Comics Journal (1977) comic books in grade VG or lower
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Issue #51
Published Nov 1979 by Fantagraphics.$9.60
Interview with Howard Chaykin; Frank Brunner's angry farewell to comics. Cover by Brunner and Steve Leialoha. Cover price $1.50.
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Published Jan 1980 by Fantagraphics.$11.00
Harlan Ellison cover/interview including the Ellison/Michael Fleisher (writer for DC Spectre) lawsuit
148 pages. Harlan Ellison interview; interviews with Kelly Freas, Trina Robbins and Murray Boltinoff. Back cover by Neal Adams Cover price $3.00.
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$70 The Comics Journal #53 NM (9.4) Neal Adams! (Fantagraphics Books Winter 1980) Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #58
Published Sep 1980 by Fantagraphics.$44.00
View scans- Writing on interior pages.
Martin Pasko, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier discuss the art of comics writing. Daredevil and Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $1.95.
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$70 THE COMICS JOURNAL #58 1980 Frank Miller 1st ELEKTRA predates Daredevil 168 Fine $95 Comics Journal 58 MILLER 1st ELEKTRA New Teen Titans 2 Star Wars 42 FETT CGC 8.0 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #59
Published Oct 1980 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," Dave Sim letter to editor; Ken Macklin and Dennis Fujitake covers Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #62
Published Mar 1981 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
Batman cover by Dick Giordano. Interview with DC artist and editor Dick Giordano. The Comics Journal Defense Fund is launched to help the magazines legal battles. Steve Gerber and Gene Colans post-Howard the Duck graphic novel, Stewart the Rat. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #64
Published Jun 1981 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
- Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
- From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
$4.80
$2.65
Gil Kane cover. Industry stalwarts Gil Kane and Denny ONeil on comics writing. Jack Kirby & Mike Grell join upstart indie company Pacific Comics. Bill Mantlos Micronauts moves to the direct-sales market. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Back cover by Ken Macklin. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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$12 Vintage Comic Art Magazine THE COMICS JOURNAL #64 From 1981 Good Condition Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #65
Published Aug 1981 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$8.00
Jack Kirby and Art Spiegelman covers. Interview with Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly about RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus. Jack Kirby returns to comics with Captain Victory. Harlan Ellisons latest debacle. Cartoons by Hilary Barta, Gary Kwapisz and Howard Purcell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #66
Published Sep 1981 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
Dennis Fujitake Batman cover; Dennis O'Neil interview; Superman II movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark; Kevin Nowlan illustrations Cover price $2.50.
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$14 The Comics Journal No. 66 September 1981 Vo IN Good Condition/Fine Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #69
Published Dec 1981 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Gerry Conway interview - talking back to the Journal; R.I.P.: Wally Wood and Russ Manning. Dr. Strange painted cover. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #71
Published Mar 1982 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
$4.80
Peter Poplaski cover features Popeye punching out the Hulk. Interviews with writers Mike Friedrich and Roy Thomas. An appreciation of E.C. Segars Popeye. ECs Progressive line of comics, part 2. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Pete Poplaski finally answers the question, Who would win a fight between Popeye and the Hulk? Black and white. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #72
Published May 1982 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
Neal Adams cover. Interview with Neal Adams. A look at Stephen King's nonfiction study of horror, Danse Macabre. The little known works of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Critical analysis of the French comic strip Asterix. Frank Miller leaves Daredevil. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #73
Published Jul 1982 by Fantagraphics.$2.65
Interviews with Superman artist Curt Swan on 27 years with the Man of Steel. A retrospective look at the work of Carl Barks. Freak Brothers artist Dave Sheridan passes away. Deconstructing the superhero formula. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.
