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Comic books January 1980

  • Issue #22

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  • Issue #79
    Defenders (1972 1st Series) 79

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Chains of Love!, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Herb Trimpe and Ed Hannigan, inks by Mike Esposito; Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor continue their trek thru Tunnel-World; Valkyrie and Hellcat are captured by Mandrill and his henchmen; Wasp and Dian escape and contact Nighthawk asking for his help. Cover price $0.40.

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  • Issue #79MJ
    Defenders (1972 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 79MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #79UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod. Chains of Love!, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Herb Trimpe and Ed Hannigan, inks by Mike Esposito; Dr. Strange, Hulk and Namor continue their trek thru Tunnel-World; Valkyrie and Hellcat are captured by Mandrill and his henchmen; Wasp and Dian escape and contact Nighthawk asking for his help.

  • Issue #16
    Dennis the Menace Fun Fest Series (1980) 16

    #16 January 1980 40c. Comic book version of Hank Ketcham's classic comic strip, Dennis the Menace, still published in newspapers today. A New Year's issue with Dennis the Menace in 12 different stories, each one relating to a different month of the year. Each chapter has a cutout for that month to make a 1980 Dennis the Menace calendar. Art and story credits: unknown. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #510MJ
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 510MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Head-Hunt by a Mad Hatter!" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Gene Colan and Klaus Janson. The original Mad Hatter is back and he's here to destroy one of the greatest thinking minds on Earth, Batman's. Plus, Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) and Supergirl conclude their battle with the deadly Annihilator in "Bride of Destruction!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Cary Burkett. Art by Jose Delbo and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Die Laughing TPB (1980 A Dolphin Book) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Lawrence Kane, Murray Stein, and Kristi Kane. Enter the funniest make-believe cemetery you have ever visited! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 64 pages, B&w. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Die Laughing TPB (1980 A Dolphin Book) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. By Lawrence Kane, Murray Stein, and Kristi Kane. Enter the funniest make-believe cemetery you have ever visited! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 64 pages, B&w. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts TPB (1980 Fireside) 1-1ST
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    Fireside Book Series - 1st printing. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko and Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover by Bob Larkin cover. Guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man and the Mighty Thor. Featuring the villainy of the Dread Dormammu, the dream demon, Nightmare, the sinister warlock, Baron Mordo, and the Prince of Lies himself, Loki! Softcover, 130 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #12
    Doctor Who Magazine (UK 1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 12

    Includes: Lalla Ward pinup; City Of The Damned Part 4 strip; An examination of The Krynoids from The Seeds Of Doom; Tales From The TARDIS Featuring: The Invisible Man Part 1 strip; The Dalek Invasion Of Earth--Synopsis: World's End - Day Of Reckoning; Photo-File--Carole Ann Ford; and K9's Finest Hour strip. Jan 2, 1980. 28 pgs. Cover price: 12p.

  • Issue #13
    Doctor Who Magazine (UK 1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 13

    Includes: An Ogron pinup; City Of The Damned Part 5 strip; An examination of the history of K9; Tales From The TARDIS Featuring: The Invisible Man Part 2 strip; The Dalek Invasion Of Earth--Synopsis: The End Of Tomorrow – Flashpoint; Photo-File—Maureen O'Brien; and Warlord Of The Ogrons Part 1 strip. Jan 9, 1980. 28 pgs. Cover price: 12p.

  • Issue #14
    Doctor Who Magazine (UK 1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 14

    Includes: Leela pinup; City Of The Damned Part 6 strip; A behind the scenes look at K9; Tales From The TARDIS Featuring: The Invisible Man Part 3 strip; The Rescue—Synopsis; Photo-File--William Russell; Warlord Of The Ogrons Part 2 strip; and Patrick Troughton pinup. Jan 16, 1980. 28 pgs. Cover price: 12p.

