Comic books June 1975

Cover art by Ernie Chan. The Spy Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. "The Contortionist!", script by Michael Fleisher and Russell Carley (art continuity), art by Leopoldo Duranona; A man murders an Indian guru for his supply of berry juice which allows him to stretch his body into fantastic shapes because he wants to liven up his stage act; Before the guru died, he warned him that too much use of the juice would affect his body to the point that it would not resume its normal shape. "Killer Instinct," script by Jack Oleck, art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); Satan offers a boxer who lacks a killer instinct what he's missing without a catch; The boxer agrees and becomes more successful in the ring; Eventually he kills an opponent and his wife tells him that she's leaving him; He becomes enraged and strangles her; The devil reappears and offers the man an out in exchange for his soul. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

June 1975. Robert E. Howard Fanzine. 4.25" x 5.5", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Fine $7.30	Add to cart Fine $7.30	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.30	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.30
Add to cart Very Good $4.80	Add to cart Very Good $4.80	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.90

"Mind over Mayhem!" Written by Len Wein. Pencils by Herb Trimpe. Inks by Joe Staton. Thunderbolt Ross, Quartermain, and the Hulk are at the mercy of the diminutive creature called the Gremlin. And, soon the Emerald Giant will have to pit his matchless strength against the Gremlin's house pet, the prehistoric creature known as Droog. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant."Mind over Mayhem!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Len Wein. Art by Herb Trimpe and Joe Staton. Thunderbolt Ross, Quartermain, and the Hulk are at the mercy of the diminutive creature called the Gremlin. And, soon the Emerald Giant will have to pit his matchless strength against the Gremlin's house pet, the prehistoric creature known as Droog. 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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 $0.60.

2nd and later printings. Based on the story by H.G. Wells. Adapted by Otto Binder. Art by Alex Nino. When one man unlocks the secrets to invisibility, it isn't long before his twisted mind gets bent on world domination! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30	Add to cart FN 6.0 $8.30	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $6.10	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $6.10
Add to cart Very Good $5.49	Add to cart Very Good $5.49	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $2,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4061073006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"Slave to the Power Imperious!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by Arvell Jones and Chic Stone. Cover by Gil Kane. The War of the Super-Villains rages on as Modok scores a victory over the Mad Thinker. Next up: Modok vs. the Yellow Claw. And of course Iron Man is caught in the middle of all the action! 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jewelers Insert Variant. "Slave to the Power Imperious!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by Arvell Jones and Chic Stone. Cover by Gil Kane. The War of the Super-Villains rages on as Modok scores a victory over the Mad Thinker. Next up: Modok vs. the Yellow Claw. And of course Iron Man is caught in the middle of all the action! 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. "Slave to the Power Imperious!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by Arvell Jones and Chic Stone. Cover by Gil Kane. The War of the Super-Villains rages on as Modok scores a victory over the Mad Thinker. Next up: Modok vs. the Yellow Claw. And of course Iron Man is caught in the middle of all the action! 32 pages

June/July 1975. 62 Pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00

"Record Holder"; The Pussycats practice meditation. Josie and Valerie think Melody is psychic because she predicts Alex Cabot's car crash. "Star Bright" one-page Li'l Jinx story. "Purely Primitive," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Josie thinks Alan and Alex are fighting over her. "Mud in Your Eye"; Alexandra is putting a mud pack on her face. "Saturday's Child," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Melody strikes out as a door-to-door salesman during the week. But on the weekend when the husbands are home, she sells lots of product. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.50

Cover by Ron Wilson and Dan Adkins. Too Human!, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; Alien invaders adapt the same form of humans to learn their weaknesses but grow to like them, and when their masters demand they report in, they tell them that the humans are dangerous and smash the communicator. The Crackpot, art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away. The Terrible Touch!, art by Syd Shores; A miner comes upon the immortal king Midas, takes him for a claim jumper and grabs him. The Secret of Steven Durham, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A man's friend realizes that he has developed a way to stop aging by taking treatments from a device that measures the speed of light. The Trap Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Spider-Man, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Reprints Journey into Mystery (1952) #21, Tales of Suspense #31, and World of Fantasy #15. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $3.30

