Comic books 1970-1985

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1st (only) printing. Spring 1977. Numbered 3 on the cover and Vol. 2 No. 1 inside (actually it is the fourth issue in the series). Cover price $1.50.

1st (only) printing. Summer 1977. Cover price $1.50.

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Amazing Rock & Roll Adventures Cover price $1.75.

Written by Bryan Talbot

Written by Bryan Talbot

Written by Bryan Talbot

Written by Bryan Talbot

Written by Bryan Talbot

Written by Bryan Talbot

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1st Printing - Summer 1977. Cover by John B. Higgins. "City Tale" by Tony Schofield, "Sonny" by Steve Berridge/Mal Burns, "Full Stop" by Keith J. Luck, more. 8" x 12", 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

1st Printing - INCLUDES DUST JACKET. Written and compiled by the cast of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin), this book takes the group's wild sense of humor to an absurd new level. Each page is overflowing with content including, but not limited to; Ferdean School Library Check-Out History, Safety Instructions, The Old Storyteller, Biggles, Edward Woodward's Fish Page, Famous First Drafts, A Puzzle, The Bigot Newsletter, The Adventures of Walter the Wallabee, Rat Recipes, Rat Menu, How To..., Join the Dots, Page 71, Reviews of Page 71, A Fairy Tale, Hamsters: A Warning, Teach Yourself Surgery, and much, MUCH more! Includes two pull out inserts' "Norman Henderson's Diary" and "Sex Craft: For Happy Sexual Relationships". A no-brainer must have for any fan of Monty Python! Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 220 pages, full color.

1st Printing - DOES NOT INCLUDE DUST JACKET. Written and compiled by the cast of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin), this book takes the group's wild sense of humor to an absurd new level. Each page is overflowing with content including, but not limited to; Ferdean School Library Check-Out History, Safety Instructions, The Old Storyteller, Biggles, Edward Woodward's Fish Page, Famous First Drafts, A Puzzle, The Bigot Newsletter, The Adventures of Walter the Wallabee, Rat Recipes, Rat Menu, How To..., Join the Dots, Page 71, Reviews of Page 71, A Fairy Tale, Hamsters: A Warning, Teach Yourself Surgery, and much, MUCH more! Includes two pull out inserts' "Norman Henderson's Diary" and "Sex Craft: For Happy Sexual Relationships". A no-brainer must have for any fan of Monty Python! Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 220 pages, full color.

1st Printing. Cover price $6.95.

Art by Charles Schulz. Weekend news magazine dedicated to Peanuts comic strip with illustrations. 10 1/2-in. x 12-in. 24 pages B&W.

