Comic books August 1971

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Magazine of true stories of the American Frontier. Features illustrations and photos of the old west. B&W text. Color cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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"The Conjurors' Magazine." Vol. 35 #12. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 pages on white paper stock. Milo and Roger photo cover. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. In one of two stories this issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, two hillbillies plot to steal a fortune in gold from Injun Jawn. In another Ditko story (with a familiar title to fans of his Dr. Strange run), an old house contains a presence that possesses people and turns them into raving homicidal maniacs. Reincarnated after 300 years, Amanda goes in search of her lost love. The Keeper of the Cave!; I Had Died Before; House of Shadows. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Featuring: 10 page story "Take Me As I Am" pencilled by John Rosenberger; 6 page story "The Magic of Love" pencilled by Werner Roth; 8 page story "Port of Hope" pencilled by Werner Roth; 2 page text article "The Diet That Can Make You Beautiful"; 8 page story "Kissing Cousins" pencilled by Jay Scott Pike; 7 page story "Summer Sweetheart." Cover price $0.25.

Amateur underground comic/fanzine featuring superhero, science fiction, and fantasy comics. Title changes to Weird Graphic Fantasy next issue. Cover price $1.25.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+.

Cover by Frank Roberge Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover by Harry Rosenbaum. Edited by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Gary Friedrich, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Rich Buckler, Dick Ayers, Syd Shores and John Celardo. Introducing the Hell Rider, a biker superhero created by Gary Friedrich, who would later create Marvels Ghost Rider. Backup stories feature female superhero The Butterfly and heroic bikers The Wild Bunch, plus an advice column for cyclists. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

Volume 2. Spanish language edition. Pages 1-20. "Guerra en la Mar" ("War in the Sea"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 2. Spanish language edition. Pages 21-40. "La Reina Desira" ("The Queen Desira"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 2. Spanish language edition. Pages 41-60. "Fuga Audaz" ("Daring Escape"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 2. Spanish language edition. Pages 61-80. "Tragados por el Abismo" ("Swallowed by the Abyss"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Long running music magazine featuring articles, song lyrics and fan letters. This issue focuses on Jimmy Hendrix, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and more! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Stories and art by Obadiah Kemph, William Arnes, Charles Thompson, Franklin Chase, Avery West, Roy Marvin, Gabriel Varney, and Whittier Fowles. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring posed photographs as illustrations (some of which must be seen to be truly appreciated). A mad scientist terrorizes the city while seeking fresh brains for his experiments. Sailors become trapped on a Ship of the Dead. A witch returns from the grave for revenge. The Phantom of Kensington Theatre; The Slave of Satan Who Stalked by Night; Seven Victims for a Blood-Mad Ghoul; Trapped Without Hope on the Ship of the Dead; Fangs of a Fiend for the Girl Who Died Twice!; Revenge of the Witch; Adventures in Witchcraft. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Berni Wrightson. Featuring: 13 page story "Voodoo Vengeance!" written by Alan Riefe and drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 7 page story "Dark Night, Dark Dreams!" written by Gerry Conway (as Francis X. Bushmaster) and drawn by Bill Draut; 2 page Cain's Game Room filler by Sergio Aragones and Lore Shoberg. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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July-August 1971. Volume 20, No. 12 (Whole No. 1554). Cover by Jack Gaughan. Science fiction stories by Theodore Sturgeon, James A. Gotaas, Philip Jose Farmer, Avram Davidson, R. A. Lafferty. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.75.

