Nostalgia Journal (1974) comic books 1973-1975

Edited by Gordon Bailey. #1 includes: Green Lantern cover art by Jim Jones and classified ads by and for Remember When magazine, Howard Rogofsky, Nostalgia News, The Menomonee Falls Gazette, Bruce Hamilton, Russ Cochran, Howard Keltner, Comic Fantasy Quarterly, and more. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. June, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free. (With #27, The Nostalgia Journal would be taken over by Gary Groth and Fantagraphics. With #34, it would become The Comics Journal, one of the most respected and controversial comics history and criticism magazines ever).

Edited by Gordon Bailey. #2 includes: Tom Foster cover art and classified ads by and for Star Con 75, The Comic Book Price Guide, Middle Earth, Multicon 75, Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics, The Comic-Book Book, and more. Also includes a letter from Walter Koenig and I Remember Premiums by Roger Sikes. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. August, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

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Edited by Gordon Bailey. #4 includes: Gil Kane cover art and classified ads by and for Middle Earth, Star Con 75, Menomonee Falls Gazette, Street Enterprises, Comic Reprints, Indiana's First Comic Book Convention, and more. Also includes a report on Houston Con 74. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Sept, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #5 includes: Fantasia cover art by Conway and classified ads by and for Radio Mongo, Tannar Miles Comics & Things, Comic Reprints, Amra, Wintercon 74, and more. Also includes fanzine reviews, Fan World by Tom Mason, and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

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Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #7 includes: Classified ads by and for Bruce Hamilton, The Collector, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Comics Etc., Fantasy Advertiser International, Yesterday's Saturdays, and more. Also includes Fan World by Tom Mason and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Dec, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #8 includes: Frankenstein cover art by Kerry Gamill and classified ads by and for Bruce Hamilton, Burrel's Books, Multicon 75, Russ Cochran, Cinefantastique, The Comic Reader, and more. Also includes fanzine reviews and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 52 pgs, folded newsprint. Feb, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #9 includes: Iron Fist cover art by Bob Layton and classified ads by and for The Comic Book Price Guide, Red Ryder original art, Multicon 75, Who's Who of American Comic Books, Russ Cochran, Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics, G.B. Love, and more. 16 pgs, folded newsprint. March, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #10 includes: Cover art by Larson and classified ads by and for The Comic Book Price Guide, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Bruce Webster, UFO Quality Fanzines, Tannar Miles, Rocket's Blast, Multicon 75, Gordon Bailey, Russ Cochran, and more. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. April, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #11 includes: Adventures of Superman cover art by Kerry Gammill and classified ads by and for Star Con 75, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Russ Cochran, Yesterday's Saturdays, Fandoma #3 (including a Batman drawing by Mike Grell), Infamous Funnies, and more. Also includes Fan World by Tom Mason, Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, and photos of John Wooley, Joe Bob Williams, Robert Brown, and Bruce Shults. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. June, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #12 includes: Conan cover art by Kerry Gammill and classified ads by and for The John Wayne Story, The American Star Trek Convention, Bruce Webster, River Con 75, Phil Seuling's Comic Art Convention, Rocket's Blast, Zero Comics, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (This Island Earth) and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. July, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #13 includes: Shadow cover art and classified ads by and for Burrell's Books, Dreamtrip Enterprises, The American Star Trek Convention, Bud Plant, Telefantasy Convention 75, Cinefantastique, Star Trek and Science Fiction Spectacular, Zero Comics, and more. Also includes Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, fanzine reviews, The Case of the Mysterious Column by John Wooley, and The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (Raymond Chandler in the movies). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Aug, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #14 includes: Classified ads by and for The Adventurous Decade, Nova Enterprises, Bruce Webster, Robert Bell, American Star Trek Convention, Cleveland Comix Convention, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (The Creature from the Black Lagoon). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Sept, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free. This is the last free issue.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #15 includes: Star Trek cover art and classified ads by and for The Glamour Girls, American Star Trek Convention, Bud Planet, Bay Con 1, and more. Also includes 10 Worst of the Best of Star Trek by Gordon Bailey, a report on Multicon 75, Space:1999 by Stephen Barrington, and The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (Recycling Trash). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #16 includes: Classified ads by and for Proteus Fanzine, Rocket's Blast Vaughn Bode memorial issue, Miami Con I, C&C Comic Art Shops, The 1976 Star Trek Convention, and more. Also includes The Case of the Mysterious Column by John Wooley (Poe's Detective Stories) and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien (Target Comics). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #17 includes: Cover art by Gray Morrow and classified ads by and for Starcon 76, Science Fiction Exposition 1976, C&C Comic Art Shops, Bruce Webster, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (King Kong). 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Nov, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.