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Cover by Syd Shores and Mike Esposito. Edited by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Len Wein, Syd Shores, Mike Esposito, Robert Stuart, and Jack Sparling. Reprints of Western comics from the 1950s, plus some new material. The Red Mask, The Durango Kid, Billy Nevada and other familiar-sounding gunslingers. Only one issue from this short-lived publisher. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Widow-Maker!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; When Willi Van Dort (son of the Nazi war criminal General Van Dort) plans to use unsportsmanlike means to win a race by having Bruce Wayne attacked, Batman enters the race, and with the help of Wonder Woman and I-Ching wins the race instead of Van Dort, who was willing to win by any means, even murdering Batman; The plot is foiled with the help of Wonder Woman, Batman wins the race and Van Dort and his accomplices are arrested; Wonder Woman also gets into some trouble with the law when it turns out the car she thought was a rental was the wrong one and was reported stolen Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the first in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of Golden Gladiator, Viking Prince, Silent Knight, Robin Hood, Col. Rick Flagg, and Cave Carson. One-page "A Matter of Life and Death!" story, script by Murray Boltinoff, art by Jack Sparling. Bio on Mike Sekowsky. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Count Ten... and Die!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; When Bruce Wayne hires retired boxer Ted Grant to coach the US Team that will be competing in the World Youth Games in Vienna, Austria, Bruce helps bring a new sense of pride in the down-and-out former boxer; As Bruce aids the Anglo-American Military Intelligence to stop the selling of information to Russians as Batman, Ted is challenged by the Russian World Youth Coach, Koslov, the Hammer -a former boxing opponent of Ted - to a boxing match to determine which nation has the best fighter; As Batman tracks down the informant trying to sell the information to the Russians, Ted tries to help Batman out as Wildcat. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the second in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of the Justice League of America, Hawkman, the Teen Titans, and Metamorpho. One-page western story, "Death Turns the Dial!", script by Murray Boltinoff, art by George Tuska. One-page western story, "Killed with Kindness!", script by Murray Boltinoff, art by George Tuska. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Arise Ye Ghosts of Gotham," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Gotham City is visited by a religious group called the Hellerites, a group of people who centuries ago owned the land that later became known as Gotham City; The forefathers of Gotham had forced the Hellerties off the land, and now they have returned with their apparent messiah and founder Josiah Heller was prophesied to come back and threaten to turn Gotham City into a desert unless the land was turned over to his people; Batman and the Phantom Stranger to join forces to learn the truth behind Josiah's apparent supernatural powers. Statement of ownership - average print run 448,000; average paid circulation 242,000. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the third in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of the Martian Manhunter, Flash, and various heroes who appeared in issues without Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "You Only Die Twice!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; After a near death experience, Batman is visited by Adam Strange, who explains to him that after a freak accident involving the Zeta-Beam, Adam was transported to Earth sometime in the future and found Batman's obituary; However, as Adam grabbed for the newspaper, he was transported back to modern day Rann, only taking part of the obituary with him, so that the year of Batman's death is unknown; Giving this information to Batman leads the caped crusader to become paranoid of his coming demise, and leaves Earth with Adam Strange in the middle of solving a crime involving a contracting scheme and contractor Mike Morrison. However, when viewing Gotham City via a machine on Rann, Batman observes Alfred being taken hostage by the mob over gambling debts. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the fourth in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of Green Lantern, Eclipso, Flash, Metamorpho, Hawkman, Green Arrow, the Metal Men, Plastic Man, the Atom, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman. One-page horror story, "Spirit in the Séance," script by Murray Boltinoff, pencils by George Tuska, inks by George Tuska. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. 'A Cold Corpse for the Collector,' script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; While Batman is on the trail of the elusive crime lord known as the Collector, Black Canary has come to Earth-One from Earth-Two, and has sought out the Earth-One counterpart of her husband, Larry Lance; Warned by Batman that the Larry Lance of Earth-One is not as good-hearted as her late husband of Earth-Two, Black Canary pursues a relationship with Larry; The two heroes get caught up in the Collector's scheme to see Batman killed; In the final battle, Larry is revealed to be the Collector; In a struggle with Batman, Larry is stabbed by his own knife and dies; Afterwards, Batman encourages Black Canary to make a life for herself on Earth-One, and that she has Batman as a friend and ally. The Also features a one-page text article by Marv Wolfman titled '"The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the fifth in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers issues 79-86 (the Neal Adams issues). