Comic books April 1984

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. This is a first printing. All 2nd or 3rd printings have a 2nd 3rd printing notice on inside at bottom of indicia on first/splash page. 2nd printings were done for most issues from #2 to #63. Cover price $0.60.

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"Shark Bait." A nuclear waste accident brings back the Shark, who proceeds to consume Green Lantern's mind. Guest starring The Flash. Script by Len Wein, art by Dave Gibbons. Cover by Gibbons. Cover price $0.75.

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No issue number misprint variant. "Shark Bait." A nuclear waste accident brings back the Shark, who proceeds to consume Green Lantern's mind. Guest starring The Flash. Script by Len Wein, art by Dave Gibbons. Cover by Gibbons. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - "Shark Bait." A nuclear waste accident brings back the Shark, who proceeds to consume Green Lantern's mind. Guest starring The Flash. Script by Len Wein, art by Dave Gibbons. Cover by Gibbons. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. Stories reprinted from Green Lantern 89, and The Flash 217, 218, and 219. "And through Him Save a World," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Neal Adams; Green Arrow goes with Green Lantern and Carol Ferris to the Ferris Aircraft plant in Abraham, which has been the target of ecological prankster Isaac; When Isaac accidentally threatens Carol, GL tries to take him into custody, but GA gases him. "The Killing of an Archer!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; During an attack, Green Arrow accidentally kills one of his assailants; After he calls Dinah to say good-bye forever, Dinah summons Green Lantern, who finds the same thugs who attacked GA have now planted a bomb in his building. "Green Arrow Is Dead!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; As Green Lantern struggles to minimize the damage the bomb placed in Green Arrow's building does, Black Canary joins him; Elsewhere, Green Arrow abandons his old life and enters a monastery; Back home, while looking for traces of GA, Black Canary stumbles across the remnants of the racist cult of which she was once a member, now led by Sister Joshua. "The Fate of an Archer," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Neal Adams; When Black Canary is hit by a car and desperately needs a transfusion, Green Lantern's search for Green Arrow becomes even more urgent. Reprinted cover from Green Lantern 89, art by Neal Adams. DC Comics presents the award-winning series that set new standards in comics excellence! 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

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Warriors Two. Story by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones. Art and cover by Sergio Aragones. Sword and sorcery comedy from Sergio Aragones, as Groo's skill with the sword combines with his stupidity to make him dangerous to friend and foe alike. Groo once again meets the beautiful female warrior Chakaal and dreams of wooing her, but she's just concerned with defeating a moving fortress without getting killed. Final issue of the series; followed by Groo Special (1984) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Joe Petagno. Stories by Dez Skinn and Donne Avenell. Art by Paul Neary and John Bolton. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. This special reprinted adaptations of two of the Hammer Dracula films starring Christopher Lee as the immortal Count. A comics adaptation of Hammer's first Dracula film, from 1958. The straightforward adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic features a script by Skinn and art by future Marvel artist Paul Neary. A comics adaptation of Hammer's third Dracula film features early art by legendary artist John Bolton and introduces Father Shandor, who went on to have his own spin-off series in Warrior. A revived Dracula stalks English tourists in Transylvania, but luckily Father Shandor is on the case. Plus a sketchbook of vampire action by future art legend John Bolton. Dracula: a Hammer Film Production; John Bolton Dracula Sketchbook; Dracula Prince of Darkness. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Boris Vallejo. Shoe for All the Wrong Reasons, script and art by Doug Beekman. Moe, Larry, and Joe article by Mike Barson, art by Joe Kubert. Ranxerox, script by Stefano Tamburini, art by Gaetano Liberatore. Meets the Toast of Europe starring Tex Arcana, script and art by John Findley. Planet of Gold--The Third Incal, script by Alexandro Jodorowsky, art by Jean Giraud (as Moebius). I'm Age, script and art by Jeff Jones (one page). Kamikaze, script and art by Pepe Moreno. Salammbo II: Carthage, script and art by Philippe Druillet. Wurtham View 2000 Part Two: Face of the Past, script and art by Angus McKie. Living in the Ice-Age featuring El Borbah, script and art by Charles Burns. Roger Corman: More Than Just King of the Bs article. Valentina the Pirate, script and art by Guido Crepax. Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. April, 1984, issue 85. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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"Red Wolf Stalks the Stars!" Story and art by Bob Layton. Continuing his travels through outer space Hercules and his friend Recorder have been joined by a Skrull named Skyppi. Things go bad when a super-powered assassin who hunts Skrulls shows up. Meanwhile, back on Mount Olympus, Zeus continues to slaughter his immortal children. The Sun god Apollo makes a desperate escape to find a way to stop his father's insanity. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Red Wolf Stalks the Stars!" Story and art by Bob Layton. Continuing his travels through outer space Hercules and his friend Recorder have been joined by a Skrull named Skyppi. Things go bad when a super-powered assassin who hunts Skrulls shows up. Meanwhile, back on Mount Olympus, Zeus continues to slaughter his immortal children. The Sun god Apollo makes a desperate escape to find a way to stop his father's insanity. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.60.

