Comic books April 1973

Cover by Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Don Sherwood, Nestor Olivera, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Niki befriends Marie and Eddie and gains a new perspective on life. Dinah courts danger when she goes out with two different boys, who belong to the rival East Siders and West Siders. And a pin-up of Brian Forster and Simone, who played Chris Partridge and the dog, respectively, on TV's The Partridge Family. Freedom to Live; Not His Kind of Chick; Just Jeannette; Double Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Walter Casadei, Antonio Reynoso, Larry Woromay, Oswal, and Dick Ayers. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents gory tales of horror and the macabre. A thief who smuggles jewels in his glass eye witnesses a secret ceremony of the dead in Egypt. A young couple is taken captive aboard the ship of the damned called the Satana. A fortune hunter meets a beautiful woman while violating a sacred burial ground. Featuring altered reprints from Chamber of Chills and other 1950s pre-Code comics. Curse of the Mummies; The Monster; The Witches Coven; Tombstone for a Ghoul; Curse of the Vampire; The Moon Is Red. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Of Crime and Punishment, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; When Uncle Herman insists on going for a walk alone at night, everyone is afraid that he'll get mugged. It's Your Move, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; When he sees all the Smythe furniture being loaded onto a moving van, a despairing Bingo stows away on the van so he can find out where Samantha is moving. By George one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Phantom Strikes Again, art by Samm Schwartz; After Mr. Smythe throws him out again, Bingo asks Buddy to deliver a note to Samantha. Journey Into Jeopardy!, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Bingo has an extra-sensory premonition that the Smythes' car trip will end in disaster, so he sabotages their car to keep them from going. The Start of Something Big!, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Bingo is flattered when Mr. Smythe trusts him with the key to his house. Dear Bingo & Samantha advice column. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 86, #4. Apr. 1973. 7.5" x 10.5", 48 pages, B&W. Dan Marlowe article. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Hammer and the Hellfire!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layout) and Don Perlin (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; In the caves of Geirrodur, he and Ulik look on with anger at Thor, who is in Korea; Thor finds a deserted cliff and falls asleep. While so, Trolls steal him back to their caverns, but before they get very far, Thor wakes up; But before he can do anything, Ulik strikes; During the battle, other Trolls bring up a large chunk of magnetized Uru ore, which pulls Mjolnir free from Thor, and holds it tight while the Trolls carry it off; Thor races after them, but before his eyes, they hurl it all into the flaming foundry; But before he changes back to Blake, Thor lunges into the foundry after it. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, Balder, and Loki. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Ulik is back in "The Hammer and the Hellfire!" Script by Gerry Conway, layouts by John Buscema, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, Balder, and Loki. Gil Kane/Joe Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Ulik is back in "The Hammer and the Hellfire!" Script by Gerry Conway, layouts by John Buscema, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, Balder, and Loki. Gil Kane/Joe Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.20.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Hammer and the Hellfire!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layout) and Don Perlin (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; In the caves of Geirrodur, he and Ulik look on with anger at Thor, who is in Korea; Thor finds a deserted cliff and falls asleep. While so, Trolls steal him back to their caverns, but before they get very far, Thor wakes up; But before he can do anything, Ulik strikes; During the battle, other Trolls bring up a large chunk of magnetized Uru ore, which pulls Mjolnir free from Thor, and holds it tight while the Trolls carry it off; Thor races after them, but before his eyes, they hurl it all into the flaming foundry; But before he changes back to Blake, Thor lunges into the foundry after it. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, Balder, and Loki. 36 pgs., full color.

Focuses on movies from the 1950s and 1960s.8.5 X 11-in.; text with black and white pictures; 12 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, M. Olivera, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. After Lew gets grabby during their date, redheaded Eve starts to wonder if she should be dating her BFF Robbie instead. Leah takes a job as nanny for widower Andrew and his young son, but she didn't expect to fall in love. Naomi gets a cancer diagnosis and goes to Greece for a sabbatical, which is where she meets handsome Doug. Plus a pinup of teen heartthrob Susan Dey of TV's The Partridge Family, and romantic advice. No Room for Love!; Always Near; Teen-Age Troubles; The Last Days of Naomi Jones. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. Casper discovers that some paintings have come to life, but they have sinister plans, including replacing Casper with his own painting, in a three-part story. Way-Out Art; The Walking, Talking Paintings; Dark Deeds in the Lighthouse; Two Caspers Arent Better Than One; Spooky: Poils Poils; The Ghostly Trio: For Those Who Think Ugly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Celebrity stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, John Verpoorten, Werner Roth, and John Romita (alterations), inks by Gil Kane, John Verpoorten, and John Romita (alterations). Into the Crimson Cosmos, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Tartaglione; Juggernaut rampages to Factor Three headquarters; Professor X shows Jean a story about the ruby of Crimson Bands; Cameos by Doctor Strange and the Ancient One; reprinted from issue 33. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Uncle Scrooge in "The Lemming With the Locket, in which a lemming makes off with the hidden combination to Scrooge's safe, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 9. Issue also has a one-page text feature "Ann-Tique" and one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