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Night Wears a Scarlet Shroud!", script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; While in England, Batman begins investigating incidents of murder on the set of a film telling the story of England's famous Scarlet Strangler; Enlisting the aid of the "Bat-Squad" consisting of Mick, Margo, and The Major; The foursome searches the streets of London trying to find clue of the Strangler; Eventually, after a few encounters, and mysteries leading the group to wonder if they traveled back to the Stranglers time, they find the Strangler in an old wine cellar; Saving Margo, and learning that the Strangler is film actor Basil Coventry, Batman's fight with the killer is stopped when they break through the floor and Batman finds himself pinned under a Nazi Bomb left over from World War II. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Red Water Crimson Death," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Neal Adams; In a tale narrated by Cain from House of Mystery, Batman slips up and almost gets himself killed trying to stop a normal thug, and is forced to go on vacation by Commissioner Gordon, who believes Batman is heading towards a total burn out; Reluctantly taking the Commissioner's advice, Batman (in his civilian guise of Bruce Wayne) takes a boat cruise in which he saves a small boy named Sean who falls overboard; Going along with the boy to his home of Arin Island, Bruce find that mystical forces are working to have him solve a mystery on the island as Batman; Learning of a local legend of the red sea that has killed many (including Sean's parents) and the supposed cases of haunting on the island, Batman soon learns that it is businessman Alysius Cabot; Cabot is really dumping chemicals into the water that is causing people to die, and is using technology to play on peoples superstitions. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Rebels in the Streets," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The ghetto's of Gotham City have been barricaded off by a group called Stopp (The Society to Outlaw Parent Power), a group of disenfranchised teenagers who want parents (and adults in whole) to bow to their demands and fix up the ghettos; Using Batman as their mouth piece, the Caped Crusader does everything in his power to try and maintain peace between Stopp and the Gotham police; However, things escalate when Stopp informs Batman that they have a bomb which they plan to use to blow up part of the city; Batman enlists the aid of the Teen Titans to infiltrate the ghetto in order to find the location of that bomb either in their civilian guises or their costumed identities, while Batman and the rest of the city try to keep Stopp from detonating the bombs by allowing themselves to be locked up in the Gotham jail. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Neal Adams. "C.O.D. Corpse on Delivery," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; Batman is hired by Ruby Ryder Inc. owner, Ruby Ryder to find her fiance Kyle Morgan, whom she claims went missing in South America; However, when Batman finds Kyle Morgan and brings him back to Ryder, she shoots him dead; Batman then goes on the trail to find Ryder when she escapes; Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Batman finds her in Morocco and takes her back to the States, where she is sentenced to death for the murder of Morgan; However, Batman stops the execution when he reveals that Kyle Morgan isn't dead, but in the room, Morgan then reveals himself to be alive, and really be the hero known as Plastic Man as he tries to make his escape. Statement of ownership - average print run 407,112; average paid circulation 210,889. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Last 15-cent issue. Cover pencils by Nick Cardy and Carmine Infantino (Batman figure), inks by Nick Cardy and Murphy Anderson (Batman figure). "The Striped Pants War!", script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; When friend of Bruce Wayne, Ambassador Adams is murdered by the Companeros De La Muerte, a terrorist outfit, Bruce Wayne is asked to go to the country of the Companeros' origin as temporary ambassador and sign a treaty before a given deadline, the President and the Secretary of State have asked Batman to act as Wayne's bodyguard (Batman making an appearance at the meeting thanks to Alfred in disguise); Flying to the country, Bruce is surprised to see that Sgt. Rock has been stationed as the embassy's chief of security; Rock is upset that after 30 years of service that he's been delegated to embassy duty and being given a hard time after botching protecting the ambassador; Believing there is a traitor in their midst, Batman begins to suspect Rock as the one working with the Companeros. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Neal Adams. "The Smile of Choclotan!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Nick Cardy; While Bruce Wayne is vacationing in South America, as Batman, he saves a young boy named Luis Mercado from a snipers bullet; Following the boy into town, he learns that his old friend Wildcat is also in the area, resuming his career as a boxer; Observing Wildcat's match and spotting somebody putting a chemical in his drinking water, Batman strikes and helps Wildcat and Luis escape; He learns that Wildcat has amnesia, and that Luis is being targeted by a crime boss named El Grande. Reprint back-up story (from Strange Adventures 205): The origin and first appearance of Deadman in "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?", script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by George Roussos; Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others; By the will of Rama Kushna his spirit will walk among the living until his killer is found. Letter from comics editor and writer Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Mansion of the Misbegotten!