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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. "The Ringmaster of Death," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Steve and Bucky decide to visit the circus for some fun, but its Cap and Bucky that face the Ringmaster's Wheel of Death and its purpose: to allow the villain to place America into a steel vise of terror, using vicious mobsters as his personal Gestapo! "The Gruesome Secret of the Dragon of Death," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Captain America and Bucky investigate the disappearance of the patrol Boat "Winfield" with its crew, and discover a sinister villain responsible that has his HQ inside a monstrous sea serpent. All-Winners Quarterly ad. "Killers of the Bund," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; When a Nazi Bund beats up a man of German descent (because he won't join up), Captain America and Bucky attack the Bund camp and Cap is captured; Bucky races back to the city and enlists the aid of the Sentinels of Liberty. Sentinels of Liberty ad. "Captain America and the Ruby Robbers" text story by Stan Lee. "The Terror That Was Devil's Island," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Steve and Bucky visit a POW at Devil's Island, but are alarmed at his physical condition and obvious fear of the prison's commandant. So, Captain America and Bucky decide to get to the bottom of the situation as only they can. "Meet "Headline" Hunter - Foreign Correspondent," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Charles Nicholas; Hunter is called to the American Embassy in London to investigate the theft of the Ambassador's briefcase which contained the food contract between America and England Untitled Tuk, Caveboy story, script by Simon and Kirby; Tuk makes haste to save his friend Tanir from the evil clutches of Bonzo. Untitled story, script by Stan Lee, art by Charles Nicholas; Hurricane sees a connection between a retired financier giving millions away to charity and the fact that the Master of Speed is getting counterfeit bills from every bank he seeks to get change from. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Dagwood stars in "No Help Wanted," "Real Sharp," and two untitled stories. One page each Popeye and the Katzenjammer Kids. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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We've got a trinary system of stories to dazzle you this issue! 'Bark at the Moons' (Hannu Kesola, Emiliano Urich): Two intergalactic swindlers end up in a planetary prison where things only get worse for them. 'The Awakening' (Newton Burcham): When alien lizards invade an ice planet, the inhabitants rise up in rebellion. 'On the Wings of Love' (Dan Smeddy, Kevin S. Halter): A group of explorers discover a sinister secret on an outlying planet. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Frank 'Madman' Einstein is LOST IN SPACE and SPACED AND LOST, but friends are on the way! This nail-biting cosmic adventure has old and new members of THE ATOMICS to the rescue! You're not gonna miss the galactic events of this issue along with the usual grab bag of choiceness in the Madman universe. Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Gill Fox. "Framed By Axis Agents" starring Firebrand, script by S. M. Iger, art by Reed Crandall. "The Brick Bat," script and art by George E. Brenner; Prisoner #711 (Daniel Dyce) meets his first masked foe, The Brick Bat, who forced a scientist to create a lethal brick which released a deadly gas upon impact. "Azores Adventure" starring Eagle Evans, art by Clark Williams. "The Gambling Syndicate of Tony Fancy," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Chic Carter breaks up a gambling racket in order to rescue a fellow newsman, who sees through his Sword disguise. "The Return of Madam Brawn," script and art by Jack Cole; The cigar-chomping Brawn returns unrepentant, and during a battle, Gassin Gert uses her gas gun and Brawn falls on a spike and dies... but not before Plastic Man revealed his secret identity to her. "Dr. Burgess's Diamond Theft" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "The Madness of Professor Snook," script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Mouthpiece has to track down a gang of brutal thugs, headed by Professor Snook, who took a plunge over a castle wall rather than be captured. "Ortega the Saboteur," art by Arthur Peddy; The Phantom Lady stops a spy from stealing a plane and getting away with valuable information. "The Phony Murder of Col. Stanford" starring The Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol). 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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(W/A/CA) Jared Sams Black man vs. Infinite Blackness! Supernova has been battered and betrayed, yet never broken. But what hope does he have against a foe bigger than all of space and time? Win or lose, for this negro nothing will ever be the same! 48 pages, not rated, full color Cover price $9.99.