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$20 The Comics Journal #73 Honoring Good Duck Artist: Carl Barks, Fantagraphics 1982 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #74
Published Aug 1982 by Fantagraphics.$5.80
$8.00
Interviews with writers Chris Claremont and Louise Jones on The New Mutants. Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly discuss RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus (cont. from #65). Critical analysis of Disneys Cinderella and Robin Hood. Conan the Barbarian goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Will Blyberg. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #76
Published Oct 1982 by Fantagraphics.$9.60
180 pages. Interview with Bernie Wrightson; Harlan Ellison on slasher films; Martin Pasko on Star Trek II. Wrightson cover. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #78
Published Dec 1982 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
Gil Kane cover; Archie Goodwin interview; Frank Miller and Chris Claremont discuss Wolverine; Gil Kane Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #79
Published Jan 1983 by Fantagraphics.$18.00
View scan- .5" Spine split from bottom.
Scott Hampton Teen Titans cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay; Stephen King Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #80
Published Mar 1983 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
Jaime Hernandez cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #82
Published Jul 1983 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$12.75
Dave & Deni Sim interview - Part 1; Kim Thompson on Frank Miller's Ronin. First half of Dave Sim's Cerebus cover. Letter from John Bynre retracting his comments from Comics Journal #75 about Roy Thomas. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #83
Published Aug 1983 by Fantagraphics.$12.75
Dave Sim cover. Interview with Dave Sim (Cerebus) and his then-wife, Deni Loubert. Retrospective views on Carl Barks and long-running comic strip artist Russ Johnson. Ted White on editors. Gary Groth on publishing. Cartoons by Mitch OConnell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #85
Tags: Chronological Appearances of Spider-Man's Black Costume (part 01 (1st Preview))Published Oct 1983 by Fantagraphics.$135.00
View scans- Water spots/damage.
In this issue: Robert Kanigher interview by Robin Snyder; article by Jan Strnad ("Bitter Harvest") - the case for rating comics; article by Gene Phillips ("Phases of Creativity"); Opening Shots column - Kevin McConnell on John Byrne; Cinema Journal column - Dale Luciano on Superman III, Return of the Jedi, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Videodrome; An Edge in My Voice column - Harlan Ellison on videogames; Russell Freund reviews Marvel Fanfare; Gene Phillips reviews Coyote, Ronin, Alpha Flight, Americomics and The Art of Al Williamson; Lee Wochner reviews The Night Force; and Adam Philips reviews Strange Brew. Plus news, letters and October comics checklist. Cover by Joe Kubert includes the Metal Men, Hawkman, Wonder Woman and others. 114 pages, B&W. NOTE: This issue features the 1st preview of Spider-Man's Black Costume (before its debut in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #252). Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #87
Published Dec 1983 by Fantagraphics.$4.80
$4.80
Heidi MacDonald tackles the bane of comics: endless fight scenes, with a Don Rosa cover; 'Funnybook Roulette' on strips; interviews with Phil Yeh and George Metzger. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #89
Published Mar 1984 by Fantagraphics.$43.00
View scans$43.00
View scans$35.00
View scans- Water damage.