  • Issue #15
    Doctor Who Magazine (UK 1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 15

    Includes: City Of The Damned Part 7 strip; Patrick Troughton pinup; An Exploration of The TARDIS Part 1; Tales From The TARDIS Featuring: The Invisible Man Part 4 strip; The Romans—Synopsis; Photo-File--Jacqueline Hill; Deathworld Part 1 strip; and Draconians pinup. Jan 23, 1980. 28 pgs. Cover price: 12p.

  • Issue #16
    Doctor Who Magazine (UK 1979-Present Marvel UK/Panini) 16

    Includes: Leela pinup; City Of The Damned Part 8 strip; An Exploration of The TARDIS Part 2; Tales From The TARDIS Featuring: The Invisible Man Part 5 strip; The Web Planet--Synopsis: The Web Planet - Escape To Danger; Photo-File--Wendy Padbury; Deathworld Part 2 strip; and Kevin Lindsay pinup. Jan 30, 1980. 28 pgs. Cover price: 12p.

  • Issue #215
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 215

    Issue features "The Great Rainbow Race" in which Scrooge sends Donald and the nephews to obtain the treasure at the end of a rainbow and "Donald's Buzzin' Cousin." All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Number on Cover: 90037-001. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #215

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    Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #22

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    Featuring the hilarious [mis]adventures of Donald Duck, Daisy, Uncle Scrooge and the nephews - Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Donato's 1980 Political Cartoons TPB (1980 Toronto Sun) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Donato. A collection of pilitical satire touching on all the Hot Button issues of a very turbulent era. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #SET#1
    Doonesbury Classic TPB 4-Pack Slipcase Set (1980 A Owl Book) SET#1

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    Set Includes Books 1-2, 4, 6, of the Doonesbury Classics Series - Printings may vary. By GB Trudeau. This set includes "Still a Few Bugs in the System," "The President is a Lot Smarter Than You Think", "Call Me When You Find America," and "What Do We have for the Witnesses, Johnnie?!" Each volume collects classic Doonesbury comic strips. Softcover (4 Volumes with Cardstock Slipcase), 6-in. x 8-in., 512 pages (Total), B&W. All Ages

  • Issue #SET#2
    Doonesbury Classic TPB 4-Pack Slipcase Set (1980 A Owl Book) SET#2

    Set Includes Books 3, 8-9, and 11 of the Doonesbury Classics Series - Printings may vary. By GB Trudeau. This set includes "But This War Had Such Promise," "Wouldn't a Gremlin Have Been More Sensible?", "Speaking of Inalienable Rights, Amy...," and "An Especially Tricky People!" Each volume collects classic Doonesbury comic strips. Softcover (4 Volumes with Cardstock Slipcase), 6-in. x 8-in., 512 pages (Total), B&W. All Ages

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz SC (1980 Storybook) 1-1ST

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    The Famous Oz Books: Book 4 - 1st printing. Written by L. Frank Baum. Art by John R Neill. A California earthquake sends Dorothy Gale and her new friends--Zeb the farm boy, Jim the cab-horse, and Eureka the mischievous kitten--tumbling through a crack in the ground. Deep beneath the earth, Dorothy is reunited with her old friend the Wizard of Oz and his troupe of nine tiny piglets. Together, Dorothy, the Wizard, and their friends travel through many fantastic lands, where they encounter the Mangaboos, people growing like vegetables in the ground; cross the Valley of Voe, where dama-fruit has turned everyone invisible; and are captured by mysterious flying Gargoyles. At last, the intrepid travelers reach Oz, where they have many unforgettable encounters with such favorites as the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, Princess Ozma and the wooden Sawhorse. Softcover, 5-in. x 8 1/2-in., 226 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages

  • Issue #33
    Dragon (TSR 1976-2007) Magazine 33

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    Vol.4 #7 - January 1980. 1980 International Dungeon Master List, Fiction by Gardner F. Fox Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #45
    Dragon (TSR 1976-2007) Magazine 45

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    Vol.5 #7 January 1981 Willingham (3 illustrations) Cover price $3.00.