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"From out of the Night comes Boomerang!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. The deadly assassin Boomerang (last seen in Spectacular Spider-Man #67) is hired by Max Hammer, formerly Max Stryker the Kingpin of Crime who predates Wilson Fisk, to find Dr. Bruce Banner and convince him to use his experimental gamma-technology to cure Hammer's cancer. In a special epilogue the Hulk enters into a giant construct the whisks him away to the Beyonder's Battleworld. Story continues in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "From out of the Night comes Boomerang!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. The deadly assassin Boomerang (last seen in Spectacular Spider-Man #67) is hired by Max Hammer, formerly Max Stryker the Kingpin of Crime who predates Wilson Fisk, to find Dr. Bruce Banner and convince him to use his experimental gamma-technology to cure Hammer's cancer. In a special epilogue the Hulk enters into a giant construct the whisks him away to the Beyonder's Battleworld. Story continues in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.60.

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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 $1.25.

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"Though My Life Be Forfeit..." Part 2 of 2. Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Luke McDonnell. Inks by Steve Mitchell. Cover by Luke McDonnell and Steve Mitchell. Inside the Mandarin's mainland fortress, the Invincible Iron Man is in dire straits! The ten-ringed super-villain emerged triumphant after their battle last issue and took control of Shell-Head's mind! And now the Mandarin has ordered Rhodey to remove his helmet and slit his own throat! Is the end near for the armored avenger? Fortuitously, Jim gets another splitting headache and it breaks the mind control! And with surprising help from the Chinese air force, Iron Man turns certain defeat into an inspiring victory! When Rhodey at last returns to New York City, Morley Erwin tells him about a massive energy source in Central Park. Iron Man rushes to investigate... and then suddenly disappears! Appearances by Tony Stark and the Radioactive Man. (Notes: Iron Man appears next in the first issue of the Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) limited series. Sometimes forgotten... it was Jim Rhodes that went to the Beyonder's world as Iron Man and not Tony Stark. The Mandarin returns in Iron Man 241.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Rhodey must fend off the Chinese military, not to mention stop the Mandarin's bid to start a war, in "Though My Life Be Forfeit..." Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Radioactive Man. Story leads into Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Rhodey must fend off the Chinese military, not to mention stop the Mandarin's bid to start a war, in "Though My Life Be Forfeit..." Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Radioactive Man. Story leads into Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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"Heart Attack!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Freeman. Jack of Hearts may have the power to save the alien world known as Contraxia, but there are those that would see him destroyed first. In order to become the hero he wants to be, will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Heart Attack!" Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Freeman. Jack of Hearts may have the power to save the alien world known as Contraxia, but there are those that would see him destroyed first. In order to become the hero he wants to be, will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

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Sable meets his match while on a job to protect diamonds in "The Cat." Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has a one-page text feature on "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 3." Cover price $1.00.

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Jonah gets drunk and throws his matched Colt Dragoons in a lake in "Blues in the Bottle...Stopple in My Hand!" Characters: Jonah Hex; Mei Ling Hex; U.S. Marshal Jeremiah D. Hart; Archie Riordan; Petey Riordan; Mr. Smathers; Brett; Camille; Sandy. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Tony DeZuniga. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Jonah gets drunk and throws his matched Colt Dragoons in a lake in "Blues in the Bottle...Stopple in My Hand!" Characters: Jonah Hex; Mei Ling Hex; U.S. Marshal Jeremiah D. Hart; Archie Riordan; Petey Riordan; Mr. Smathers; Brett; Camille; Sandy. Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Tony DeZuniga. 32 pages, FC Cover price $0.95.

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The adventures of Joshua Wolverine MacAlistaire, 19th-century American frontiersman. When Crawfish Martin becomes trapped under the ice, MacAlistaire must rescue him. Story, art and cover by William Messner-Loebs. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $1.70. Cover price $1.70.

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Part 2 of 5. "The Cursed Earth" reprint is written by Pat Mills, with art by Mike McMahon and Brian Bolland. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. "Collision Course," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead decides to ride a special skateboard designed by Dilton that promises to keep Jughead from running into anything, but as always chaos ensues anyway. "Wry Rib" starring Josie McCoy and Alexandra Cabot. Daffy Puzzle Page. "In the Dog House," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Nobody has any time for Hot Dog until he goes missing then everybody is worried. "Revolting Over Romance," script by Adam Phillips, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is upset because the couples are too into each other to notice hi; They become upset at him for his outburst. Archie Club News. "Wry Reply" starring Jughead. "The Chase," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; On "Backwards Day" Ethel asks Jughead to go to the school dance. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Part 1 of 3. Hellrazer is coming...and he's coming to feed! "Let There Be Light" is written by Joey Cavalieri, with art by Chuck Patton and Pablo Marcos. Characters: Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Canary; Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl); Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Zatanna (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Lord Gravesend (villain); Hellrazer (villain). Cover by Chuck Patton and Sal Amendola. Cover price $0.75.

