Comic books September 1968

Junior Life a Christian Weekly for Boys and Girls, Vol. 90 No. 37 (September 15, 1968) is a subscription-only publication for boys and girls age nine to twelve. Each issue contains text stories, a jokes page, and a two-page serialized comic book story. 12 pages, full color, 6.25-in. x 8.75-in., newsprint, no cover price. Two-page comic story, "The Adventures of Alan West" (script by Ward Patterson, art by Dick Giordano). Frank Springer cover. NOTE: We will buy any issues of this publication if in fine or better condition. Please email buddy@lonestarcomics.com.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $19.00 View scans	Add to cart FN 6.0 $21.00 View scans	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $14.50 View scan	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $14.50 View scan
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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.10	Add to cart CGC 9.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1253467029 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Joe Giella. T. O. Morrow Kills the Justice League -- Today!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; T. O. Morrow has defeated the JSA on Earth-2 as part of his overall plan; Now he tries to defeat the Justice League in order to stop his latest scheme, which involves his supercomputer stopping all of time itself, which would be fatal to all, since Morrow didn't want that to happen; The revived JLA and JSA teams then defeat Morrow's supercomputer's plot,and Morrow is later jailed. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: VG+ 4.5 View scans Auction opens November 25 Water damage.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $31.25 or Best Offer View scan Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Comic book-sized giant edition. Painted cover by George Wilson. #30036-809 on cover. Adaptation of the classic 1930s movie "King Kong." Back cover features a pinup of front cover illustration. Story and picture summaries on inside covers. "King Kong," script by Gary Poole, pencils by Giovanni Ticci, inks by Alberto Giolitti; A film crew voyages to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a gigantic gorilla who falls for their female blonde star. 68 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman Treasury-sized edition. Same cover as Gold Key comic sized issue. Giant Classic King Kong, the original version of the greatest adventure story of all time! Softcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 64 pages, full color. NOTE: $1.00 cover priced 1968. Cover price $1.00.

French language comic. Cover by Marie Severin. Cover price $0.25.

French Canadian series. Reprints material from Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #111-112 and Journey into Mystery (1952) #73. 48 pages, B&W, French language. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $4.49

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.49

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Can't Be Trusted," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie has a singular talent for infuriating members of the Lodge family in different ways. "Auto-Magic," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie tries to pass his car off as a classic antique rather than a wreck. "Feather Brain," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap buys Jinx a parakeet and teaches it to talk. "Two's Company," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; In order to get Archie to herself, Veronica strands Betty on a remote island in the channel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40

Sergio Aragones art. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 Oxidation. 2.5" cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration.

Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda and unknown. Archie in: "The Town Crier"; "A Run for Your Money"; and "Sock It to Me"! Plus: The Archies in "It's in the Bag, Dad!" And: Li'l Jinx in 1-page story "The Yanks Are Coming"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

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"A Hungry Spirit"; The children put on a carnival but putting Little Jughead in charge of the ice cream booth was a mistake. "Hurry Homez." "Brake it Up!" Bendix ad with Archie. "What's in a Name?"; Miss Grundy embarrasses Jughead by using his given name Forsythe. "Summer Camp Story"; Little Archie and the gang go to summer camp, where they get a gig playing as the Little Archies. "Wet Pet" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Little Archie Jokes. "The Valley of the Unknown," script and pencils by Bob Bolling; Little Archie's restlessness in the car helps foil an armored car robbery. "What a Pit-Y," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx enjoys the plum pit more than the plum. "Babes in Baseball"; The girls start a baseball team and get Pop Tate to sponsor them. "A Birthday Present"; the kids are invited to a birthday party. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of mischievous Audrey and her pal Melvin. Little Audrey and Lucretia use a little trickery to make Melvin think twice about insulting her dollhouse. Melvin sees a chance for mischief. Little Audrey; Melvin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Ernie Colon and Jacqueline Roettcher. A 64-page giant featuring TV star Little Audrey, including reprints of some of her early comics. Melvin gets a new lawn-mowing job and accidentally mows the client's dog. Melvin's new soap-box racer can't handle a collision with Lucretia's baby carriage. Melvin's idea of picnicking fun is different than Audrey's. Little Audrey; Melvin; Playful Little Audrey. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

"The Mysterious Boinger"; Dot finds a large dotted pole that quickly collapses to small disk. Two one-page Little Dot story. One-page Little Lotta stories. "Little Dot Meets Uncle Dinmore"; Dot meets her Uncle Dinmore, who makes a lot of noise wherever he goes. "Aptitude Tests"; Lotta tries to help Gerald determine what career he should pursue when he grows up. "Apache Cop" text story. "Greatest Show" text story. "Richie Rich and the Trouble With Robots"; While they spend a few days at an island estate, Richie's father brings three robots designed to be good playmates for children, but Richie finds they are anything but playful. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.00

