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Fall 1997. This issue: Vintage Kits Issue! Featuring: Addar's "Models in a Bodel"; The Aurora "Hanging Tree"; Original Aurora Art; Mad Model Party 4 & Monster Bash Show Reviews. Cover price $5.95.

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Winter 1998. This issue: British Kits Issue! Featuring: Simon Laurens Interview; Xacto Facto - "Guillotinna's Dungeon"; Show Reviews. Cover price $5.95.

Summer 1998. For Model Figure Kit Fans. This issue: Cartoon Kits! Cover features Jonny Quest, Hadji and Bandit. Cover price $5.95.

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Fall 1998. For Model Figure Kit Fans. For Mature Modelers. This issue: Customized Kits. Plus: Sculpting a Likeness/Hobby History. Cover price $5.95.

Winter 1999. For Mature Modelers. This issue: Girls, Girls, Girls, Revisited. Featuring: Modeling Barbie Benton; Displaying Your Kits; ReznHedz, "Chiller" & RCHTA Shows; Mark Paskell Goes East. Catwoman cover. Cover price $5.95.

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The main theme for this issue will be Hammer Kits! Scheduled for this issue will be articles relating to Hammer movies and the model kits that have been created, based on Hammer movie characters. Also planned is another installment of our ongoing series Hobby History, in which we take a look back to highlight some of the people, places, and events that have shaped and helped this hobby to grow. Plus our regular popular features: In My Opinion (new kit and product reviews), Outer Letters (readers input), Xacto-Facto (tips on diorama building), Cool New Stuff (new products and kit releases), Some Assembly Required (basic and advanced building tips), and the Morgue (classified ads). (Gordy's) Magazine, 64pg, PC$5.95" Cover price $5.95.

KitBuilders Magazine features articles that cater to figure kit builders, painters, and collectors. In each issue gifted artisans from within the hobby share their tips, tricks, trials, and errors. Each issue also includes such regular features as In My Opinion (new kit and product reviews), "Outer Letters" (reader's input), "Xacto-Facto" (tips on diorama building), "Cool New Stuff," "Some Assembly Required" (basic and advanced building tips), "Figurin' It Out" (sculpting tips and instructions), "California Connection" (which features Hollywood news that relates to the hobby), "Morgue" (classified ads), the semi-regular "Hobby History," and more. (Gordy's) Magazine, 64pg, b&w" Cover price $5.95.

In this issue, John Tucky sticks with a topic that he loves, Godzilla! See John build and paint a Godzilla kit and then head to the streets of downtown L.A. to take some forced perspective, realistic looking shots of the big guy versus Los Angeles! Also, after the early passing of popular hobby sculptor Rick Wyatt, sculptor Wayne "The Dane" Hansen steps in to finish one of Rick's unfinished pieces, titled "Revenge of The Creature." Inspired by the artwork of Dave Cockrum (former Aurora conceptual artist), this piece depicts The Creature battling two humans. Wayne documents the finishing of this figure along with his comments and personal thoughts about Rick Wyatt. Plus, a review of the recent Mad Model Party Convention, all of our regular columns and features, and much, much more!" Cover price $5.95.

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Summer 2000. For Mature Modelers. This issue: Painting MojoResin's Matrix. Plus: Fright Vision & ReznHedz Conventions. Cover price $5.95.

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This issue includes Kitbashing, a Star Wars diorama with Dan Jorgensen, sculpting tips with Wayne Hansen and Darryl Phillips, and painting tips from Xacto Facto's John Tucky. Also included is a coverage of the Wonderfest and Mad Model Party shows. Cool new stuff, Hobby History, and an exciting new contest are also in the pages of Kit Builders Magazine #36! (Gordy's) Cover price $5.95.

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Winter 2000. For Mature Modelers. This issue: Got Grinch? Plus: Kaiju Korner, Spartacus, ReznHedz Show. Dr. Seuss' Grinch cover. Cover price $5.95.

