Comic books June 1981

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 75p cover price. Epic Illustrated was touted as a new experience in adult fantasy and science fiction adventure. Published by Marvel Comics, this magazine was aimed at a more mature audience. Cover art by Neal Adams. Issue #6 includes: Flash Sport by Roy Kinnard, Predator by Bob Aull, Bugg Lives by Ron Goulart and Phoebe Berry, Life Hutch by Ken Steacy, Metamorphosis Odyssey: Absolution by Jim Starlin, Next Orbit by Jean Bello, Kultz by Steve Bissette and Steve Perry, and Shipmates by Rick Veitch. Also includes Altered States review by Dennis O'Neil. June, 1981.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Mistaken Identity" Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Sword & Sorcery," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; After a long day of playing Dragons & Dungeons, Archie dreams he is on a quest. "Print Hint!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap shows Li'l Jinx a picture of a rare misprinted stamp. "Deal Spiel," script by George Gladir (credited), pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; After an ATM mistake gives Archie an extra five hundred dollars, he tries to resist the urgings of Veronica and a shady used car salesman to upgrade from his old jalopy. "Advice with a Smile," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie wants Smithers to teach him how to be a butler. Archie Club News. "A Gentleman's Game," Script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; An English Lord named Malcolm visits Riverdale and brags about his fencing skills; Big Moose comes to the rescue of Veronica and Malcolm and saves them from some rough bikers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: Friday the 13th Part 2 synopsis and preview; Christopher Lee on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind; part one of article on Hammer vampire films; article about the She Creature (including the costume's appearances in other movies); preview of Outland; and more. Cover photo montage depicts Darth Vader and other star warriors. Cover price $2.00.

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This issue includes the following: features on Corman's Mind Warp and Michael Wadleigh's The Wolfen; John Landis on An American Werewolf in London; interviews with Charles Grant and Ramsey Campbell; part one of George Romero interview; "Horror in the Comics" by Ron Goulart; and more. Cover features scene froom Dragonslayer. Cover price $2.25.

Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #24 includes: Ringo Starr is the Caveman, Omen III: The Final Conflict article, The Omen Trilogy viewed in context with religious history, Excalibur article, The Fantasy Worlds of Virgil Vogel, The Incredible Shrinking Woman production designer interview, David Cronenberg Talks About Scanners, and Star Wars Comes to Radio. Cover price $2.25.

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"In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr! 36 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr! 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr! 32 pages

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Cover art by Real Musgrave. News of upcoming books. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 36 pages B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Vol. 4, No. 8. Summer 1981. UK magazine. Dave Carson cover. Includes: "A Dark Country" by Dennis Etchison; "Shadows from the Past" by Mary Clarke; "The Elevation of Theosophus Goatgrime" by Brian Mooney; and more. 5.75" x 8.25". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 34 - Number 6, June 1981. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include Photographic Evidence: Ghosts Leave Burning Handprints, Psychic Flim-Flam, Nurses Heal by Touch, and Bigfoot Roams China! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $1.00.