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"Little Lotta and the Mysterious Robberies"; When Lotta's father, the mayor and her school principal are all accused of committing robberies, Lotta investigates and suspects the putty-faced man at the county fair, who can change the appearance of his face. Two one-page Little Lotta stories. One-page Richie Rich story. "How to Trap a Trickster"; Lotta tricks Mr. Grudj into revealing himself as the robber. "Dangerous Dots"; Dot imagines what it would be like to be various dot-shaped objects. "The Machine" text story. "Richie Rich and the Evil Power of Stefan Org"; An evil hypnotist forces Richie to help him steal a million dollars. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Number/month on cover: 10028-809, September. Summer camp issue with Little Lulu in "Camp Sha-ka-tot" and "Voo Dood It?" Issue also has Tubby in "Stormy Night," Witch Hazel & the Little Scarecrow Boy in "A Batty Game," Gold Key Comics Club features, and a one-page text story "Lulus Diry" ("Diary"), Little Lulu and Tubby stories are reprints from previous issues. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #7 includes 1968 Hugo winners (Best novel: "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny), and a World Science-Fiction Convention report (The Society of Creative Anachronisms presented a medieval fashion show for the convention). 4 pgs. 15 cents. Sept 11, 1968. Cover price $0.15.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #8 includes notes from the Baycon meeting of the Tolkien Society of America (Tolkien hurt his leg; Vietnamese soldiers adopted the eye of Sauron as a battle emblem); a report that Joe Haldeman (who would go on to write the acclaimed sci-fi novel "The Forever War") had been injured by a booby trapped rocket while stationed in Viet Nam; and other industry news. 6 pgs. 15 cents. September 28, 1968. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Valley of the Dollars," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the film "Valley Of The Dolls"; three young women try to make it in Hollywood in the face of drugs, sexual harassment, failed relationships and the fact that none of them can act. "Everyday Varieties of Psychedelic Fun," script by Mark Bricklin, art by George Woodbridge; Different things in life that can affect the mind in similar fashion to LSD. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "Don Martin Looks At All Them Indians," script and art by Don Martin; A collection of cartoons satirizing various western-genre movie cliches. "The Mad Getting Married Primer," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Jack Rickard; Satire of the conventions of wedding ceremonies. "The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools," script and art by Dave Berg. "More Specialized Self-Defense Books," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Joe Orlando; Self-defense books targeted toward specific demographic groups. "Mad's Cliche Conversation Killers," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge. "A Nostalgic Look at Sandlot Baseball," script by Dean Norman, art by Paul Coker Jr.; A look back at how boys played baseball before organized Little League baseball. "Alley-Oops," script and art by Sergio Aragones; An armed robber finds slim pickings in the way of potential victims. "New Protests to the Same Old Tunes," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke; The tunes of sixties war protest songs are given new lyrics for new problems. "The Flying Nut," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the TV series "The Flying Nun": a staid Puerto Rican convent resists the radical changes attempted by a hip young nun. "Spy vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

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September 1968. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Sos the Rope" (Conclusion) by Piers Anthony, "Ogre!" by Ed Jesby, "Butterfly Was 15" by Gilbert Thomas, "Harry's Golden Years" by Gahan Wilson, "The Evaporation of Jugby" by Stephen Barr, "A Scare in Time" by David R. Bunch, "The Moving Finger Types" by Henry Slesar, Monthly essay "Books" by Judith Merril, "Faunas" by L. Sprague De Camp, "Science: The Dying Lizards" by Isaac Asimv. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 18, Issue 9 - September, 1968. Men's adventure stories and nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $26.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans

Volume 16, Issue 9 - September 1968. Men's adventure non-fiction and fiction stories with some model photo galleries. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $7.30

Add to cart Very Good $6.60

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.60

Featuring: * The Phantom Eagle (1st Silver Age appearance) * The Human Torch and Toro * Captain America and Bucky * The Black Knight * The Patriot * The Sub-Mariner Giant-size issue. First appearance of "The Phantom Eagle." Script by Gary Friedrich, art by Herb Trimpe. The remainder of the issue contains Golden Age reprints: the Human Torch by Dick Ayers ("The Un-Human!"); Captain America by John Romita Sr. ("The Cargo of Death!"); the Black Knight by Joe Maneely, the Patriot, and the Sub-Mariner. Trimpe cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Where Flies the Beetle...!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #21. The Serpent Strikes starring Marvel Boy, art by Bill Everett. The Coming of the Plantman!" starring the Human Torch, script by Stan Lee (Plot) and Jerry Siegel [as Joe Carter], art by Dick Ayers; reprinted from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #113. Slave of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" starring Thor, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #102. 68 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 17 #9 - Men's magazine. In this issue: The Secret UFO-Astronaut War - Are Space Officials Covering It Up? By John A. Keel, America's Leading Ufologist. Also: An Expert's Guide to Sexual Enjoyment - Don't Be Shortchanged in Bed Tonight; Where to Find Those "Sex Hop" Girls - 'Want Loving, Will Travel'; A First Story with the Full Facts - I Escaped the Slaughter of the Congo Mercenaries; and American Amateurs vs. Red Professionals - We're Letting Russia Buy the Olympics. Plus Action-Charged $3.95 Bestselling Book Bonus: The Nude and the Profane. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Recipe to Kill a Robot, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; the Metal Men are refugees from the law in this, the beginning of the "Hunted Metal Men" sequence. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Giant-sized issue. Cover price $0.25.