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "A Rude Awakening," art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie tries to collect on a ten dollar debt Jughead owes him. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "Flatter Chatter" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Taster's Choice," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead's intimate knowledge of food comes in handy at the Lodge Mansion. "Sights Unseen," art by Samm Schwartz; A chemical accident renders Jughead's body, but not his clothing, invisible and nobody seems to notice. "Name Dropper," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead sets up Reggie by playing dumb. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Linda tries to get used to new hubby Ron's shameless flirting, but when his ex shows up during their honeymoon, that's the last straw. Nella realizes she doesn't really want to marry Dan at the last possible moment - during the ceremony, just before they exchange their vows. This issue features some good-girl art. Love Denied!; Just Curious!; Til Death Do Us Part; Everybody Loves Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scans 8 bids Current bid: $46.00 Time left: 1d 7h 27m Paper: White Label #4323269013	Add to cart Fine $3.60	Add to cart Fine $3.60	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $3.20
Add to cart FN- 5.5 $3.20	Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $120.00 View scans Paper: White Label #21-17F4422-024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.6 $89.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0804881013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. "Batman and the Mummy" Hostess Twinkies ad. "This Night, an Avenger Is Born!", script by Denny O'Neil, art by Al McWilliams; Origin and intro of the Avenger, and his support organization Justice, Inc.; The Avenger was Richard Benson; Due to the traumatic kidnapping of his wife and child the muscles in his face were frozen; This enabled him to literally mold his face into any shape. "Justice Incorporated" by Allen Asherman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. "Batman and the Mummy" Hostess Twinkies ad. "This Night, an Avenger Is Born!", script by Denny O'Neil, art by Al McWilliams; Origin and intro of the Mark Jeweler variant. Avenger, and his support organization Justice, Inc.; The Avenger was Richard Benson; Due to the traumatic kidnapping of his wife and child the muscles in his face were frozen; This enabled him to literally mold his face into any shape. "Justice Incorporated" by Allen Asherman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler variant. "The Skywalker." Script by Denny O'Neil (adapted from the novel by Kenneth Robeson), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Superman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Sp" (pencils by Curt Swan?). Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler variant. Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler variant. Joe Kubert art and cover Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. Winner Takes the Earth!, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; the Adaptoids continue their quest to take over the world; Hawkman and Hawkgirl return from Thanagar, exposing all to a plague. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $3.60

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Man Who Hunted Dinosaur!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Sonny Trinidad (finished art), inks by Sonny Trinidad; Tomas hunts to please his father but becomes angry when his father proclaims his brother, Gregor as the chief; He strikes his brother down and in turn is slain by the mate of the dinosaur he killed; Story swiped from Cain and Abel in the Bible (Genesis). "Spider-Man in The Trap" Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "The Man Who Hunted Dinosaur!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Sonny Trinidad (finished art), inks by Sonny Trinidad; Tomas hunts to please his father but becomes angry when his father proclaims his brother, Gregor as the chief; He strikes his brother down and in turn is slain by the mate of the dinosaur he killed; Story swiped from Cain and Abel in the Bible (Genesis). "Spider-Man in The Trap" Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $4.20	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $3.20	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.80	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.60
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"U.F.O. The Wildest Trip Ever." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Berry. A flying saucer kidnaps Kamandi and Ben Boxer. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "U.F.O. The Wildest Trip Ever." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Berry. A flying saucer kidnaps Kamandi and Ben Boxer. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $5.40

Gil Kane cover. Reprints Kid Colt Outlaw # 119. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart FN 6.0 $4.80

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Most Endangered Species," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Rudy Florese; While adrift on a raft, Korak dives into the water and fights a giant shark; After the battle, passing ship rescues him, but puts in a cage with other "endangered species." Photo of Boy (Johnny Sheffield) reading an issue of Boy's Life. "The Deadly Motion Picture" (Part 1), script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Reprints of Tarzan newspaper strips with Korak as a film star. Lost Worlds: Fact or Fiction? article about Arthur Conan Doyle and his book, Lost World. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Italian series. Reprints material from various marvel publications. This issue reprints stories from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #122, Iron Man (1968 1st Series) #45, and Spellbound (1952 Atlas) #16. 6.75" x 10.25", 52 pages, full color, Italian language, L.250 cover price.