KitBuilders moves into their 10th year of publication! Go "ape" as KitBuilders covers model kits based on the Planet of the Apes movies. Also, enter the first KitBuilders model contest and win cash and great prizes. Then see their new section on Japanese anime kits by Dan Lane. Plus, cool new stuff, sculpting with Wayne Hansen, Hobby History, show coverage, kit-bashing, and lots of "how-to" info! Don't miss an issue of the premier figure kit magazine! Cover price $5.95.

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Summer 2001. For Mature Modelers. This issue: Godzilla - King of the Monsters. Plus: Frightvision, Memorabilia 2001, and Kaiju, Kaiju, Kaiju. Godzilla cover. Cover price $5.95.

Take a look at Nocturna'a Cursed! A new take on the hammer classic Curse of the Werewolf, sculpted by the amazing Mike Hill of the U.K. Also, a look at the Christmas related kits such as The Grinch and new kits from Lord of the Rings. Sculpting tips, cool new stuff, and Godzilla news in "Kaiju Corner." (Kitbuilders) Magazine$6.50 Cover price $6.50.

Join Kitbuilders this issue for Dan Jorgensen's kit bashing of Planet of the Apes kits, new products for 2002, Japan's Wonderfestival coverage, Wayne Hansen sculpting tips, vintage kits, kit reviews, and cool new stuff. (Kitbuilders) Cover price $6.50.

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made ? Blade Runner ? with an overview of figural and vehicle Blade Runner kits! Plus, Wayne Hansen's sculpting tips, Dan Jorgensen's painting hints, coverage of the Frightvision and U.K. Memorabilia show, cool new stuff, and much more! (Kitbuilders) Magazine$6.50 Cover price $6.50.

It's Monster Madness this issue of Kitbuilders! Jorgensen bashes Dracula, the Dane creates Dreature, Kaju Korner attacks Monster Island, reviews of horrible kits, and more Halloween creepiness! (Kitbuilders) Magazine$6.50 Cover price $6.50.

Take an adventurous roust through the graveyard as Kitbuilders spends a little time with the dead. The dead and not too dead will be examined, but be careful; these things have a tendency to bite. Wayne "The Dane" Hansen runs us through another ghoulishly clever sculpting lesson as Gordy Dutt makes another foolish attempt to excite your mind with kits from long ago. Larry Burbridge provides an in depth interview with sculpting wizard Joe Simon as Walter Evans paints up a surprise guest. As usual, there's all the latest and greatest in the model world along with blasts from the past, and introducing the brand- new "Glamour Shot." (Kitbuilders) Magazine$7.00 Cover price $7.00.

This special Halloween issue sports the King of Pop, best remembered for his "thriller" of a performance. Now he's brought to 3-dimensional life complete with lights and fog! Dan cope will also scare the jeepers out of you with his Midwest Demon. Jason "Spyda" Adams shows us a better way to capture muscular anatomy. And sculptor extraordinaire Gabriel Mask gives the lowdown on his modeling career. Plus, take a ride in the "Munster Koach of Drag-U-La!" Magazine, FC$7.00 Cover price $7.00.

For Mature Modelers. All New - Titanic Tales of the Greatest Comic and Fantasy Heroes and Villains of All Time! Extra Bonus - Featuring the First Appearance of Gabe Perna. Plus: More Photos, Features and Fun-Filled Fantasy Than Ever Before! And It All Begins Here! Cover price $7.00.

Welcome one and all to the big 50th issue! If you have been wowed by the last couple of issues, then you can't miss this "fantasy" filled 50th issue. The issue's packed with some of the best "How- To's" on brush painting, clay slinging, and air brushing. Added are a couple of "new" artists to the magazine's growing list of talented writers. Each of them is sure to inspire the hidden talents within each and every inspiring artist! This issue covers the worlds of Fantasy, and is destined to be an instant collectors dream as it examines ages long since past to worlds of Other Realms. Kits reviewed depict everything from Orcs, Werewolves in amour, Wizards, Sorcerers, and undersea vessels. All this and all in full color! (Kitbuilders) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, FCSRP: $7.00 KITBUILDERS MAGAZINE #50 Welcome one and all to the big 50th issue! If you have been wowed by the last couple of issues, then you can't miss this "fantasy" filled 50th issue. The issue's packed with some of the best "How- To's" on brush painting, clay slinging, and air brushing. Added are a couple of "new" artists to the magazine's growing list of talented writers. Each of them is sure to inspire the hidden talents within each and every inspiring artist! This issue covers the worlds of Fantasy, and is destined to be an instant collectors dream as it examines ages long since past to worlds of Other Realms. Kits reviewed depict everything from Orcs, Werewolves in amour, Wizards, Sorcerers, and undersea vessels. All this and all in full color! (Kitbuilders) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, FCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

