Comic books 1970-1985

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Vol. 19 #4 - Aug. 1978. Ads for baseball banks to menus, books to plates, toys to beer cans. Tabloid newspaper format. Unfolded measuring 11 1/2-in. x 15-in. approximately. 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Summer 1979, 8.25" x 11", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.00.

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Canadian-based fanzine featuring a lengthy interview with Tim Conrad. Also, years before CGC popularized a 10-point grading system, George Olshevsky writes an essay, "Towards a Uniform System of Comic Book Grading" based on a 100-point scale. Edited by Okshevsky. Illustrations by Franc Reyes and Ken Steacy. Reyes cover. 8.25 x 11 in.; black and white (newsprint); 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Pulp Villains cover by Dean Motter Cover price $0.30.

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Marvel Heroes cover by Ken Steacy. Marvel Continuity. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Don Rosa. Consumer's Guide to Comic Dealers. Cover price $0.75.

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1st printing - Cover art by Matt Zimet. Compilation of Poul Anderson's works by Andrew Adams Whyte and David Stever, includes loose supplement "Poul Anderson: Books in Print". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. B&W text Cover price $1.95.

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Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson. Issue #20 includes: cover art by Don Newton; a page of autographs from the 1970 Comic Art Convention (including sketches by Joe Kubert and John Romita); a report on the aforementioned con; a center spread by R. Kline; a pin-up by Don Rosa; a profile of Frank Frazetta by Ralph Alfonso; and back cover art by John Fantucchio. 22 pgs. August, 1970.

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Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson.

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Wraparound cover by Dan Adkins. Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson.

Articles on the 1971 Comic Art Convention in New York City, including James Warren's keynote speech, the Warren Awards, and various panel discussions featuring Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Harvey Kurtzman, Jim Steranko, and others. Also "Was Wertham Right After All" and fiction, "Sinar Alone" chapter 4 by David Hanley. Many convention photos, plus art by John Fantucchio, Don Rosa, Joe Sinnott, Bill Black, Doug Potter, Dave Stevens, and Dave Cockrum in color.Wraparound Superman cover by Don Newton/Dan Adkins. 8.5 x 11; black and white (one page color, plus color cover); 32 pages.

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Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson. Issue #25 includes: wraparound cover art by William Black; inside cover art by Dave Cockrum; The Real Jack Kirby by David Fryxell and William Reynolds; Jack Kirby: All Father Man by Tom Fagan; a profile of fan artist Donald Wong; Green Horn strip; Funny Animals for a Funny Fanzine by Dwight Decker; Jim Jones art; Death: Thy Color Be Orange fiction by Tom Fagan (art by Martin L. Greim); and Alternatives for Conventions by Byron Preiss. 32 pgs. Jan, 1972.

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Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson. Issue #27 includes: wraparound cover art by R. Kline; a letter from Phil Seuling; A Look at the DC Burroughs Book Adaptations by Duffy Vohland; The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Bill Cantey (with art by John Fantucchio, Joe Sinnott, and Don Newton); An E.R.B. Epilogue-Catalogue of Reference and Related Items; Noman strip by Jim Pinkoski; Don Newton: A Portfolio of Western Illustrations; Rootwild Remembered by Jim Jones; Greenhorn strip by Alan Hanley; an interview with Gray Morrow; J Series strip by Steve Ditko; and Captain Marvel pin-up by C.C. Beck. 60 pgs. Winter, 1973. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Fall 1973. Comic stories by Don Rosa and Alan Hanley. Articles about Golden Age comics heroines, the legacy of Star Trek, and the Shadow. Don Newton western portfolio. 4 pages Star Trek illustrations by John Byrne. 1 page Adam Warlock art by Gil Kane. 1 page Batman art by Byrne. Covers by Ken Barr and Don Newton. Magazine format; black and white; 52 pages.

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Summer 1974. Final issue. Interview with Walter Koenig. Articles: Star Trek Revisited, Star Trek Animation, Captain Marvel and Company, "You Can't Be Stupid If You Don't Even Try" (by C.C. Beck), Kurt Schaffenberger interview, Captain Marvel serial from 1940, history of pulp fandom, and the Spirit. Comic stories by Steve Ditko ("Liberty or Death with Liberty Agent"; 4 pages) and Alan Hanley. Illustrations by John Byrne (2 pages), Steve Fabian, Joe Sinnott, and others. Magazine format; black and white; 96 pages.

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Issue #31 - April 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Issue #32 - May 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Issue #33 - June 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Issue #34 - July 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Issue #35 - August 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Fine $9.00

Issue #39 - December 1981. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Issue #40 - January 1982. Collectors Showcase bookstore's monthly auction catalog featuring original art, comics, big little books, movie posters, etc. 8.5-in x 11-in, 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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1970 issue. Howell Conant cover. Section on nude photography. 8.25" x 11.25". 144 pages. Partial color, partial black and white. Cover price $1.50.

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1981 yellow background variant. Promotional educational brochure published by Harvey Comics for the Comics Magazine Association of America and distributed to comic book publishers, covering the innovative new color coding technique about to be implemented in the industry. The inside of the brochure explains the advantages of using the system, the one-inch color coded stripe being added to the top of every page of a comic magazine, and how the process works to simplify rotating comic stock magazine. The backside provides a handy sample calendar for publishers. The front cover features the top stars of the major comic book publishers, Superman, Archie, Casper, Dennis the Menace, Spider-Man, and Bugs Bunny. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", primarily b&w/text interior, 4 pages.

