Comic books 1970-1985

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Problems," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Seeing Betty is depressed, Veronica gives her everything she could possibly want--except what she really wants. "What's My Line?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica manipulates Archie into staying with her at her pool instead of going to the beach. "The Tab Hunter," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After meeting Pop Tate's gorgeous nephew Bill, Veronica tricks Archie into insisting that she should go on a date with Bill. "Corpse De Ballet," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica gets suckered into trying to teach Mr. Weatherbee's niece how to dance. Archie's T.V. Laugh-Out ad. "Terror Island," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica must confront their fears when they're on an island with a mysterious creature. Archie Annual Digest ad. Plus other strips, pinups, and more. 132 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Royal Flush," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica brags to Betty about how she'll be able to meet Baldonian royalty at the country club. "Billion Dollar Taste," script by Jim Ruth, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Everyone is so impressed with Jughead's new soup that they envision it has mass-market potential. "Inspiration," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie is hiding from Betty and Veronica so he can prepare for an important debate. "Bored to Tears," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica decides to practice to become the best darts player in town, so that she can surprise the boys with her skill. "Speed Trap," art by Samm Schwartz; Coach Kleats is frustrated by Jughead's lack of effort in running. "Two for the Money," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After seeing Betty kick herself for seeing a terrible film, Dilton uses reverse psychology and tells her it was great, hoping she'll convince herself that it wasn't as big a waste of time as she thought. "The Back and Blues," pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie mishears a private conversation between Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy, then spreads the rumor that Mr. Weatherbee is retiring. "Surprise," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica cons Miss Grundy into excusing her from class, but winds up making the teacher think Veronica is planning a surprise party for Mr. Weatherbee. Little Archie Comics Digest ad. Plus other strips, pinups, and more. 132 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

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32 pages B&W. Magazine size. Betty Boop, Bimbo, Koko and Freddie in "Betty Boop at Coney Island" written and illustrated by Larry Latham. Felix the Cat in "Cabbit Call." Betty Boop and friends in "The Funny Murder Case" with Lathan story and art. Bart Bush, publisher. Larry Latham and Bart Busch were founding members of O.A.F., the Oklahoma Alliance of Comics, a fan organization established in the late 1960s and still going strong today. Cover price $1.00.

First Flare Printing - March, 1975. Written and illustrated by Max Fleischer. Reprints of classic 1930's Betty Boop cartoons. Softcover, 9.5" x 7", 112 pages, B&W Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 1. NOW! The Betty Page you only imagined back in the fabulous 50's! Eight Pages of classy color! Including a bevy of bondage from the great days of Klaw! Betty Page in "Home" Sessions! Over 95 fotos! Timid to Torrid...Unpublished fotos from private collections! The Betty Page you never got to see! 8 1/2" x 11", 52 pages, PC/PB&W, Adults Only. Cover price $6.00.

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Volume 2. NOW! The Betty Page you only imagined back in the fabulous 50's! Eight Pages of classy color! Including a bevy of bondage from the great days of Klaw! Betty Page in "Home" Sessions! Over 120 fotos! Timid to Torrid...Unpublished fotos from private collections! The Betty Page you never got to see! 8 1/2" x 11", 52 pages, PC/PB&W, Adults Only. Cover price $6.50.

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Volume 3. NOW! The Betty Page you only imagined back in the fabulous 50's! Eight Pages of classy color! Including a bevy of bondage from the great days of Klaw! Betty Page in "Home" Sessions! Over 120 fotos! Timid to Torrid...Unpublished fotos from private collections! The Betty Page you never got to see! 8 1/2" x 11", 52 pages, PC/PB&W, Adults Only. Cover price $6.50.

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Volume 4. NOW! The Betty Page you only imagined back in the fabulous 50's! Eight Pages of classy color! Including a bevy of bondage from the great days of Klaw! Betty Page in "Home" Sessions! Over 120 fotos! Timid to Torrid...Unpublished fotos from private collections! The Betty Page you never got to see! 8 1/2" x 11", 52 pages, PC/PB&W, Adults Only. Cover price $7.00.