From the uncanny to unbelievable we bring you Kitbuilders in Space! Join us as we investigate the battlefields from War of the Worlds. Then buckle up as we rocket out to the farthest rims of deep space for an up close and personal look at life out there. From Aliens to never seen before ET encounters, our talented staff will guide you through creating your own out-of-this-world creations. Plus don't forget to grab your sculpting tools and a comfy chair as some of the hottest sculptors walk you through another step- by-step original creation. (Kitbuilders) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 7x10, FCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

From the depths of the Universal Studios Archives comes everyone's favorite Gill-Man, The Creature of the Black Lagoon! Kitbuilder's Magazine takes you deep into the lagoon for an in-depth look at the most beloved of the Universal Monsters. 'Monster-Wood' guru, Bob Burns explores the legend and the character study as talented writers continue bring to life the many different visions of The Creature' that have taken shape over the years. Combine this with an endless pool of 'Cool New Stuff' and kit reviews and it all adds up to an issue so packed with fun and wonder it'll make you want to grow gills! Cover price $7.00.

Kitbuilders Magazine brings you the "larger than life" excitement of Attack Of The Giant Monsters! From Kong to Godzilla and everywhere in-between, your lives have been filled with the big and hairy to the large and scaly. As children, you grew up with the constant threat of over grown lizards playing leapfrog across our neighborhoods due to overzealous government bomb testing. Are we truly safe? Is there an island filled with long-forgotten giants? In this issue the talented and ever adventurous crew of Kitbuilders Magazine will explore all these questions and more. (Kitbuilders) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FCSRP: $7.00 Cover price $7.00.

Welcome back hobby lovers and the casual admirer of the female form! After the success of the Girls of the Garage issue Part 1 several years ago, which is now sold out, the writers came to one conclusion: one issue is just not enough to do these gals justice! So readers find themselves back in the ring to take another look at the mischief, mayhem, painting and sculpting of the scaled-down beauties that have captivated the modeling audience. But this will not be your typical girls issue. The writers have already started searching far and wide to grab every interestingly obscure figure of the opposite sex. Whether they are earthly born or from the outer realm, the one thing that you can count on is 100% color, 100% information and 100% just plain fun! So sit back and let the staff of Kitbuilders Magazine take you on another fantastic journey with Girls of the Garage: Part 2! Cover price $7.50.

As you can tell by the cover Kitbuilders Magazine brings you a Garage Kit hobbyists dream come true! Fantasy Legend Frank Frazetta's immortal image of the 'Death Dealer' has been brought to 3-dimensional life by the hands of Chris Gabrish based off of artwork from Nat Jones and Jay Fotos from Image Comics. Paint master Saul Alvarez tackles this macabre figure in black in an all out battle royal bound to leave you breathless! Then, Saul Alvarez shows off his build of the 'Howling' diorama. How about a voyage with 'Captain Jack,' from part two in how to make ultra cool bookends! Jim Capone brings to life the immortal portrayal of everyone's favorite fright actor, Vincent Price. Spend a few moments digging into the masterworks of the legendary Sam Greenwell as Norm Piatt leads us into the mind of one of this hobby's greatest sculptors. These and many more tales of wonder await you in each and every 100-page full-color issue of Kitbuilders Magazine! Cover price $8.00.

Kitbuilders Magazine pays tribute to the Slashers! This is the annual dedicated issue and since it is 'All Hallows Eve' time, Kitbuilders pays little tribute to the guys and ghouls who make it painful to look under the bed. This issue features the likes of Jason, Freddie, and Jupiter, not to mention vampires, werewolves and 'Slashers' from distant galaxies! And while throwing buckets of blood around, Kitbuilders also pays homage to blood-spattering characters that might not fit the category of a 'Slasher' as we know and love but if you rack up the body count they can go pound for pound, or is that bucket for bucket. Kitbuilders also examines some walking corpses up close and personal. Audiences have loved zombies fast or slow as long as it is from a distance that is. Since their upbringing in the Universal classics to the modern Romero dynasty, the world has been fascinated by the walking dead and the writers of Kitbuilders are no exception! Cover price $8.00.