Spirit cover by Will Eisner. Special focus on Will Eisner. Interview with the master craftsman; Eisner, in turn, interviews Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Wendy Pini of Elfquest. Will Eisner in France. A review of the comics of 1983. Cartoons by Larry Dobias and Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. NOTE: Possibly the earliest known printed image of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo only, black and white, in the Newswatch section, page 15, announcing for the premiere issue of TMNT (1984. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #90
Published Jun 1984 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Al Williamson cover and interview; Cerebus; Harlan Ellison essay; Frank Miller letter to editor Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #94
Published Oct 1984 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$8.00
Interview with Argentine comic book artist Juan Gimenez. Comics from the rest of the world: Italy, France, Holland, Japan, and Belgium. The Journal discovers manga. Comics in Malaysia. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #95
Published Feb 1985 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
C.C. Beck interview on Captain Marvel; panel discussion on women in comics, involving Wendy Pini, Trina Robbins, Shary Flenniken, Mary Wilshire. Beck cover. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #97
Published Apr 1985 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Special Harvey Pekar issue - includes a major interview, articles and an index; plus: Miss Buxley. Cover by Robert Crumb. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #98
Published May 1985 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Interview with Alex Toth; the alternative comics cadaver derby - which publisher will be the first to fall?; Newswatch - Marvel to axe 7 titles? Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #103
Published Nov 1985 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Michael Kaluta interviewed; a debate between Harlan Ellison and Stan Lee; the work of Rudy Palais; R.C. Harvey on sex and sexism in comics; 'Funnybook Roulette' tackles Saturday morning animation. Cover by Michael Kaluta. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #104
Published Jan 1986 by Fantagraphics.$2.80
$2.80
Interviews with underground legends Justin Green and Skip Williamson. R.C. Harvey psychoanalyzes superheroes. C.C. Beck on Picasso. Death and ethics in the comics industry. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Williamson. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #109
Published Jun 1986 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Howard Chaykin cover. Interview with Howard Chaykin. Marvel institutes a new royalty plan. The Journals take on The Dark Knight Returns. First Issue Syndrome. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Chaykin. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #110
Published Jul 1986 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Steve Rude cover. Interviews with Jack Kirby on the Marvel art controversy, and Mike Baron on writing Nexus. TCJ readers sound off on the Kirby art controversy. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Steve Rude. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #111
Published Sep 1986 by Fantagraphics.$5.60
Howard Cruse cover. Interviews with Howard Cruse and Dan Day. Stan Lee breaks his silence on the Kirby art controversy. Gene Phillips on Don McGregor and mythology. The plight of a Soviet cartoonist. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Cruse. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #112
Published Nov 1986 by Fantagraphics.$9.60
$7.20
Interview with Mark Evanier on writing for comics and television. Richard McEnroe on the Marvel Method of writing, and why he cant do it. Captain Marvel creator C.C. Beck on Superman. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Mitch Schauer. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #113
Published Dec 1986 by Fantagraphics.$9.60
Robert Crumb/Gil Kane cover and discussion; Mark Evanier interview (part 2); C.C. Beck essay; Harvey Pekar reviews "Maus"; Richard Pini, Dave Sim Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #114
Published Feb 1987 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Interview with Jay Lynch; C.C. Beck's analysis of Man of Steel; article on why Atlas Comics failed. Cover by Jay Lynch. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #115
Published Apr 1987 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
Full coverage of the infamous Fleisher v. Fantagraphics libel case, including transcripts of testimony by Jim Shooter, Harlan Ellison, Gary Groth, and Dean Mullaney, and analysis by Joe Sacco, Groth, and Ellison. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Crazy wraparound cover by Don Simpson. Black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #116
Published Jul 1987 by Fantagraphics.$12.75
Interviews with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons on Watchmen; Buddy Saunders on censorship; and Beetle Baileys Mort Walker. Illustrations by R. Crumb. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Gibbons. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.
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$20 Comics Journal, The #116 TCJ | Alan Moore Watchmen $55 Comics Journal, The #116 FN; TCJ | Alan Moore Watchmen - we combine shipping Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #119
Published Jan 1988 by Fantagraphics.$3.20
Interview with Dick Giordano. Alan Moore on writing comics, part one. Jules Feiffer, David Levine, Brad Holland, and Jimmy Margulles on contemporary editorial cartooning. Berke Breathed and the Pulitzers. A Drew Friedman sketchbook. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #122
Published Jun 1988 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
British Comics. Interviews with Kevin O'Neill, Alan Grant and John Wagner; John Bolton's sketchbook. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $3.95.