June/July 1981. Newsletter devoted to Golden Age Fawcett comics and opinions thereon. Mac Raboy by Jay Disbrow and others. Opinions by Jim Shooter, Burne Hogarth, C.C. Beck. Excerpt from Preacher's Son, a biography of C.C. Beck with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 8 folded pages, black and white. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by Don Perlin. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Willi Franz, Jean Elier and Teczhenco. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. British soldiers in WWII face a moral quandary involving a wounded Nazi, in a story by "Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz" writer Willi Franz. In the closing days of WWII, German soldiers await their fate as the Russian tanks roll in. A paratrooper must brave alligators and enemy soldiers to reunite with his squad, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Act of Mercy; Family Reunion!; Panzerjager. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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"Flaming Carrot and the Invisible Jackets." Kilian Barracks press issue of Flaming Carrot Comics (Vol.1, # 1, Summer-Fall, 1981). These were limited to 6,500 numbered copies printed. Most (perhaps all) copies are autographed by artist/writer/creator Bob Burden. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dick Giordano. A Deadly Shade of Peril, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bob Smith; The world turns to black-and-white; the introduction and origin of the new Shade. The Multiplex Complex, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Bob Wiacek; Ronnie Raymond's mind goes into Professor Stein's body (instead of vice versa) when Firestorm appears on the scene; Firestorm battles Multiplex. Superman Club ad. Letter from Barbara Randall. Back cover Donruss baseball card ad with Mike Schmidt and George Brett. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dick Giordano. A Deadly Shade of Peril, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bob Smith; The world turns to black-and-white; the introduction and origin of the new Shade. The Multiplex Complex, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Bob Wiacek; Ronnie Raymond's mind goes into Professor Stein's body (instead of vice versa) when Firestorm appears on the scene; Firestorm battles Multiplex. Superman Club ad. Letter from Barbara Randall. Back cover Donruss baseball card ad with Mike Schmidt and George Brett. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dick Giordano. A Deadly Shade of Peril, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bob Smith; The world turns to black-and-white; the introduction and origin of the new Shade. The Multiplex Complex, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Bob Wiacek; Ronnie Raymond's mind goes into Professor Stein's body (instead of vice versa) when Firestorm appears on the scene; Firestorm battles Multiplex. Superman Club ad. Letter from Barbara Randall. Back cover Donruss baseball card ad with Mike Schmidt and George Brett. 36 Pages, Full Color.

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Future is a slick magazine covering science, science fiction, and fantasy. Issue # 27 includes: Living in Space; Survivalists; Outland; Harlan Ellison vs. the Moral Majority; and more. 8-1/8 in. x 10-7/8 in.; part color, part black and white; 72 pages. Cover price $2.50.

14p cover price. Featuring - Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, The Micronauts, Conan the Barbarian, and Stark Trek. Magazine stapled, 8-in x 11-in, 48 Pages, B&W.

Featuring - The Micronauts, Whacker's World, Map of the Microverse, Star Trek, Captain Marvel, and Origin of the Inhumans. Magazine stapled, 8-in x 11-in, 48 Pages, B&W.

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Cover art by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano. Inside Frankenstein cover art by Berni Wrightson. Warlords of Light—Beginning: The Quest for the Celestial Rose, script by Emmanuel Colon and Rich Buckler, art by Mark Texiera and Butch Guice. Traveler on the Edge of Oblivion, script and pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Sam De La Rosa. Astron Star Soldier: Mission to Home World. The Wizard of Odd! starring Sojourner, script by Rich Buckler, art by Buckler and Stan Timmons, inks by George Brycki. Pinup by Romeo Tanghal. Inside back cover art by Sam de la Rosa. 50 pgs. 1981. Cover price: $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

*18+ Only* 42 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Task Force One (The C.O.P. Squad) in "The Genocide Conjecture," a graphic novel by Dave King and Michael Cogliandro. 8-3/8 in. x 10-7/8 in.; black and white; 64 pages. Black Ram Productions.

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Direct Edition. "Where Walks...the Apparition!" Story by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Budianski and Al Milgrom. When a murderer is sent to the electric chair, he is magically resurrected as a spectral threat. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Iron Man stars in Hostess ad "The Charge of the Rhinos!" Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. "Where Walks...the Apparition!" Story by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Budianski and Al Milgrom. When a murderer is sent to the electric chair, he is magically resurrected as a spectral threat. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Iron Man stars in Hostess ad "The Charge of the Rhinos!" Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Where Walks...the Apparition!" Story by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Budianski and Al Milgrom. When a murderer is sent to the electric chair, he is magically resurrected as a spectral threat. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Iron Man stars in Hostess ad "The Charge of the Rhinos!" Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "Where Walks...the Apparition!" Story by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Bob Budianski and Al Milgrom. When a murderer is sent to the electric chair, he is magically resurrected as a spectral threat. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: Iron Man stars in Hostess ad "The Charge of the Rhinos!"