Take a journey into space as the 'Death Warrior' is brought to 'all too real' life by the talented Joe Dunaway. As Kitbuilders continues traveling further beyond the borders of our galaxy, we'll go on patrol with the 'Corps.' Journey into the oceanic depths with the debut of 'Plesiosaur.' Examine the beginnings of Garage Kit history with 'The Incredible Shrinking Man.' This is the magazine every model enthusiast has waited for! Cover price $8.00.

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by Jolly Blackburn & Various Knights of the Dinner Table is the longest running comic on the subject of games ever! Though B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave and Sara may play different characters in different games, their personalities always shine through. Each issue also features d20, HackMaster and other articles for gamers, from a gamer's perspective. A hilarious and hysterical slice of (fantasy) life in strips, features and a wonderful celebration of the gaming culture! Cover price $4.99.

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Funny-animal comics featuring a pair of cute critters who are pals. Oscar the Dragon shows the kids that stories of sinister dragons are untrue; A talking fish offers to grant Koko, Kola, and Raymond a wish if they return him to his pond, but they accidentally drop him in the seal tank instead; A grandfather clock comes to life, and wants to make up for lost time by attending a pool party with the kids. Swish, the Wishing Goldfish; Oscar the Dragon; The Rodeo; Inside the Vacuum Cleaner; Trolley Folly; The Grandfather Clock That Ran. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Hilda Terry. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Hilda Terry. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #28. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured children's holiday stories with funny animals. Koko, Kola and Raymond travel to the North Pole to save Christmas after a gremlin steals Santa's suit. The gang winds up inside a whale while helping a bad-tempered crab. Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy wants a tail so he can swing like his monkey pals. The Train on the Tree; The Ungrateful Gremlin; Salt in the Sea; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Christmas Stockings; Koko and Kola. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Story, art and cover by Aaron Bordner. An anthology of creepy little goth stories by Bordner. Alice confronts the sinister Springheel Jack; the artists brother makes trouble. Alice & the Waking Dream, Part 3; Evil Voodoo & The Automatons, Part 3; Big Al in Samples. Final issue of the series; Alices story continued in the Alice Sinn Dead Wonderland GN. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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By Jessica Abel. Part three of a five part series by Artbabe creator Jessica Abel. Carla's brother, Rod, comes to visit, and she gets a glimpse into another kind of life in Mexico. Her money has run out and tensions are on the rise between her and Oscar. And then Harry returns, and things get worse. 6.5-in. x 8.5-in., 42 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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Written by MARY H.K. CHOI Penciled by KEN LASHLEY Cover by GREG LAND 'THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED' From the stunning sadism that brought you an entire brood of Deadpool droogs comes the chromosomal clusterhiccup that is Lady Deadpool. Agile, armed, and a howling she-lunatic, this recluse is robbed of the only thing she adores more than binge eating: cable TV. In an America ravaged by colossal debt and careening unemployment, the loss of the glowing idiot box is more than this girl can take. Why won't the government do anything? How is General America complicit? Was the genocide of all sitcom writers necessary? Should Wanda ransack the loins of a hot activist? Probably. 'Cause this Merc with a Mouth packs lipgloss. And it's sticky. 32 PGS./One-Shot/Parental Advisory ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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April 24, 1983. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Kudzu (Doug Marlette), Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), W.C. Fields (by Frank Smith and Jim Smart), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Dick Tracy (by Gould, Fletcher, and Collins), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), The Phantom (script by Lee Falk, art by Sy Barry), Tarzan (by Gray Morrow), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Henry (by Don Trachte), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), They'll Do It Every Time, Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

