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Comic books July 1985

  • Issue #5
    Groo the Wanderer (1985 Marvel) 5

    Comic featuring the humorous misadventures of the mighty (physically) but not-so-great (mentally) warrior named Groo. This issue features "Slavers" in which Groo mistakenly joins up with a slave ship. Story and art credits: Sergio Aragones. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #5
    Groo the Wanderer (1985 Marvel) Canadian Price Variant 5

    Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price - Comic featuring the humorous misadventures of the mighty (physically) but not-so-great (mentally) warrior named Groo. This issue features "Slavers" in which Groo mistakenly joins up with a slave ship. Story and art credits: Sergio Aragones. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #5MJ
    Groo The Wanderer (1985 Mavel) Mark Jewelers 5MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Comic featuring the humorous misadventures of the mighty (physically) but not-so-great (mentally) warrior named Groo. This issue features "Slavers" in which Groo mistakenly joins up with a slave ship. Story and art credits: Sergio Aragones. Cover price $0.75.

  • Vol. 39 #4

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    Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+.

  • Vol. 9 #4
    Heavy Metal Magazine (1977) Vol. 9 #4

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    The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Olivia De Berardinis. Mad About Max: Interview with Maxtermind George Miller. Howard Chaykin Waves the Red Flagg article. Meets the Toast of Europe starring Tex Arcana, script and art by John Findley. Metropolis, script and art by Sesar. The Edward D. Wood, Jr. Players Trading Cards satirical strip, script and art by Drew Friedman. Sillavengo, script and art by Maurizio Corrado. The Whisper Mystery, script and art by Daniel Torres. Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. Elephant Cemetery, script and art by Yves Chaland. In Our Own Image, script and art by Al Voss and Shann Deraze. Bodyssey, script by Simon Revelstroke, art by Richard Corben. Rebel, script by Pepe Moreno, Kenny Sylvester (co-script), Pete Ciccone (co-script), and Rob Hingley (co-script), art by Pepe Moreno. Robots, script and art by Denis Sire. July, 1985, issue 100. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #119

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  • Issue #3
    Hugo (1984 Fantagraphics) 3

    Milton Knights edgy spoof of funny-animal comics, or fairy tales for adults. Abducted by mermaids, Hugo the cat battles sharks beneath the sea. Story, art and cover by Milton Knight. Final issue of the series. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #309
    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 309

    Crossroads: Part 10 of 14 - "The Triad!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. At the interdimensional crossroads the Incredible Hulk meets his would be protectors. Each is a manifestation of a different aspect of the Hulk's consciousness. Guardian, Goblin, and Glow have come to help the Hulk be whole again, to think, and they have come to help him find a way home. 32 pages. Mike Mignola cover. Cover price $0.65.

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    $170 Incredible Hulk #309 CGC 9.6 Newsstand - Mike Mignola Cover

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  • Issue #309
    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 309

    Canadian edition. Hulk in Exile 10 of 14 - "The Triad!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. At the interdimensional crossroads the Incredible Hulk meets his would be protectors. Each is a manifestation of a different aspect of the Hulk's consciousness. Guardian, Goblin, and Glow have come to help the Hulk be whole again, to think, and they have come to help him find a way home. 32 pages. Mike Mignola cover. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #307MJ
    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 307MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Hulk in Exile 8 of 14 - Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Can the Hulk's old ally Captain Xeron convince this new savage Hulk to help him put an end to the threat of Klaatu, the accursed energy-eater from the stars? If not Klaatu will have access to the mystical crossroads and an endless supply of worlds for which to feed and destroy. 32 pages. Mike Mignola cover. Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #309MJ
    Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 309MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Mike Mignola cover Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #16
    Infinity Inc. (1984 DC 1st Series) 16
    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: White
    • Signed by Todd McFarlane on 1/17/23
    • Label #4164399021
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    Fury faces Mr. Bones' cyanide touch when he crashes the team's Malibu pad in "They Call Him...Mr. Bones!" Part 1 of 3, continued next issue. Script by Roy Thomas, co-plot by Dann Thomas, pencils by Todd McFarlane, inks by Tony DeZuniga. McFarlane/DeZuniga cover. Cover price $1.25.