Flash stars in "Menace of the Vandal," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "Get the King" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "The Kidnapping of Ione Craig" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "G-Man Johnny" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The Snow King" with art by Sheldon Moldoff; "You Can't Get Away With It" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "Judge Frawd's Court" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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by Los Bros. Hernandez "Generations" might be the subtitle for this especially lively, eclectic, and time-spanning issue of Love and Rockets, timed to premiere on the title's 20th anniversary. In the lead story that flashes back way before even the original Love and Rockets #1, a seven-year- old Penny Century is introduced to a forty-something H.R. Costigan ?? her husband to be many years later. Meanwhile, back in the present, Hopey spends quality time with her daddy, and Ray plays a game of "Over the Line" with some old Hoppers partners. Gilbert picks up the issue's theme and runs with it in the latest installment of "Julio's Day," as we find out some things about Julio's parents that will surprise us. Also, "The High Soft Lisp" centers around Fritz's punk days and her hopeless infatuation with Scott the Hog, the lead singer of the original Love and Rockets (from the Love and Rockets X graphic novel)...plus the latest ripping installment of the Mario/Beto south-of-the-border thriller "Me for the Unknown"! Three cartoonists, six stories, one modern classic! MATURE READERS b&w, 32pg $3.95 Cover price $3.95.

The Shadow in "The Bells of Doom" and "The Pink Lady." Doc Savage in "The Touch of Death." Nick Carter in "The Curious Case of the Quaint Quoits!" Flatty Foote in "The Eerie Mr. Faed!" Captain Tootsie stars in a back-cover Tootsie Roll ad, "The Runaway Horse" (by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck). Cover price $0.10.

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Street and Smith, July 1945, cover price 0.10, 52 pages. Cover by Charles Coll. The Shadow in "The Crystal Skull," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Doc Savage in "The Man Who Could Make Lightning," with art by Al Bare; Nick Carter stars in "Between the Pages," with art by John Meditz; Flatty Foote in "The Policemen's Ball;" The Shadow in "The Tower of Death," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Cover price $0.10.

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Street and Smith, November 1945, cover price 0.10, 52 pages. Charles Coll cover. The Shadow in part two of "The Shadow Finds the Talon;" script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Doc Savage in "The Unseen Harpist;" with art by Al Bare; Nick Carter stars in "Seven Feet to Fortune;" Flatty Foote in "Sell That Cell;" and The Shadow in "The Wodahs," script by Walter Gibson and art by Charles Coll. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by David A Byrne. Art by Francesca Fantini. Angel's big night out with Barnard has left a permanent reminder. A witness in the Anti-Vamper murder case leads her and Jessamy down a path to solving the case, but all is not as it seems. Just as one case wraps up, Angel finds a big break in her quest to track down Ashwyn and his cronies. 28 pages, PC/B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David A Byrne. Art by Francesca Fantini. Cover by Alan Quah. Angel's big night out with Barnard has left a permanent reminder. A witness in the Anti-Vamper murder case leads her and Jessamy down a path to solving the case, but all is not as it seems. Just as one case wraps up, Angel finds a big break in her quest to track down Ashwyn and his cronies. 28 pages, PC/B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David A Byrne. Art by Francesca Fantini. Angel's big night out with Barnard has left a permanent reminder. A witness in the Anti-Vamper murder case leads her and Jessamy down a path to solving the case, but all is not as it seems. Just as one case wraps up, Angel finds a big break in her quest to track down Ashwyn and his cronies. 28 pages, PC/B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Stories and art by Jack Binder, Charles Tomsey, Mac Raboy, Joseph Millard, Ken Battefield, James Wilcox, and Pierce Rice. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky face the strange Moon Torchman, whose beam of light causes people and animals to go insane. Then they face the hulking Boss and the arsonist Fire Fiend. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay is assigned to destroy the Voskay Dam. The Hunchback, the strange crime-fighter who dresses like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, investigates Spinto's Submarine Gang, which uses a submersible for their crimes. Mr. Scarlet: The Moon Torchman; Mr. Scarlet: The Boss; Mr. Scarlet: The Fire Fiend; Atom Blake: The Planet Where Time Stood Still; Jim Dolan; The Death Peddlers; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Last issue published by Kitchen Sink. Published by Bob Ross for the remainder of the series. Cover price $2.00.

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Direct Edition. Cover by John Romita. "Separated," script by George Carragone, pencils by Mary Wilshire, inks by Al Williamson; On the planet R-Duba, Threepio and Artoo are sold to different owners but they both end up fighting against the same plot to overthrow the rightful ruler of the planet. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Newsstand Edition. Cover by John Romita. "Separated," script by George Carragone, pencils by Mary Wilshire, inks by Al Williamson; On the planet R-Duba, Threepio and Artoo are sold to different owners but they both end up fighting against the same plot to overthrow the rightful ruler of the planet. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Zero Year: Dark City!" Collects Batman (2011 2nd Series) #25-27 and 29-33.

Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Greg Capullo and Danny Miki. Cover by Greg Capullo.