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$15 The Comics Journal #122 June 1988 Feat. BRITISH COMICS Comic News & Criticism Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #124
Published Aug 1988 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$8.00
Interview with Jules Feiffer on politics, working for Playboy, the Popeye film and more; Bill Griffith's sketchbook pages Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #125
Published Nov 1988 by Fantagraphics.$4.30
Can Berke Breathed be taken seriously?; San Diego Con news and photos; Chester Brown's sketchbook. Bloom County cover by Breathed. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #129
Published May 1989 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
$6.40
Interviews with Pierre Christian and Enki Bilal; report from Angouleme; Gary Groth on Bat Guano Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #130
Published Jul 1989 by Fantagraphics.$9.60
$9.60
View scanDave Sim - Cerebus' outspoken creator grapples with Gary Groth on publishers, distributors, and the state of comics art; Newswatch - is work-for-hire dead? Cover by Dave Sim and Gerhard. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #131
Published Sep 1989 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
Ralph Steadman cover and interview; C.C. Beck essay Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #132
Published Nov 1989 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
Interviews with Lynda Barry and Paul Chadwick (Concrete). A Don Punchatz sketchbook. Ron Mann's documentary, Comic Book Confidential. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Barry. Black and white. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #133
Published Dec 1989 by Fantagraphics.$6.40
Violence in Comics. A retrospective on Seduction of the Innocent and Dr. Fredric Wertham, including an archived interview with Wertham. A Kenneth Smith sketchbook. Captain Marvels C.C. Beck muses on censorship. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Jim Woodring. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #135
Published Apr 1990 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Chester Brown cover and interview; Harvey Pekar essay; Charles Vess sketchbook; Batman; C.C. Beck essay Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #137
Published Aug 1990 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud discuss creators' rights; industry pros debate creator vs corporate ownership; Gary Groth on Robocop 2. Cover by Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud. Cover price $3.95.
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$15 The Comics Journal #137 September 1990 The Magazine Of News & Criticism Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #139
Published Dec 1990 by Fantagraphics.$14.00
View scan$12.00
Part II of the Alan Moore Big Words interview; Peter Bagge interviews Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Jim Woodring on the 10th anniversary of R. Crumbs Weirdo magazine; the Gary Groth-Todd Loren controversy continues. Cover by Kominsky-Crumb. Cover price $4.95. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #142
Published Jun 1991 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$7.00
Interviews with Arnold Roth and Carol Tyler. More from Gary Panters sketchbook. The politics of superheroes in the post-Watchmen era. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Cover by Roth. Black and white. Cover price $3.95.
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$18 Comics Journal (1977) # 142 (5.0-VGF) Magazine 1991 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #143
Published Jul 1991 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
$9.00
Special Sex Issue. Interviews with Alan Moore (Lost Girls), Reed Waller & Kate Worley (Omaha), Robert Crumb, and the infamous 'Anton Drek.' Cover by Crumb. Cover price $4.95.
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$50 The Comics Journal #143 (1991) - R. Crumb, special sex issue, FN range copy! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #147
Published Jan 1992 by Fantagraphics.$7.00
Interview with P. Craig Russell; Kim Deitch sketchbook - part 2; uncovering 'hidden smut' in Li'l Abner. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #148
Published Mar 1992 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$8.00
Interview with Charles Burns (RAW, Taboo, Death Rattle); Sheldon Mayer - memories of a comics legend; Doug Allen & Gary Leib sketchbook; alternative women cartoonists in England. Cover by Charles Burns. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #149
Published May 1992 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Two explosive panel discussions on the future of comics; Mini-Malism - mini-comics take center stage in new feature; 'Bande Dessinee' conference; 'Comic Art in the '90s' panel: feast or famine? Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #150
Published Jun 1992 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$8.00
Mark Schultz, Xenozoic Tales' creator talks - weird science, fast cars and giant reptiles; Peter Kuper screams out on comics, politics and everything else; 'Back to the Drawing Board' - from ideas to inks with Jaime Hernandez; Samuel Joyner - life as an African-American cartoonist; sketchbooks - David Mazzucchelli & J.R. Williams; Love & Rockets seized in South Africa; Fiore prods the Comics Awards. Cover by Mark Schultz. Cover price $4.95.