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    $33 INFINITY INC #16 JULY 1985 NM+ NEAR MINT 9.6 TODD MCFARLANE DC COMICS MR BONES
    $65 Infinity, Inc. #16 CGC 8.5 White Pages DC Comics
    $70 Infinity Inc. #16 CGC 9.6 1st Appearance of Mister Bones McFarlane DC Comic 1985

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  • Vol. 62 #7A
    Inside Detective (1935-1995 MacFadden/Dell/Exposed/RGH) Vol. 62 #7A

    Volume 62, Issue 7A - July 1985 - "Drag Queen Had a Lust for Little Girls!" 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 $1.50.

  • Issue #196D
    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 196D
    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-3B8C92F-171
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    Direct Edition. Untitled Story. Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Rich Buckler. Inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Cover by Rich Buckler. It's an unusual tale as Tony Stark must battle two iron men to save his friends at Circuits Maximus! After Godzilla retrieves the gray armor from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, he brings it to Dr. Demonicus! And the demented doctor immediately dons it and heads inland to kill Iron Man! In the meantime a bizarre supernatural force called the Omnos assembles the red and gold armor left behind in the Gorge! And flies it to the Golden State to be reunited with Rhodey! So over the skies of Northern California; Dr. Demonicus in the retro armor, Omnos in the new armor, and Tony Stark incognito wage an improbable battle for iron supremacy! Appearances by Shaman, Hawkeye, Clytemnestra Erwin, Morley Erwin, and Obadiah Stane. (Notes: Dr. Demonicus returns in Avengers West Coast #70. Tony Stark and Jim Rhodes appear next in the first issue of the Secret Wars II (1985 Marvel) limited series.) 32pages. Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #196N
    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 196N
    • Paper: White
    • Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #4154019006
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    Newsstand Edition. Untitled Story. Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Rich Buckler. Inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Cover by Rich Buckler. It's an unusual tale as Tony Stark must battle two iron men to save his friends at Circuits Maximus! After Godzilla retrieves the gray armor from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, he brings it to Dr. Demonicus! And the demented doctor immediately dons it and heads inland to kill Iron Man! In the meantime a bizarre supernatural force called the Omnos assembles the red and gold armor left behind in the Gorge! And flies it to the Golden State to be reunited with Rhodey! So over the skies of Northern California; Dr. Demonicus in the retro armor, Omnos in the new armor, and Tony Stark incognito wage an improbable battle for iron supremacy! Appearances by Shaman, Hawkeye, Clytemnestra Erwin, Morley Erwin, and Obadiah Stane. (Notes: Dr. Demonicus returns in Avengers West Coast #70. Tony Stark and Jim Rhodes appear next in the first issue of the Secret Wars II (1985 Marvel) limited series.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #196

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    Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Guest-starring Shaman (of Alpha Flight). Hawkeye cameo. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Stark investigates the appearance of two impostor Iron Men in this untitled tale. Dr. Demonicus. Buckler cover. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #196MJ
    Iron Man (1968 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 196MJ

    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Guest-starring Shaman (of Alpha Flight). Hawkeye cameo. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Stark investigates the appearance of two impostor Iron Men in this untitled tale. Dr. Demonicus. Buckler cover. Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #11
    Jemm Son of Saturn (1984) 11

    Can Claudius Tull survive Jemm's vengeance? Or is this his destruction? Written by Greg Potter, with art and cover by Gene Colan and Bob McLeod. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #11
    Jemm Son of Saturn (1984) Canadian Price Variant 11

    Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Can Claudius Tull survive Jemm's vengeance? Or is this his destruction? Written by Greg Potter, with art and cover by Gene Colan and Bob McLeod. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #11MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #26
    Jon Sable Freelance (1983) 26

    Sable tells about his father's adventures in World War II and how his father and mother met in "Homecoming Part 2 – The Moses Line." Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has a "Shatter" chapter (the "first computerized comic") with story and art by Mike Saenz. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #18
    Journey (1983) 18