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Uncle Scrooge in "The Lemming With the Locket, in which a lemming makes off with the hidden combination to Scrooge's safe, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 9. Issue also has a one-page text feature "Ann-Tique" and one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Uncle Scrooge in "The Lemming With the Locket, in which a lemming makes off with the hidden combination to Scrooge's safe, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 9. Issue also has a one-page text feature "Ann-Tique" and one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Monstrosity!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Sonny Trinidad. Die Laughing, script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bill Draut. A Nightmare Must End!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Frank Redondo. Marry Me In My Grave, script by George Kashdan, art by Ernie Chan. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories in this issue include: "Queen of Bayou Parish" (starring Vampirella); "Cobra Queen"; "Call it Companionship"; "The Accursed"; "Witch's Promise"; and "Won't Eddie Ever Learn?" Written by Gerry Boudreau, Steve Englehart, Don Glut, Kevin Pagan, Steve Skeates, and Jim Stenstrum. Art by Auraleon, Jose Bea, Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Maroto, Felix Mas, and Ramon Torrents. Cover art by Manuel Sanjulian. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Ploog. The Witching Hours!, art by Ed Goldfarb; Tony marries Linda but a skeletal witch is following them around on their honeymoon. The Bugs!, art by Larry Woromay; Alien scientists are disgusted when they look at the humans they have collected from Earth under their microscopes and recommend that the small planet be destroyed. How Clumsy Can Ya Be?, art by Howie Post; A would-be magician bungles his training in India, and when he returns to the States to begin his career, he bungles his first performance, too. The Hiding Place, script by Carl Wessler, art by John Tartglione; Three crooks hide the money they've stolen and agree to retrieve it in a year. but each one plots to get the loot for himself. The Unseen!, art by Sol Brodsky; An alien lands and possesses a man's dog. house ad for Supernatural Thrillers #3, art by Gil Kane. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer. The Thing that Grew!; Professor Borglum creates a new life when his blood is accidently mixed with an experiment; When it continues to grow and kill people for their blood he tries to find a way to kill it. The Withered Hand, art by Paul Reinman; While in Tibet John Clay steals a priceless ruby that a monk tells him contains a sinner's soul. House ad for Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 (February 1973), featuring Man-Thing art. The Man in the Box!, script, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; The story of a little (roughly inch tall) man who lives in a little green box and comes out every night to do a good deed. Poor Mister Watkins, script by Stan Lee, art by Werner Roth; Henry Higgins is an obnoxious man who enjoys being mean to others and harrasses a young lady at the library. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "The Witching Hours!"; "The Bugs!"; "How Clumsy Can Ya Be"; "The Hiding Place"; "The Unseen" with art by Sol Brodsky. Mike Ploog cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

"The Magazine of Science Fiction." April 1973. Cover by Vincent Di Fate. SF stories by William Rotsler, Terry Carr, Ed Bryant, Robert Silverberg, Larry Holden, Harry Harrison, Herman Wrede, and Harlan Ellison ("Bleeding Stones"). An Interview with Ray Bradbury. Plus essays by Gregory Benford, James Sutherland, Charles Nuetzel, Ed Bryant, Larry Niven, & Robert A. Heinlein ("Discovery of the Future"). Illustrations by George Barr, Stevan Arnold, Alicia Austin, Vincent Di Fate, Monte Rogers, Nuttall, Albar Genesta, Tim Kirk, & Albert Nuetzel. 8.5 x 11, primarily b&w, 98 slick pages. Cover price $1.50.

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WACKY WITCH #10, 1973 15c. Number on cover: 90265-304. No month listed. Wacky Witch in "A Laugh a Day is Better than an Apple" and "A Dragon's Fiery Breath can be a Blast." Issue also has Chester Jester in "Dr. Funnybones" and one-page text feature "Squeaky's Medieval Diary." Cover price $0.15.