Adventure comic books issue 17

This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

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Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Ruby and Sapphire: Part 3 of 8!" Written by Hidenori Kusaka. Art by Satoshi Yamamoto. On an accidental seafaring adventure in a submarine, Ruby discovers something mysterious deep beneath the waves. Then fi shing nets him another Pokémon. But is his growing team bringing him closer to - or farther from - his dream? Next, Ruby must face his scariest opponent yet...his father! Meanwhile, Sapphire is having trouble getting in her quota of Gym battles. One Gym Leader wants to just hand her a badge without a proper fi ght! And another has been...kidnapped?! And how are Team Magma and Team Aqua responsible for Ruby and Sapphire's diffi culties?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. All Ages NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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March 1972. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Classic SF reprints: "The 4-Sided Triangle" by William F. Temple, "Giants Out of the Sun" by Peter Horn, "The Man Who Saw Two Worlds" by Thornton Ayre, "Whirlpool in Space" by Miles Shelton, "Dictator of Peace" by Don Wilcox, "The Stilwell Degravitator" by Charles R. Tanner, and "Revolt of the Ants" by Milton Kaletsky. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.60.

Story, art and cover by Walt Kelly. Peter Wheat is the inch-high hero of the Wheat Field, where he lives with his insect friends. The giveaway comics were created for a national bread consortium by comics genius Walt Kelly, artist of Pogo. Peter, Dragonel, and Beetle build a fort on their island refuge. Then Beetle flies for help, only to be seen by the Hornet Knights, who discover the island refuge. Only Sammy Sweet and his bakers can help them now.... 16 pages, Full Color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. The Beast origin reprinted, plus two new pages written by Steve Englehart, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Mike Esposito. "Birth of the Beast!" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Arnold Roth, inks by John Verpoorten and John Tartaglione. The reprinted material includes pages from the back-up stories in Uncanny X-Men 49-53. Guest starring the original X-Men. Last Beast story in Amazing Adventures. New Jim Starlin/Frank Giacoia cover. 36 pages, full color.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Apache Canyon!"

Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Morris.

Patronimo's Apache tribe is still waging war against the white settlers. The damage on both sides is getting heavier and heavier. Lucky Luke is called in to restore the peace between Patronimo's tribe and Colonel O'Nollan. But while negotiating with both sides, Lucky Luke is perceived as a traitor. Only a wild twist of fate will enable him to come out of this tricky situation unscathed.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.95.

#17 (Volume 3 - Issue 4) Cover price $6.00.

DC b&w reprints.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. The Beast origin reprinted, plus two new pages written by Steve Englehart, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Mike Esposito. "Birth of the Beast!" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Arnold Roth, inks by John Verpoorten and John Tartaglione. The reprinted material includes pages from the back-up stories in Uncanny X-Men 49-53. Guest starring the original X-Men. Last Beast story in Amazing Adventures. New Jim Starlin / Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories and art by Ed Yulke, Louis Maresca, Doris Yulke, Joseph H. Wherry, Louis Bucalo, Hal Goodwin, Ed Smalle, Roy Thomason, P. E. Norman, Robert M. Hyatt and Bruce Lester. Tales of aerial adventure and tips on creating model airplanes. The Cloud Kings club holds a model meet to try to change negative town attitudes about the safety of model planes; Marine Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Glidden survives more than 100 combat dives without being wounded; Commander Norman Miller, bomber pilot during World War II, is decorated 11 times. Also featuring an ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Speaking of Models; Swing It!; Planes in the News; Engine Trouble; Aero-Club Roundup; Club of the Month; Club Troubles; The Workbench; Reader's Ideas; Bonanza; Bullet Proof; Chamberlain In the Shadow of the Eagle; Flightmaster; "Hot Rock" Miller; Flying Is Easy Lesson V; How to Build the Aeronca Champion; The Natsneez; Crop Hoppers; Photo Contest Winners. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $7.99.

Cover by Paul Johnson. Dr. Who fanzine. "Carnival of Monsters". 8.25-in. x 11.75-in. 8 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. Cover by Michel Nadorp. Stories and art by Michael T. Gilbert, José Gonzalez, Terry LaBan, Pat McGreal, Carol McGreal, and Flemming Andersen. Sometimes listed as Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures Take-Along Comic. A digest-sized collection of new stories featuring Donald, Uncle Scrooge and Mickey Mouse. Donald searches for Bigfoot to win a million-dollar award. Mickey gets a job assisting an action-movie star, but ninjas are after the new client. Donald and his nephews must travel back in time to dispose of a bomb that could destroy the planet. The Search for Bigfoot; Hoopla; The Bathtub on the Edge of Forever; The Bathtub at the End of the Universe. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

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Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-man 17, and Fantastic Four 13 Cover price $4.99.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Clark uses his mind prober machine to learn how Jor-El built robots in "To Fight The Unbeatable Foe." Continued next issue. Characters: Lana Lang; Carl Draper. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: 8-page Krypto story "It's A Dog's Life," where Krypto gets a rabies shot. Written by Bob Rozakis, with art by John Calnan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Schaffenberger and Hunt.

Book 17: Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X - 1st printing. Written by Victor Appleton II. Art by Graham Kaye. These are the famous books about a young scientist whose amazing inventions promise to be the great achievements of the future! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Red Falcon Adventures (1937 Sealright BLB) #017, Sealright Ice Cream, set of 50 books, circular in shape

#17 "Tom Mix in Tony Gives a Big Day." Text with illustrations. 2-3/8 in. x 2-3/4 in.; black and white; 8 pages. Promotional Tom Mix comic booklet distributed as a premium in 1934 by the National Chicle Company. These booklets were issued in a wrapper with a piece of gum and are rare in any condition.