Comic books July 1971

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Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Jack Keller, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Sgt. Smith's unit learns that the enemy is always watching, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. After accidentally landing behind enemy lines, a paratrooper wreaks havoc on Axis-held territory while going to rejoin his platoon. A brigadier general can't help comparing his WWII troops to the ones he served with in WWI, but seeing them in combat changes his perspective. The Lonely Gun!; The Saga of… Sneaky Pete; The Real Enemy of Pfc. Harris; Costura the Courageous; The Good Old Days! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Jack Keller and Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Jack Keller. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. On the way to their helicopter, Shotgun and Chicken are attacked by the enemy patrol they've been hunting, in a story with art by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. By this point in its run, the series is emphasizing the action-packed "Shotgun" character over his cerebral counterpart. Marine pilot "Reb Buford" must bail out over enemy territory. Shotgun Harker and the Chicken: The Hanoi Hacker; Second Chance!; Island Trap!; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Mystery Mikes; The Decision. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ray Dirgo. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "Pay Now Fly Later" - Fred tries to call in sick to work so he and Wilma can go on vacation with Betty and Barney; Dino in "The Invaders" - aliens ask Dino to take them to his leader; Snagglepuss in "Happy Halloween!" - Snagglepuss meets a witch at a Halloween dance; Flintstones centerfold; and "Don't Fiddle Around" - Fred and Barney try to track down who stole a valuable violin. Plus: 1-page untitled Invaluable Ingenious Inventions article by "The Inventor." Characters in this issue: Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Mr. Slate; Dino; Trick; Track; Snagglepuss; Senor Rockalini; The Masked Darter; Pebbles Flintstone; Bamm-Bamm Rubble. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 17, Issue 4 - July/August, 1971, 7.25" x 9.75", 36 pages, B&W.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Life vs. Anti-Life!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Glorious Godfrey captures the Forever People. Letters to the editor from dark fantasy/science fiction writer Harlan Ellison and comics writer Martin Pasko. 32 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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64-page giant; Gil Kane reprint Cover price $0.25.

Anthology type comic featuring comic book adaptations of a variety of cartoon shows. Cover art by Dan Spiegle. "Great Geese Goof-Up" starring the Harlem Globetrotters, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Dan Spiegle; Two crooks use a kangaroo (Hoppy) to rob a jewelry store but lose the kangaroo; Geese gets a sprained wrist while helping to change a flat tire and ends up in the hospital where the gang get confused and think that he has been turned into a kangaroo (actually Hoppy) so they use him in their game; The crooks try to get the diamonds from him but are stopped when the gang finds out that the kangaroo is really a kangaroo and Geese is still Geese. Various jokes sent in by readers. Jokes By Cracky ad. Gold Key Comics Club features. # on cover: 10250-107 July. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Issue #1. Edited by Chuck Fiala. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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July-August 1971. Cover by Jack Gaughan. Science fiction stories by Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, William T. Flowers, R. A. Lafferty, Ernest Hill, J. K. Swearingen, Larry Eisenberg. Illustrations by Gaughan. 5-1/4-in. x 7-1/4-in.; b&w text with spot illustrations; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.75.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton, with a stable of artists that included Steve Ditko. Nerdy Homer uses a love potion on beautiful Jennifer, not realizing that she is a witch, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Nell learns that her father's ghost haunts the man who killed him. An oil baron swindles a Native tribe out of their oil-rich lands, but the medicine man has the last laugh. Who Roams Tyford Castle?; The Escape; All's Well Who Ends Well!; The Spirit of Suru; What She Sees in Him!? Final issue under this title; series continues as Ghostly Haunts (1971) #20. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Anthology comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue reprints stories from issue number nine, "Smasher of Idols," "Beyond the Call of Duty," "The Death Bone," and "The Tale of the Strange Dog." Issue also has "Unscheduled Flight" one-page text feature. Story and art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Charlie Sultan, Leo Morey, Edvard Moritz, Frank Simienski, Pete Riss, and Jon Blummer. A magazine anthology featuring tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Lars and Fria must cross a frozen winter landscape while being stalked by werewolves. A terrifying apparition from the past returns to haunt a modern-day couple with visions of their doom. Tad inherits an old castle that is supposed to be cursed, and is confronted by a strange, immortal old man with an exposed brain. Ghostly Destroyer; Werewolves of the Rockies; The Buried Curse; The Bogeyman; The Undying Brain; The Ghost's Revenge; Evil Secret of Black Hollow. Final issue of the series. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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68-page giant; Russ Heath and Mort Drucker art, plus Joe Kubert reprint. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Featuring: 10 page story "Heart of Stone" drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 6 page reprint story "Someday I'll Find Him" with retouches by Art Saaf; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 5 page story "Love a la Mode" drawn by George Tuska and Vince Colletta; 1 page text story "My First Kiss." Cover pencils by Art Saaf. Cover price $0.15.

