Comic books June 1978

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The World Within - Written by Don Glut. Art by Ernie Chan and Ricardo Villamonte. Cover by Ernie Chan and Rudy Nebres. Gasshga -- the man-monster from the world below! Kull the Destroyer was a king in his own world, but here in Gasshga's, he shall be naught but...a corpse! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Mark Evanier (layout) and Frank Smith, inks by Scott Shaw! "Take Me Out to the Brawl Game!", script by Mark Evanier, pencils by Jack Manning, inks by Scott Shaw; The Dalton brothers kidnap Captain Caveman to keep him from winning at the baseball meet; Appearances by Yogi Bear; Scooby Doo; Mumbly; Snagglepuss; Mildew Wolf; Shaggy; Dynomutt; Captain Caveman; Boo Boo Bear; Huckleberry Hound; Wally Gator; Blue Falcon; Augie Doggie; Doggie Daddy; Quick Draw McGraw; Dinky Dalton; Hokey Wolf; Babu the Genie; Pixie & Dixie; Dread Baron; Dee Dee Skyes; Taffy Dare; Brenda Chance; The Creepleys; Orful Octopus; Hong Kong Phooey; Cindy Bear; Yakky Doodle Duck; Mr. Jinks; Grape Ape; Daisy Mayhem; Fondoo the Magician; Dirty Dalton; and Dastardly Dalton. "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera: Cartoon Roots II" article by Art Scott; Background/history on Hanna Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Yakky Doodle, Snagglepus, Scooby Doo, Dynomutt and the Creepley Family. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Muscle Strain," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Reggie plays a dirty prank on Archie while Archie demonstrates isometrics; Moose sees it and decides to exact a little revenge. "Tweeters & Woofers," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Lodge gets annoyed when Archie ties up both his home phone line and his business phone line at once. "Buy Lines," script and art by Joe Edwards; The kids sell raffle tickets to raise money to buy club jackets, with varying success. "The Mind Bender," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie mistakenly believes that Mr. Weatherbee has nominated him to be student of the month. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Stan Goldberg. "Roman Revenge," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Reggio has Bettina. Jugius and Archiebus are sentenced to death in the arena. "A Little Off" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Close Encounters With the Far Out," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Archie and the gang investigate a strange light that has appeared just outside the town limits. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Little Archie and the Sky Pirates. Little Archie and the gang battle pirates who travel the air. Also featuring a Little Sabrina story and the usual features. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Spanish reprint series. El Hombre de Hierro y El Capitan America. Reprints material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #80, #81, & #87 and Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #93. 40 pages, B&W, 7.5" x 10.75", 40 ptas cover price, Spanish language.

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Ten-For, the Mean Machine - Story and Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. From across the universe, comes the malevolent menace of...Ten-For, the Mean Machine! Starring Machine Man, Ten-For (an alien robot, introduction, villain), Peter Spalding, Colonel Kragg and Harry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Al Jaffee. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Stan Hart, Lou Silverstone, Dezi Szonntagh, Mary Sarazin Timmons, T. Peplinski, Don (Duck) Edwing, Paul Peter Porges, Dick DeBartolo, Frank Jacobs, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Harry North, Esq., Bob Jones, Charles M. DeFuccio, Paul Coker Jr., Angelo Torres, Jack Rickard, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me and TV sitcom What's Happening?, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. A resume for housewives. Mad's takes on punk rock, TV commercials, and Catch-22's. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, and Marginals by Sergio Aragones. The Spy Who Glubbed Me; One Morning in a Prison Tower; Surprise Television Commercials; A Job Resume for an Average Housewife; Mad's "Punk Rock Group" of the Year; Some Mad Things We'll Never Understand; Apartment House Bulletin Board; The Lighter Side of Danger; One Afternoon Down on a Farm; Mad's Real Life "Catch-22's"; Where Your Dollar Goes; We Could Sure Do Without...; Some Legendary Commodes; What Happened?; One Evening in a Bus Station; Fold-In; One Night in the City. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Volume 54, Issue 6 - June 1978. Cover by David Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Brian W. Aldiss, Jane Yolen, Lee Killough, Gordon Eklund, Frank Sisk, Jack C. Haldeman and Gary Jennings. 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $1.25.

Magick Theatre (1976) #005, The Cinema of John Waters Cover price $2.00.