  • Vol. 22 #1
    Dude (1956-1981 Mystery-Dugent Publishing) Vol. 22 #1

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  • Issue #68A
    Dynamite (1974) Magazine 68A

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  • Issue #68B
    Dynamite (1974) Magazine 68B

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  • Issue #68
    Eclipso (French 1968-1983 Aredit-Artima) Digest 68

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    French publication reprinting comics from various Marvel properties. Digest size, 5" x 7", 164 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #108
    Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 108


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    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0502385001
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    Cover by Jim Laurier. Written by Nicola Cuti, Bruce Jones, Larry Hama, Norman Mundy, Cary Bates and Bob Toomey. Art by Jess Jodloman, Pablo Marcos, Val Mayerik, Joe Vaultz and Mike Zeck. In this issue: "A Lion in Our Midst" by Nicola Cuti and Jess Jodloman; Beastworld story (part 4) by Bruce Jones and Pablo Marcos; Samurai story "A Juggler's Tale" by Larry Hama and Val Mayerik; "Race of the Damned" by Norman Mundy, Cary Bates and Joe Vaultz (as Buz Vaultz); and "Growing Pains" by Bob Toomey and Mike Zeck. Plus: 1-page The Comic Books article "Notes on Comix People" by Joe Brancatelli. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #12
    El Hombre Invisible (Colombian 1979 Epucol/Editorial Novaro) 12

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    Colombian Reprint Series. Reprints #12 from the Mexican Series "El Hombre Invisible". Story by Consiglieri D'Cicerone. "El Club De Los Millonarios". 5 1/2" X 7 1/2". 36 pages. Full Color. Spanish Language.

  • Issue #6-1ST
    Elfquest (1978 Warp Graphics) Magazine 6-1ST

    First printing (2nd and 3rd printings also produced). Cover art by Wendy Pini. The Quest Begins, script by Wendy Pini (plot, script) and Richard Pini (plot, script), art by Wendy Pini; Cutter and Skywise begin searching for other elves. Illustrated ad for Elfquest t-shirts from Warp Graphics. Savah back cover illustration Wendy Pini. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #SET-01
    Elfquest Portfolio (1980 Schanes & Schanes) SET-01

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    Limited Edition Portfolio Set-01 - Art by Wendy Pini. This is the first Elfquest portfolio set of three total Elfquest portfolios released during the 1980-1982 period. Portfolio 1 Includes 6 art plates featuring classic scenes from Elfquest, the epic saga of Cutter and the Wolfriders. 6 plates, 1 1/2-in. x 15-in., B&W. NOTE: Limited to 1,500 copies.

  • Vol. 75 #1
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 75 #1
  • Vol. 76 #6
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 76 #6
  • Issue #1
    Energy Comics (1980) 1

    Cover by Denis Kitchen. Edited by Leonard Rifas. Stories by Rifas, Greg Irons, R. Crumb, R. Diggs, Denis Kitchen, Joyce Farmer, Lyuba Zarsky, Rinaldo Iturrino, Moria Wright, Larry Rippee and Sharon Rudahl. Underground comix artists contribute to an Educomics book that explores the risks and rewards of various energy sources. 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

  • Vol. 23 #1
    Escapade (1955-1983 Dee Publishing) Magazine Vol. 23 #1

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    Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS-

  • Vol. 93 #1
    Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 93 #1

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  • Issue #1-1ST

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    Book 1 - 1st printing. "Featuring Spider-Man and Other Super Heroes Characters!" A wonderful activity book featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, and the Hulk as well as dozens of writing exercises, crosswords, puzzles, dot-to-dots, riddles, and word games! These books were designed to help children develop their skills in reading, writing, counting, and spelling. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.99.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Everything Workbook SC (1980 Marvel Heroes) 2-1ST

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    Book 2 - 1st printing. "Featuring Hulk and Other Super Heroes Characters!" A wonderful activity book featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, and the Hulk as well as dozens of writing exercises, crosswords, puzzles, dot-to-dots, riddles, and word games! These books were designed to help children develop their skills in reading, writing, counting, and spelling. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.99.