Three romance stories, plus once page text piece: "How To Develop Sex Appeal." Rick Estrada and Bernard Sachs art. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Tom and Jerry, Barney Bear by Barks reprint, 164 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Featuring Tom & Jerry!" Barney Bear and Benny Burro try roughing it in the woods, with story and art by Carl Barks. More classic kids comics featuring Tom and Jerry, as well as Skrewy Squirrel, Mooseface McElk, and Droopy. Softcover, 4 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 160 pages. full color. All Ages Cover price $0.50.

Art by Wenzel. Cartoon digest, 10 1/2-in. x 7-in. 72 pages B&W. Cover price $0.40.

July 1971. Graphic Story World is a newsletter edited by Richard Kyle covering the entire spectrum of graphic arts: Underground Comix, Comic Books, Animated Films, Books, & more. This issue: in his feature article "Between the Panels", John Benson discusses the importance of dialogue balloons in graphic story telling, and lots more. 8 1/2" x 11"; black and white; 12 pages. Cover price $0.40.

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Final 15-cent cover price. Cover art by Neal Adams. Peril in Plastic, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Bernie Wrightson; While Carol Ferris is in Piper's Dell, the sea wall protecting the town begins to give way, so Hal responds as Green Lantern; After saving the town, GL is given a tour of the plastic factory; Weakened by gas emitted by the plastic pins produced there, he is unable to fight back, so he sends his ring to Green Arrow; When he revives, he finds that his old enemy Black Hand uses the pins to keep the community under his control; He sends GL and Carol out into the streets to face the wrath of the townspeople, but Green Arrow arrives in time with GL's ring, and GL traps Black Hand in his own plastic. This issue features the memorable "Ka-loooota" sequence (a reference to artist Michael Kaluta). Cover price $0.15.

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Tarzan newsletter by Vernell Coriell. Johnny Weismuller guest of honor at Dum-Dum '71. Full page photo of Johnny. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 2 Pages. B&W.

Photo cover. Cover price $0.15.

Last 15c cover priced issue. Cover pencils by Creig Flessel. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer & Jack Abel, Art Saaf & Vince Colletta and unknown. Kathy has a bad reputation for dating too many boys she doesn't love, so when she finally meets Noel and falls in love, she's afraid he will learn about her past and drop her in "Don't Believe What They Say About Me!" Plus: Sherry is bored with her fiance Jeff and asks her friend to set her up on a blind date, but she can't go through with it and realizes that she only wants to be with Jeff after all in "Blind Date"! Also: Melissa's mother wants her to marry someone rich, but when she matches up Melissa with Foster Wynne III, it turns out that his family isn't as wealthy as everyone thinks in "Price Tag on Love"! And: Suzanne is torn between Will, who's shy and doesn't really know how to behave on a date, and confident Andy, who doesn't always treat her right, in the retitled? reprint story "Two Kinds of Men!" Plus: 1-page quiz "Are You the Type Boys Go For?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1. Spanish language edition. Pages 141-160. "Luchando Por La Libertad" ("Fighting For Freedom"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 1. Spanish language edition. Pages 161-180. "Camaradas En Peligro" ("Comrades In Danger"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 1. Spanish language edition. Pages 181-200. "La Patrulla De La Muerte" ("The Death Patrol"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 1. Spanish language edition. Pages 201-220. "La Liberacion De Mongo" ("The Liberation of Mongo"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

Volume 1. Spanish language edition. Pages 221-240. "Hacia Nuevos Horizontes" ("Toward New Horizons"). 9" x 12", 20 pages, full color, standard paper stock.

All new stories and art. Last issue. Cover price $0.15.

