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Blazing Combat (1965 Warren Magazine) 1 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Blazing Combat, which evokes Harvey Kurtzman's Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, was a short-lived, though critically acclaimed series edited (and mostly written) by Archie Goodwin. The first issue includes the following stories, each of which was written by Archie Goodwin: Viet Cong (art by Joe Orlando); Aftermath! (art by Angelo Torres); Flying Tigers! (art by George Evans); Cong View! (art by Gray Morrow); Cantigny! (art by Reed Crandall); Mad Anthony! (art by Russ Jones, Tex Blaisdell, and Maurice Whitman); and Enemy! (art by John Severin). Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 4 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4689077001

Issue #4. August 1965. Stories in this issue include: Monster Rally! by Archie Goodwin and Al McWilliams; Blood and Orchids! by Archie Goodwin and Al McWilliams; The Damned Thing! by Archie Goodwin and Gray Morrow; Moon City! by Larry Englehart and Al McWilliams; Curse of the Full Moon! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; and The Trial of Adam Link! by Otto Binder and Joe Orlando. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 8.25" x 10.75". 56 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 7 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4689077002

Stories in this issue include: The Duel of the Monster! by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres; Image of Bluebeard! by Bill Pearson and Joe Orlando; Rude Awakening! by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; Drink Deep! by Otto Binder and John Severin; The Body-Snatcher by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall (from the story by Robert Louis Stevenson); Blood of Krylon! by Archie Goodwin and Gray Morrow; and Hot Spell! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall. The Creepy Fan Club page debuts. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 16 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4689077003

Stories in this issue include: A Curse of Claws by Archie Goodwin and Neal Adams; Frozen Fear by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; Thane: Angel of Doom by Archie Goodwin and Jeff Jones; The Frankenstein Tradition by Archie Goodwin and Rocco Mastroserio; There Was an Old Lady by Daniel Bubacz, Archie Goodwin, and Rocco Mastroserio; Haunted Castle by Archie Goodwin and Donald Norman; and The Sands that Change by Clark Dimond, Terry Bisson, and Steve Ditko. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.40.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 21 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4661047001

Stories in this issue include: The Rats in the Walls by Bill Parente and Bob Jenney (from the story by H.P. Lovecraft); Room with a View by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko; The Immortals by Ron Parker and Sal Trapani; A Reasonable Doubt by Ron Parker, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico (art credited to Tony Williamsune); Swamped by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres; and Timepiece to Terror by Bill Parente and Gutenberg Mondiero. Cover art by Gutenberg Monteiro. Cover price $0.40.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 50 FN+ 6.5

Stories in this issue include: Forgive us our Debts by Jim Stenstrum and Esteban Maroto; Frog God! by Ed Fedory and Adolfo Abellan; Side-Show by Fred Ott and Jose Bea; Sum of its Parts by Doug Moench and Reed Crandall; and The Climbers of the Tower by T. Casey Brennan and Felix Mas. Includes Esteban Maroto profile. Cover art by Manuel Sanjulian. Cover price $0.75.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 77 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4689400005

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Stories in this issue include: Within You...Without You by Bruce Jones and Richard Corben; Moonweavers: The Gift by Budd Lewis and Leopold Sanchez; Demons of Nob Hill by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz; The Demons of Father Pain by Bill DuBay and Jose Ortiz (with color by Peggy DuBay); Oogie and the Lie by Bill DuBay and Esteban Maroto; Cronk: and Stalker in the Maze by Nick Cuti, Carmine Infantino, and Wayne Howard. Cover art by Richard Corben. Cover price $1.25.

Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine 165 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3792239003

Features in this issue include: review of films released in 1979 by Vinny Garney; "The Creeper-The Rondo Hatton Story"; Donald F. Glut interview about The Empire Strikes Back; preview of Humanoids from the Deep; "Fright Films of Freddie Francis"; David Prowse interview; and more. Cover depicts alien bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back. Cover price $1.75.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4026305001

Published by James Warren, who gave fandom Famous Monsters, Eerie, Creepy, and other great magazines, Vampirella is a horror anthology series that featured stories and art by such genre giants as Richard Corben, Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Don Glut, Wally Wood, and many, many others. This first issue includes the following: "Vampirella's Welcome" by Bill Parente and Frank Frazetta; "Vampirella of Draculon" by Forrest J Ackerman (who had a hand in creating vampi vixen Vampirella) and Tom Sutton; "Death Boat" by Don Glut and Billy Graham; "Two Silver Bullets" by Don Glut and Mike Royer; "Spaced-Out Girls" by Don Glut, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; and "Room Full of Changes" by Nicola Cuti and Ernie Colon. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. NOTE: A commemorative edition of this magazine was published in October 2001. It is very similar to the original, but can be easily identified by the $4.95 cover price (original 1969 edition was 50c cover priced), and an indica noting it as the commemorative edition. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 1 VG 4.0

Published by James Warren, who gave fandom Famous Monsters, Eerie, Creepy, and other great magazines, Vampirella is a horror anthology series that featured stories and art by such genre giants as Richard Corben, Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Don Glut, Wally Wood, and many, many others. This first issue includes the following: "Vampirella's Welcome" by Bill Parente and Frank Frazetta; "Vampirella of Draculon" by Forrest J Ackerman (who had a hand in creating vampi vixen Vampirella) and Tom Sutton; "Death Boat" by Don Glut and Billy Graham; "Two Silver Bullets" by Don Glut and Mike Royer; "Spaced-Out Girls" by Don Glut, Bill Fraccio, and Tony Tallarico; and "Room Full of Changes" by Nicola Cuti and Ernie Colon. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. NOTE: A commemorative edition of this magazine was published in October 2001. It is very similar to the original, but can be easily identified by the $4.95 cover price (original 1969 edition was 50c cover priced), and an indica noting it as the commemorative edition. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 2 VG 4.0

Sun fade.

Stories in this issue include: "Vampi's Feary Tales," "Evily" (starring Vampirella's cousin); "Montezuma's Monster"; "Down to Earth" (with cameos by Forry Ackerman and James Warren); "Queen of Horror"; "The Octopus"; "One, Two, Three" (a robot tale); and "Rhapsody in Red." Written by Forrest J Ackerman, Nicola Cuti, Don Glut, Bill Parente, and R. Michael Rosen. Art by William Barry, Ernie Colon, Billy Graham, Mike Royer, Jerry Grandenetti, Dick Piscopo, and Tony Williamsune. Cover art by Bill Hughes. 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 5 VG+ 4.5

Cover oxidation.

Issue #5. May 1970. Stories in this issue include: "The Satanic Sisterhood of Stonehenge"; "Craft of a Cat's Eye"; "Scaly Death"; "An Axe to Grind"; "Avenged by Aurora"; "Ghoul Girl"; "Escape Route"; and "Luna." Features new name for fan club page: "Vampi's Flames." Written by T. Casey Brennan, Nicola Cuti, Don Glut, Al Hewetson, and Bill Parente. Art by Billy Graham, John Fantucchio, Jeff Jones, and Mike Royer. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 8.25" x 11". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 19 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4598886011

Stories in this issue include: "Shadow of Dracula" (the only new story in this issue of reprints); "To Kill a God"; "Two Silver Bullets"; "Fate's Cold Finger"; "Jack the Ripper Strikes Again"; "The Survivor"; "The Soft Sweet Lips of Hell"; and "The Silver Thief and the Pharoah's Daughter." Written by Don Glut, Douglas Moench, Denny O'Neil, Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics!), Wallace Wood, and others. Art by Neal Adams, Ernie Colon, Reed Crandall, Steve Englehart, Jose Gonzales, Wallace Wood, and others. Includes a very informative article called "Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Vampirella but Nobody ever Told you." Cover art by Jose Gonzalez. Cover price $1.00.