Before the Batcave and Robin, The Joker and the Batmobile, there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? This final ZERO YEAR volume!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

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Comic book version of the classic cartoon series. In this issue, Bullwinkle saves enough Seven-Cola bottle caps to win a free round trip cruise to Australia. But Boris and Natasha are on that same cruise and when the ship ends up in Ailartsua, Pottsylvania, Boris and Natasha's homeland, by mistake, that means trouble for Bullwinkle and Rocky in "The Backwards Boys or Syob Sdrawkcab Eht" and "Naughty But Nice or Gimme the Bad Ol' Days." Issue also has "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties – Off The Record" in which Dudley is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the only remaining copy of the record for Slats Holler and His 23-Piece Jug Band. But Snidely wants the record too and will go to great lengths to get it. Issue also has a one-page Bullwinkle gag strip. Scripts by David Manak and art by Ernie Colon & Al Milgrom. Cover price $1.00.

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Great Pitchers I've Known by Whitey Ford (1976) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Carvel Corporation. Some of Major League Baseball's greatest legends talk about some of the toughest opponents they faced in their careers. In this issue New York Yankee great Whitey Ford reminisces about such legends as Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Jim Palmer, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, and Tom Seaver. 32 pages, full color, 3-in. x 5-in. Cover price $0.35.

Bill Everett cover. Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Idioddities" by Jack Romer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" by Jack Romer. "Death in a Box" text story by E. Albert Willard, illustrated by Everett. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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(W) Matt Bors (A) Tristan Wright (CA) Tristan Wright EPIC CONCLUSION, from Toxie master Matt Bors and new art sensation Tristan Wright! When the Smogulans launch their siege of Earth in Tromaville, the Toxic Crusaders will need all the snot NoZone can make, Fungirl can infect, and Major Disaster can throw! SPLAT! 32 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $4.99.

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Planet Terry, Robota and Elfin are chased into a cave by a transformed Omnus and end up in a strange world and have to deal with the rulers of Subteria. But the rulers of Subteria are Terry's parents and they don't recognize Terry at all in a two-part story, "Prisoners of Subteria" and "The Deadly Duel." Script by Lenny Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.65.

Strawberry Shortcake is best friends with everybody. But the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak and Sour Grapes don't count themselves in that group and come up with a plan to get Strawberry Shortcake out of Strawberry Land for good in a two-part story, "Who's Your Really, Really Best Friend?" and "Best Friend." Script by Stan Kay and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Cover art by Patty Leidy. The Woman Who Was A Bird, script and art by Rebecca Dart; A man with a young son marries a woman who is actually a bird who transforms herself into a person, but then sings a song to transform herself back into a bird while the man is at work. I Had A Lot On My Mind, script and art by Amanda Lewis; A young woman recounts the story of how for four years during college she fed her hamster her leftover microwave. Straighten Up And Fly Right, script and art by Carolyn Ridsdale; Sal gives Fishead mystery pills he got free for being his supplier's best customer. The Indefatigable Gwen In "Marketing, script and art by Jennifer Sorensen. 28 pgs. $2.75. Cover price $2.75.

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Written and Art by Various. Cover by Mark & Stephanie Heike. Amazonian Arachnids is the theme this issue, a collection of rare, spider-themed classics featuring 1940's costumed heroines; starring The Spider Queen, Spider Widow and the truly bizarre Spider Woman! Female wallcrawlers existed in comic books long before Stan Lee introduced Mr. P. Parker. See them here in full color! 20 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

DareDame, The Woman Without a Brassiere. By Mike Halbleib & Dominic M. Corola. Adam Hughes cover. Cover price $2.95.

Limited Prism Card Edition Bagged and Numbered by Spoof Comics. 2 trading cards. Limited to 750. DareDame, The Woman Without a Brassiere. By Mike Halbleib & Dominic M. Corola. Adam Hughes cover. Cover price $6.95.

Written by Tyrone Finch. Art and Cover by Sebastian Piriz. The tale of two hapless ex-supervillain henchmen barrels toward a stunning conclusion! With Jerry and Clarence trapped behind bars, how can they save ten-year-old Zara? Or their own dignity, for that matter? 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Tyrone Finch. Art by Sebastian Piriz. Cover by Richard Pace. The tale of two hapless ex-supervillain henchmen barrels toward a stunning conclusion! With Jerry and Clarence trapped behind bars, how can they save ten-year-old Zara? Or their own dignity, for that matter? 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