German series. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #10, Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #48, and #49. 52 pages, B&W, 6.75" x 9.5", German language.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1971. DIY Fanzine with short bios of notable Hollywood celebrities from Don Adams to Robert Young. Newsprint, 8.5" x 11", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Johnny Bruck. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Ezra Jackson, Larry Woromay, and Robert Hayward Webb. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents another Eerie series, featuring tales of horror and the macabre. A hobo stumbles on a witches' coven and makes a devil's bargain. A land developer digs for oil in an old Native American burial ground, until a beautiful woman captures his heart. A reporter learns what killed all the members of an Army regiment. Featuring altered reprints from Haunted Thrills (1952) and other 1950s pre-Code comics. Cover painting by Johnny Bruck originally appeared in Germany's Perry Rhodan. Curse of the Vampire; The Witches Coven; Kiss Me Deadly; The Horror Dolls; Doom at the Wheel; Careless Corpse; Death's Shoes. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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"Anything You Can Do," art by Howard Post; Two aliens from the planet Mimica try to make friends with Hot Stuff. "Aunt Blasta," art by Howard Post; Hot Stuff meets his Aunt Blasta, who thinks everyone is always talking about her. "Devilish Godfather," art by Howard Post; Charma asks Hot Stuff to give her a hand with her list of creatures to help. "Tomorrowland" text story. "Danger From Afar"; Tinytown passes a resolution to make Stumbo move further away from the town, but it backfires. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Swamp Thing," script by Len Wein, art by Berni Wrightson; Sometime in the last century, Alex Olsen and Damien Ridge had been best friends; However, they both vied for the affections of a woman named Linda. Linda eventually married Alex and Damien had to endure his heartache in the form of the supportive friend; But his desire for Linda overrode the bonds of friendship and he conspired to eliminate Alex; He sabotaged the equipment in Alex's lab causing an explosion that killed him; Keeping the knowledge hidden from Linda, Damien buried Alex's body in the swamp; Damien eventually married the widow Olsen and they lived together in an old Victorian plantation house; But Linda never recovered from Alex's death; As months passed, Damien began to suspect that Linda might soon learn the truth, so he prepared to kill her; But Alex had been resurrected as a swamp thing and broke into the house and killed Damien. "After I Die!", script by Jack Kirby and Mark Evanier, art by Bill Draut; A wealthy man named Maxwell James is obsessed with what happens after death; his obsession only grows stronger when he arrives at his wife's deathbed, and realizes that she sees something utterly horrifying in her final moments. "It's Better to Give," script by Mary Skrenes (as "Virgil North"), pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Tony DeZuniga; A homeless man encounters a crying baby warlock in the town dump who is upset that he has broken his balloon. "Trick or Treat" two-page story, art by Dick Dillin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks in "Maple Sugar Time (How Sweet It Is)" and "Bottled Battlers." Issue also has "Stamp & Coin Collector's Corner" feature. No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks in "Maple Sugar Time (How Sweet It Is)" and "Bottled Battlers." Issue also has "Stamp & Coin Collector's Corner" feature. No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

I love Steve...but what will he do when he learns my secret? "Can He Forget My Past?" Other stories: "Ben Beethoven and Me!", featuring art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "After All These Kisses!", featuring art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; and "Another's Love...Another's Heartbreak." Plus, the letters page "Teenage Troubles" by Harold Gluck. Cover by Art Cappello. Cover price $0.15.

Italian series. Reprints material from Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #100, 106-107 and Avengers (1963 1st Series) #3. 52 pages, color/B&W, Italian language.

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Cover art by Herb Trimpe. His Name Is... Samson!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; Ross enlists the aid of Dr. Samson in siphoning off the Hulk's power to revert Betty from her crystal state and to rid Bruce of the Hulk forever; The experiment is a success, and Leonard uses more of the Hulk's energy to turn himself into a super hero; Watching Doc Samson trying to win Betty's affections, Bruce gets jealous and turns himself into the Hulk once more. House ad for Iron Man #39. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. His Name Is... Samson!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin; Ross enlists the aid of Dr. Samson in siphoning off the Hulk's power to revert Betty from her crystal state and to rid Bruce of the Hulk forever; The experiment is a success, and Leonard uses more of the Hulk's energy to turn himself into a super hero; Watching Doc Samson trying to win Betty's affections, Bruce gets jealous and turns himself into the Hulk once more. House ad for Iron Man #39. 36 pgs.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.50.