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A Modern Master of the World! - Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. Cover by Pablo Marcos. All new! From the sensational NBC Television super series! It's the ray of red death as Skorba returns! Characters in this issue: Mark Harris (the Man from Atlantis); Dr. Elizabeth Merrill; Lars Skorba; Jomo; Lady Luck; C.W. Crawford. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Beep-Beep, the Road Runner

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Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Short article about the Arabian Nights. "The Arabian Nights," script by Doug Moench (adaptation), art by Yong Montaño; Exotic and mysterious tales of Mid-West Asia, including the story of an innocent young man who comes to fall in love with a slave who selected him as her master. Adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights," also known in English as "The Arabian Nights"; The original work is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folklore dating from the Islamic Golden Age, roughly contemporaneous with the European Middle Ages. Illustration by Howard Chaykin and Neal Adams (assists). 52 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Short article about the Arabian Nights. "The Arabian Nights," script by Doug Moench (adaptation), art by Yong Montaño; Exotic and mysterious tales of Mid-West Asia, including the story of an innocent young man who comes to fall in love with a slave who selected him as her master. Adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights," also known in English as "The Arabian Nights"; The original work is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folklore dating from the Islamic Golden Age, roughly contemporaneous with the European Middle Ages. Illustration by Howard Chaykin and Neal Adams (assists). 52 pgs., full color. $0.60.

Magazine series devoted to indexing Marvel Comics Series with synopsis of each title, and info (picture of cover, date, story title, art & writing credits, character appearances and other comments) on each issue of the series. Also Includes a list of crossover appearances. THIS ISSUE covers Heroes from Tales to Astonish Book 1 featuring The Incredible Hulk. Ken Steacy cover. Synopsis of The Incredible Hulk & Henry Pym and The Wasp. Notes on Tales to Astonish. Incredible Hulk # 1-5. Tales To Astonish # 1,13,15,27,35-101. Incredible Hulk # 102-227, annuals # 1-7, & Giant Size # 1. Rampaging Hulk # 1-10. Personnel & Major Character cross reference indexes. Golden Age cover gallery. Cover price $3.95.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The official comic book adaptation of the Steven Spielberg film. Written by Archie Goodwin with art by Walt Simonson and Klaus Janson. If the characters look strange, it's because Marvel did not get the rights to use the movie actors likeness. Full color. Painted cover by Bob Larkin. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Dave Cockrum. "Nightmare's Evolution," script by John Warner (plot) and Ed Hannigan (plot, script), pencils by Mike Vosburg (breakdowns) and Ernie Chan, inks by Ernie Chan; During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tigra receives a warning from the ghost of Dr.Tumolo that "Tabur has the ray"; Relaying this to the Cat People, she learns that they possess a rare ability to sacrifice their own lives to warn loved ones of grave danger in this fashion; She learns that the "ray" was developed by Dr.Leon to give Tigra a way to return to human form, but it has been appropriated by Tabur, an embittered castaway New Man the Cat People had taken in; Tabur modifies the ray into a de-evolving weapon and goes on a rampage through the city turning humans and animals into their pre-historic counterparts; Tigra and the Cat People rush to the surface to combat Tabur. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by Dave Cockrum. "Nightmare's Evolution," script by John Warner (plot) and Ed Hannigan (plot, script), pencils by Mike Vosburg (breakdowns) and Ernie Chan, inks by Ernie Chan; During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tigra receives a warning from the ghost of Dr.Tumolo that "Tabur has the ray"; Relaying this to the Cat People, she learns that they possess a rare ability to sacrifice their own lives to warn loved ones of grave danger in this fashion; She learns that the "ray" was developed by Dr.Leon to give Tigra a way to return to human form, but it has been appropriated by Tabur, an embittered castaway New Man the Cat People had taken in; Tabur modifies the ray into a de-evolving weapon and goes on a rampage through the city turning humans and animals into their pre-historic counterparts; Tigra and the Cat People rush to the surface to combat Tabur. 36 pgs., full color.