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Blow By Blow," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Prof. Flutesnoot has charted all of the lab accidents for the last two years; He finds that not only are Archie and Jughead responsible for all of them, but they're due to have another one any minute. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "The Peacemaker," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Chuck's efforts to resolve conflict among his friends only ends up making things worse. "The Bear Truth," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; When Samson begins riding Willie over doing chores he doesn't consider manly, Sheila uses psychology to show him the error of his ways. "The Cupid Caper," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Feeling sorry for Dilton, Betty and Archie try to fix him up with a diminutive girl named Tessie Turner, without finding out if they have anything in common. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Add to cart Good $3.00

Volume 1, Issue 17 - Summer, 1975. 8" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50

Add to cart Good $2.50

"The Detective," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Herlock Soames accidentally helps the police catch a burglar. "The Holdup" Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "Proof Goof!"; Li'l Jinx wonders if her watch is water proof. "The Unwanted"; Archie, Betty and Veronica help some homeless people. "Equal Wrongs," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Coach Clayton isn't treating everyone equally. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Sid Couchey and others. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Little Dot's Uncle Branes invents a "Vaniray Gun" that will cause anything to disappear, but a spy ring wants to get its hands on it. Little Dot; Little Lotta; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.49

Number/month on cover: 90130-506, no month listed. Comic featuring the comical adventures of ?Orrible Orvie and Awful Annie, the "Little Monsters" siblings. Issue features "The Awful Blessed Event," "Quiet, Please," "The Too Gruesome Gift," and "The Water Soluble Witch." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.

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Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #174 includes: Aussiecon news; industry news; Fawcett ad; book reviews; convention listing; and art by Vincent DiFate and Victor Kostrikin. 8 pgs. June 3, 1975. 50 cents. Cover price $0.50.

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Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #175 includes: anthology market editorial; Will Jenkins: An Appreciation by Theodore Sturgeon; and book reviews. 8 pgs. June 24, 1975. 50 cents. Cover price $0.50.

Painted cover art. The Mysterious Herd, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto help with a trail drive of cattle, but find the cowboys they're helping aren't who they are supposed to be. Hostess Twinkies ad with Tweety and Sylvester. The Blinding Storm, art by Tom Gill; The Dublin gang kidnaps Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft, who are returning east after striking it rich in the gold fields of California; but are foiled by a sudden snowstorm. Sea-Monkeys, pencils by Joe Orlando. Embroidered cloth patches ad with Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, and Casper. 132 pc. Roman Soliders Set ad. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. Painted cover art. The Mysterious Herd, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto help with a trail drive of cattle, but find the cowboys they're helping aren't who they are supposed to be. Hostess Twinkies ad with Tweety and Sylvester. The Blinding Storm, art by Tom Gill; The Dublin gang kidnaps Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft, who are returning east after striking it rich in the gold fields of California; but are foiled by a sudden snowstorm. Sea-Monkeys, pencils by Joe Orlando. Embroidered cloth patches ad with Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, and Casper. 132 pc. Roman Soliders Set ad. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman Edition Cover price $0.25.

Spanish language comic. Contains material reprinted from the original Italian series. Los Mercernaries. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/4-in., 68 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Cover art by Norman Mingo. "What's Entertainment?", script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of major motion picture releases which are basically cheaply assembled clip shows of past film releases. "One Morning on an Assembly Line," script and art by Don Martin. "What is a Guidance Counselor?", script by Tom Koch, art by Sergio Aragones; Satirical essay on the profession of guidance counseling. "The Lighter Side of Chores," script and art by Dave Berg; The good and bad points of performing menial household tasks. "Has Anybody Every Really Seen...," script by Larry Sharp, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of comic strip cliches which really don't occur in reality, illustrated by famous comic strip characters. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Popular Photo-Monotony," script by Dick DeBartolo, photos by Irving Schild; A niche magazine devoted to photography hobbyists. "Mad's College Football Coach of the Year," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Jack Davis; A college football coach is interviewed and program excesses are exposed. "Footnotes* to History," script by Paul Peter Porges, art by Paul Coker Jr.; Ironic takes on historical situations, presented so that only the participants' feet and legs are visible. "Barnacle Groans," script by Tom Koch, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "Barnaby Jones," a folksy senior citizen becomes a private detective. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Volume 48, Issue 6 - June 1975. Cover by Ron Walotsky. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Robert Silverberg, John Varley, Mary-Carter Roberts, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Mildred Clingerman, H.W. Whyte, Lisa Tuttle, Steven Utley and Joanna Russ. Science article by Isaac Asimov. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $1.00.