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"Basket Party"; Veronica wants a basket of beach sand for a rock garden at her house; Archie and Reggie fight over who gets to deliver it to her. "Record Wreckers"; Archie and the boys set a record for smashing a piano; Unfortunately the piano they thought was abandoned belonged to Pop Tate. "Mortar Madness"; The top edges of the Lodge swimming pool have been freshly cemented; The gang can get into the pool via the diving board, but have to come up with a cooperative plan in order to get out. The World of Jughead ad. "Wading for Li'l Jinx," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap is tired of having to look all over to find Jinx; Jinx says she plays at her friends' houses because they have wading pools. Archie Club News. "We Want a Re-Count," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie and Reggie are stunned when Jughead wins "Most Handsome" in the school popularity contest. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "The Traitor," pencils by John Rosenberger; Veronica snubs Archie on an anniversary to date Reggie. Veronica Pin Up by Dan DeCarlo. Matching Socks 'N' Tops illustration, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Monsieur Archie," script by Frank Doyle, art by John Rosenberger; To practice for his French class at school, Archie vows to speak only in French for the entire day. "Sting Rays," script and art by Joe Edwards; Frustrated when their parents won't buy them sting ray style bikes, Jinx and the other kids decide to form a rock band like The Beatles in order to make money like The Beatles do. "Pool Fool," pencils by John Rosenberger; The boys have an adventuresome game of billiards with the girls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Season in the Sun"; Mr. Lodge flies the gang to a tropical paradise for Christmas; They soon realize they miss home; While Mr. Lodge and Smithers talk about it being so peaceful and quiet, they also realize they miss the chaos of teenagers at Christmas. Welch's ad with Archie. Archie Pin Up. "No Bones About It"; Hot Dog rescues a toddler and observes "the more we give the more we receive." "Fizz Out," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx gets her allowance and invites Gigi to get a soda; It's snowing and when they get to the soda shop they order hot chocolate instead. Little Jinx Pen Pal Club. Archie Club News. "Novel Noel"; The gang stops in a Christmas museum and muse over what they believe to be the most important part of Christmas and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Temper Temper," script and pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Jon D'Agostino; In order to get Veronica to let him help her out, Reggie must prove to her that he can control his temper. Word puzzle with a beach theme. "Click Schtick," script by George Gladir, art by Hy Eisman; Archie is assigned to take photos at the beach for a school internship. "Kid Stuff," art by Stan Goldberg; A child's vivid imagination proves too much for Archie. "Talk Back," art by Dan DeCarlo Jr.; Archie tries to interest Jughead in a surfing contest. Katy Keene Fashions page, pencils by John Lucas, inks by Vince Colletta. "Where Is My Baseball Cap?", script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie tears up Riverdale looking for his lucky baseball cap. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Written by Jan-Ives Campbell. Art by Michael Kelleher and James Taylor. The League faces off against their arch-rivals, the Syndicate of Evil Bad Guys, led by the nefarious Dr. G.E.D. It's all or nothing as they throw down against General Gou, Terrible T-Shirt, Bully and Helmet Guy to save Sergeant America from a death trap you've got to see to believe! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. The Race, script by Hal Seeger, art by Bob Oksner; Uncle Snootly enters the guys in a relay race at the local Fireman's Picnic against the Van Roy clan, and he expects them to win. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer. A Balanced Education, script by Hal Seeger, art by Bob Oksner; When Pa sees Lucy taking a book of classic poetry up to her room, he runs out and buys her more classics in hopes of encouraging her literary spirit. Three's a Crowd, script by Hal Seeger, art by Bob Oksner; Out of gratitude for a good deed, Peggy invites Sherwood along on her soda date with Binky; The two spend the date competing for Peggy's favor. Soozie's Birthday Demand, art by Bob Oksner; Soozie strongly hints that Allergy better buy her a birthday present, or else. Repondez S'il Vous Plait, art by Bob Oksner. High Flying Binky, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Bob Oksner. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Get A Box Seat to Nature's Wonders public service announcement with Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Binky gets stopped for speeding by plainclothesmen and refuses to believe they're policemen. Surprise Party, art by Bob Oksner. Mr. Hubble's Troubles text story, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Snootly and Livingstone get their eyeglasses mixed up. Jerry the Jitterbug humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.