Witzend Magazine (1966 Wally Wood) Fanzine comic books
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Published 1967 by Wallace Wood.Auction opens November 25
Published by renowned artist Wallace Wood, Witzend is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #2 includes: Orion (by Gray Morrow), Hey Look (by Harvey Kurtzman), Feeble Fable by Warren Sattler, Edgar Rice Burroughs portfolio by Reed Crandall, illustration by Frank Frazetta, cartoon by Will Elder, 3-page comic story by Art Spiegelman, 1-page comic by Steve Ditko, 2-page comic by Don Martin, illustration by Al Williamson, 2 illustrations by Roy Krenkel, and Animan by Wood. Front cover by Wood. Back cover by Ralph Reese. 8.5 x 11 in.; black and white; 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.
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Published 1968 by Wallace Wood.Auction opens December 2
Published by renowned artist Wallace Wood, Witzend is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #4 includes: Pipsqueak Papers by Wood; Mr. A strip by Steve Ditko; The Rejects by Wood; Reed Crandall/ERB portfolio part III; The Sneeze by Bill Pearson and Grass Green; Virtue Ever Triumphant by Roger Brand; and The World of the Wizard King by Wood. Cover art by Wood. Back cover art by Frazetta. 36 pgs. 1967. $1.00 cover price. Cover price $1.00.
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Published Mar 1970 by Wallace Wood.$29.00
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Published by Bill Pearson (with Phil Seuling as associate publisher), Witzend, which was founded by Wallace Wood, is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #7 includes: Cobalt 60 strip by Vaughn Bode; The Avenging World part 2 strip by Steve Ditko; The Stirring Adventure of Ike and His Spoon strip by Roger Brand; Limpstrel strip by Berni Wrightson; Mister E. Master of Mayhem strip by Ditko; The Journey strip by Betty and Gray Morrow; and more. Cover art by Bode. Back cover art by Kenneth Smith. 44 pgs. Spring, 1970. $1.50 cover price. Cover price $1.50.
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Published Jun 1971 by Wallace Wood.$30.00
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View scanPublished by Phil Seuling and edited by Bill Pearson, Witzend, which was founded by Wallace Wood, is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #8 includes: The World of the Wizard King illustrated fiction by Wood; Barf the Insurance Salesman by Pearson (script) and Ralph Reese (art); Foxtale strip by Nicola Cuti (story) and William Stillwell (art); The City in the Sea poem by Edgar Allan Poe, with art by Frank Frazetta; The Break-Out!! strip by Steve Ditko; fragments from Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark by John Adkins Richardson; and more. 36 pgs. Summer, 1971. $1.50 cover price. Cover price $1.50.
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Published 1975 by Wallace Wood.
Witzend (1975) is a magazine published by CPL/Gang Publications. This entire issue is devoted to American funny man W.C. Fields. Included are the Films of Charles Bogle, one of the only authors Fields respected. Also featured are photos and a filmography of the legendary comedian. An added bonus is a W.C. Fields board game that include everything you need to play. 38 pages, color cover (by Jeff Jones) with black and white photos and illustrations, 8.50-in x 11-in. Cover price $5.00.
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Published 1976 by Wallace Wood.6 bids
Current bid: $17.00
Time left: 3d 9h 28m- Staple rust.
$53.00
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$37.00
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Wood, Chaykin, Toth, Zeck art; 1 pg each Simonson, Russell Cover price $3.00.
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Published 1982 by Wallace Wood.2 bids
Current bid: $4.00
Time left: 3d 9h 28m- Water spotting and staple rust.
Published and edited by Bill Pearson, Witzend, which was founded by Wallace Wood, is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #12 includes: Stargazer strip by J.R. Blevins and Z. Capistance; Bugs in the System strip by Al Sirois and David Stone; Phantom pin-up by Gray Morrow; The Real World strip by Bhob Stewart and John Norton; center spread by Don Martin; Booby Trap strip by Steve Ditko; the third part of Kym strip (called The Awakening) by Bill Pearson, Mike Zeck, and Ruben Yandoc, Jr.; Lunar Tunes strip by Wood; and tribute to Wallace Wood (1927-1981). Editorial art by Zeck. Humphrey Bogart cover art by Bush. 48 pgs. 1982. $3.50 cover price. Cover price $3.50.