Star Comics comic books issue 9

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The Justice Society of America in a book-length adventure that takes the heroes to Central and South America, "Hemisphere Defense." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Everett E. Hibbard plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman in Mexico (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Spectre in Argentina (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom in Chile (art by Ben Flinton), the Sandman in Venezuela (art by Cliff Young), Johnny Thunder in (a pre-Castro) Cuba (art by Aschmeier), Doctor Fate in Brazil (art by Howard Sherman), Starman in Bolivia (art by Jack Burnley), and Dr. Mid-Nite in Columbia (art by Aschmeier). Girlfriends cameos; Shiera appearance; J. Edgar Hoover (FBI) made associate member. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Midnight Meeting." Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Direct Edition. Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff and Grandpa are stranded way out in the middle of nowhere when a tire on the car goes flat and they wind up in the middle of feud in "Blow Out." Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Then in "Down for the Count," Heathcliff has to battle Count Catula who has abducted Sonja. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. And in "Bug Off," Heathcliff has to overcome a tracker that the mice have put on him. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Tony Franco & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff and Grandpa are stranded way out in the middle of nowhere when a tire on the car goes flat and they wind up in the middle of feud in "Blow Out." Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Then in "Down for the Count," Heathcliff has to battle Count Catula who has abducted Sonja. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. And in "Bug Off," Heathcliff has to overcome a tracker that the mice have put on him. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Tony Franco & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.75.

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"The Hate Stones" - Written by George Caragonne. Art by Dick Ayers and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Wilson and Danny Bulanadi. The hapless magician Orko gains the power to destroy the evil arch-enemy of He-Man, Hordak! But the possession of such great power always carries a price -- and for Orko the price could be his life! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Direct Edition. Cover by Joe Albelo. "Uncouth Sweet Tooth, or B.O. Go Home!," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Orson Whales witnesses the arrival of an extra-terrestrial, but nobody listens to his warnings; The alien appears at the Daily Beagle office, where Peter, Jonah and the interns name him B.O., then discover that he eats everything in sight; Candy makers Rhesus and Crawdad hire Woodchuck Morris to capture B.O., and everyone arrives at the candy factory, from which B.O. is jettisoned back into space. Ad for Spider-Man/Power Pack. "The Asinine Torch vs. The Sub-Marsupial," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; Remembering the good old days, the Torch meets The Weaselly Whizzard, who persuades the Torch to become a wrestler; Going against the Sub-Marsupial, they're too busy reminiscing to fight, but they beat up everyone else. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Joe Albelo. "Uncouth Sweet Tooth, or B.O. Go Home!," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Orson Whales witnesses the arrival of an extra-terrestrial, but nobody listens to his warnings; The alien appears at the Daily Beagle office, where Peter, Jonah and the interns name him B.O., then discover that he eats everything in sight; Candy makers Rhesus and Crawdad hire Woodchuck Morris to capture B.O., and everyone arrives at the candy factory, from which B.O. is jettisoned back into space. Ad for Spider-Man/Power Pack. "The Asinine Torch vs. The Sub-Marsupial," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; Remembering the good old days, the Torch meets The Weaselly Whizzard, who persuades the Torch to become a wrestler; Going against the Sub-Marsupial, they're too busy reminiscing to fight, but they beat up everyone else. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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Join the Care Bears in their magical home, the incredible land of Care-A-Lot. In this issue, the Care Bears get a computer to help them with their work. But when they find out about a super deluxe computer that can do everything, they decide to check out this computer and see if it's really a good thing in "The Great Computer Disaster" and "The Big Blow-Up." Script by Laura Hitchcock and art by Howard Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.75.