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman goes to visit his old friend Roger Birnam, who is dying, he promises to watch over Birnam's wife Clorinda and his son Enoch; After the funeral, when a man who posed as Birnam's doctor and as a religious articles salesman turns out at the Gotham morgue, victim of a ritual murder, Batman rushes to Birnam Towers to check on Birnam's family; Batman soon finds himself caught in a Satanic cults rituals, which involve little Enoch. Reprint back-up story (from Phantom Stranger 1, September 1952): "The Killer Shadow!" starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. Reprint back-up story: "One Challenger Must Die" starring the Challengers of the Unknown, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. Article in which Jim Aparo talks about his career. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Neal Adams. "The Man Who Murdered the Past!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Nick Cardy; Visiting the old Wayne summer home, Batman reflects on the happy times that he spent there with his parents Coming across his parents ashes, Batman suddenly gets possessed by the ghost of Manuel, the islands old Port-A-Gee who died 50 years ago; Each night the same incident happens, where Batman is possessed by the ghost and causes trouble on the island; Batman calls the Flash for help; the two travel to the spirit world and learn that Manuel is plotting to bring all the spirits to new bodies in the realm of the living; Flash and Batman soon find the source of Manuel's possession ability: A black diamond carved into the shape of the Egyptian life goddess. Reprint back-up story: "The Secret of Odin's Cup!" starring Viking Prince, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; Jon and the mute bard take shelter in a cave during a storm; But this is no ordinary cave, as it leads to the vast lair of Wotan, underworld Viking. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Warrior in a Wheel-Chair," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman is struck by a snipers bullet, only the skilled surgeon Dr. Hellstrom can save his life, however the doctor has to travel to Gotham from Zürich; Meanwhile, Batman is in a weakened condition right at a critical point in his mission to bus the latest shipment of Cocaine into Gotham City; Unable to finish the job himself at risk of killing himself, Batman enlists the aid of Robin, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Green Lantern to help him; He sends the group out to seek out his leads however, each and every single one leads to a dead end; When Batman is undergoing is surgery, the lead surgeon is revealed not to be Dr. Hellstrom, but the drug lord Belknap, who has taken Hellstrom's place to try and kill Batman on the operating table. Reprint back-up story: "Hide and Seek," script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams; Deadman seeks to learn what has happened to the police detective assigned to his case; He discovers that the detective, Michael Riley, has been falsely accused of brutally beating a thief who had already surrendered to him, and has been kicked off the force. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Cold Blood, Hot Gun!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; The Bounty Hunter has been hired to kill six wealthy people who are bidding to get ownership of the Fairbarin Estate; This brings the attention of Batman, and Metamorpho, who is revived early in order to protect Sapphire Stagg, who is also on the list; The ordeal lasts until the night when the bidding on the estate begins; It's soon realized that the man who hired the Bounty Hunter is Derwent Fairbarin. Reprint story from Brave and the Bold #19: "The Challenge of the Flying Horse," script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; To complete his latest task, Jon climbs a mountain where a great sea eagle has its perch, his goal to collect a single feather from it's wing. A dark figure swoops out of the clouds and attacks him, not an eagle, but a winged horse. It carries Jon to Valhalla, a land in the clouds ruled by warrior women. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. Statement of ownership - average print run 379,166; average paid circulation 210,708. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 20-cent cover price. Cover by Nick Cardy. "A Traitor Lurks Inside Earth!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; When the missile defense robot John Doe begins acting against orders, Batman recruits the aid of the Metal Men to try and find out what is going on; However, when the Metal Men appear on national television denouncing humanity and calling for robot liberation on behalf of John Doe, Batman goes to investigate in person; Inside the missile base, Batman learns that the Metal Men haven't truly betrayed humanity but are being forced to speak on John Doe's behalf because it has Tin held captive. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Second Chance for a Deadman?", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman stops a bunch of heavily armed crooks and one of them turns out to be Waxey Doyle, a crook who has been on the 10 most wanted list, but under a new identity created by plastic surgery, Batman begins searching for the location of this facility which provided Doyle with the service of changing his identity; Believing it to be located at the Pygmalion Spa in Cornucopia, Florida, Batman tires to scope the place out as Bruce Wayne but cannot get any clues; Enlisting the aid of Deadman to possess on of the ringleaders to find the truth, Batman soon finds himself double crossed. Letters from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mark Gruenwald. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Play Now... Die Later!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman happens to be at the scene of a fight between two rival Spanish groups in the middle of Gotham City, he enlists the aid of Wonder Woman to help him find the cause of the warfare on Gotham's streets; They soon find themselves involved in a local conflict over the liberation of the Spanish nation of San Sebastian; Helping the revolutionaries, they help smash a plot by the corrupt leaders of that country that involved smuggling parts for fighter jets into the country. After defeating the mastermind behind the operation, Batman turns over the parts to the rebels. Letters to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis and comic artist Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Double Your Money - and Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the shareholders of The Starr Corporation are being killed one-by-one, Batman and Green Arrow team up to watch over the owner jet-set playgirl Salome Starr, believing that she may have some involvement in the killings; However, the two heroes learn that the mastermind is really Two-Face, who is operating on his own; Fighting the criminal on a sky-slope, Two-Face skis off a cliff into a glacier to his seeming demise. Statement of ownership - average print run 351,000; average paid circulation 179,609. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The 3-Million Dollar Sky," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When airplane hijacker Willie Kresh demands three million dollars and the release of Monk Devlin, Batman and Black Canary disguise themselves as a pilot and flight attendant to stop the crooks from flying into South America; However, due to the crooks machinations, the plane crashes and Batman and the Black Canary must stop the two crooks and recover the three million dollars when a local bandit also tries to get possession of it. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Night Batman Sold His Soul!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When trying to save a hostage boy, Batman is shot with a bullet and left for dead, however he is saved by a shadowed behind whom Batman believes is the devil and that his life is in forfeit; However, after running into Sgt. Rock once more, Rock explains that the mystery being who saved his life is really Adolf Hitler, who has survived all these years and is still behind hunted by Sgt. Rock; Batman and Rock then team up to track down Hitler, although the two manage to destroy his operations, Hitler manages to make his escape, much to Rock's frustration. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Gotham Bay, Be My Grave!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; At the construction site of a new bridge across Gotham Harbor, a horribly burned man rises from the site and begins attacking sailors across Gotham Harbor, in spite of Batman's best efforts to stop the creature; The series of bizarre murders also attracts the attention of Jason Blood (AKA Etrigan the Demon), who told of the situation by his colleagues; After they leave, he struggles with wanting to come to terms with Glenda about his feelings. However, he's visited by Merlin who asks the Demon to go and see him at Tintagel the next day; While in pursuit of the monster, the Demon is captured by Batman, and he, Matthews, and Randu are forced to reveal to Batman the Demon's double identity. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "A Very Special Spy!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is at a race to advertise the Miracle-2000 formula, a new pollution free fuel source being developed by Tryton Corporation,as a guest of Ted Grant who has made a new living as the companies spokesman; However, the event is interrupted when a man jumps into the path of the racing cars; Batman pulls him back, and it turns out to be Peter Voss, the son of the late Hans Voss; He claims that the Miracle-2000 formula was stolen from his fathers lost works, and that he will do whatever it takes to stop the commercialization of his father's formula as his father wanted it to be free to the world; Curious about the accusations, and with the help of Ted's connections to the company, Batman questions the owner of the Tryton Corp. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Last 20-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has the Last Laugh," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When an entire family is murdered with the Joker's modus operandi, Batman vows that his old foe has gone too far and that he'll make him pay for the crime that he's committed; However, upon his search for the Joker, Batman realizes that something was off about the dead bodies - none of them had the signature Joker-grin of his usual murder victims; Batman runs back to the morgue where the bodies were taken and finds that they suddenly do have grins; Going after the only person left alone with them, Batman is knocked out from behind as they make their getaway; Batman continues to search for the Joker and gets a lead from an underworld crime boss that brings him to the Sultan health spa, where the Joker is trying to kill a crook named Slade. