killer starring Mr & Mrs Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta. The Woman with Omnivision--Private Life of Clark Kent, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jim Janes, inks by Joe Giella. Lost starring Lois Lane, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Vince Colletta. The Reporter Who Cried Wolf starring Jimmy Olsen, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Joe Giella. 68 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $3.25.

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Originally presented in Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #11 - Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan. Prince Namor faces his greatest challenge yet as his very domain is threatened with war! 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Originally presented in Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #11 - Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan. Prince Namor faces his greatest challenge yet as his very domain is threatened with war! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Originally presented in Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #11 - Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Gene Colan. Prince Namor faces his greatest challenge yet as his very domain is threatened with war! 32 pages, FC.

Greek series. Reprints Tarzan stories. 52 pages, full color/B&W.

Spanish Language Tarzan stories. Distributed in the Republic of Mexico. 32 pages, FC.

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Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girl friend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Issue features Bingo and the gang in "Buy Buy Blues," "It's All Relative," "The Lifesaver," and "Gone are the Days." Issue also has Li'l Jinx's Chum Charley in "Talk To Me" and Dear Bingo & Samantha advice column. Scripts by Frank Doyle and Dick Malmgren and art by Stan G., Rudy LaPick, J. D'Agostino, and Stan Goldberg. Cover price $0.50.

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Direct Edition. The Eternals Saga: Part 19 of 20 - Cover by Keith Pollard. Origin of Odin and the Destroyer in "Chapter One Twilight of the Gods!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Siegfried is killed by Hagen; Siegfried and Brunnhilda are escorted to Asgard by Valkyries; Odin returns them to life with no memory of their previous lives, and Siegfried now named Thor; Odin tries to kill himself until the appearance of the first Celestial spaceship causes him to want to live again. "The Human Torch Saves the Valley!" Hostess snack cake ad. "Chapter 2 Whatever Gods There Be...", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; The Eye of Odin finishes its story, telling Thor of how Odin, Zeus and Vishnu confront the Celestials when they landed in the past, trying to drive them away. "Chapter Three Day of Alpha," script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Odin and Thor battle the Celestials; The Celestials pass judgement on the Earth; Thor learns the identity of his mother. 52 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. The Eternals Saga: Part 19 of 20 - Cover by Keith Pollard. Origin of Odin and the Destroyer in "Chapter One Twilight of the Gods!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Siegfried is killed by Hagen; Siegfried and Brunnhilda are escorted to Asgard by Valkyries; Odin returns them to life with no memory of their previous lives, and Siegfried now named Thor; Odin tries to kill himself until the appearance of the first Celestial spaceship causes him to want to live again. "The Human Torch Saves the Valley!" Hostess snack cake ad. "Chapter 2 Whatever Gods There Be...", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; The Eye of Odin finishes its story, telling Thor of how Odin, Zeus and Vishnu confront the Celestials when they landed in the past, trying to drive them away. "Chapter Three Day of Alpha," script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Odin and Thor battle the Celestials; The Celestials pass judgement on the Earth; Thor learns the identity of his mother. 52 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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October 6, 1980. A weekly news magazine. Cover story focuses on the Iran-Iraq War/First Persian Gulf War, and its effects on refineries and the interests of world superpowers . 8" x 11", 108 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

October 13, 1980. A weekly news magazine. Cover story focuses on the final lap of the Reagan-Carter presidential election. 8" x 11", 122 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

October 20, 1980. A weekly news magazine. Cover story focuses on Carl Sagan. 8" x 11", 108 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

October 27, 1980. A weekly news magazine. Cover story focuses on the Iran-Iraq war and its effects on both countries neighbors and the West. 8" x 11", 110 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

Whitman only edition. Cover price $0.40.