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Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. "The Underwater Kingdom!", script by Dave Manak, pencils by Warren Kremer, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Wicket and Teebo find a giant blue pearl that leads them to discovering an underwater land menaced by the fish-man Orcon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. "The Underwater Kingdom!", script by Dave Manak, pencils by Warren Kremer, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Wicket and Teebo find a giant blue pearl that leads them to discovering an underwater land menaced by the fish-man Orcon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Rookie Takes the Rap! starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; "Sure Thing" Kelly has Jim Harper framed for bribery to get him to stop raiding his illegal gambling ring. Crime by the Chapter starring The Star-Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. Storm Over Souciyan starring The Tarantula, art by Harold Sharp. Case of the Warbling Worm starring Penniless Palmer, art by R. L. Ross. Mystery of the Mother Goose Mob starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, art by Paul Norris. The Vanishing Millions starring Robotman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak, inks by John Sikela. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Return of Everyone - Written by Michael Gallagher. Art by Howard Post and Roberta Edelman. Get ready for a gross encounter of the worst kind! It's the most PUZZLING adventure the Madballs have ever faced! And YOU are part of the story! Those mayhem-causing Madballs bounce into real trouble when every villain they've ever faced gangs up on them! Dr. Frankenbeans, Colonel Corn, Weirdbeard the Pirate, Miss Tic the Mystic, Maiden Hong Kong, Anchor-Man and more have joined forces to do what others only dream about -- the destruction of the Madballs! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Final issue. Cover by Dave Manak. Stories by Dave Manak and A.A. Perry. Art by Ernie Colon, Dave Manak, Al Milgrom and Jacqueline Roettcher. Comic book version of the classic cartoon series. Bullwinkle -- a super hero?! You won't want to miss the fun when everyone's favorite moose dons cape and cowl to become the world's greatest hero, the Masked Avenger! "Up, Down and Away or ...The Flyin' Fool" (Part 1) and "Lights--Camera--Traction or What's for Lunch...Soup or Hero?" (Part 2) are by Dave Manak, Ernie Colon and Al Milgrom. Also in this issue: Fractured Fairy Tales story "It Rains and Pours" by Dave Manak (writer/pencils) and Jacqueline Roettcher, and Mr. Know-It-All 2-pager "The Actor" by A.A. Perry, Ernie Colon and Al Milgrom. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Star-Studded Comics 9 - Summer 1966 Format: Photo offset printing Wrap-around binding with staples in center. Original price was 50 cents Color cover by Buddy Saunders features Doctor Weird. Back cover by D. Bruce Berry for Vale Proditor! "Let's Talk It Over!" notes print run of this issue was 500 copies. "From Our Readers" features letters from Dennis Richard, John Melvin, Landon Chesney, John Wright, George R.R. Martin, Dave Bibby, and William C. Lee. Full page ad for audio tapes of a Captain Marvel serial, the Superman Broadway play, and the Mad Magazine Broadway play. Stories:Dr. Weird in "The Curse of Skullwing!" Comic story with script by Larry Herndon and art by Alan Weiss Powerman versus "The Transmuter" Comic story with script by Dave Bibby and art by Bill Dubay Vale Proditor! Text story by Howard Waldrop and illustrations by Buddy Saunders. Today Waldrop is a noted science fiction writer. This was possibly his first published story. Xal-Kor the Human Cat in "A Friend in Need!" Comic story with script and art by Richard "Grass" Green Cover price $0.50.

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Planet Terry, Robota, Omnus and Zeet crash land on the W-Z2 station and end up on the "Galaxy Gallop," a tele-space video show with contests that have fabulous prizes. Terry and company need a new ship because theirs is wrecked. So the group decides to try their luck in the show's contests. And during the contests, a mysterious figure watches and recognizes Terry in a three-part story, "The Secret of Space Station W-Z2," "That's Show Biz," and "The Last Level." Script by Dave Manak and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino. Cover price $0.65.

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Yabba-dabba-doo! Take a look at the adventures and antics of the characters from the Flintstones cartoon series, Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty, when they were kids. In this issue, Barney and Philo recall their summer when something strange happened to Fred in "I Was a Stoneage Werewolf" and then Fred and Barney get to go on a dinosaur hunt with their near-sighted Uncle Boldstone, or so Uncle Boldstone thinks in "The Great Dinosaur Chase." Also, Wilma and Betty try to teach the importance of working out to Fred and Barney in "Wilma's AE-Rock-Bic Workout Tape." Scripts by Angelo DeCesare and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $1.00.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #39-43.