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis and Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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100-page giant. Cover art by Jim Aparo, Howard Purcell, Irv Novick, and Gil Kane. "The Impossible Escape," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; The Gotham Police and Batman are called to the Gotham Art Museum to stop a bunch of heavily armed thieves from stealing an ancient Hotep statue which is believed to contain the secret of everlasting life; They are also met by Inspector Siyad an inspector of the Egyptian police, who claims the statue was stolen from his country and sold illegally; Batman is asked to investigate the legitimacy of the purchase, and at the same time see if the old legends about the statue are true; While in France, Mr. Miracle puts on a show where he escapes from the top of the Eiffel Tower during a lightning storm without getting struck by lightning. Reprint back-up stories: "Fury of the Exiled Creature," script by Bob Haney, art by Howard Purcell; An outcast of Atlantis, Tyros finds a gem that turns him into a powerful creature, and uses that power to take over Atlantis. "The Three Flaming Dooms!" starring Silent Knight, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. "The Tick-Tock Traps of the Time Commander," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Green Lantern must capture the Time Commander. Statement of ownership - average print run 367,667; average paid circulation 189,355. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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100-page giant. Cover art by Jim Aparo, Joe Kubert, and George Papp. "The 50-Story Killer!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; After winning the election, the new mayor of Gotham City forces Batman to retire in favor of instating the Metal Men as his replacement under the idea that the six robots could better defend Gotham City; Indignant, Batman refuses to retire; However, after Batman bungles a truck robbery (which is stopped by the Metal Men), the mayor is forced to place a court order preventing Batman from acting in the city. Deciding to accept reality, Batman decides that he should retire and resume his daily life as Bruce Wayne. Reprint back-up stories: "The World's Three Most Dangerous Arrows," script by France Herron, art by George Papp; After Oliver and Roy Harper get x-rays as part of a community drive, he learns from the x-ray lab that the photos indicate a radium burn on a small but vital part of his body, and that he has only a month to live; Feeling he has nothing to lose, Green Arrow decides to use three imperfect and potentially deadly arrows to fight crime. "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!" starring Hawkman and Hawkgirl, script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert. Double Clues #1 puzzle by Bob Rozakis. "The Man Who Conquered the Challengers," script by Ed Herron, art by Bob Brown. "The Figurehead of the Burning Sea!" starring Viking Prince, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. One-page Aparo self-portrait and autobiography. One-page Haney autobiography with inset photo. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, George Roussos, and Nick Cardy. "Last Jet to Gotham," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Called to Gotham Airport when word that mobster Joe Angel is trying to sneak back into the country, Batman and Commissioner Gordon are at the ready to capture him when he lands; However, the airplane mysteriously crashes into the ocean when it's caught in a water-spout; Batman calls his ally Aquaman for help. Reprint back-up stories: "The Perilous Capers of the Terrible Teen," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans fight The Ant, a teenage costume criminal. The Brave and the Bold Rebus puzzle by Bob Rozakis. "Wanted - the Capsule Master!" (reprinted from Brave and the Bold 50), script by Bob Haney, art by George Roussos; Green Arrow, Speedy and the Martian Manhunter must stop Vulkor from re-assembling a weapon that he plans to use to take over Earth and Mars. "The Charge of the Sea Soldiers!", script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney; Aquaman and Aqualad stop Professor Enos Snark who is supplying pirates with technology to help them to rob ships. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, Bob Brown, and Murphy Anderson. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman is electrocuted and declared brain dead while on the trail of the kidnapped Debbie Manton, the Atom must enter the detective's brain and reactivate it to finish the case and in doing so restores the Batman's brain to normal functioning. Reprint back-up stories: "The Three Clues to Sorcery," pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Bob Brown; A mad professor, and his men, kidnap June Robbins in order to have the Challengers collect three different mystical stones; However, the Challengers turn the tables when they use the power of the stones to overpower the kidnappers and rescue June. "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!" starring Hourman, Dr. Fate, and Green Lantern (Alan Scott), script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson. "Origin of the Viking Prince!" (from Brave and Bold 23), script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. "The Case of the Innocent Thief" starring the Atom, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, Bob Brown (insets), and George Tuska. "Grasp of the Killer Cult," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Bizarre murders are committed by seemingly upstanding citizens who are soon determined to be imposters; They turn out to be members of a World War II military construction crew possessed by the spirits of followers of the Far Eastern goddess Kali; It takes the power of the Spectre to prevent her resurrection. Reprint back-up stories: "The Dimensional Caper!" (from Teen