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Fanzine (1-shot). Collection of one page B&W illustrations by leading artists of the day. Suitable for coloring, thus the cover. Jeff Jones front and back cover. Includes art by Berni Wrightson, Howard Chaykin, Barry Windsor Smith, Mike Kaluta, Dave Cockrum, Walt Simonson, Roy G. Krenkel, Maxfield Parrish, plus many more. Mature readers, 8.5 x 11, b&w, 32 pages.

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Stories by Don Secrease and Rick Burchett. Art by Don Secrease, Rick Burchett, David Zimmerman, Paul Ryan, Bill Black and Kevin Dzuban. Cover by Paul Gulacy. A solo adventure of the Femforce weapons expert Colt, as she battles old enemy Trailblazer to save new friend Tara Fremont and her wildlife preserve. The backup story features The Specialists, The Detective Agency to End All Detective Agencies, a special feature not seen before or since. Cameos from other AC heroes include Sybil Dannings Black Diamond character. Terror Off Jungle Island!; The Specialists. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Reprinted from #3. "Bataan" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover by George Wilson. The Bataan Death March was history's most ghastly parade! Plus: "The Battle of Malta" back-up story, and the 1-page text piece "Captain John Smith"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #4. "PT Combat" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. The looming shape of a Japanese warship pounding through the seas at forty knots and headed straight for the 109 began the epic saga of heroism, involving Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, USNR! Plus: "The Fall of Palmyra" back-up story, and the 1-page filler "The PT Boat"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #5. "Behind Rommel's Lines" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. The great German Desert Fox falls before the surging onslaught of British might! Plus: "Retreat From Moscow" back-up story, and the 1-page text piece "George Rogers Clark"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #6. "Raid on Regensburg" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. The air screamed with bullets and bombs as our flying fortress rained destruction into Regensburg, the heart of the Luftwaffe! Plus: "El Alamein" back-up story, and the 1-page text piece "A Slight Difference"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #7. "Action in the Sunda Strait" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. Sunda Strait boiled with the fury of destruction as desperate men screamed for help in a battle, doomed from the start! Plus: "Christmas on Cape Gloucester" back-up story, and the 1-page text article "Commodore Matthew C. Perry" (reprinted from ?). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #8A. "Fighting Back in New Guinea" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. Soldiers sworn to victory fight each other in the jungles of New Guinea! Plus: "Phillipine Defeat" back-up story, and the 1-page text article "Soldier of Japan"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #8B. "Cassino" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover by Robert McQuire? The raging battle for Monte Cassino...against unseen enemy troops! Plus: "Guadalcanal" back-up story, and the 1-page text article "Ancient Weapons of Italy"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #10. "The Battle of Midway" - Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. The thunder of a thousand screaming bullets and bombs in...the blazing Battle of Midway! Plus: "Out of the Gate" back-up story, and the 1-page text piece "General George Patton, Jr."! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #12. "Guadalcanal" - Written by unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. Fire fight! The marines hit Guadalcanal! Plus: "Escape...The Hard Way" back-up story, and the 1-page text article "General Douglas MacArthur"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #13. ""Breakout at St. Lo" - Written by Paul S. Newman? Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover. Breakout! Now the Germans are on the run! Plus: "Leap For Life" back-up story, and the 1-page text article "Lt. Norman Prince"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Reprinted from #14. Stories by Paul S. Newman? Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted Cover by George Wilson. Tarawa...bloody beachhead to victory in "Tarawa," "Tarawa Counter-Attack" and "Tarawa The Final Fury"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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"Stop the Luftwaffe...Win the War!" Combat Kelly and his Deadly Dozen is a Sgt. Fury spin-off that was cancelled after nine issues. The titular character comes from the 1950s when Marvel was known as Atlas. In this first issue, Kelly leads a team of ex-cons (ala The Dirty Dozen) into Germany on a mission to retrieve a Nazi scientist. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Jim Mooney. Cover by John Severin. Cover price $0.20.

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"Lonely Are the Brave!" The Deadly Dozen tunnel into a concentration camp in the dead of winter. The issue puts the spotlight on the underappreciated Native Americans who served during World War II. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Severin. Cover price $0.20.

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"The Boston Bomber." Kelly reveals his origin to his men during the aftermath of The Battle of the Bulge. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.20.

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"To Hell with Heroes!" A shell-shocked captain, relieved of command, accuses Kelly and Sgt. Fury of mutiny. Includes appearance by the Howling Commandoes. Continued from Sgt. Fury #104. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.20.

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"Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20.

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"A Wing...A Prayer...and Mad Dog Martin!" A pilot accused of being a coward gets a chance to redeem himself during a mission with The Deadly Dozen. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20.

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"Blast the Beasts and Children." This anti-war issue finds Kelly and company visiting with a nun who takes care of orphaned French children. She questions their reasons for fighting the war. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Tartaglione. Cover price $0.20.

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"Hospital of Horrors!" The Deadly Dozen infiltrate a Nazi experimental hospital, but things don't go as planned. Kelly and Livingston take in a screening of Casablanca. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers. Cover price $0.20.

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"Did You Ever See a Dozen Die?" This final issue ends the series on a morbid note, with most of the key players meeting untimely deaths. After the mission, Kelly quits the team. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Ayers. Cover price $0.20.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.20.

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Sid Caesar interview, Buster Keaton. 64 pages, BW Cover price $3.00.