    The adventures of Joshua Wolverine MacAlistaire, 19th-century American frontiersman. Sheltering for the night with German trappers, MacAlistaire, Elmer and Jemmy Acorn tell tales of their early days. Story, art and cover by William Messner-Loebs. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #21
    Judge Dredd (1983 Eagle/Quality) 21

    Part 2 of 5. "The Apocalypse War" is written by John Wagner, with art by Carlos Ezquerra; reprinted from 2000 AD (1977 United Kingdom) #250-254. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #267

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  • Issue #69
    Jughead with Archie Digest (1974) 69

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  • Issue #240
    Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 240

    The first JLA delineator's back with a hurly-burly straight out of the good old days! Featuring Dr. Anomaly! Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Mike Sekowsky and Tom Mandrake. Cover by Chuck Patton and Mike Machlan. Cover price $0.75.

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    $6 Justice League of America #240 Vol. 1 DC Comics 1985 Batman/Superman VF

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  • Issue #240
    Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 240

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    Canadian edition with $.95 cover price - The first JLA delineator's back with a hurly-burly straight out of the good old days! Featuring Dr. Anomaly! Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Mike Sekowsky and Tom Mandrake. Cover by Chuck Patton and Mike Machlan. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #240MJ
    Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 240MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #27
    Lake County News Herald Volume 08 (1985) 27

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  • Issue #28
    Lake County News Herald Volume 08 (1985) 28

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  • Issue #29
    Lake County News Herald Volume 08 (1985) 29

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  • Issue #30
    Lake County News Herald Volume 08 (1985) 30

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  • Issue #59
    Laugh Comics Digest (1974) 59
  • Issue #1
    Legion of Substitute-Heroes (1985) 1

    Matter Eater Lad's home planet, Bismoll, is being threatened by the evil Pulsar Stargrave! Can the Subs (including Polar Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Infectious Lass, Fire Lad, Porcupine Pete and Stone Boy) save the planet? What strange things will happen to them? Especially to Color Kid? Be sure to pick up this special, and see the Subs do something right for a change. Maybe. Scripted by Paul Levitz, with art and cover by Keith Giffen and Karl Kesel. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #1
    Legion of Substitute-Heroes (1985) Canadian Price Variant 1

    Canadian edition with $.1.60 cover price - Matter Eater Lad's home planet, Bismoll, is being threatened by the evil Pulsar Stargrave! Can the Subs (including Polar Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Infectious Lass, Fire Lad, Porcupine Pete and Stone Boy) save the planet? What strange things will happen to them? Especially to Color Kid? Be sure to pick up this special, and see the Subs do something right for a change. Maybe. Scripted by Paul Levitz, with art and cover by Keith Giffen and Karl Kesel. Cover price $1.60.

  • Issue #325
    Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 2nd Series) 325

    Is the Dark Circle, the galaxy's deadliest menace, made up of only five beings? Continued from last issue. Written by Paul Levitz and Mindy Newell, with art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Karl Kesel. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #325
    Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 2nd Series) Canadian Price Variant 325

    Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Is the Dark Circle, the galaxy's deadliest menace, made up of only five beings? Continued from last issue. Written by Paul Levitz and Mindy Newell, with art and cover by Dan Jurgens and Karl Kesel Cover price $0.95.

  • Issue #325MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #12
    Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 3rd Series) 12

    Amidst an interstellar battle, three Legionnaires resign! Superboy guest-stars! Plus: Legion Leader election results! Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Steve Lightle, Ernie Colon, Mike Machlan and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover by Lightle and Mahlstedt. Deluxe format. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #249
    Life with Archie (1958 Archie) 249

    Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. Our Pandas Are Missing, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Jughead foil a plot to steal endangered pandas from the Riverdale zoo. The Last Time I Saw Ambrose, script by Sam Kujava, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; When Archie gets word that Ambrose, his childhood friend who moved away from Riverdale years ago, is coming back to visit, he feels guilty about the way he used to bully and ignore Ambrose. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

  • Issue #17
    Little Archie Comics Digest Annual (1977) 17
  • Issue #294
    Locus (1968) 294
    Published Jul 1985 by Locus.