Titans 16), script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans prevent an invasion from another dimension that occupies the same space as Chet Walters' school. A word puzzle to reveal the identity of Batman's co-star in the next issue by Bob Rozakis, art by Nick Cardy. "Knight for a Day!" (from Brave and Bold 2), script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; True heir to the throne Brian is assigned to deliver the Sun Ruby to a neighboring kingdom, in the hope that he will be killed traveling through the Forest Perilous, but as the Silent Knight he surmounts all obstacles. "In the Coils of Copperhead!" (from B&B 78), starring Batman, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl, script by Bob Haney, art by Bob Brown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Last 100-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, and Joe Kubert. "Nightmare Without End," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; As Batman muses over a poster of his old war buddy Sgt. Rock, he is attacked by mysterious men and taken aboard a plane; He soon realizes that his kidnappers are really Sgt. Rock's old unit, Easy Company, come to seek Batman's help. "Trail of the Black Falcon!" (from Brave and Bold 24), script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; During a voyage, King Rikk's vessel enters a pirate trap!; Jon and his beloved Asa follow his father's falcon, Reya the Black, to the Pirate's Den where Jon takes up arms against the pirate crew. "1001 Ways to Defeat Green Arrow!" (from Adventure 174), script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. Super-Heroes - Super-Warriors! article by Allan Asherman, art by Joe Shuster (Superman panels) and Neal Adams (Batman & Sgt. Rock cover); Describes what Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman (with Sgt. Rock), and Captain Marvel Jr. did during World War II. "Code Name: Mockingbird!" (from Secret Six 1) starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Frank Springer. "The Menace from Inner Space" (from Blackhawk 194) starring Blackhawk, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Charles Cuidera. Letter to the editor from writer Arlen Schumer. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "May the Best Man Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; In Sparta Prison, Batman and Commissioner Gordon try to talk a prisoner named Dubek into talking about his former employer the Joker or risk staying in solitary confinement, to which Dubek refuses; The Joker, knowing that eventually his former stooge may crack, decides to put a plan in motion to silence him; When Ted Grant puts on a boxing match for the prison, Dubek is picked to be the best prisoner fight the fight; The Joker puts a rare tropical disease into Dubek's water bucket; This also succeeds in infecting all the other prisoners, and a doctor gives them 72 hours to live. Hostess snack cakes ad starring Batman and the Mummy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Bring Back Killer Krag," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When crime boss Dolph Rossi puts a hit out on a man named Moran, Batman and Commissioner Gordon provide him protection. This proves to be no easy task as the top hit man Killer Krag is the man hired to kill Moran; Watching Moran at a horse race, they fail to prevent his assassination when Krag disguises himself as a jockey at the horse track; They also fail in stopping Krag from escaping to the island nation of Santa Cruz; Kirk Langstrom uses his formula to become the Man-Bat; As Batman deals with the dangers getting into the island including sharks and superstitious natives. Man-Bat uses his grotesque appearance to convince the islanders that he's a bat-god. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 380,640; average paid circulation 190,100. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Jim Aparo. "This Earth Is Mine," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Kamandi is fleeing an army of Ape Men lead by a strange new animal named Captain Bat (really Batman , posing as an animal); When Batman chases Kamandi away from the others he allows the boy to escape; Kamandi tames a wild horse and ends up riding to Mount Rushmore, where he seeks cover behind a radiation belt that the animals believe are gods that require to be fed; The mountain is surrounded by a strange radiation belt that the animals cannot cross; Inside a cave, Kamandi is shocked to find that there are other humans hiding out there. Reprint back-up story: "Plunder the Pentagon" starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell (plot) and Joe Gill (dialogue), art by Frank Springer; Mockingbird gives August, Carlo and Lili instructions that they are to steal top secret plans for the United States' newest jet fighter, the XB-107. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Doomsday Express," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and the Metal Men have all agreed to take part in the train ride to celebrate America's Bicentennial; The train would have themed cars based on America's achievements over the past 200 years, and would also include copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America; Aboard the train with them are Charles Wing, Delores Lake and Ed Fox, curators for the train ride; The Metal Men decide to leave when they get a letter that suggests that their creator Doc Magnus may still be alive, and depart to follow up on it;Batman is left alone on the train with the others, who reveal themselves to be half-Native Americans, and they hijack the train in order to pressure the United States government into turning over the land to its rightful people. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.