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Originally Presented in Captain America (1968 1st Series) #106 - "Cap Goes Wild!" Starring Captain America. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. Cap faces the ultimate adversary - himself! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by John Romita. They Call The Doctor...Octopus!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita, inks by Tony Mortellaro and Jim Starlin; Spider-Man versus Dr. Octopus and the introduction of Hammerhead. Stan Lee talks about problems with getting titles out on time. Obituary for John Verpoorten. Ad for Hostess Twinkies Snack Cakes starring Thor. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by John Romita. They Call The Doctor...Octopus!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita, inks by Tony Mortellaro and Jim Starlin; Spider-Man versus Dr. Octopus and the introduction of Hammerhead. Stan Lee talks about problems with getting titles out on time. Obituary for John Verpoorten. Ad for Hostess Twinkies Snack Cakes starring Thor. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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"Whom Gods Destroy!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Havok, and Thor. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by John Byrne and Tom Palmer. The Living Monolith is rampaging thru Manhattan! And your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man needs some high-powered help to stop the awesome Egyptian giant! Enter the Mighty Thor! Wow, in no time at all a spectacular battle erupts in New York harbor between the Prince of Asgard and the Living Monolith! Will the thunder god's power be enough to stop the Egyptian behemoth? Perhaps, but only if the web-slinger can free Havok from his booby-trapped coffin! An excellent two-part story! (Notes: The Living Monolith returns in Power Man and Iron Fist 56 & 57. The letters page includes a special article taken from the Wichita Eagle in which the newspaper tells its readers that the daily Spider-Man comic strip will be returning to the paper after a one-week hiatus. A 3-panel strip with art by John Romita is also included. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 206.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Whom Gods Destroy!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Havok, and Thor. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Tony DeZuniga. Cover by John Byrne and Tom Palmer. The Living Monolith is rampaging thru Manhattan! And your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man needs some high-powered help to stop the awesome Egyptian giant! Enter the Mighty Thor! Wow, in no time at all a spectacular battle erupts in New York harbor between the Prince of Asgard and the Living Monolith! Will the thunder god's power be enough to stop the Egyptian behemoth? Perhaps, but only if the web-slinger can free Havok from his booby-trapped coffin! An excellent two-part story! (Notes: The Living Monolith returns in Power Man and Iron Fist 56 & 57. The letters page includes a special article taken from the Wichita Eagle in which the newspaper tells its readers that the daily Spider-Man comic strip will be returning to the paper after a one-week hiatus. A 3-panel strip with art by John Romita is also included. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Tales 206.) 32 pages

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"To Tame a Titan." Part 4 of 4. Story by Roy Thomas. Cover and art by John Buscema. Hercules wander the unknown world and finds the other Olympians. Zeus send Hercules back to the real world to defeat Typhon. As Typhon wrecks havoc on Earth, the Avengers arrive but seem on the verge of defeat when Hercules arrives to gain his revenge. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 50. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.

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"Conjure Night!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Black Panther. Yellow Jacket (Hank Pym) cameo. Story by Roger Slifer. Art by Tom DeFalco, Ron Wilson, and Pablo Marcos. The Thing and the King of Wakanda, the Black Panther, must face the undead fury of a vampire. Cover price $0.35.

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China Seas Saga. Part 4 of 7. "Black Knights!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Craig and John Tartag. Shang Chi fights for his life against the combined might of the femme fatale Pavane and the dangerous Skull Crusher. Plus, Shang Chi's past intersects with this present. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. China Seas Saga. Part 4 of 7. "Black Knights!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Craig and John Tartag. Shang Chi fights for his life against the combined might of the femme fatale Pavane and the dangerous Skull Crusher. Plus, Shang Chi's past intersects with this present.

b&w. Mature Readers. Cover by Barry Keller (Pencils), Neal Adams (inks & colors). Frank Brunner and Barry Keller art. Cover price $1.25.

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Star Trek movie, Harlan Ellison, Jim Steranko, Roy Thomas interview, the TV art of Jack Kirby, Hulk centerspread by Dan Adkins, and more. Tabloid newspaper format in two sections; partial color; 36 pages on good quality white paper. Cover price $1.75.

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Whitman edition. "The Missing Magician" in which Goofy is mistaken for an inventor and Mickey and his nephews must rescue him. Issue also has "Dog Debut," "The Stop Watch Botch," and a one-page text story "Exercise Surprise." "The Missing Magician" is new; all other stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.35.

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Number/month on cover: 90027-806, no month listed. Issue features "The Missing Magician" in which Goofy is mistaken for an inventor and Mickey and his nephews must rescue him. Issue also has "Dog Debut," "The Stop Watch Botch," and a one-page text story "Exercise Surprise." "The Missing Magician" is new; all other stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.