Cover by Jim Aparo. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Everett Harcutt is cursed by the spirits of his two dead business partners, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Miss Grimm is a witch who leaves her millions to her cat, but some people can't be satisfied with that. A couple purchases a vintage WWI fighter, and are led to a cache of stolen artwork by a ghost. Cover by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The 3rd Grave; The Cat's Companion; Uneasy Rider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page intro story "The Files of Dr. Geist" drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "The Haunted Hospital" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Rodin Rodriguez; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "Voodoo" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Tony DeZuniga; 8 page story "Spectral Witness" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Ken Landgraf & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page intro story "The Files of Dr. Geist" drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "The Haunted Hospital" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Rodin Rodriguez; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "Voodoo" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Tony DeZuniga; 8 page story "Spectral Witness" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Ken Landgraf & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page intro story "The Files of Dr. Geist" drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "The Haunted Hospital" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Rodin Rodriguez; 8 page Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker story "Voodoo" written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Howard Bender & Tony DeZuniga; 8 page story "Spectral Witness" written by George Kashdan and drawn by Ken Landgraf & Vince Colletta.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

More than 200 girls, grins, & giggles. Nudity. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., B/W. Cover price $1.50.

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Direct Edition. 1st appearance of Omega Men. "The Lurkers in the Shadow." While vacationing in Canada, Green Lantern and Carol Ferris are captured by the Omega Men, who make their first appearance. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George Pérez. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. 1st appearance of Omega Men. "The Lurkers in the Shadow." While vacationing in Canada, Green Lantern and Carol Ferris are captured by the Omega Men, who make their first appearance. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George Pérez. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. 1st appearance of Omega Men. "The Lurkers in the Shadow." While vacationing in Canada, Green Lantern and Carol Ferris are captured by the Omega Men, who make their first appearance. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George Pérez. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. 1st appearance of Omega Men. "The Lurkers in the Shadow." While vacationing in Canada, Green Lantern and Carol Ferris are captured by the Omega Men, who make their first appearance. Script by Marv Wolfman, art by Joe Staton. Cover by George Pérez.

Review of the Tarzan the Apeman movie starring Bo Derek and Miles O'Keefe. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 2 Pages B&W.

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Whitman edition. "The Hall of 1,000 Ghosts" (story by Arnold Drake & art by Adolfo Buylla), "The Ghost That Wasn't (story by Arnold Drake & art by Jack Sparling), "What's All This about Aunt Cissie?" (story by Arnold Drake & art by Winslow Mortimer), "The Last Hunt" (story & art credits unknown), "A-Haunting We Will Go!" (story & art credits unknown), and one-page text story "Dracula ? Fact or Fiction?" Number/Month on cover: 90272-110, No Month On Cover. Cover price $0.50.

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The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Marc Harrison. The Richard Corben Interview. Bloodstar, script by Robert E. Howard (original Story), John Pocsik (adaptation), and John Jakes (adaptation), art by Richard Corben. Tex Arcana (Part 4), script and art by John Findley. Advertisement for Jeffrey Jones' book Yesterday's Lily from Heavy Metal Books. The Immortals' Fete, script and art by Enki Bilal. Outland article, art by Jim Steranko. Mudwogs, script and art by Arthur Suydam. Reflection starring Valentina, script and art by Guido Crepax. Initiation, script and art by Matt Howarth. What Goes Up, script and art by Mark Fisher. March Hair, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]. Dax Prometheus (Part 2) starring Cody Starbuck, script and art by Howard Chaykin. Welcome to Capitol Land--Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard. Back cover art by James Cherry. June, 1981, issue 51. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Karen Berger and drawn by Joe Brozowski & Larry Mahlstedt; 8 page story "Henson's Pooch" written by Gerry Conway and drawn by George Tuska & John Celardo; 6 page story "The Senior Sin!" written by Charlie Seeger and drawn by Tenny Henson; 10 page I... Vampire! story "Chapter Three: The Burning!" written by J.M. DeMatteis and drawn by Tom Sutton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.