    The Newspaper Of The Science Fiction Field Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #12
    Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 12

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    Cover art by Gilbert Hernandez. "Slug Fest," script and art by Gilbert Hernandez; Tonantzín Villaseñor gathers babosas. "Rocky's Birthday Surprise," script and art by Jaime Hernandez; Fumble is kidnapped by a robot hater. "The Reticent Heart," script and art by Gilbert Hernandez; Heraclio recalls a sexual encounter he had with Luba when he was fifteen years old. 1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). Mature readers. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.95.

  • Issue #256
    Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 256
    Published Jul 1985 by EC.

    Cover by Richard Williams. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Dick DeBartolo, Lou Silverstone, John Ficarra, Mat Jacobs, Elizabeth Swain, Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, Mike Snider, Larry Siegel, Paul Peter Porges, Don (Duck) Edwing, Frank Jacobs, Harry North, Esq., George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr., Angelo Torres, Allan Tannenbaum, Bob Clarke, Sam Viviano, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. The final issue edited by Al Feldstein, who took over as editor from Harvey Kurtzman in 1956. Spoofs of the first Beverly Hills Cop movie, and late-night soap-opera Dynasty, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A rare latter-day gag by original Mad creators Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, based on civilian vigilante Bernie Goetz. Fake Trivial Pursuit cards. Mad's takes on moving out, Bruce Springsteen, and the Heimlich Maneuver. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, and Marginals by Sergio Aragones. Fold-In; Die-Nasty; One Fine Sunday Afternoon in the Jungle; The Mad Wrestling Primer; Raising Money With Other Forms of Legalized Gambling; The Mad Emergency Barf-Inducing Technique - The Potrzebie Maneuver; Porn in the U.S.A.; The Lighter Side of...; One Fine Tuesday Morning Uptown; Join Mad's Trendy Book of the Month Club; If Advertisers Made Use of Old Masters; The Mad Practical Driving Test; Mad's "Goetz Mask" - Special Bonus - Wear This and No Mugger Will Mess With You!!!; Pastimes for Nerds; If the Miller Lite Beer Gang Ran This Country; Mad's Really Perplexing Mysteries of Life; One Fine Friday Evening Downtown; Beverly Hills Cop Out; The Trivial Pursuit Survival Kit. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #279

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome SC (1985 Storybook) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Based on the screenplay by Terry Hayes and George Miller. Adapted by Ann Mathews. Based on the third Mad Max movie that starred Mel Gibson and Tina Turna. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, Text (with full color photos from the movie). Cover price $6.95.

  • Vol. 69 #1
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 69 #1


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    Volume 69, Issue 1 - July 1985. Cover by Vincent Di Fate. Fantasy and Science Fiction stories by Michael P. Kube-McDowell, Damon Knight, Reginald Bretnor, Robert Charles Wilson, Ian Watson, Rolaine Hochstein, Gene O'Neill. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, text. Cover price $1.75.

  • Issue #8
    Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 8

    Cover by Matt Wagner and Sam Kieth. Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Matt Wagner, Sam Kieth and Rich Rankin. The first Mage epic continues with "Against a Sea of Troubles" by Matt Wagner and Sam Kieth (inks). Note: Part 8 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. Plus: The Grendel back-up by Matt Wagner and Rich Rankin (inks) continues. Note: Part 3 of 9 of the color Devil by the Deed story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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    $200 Mage: The Hero Discovered #8 ~ CGC 9.8 WHITE PAGES - ONLY 10 ON CENSUS

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  • Issue #91

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  • Issue #2
    Martin Mystere Special (Italian 1984 Daim Press) 2

    Italian series. il Tesoro di Loch Ness - Story by Alfredo Castelli, art by Giancarlo Alessandrini. Softcover, 6" x 8", 116 pages, B&W, Italian language.