Written By John Broome. Art By Alex Toth, Carmine Infantino, Irwin Hasen, and Arthur Peddy. Cover By Irwin Hasen.

A hardcover volume collecting five classic JSA adventures, this Archive Edition has the JSA taking on the Injustice Society, Professor Zodiac, and more. Plus, an introduction by Roy Thomas.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Issue features a special appearance by Heathcliff the cat. When the Museum of Natural History has a special pet day, Joey and Top Dog visit and meet Iggy Nutmeg and his cat Heathcliff. And that results in a lot of adventure and excitement for the two kids and their pets in "The Great Museum Robbery," "The Mummy Walks" and "A Lot of Skeletons." Script by Dave Manak and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.75.

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Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Iggy and Heathcliff rent a raft for a trip on the river. And when they enter a water cave, they discover a land where dinosaurs still live in "I Was a Dinosaur's Mother." Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Then in "Which Mouse is Witch," Heathcliff messes with Salem Sally the witch mouse and then Sally teaches him a lesson. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Ruth Leon. Cover price $1.00.

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Wally's beloved Princess Penelope is sick and may die. And no one seems to know what to do to cure her. So when Gorg offers to transport Wally back in time to yesterday to see what happened to the princess to cause her ailment and maybe find a cure, Wally accepts the offer in "Tyme After Time." Script and art by Bob Bolling. Cover price $0.65.

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George Brett Cover price $2.50.

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Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Mystico story, art by Leonard Sansone. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Ace Buckley story, art by Max Plaisted. Biff Powers story. Detective Sgt. Burke story. Roped Rustler text story by Sam Brant. Masked Rider story, art by John Daly. Rescue Mission text story by John Easterly. G-Man Dalton story, art by Leo Morey. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Jon Tsuei. Art and Cover by Audrey Mok. Sera and her allies are reunited, but the light of the Royal Stars grows dim. Their only hope for defeating the stars of Draco lies in the corrupting power of the sword known as Light's End. Who can wield the blade born of death, and will it be enough to finally end the schemes of Eltanin and Rastaban? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. "November 20, 1967 to May 10, 1969!"

Story and art by Leonard Starr. Introduction by Thomas B. Sawyer.

Storylines include the return of Maximus, Webster Ivie falls for the wrong woman, Cowboy star Galvin Galt, and the Fletchers as guests at the home of movie director Renzo di Saba.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W.

NOTE: See also Heart of Juliet Jones Dailies TPB (2008)

Cover price $24.95.

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Barry Sanders Cover price $2.75.

Spider-Man cover and guest appearance (Top Dog story). Heathcliff, Top Dog, Madballs, and Muppet Babies stories. 64 pages; full color. Cover price $1.50.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Comic book version of the popular comic strip cat, Heathcliff. In this issue, Heathcliff and Grandpa are stranded way out in the middle of nowhere when a tire on the car goes flat and they wind up in the middle of feud in "Blow Out." Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Then in "Down for the Count," Heathcliff has to battle Count Catula who has abducted Sonja. Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. And in "Bug Off," Heathcliff has to overcome a tracker that the mice have put on him. Script by Angelo DeCesare and art by Tony Franco & Jacqueline Roettcher. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Baek Hye-Kyoung.

