Due to distributor delays, some new comics that arrived late this week will be included in subscription shipments starting next week, December 10th.

Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday December 8!

Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine comic books

  • Issue #2
    Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 2
    • Pencil and pen marking. Extra staple holes (manufacturing).

    Article on Steve Ditko Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #9
    Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 9
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    1970. Fanzine by Martin L. Greim. His fanzine not only touted professional work (primarily gathered at conventions) but also many great fan artists who would later become stock names in the industry. Jim Steranko front cover (first color); John Fantucchio back cover of the Spirit. Joe Sinnott interview. Don Newton profile. Bullseye article with Jack Kirby art. Article on the Ray. Art by Gene Colan and Klaus Janson. 6-page comic story, "Night of the Shade" by William Black. Approx. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 28 pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #11
    Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 11
    • Staple rust.

    1971. Flash Gordon issue. Al Williamson cover and interior art. Art by Alex Raymond, Dave Cockrum, Gray Morrow, Berni Wrightson, John Adkins Richardson, Joe Sinnott, Dan Adkins, and Russ Manning. Also includes numerous b&w photos of the Flash Gordon serials from the 1930s, and articles about those serials. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #13
    Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 13
    Auction opens later today

    19-page Defender comic story by Martin Greim. 8 page Mr. A by Steve Ditko. Joe Staton interview. Article on Ghostbreaker, Dr. Drew, and Dr. Thirteen. Jim Steranko front cover; Gil Kane back cover. Magazine format; black and white; 40 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #15
    Comic Crusader (1968) fanzine 15
    • Water damage.

    Issue #15 features a Captain Marvel cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, and a back cover of The Hulk by Syd Shores. Inside the issue, features include: 8-page H Series comic story, "The Logic of Justice Fitting Ends to Chosen Means" by Steve Ditko. 10-page feature by John Clark on the war between Captain Marvel and his arch nemesis, Sivana (illustrations by Don Newton). "Journey to the Rock of Eternity" by Bob Cosgrove. Interview with Jack Binder and Otto Binder. Interview with Dave Cockrum by Martin L. Greim. "Captain with a Curse" by Martin L. Greim. Interview with Kurt Schaffenberger. "Tale of an Ancient Mariner" feature on The Sub-Mariner. Capt. Marvel illustration by Dave Gibbons. 8.25-in. by 11-in.; black and white; 36 pages. Cover price $0.75.