Reprints tale from #2. "Live Elegant" - Written by D.J. Arneson. Art by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Photo Cover. Royal Volvanian exiles move in next door to the Clampetts! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Reprints tale from #3. "Community Chaos" - Written by D.J. Arneson. Art by Henry Scarpelli. Photo Cover. The Clampetts join the Beverly Hills Betterment Committee! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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"The Werewolf Was Afraid!"; "Too Human to Live!" with art by Carabotta/Abel; "On the Trail of the Witch!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; and "Behind the Door" with art by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by John Romita, Vic Carabotta, Jack Abel, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and Joe Sinnott. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Menace, Spellbound, and Tales of Suspense. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

"Blind Date"; "O'Malley's Friend" with art by Gene Colan; "No Answer" with art by John Forte; "The Man From Mars" with script by Stan Lee; and "The Voice of Doom!" Cover by John Romita. Stories by Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, John Forte, Stan Lee, Bob Fujitani, and Bill Benulis Sinnott. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Strange Tales and Astonishing. Cover price $0.20.

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"Don't Ever Gyp a Gypsy" (art by Al Luster), "The Man Who Ran Away" (art by Luster), "Today I am a Man" (art by Joe Maneely), "Marion's Murderer." Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott. Stories by Al Luster, Joe Maneely, and George Tuska. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Mystery Tales and Adventures into Terror. Ad for Foom! (Friends of Ol Marvel). 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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"Horror on Haunted Hill!" with script by Stan Lee, art by Carmine Infantino; "Forever Is a Long Time!"; "A Shriek in the Night" with script by Lee; and "The Man Who Walked on Water!" with art by Jay Scott Pike. Cover by Gil Kane. Stories by Stan Lee, Carmine Infantino, Larry Woromay, Stan Lee, Bill Savage, and Jay Scott Pike. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Adventures Into Weird Worlds. Ad for Savage Tales #2, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Ad for Foom! (Friends of Ol Marvel). Ad for Conan the Barbarian King Size Special. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Ron Wilson, John Romita, and Mike Esposito. Stories by Vernon Henkel, Al Eadeh, Tony DiPreta, and Manny Stallman. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Mystic and Adventures Into Terror. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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"The Deadly Plague!" with art by Dick Ayers; "Hex!" with art by George Tuska; "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall!"; and "The Little People" with script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta. Cover by Ron Wilson and Mike Esposito. Stories by Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, George Tuska, Ed Winiarski, Stan Lee, and Tony DiPreta. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Mystery Tales and Adventures Into Terror. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Final 20-cent cover price. "Double Feature" with art by Doug Wildey (from Mystic 30); "The Storm Walkers!" (from Mystic 59); "The Secret of the Haunted Picture" with art by Angelo Torres (from Mystical Tales 7); "When Warren Woke Up!" (from Marvel Tales 138); and "The Lonely Man" (from Marvel Tales 126). Cover by Bill Everett and Marie Severin. Stories by Al Eadeh, Sam Kweskin, Angelo Torres, and Gene Fawcette. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Mystic, Mystical Tales, and Marvel Tales. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Final issue of the series (title continues as Tomb of Darkness). "The Helping Hand!" (from Marvel Tales 129); "The Black Dungeon" (from Mystic 2); "The Thing That Stalks Skull Valley!" (from Mystic 37); and "They Walk Thru Walls!" with art by Paul Reinman (from Astonishing Tales 56). Cover by John Romita. Stories by Ed Winiarski, Mike Sekowsky, Mort Lawrence, and Paul Reinman. Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Marvel Tales, Mystic, and Astonishing. 36 pages, full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.25.

1970. Whitman 1572. Written by William Johnston and cover illustrated by Ben Otero. Novelization based on the television series. Illustrated endpapers. Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued. 5.25" x 7.75". 212 pages.

Issue 6 - September, 1973. Articles about UFOs; Time Travel, Life on Mars, and more; plus a letter to the editor from Erich Von Daniken. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.00.