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Ka-Zar and Shanna have brought peace to Pangea but at the cost of the jungle lord's trust in its people. Now all he wants to do is return with Shanna and Zabu to his home in the Savage Land. However, evil lurks in the shadows. There are those that intend to see that Ka-Zar and Shanna never reach their destination alive. Story by Mike Carl. Art by Paul Neary and John Beatty. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Canadian edition with $.1.00 cover price. Ka-Zar and Shanna have brought peace to Pangea but at the cost of the jungle lord's trust in its people. Now all he wants to do is return with Shanna and Zabu to his home in the Savage Land. However, evil lurks in the shadows. There are those that intend to see that Ka-Zar and Shanna never reach their destination alive. Story by Mike Carl. Art by Paul Neary and John Beatty. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

The Sunday comic strips in comic book form. 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

The Sunday comic strips in comic book form. 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

April 15, 1984. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), Conrad, The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), On the Fastrack (by Bill Holbrook), Sunday Punk (by Pat Oliphant), Blondie (by Young and Gersher), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Hi and Lois (by Mort Walker and Dik Browne), Hagar the Horrible (by Dik Browne), Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), Bloom County (by Berke Breathed), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

April 22, 1984. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), Conrad, The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), On the Fastrack (by Bill Holbrook), Sunday Punk (by Pat Oliphant), Blondie (by Young and Gersher), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Hi and Lois (by Mort Walker and Dik Browne), Hagar the Horrible (by Dik Browne), Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), Bloom County (by Berke Breathed), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

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Katy Keene Story Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Omen, script by Keith Giffen (plot) and Paul Levitz (plot, script), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; A secret weapon belonging to the Khunds ends the menace of Omen and the Prophet -- and apparently returns the long-dead original Invisible Kid to life! Masters of the Universe ad. Advertisement for Warlord, Arak, and Hercules Unbound toys. Constitution of the Legion of Super-Heroes [Part 3] membership article. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Omen, script by Keith Giffen (plot) and Paul Levitz (plot, script), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; A secret weapon belonging to the Khunds ends the menace of Omen and the Prophet -- and apparently returns the long-dead original Invisible Kid to life! Masters of the Universe ad. Advertisement for Warlord, Arak, and Hercules Unbound toys. Constitution of the Legion of Super-Heroes [Part 3] membership article. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

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Cover art by Jack Davis. Untitled story, script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parodying the television show "At The Movies," with two critics reviewing three current hit films. "Trading Races," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Trading Places," as a social experiment, two wealthy capitalists engineer a life swap between a upper-class white man and an inner-city black man. "Raunchy Business," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Risky Business," a high school student sleeps around until he finds a woman he wants to settle down with. "Flashdunce," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Flashdance," a young woman moonlights from her welding job as an exotic dancer. "The Lighter Side of ...", script and art by Dave Berg; The humorous aggravations of auto repairs, divorce, excuses, tests, dieting, staying awake, playmates, college, cold weather, cooking, time, mothers, the telephone and progress. "How Many Mistakes can You Find in this Picture of a Fast Food Restaurant?", script by Chris Hart, art by Jack Davis; Illustration of a typical fast food restaurant with some things that aren't typical. "A Mad Look at Foto-Booths," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "One Afternood on a Corner Downtown," script and art by Don Martin; A street beggar courts multiple income streams. "C-R-E-E-P of the Year," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Harry North; Robin Williams interviews a Crisis Relocation Emergency Evacuation Planner. "Mad's Early Warning Signs," script by Don Edwing, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of signs that the country is gearing up for war. "Matt Houstink," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "Matt Houston," a wealthy Texan acts as a private detective despite not having any aptitude for the job. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.25.

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Volume 66, Issue 4 - April 1984. Cover by Barclay Shaw. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories by Hilbert Schenck, Brad Strickland, Lucius Shepard, Ron Goulart, Chet Williamson and Robert F. Young. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $1.75.

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Morgana encounters famous artists who have long been dead but now appear very much alive and talking dinosaurs. What's going on? That's what she wants to know in "Dead Artists & Talking Dinosaurs." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel. Issue also has Black Flame in "Faces in the Abyss" with script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Don Lomax & Bruce Patterson and a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 3" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.

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Jim Starlin discusses Dreadstar; article on Conan the Barbarian, Conan the King & Savage Sword of Conan; "How to Color Comics the Marvel Way"; Dreadstar. Cover by Jim Starlin. Cover price $0.25.