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Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Fred Methot, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Robert Dickey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Berdanier, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #5. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. A young Tarzan meets Jane while rescuing her from the ape Terkoz, and one of the great love stories begins, in colorized reprints of the earliest Hal Foster Tarzan strips. Li'l Abner's Aunt Bessie from the city falls for Baron Slinkovitch, from the far-off nation of Skurvia. But neither of them realizes that the Baron is flat broke and after Bessie's riches, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. And an illustrated biography of screen legend Edward G. Robinson. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster and the Lighthouse Mystery; Roads of Romance; Jest di-Jest; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Joe Jinks; Fritzi Ritz; Billy Make Believe; Buster Beans; Bucky and His Pals; Little Mary Mixup; Benny; Opportunity Knox; Twice Told Tales; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Dub Dabs; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Article on animated feature Time Masters and Moebius' involvement; Denis Kitchen article on underground comix; Burne Hogarth interview; article on 'the relationship between film and comics - the how and why of adapting one to the other'; Marv Wolfman and Bob Rozakis comment on Herbie Popnecker; Jim Aparo interview; Klaus Janson, Bob Layton, Tom Palmer and Joe Rubinstein discuss inking; Gene Colan interview Cover price $2.50.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Sinister Agents of the Nameless One, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Paul Reinman; The Mighty Crusaders and two new super teams called the Ultra Men and the Terrific Three battle the Nameless One and his agents codenamed D.E.M.O.N.; The Spider learns that the Nameless One has captured all of the heroes and invades his headquarters determined to kill the heroes himself; But the Spider inadvertently frees the heroes from their peril; The spy group "A.U.N.T.I.E." is a parody of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Rocky and Bullwinkle Cheerios ad. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Flesh!" Collects Wonder Woman (2011 4th Series) #24-29 and 23.2 FIRST BORN.

Written by Brian Azzarello. Art and Cover by Cliff Chiang.

Wonder Woman's life is changed when she is called on to take the place of War! Diana must decide if this path is one she wants to take. But there's no time to consider the fallout as her family prepares for an assault on Olympus!

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

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Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "Flesh!" Collects Wonder Woman (2011 4th Series) #24-29 and 23.2 FIRST BORN.

Written by Brian Azzarello. Art and Cover by Cliff Chiang.

Wonder Woman's life is changed when she is called on to take the place of War! Diana must decide if this path is one she wants to take. But there's no time to consider the fallout as her family prepares for an assault on Olympus!

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. "The Sewer!", script and art by Johnny Craig; At a party thrown by the Goldens, Harry and Irene concoct a scheme to kill John, dump him in a sewer, and then be together for all time; However, the foul deed, once done, turns Irene's stomach and she ditches him. "Mr. Biddy ... Killer!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; Really fed up with his wife, Archie ponders what to do.....until he meets a Mr. Biddy, who offers to kill his wife for Archie. "Smart!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "The Gullible One," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; Fred Vanderhoff invites a group of his hunter friends to his mountain retreat to do some hunting, but the next morning they discovered that a heavy snow had fallen overnight, trapping them in their retreat for at least two weeks; When their host is killed the next day, the others make their way to the Police, each suspecting the other of the crime. "Partially Dissolved!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Crowds flocked to the theater to see Ventar, acclaimed as good a magician as the late Houdini or Thurston; The magician later reveals to his longtime assistant a new metal he created that dissolves in water, thus allowing his to do a variety of seemingly dangerous illusions. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book based on the TV series of the first super androids with the minds of men and the muscles of machines. When one of Steelwill's secret informants asks for a meeting, Steelwill agrees and then walks into a trap set by Mon-Star and his gang. And the trap includes Mon-Star's new weapon: the Fantascreen which drains brains and turns victims into mindless slaves. Can the SilverHawks save Steelwill and stop this weapon? Find out in "Fantascreen." Script by Steve Perry and art by Mike Witherby & Fred Fredericks. This issue's story is an adaptation of one of the series' episodes. Cover price $1.00.

Star-Studded Comics 5 - September 1964 Format: Photo offset printing Staple bounded on sides of pages Original price was 50 cents Color front cover by Richard "Grass" Green features Xal-Kor the Human Cat, Dr. Weird, Cyclops, and the Fog. Back cover of Dr. Weird by Howard Keltner. First issue to feature full page picture on back cover. "Let's Talk It Over!" column notes that circulation of this issue was 350 copies, has a photograph of the Texas Trio, and letters from Jerry Bails, Bill Harris, Tom Jones, Ronn Foss, Paul Weinstein, Donald Ensign, Dennsi Richard. Issue has full page advertisements of other fan publications and magazines. Stories:"The Origin of Xal-Kor the Human Cat!" A comic story by Richard "Grass" Green "Doctor Weird in the Phantom Felons" A comic story by Al Kuhfeld "The Fog Versus The Web" A comic story by Bill "Biljo" White "Cyclops" A comic story by Ed Lahmann Cover price $0.50.