Bloody Q replaces himself with Chankyung as the vocal for his band, and Chankyung gives unforgettable performance at the competition to challenge Chiro. Meanwhile, Chiro plans to go back to her own self as Eunyo once the competition is over.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by RIKACHI. Nina had a rough start to life, orphaned and stealing to survive, only to be abducted for her unusual lapis lazuli eyes. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess... specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha, who had her same eyes. Despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight. Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits, but how much can she trust him? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Older Teen (16+) Cover price $12.99.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Fred Guardineer, Gill Fox, Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, Paul Gustavson, Claire S. Moe, Phil Nolan, Clem Gretter, W. C. Brigham and Bob Wood. Ultem (one of the Holyoke-connected companies) takes over publication of the early anthology of kids' and humor comics, part of the first generation of comic books. Polly Tix the parrot tells his wife Mrs. Polly that his ocean trip was boring, but she finds evidence of hanky-panky. "Kernal Hippo" plays Santa at the New Year's party, in the adorably drawn Shinanigans funny-animal strip. Historical and educational strips, including a comics biography of Hollywood legend Norma Shearer, phrases from Shakespeare's plays, and the adventures of King Arthur. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Jingle Jingle and Shinanigans. Also featuring early humor strips by Charles Biro and Bob Wood (plus a Biro cover), later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Do You Know?; Bows an' Arrows; Belly-Laughs; So This Is Hollywood!; Professor McScrewy; Riggin' Bill; Polly-Tix; Jingle Jingle; Court of Inhuman Relations; Sport-O-Gram; Salute to a Doctor; Misleading Names; The Pardon; Colt Canyon; Ima Sphinx; Smugglers Tracks; Sources of Famous Quotations; Jungle Town Show-Boat; Justice Triumphed; Homing Instincts; Pig-Ville; 50 Men Outside; Bib and Tucker; Topsy-Turvy; Round Table Adventures; Li'l Arthur; Dan Hastings; Prince; Joe McGee; Goobyland; Shinanigans; King Kole's Kourt; Adventures at the Circus; Jack Potts. 64 pages, Full Color.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Wally's beloved Princess Penelope is sick and may die. And no one seems to know what to do to cure her. So when Gorg offers to transport Wally back in time to yesterday to see what happened to the princess to cause her ailment and maybe find a cure, Wally accepts the offer in "Tyme After Time." Script and art by Bob Bolling. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

Italian issue reprinting Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #237, Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #175, and Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #257. 6-1/2" x 10", full color, 52 pages.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - Cover by Joe Albelo. "Uncouth Sweet Tooth, or B.O. Go Home!," script by Steve Mellor, pencils by Joe Albelo, inks by Pierre Fournier; Orson Whales witnesses the arrival of an extra-terrestrial, but nobody listens to his warnings; The alien appears at the Daily Beagle office, where Peter, Jonah and the interns name him B.O., then discover that he eats everything in sight; Candy makers Rhesus and Crawdad hire Woodchuck Morris to capture B.O., and everyone arrives at the candy factory, from which B.O. is jettisoned back into space. Ad for Spider-Man/Power Pack. "The Asinine Torch vs. The Sub-Marsupial," script by Mike Mellor, art by Steve Mellor; Remembering the good old days, the Torch meets The Weaselly Whizzard, who persuades the Torch to become a wrestler; Going against the Sub-Marsupial, they're too busy reminiscing to fight, but they beat up everyone else. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Planet Terry, Robota, Omnus and Zeet crash land on the W-Z2 station and end up on the "Galaxy Gallop," a tele-space video show with contests that have fabulous prizes. Terry and company need a new ship because theirs is wrecked. So the group decides to try their luck in the show's contests. And during the contests, a mysterious figure watches and recognizes Terry in a three-part story, "The Secret of Space Station W-Z2," "That's Show Biz," and "The Last Level." Script by Dave Manak and art by Warren Kremer & Jon D'Agostino. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.75.

Stories reprinted from Feature Comics (1939) #141. In order of appearance: "Stunt Man Stetson"; "Big Top" art by Bernard Dibble; "Rims" art by Harry Sahle; "Lala Palooza" art by Bernard Dibble; "Swing Sisson"; and "Shenanigan". "Stupid Stunt" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Italian Series. Reprints material from Wonderland Children of the Future Age GN (2004), Rex Mundi (2002 1st Series) #8, and NYC Mech (2005) #2. 76 pages, full color.