Articles about UFOs; Time Travel, Life on Mars, and more; plus a letter to the editor from Erich Von Daniken. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.50.

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1st printing. Art by Gary Larson. The second collection of the Far Side Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 5-in., 104 pages, B&W.

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2nd and later printings. Art by Gary Larson. The second collection of the Far Side Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 5-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Nicola Cuti, Sanho Kim, Gary Petras, Fred Himes, Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. The first story is the debut of the title's "horror host," the cadaveresque Mortimer Tishin, in a story from E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti. Passengers suspect the ghost of Jack the Ripper has boarded their flight to London, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After 30 years, Jim returns to the jungle and the fortune in diamonds he hid, only to find the man he left for dead is still waiting for him. Cover by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Mortimer Tishin; Nightmare Flight; The Sentry; The Broken Will. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jack Sparling, Sanho Kim, Gary Petras, Michael Pellowski, Joe Gill and Steve Stiles. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. A circus clown has trouble making people laugh, in a bonus story for clownophobes. A general is haunted by the spirits of men who died needlessly under his command, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Mr. Moody has almost completed his collection of unusual hats. Die Laughing; Mr. Moodys Amazing Hats; A Grave Mistake; Bats! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Joe Gill, Recreo and Richard Larson. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. Anna uses her niece Lucille's psychic powers to find people to rob, but those aren't Lucille's only powers, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Hateful townspeople attack the Bolt Mansion with fire, but their hate will come back at them. The ghost of a French soldier lures three Nazis into the crypts below Paris. Plus a text story with spot illustrations by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Incident at Soulbridge; City of the Dead; The Lonesome Bride of Carnabey Castle; All in the Mind of Lucille Michaud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Bob Hall. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Augustine Funnell, Charles Nicholas, Wayne Howard, Enrique Nieto, Joe Gill, Joe Molloy and Richard Larson. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. An aging pirate asks a witch for a way to stop aging, in a one-pager with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. With a little encouragement, Mr. Milburn is finally able to walk through his little town without fear. A stranger is drawn to a decaying old building, in a story told in the second person. Plus a text story with spot illustrations by Ditko. A Special Victim; A Quiet Place to Die!; Dead Slumber; The Visitor; Potion of Youth; The Devils House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Bob Hall. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bob Layton, Bob Ingersoll, Charles Nicholas, Wayne Howard, Enrique Nieto, Joe Gill, Joe Molloy and Dick Piscopo. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. Grave robbers learn a lesson about disturbing the dead, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The vampire Count Wozniak confronts a vampire hunter, in a story with inks by future Iron Man artist Bob Layton. The spirit of Goran returns from the dead to seek revenge on the descendants of his killers. Night of the Mockers; By The Dawns Early Light; The Goran Thing! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Hall. Stories and art by Bob Layton, Tim Boxell, Charles Nicholas, Enrique Nieto, Joe Gill, and Richard Larson. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. Three people venture into The Castle of No Return, in a story with inks by future Iron Man artist Bob Layton. Occult researcher Eldritch finds the legendary stones that can raise the dead. The Stones of Brytagalon; Three Went Forth; Creatures; They Got Away. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Hall. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jack Sparling, Charles Nicholas, Joe Gill, and Dick Piscopo. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. A general is haunted by the spirits of men who died needlessly under his command, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Mr. Moody has almost completed his collection of unusual hats. The spirit of Goran returns from the dead to seek revenge on the descendants of his killers. A Grave Mistake; The Goran Thing!; Mr. Moodys Amazing Hats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Bob Hall. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tim Boxell, Frank Hayes, John Malloy, Augustine Funnell, Joe Gill, Richard Larson and Enrique Nieto. More tales of ghosts, witches, and demons from Charlton's stable of artists. An aging pirate asks a witch for a way to stop aging, in a one-pager with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In a Western town, Blackie kills Two Fangs, but Two Fangs still gets his revenge. A stranger is drawn to a decaying old building, in a story told in the second person. Death Rattle; Echoes of the Dead!; The Devils House; Potion of Youth; The Visitor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.