Auction Item: CGC 8.5 View scans Auction opens April 29 Paper: Off white to white Label #4377612007	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $24.00 View scan	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $28.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scan Missing edge piece.
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Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; The Hulk is the focus of a social event as the Parringtons bring him to a party but their women's lib daughter is given the powers of the Valkyrie by the Enchantress and battles the jade giant. House ad for Conan the Barbarian #8, pencils by Barry Smith. Cameo by author Tom Wolfe. (This story is inspired in part by Wolfe's novel "Radical Chic.") 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; The Hulk is the focus of a social event as the Parringtons bring him to a party but their women's lib daughter is given the powers of the Valkyrie by the Enchantress and battles the jade giant. House ad for Conan the Barbarian #8, pencils by Barry Smith. Cameo by author Tom Wolfe. (This story is inspired in part by Wolfe's novel "Radical Chic.") 36 pgs.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.50.

Auction Item: CGC 8.0 View scans Auction opens April 22 Paper: White Label #4387949007	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $21.00 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $16.50 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $15.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Chew.
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"Night Walk!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Jim Mooney. The White Dragon has been mind-controlling Tony Stark for several days as a part of plan to destroy the United Nations building! Can Iron Man break free of the White Dragon's control and save the U.N.? Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. "Night Walk!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Jim Mooney. The White Dragon has been mind-controlling Tony Stark for several days as a part of plan to destroy the United Nations building! Can Iron Man break free of the White Dragon's control and save the U.N.? Cameo appearance by Nick Fury. 32 pages

August 1971. Text stories and illustrations. "My Dad Trains Killer Whales" by Jim Reed, "Being Nice" by Michelle Loyd and more! 64 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage men's interest magazine heavily focused on articles, short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up photography .8" x 10.5", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

First Giant issue with 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Time On My Hands, script by Dick Malmgren; Alex and Alexandra accidentally send themselves back to prehistoric times in Professor Transistor's time machine. Fitness Report, script by Frank Doyle; Melody unwittingly gets the boys over-excited when she does calisthenics at the beach. Think Jinx, script by Dick Malmgren; Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record. Two of a Kind, script by Frank Doyle; Alex and Alexandra have a fight at their pool party. The Early Worm Gets the Bird, script by Frank Doyle. Pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Dig That! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Harry Lucey. The Loan Arranger, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tells us how he got beaten up: it all started when Archie needed money, and Reggie Mantle ("Mantle, the Merry Money Man") offered to lend him the money if he'd run down a street full of tough hippies shouting "Hippies are hokey and long hairs are looney!" The Dating Game, art by Samm Schwartz; Chuck is too shy to ask a girl to go to the dance with him. Litter Bugged, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead panics when he learns that Big Moose is looking for him. Feeble Fable, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Citing the fable of the grasshopper and the ant, Jughead brings home firewood for the winter so he'll be prepared for the cold. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Vince Alascia, and Art Cappello. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Jonnie's business partner Drum is taking advantage of Jonnie's wife whenever he's out of the room, in a disturbingly MeToo scenario. Village hippie-girl Mona marries her boyfriend David, but feels herself drawn back to the "square" world of her parents, in another hilarious Charlton comics portrayal of '60s counterculture. Ruthie decides to show Gary how it feels when she sees him kissing other women at parties. I Can't Tell Him; My Turn to Cry...; Marriage Is for Squares; The Secret of Niagara Falls. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. Earth-- The Monster-Maker!, script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Joe Giella; Three aliens are out on a joyride alongside their symbiotic pets when they lose control of their ship, resulting in one of the aliens being separated from his pet as they travel through the dimensional barrier separating Earths 1 and 2; As the JSA face off vs. the Alien A-Rym, he defeats them, as a result of the adult Robin charging in headstrong. Meanwhile, on Earth-1, as Batman leaves the JLA for another case he's working on, young college-aged Robin faces off alongside the team vs. Teppy, A-Rym's symbiotic pet, with the same actions and consequences; This results in Robin's uniform being torn up. The Day the World Melted featuring Knights of the Galaxy, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Hour Hourman Died! starring Hourman, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene. Letter from editorial director Carmine Infantino on the inflation in the USA and National Publications raising the price of its comics. Harlan Ellison controversy in this issue.52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Number/month on cover: 10268-108, August. Comic book version of the Saturday morning TV series which had real chimpanzees playing the roles of spys and secret agents. Issue features "Getting Crowned," "In a Jam," "Closed Circuit," and "A Ghost of a Chance." Issue also Gold Key Comics Club features and one-page gag strips. Photo cover. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Comic book version of the Saturday morning TV series which had real chimpanzees playing the roles of spys and secret agents. Issue features "Getting Crowned," "In a Jam," "Closed Circuit," and "A Ghost of a Chance." Issue also Gold Key Comics Club features and one-page gag strips. Photo cover. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.15.