  • Issue #10
    Extraterrestres Entre Nosotros (Mexican 1979 Editorial Novaro) 10

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    Mexican series. Serie Aguila. "Una Nave de Otros Mundos Cayo' Al Mar". 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Spanish language.

  • Issue #160
    Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine 160

    Features in this issue include: previews of The Martian Chronicles and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu; Gil Gerard interview; birthday greetings to Claude Rains, Boris Karloff, and others; "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks"; Meteor filmbook; and more. Cover is poster art from Meteor. Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 27 #8
    Fantastic (1952-1980 Ziff-Davis/Ultimate) Vol. 27 #8

    January, 1980. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #13
    Fantastic Films (1978) 13

    Vol. 2 #7 in indicia. January 1980 on cover. Subtitled And Other Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #13 includes: Meteor article, Eiji Tsuburaya (of Godzilla fame) interview, John Badham interview, Maurice Binder (title designer) interview, part two of a history of robots, artwork from the pulps of yesteryear, and a critique of Alien. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #214
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 214

    "And Then There Was One!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Sinnott. It's the conclusion to the Andromeda Galaxy adventure that began ten issues ago! Galactus, Terrax the Tamer, and the Sphinx have all departed the Earth, but the Human Torch cannot celebrate the FF's triumph, because the climatic battle has ended as a pyrrhic victory. Reed, Sue, and Ben are now laying in suspended animation in the Baxter Building...victims of the Skrull aging ray. Does Johnny have any options left? And what ever happened to the Skrull that initially pursued Queen Adora to Earth? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan and Tony Stark. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #214MJ
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 214MJ

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    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. The FF battle Skrull X in "And Then There Was One!" Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by John Byrne and Joe Sinnott. It's the conclusion to the Andromeda Galaxy adventure that began ten issues ago! Galactus, Terrax the Tamer, and the Sphinx have all departed the Earth, but the Human Torch cannot celebrate the FF's triumph, because the climatic battle has ended as a pyrrhic victory. Reed, Sue, and Ben are now laying in suspended animation in the Baxter Building...victims of the Skrull aging ray. Does Johnny have any options left? And what ever happened to the Skrull that initially pursued Queen Adora to Earth? Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan and Tony Stark. 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantastic Planet HC (1980 Galactic Encounters) A World of Magic and Mystery 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Steve Caldwell. Even a routine charting trip is fraught with danger, a the three-man crew of the stellar Ranger discovered when their instruments recorded the presence of a planet that could not be seen. THE FANTASTIC PLANET is an account, reconstructed from the diary of Commander Lenain, of the crew's forced landing and the momentous events which swept them up in the shaping of its destiny. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

  • Issue #84

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  • Issue #2
    Fantasy Masterpieces (1979 2nd Series) 2

    Reprints Silver Surfer (1969 1st Series) #2. "When Lands the Saucer!" Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Exiled to planet Earth by his former master, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, a being empowered with the Power Cosmic itself, finds he cannot penetrate the invisible barrier which the Devourer of Worlds has encompassed the planet with. However, this barrier does not prevent others from beyond the stars from coming to Earth and wrecking havoc. Thus, when a malevolent race of aliens descend upon the unsuspecting citizens of Earth, only the Silver Surfer possesses the power to stop them. Cover price $0.75.

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  • Issue #20
    Fantasy Newsletter (1978) fanzine 20

    Fantasy fanzine by Paul C. Allen. Front cover by Stephen Fabian/Back cover by C. Lee Healy. Fantasy fiction news & reviews. Photos from The Fifth World Fantasy Convention. Columns by Karl Edward Wagner and others. Softcover 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 30 pages. Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 33 #1
    Fate (1948-Present Clark Publishing) Digest/Magazine Vol. 33 #1

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    Volume 33 - Number 1, January 1980. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include Dragons - Alive and Well, and Living in... Speaking of Past Lives, Mystic Visions of Shah of Iran, and Quest for the City of Gold! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $1.00.