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"Flower Power," script and pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Lodge throws Archie from the mansion when he thinks that Archie has picked his prize orchid. "Jump for Joy," pencils by Dick Malmgren; The alarm goes off at 8 AM. "Scribble Dee-Dee," pencils by Al Hartley; Scribblers scribbling on the wall. "Going, Going, Gone" starring Lil Jinx and Mr. Holiday, script and art by Joe Edwards. "A Clothes Call," pencils by Al Hartley; Mr. Lodge doesn't understand today's youth. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and Art by Kim Deitch, Rory Hayes, Manuel Spain Rodriguez, Bill Griffith, S. Clay Wilson, Justin Green, Larry Fuller, George Metzger, Michael McMillian, and Willie Mendes. Features an origin story of Justin Green's Binky Brown. 44 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. NOTE: There are two known printings, however due the dubious and subjective nature of the difference between the two printings (a purple-ish hued cover vs. a blue-ish hued cover) we have chosen not to differentiate between the two printings. Please reference the unique scan of the item you are purchasing if you are concerned with which printing you will receive. Cover price $0.50.

August 20, 1971. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Princess Anne; Apollo 10 moon rover; MPAA movie ratings; Northern Ireland violence; women's fight for the vote (part 2); John Lindsay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 68 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Poor Little Rich Man, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie complains about his parents' refusal to raise his allowance; But when he meets Chuck's cousin Jenny, who was blinded and orphaned in an accident, he gets a new appreciation for what he has. The Tangled Web, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bob Bolling; After Archie hides from Betty to avoid going walking in the park with her, she goes for a walk alone and gets brutally beaten by two purse-snatchers; Blaming himself, Archie goes with Jughead to the park, intending to beat the muggers up, but the police mistake them for the culprits. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Little Audrey and Melvin 'untitled' (1 pg), Little Audrey and Melvin in "Hail to the Queen", Little Audrey and Melvin 'untitled' (1 pg), Little Audrey and Melvin 'untitled' (1 pg), Little Audrey and Melvin in "A Really Good Skate!", Little Audrey and Melvin in "Thinking of Drinking", Audrey presents "Not So Sweet" text story (1 pg), Audrey presents "Wishing Well" text story (1 pg), Little Audrey and Melvin in "It's Keen to be Clean". 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.15.

Little Dot's dot-obsession is in full bloom in this series, which also features Little Lotta and Richie Rich stories. Dot takes pictures of a dotted alien spaceship, causing shock around the world. Dot's Aunt Skittery is easily startled by sudden noises. Little Lotta's dad goes to great lengths to avoid an insurance salesman. Cover features a sea-beast not unlike the Creature from the Black Lagoon. The Polka Dot Monster; Little Dot Meets Aunt Skittery; Little Lotta: Run, Pa, Run!; Tea Party; Little Lotta's Food Fun; Richie Rich: The Creep of the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Dot's mom suggests she visit some of her relatives who are actors. These include Uncle Hamm, Aunt Starr and the uptight Phil Uptyt. Dot and Lotta go to a costume party. Little Dot Meets Uncle Barry Mohr; Little Dot Meets Aunt Witty; Little Dot Meets Uncle Hamm; Little Dot Meets Aunt Starr; Little Lotta: Part-Time Panic; Richie Rich: Say It Isn't So!; Dots Are Magic. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.